UMASS/AMHERST 312066 0333 3132 3 ^t'M if*- ^ ■ r%^ ' ■^''i,- 1 ^,^ I • r-^^. ,i;^- •V '^ . .:>J^. »! t'?/ -r ■* "Af* -t\A ^J- -t?^ f-f^ "^—^ ' 'J LIBRARY OF THE MASSACHUSETTS AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE NO.^_Q£).(a3_____DATE.iQ-l§.S.'3. cmmm Am3t -^ SOURCE I -^1 The ^ AM BR I CAN ^ FIvORIST. A SEMI-MONTHLY JOURNAL FOR THE TRADE. VOLUME lY. CHICAGO: AMERICAN FLORIST COMPANY. 1880. ^ 3 4-. 4 ^ >S^ The American Florist. «- ^VOrvUJMEJ IV. August 15, 1888 to August I, 1889. TABLE OF CONTENTS. Illustrations are indicated by an -'■ Abutilon Golden Fleece 496 Adiantum Farleyense '. ■ . 15" AUanaanda Schottii .'; 37 •Allegheny park greenhousefi 547 Alyssum aaxatile 471 Amaryllises 418 443 Amaryllis, A seedling 442 Anemone Japonica 202 Anemone Jap. alba (HonorineJou- bert) 364 Anemone sylvestris 492 Annuals, Talks about 327 Anthemis tinctoria 540 A place for everythinR 277 Aquatic plants in artificial basins.. .. 46 Aquilegia sibirica 471 Arabis albida 471 Arboretum notes , 493. 520. 539 591 •Areca luteEcens 565 *A reminiscence 105 Arlington, Gen. Lee's old home 572 'Arrangement at N. Y. orchid show. 387 "Arrangement of orchids 4*1 Arundo donax 107 492 Asparagus plumoeus and var. nanus 1£7 * Aspidistra 572 A square issue 279 419 Aubrietia Leichllini 330 ■Auction sales of plants 518 Autumn planting of trees and shrubs 82 Autumn show at New York 181 Azaleas 5C8 Azalea am New Orleans exhibition 43i' New Zealand mountain Illy, The.... 50 New Yoik convention. The 31 55 New York cut flower market, The... SAJ New York notes-Easter BtulT 436 | Nomenclature 1^ | Notes from around New York 199 Notes from Ulen Cove, N. Y 519 1 Notes from Washlnu'ton 67U Nurserymen's convention. The 516 'Nurserymen In convention at Chicago 51" , Ny mphfoa tuberosa 37 Obituary- H J. McGall 274 Obituary— Pliny Ward Keasoner 110 Obituary— H. G. Kelehenbach 524 OMtuary K.'bert Halliday 448 Obituary Will lain Court 110 OdontORlossums 415 Oil the lumber 16 Oncldium papllh' 80 Open letter to committee on nomen- clature -^4 Orchid, A proHtable £08 •(Jrchld arranKenient , 203 Orchids for florists 32G 438 Orchid notes 1^ •Orchid show. A peep at 367 Orchids— Notes on New York show.. 386 Orchid show. The New York 351 Orchids and tobacc smoke 828 Oriental poppies 521 Ornllhogalum arablcum 278 £40 •Ostrowskia raagniflca 331 Overhead heatins 220, 238, 278. 474 517 Packing plants 218 297 ^ Palms 31* Palms, Measuring 5!0 Palms, Seedling 668 •PandanuB utills 571 Pandanus Veitchll 532 • Pandanus Veitchii 5"0 •Paneldeslgn 109 •Pansy. A double white 227 Pansies 471 Pansies, Growing 62 'Paris flower basket 229 Paris letter 2 Parks M4 •Pelargoniums, New Zonal 206 Penstemon rotundlfoliua 330 Perennial phloxes 442 PhajusgrandlfoUuB 37 •Phaltenopsis house at Mr. E. Corning 8 • 467 Phal«nopsl9, The 466 Philadelphus coronarius nanus 540 PhUadelphIa fall exhibition Vi' Phloxes, \Vhite 541 •Ph(enix reclinata 568 •Phtvnix ruoicola f69 Pink. Seedling white 3?0 Plant decorations 526 Plant portraits 526 • Plants best adapted for decorating. 5G7 Plants in 2»^-inch pots £96 Plants for decorating 692 Poppies 511 •Pi.ppies. TheShlrley 329 Pots of uniform sizes and shapes...- 223 •Pot washing machine 549 Polypodium aureum 232 Pratia angulata 3:0 President 8 address N. \'. conven- tlonS. A. F 33 Primula obconica 202 326 'Prize original floral design at N. Y. exhibition tfl Programnie N. Y. convention S. A. K 21 Programme Buffalo convention 6S7 Paclflc coast notes 595 Prunus lomentosa 418 'Pyreihrum ullgtnosum 4t'A 522 Pyrethrums, Single 522 Pyrethrums, Double 522 •Pyrus baccata 41*9 Q Vuallty 550 R Ualnhow plant. The... 385 442 'Ranunculuses 30-3 Reduced express rates on seeds and bulbs 500 Renaming 550 Rex begonias as house plants 206 Rhyncliospermum 42 Romneya Coulterl aW Rosa rugosa 522 Rose beds, Wood lice In 360 Hose Edith Brownlow 277 Rdse garden. The 520 Rose growers, English and American 360 Rose Marie Van Houtte 154 Ruse Mme Andre Duron l.'>4 208 598 •Rose Mme. Gabriel Lulzet, Vase of 131 Rose Mme. Gabriel Lulzet 154 Rose Mme Lambard 543 Rose, Mr. Dreers 442 Rose plant factory, A Pennsylvania 82 Rose Primrose Dame 130 •Rose Primrose Dame l-i5 Rose Souvenir de Wootton 323 Rose, The Woolton 674 Rose Vick's Caprice 328 Roses— A new bug 388 Roses— A propagating teal and ban- quet ■ — 388 RosCB, Best for general florist 82 Roses— Forcing hybrids 542 Roses for market p'ants 530 Roses in open ground 130 Roses— Mme. Lambard for forcing.. 520 Roses, New in England 228 •Roses— New rose Climbing Perle _ des Jardins .. 520 Roses— New York notes 389 Roses, Notes on new French 328 I Roses, Notes on new lea 470 Roses— permanent beds and raised benches 164 Roses, Some new 542 Roses. Some new F.ench 108 Roses- Two sports from the Perle.. 470 Roses under glass £2S •Rubber joint for hot water pipe» . . 7 S 8. A. F.— meeting nomenclature committe e 491 Sago palms for cemeteries 62 Salvia nutans 522 Salvia Pitcheri.... 107 Saul's nurseries. Washington 590 •Saxifraga Camposi (syn. Wallacel). 493 Scientific education for florists lOG Seasonable hints *X) Seasonable notes 262 Seed trade association. Meeting of.. E52 SericographisGhiesbrechtiana 2C2 I Sheep manure 31*3 Shrubs. What to buy 444 472 Slussand snatln 419 Sluga on orchids 232 Snowball shrubs 521 Sobralht macrantha -^ Soil 496 Solanum jasmlnoldes graodlflorum 107. 492 Splra;a paltiiaia &40 Spring exhibition at Boston 412 Spring exhibition at Detroit 412 Spring exhibition at Philadelphia... '11 Spilng plant trade reports — -V^i Spring plant trade. The 674 Standard pots 297, 352 444 Standard pot. The 486 Steam beat 340 Steam beatlrg C2 63 •Steam. Piping for t63 Stephanotls. The 42 52 St. Louis exhibition, Tbe 106 Stock plants 468 Storing pots 496 •Street fakir The S95 Streptosolen Jamesoni 278 Styrax-Iaponlca 538 Substitution 15i3. 158 560 'Sunshine and shadow at Christmas 249 Sweet Nightingale. The 3?5 Sweet Williams 642 Syringa vlllosa 521 T • Table center-piece 61 "Thanatophore 470 Tillandsia Lindenl 277 Too mucii variety 526 Trade correspondence 236 Tuberose bulb. A Texas 2ffil Tuberous begonias 302 598 Tuberous rooted begonias 38 Tulip trade. The 454 Tulips 442 V * •Vaccinium stamlneum 591 Variegated plants from seed 456 'Vase ol orchids Ill Vegetable Peach, The 418 Verbaacum ulymplcum 522 Verbenas, Black rust on 299 Verbena rust 32J 327 'Victoria regia 2 Victoria regia and its associates 501 ■VlewatN.Y. chrysanthemum show 177 Vinca ro ea 3j7 Violet, The, its cultivation and disease 329 Violets 329 406 Violets. Wild 472 W •Wardiancase 493 Water Hawthorn, The 43 Water lilies for fall bloom 12 ■Wedding arrangement 301 •Wedding basket 5 * Wedding decoration 3i5 •Wedding veil canopy 153 While House gardens. The 574 Why Dutch bulb prices fluctuate 504 Winter's trade in New York, The.... 383 Wood, Non-inflauimable 594 fm if^mmmM 0riL©iii§f Rmerica is "the Prou/ of the Uesseh thsre may be mare comfort /Jmidships, but we are H.r Tn'T-to touch Unknown Seas." Vol. Ilf. CHICAGO AND NEW YORK, AUGUST 15, 1888. Wiih Supplement. No. 73. Copyright, i88S, by American Florist Company Entered as Second-class Mail matter. Published on the 1st and 15th of each mouth l>y THE AMERICAN FLORIST COMPA.VV. Gknerai, Offices, 54 I.a Salle Street, Chicago. Eastern Office, Room 15, Vanderbilt Building, New York. All communications should be addressed to the general office at Chicago, Society of American Florists. fourth annual meeting — AT — New }'ork, August 21, 22, 2j, 18SS. E. G. Hill, president; John N. May, vice prcsi dent; M. A. Hunt, treasurer; Wm. J. Stewart, secretary. THE MEETING Will be held in COOPER UNION, At the junction of Third Ave., Fourth Ave. and Eighth Street, and the EXHIBITION IN NILSSON HALL, Fifteenth Street, between Third and Fourth Aves. See map in Convention Supplement. Railroad Rates to the Meeting. The Kasturii Traffic Association, or more properly the Trunk Line Associa- tion, having refused permission to the various trunk lines to make a reduced rate for the New York meeting, those in Trunk Ivit;e territory will have to se- cure the best rate they can from indi- vidual roads, scalpers, etc., or pay full rates. The Trunk Line territory extends west to Pittsburg and lUifTalo. The Central Traffic Association has made a rate of one fare for the round trip in its territory, which extends east to Pittsburg or lUilTalo, and the rate will be good only to those points. From there on full fare will have to be paid. To secure this rate tickets must be pur- chased August 19 or 20, and will be good only on day of sale, as stamped on back by selling agent. Returning; they will bs goDd on trains leaving western termini of trunk lines — namely Buffalo, I'ittsburij or other cities on line dividing Trunk Line ajd Central Traffic Association ter- ritory— not later than August 25. These tickets will be round trip special excur- sion tickets and certificates will not be necessary. The remarkably short limit placed on these tickets render them of but little value to those who wish to re- main in New York more than one day after the meeting adjourns, August 23. The Chicago club has succeeded in se- curing a special round trip rate of f 27. 75 from Chicago to New York via Niagara Falls, and will undoubtedly go by that route. The special train will leave Chicago at ,^ p. m. Sunday, August 19, reaching Niai^ara Falls at S o'clock the following morning. The train will lay at the falls until 2 \i. ni., thus givinjf all an abundance of time to take in the sis^hts at this famous resort. Leaving the falls at 2 p. m. the train will arrive at New Y'ork at 7 o'clock the following morning, Tuesday August 21. A dining car will be attached to the train at Chicago and dinner will be served on the train at 5:30 p. m. Breakfast and lunch may be had at Niagara Falls and 6 o'clock dinner on the tram. These tickets will be on sale at the office of the American Florist, 54 La Salle street, Saturday, ."Vugust iS, and Sunday, August 19, from II a. m. till 2:30 p. m. The train starts at 3 p. m. from the Dearborn sta- tion, on Polk street, foot of Dear- born street. The limit on these tick- ets will be arranged to suit all. The sleeping car diagrams will be at this office after August 14 where berths may be secured. Parties from other points who expect to join the Chicago club may have berths reserved for them by address- ing this office. The extra charge for sleeper will be J5 each way. This may be reduced some by chartering the cars at J;io5 a car and dividing the amount pro rata among the occupants. If the number going will warrant it this will be done. Unfortunately no special rate could be secured from paints east of Chicago even In- this route, but all lo- cated west of Chicago would do well to come to that city and go with the Chicago club, as above rate is lower than can be secured by any other route, in addition to allowing a Icnger time to thosa who wish to make a stay east after the meet- ing adjourns. Those west of Chicago can use the rate of one and one third fares on the certificate plan to Chicago, granted by the Western Traffic Associa- tion. This ra'c is good on all the west- em roads worth traveling on. Certifi- cates may be secured from the ticket agent at time of purchasing ticket. Convention Notes. Space in the exhibition hall is in great dem.and. livery foot will be occupied. A general discussion will follow each essay, and members are cordially invited to take part. Specialists in any subject under discussion are particularly request- ed to express their views. All members taking part in such debates will be lim- ited to five minutes each. State vice presidents will be provided with distinguishing badges, marked with the name of their respective states, and strangers desirous of meeting particular members will most readily accomplish their object by applying to the vice pres- idents of states where such members be- long. State vice presidents are expected to keep a list of the delegates from their respective states, with hotel at which each is stopping, and to keep their dele- gations together as much as possible. New England Delegates Delegates desirous of going to the con- vention via Boston are notified that the Boston party will leave via Fall River Line at 7 p. m. Monday, August 20. A meeting of all those who propose to go at that time will be held at the office of Wm. J. Stewart, 67 Bromfield street, on Saturday evening, August 18, at 7:30, and all who wish to have state rooms reserved for them must notify Benj. Grey, Maiden, Mass., previous to that meeting. A spe- cial car will be provided for the delega- tion with a supper on board the bpat, and all who can make it convenient will find it most agreeable to go with the party. Exhibition Notes. The New York club will ofiFer premiums as follows : Best original floral design. . . . $50. Best funeral design J50. Best dinner table decoration . . J50. Best bridal bouquet J25. In addition to the above premiums cer- tificates of merit will be awarded by a committee of the vS. A. F. to any other designs or exhibit which may be consid- ered worthy of the distinction. It is hoped that the liberal premiums for cut flower work will induce a lively compe- tition. Designs may be entered "not for competition" if desired. Diplomas and certificates will also be awarded for plants. Work for the National Society. At the Philadel])hia meeting of the S. A. F. Mr. Halliday made an effort to have a standing connnittee on nomen- clature appointed. Each one of the executive committee agreeil that it would be a good stroke of Inisiness, but they could not have fully appreciated it for the reason that their time was spent on other matters, some of which I feel were of far less value. As one thinks the matter over many instances occur to mind in which the work of such a com- mittee would be of much benefit, not only to the gardener and florist, but to the public and the society itself as an organization. This committee should be composed of a few of our verj- best and most careful men. Men who know a fern from a palm, a lily from a rich- ardia, etc. As I understand it this committee would be required to pass judgment on all plants now being catalogued, giving description, classify them and give each a name. After the work is complete on all plants now in u.se, we would look for The American Florist. Aug. 15 reports annually on all new introductions. This would work a great benefit besides preventing considerable loss. If I should see quotea in a catalogue a yellow ver- bena at Is each I must now look to see whose catalogue it is. If it be one of the very few reliable firms which possess my confidence, off goes the Is, all well and good, but this country now is too large for me to attempt to make the ac- quaintance of all growers and learn who are to be trusted and who not. The character of a plant is not so difiicult to judge. If this patty be some one un- known to me I would be apt to say J5 is worth more to me than a plant I know nothing about, or I may jump at it and get a dirty white verbena and I5 worth of experience. This isnotan unconimon predicament to find oneself in, audit in- jures the whole trade. In the first place if the verbena is really yellow and I do not purchase it for fear of being .swindled, the introducer is at a loss and I am de- prived of the benefits such a plant would be to me. On the other hand if both plant and introducer are humbugs and I do purchase, I lose Is and give it towards the support of a scoundrel that he may live the longer to swindle some one else. If this man, although unknown to me, refers in his advertisement to his certifi- cate given by the S. A. F., I need but to refer to my printed report of the society proceedings and there find it O. K. This would add very much to the value of our annual publication and would help very much to increase the society's mem- bership. This committee could also change some names of plants and settle some points of difference. Their rulings might not be acceoteil all over the globe, but there would be very few in the United States who would undertake to discredit the society's rulings in such matters. If one of your customers orders a "Day Lily " to-morrow, what will you send, a funkia or hemerocallis ? Does it not look rather queer to receive an order for a white scarlet geranium ? In the August number of Popular Gardening I notice a " rose colored white nymplijea." I sup- pose if a florist wished to have his glass covered with a red wash in place of white he would say put on a red whitewash. Milwaukee, Wis. C. B. W. La Belle France. Paris loiter. Probably the most noteworthy features of the florist business, to the American visitor, at the beautiful capital, are her markets ; which are held twice each week at three different places, making really a daily market. One is devoted mainly to plants, the other two to both plants and flowers. Two generally last the whole day while at the other most stock is closed out by the middle of the forenoon. Wholesale growers of plants leave home at about 7 P. M. or in time to reach the market by 9 or 10 P. M. and their trading lasts until about 7 in the morning, making a full night of it, usually twice a week. I am told the French florists are the hardest workers on the continent, and that the Paris greenhouse workmen receives 30 to 40 per cent, better pay than in other parts of France, say about I35 per month and lodging. Bouquets, pot plants and large bunches of cut flowers offered at retail in Paris are almost invariably covered with white paper which leaves nothing exposed but the top of the plant or bouquet, covering the dirty pots and stems, wrapping it for delivery, but the effect is rather odd. In former years yellow and black im- mortelle wreaths were inuch used for funeral purposes but within two or three years those of glass and porcelain have superseded the immortelles. They are largely made of purple and black but white is also used. I saw two cemeteries in the suburbs in which these had been so freely used that the whole general ap- pearance of the plot at a distance was a purplish black. Of course these of glass beads as well as the porcelain retain iheir appearance for years. I should judge toat the business done in the Paris shops in this class of stock is as large as that in fresh flowers. I fear the cut flower growers have no love for it. The best retail flower stores are well kept in Paris. Handsomely fitted up and decorated with handsome vases, mirrors palms, ferns etc. They sell very hand- some large baskets filled with polyantha roses in bloom in pots set in green moss, at from |6 to |io each. As high as I5000 per year rental is paid. Here as in Lon- don cut blooms of orchids have a large sale in the best places. Of plants not much used with us I noticed pot grown dahlias, and Calceolaria rugosa. At the unveiling of the Gambetta mon- ument July 13 there were a large number of decorations of which perhaps half were of fresh flowers, large wreaths five to seven feet across but in very poor style ; other wreaths and favors were made with bronzed metal leaves (laurel shaped) of glass, of porcelain and of yel- low immortelles. Fine grasses are used with bouquet and basket work and some- times with very good effect. Here as well as ill London several kinds of the liest grasses are sold in quantity in the wholesale markets, they are but slightly dried Lyon has reason to be proud of her horticultural record ; she claims the ad- dress of many who have made their mark. Lacharme, Sisley, Guillot, Pemet, Crozy, Hoste, Carle, Levet and many others have bv years of careful study on a .single class placed their productions at the head of the horticulturalworld. I spent three very interesting though rainy days in looking at the collections and novel- ties in roses, dahlias, gladiolus, carna- tions and seed trials ; also in Golden Head Park. Messrs. Lille and Bene are doing very careful work in seed trials and the park and Botanical Gardens are very complete ; a feature is a palm house sixty feet high. Here I saw a remarkably complete collection of geraniums and coleus in charge of Mr. Jules Christien, and of palms and orchids in the care of Mr. F. Gaulain and the Botanical Gardens were very complete in collec- tions of clematis and roses as well as all plants less known to commerce. The coat of arms of the city of Lyon— a ram- pant gnaphalium lion on a red alternan- thera ground with a border of black coleus and golden feverfew reminded me of home where conversation is easier than through the broken German which I talk to an interpreter to translate into French. J. C. V. The Heating Question. Mr. James D. Raynolds, Riverside, III., has undertaken to prepare a paper for the coming meeting of the S. A. F. at New York on "Modes of Heating. Their relative cost of construction and opera- tion," with the object of aiding those who are building or enlarging green- houses in deciding upon the best system of heating. As the best possible guide must be the experience of others he requests replies to ihe following questions : 1 . what system of heating do you use ? 2. How many square feet of glass (counting roofs, sides and ends, when glazed) do you heat by this system ? 3. At what average tenij)erature do you keep your houses during the firing season? 4 . State make, size and cost of boiler. 5. If you use steam or water under pressure, state what pressure you run at. 6. What is the total length of piping for dis- tributing, flow and return, and what kind and sized pipe is it ? 7. What was the total cost of heating appa- ratus, including boiler, pipe, boiler-pit and labor of fitting? s. How low is the floor of your boiler-pit below the floor ot house ? 9. What kind of coal, at what price, delivered, and how many tons do you use in one season ? 10. Give an approximate estimate of the cost per season of labor employed exclusively in firing and looking after the heating apparatus? It is understood that all the above questions apply only to so much of your establishment as is heated on one and the same system. Necessarily the experience of one who has tried more than one system, under similar con- ditions, must be of' greatly increased value, hence if two parts of your houses are heated by different systems, or If you have used water and are now using steam ^o^ vice versa), you will confer a ven,- great favor by answering the above list of questions separately, for each system, and also stating which system you prefer, and in what its main advantage consists. We hope that all will take time to an- swer above questions, as the deductions to be drawn from a large number of an- swers from all sections can not but be of great value, and they will be published tor the benefit of the whole trade. Mail your answers at once to Mr. James D. Raynolds, Riverside, Cook county. 111. The Victoria Regia. So much has been written from time to time about this truly magnificent aquatic that to some the subject may have a "chestnutty" ring about it, still I think it may interest some readers of the American Florist to know that the Victoria Regia has been successfully grown and flowered at "Sandyside," Yarmouth Port, Mass., the residence of Mrs. John Simpkins. That this has been done in the open air, or nearly so, will be of additional interest perhaps, as show- ing that with a little extra care and at- tention this queen of lilies can be flow- ered as far north as Massachusetts. The plant in question was raised from a seed sown under glass January 13, 1888. Until the seed germinated (which was about February i), the temperature of the water was kept steadily at 90°, after that time a uniform temperature of 85° was maintained. By May 5 the plant had made rapid progress, having leaves at that time four feet in diameter. It was then decided that the plant should be placed in its summer quarters— a large pond thirty feet wide and two and one half feet deep, artificially heated from the greenhouse. Good rich soil to a depth of twelve inches was wheeled in and the plant carefully planted in the center, care being taken to first well warm both soil and water. As the mean temperattire of the month of May in this latitude is much too low for any plant of a tropical nature, some protection for this lily was necessary for the first few weeks, this was given in the shape of a thin cotton cloth rolled down over the pond, the framework to support the cloth consisting of stout galvanized iron wires stretched from side to side. By heating the water in the pond to 90° sufficient heat was thrown off to well warm the volume of air under the cloth, and no difficulty was experienced in maintaining a temperature of 6s° or 70°, when much lower than either of those i888. The American Florist. \l\C^OR\^ HtG\^ e,\.OOU\\^G out O^ QOORS M ■■SKUOXS\Qt,' X^HWiOVilH ?0R"\, UNSS, figures outside. Since warm weather set in we have dispensed with the cloth ex- cept on windy days, which, by the way, are very numerous on Cape Cod, and are by far the worst enemy we have to con- tend with in growing the Victoria Regia. When once established in its new quar- ters the leaves rapidly increased in size until they reached a diameter of six feet, and June 17, five months and four days after sowing the seed, the first flower opened. I'rom that date until the pres- ent time, July 9, it has flowered every third or fourth night. The flowers are from ten to twelve inches in diameter and of a beautiful creamy white color the first night, while opening on the after- noon of the second day they rapidly chaufje to a deep pink and soon start on their downward journey to the bottom of the pond. Since flowering no increase in size of leaf has been observed, rather otherwise, still considerable gain is made in the size of the plant, which is now twenty-three feet in diameter and still increasing. The accompanying illustration is from a photograph of the pond taken June 21, which shows a little boy 3 years old seated on the leaf, his weight making little or no impression on it. While we had some success last year in our first attempt at growing the Vic- toria Regia outside, having obtained two or three flowers, this year promises much better results, and bids fair to give us three clear months of continuous flow- ering. James Brydon. Berlin Markets, The former manner of using the public scjuares of the town as markets, with such displays of vegetables, flowers, fish and meat as the day would have to offer, has been discarded for the past two years by the municipality, which has provided public halls where farmers and venders had to confine their activity under the supervision of the police, who collect the market dues, keep order and inspect the soundness of all goods offered to the pub- lic. Although the halls are elaborate in architecture and built with a view to ac- commodate many, the Berliuers do not favor the new order of things, and ven- ders especially consider their former accommodations in the open air as pre- ferable to present regulations, in fact not a few are outspoken that the new order of things is a failure. The public at large however is glad to see these marau- ders on public comfort confined to their stalls and are ready to provide for addi- tional market facilities if such should prove to be required, of which they are to be convinced as 3-et. Thus far they say the Central Market supplies facilities for the wholesale busi- ness and the seven additional halls scat- tered through the town afford plenty of room for retailing, especially as the Cen- tral market is given to retail business after 9 o'clock in the morning. Whole- sale business being transacted from 2 a. m. to S a. m. What is left unsold by that time in a wholesale way is turned over to the different auctioneers (six in number, who divide into the diverse line of Kootls such as eggs, butter and cheese, foreign fruits, fish, lobsters, etc , game and poultrj', meats, vegetables and llow- ers, each one serving in this or the other line) and the remnants are sold at prices which determine for the rest of the day the value of goods sold at private sale for lots to come the following morning. Although auction prices as a rule would be inferior, still the hotel keepers and restaurant owners flock to these auctions expecting to buy there for less money. However they bid each other up and thereby the results are not detrimental to the market interests. The auction business is carried on more sedately than in the United States. When the auctions commence the re- spective auctioneers ring the bell to cal 4 The American Florist. Aug. 15 the buyers together who are informed already liy a blackboard at what hour certain lots are to be offered, and the fun starts. The auctioneer has a clerk with powerful lungs who describes the goods which are shown on a counter behind iron bars, in front of which the buyers congregate, and to facilitate the inspec- tion of merchandise a platform with three steps is built, enabling the rear man to look over the head of the indi- vidual in frontof him. Then the bidding is started, which is quite active and an- nounced in sonorous coice how it stands but once, until it slackens, when two or three times the bid is repeated until the " gone " is announced by a loud hit with a rattan on the counter. The buyer gets his note of sale immediately after the purchase from the auctioneer who then proceeds with the next lot, whilst the purchaser enforces his bargain by pay- ing out the funds at the cashier's office and turns his order for delivery over to his own servant or a public porter, who has to remove the goods at once. This way, though in a small space, a quick and prompt business can be done with- out much confusion and absolutely no pilfering on the part of the public. As auctioneer No. i is done No. 2 rings his bell and by 9 o'clock the wholesale lots are disposed of and retailing is the order ofthe day till 2 o'clock, when the Balls are closed till five. Then they resume business till 8 p. m., when all retailing must stop. The Central Market is a building cov- ered with a roof, fully the size of the New York Central Railroad depot, only not with a span roof, but with an ordi- nary flat roof admitting the light from the four sides in the top structure. Iron columns support the roof. The hall is divided into four grand partitions by three balcony walks extending the entire length of the building, and a balcony walk (or gallery) running all around the building, same as we find it in most churches. These balconies are used for the sale of general goods and are divided into stalls, so that from a broom to a foot stool, from a pin to a carving knife, etc. , can be found on sale if the "corridors" — as these balcony walks are called — are visited. The sight from above on the market below is truly grand and impos- ing, as the flowers are generally sold from the balconies an observer is at once pleasantly surrounded. Thus far the description has to be ap- plied to Central Market only, where the combined wholesale and retail markets are carried on, because the railroad sta- tion enables goods to be carted imme- diately into the market. The other market halls are less grand in structure but probably more elaborate in archi- tecture. The system of an opened fan seems to have been observed in erecting these buildings which face different streets so as to be accessible from many sides and .still offering as much stall room as possible. These side markets open business at 5 a. m., confining their activ- ity to retail business only. It is to one of these the flower market has taken its wings to evade the auction sales which the rules of Central Market insist upon. Possibly to this very reason may be at- tributed the failure of the Berlin flower market, which, if it looked for healthy competition, might be as thriving as the bustle in other goods indicates the Cen- tral Market to be. They complain that Central Market is too small and that ten times its size would hardly be adequate to the wants of a Berlin wholesale mar- ket ; also that retailing should be carried on in stores in town entirely, whilst the eight market halls should be given en- tirely up to the wholesale business, with a branch in each of the eight buildings. In the Linden Market the combina- tion of Messrs. Chouc, Lackner and Schultz have rented from the municip- ality a space partitioned off in glass and heated by warm water pipes, which prob- ably is 50 X 100 feet, where they and any who apply for space to them can show off plants and keep them on sale, at a cost of 45 pfennigs per square meter, or about 10 cents per day per square yard in ?\.ORik\. B^^>^tl^. American money. The place is filled with palms, decorative plants and garden stuff, but it seems to be idle, at least very little business is going on there. The summer season is not to be blamed for it since the florists' booths outside this re- served space are busy. The rental of said wholesale flower hall is only 18,000 marks, or about|4,5oo ayear, therefore not unreasonable. The management of it is however moreorless iliscouraged, "Ihave sent fcoo worth of palms there," said one, "to see them spoil on my hands. I have carted j^soo worth of plants there and took them back with about 25 cents sales, after spending there my time from 5 a. m. to 2 p. m. I am disgusted ; the idea seems to be premature." Another said : "Well we have to wait, the seed is sown, now we must await the germinat- ing. My children may reap the benefit, I despair of seeing it, but did not Covent Garden meet with the same experience ? Look at it now. No reason why our en- terprise should not flourish in the course of years." The question put to a florist stall keeper, "Why don't you join the flower hall over there?" was answered : "Oh, they retail and I can make more right here than if I am locked up in that hall. There is more passage here and people have it handier." "Where do you get your cut flowers then ? Will they sell you any if you run short ?" was answered: "Cut flowers are handled here entirely by middlemen. They go to the nurseries where they buy outright and pay ca.sh for what they cut, then these men cocae to us and sell us with a moderate profit. They also furnish the stores in town and the very men you see occupy yonder hall will be only too glad to sell to these middlemen and take their money in preference to lugging their stuff into the flower hall. There are of course a few cut flowers now in that hall but you can go there and buy any quan- tity as cheap as I could. Why then should I patronize them ? Yes, if they would confine their efforts to dealing with the trade only and have their shingle out as wholesalers only who re- fuse to retail, I and many others would willingly club together and fill a market building which would be bigger than this whole market hall of the municipality and all of us would do prosperous busi- ness and could afford to centralize the flower interests. As it is I believe they never will succeed. Why should I pay them any more than I pay to the town ? Heated rooms? I don't need them, it is warm enough out here for my wants. Give me length of counter room and I am all right, but just turn around here and look at this 8x8 feet stall, I do not need this depth, it is all waste, I can not make a show of any account. Oh these market authorities thejhave to learn 3'et a great deal before they will get us recon- ciled to the new S}stem." Similar information was gathered at the other florist stalls and now I leave to the reader this subject, who contemplates to do something lor his native town in the way of a flower market, to learn what not to do, for experience here tells a story which illustrates how practical workings must differ from theoretical problems. For this Berlin market system when inaugurated was intended to be an im- provement over the Halles Centrales in Paris, which had 1)een studied, but, which I have not as yet had the opportunity to examine myself. A. R. Floral Banner. The accompanying sketch represents the famous Labarum or banner borne at the head of the Roman army during the reign of the emperor Constantine, when on nis way to attack Maxentius. It is designed to commemorate the mirac- ulous vision in the sky, which is said to have appeared to Constantine, and was the moving cause of his conversion to Christianity. The height of the design was over six feet. On the banner is the Greek initials of the word Christ in scarlet and pale yellow. The crown is bright orange, and is in imitation of the golden crown that was set with precious stones and en- closed the mysterious monogram. The cross at the top of pure white is designed to represent the flaming cross which ap- peared in the heavens with the inscrip- tion " In hoc signo vinces " thereon. It was designed and made for the Episcopal church at Havana, Ills., by H. A. Collins of that city. New York Notes and Comments. It is quite probable that a large private flower show will be held in the autumn in addition to the Horticultural Society's chiysanthemum show. The private show in question will consist of rare and cur- ious plants and flowers, instead of chrys- anthemums. A well-advertised novelty in this line usually attracts. People who care but little for flowers as a rule will go to see a peristeria, or giant water lily, i888. The American Florist. ^tQO\UG B^S\<^U^ inst as a matter of curiosity. Probably the most successful chrysanthemum show held in New York was during the Mikado craze, when the Japanese mania adver- tised the flowers. There is every pros- pect that the display at the convention will be very fine ; it is certainly the best opportunity to introduce novelties or show meritorious culture. And a cer- tificate from the national society ought to be a guarantee of value. Some of the agricultural authorities are discussing the question of patenting new varieties of plants. It often does seem that the raiser gets little credit and much vexation through the lack of some such ])rotection. But how far a patent would protect is an open question ; it is often an uncertain matter with mechan- ical appliances, and it might be still more uncertain with plants. Some new houses recently visited have the rafters 7 feet 6 inches apart, sash bars but 1 '4 inches, the ideabeing to secure as much light as possible. Strength is se- cured by a slender iron rod running lenghwise, and iron stays at the angles of the roof. The ideal rose house must give plenty of light, especially during such dull wiuters as we have had for some seasons past. Rather a novel greenhouse seen re- cently was a second floor built over the potting shed, with movable benches which could be raised or lowered. The idea of its construction was that of using it to bring on young stuff rapidly in the winter, or blooming pot hybrids. Mr. Monahan, lately with Mr. Slaugh- ter, of Madison, has started in business for himself at that place. He will go in chiefly for roses. Mr. T. H. Spaulding, president of the New York Horticultural Society, now issues a catalogue of his chrysanthe- mums. He is an enthusiastic grower of these plants, and has raised many goois (fruits and flowers) wants a salaried situatinii with estabtishi'd house, or a partnershiii with person of sulllcient means to work up new business. W., To\ Alexander St.. Rochester, .\. V. Ift>R SALE— A second-hand grecr^ house bollernnd ' \m feet 4-lncli pipe, cheap. Adilress K. E. Bi.onMi-iKE, I). Middle Mratich. Ohio. W ANTED— A second-hand greenhouse boiler, at once. Address Ruoi- & ZiLK. Westminster. Md. W ANTED— A quantity of 4-inch greenhouse pipe 'n good condition. Adoress Dr. G. W. Little. Glens Falls, N. Y. F ■jlOKSALK The best retail florist's and flcedsman'H Jj business In the Northwest (pupulHllon l;y).ltUU). Reason for Helling, witti full partlctilars furnished on application. Address Bata, care American Florist, Chicago. FOK SALE TIHKHeel <•! l-irirh pipe with valves and all lit tings coniiJlete lor llr^'t-ilass greenhouses, nearly new. Price of pipe delivered on ears, r» cents per foot, fltlings In proportion. Will bo divided to suit purchaser. Address Hir<;n GitAiiA:^, ]','IW Chestnut St., I'hiladelphla. RAHECriANCE-With small rapital to buy a busi- ness U; years ostahtlshed in .lellerson City. Mo , the capital of the stati-. Nn oilier ilorlst liern; possession can be given any time to suit. Address M. .1. N . box U).'., .lelfersnn City, Mo. 7n HOXKS OF / kSJ L''U SdllVKNlUcif W(I()TT<).V and A.NNIE IV' 'nrjij COOK, Mn. pots. Hi per doj., ri', per 100 4-ln. pots, 18 " KO FIIBESIA KKI'UACTA ALBA, »2 00 per hundred; (l.'i 1:11 per thousand. I.KICHTMNII, fl ;•<) per hundred; $13.00 per tln)UHaiid. Address JOHN COOK, Florist, ItAI.TIMOIti;, .MD. lAII'OKTEK A.\'I) (iHOU'KK HYBRID PERPETUAL ROSES WILLIAM H. SCOOIVEK, .lauialca l*lain. lS(>8ton, niaMM. A hirifc Htoc'k of fine healthy plantH for for4-iiii; and p- one in the trade can afford to have a copy for reference. Addre-ss AlVLBRICAN KlORIST Co. 54 LA SALLE ST.. CHICAGO. lO The American Florist. Aug 15, New York Floral Styles. The bouquet de corsage is worn with graceful efiect at present both in and out of doors, at summer resorts. It is a spray of roses, asters or pea blossoms, and sometimes only ferns and grasses. It is placed at the edge of the surplice on the bodice on the left side. It is made long, narrow and delicate. Bennett or Papa Gontier roses are the most fashionable, a decided turn in the fitful wheel of fashion from the yellow, pink or white flowers that have so long been favorite. With light attire the crimson spray on the breast is a beautiful ornament, par- ticularly when soft lace fills the open space. It also looks well with a white vest of linen or corduroy, and is con- spicuously pretty worn on racing cos- tumes. Ornamentations with wheat are much in vogue, and are much liked for their rustic effects. A cluster of this golden grain is attached to the fan, to the par- asol and the sun hat has one side caught up with it. White felt English walking hats, wliich are now the newest style for head gear, are trimmed with a band of moire ribbon and a bunch of wheat. Wheat is worn for the corsage spray, in the position described above. Belt bunches have gone out of style. The blue shaded hydrangea trusses that are sent daily from Newport, are com- bined exquisitely with the lilac-tipped "butterfly" pea blossoms, which are grown in great perfection at the same place. Funeral wreaths for the casket of the late Courtlaud Palmer were arranged by Klunder, the blue trusses of hydrangea and the pea blossoms being separated by clusters of ivy leaves. The sentiment of ivy renders it most expressive f jr funeral pieces. The new style of bouquet will take precec'ence of all others the coming sea- son. It is now made up for choice orchids with pink roses, and a fringed center of butterfly pea blossoms. Orchids are invariably used for the center, when funds will allow. To arrange this bunch in its fullest beauty the center must be composed of oncidiums. The daintiest gown trimmings with natural flowers have been on the sleeves of the Directoire styles of dresses. The open sleeve is edged about with daisies, or any small blossoms, and there is a knot of these on fhe inside sleeve or cuff just outside where the lace finishes. WTiite surah gowns, or any colored ones made for full dress occasions are easily ornamented in this way and make the costume elegant in the extreme. Yellow daisies are used at watering places for putting about the collar, jacket and around the plastron, instead of gold braid. Flowers are far more beautiful than bullion or tinsel, but, of course, must be daily renewed. However, this "keeps the maids busy" as one lady remarked. Baskets of braided silver and gold, vases of rock crystal and Bohemian glass are used for table decoration. These are filled with lilies, roses or any choice blossoms available. They are set on mats of ferns, and look beautifully. Sil- ver, gold or crystal contrasts finely with lacy greens. There are three mats on the table, the center one being the largest. Favors are given at both lunch- eons and dinners. For breakfasts there is only a center piece and this is usually composed of a collection of flowers har- moniously arranged. Fannie A. Benson. London Notes. One of the events of the London sea- son now drawing rapidly to a close, was the evening fete of the Royal Botanic Society of London, held in their beauti- ful gardens in Regents Park, on July 4, from S to 12 p. m. Fortunately the night proved fine and the fete was attended by the elite of London. The grounds were beautifully illuminated with thousands of fairy, French and other lamps, as well as gas jets, and at 12 o'clock on closing, colored fires were displayed to good ad- vantage. Four of the best bands, viz : the First Life Guards, Royal Horse Guards, Coldstream Guards and the Vic- toria Rifles played choice selections of music during the evening. The latter band being stationed on a small island in the lake was peculiarly attractive. The Royal Hand Bell Ringers performed at intervals in the American tent and were much appreciated. The exhibition corsisted of floral dec- orations for dinner tables, baskets of plants and flowers, bouquets and flowers arranged for personal use ; these were in the large tent, while in the museum and corridor.paiutings, sculptures and artistic works relative to plants, flowers, trees and artificial flowers were displayed. Among the exhibits we noticed a very good collection of orchids, exhibited by Hugh Low & Co., of Clapton, these were arranged in artistic groups in the tent where the table decorations were shown. Messrs. Paul & Son, of Waltham Cross, exhibited a choice group of roses among which we noticed a new rose of their own raising called the Grand Mogul, its color is a dark velvety red and it looked to us to be a rose of merit. The first prize for floral table decora- tions was won by W. L. Buster, of St. Marv Cray, Kent. The principal flowers used were eucharis stephanotis and ferns. A collection of cut flowers shown by Messrs. Barr & Son, of Coveut Garden, arranged in small vases was much ad- mired. Some very fine specimens of pelargoniums (pot plants) were shown, among which was a magnificent speci- men of Pelargonium delicatum. Some very fine rhododendrons were exbibitedby Anthony Waterer, of Knap Hill. On the whole the fete was a decided success ; it was largely attended and evi- dently appreciated, the music was excel- lent and the illuminations of the grounds were very effective. The trees and shrubs were hung with fairy lamps and the floral devices on the lake, in colored lamps were perfection. The weather bad much to do with the success of the fete as after the recent rains the grass and shrubs looked their best. On July 14 the National Rose Society held their annual rose show at the Crys- tal Palace and a finer display of roses we never saw. They were all well grown and perfect in shape and color. The ex- hibition commenced at 12 o'clock and lasted until 6 ; two shillings and sixpence admittance being charged to the palace and grounds during these hours. The roses were arranged in double rows along the center of the palace and were shaded by an awning. They could be seen with some comfort in the earh- hours of the day but from 4 to 6 o'clock the crowd was so dense that one could hardly get near the tables. They were arranged in green wooden boxes filled with moss and held in small tin holders, twelve roses being shown in each box. Each variety was named and had the address of the exhibitor on a card. It is estimated that over 40,000 people visited this show. After 6 o'clock when the show was over the roses were sold in many cases. We note on page 499 of the American Florist the article "Will a rose show in June prove a success. " After seeing the Crj stal Palace show we should think it would. To be sure the roses most fav- ored in England are those varieties grown out of doors, as the climate favors such. But we should think a collection of roses grown in houses would be equally at- tractive. Among the winners of first prizes were Geo. Prince, of Oxford, Benj. R. Cant, of Colchester, Chas. Turner, of Slough, Frank Cant, of Colchester — who won the National Rose Society challenge trophy for seventy-two distinct trusses. This display was very fine, each rose being perfect. The apricot yellow colored rose W. A. Richardson exhibited by John House, of Peterborough, was much ad- mired. This firm also exhibited a new strawberry called The Victor}-, a cross between the Presidentand British Queen. This new variety is said to be very early and prolific. Messrs. Thos. Rivers & Son, of Sawbridgewoith, had a very fine display of hot house peaches, nectarines, figs, grapes and cherries. These were shown as plate specimens and also grow- ing on the trees. This firm grow largely for the London market and have over forty houses in use now averaging ico feet long and about 20 feet wide each. July 19. T. 1888. The American Florist. 1 1 Subscription $i.oo a year. To Europe, $1.25. AJvcrtiscments, 10 Cents a Line. Agate; Inch, $1.40; Column $14.00. Cash with Order. No Special I'ositloQ Gnaranteed. Discounts, 3 months, 5per cent; 6month3, 10 per cent; 12 months, 20 per cent. No reduction made for large space. Tho AdvertlsInK Department of the Amxrtcan FLORIST is Inr KlorlBts, Seedsmen, and dealeni In wares nerlBlninK to those lines O.SLV. I'lease to reiiicmDer It. Orders lor less than one-hall inch space not accepted. |y AdvertlsemenlB for 8ei>t. 1 Issue must KHACU US by noon, Auii.M. Address. THE AMERICAN hLORIST CO.. Chicago. Catalogues Received. J. M. Thorburn & Co., New York, Dutch bulbs; Jacob C. Cassell, Philadel- phia, terra cotta ware; E. BenarWI Bmllax 12.W Pink pond lilies lO.UU Hollyhocks 400 N»w TOBK. Aut'. '.I. Hoses. Perles. NIphetos, Souvs H.ru<«$l..'jfl Mermets. La France 2.00® :i 00 Am. Beauty S.OOalOUO (iladiolus 100 Asters 100 Sweet Peas 1-00 LonKlHorum lilies fi.OOalO.OO CHICAGO. Auk 11. Boses. Perles, NIphetos W.OOto 4.00 Ilons.Safranos I.'*® 2.00 MermetB, Lii France 400® iJ.OO Brides 'lOO Bennetts, Dukes 4.00 f« .5.00 Am. Beauties 8,00® 12.50 Carnations, short t'jO® .76 Carnations, lonn 80® 1.00 Bmllax 12.C0® 18.00 Adian turns 1-00 Tuberoses 1.00® ".J.OO Sweet I 'eas •2-'> Pansles , .30 Callas 12-50 Hollyhocks 1.00® 1.50 PHILADELPHIA, AUB !>. Boses. Teas 5200 Perles. NIphetos. SouTs 300 Benni^tts 4 00 Mermets. Cooks. Brides 5.00 " La France, :^lel8 COO " Puritans 8.00 Gontiers 300 Carnations .75 Karri sii lilies 8.00 Callas 8.00 Smilai 20.00 Wm. J. STEWART. Cut Flowers i Florists' Supplies -^ WHOLESALE ^^ 67 Bromfield St.. BOSTON. MASS. LILY OF THE VALLEY $ 6.00 per 100 PINK POND LILIES 10.00 " CUT FLOWERS AT WHOLESALE N. F. MCCARTHY & CO. ITHOLESALE FLORISTS. 63 BromTield St., underHort. Hall, Boston, Mass. We have made large contracts with the best Rose growers about Boston to handle their entire t-tock this season. Our stock will consist of Papa Gontier. Bennett. Pierre Guillott. Amencan Beauty. Mer- met. i.,a France. Malmaison, Cook, Bride. Niphetos, Perle. Niel; Anna Webb and Grace Wilder pinks, lonn stenn; other Howers in variety. We shall have a particularly large W't of Mermets and Perles, po that in sendiiii; to us when you fail to eet them else- where you will feel reasonably sure of getting them. Unknown parties must eive satisfactory reference or "et UB send C. O. D. Write fur information. Mention American Florist. AT ITHOLESALE. The nnly establishment in the West growing Uoses exclusively. 'JO.'t'O square feet of glass devoted to the growth of the Kose. We cut. pack and ship the same day: thus enabling the consumers to get fresh Roses without being handled the »ecItK. AN, W. S. ALLEK. Wholesale Dealer in Cut Flowers, 36 EAST 23rd STREET, NEW YORK. ESTABLIXBED 1877. Price Llfit sent upon application. LaRoche & Stahl, plorists & (Commission /T\erchants CUT I5'I^O"WEI«S, 1237 Chestnut Street, - - PHILADELPHI*. Consltramenta Solicited. Special attention paid to shipping. Mention Asizuica.s Flobist. C. Strauss & Co., TELEPHONE ;>77. WASHINGTON, D. C. "Wholesale Hose (^rowers AND UEALEK.S. LARGE STOCK OF ALL THE NEW ROSES. Orders booked for young stork :it ?pt-ritil rates. HAMMOND & HUNTER, Wholesale dealers in Cut Flowers pj* Florists' Supplies Bl West 30th Street, NEW YORK. WHOLESALE FLORISTS, 165 Tremont Street, BOSTON MASS. We nialte a specialty of sblppinK choice Roses and other Flowers, carefully packed, to ail points to Western and Middle States. Return Telegram Is st^nt immeclately wnen B la Impossible to till your order. KEXNICOTT BROS., Wholesale q pLomsrs. ALL CUT FLOWERS IN SEASON. Write for price list. Consignments solicited. 87 Washington Street, CHICAGO. CUT FLOWERS The choicest Cut Flowers at lowest market rate« shipped C. O. D.. Telephone connection. Use A. F. Code when ordering by teleerraph. For prices. et<^, Addrei^s. J. L. DILLON. Bloomsburg. Pa. N. STUDER, Anacostia P. 0., Washin^on. D. C. WHOI.KS.AI.E Plant and Cut Flower Grower ALL CUT FLOWERS IN SEASON. Write for price list. 10,000 Coleus, Yellow Altemanther&Band Acbyraii thes from 2-lncb pot«. {200 per 100. 5,000 Oeranioma In good variety, from 4-lnch pot« t5.00 per 100. L&rger lou. special prices. I2 The American Florist Aug. /5, London Notes. Mr. J. B. Fuller, of Jas. Vick, Roches- ter, is now in Ivondon and after a short visit to the continent expects to return to America the end of August. Mr. C. L. Allen, of the A. B. Cleveland Co., is also in London and expects to leave for home on the 21st. Mr. J. C. Vaughan, of Chicago, is now on the continent inspecting the seed crop and visiting the leading seed establish- ments, he is expscted in London this week. Mr. B. K. Bliss, of Boston, is also in London on his way to the continent. Mr. Oliver Laudreth and his nephew, Mr. B. Landreth, Jr., were here a short time since, and left for Philadelphia on June 10. Reduced Postage. What one man or ten men can not ac- complish may frequently be brought about through the efforts of many. As a result of the constant agitation of the postage question and the thorough organ- ization for the purpose, of the various societies interested, a bill has been passed making the postage on seeds, plants, bulbs and cions one cent for each two ounces or S cents a pound instead of 16 cents a pound, the rate which has pre- vailed for several years We need not enlarge upon the benefits which will accrue to the seed and plant trade from this reduction, they are known to all. Cincinnati. A remarkably fine display of floral work was made on the first "Floral Day" of the Cincinnati Exposition. The en- tries were made by A. Suuderbruch and B. P. Critchell & Co. Nearly all the de- signs shown this day were representa- tions of Odd Fellows emblems as the uniform branch of this order was largely represented in the city at a compet- itive drill. Sunderbruch's designs were : the three links, heart and hand, altar with incense urn, the bundle of sticks, stump and axe, rod and serpent, bow and arrows, open bible, cross and crescent and an emblem representing a past-ofiicers jewel of in- laced triangles. Critchell's designs were : the tablets of stone, tent, altar and bible, bee hive, triangle with crown, staff and sword, heart and hand, bow and arrows and two superb banners. The prevailing flowers in all the de- signs were roses, carnations and balsams with ivy leaves and fern fronds. The designs were arranged in the grand vesti- bule of the Music hall and made a fine display. The prizes were three in number, and were awarded for beauty of design, qual- ity of flowers and excellence of work- manship. The judges awarded the first prize to Sunderbruch and the second to Critchell. Water Lilies for Fall Bloom. The increasing interest taken in this lovely class of plants in all sections of the country, warrants the thought that their cultivation will become quite gen- eral in the near future. They are easy to cultivate; and when planted at proper intervals may be had in bloom at all seasons. As our native kinds flower during the summer, the impression prevails that this is the only time when they may be looked for ; but for market purposes, aside from a short watering place trade, they bring better prices at all other sea- sons from flower dealers and purchasers. The blue ones as a rule, are best for forc- ing, as they give more blooms than the other kinds ; but the beautiful Devon- iensis is very desirable, for, being a night bloomer, it is very useful for evening wear and decoration ; although the in- genuity of the florist comes into play with the other kinds, as they are kept open by placing two or three wires across the center of the flower ; and however much this practice is to be deprecated the wires are scarcely observable. Young plants are best for forcing; they do not give such large flowers at first as old ones, but they come into bloom quickly, and last a longer period in flow- ering condition. They require three or four inches of good rich compost ; and the same depth of water is sufiicient, they will bloom more freely than if the water is deeper, A shallow tank with a hot water pipe running around it is best, but if this is not to be had pans or shallow tubs will grow them first rate, if placed in a warm position in a house with a night temper- ature of 60°, or the pans may be set on the pipes in a rosary, or other house where the pipes are uncovered, with two strips of wood under the pans to prevent over-heating. The gradual evaporation from the pans of water will improve the atmosphere of the house for most plants. Maiden, Mass. Bbnj. GrEY. any catalogue or encyclopedia of horti- culture. It is worthy of wide dissemina- tion. It is a hardy perrennial, comes true from seed, seed planted in April comes into flower middle of July, old plants come into bloom in June and con- tinue in profuse bloom until cut down by frost. The flower is a lighter and brighter blue than the D. Formosum and some- what smaller with twenty or more flowers in a raceme borne on a stiff stem ; leaf similar to, but smaller and finer cut than the D. Formosum. The habit is a free growing, stiff stalk, freely branching, about thirty inches high, apparently at home in most any soil, and transplants easily, may be moved at any time, even in flower, makes a beautiful specimen plant for the lawn, fine cut flower and good pot plant. John Lane, Chicago. Amateur florist. Delphinium California. This was sent from California by a Chicago lady to the South Park a few years ago, from which I got my start. Is it new ? I do not find it described in Baltimore. — Herman Perlich, the florist and Excelsior fumigator manu- facturer, has removed to 606 South Broadway. FLOWER SEEDS. CHOICEST ENGLISH STRAINS. Per pkt. Primula Chinensis " Chiswick Red," $1.00 " " "Williams White," i.oo " " finest mixed . . . .50 Cineraria hybrida grandiflora ,50 " " nana 50 Calceolaria hybrida finest mixed ... .50 Cyclamen persicum grandiflorum . . .50 " " giganteum .... i.oo and other choice florists' flower seeds for fall planting, ©/V3 Box 688. VL----^ NEW PTE^ieiVS. CROP 1888. NOW READY. Used for Bouquet Work, filling Flower Baskets, Decorating Altars, &c,, &c., and are preferred by many to smila;s. Sil.SO per thousand Ferns. BOUQUET GREEN. $2.00 per bbl. (30 lbs.) or 16.00 per 100 lbs. Season commences Oct. ist for holiday trade. SPHAGNUM MOSS-Long clean fibre, dry or green, $1.00 per bbl. or six bbls. for $5.00. Sample or trial sacks containing 3 bushels of Moss, dry, very light, designed for express shipments,' $i.oq per j^ sack. L. B. BRAGUE, Hinsdale, Mass. Mention American Florist. PALMS, FERNS, ETC. All sizes from Seedlings up. Large stock of most useful varieties in best condition at lowest prices. CHARLES D. BALL, Holmesburg, Philadelphia, Pa. IT is a conceded fact that there is no better place in the U. S. for Nurserymen to sort up, Dealers to Pack, or Planters to order, than at the Painesville Nurseries, the .lim of THE STORRS HARRI- SON CO. lieing lo cnrry a lull line of Fruit and Orna- mental Trees, Bulbs, Shrubs ;iik1 Roses. Have a re- markaMy tine .stock of Standard, High Top Dwarf and Dwarf Pear; Plum, Peach, Cherry, Apple, Quince, Russian and other Apricots. Grape Vines, both old , and new. Currants, Gooseberries, Blackberries, Raspberries, Strawberries, etc. In fact a full line of Fruits and Ornamentals, Ijoth large and small. Prices Reduced to suit the times. CoiTcsiiondence solicited. Prio- I.i^f FicY 34th YEAR. 700 ACRES. 24 GREENHOUSES. Address THE STORRS & HARRISON CO., PAINESVILLE, LAKE CO., OHIO. i888. The American Florist. 13 NEW riioi* sKi:i> .irsT akkivi:i> i-'Koni TUK <;kowi;us. I wnuld cull theutlention <»f the Inule t" the fd- lowuiK '♦I'lt'iKlui varieties of PHnsten which i hiiv« iiHtl tirnwii (•specitilly for ni;* .tuiH'e. variety ol tiiurkitiK^. richness ut colorandononimiis size cuniint be exi-elled hv liny one. These are the very best varieties tor market purposes everKrowii. " Nkw ruoi* Sekd" put up In trade packets con- taining MHJ seeds each . TrhiiiirMI><;. 100 Bouvardia l*resident(;arfleid,200 .\lfred Neuner. 100 Bride. lUO Davldsonil. With full particulars and price adilrews ALBERT BURT, Syracuse, N.Y. 3 000 CARNATION PLANTS. KiKI.n (JltOWN. STIHINC. ClA'MP.S. DeGRAW. SNOWDON. HINZES WHITE. Ready Sept. 15. PAIH. K. l.ALI. Tunur I'lirk. III. THE via the Delegates to the next convention will travel DfjU/naQ C 3 P CJOP '"^"^« ^ TOANI.VUOM ' ^I.nulsvllle. Indianapolis. CIn- •iiinatl and tne winter re- i>rt9 of Florida atid the outn. Forfuli information ' address E. O. McConxUck, G^n. Passenger Ag't, Chloac" MQHONROUTEj We offer for delivtry in August, or as soon as our uew crops are receiveri, Pansy seed of more than usual excellence in color, size, selection and variety ; our contracls liavinj^ been placed with celebrated specialists in Scotland, Eng- land, France and Germany. Our annual exhaustive trials of hundreds of varieties and strains, and the large quan- tity of Pansy plants we grow for a critical trade, enables us to select probably better than any other house, really high class strains, and the immense yearly increase in our sales show that our customers appreciate our efforts in this direction. IN COMPARING PRICES REMEMBER THAT ONE OUNCE OF PANSY CONTAINS 30.000 SEEDS. Per oz. IleiKlei'Hoii's Fancy, mixed. (BelKian.) For rich and varied colors no strain in ex- istence can surpass thia $6.00 llenderHon's Ilif^^hland) mixed. (Scotch.) This without exception is one of the linest Htrains of pansy in the world— the (lowers be- ing of the largest size, perfect in form, and of a great variety of heautiful colors. 1-8 oz.$3.00 22 00 Premier, mi.ved. (French), per 1-8 oz $3.00 22. CO (liant Trimardeau, mixed, probahly the largest flowers uriiwn 6.00 OditT, or live blotched; mixed G.OO English Show; mixed, a splendid strain 4.00 German, finest mixed 2.00 Good mixed per lb. $8.00 .75 PANSY. Ill separate ooiors. I'eros. fr^mprror William, ultra marine blue S 1.26 Fauf*t, or King of Blacks 1.00 White Treasure 1. 00 Yellow 1.00 SnowOueen. Bating white, no eye 1.25 Striped 1-00 Mahogany 1 00 Delicatii. porcelain, blue and white 1.25 Fire Dragon 2.50 Rex, deep velvety purple 2.00 Bronzed edged rose 1.25 Rose marbled 1.25 Bronze 1.25 Azure Blue 1.00 Lord Beaconsfleld, violet ehading to white. . . 1 .50 Gold margined 1.00 CmcAco. The new Fancy Pansy seed produced a bed of Pansies so beautiful that it attracted the attention of many pas.sers by, and I had many inquiries of where the seed could be obtained. IJH. WM T. CLARK. HocsTOX, Texas.— i get finer and larger flowers from the plants raised from your Fancy Pansy seed than all others. MRS. M. W. WRIGHT Little Falls, N. Y.— We received the new Fancy Pansy last year, and had the finest ever grown In this section. MAGILL BROS, Florists. FARMINGDALK, N. Y.— The Pansies I got from you last Spring were magnificent. E. W. WINSOR. Newahk. N. v.— Our Pansies and Primulas, got from you last Spring were superb: the Primulas, the best we ever had. \.YZ\\ A. LOVELAND, Florist. PETER HENDERSON & CO., 35 and 37 Cortlandt Street, NEW YORK. Our Florlst*s Catalo|Ertit> of other tlower seeds for Fall sowing will be sent on application. Bulb Catalogue will be ready for the trade about Aug. ir.th. and our retail about Sept. 1st. Our ^ai^CDFR IN llOKCHJESTKK, SIX MILES FROM I50ST0N. TlIK WKI.L-KNDWN KOSK «iKO\V- INU KSTABLISHMKNT OK MINTON 15KOS. The es'.ate contains 35,000 feet of land, on which are two rose houses each 100x20, one 100x15 'I'lil o'"; 116x18. Two of these liouses are comparatively new and all are well .stocked w ith plants. Heated by hot water, two of the boilers new last fall and all in first-class condition. The houses are sup])lied with city water, and are located on one of the principal streets, convenient to railroad and horse cars, and land is fast ap- preciatirK in value. There are also 200 hotbed sash. Price, $9,000. Sickness only reason for scUinj;. Apply to WM. J. STEWART, 67 Bromfield St., Boston, Mass. Climbing Hybrungea, see August i American Plorist. Kxcelsior Pearl Tuberose. Variegated Tuberose. Cooperia Driimmoudi. Amaryllis. Ataniasco, Halli and Sarinensis (true (".nernsey lily) Hulalias. Japauese vaI^ety and Zebrina. Arunda uonax var. Roses, best forcing varieties one and twoyears. Moon flower, Iponnea grandifiora, alba and rosea (set-d). Hreesia refracta albn. Anipelopsis Veitcliii plants and seed. MK.S. J. -S.K. THOMSON, S|mrtanburg, S. C. State Vice-President Society American Florists. GOOD STOCK FOR FLORISTS. KOSKS- Per 100 Per 1000 Safrano. Mermet. Bride. Bon SHene. Mad. Alex. Bernaix. La Pactole, and thirty other gfE;"w YOieis:, IMPORTER OF DUTCH BULBS From P. VAN WAVEREN Jr. & CO., Hillegom, Holland. ROSES AND ORNAMENTAL TREES AND SHRUBS From THE BOOSKOOP HOLLAND NURSERY ASSOCIATION. Roman Hyacinths, Paper White Narcissus, Freesias, Lilium Candidum and Ilarrisii, Azalea Indica, etc. Send for Catalogues. kI ,KS importers of forcing bulbs. \^J ^_J J^^A.^k<_y SEND YOUR LIST FOR PRICES. OXJI^i^IE^ :BI^0S., Seedsmen and Flobists, E. H. KRELAGE & SON, Tlxe King's iN't.xrseryrxierx ci^irxd {Seeci(S»asi.eiT., DUTCH BULBS. Newest Wholesale Trade List (No. 401 a) now ready. Sent the trade prepaid on application. PRICES MUCH REDUCED, AND VERY CHEAP. Enormous stock ot first quality and complete collections of Bulbs of every description. NO AGENTS. Please address direct. This catalogue contains two first offers of Unrivaled Col- lections of fine late Tulips for amateurs, and late OneColored Breeders, never before offered, as well as of STRAWBERRIES. Shortly issued : A new edition of the catalogue of COLORED PLATES oi Plants, Flowers, Fruits, etc. (No. 395), containing more than 1 200 names and prices of plates of all sorts, principally of Bulbous and Tuberous- Rooted Plants. This Catalogue too will be supplied free on application. ROSES, SUBS, ETC. Per 100 PERLES, 3-inch, $7 per 100; 2-inch . . . .$4.00 JACQS, 4-inch, $10 " 3-inch .... G.OO " 2-inch 4.00 FUCHSIA Slorm King, 2-inch 4.00 " Phenominal, 4-inch 8.00 " " 2-inch 5.00 BEGONIA Louis Chretien 6 00 " Rex 4.00 PRIMULA SINENSIS Rubra, 100 Seeds, 15 cents. Alba, " " 15 " SMILAX, New Crop per oz. $1.00 J. e;. BONTSA-r^Iv, 308 GARFIELD Ave., SALEM, O. Contracts made now for Fall Delivery 1888 Japanese Lily Bulls Japanese Seeds. Trees, Shrubs, California Lily Bnlbs Conifers, Palms and Bamboos. H. H. BERGER & CO., 315 & 317 Washington Street, San fkancisco, califounia. Send for Estimates. Established 1878. HIGLEY'S TRADE LIST OF SEEDS. PLANTS. BULBS AND FLORISTS' REQUISITES Now out. It yon do not receive one, send for It. Address HENRY G. HIGLEY, CEDAK KAFIDS, lA. Mention American Florist. i888. The American Florist. 15 AUGUST ROLKER t<» ~ lixolios* in Circumference C- J6.50 per 100, $6o.(X) per 1000. T to S> ii-iolie«* in Circumference fe (10.00 per 100, Jy5-oo per 1000. Kree on board cars In New York. CDF=?EDE:F=e ^.A.r=?i_^^. V. H. HALLOCK & SON, QUEENS, NEW VORK. READY SOON. ROMAN HYACINTHS, NARCISSUS PAPER WHITE, NARCISSUS DOUBLE ROMAN Narcissus Paper White new Grandifora. LILIUM CANDIDUM. Lilium Harrisii, | Freesia Leichtlini Maior, Now Ready Freesia Refracta Alba, \ Send for new complete Illustrated Catalogue of Bulbs, Flower Seeds and Florists' Supplies; ready August 20. J. G.VAUGHAN,» CHICAGO. SEND FOR SPECIAL LIST OF FALL BULBS. Roman Hyacinths ready about Aug. 20. ORDERS TAKEN NOW FOR ROMAN HYACINTHS. LILY CANDI- DUM. LILY HARRISII, AND ALL FORCING BULBS. ALSO FOR THE FULL LINE OF DUTCH BULBS. 170 Lake St. CHICAGO. r^. E^. ivic^vr^ivis^E^R, -Wnoi.KSALE DEAI-EIl IN- I l rr^ • •J Such a;* Baskets. Im- .T^ 11 ^ A Plumes, etc the Oreen- 22 Dey Street, NEW YORK. Q^^eru iJPori^t! Q>?erij RuriSer^man ! G^serij gecRi&man ! sHOXJUia liyvvE oxji^ Address AMERICAN FLORIST CO., 54 La Salle St., CHICAGO. i6 The American' Florist, Aug. IS Oil the Lumber. I presume the average life of ten years for commercial greenhouses as expressed by the Florist is nearly correct, but houses will easil)' last twice that time by exercising more care before and after building to preserve the lumber from de- cay in the most exposed positions. In permanent houses the first parts to give out are the posts, the sills and the ends of the rafters. Yellow locust posts will last a great many years without any preparation or preservative. But prob- ably iron posts will be cheaper than locust in many localities. The sills and rafters can be preserved by saturating with linsee-l oil before piintint; or erect- ing. After the rafters are cut and ready for position stand them on end in a tub or bucket with a few inches of linseed oil in the bottom. In a few hours the lum- ber will be saturated to the height of a foot or more. Then reverse them and soak the other end. I have a house that was built twenty-five years ago, in which the rafters were treated in this way and they are good yet while the sills, which were not so treated, have rotted out and had to be renewed several years ago. I know the necessity which many flo- rists feel of saving expense where they can when building, but think there is a great deal of "penny wise and pound foolish" economy displayed in green- house building. S. C. MoON. Morrisville, Pa. Wrought Welded Boilers.— The claim is made that these possess consid- erable advantage over those of cast-iron in that the brittle nature of cast-iron is liable to fracture whether any pressure is carried on the boiler or not, while those made of wrought iron and solidly welded without seams, joints or rivets will ex- pand and contract freely without any risk of fracture. ORCHIDS Cheap as Good Roses. Send 8 two cent stamps for Catalogue and Plate. BRACKENRIDGE & CO., Govanstown, Mi WATER LILIES, ifoung plants suitable for late llowerin^ NOW KKADY. |y Send for prices. BENJ. GREY, Maiden, Mass. Ferns, Palms, Orchids FERMS FOR FLORISTS' PURPOSES, Br THE HUNDRED OR THOUSAND, GEO. WITTBOLD, Cor. Scliool and Ualsted Sts., I.AEJS VIEW, CHICAGO. F. A. RIECHERS & SONNE A. G.. Florists, HAMBURG, GERMANY. Largest stock of Azalea indtca. Camellias. Lilies of the valley for the wholesale trade. Price list on application. DESIRABLE PLANTS. In 20 years experience the best market coleus I have tound is " Garland." Fine young plants, from 2-inch pots, 75 cents a dozen. $3 a hundred. Yellow Single Oxalis. Profuse t>looiner, bright yellow, large fragrant flowers. Dry roots 75 cents a dozen, $5 a hundred. White Double Chinese Primrose ; from 3-inch pots, J1.50 a ^ozen, $10 a hundred. Red Single Chinese Primrose 60 cents a dozen, |3 a hundred. W. T. BELL. Franklin, Pa. PALMS, ORCHIDS and DECORATIVE PLANTS. Immense Stock, at Low Prices to the Trade. ROSE HILL NURSERIES, New Roctielle N. Y. 409 FIFTH AVENUE, NEW YORK. TEA-SCENTED and OTHER ROSES, 30,000 11^ v=^cD~r'~>. Olematis, ^0,000 irx j^ots. Grand plants, fit for shipment at any time. 200,000 Dwarf Roses for Fall Delivery. Our collection is unequaled, and the plants promise to be exceptionally line. 20 ACRES FRUIT TREES. . 10 ACRES RHODODENDRONS. Descriptive and Priced Lists mailed on application, JOHN CRANSTON & CO., KINGS ACRE NURSERIES, ESTABLISHED 1785. HEREFORD, ENGLAND. ORCHIDS! ORCHIDS! Many additions of Choice New varieties this season. Send for New Catalogue. XJTXCJ.A-, Pff. IT. North Star Seed Store. The emphatic tone of our thousand and one testimonials give indisputable evi- dence of the superiority of our seed. iW" Send for Catalogue. DeCOU & CO., St. Paul, Minn. CHOICE PLJ^MTS, We otter iu iiriiue quality for Aug;, delivery. Per Doz. Oleander, Double White. 4-ineh %'2X^ ru83itlora princeps, strong. 4-mch 4 UU (iloxiiiiaB in buds, extra tine 2.00 AllamundaKrandiflorii 4-inch pots 4.00 Tree MiRndnette i Lasimia alba). S-inch 2 00 Bduviinlia. Double Yellow, 3-inch 2.00 McliiliMicii iivpericifolia. line. 4-inch 2.00 U*'iiiMtJi ciiimrieiise. very free hlouming, 4-inch 2.0U My It us innimunis (Bridal Myrtle), 4-inch 2.00 Per 100 Smilax. 2-inch pots $3. DO Pomegranate IjCgrell* tl. pi. yellow striped red 4.00 Oleander, single white and double pink, 4.00 Marechal Niei,2-inch pots 3.U0 (iloire lie Dijon, 2-inch pots 4 00 Laniurque, 2-inch pots 3.00 AinpflopsiH [toyalli. 2-inch pots 4.00 'rritiiiiiii Ciiiiillina, ;t-inch pots 5.00 At:;ij>nnrliii,s umhullatus. S-inch pots 6.00 (iyncriiim argenteum. 3-inch pots •'> 00 Pteris tremula, 2-inch pots — v 3.00 10,000 Roses assorted, best sorts. Send list for prices from 2^. 3 or 4-inch pots. Illustrated Cata- logue of 100 pages mailed Free to all applicants. Address NANZ & NEUKER. SMILAX FOR EASTER IN QUANTITY FOR THE TRADE. STOKM KING FUCHSIA-Wcll rooted Cut- tings. J3.00 per 100. as good as pot plaqts. FUCHSIA PHENOMINAL.-?*'. 00 per 100. or will exchange for Chrysanthemums and Geran- iums of some varieties, and dbl. Abut. Thomps. F. E. FASSETT 4, BRO., OUR NEW TRADE i>ii^ E^ c o:" o li ^5r Contains over 6,000 Names of (I^ive) Florists, nurserymen and seedsmen, in the United States and Canada. PRICE ONLY ONE DOLLAR. AMERICAN FLORIST CO., Chicago. Delegatesto tbeNew York Convention And all others are cordially invited to visit our Nur- sery at Hiverton, N. J. and inspect our stock of PALMS, PANDAHUS FERNS, ROSES, AND DECORATIVE PLANTS, l<'or Fall and Winter use. We can show you the best stock in the country, grown by ourselves, and will make prices satisfactory. Come and see for your- self, that we may prove all we say. Our Mid-Summer Price List mailed to all applicants. Western delegates traveling via Philadelphia can stop over at Kiverton on their tickets. Riverton is on the line of the Pennsylvania R. K. system to New York. HENRY A. DREER, 7t4 Chestnut Street. PHILADELPHIA. My ciillection of Pansies has for years attracted a great deal of attention. Florists and amateurs both conceding them to be of the highest quality^ My Collection received Premiums wherever Exhibited. Pansy seeds, all varieties, mixed, per ounce. 3^8 CO; 1-H ounce. $1.00. Trimardeau and all the large flowering kinds, mixed. lOOU seeds $1 00. Send for price list. OSCAR R. KREINBERG, box 294 Philadelphia, Pa. THE BEST AND CHEAPEST Double Petunia Seed {P. kybi ida grandijlofa ft. pi.) In the market. For sale to the trade hf the grower. NORTH SAANICH, B, C, CANADA. PRIMULA OBCONICA FINE. HEALTHY PLANTS. PETER FISHER, FLOWIB SUBS. THIS SEASOK'S CROP. ACOUILEGIA, from my collection of over 100 var- ieties and hybrids. Per pkt. 25c., per oz. $1.00 Seed saved from only a few of the choicest and rare varieties, per pkt. 50c. IRIS KitMPFERII from my fine collection. Per packet 25 cents. CHARLES L. BURR, SPRINGFIELD, MASS. i8S8. The American Florist. n -^25,000 MUSA ENSETE, The (ireat Abyssinian Banana, Best Decorative Plant for the Lawn. riiKl.ES NH'HETOS, HKIDES, CATHERINE MEKMET. FUKriANS. LA FRANCE. Mad. CUSIN, Etc. HARDY PLANTS OF ALL VARIETIES. F*rices extremely low can be had on application. Of Hatrisburg, Pa., will be at the New York Convention ready to talk printing and meet liis friends. He wants all the florists to see his exhibit and ask questions as freely as they please. The long promised help for florists and cut flower workers will be at the conven- tion, at last completed, and well completed Look for it— you'll want a copy surely. FLORISTS AND OTHERS Attending the Florists' Convention in New York are cordially invited to visit our Seed Warehouses, 35 and 37 Cortlandc St., New York, and our Greenhouses and Grounds, located on Ocean and Arlington Aves., Jersey City N. J. The Greenhouses can be reached by ferry and horse cars from our office in Cortlandt Street in 40 minutes. Peter Henderson & Co. OXJX3 .A.1VX3 X1.X:XjX.AJ8XjE:, Are still offering the most com/ylete assoitmettt of younsr, smooth, thrifty Stock in America. ItUDDED Al'PLKS, STANDARD PEAKS, DWARF PEARS (High and Low HeadrdI PLUMS, CHERRIES, PEACHES, QUINCES, RUSSIAN APRICOTS, GOOSE- BERRIES, CURRANTS, and a full line of Ornamental Trees. Shrubs. Etc. Also Extra Sized Standard Pears of the Finest Quality. Special Inducements to Ituyers in larijc quautitics. Tra.le List out August iBt. 1000 strong, thrifty young plants, Trom 2\-'\x\c\y pots, at $2.50 per hundred. AdilrcHs 805 FRANKLIN ST , LOUISVILLE. KY. LILIUM LONGIFLORUM. We Imve a tinestock III the L.\ ST. .lOSEI'H'S or BERMIUA LILIKS. Kxtra iHrtrebulba have produceil tWM and three stems with Iroiii y to 12 per- fect tl'iwer;* t<> eacli stem. We ofTer theiu at Per 100 ('ritiches in circumference ? 6.00 8 ■• ■• 8.00 10 •• •' 1000 Special rates to purchasers of larRC quantities. I*. 1VIA.ITI«E, 140 Canal Street, NEW OK LEANS. LA. FOR SALE OR EXCHANGE. MA(iNOLIAS, CAPE .JASMINES. TIIU.FAS. EMil.lsll 1\ lES. l-ASSf- FLOUA r<>NST.VN( K ELLIOTT, ASPAKAUIS TENIISSIMUS, HOYA CARNOS*. ETC. If to exchange- what sort, size, price, etc. ? SaiH E. Main St., KICIIMONI>, VA. P. S.— Who has Kricas .' Var., price, etc. HIGH GRat)E PSNSIES A SPECIALTY. After a thorouKh trial of the most nnted strains of I'ansies in cultivation, we conddently rcconj- menil the foUowing to the trade as a hniK way ahead of all others, for size or colors : Our Iinproved (alant Trimardeau as the best fur imirket. And New Fr*n<'l» Fancies as Extra. Trade I*ackaKesof either variety at II each. Seed of niir (iwii growth. We have proved these to be the highest qmility of l*ansles at the present day, and are the same as we exhibited ill Boston In May last. DENYS ZIRNGIEBEL. SMILAX AND CARNATIONS. Sinllax from :i-in4-|i pots; stronf;, houltliy lilittitH \Mt\\ rt-Hily. Carnations, l-lvct'llt-nt. stocky, healthy plantHf ready Sc|>l . Isl and aft'cr. STOCK IINKXCEI.I.EU. and IMMCKS LOW Address ANDREW WASHBURN, P.O. box 1125. l(LOOMINGTt>.\. ILL. Per lOO smiiax. Hne plants | 3 UO Asiainpus TenulHstmuH. , 3.t)0 I'eiarKofiium Kred Dorner, :: in. rots $10 (0, 4-tn. pota 15.00 '■:iilayl':thioplca.2H&.'Hn. t^AXi 4-inch.... 12.50 nana.21<«-in. 4.00 " ;i-rnch 0.00 iTdranpea Thos. Ho^ik & HnrtenKiB. V^-lnch 6.00 Hydrangea Thos. Hokr & llortensis. 4-inch 10 00 4;ardenia Itadicans. :^in..,. r.OO Kloriila 2M.-in.... 5.U0 EchevoTitt ^ecundaGlauca :i-in. h 4 00 Oleanders, white. 2 tr>:i ft. 15. U) Perennial Phlox good as- sortment. 4-inrh pois ]ll 00 KoseH. Bon Silene A Mer- met, 4-in. pots. stsunK 12.00 PLANT AND SEED CO., 718 Olive St.. .'T. LOUIS, MO. 2000 SMILAX PLANTS at 14.00 per hundred. KOSKS at JS.OO per ICO, ;ik-ln. pots, consisting of Perles, Mermets. The Bride, Bon Silene, Niphe- tos, etc. Also for September delivery. Carnation Pinhs. Bon- vardlas — including President Cleveland— Prim- roses, et«. XV, JS.. I5oolt, North Cambridge, Mass. WESTERN FLORISTS I OFFER NOW l-er 100 Nice, thrifty plants only J2.60 Geraniums, Asa Gray, ^-In. in bud and bioom.. .t 8.00 •• S-ln. " " ... 3 60 Gen. Grant, 3-ln. " " ... 3.50 Hibiscus, '2-inch, 5 var 6.00 Address 1^ s, GRIFFITH, Jackson Co. Independence, Mo. (Independence Is well located for shipplnfi, belnir 6 mllea eaat of Kftnsaa City.) WANTED— YOUR TRADE. KIne younn plants ready now. from No. W rose pots. OKOKHS HOOKKUfor Delivery either In tluly, Auf;uHt or September. Send for low prices and Bhipptnfc particulars. Can send by fast fretftht or express. Will have a fine assortment for planting frames In the fall or forctnK- Send (or particulars. ALBERT M. HERB. LOCK Box 338. Lancaster, Pa i8 The American Florist. Aiig- rs, Buffalo. A game of base ball between the florists of the east and west sides of the city on July 27, gave glorious entertainment to the balance of the local florists who offi- ciated as spectators. The stores in gen- eral were closed and the "grand stand " contained a convention of the entire local trade — all except one, who it is believed has an especial horror of foul balls. The battery for the East Siders were Steve Jones, pitcher, Mm. Milley, catcher; for the West Siilers Maconiber and Cul- leadon pitchers, Neubeck, catcher. These notes were taken between the innings and refreshments. Neubsck's coaching failed to rattle the East vSiders and his catching was very fine. Several flys were liorn during the game, but the one gathered in by the old veteran Mepsted was the only one caught. The spectators shrieked and applauded in the regulation style. In one of the last innings Neubeck sent the ball to short stop who managed to hold it and fire it to first baseman Cleaves. Neubeck and the ball arrived together and a cloud of dust obscured the tragedy. When the cloud lifted Neubeck and Cleaves were seen lying on the ground considerably damaged but still alive and game. The umpire declared it an "out" and the spectators tied their lungs loose in the most approved way. The refreshments " took " well, in fact they were all taken by the crowd. Wm. Scott claimed he was hit by the ball while at bat and tried to get a base, but the hard hearted umpire would not allow it, so Mr. S. assumed a very affecting limp and again struck at the atmosphere. There was some talk of organizing a balloon club for the benefit of Nolan, Christensen and Rebftock. Score 14 to 13 in favor of the East Siders. A few bruises and broken fingers but no deaths as the West Siders have not yet settled with the umpire. Following are the names of the partici- pants : West Side club — Macomber p, Neubeck c, Wm. Scott ib, Cnllendon 2b, Mac 3b, Nolan of, Christensen rf, Long If, Rebstock ss. East Side club— Jones p, Wm, Milley c. Cleaves ib, Pickelman 2b, W. J. Palmer, Jr., 3b, Bishop cf, Mepsted rf, A. Scott, Jr., If, Jno. Milley ss. A. P. h. Washington, Ind. — Meyer & Kronen- berg have purchased land here and will build greenhouses on it this fall. ZForta .TAS. GPtimTH, THS :: PIONKEE :: MiNCPiCTCEBE i: IN :: TKE :: ttest. 805 main street, - - CiafCIXaiATI, OHIO. BKND FOB "WHOLKSALB PBICB LIST. SOMITMIMQ MEW. Look for us at the Contention. Philadelphia Immortelle Design Co., 904 Filbert St., Philadelphia. Pa. ppTTcuirope^' ^^ ONLY POTTERY MAKING A SPECIALTY OF F LOWER PoTS FOI« THE WHILLDIN POTTERY CO., 713 & 715 WHARTON ST., PHILADELPHIA. GLAZIER POINTS AVITH OR "WITHOUT LIFS. Pat. in April and May. 1888. No more CLIMBING OVER the glass. NEW MODE OF SETTING, Commencing at the top instead of the bottom. These points hold better tlian all others. No. 1 will hoid glass lOxlu. and No. "J will hold glass 18x24. not allowing it to slide }^-inch in five years. Glass fastened with them, and the methods of using these points, will be fully shown at the coming FLORAL EXHIBITION in New York in August next. FOR SALE IN Boston. Mass.. by Wm. J, Stewart, 67 Bromfleld St. New Vokk. by Peter Henderson & Co., 33 and 37 Cortlimdt Street. CHICAGO, by J. C. Vauehan. H6 W. Washington St. without lip 50c.. with lip 75c. per 1000. Pin- Liberal discount on large orders. B. B. CHANDLER, Patentee and Manufacturer, HYDE PARK, MASS., U. S. A. Reta cers &0c (xreonliaiisa Pipa and; Fittincls^ Large quantities of our Pipe are in use in Green- houses throughout the West, to any of which we refer as to its excellent quality. Pipe can be easily put together by any one, very little instruction being needed. GrE>1* 'THE? :BE>* tiniv, ,>f I'ltcliliiir^, .'Mim-*., GURNEYHoV^fTER KiTcniiiHc. Mass.. April It. IKh^. Hear Hlrm: In iitiHwer tt I cnii^ider a »pi*u|:boul Ilie entire pot. Vonrn triilv. TllDMAS <;uAV, Florist. Illust. Catalogue & Testimonial Sheet Free. ^GuRNEY Hot Water Heater Co. 237 Franklin Street. BOSTON. MASS. NG Ar.KNCIKS— M. Il..liillNfiiN. IWC'enlreSl , N. V.; I(]i K ,V WllITAc UK Mn;. lo.. (2 ,v 41 W. e St..('hiriiBO. 111.; T. K. CllASK. ill Kiliiiuixl I'liicc. Iictrnit. Mli-li.; vVll.c.r^M C A liliTNKU A Co . lid St., Portland, OrCKon; . I. L. KKisBlB.Sa; rhila. Mt , CuvliiL'U.n. K».; Vaik 4 MritmicH. li;. Is 4 a) 1 St.. (.'harlestun. 8. C, .Mkntuin TlJlH H.M'Kil. ESTABLISHED 1853. 0. K. STEAli' GENERATOR Is especially adapted lo warming GREENHOUSES, GRAPERIES AND CONSERVATORIES. Special features insure Economy, Simplicity, Durability, BURNS SOFT COAL OR WOOD. (JivinK best results with least labor and fuel. PfSENI) Foil DESCKM'TIO.V. THE H. B. SMITH CO.. 510 Arcli Street, PHILADELPHIA, PA. Mention Anierirjin Florist. Reduce your Coal Bills iiidlRMAIM STEAM HEATER ^^ \/l mlwI^TI^ especially adapted for >-■ ^■^^^■■■l^^l^B WARMINC GREENHOUSES. Oivosamost uniform bent nigtlt and day. Can be run with less ntt*-iitii'n. and a SAVING of fully 20 to 25 Per Cent. In Fuel over any other method. Burns HARD or SOFT COAL. Endorsed by leadmc tlnn^ts. Send for full Illustrat,-d CatalupuB. Addresa HERENDEEN MANUFACTURING CO., GENEVA. N. Y. IMPROVED GLAZING. J. M. Gasser's Patent Zinc Joints, For buttinp glass without laps; makes It air and water tiKht; saves luoLend ulass. N*l« and Seedsmen, show It lo your rust. ►men*: sells lasi: a 1 proiit. Excellent forlniloor plants. Send for illn-'tnited pamphlet and price to the trade. Mention this paper. M. GOLDMUN, Manufacturer, Pittsfield. Mau. 20 The American Florist. Aug. IS, Index to Advertisers. Advertising Bates, etc. Allen, C. H 16, Allen. W.S Ball.Chaa I) tiayersdorfer, M.M. & Co Bell, WT Benard, B Jr Berger.H. H.,«:Co.... Blanc, A Bock, Wni. A 111. Bonsall. Joseph E Boyson, .las. L Brackenridge & Co — BraKue L. B Brothers Indl Gard's. Bnrr, Chas L Burt, Albert 9, Bu.xton, Geo A Carmody, J D Cassell, J O Catlln, M;R Chandler, B. B Coles & Whlteley Cook, J CosKrove, J. A Cowan, A I) & Co Cranston, Jno& Co — Currie Bros Curwen, John J r Dean, Jiimes DeCou* Co De Veer, J. A 15, Devine, Peter Dlez, John L., & Co — Dillon, J. li .23,20,11, Dreer, H. A 16,14, Kclipse Mfg Co Elliott, B. A., Co Fa8sett,F.E.4Bro.... FerKwson Boiler Co... Fisher. Peter Floral Exchange, The 24, Foster, F. W Garfield Park Rose Co Gasser, J. M Glddlngs, A 30, Goldman. M Grey, Benj Griffith, Jas GnHith,N.S Gurney Heater Co Hales, H. W Hallock.V. H.,&Son.. Hammond, Benj Hammond & Hunter.. HentlerHon.Peter & Co •A2i;,13. Herendeen MfK.Co... Herr, Albert M 17, Hiffley, Henry G HilfinKer Bros Hippard, E Ultchlngsi Co 24, Hooker, H. M 20, Horan, Edw C Horan, James lTes,J.H ;», Jansen, Bd '-.SO, Joosten, C. H 27,28,14 Kennicott Bros Kilbourne, B A Kimball, AS KinK, James KreinberK, Oscar K Krelage, E. H. & Son.. Krlck, W.C Lamb, Jas M La Roche & ytahl Lau, Paul F Lockland Lumber Co 28, McAllister, F. B....23, McCarthy, N. F. & Co. McCorniick.EO McFarland,J . Horace. . McTavish. G. A Maitre, R Maitre & Cook Mann, Wm Mathews, Wm May, J. N Merrick. A. T Michel Plant&Seed Co Miller, Geo. W Monon Route Mooy. Polman Myers&Co Nanz & Neuner Penman, Jas. A Perkins.J. N 211. Phila. Im. DesignCo 30, Plenty, Josephus Quaker City Mcb. Wks Reed & Keller 29, Reichers, F A &Sohne Roemer, Frederick — Rolker. A. & Sons. . .30, Salter, W 11 Sander, F & Co Schneider, Fred Schofield, I). C Schuiz, Jacob Scollay, John A Sheridan, W. F 2.1, Siebrecht & Wadley. . . Situations. Wants Smith. H. B. Co Smiths, Powell&Lamb Spooner, Wm. H Steffens, N Stewart, Wm. J...... .13, Storrs & Harrison Co.. Strauss, C. &Co Studer, N Tailliy. J Teas, KY Thompson, G., & Sons. Thomson, J. 8. R Thorbnrn, J M &Co... Van der School & Son . Vaugban, J.C 15,12,26, Ware.Thos.S Washburn. Andrew... Washburn Urns Weathered, Thos.W.. Welch Bros Whilldin Pottery Co.. Wittbold, Geo Wolff, L. Mfg. Wood, I.Ci,^... Young, ThoB. 3ttm Co. Zirnglebel, Deiflrfi...r Wadsworth, O. — The afternoon of July 23 a terrible hail storm passed over this place breaking 1,500 panes of glass in the greenhouses of A. P. Steele, in addition to doing a large amount of dam- age to plants and farm crops in this vicinity. No hail insurance on glass broken. We have several thousand extra tine plants grown In 4-Inch pots from two-eyed cuttings at the liillow- ing low prices ; jig^ jq3 PEKLKS and NIPHBT03 fl2 00 MBUMKTS and l,A FRANCE 12 I'O BON SILENE and SAFRANO 10 00 J. L. DILLON, Bloomsburg, Pa. GREENHOUSE HEATING AND VENTILATING. Superior Hot Water Boilers. JOHN A. SCOLLAY, 74 & 76 Myrtle Ave., Brookyn. N. Y. JSf" Send for CataloguB. GREENH0US6 HEKTING. BY A. B. FOWLEP-. Explainc fully all the best systems of heatlnR greenhouses by both hot water and low-pressure 8team. Tells you the points to consiiler in selecting an apparatus. How to adjust same to vjiri-His loca- tions; gives the results of the latest scientiflc ex- periments Shows how to compute the numner of feet of pipe required for a given spiu't-; draft aa^ other important matters. ^ ItlshiKhly commended by Mr. John, Thorpe anTT others. Postpaid, 75c. Sent on receipt of price. Afl. Kvory riori--t wlui iiit(*n'l-« to riiakc :i cuiilrHcl lor VlojctH (liirliiif (he wliiti-r iiioiitliM, will do well tu consult M'ASHUl'UN ItKOS. by ItHlcr or at Iho ronventloii, before placint: their order elfewhero. We have had jfood skccush the piist few yeurt*. This season's plants are tar superior to any we have ever had WASHBURN BROS, MKKIDKN. < ONN. Mfritl'-ii Ani('rl<.-(in Kl'.rlsl. 100,000 Tuberoses for Fall Delivery. CLEMATIS CRISPA AND OTHER NATIVE PLANTS. I I'lpccl t.i lie at the CnnviMillon. wIhtc I will be ple«>'ed tu [iieet old IrlcmlK mid miike new onew. rayettcvillc, N. C. Mention Aroeno&n Flortit W. F. SHERIDAiM, Wholesale & Commission Dealer CUT FLOWERS. 721 Sixth Avenue, NKW YORK. Mention Anierlran Florist. Highly Important Sale of Rare Established, Semi-Established and Imported -^ CZ)I=?CZI-i 1 ZD^. -K- Messrs. YOUNG & ELLIOTT are instructed by F. SANDER & CO. to .sell by auction, at their Salesroom.s, 54 and 56 Dey St., NEW YORK, on WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 2 2ud, 18S8, A grand selected lot of the above in the finest health and condition, comprising numerous winter flowering varieties especially useful for cut bloom and will be placed in lots suitable for the trade and large buyers. At the same time will be of- fered a very choice and healthy collection of new and extremely rare Orchids, includ- ing amongst others fine healthy plants of the following species : Cattleya Skinnerii alba, Trianse alba, " Gaskelliana vestalis, " labiata;, true autumn flowering, " Schrodera; vestalis, " Rothschildiana, Cypripedium Morgania, " albopurpureum, " vexillarium, " Leeauum superbum, " cardinale, lo, " cenanthum superbum, bellatulum, Petri, Cypripedium praestans, « " tonson, " Godseffianum, Vanda Amesiana, " Sanderiana, Liclia liyermanii, new, Calanthe Cooksonii, L}caste Skinnerii, Odontoglossum Warscewiczii, Trichopilia suavis alba, " tortilis alba, " lepida, Dendrobium nobile Sanderianum, " Ainsworthii. Odontoglossum Alexandrae superbum. Anguboa verginalis, together with a fine lot of Phalanopsis Sihilleriana, P. amabilis, Cattleya Lawrenceaua, a grand lot of ( )dontoglossuni .Vlexandrec, Catase- tum Bungerothii and a fine collection of Masdevallias and many other Orchids very useful for cutting and decorating purposes. leeds For the Florist Market. Garden- er and Farmer. -wnoi.ESAJ.E DEALER IX- * Baskets.! I • • 3 Sti'h ni Baskets. Im- T^ 1 1 equisilGSSS^— lulbsS -*• Pluracs. etc the Green- use or Uar 22 Dey Street, NEW YORK. Visiting florists are invited to call at my store, and consider themselves at liberly to make it a " Bureau of Information." Letters addressed in my care will be deliv- ered at the Exhibition Hall twice each day. FLORISTS AND OTHERS Attending the Florists' Convention in New York are cordiall}' invited to visit our Seed Warehouses, 35 and 37 Conlandt St., New York, and our Greenhouses and Giouuds, located on Ocean and Arlington Aves., Jcrsc}- City N. J. The Greenhouses can be reached by ferr}' and horse cars from our office in Cortlandt Street in 40 minutes. Peter Henderson & Co. 24 The American Florist. Aug. IS, ieOSE>S FOR IMMEDIATE PLANTING I hav<> prpparcil a very fine Stock of the following sorts in 4-in. pots wliich I oiler as follows : Bon Silene, Mad. Cusin and Souv. d'un Ami, at $12 00 per loo. The Bride, C. Merniet, Duke of Connaught, La France. Marquis de Vivens, Niphetos, Papa Gontier, Perledes Jardins aud Sunset, at $13 00 per 100. American Beauty, at $15 00 per 100. W. F. Bennett, at $16 00 per 100. I also offer some fine plants of Meteor, Souvenir of Wooton, Mrs. John Laing, Miss Edith Brown- low Earlof Dufferiu, Lady Helen Steivart, aud other choice Hybrids ; and a fine stock of H. P s. on their roots for fall delivery. Mv place is one hour's ride on D. L. & W. rail- road from New York city. Delegates to the con- vention who favor me with a visit can see for themselves what I offer. JOHN N. MAY, SUmiT, Union Co., NEW JERSEY. Reus Elastica and Ghauvieri. We offer of this the best of their class, all vigorous and healthy plants. No Ieave8,6to8,8tol0,9tol2,10tol5,icto20,22to26 Size .... 10-in., 12-ln., IS-in., 2-1-in., ae-in., 42-in. Per dozen. $3.00, St.OO, iT.M. $14 50, $23.00, $27.00 Large Palms-Brahea Filifera. No. of leaves, 10 to 12, size lo.\14 in . Size 3i4feet, Price, each — $6.75 ,18 to 20 in. high. 4x5 feet. $10.00 Washingtonia Robusta Compacta. No. and size of leaves, 10, 12 to 14 inches, 12, 15 to IS. Size, height and width, 3x3 4x4 Price, each «6.75 $10.00 CORYPHA AUSTRALIS, AND CHAM>EROPS EXCELSA. In 5-inch pots, S to 10 diameter leaves each$1.2''> InS-inchpots. lU to 15 diiimeler leaves 1.75 MAITRE & COOK, KIvORISTS, NE\A/ ORLEANS, LA. I have a surplus stock of the following varie- ties of Roses. Strong, healthy plants grown in 4 and 5-inch pots that I will sell until September 15. at the following low prices : ■^ Per 100 MKRMETS, PKRLES, BRIDES, NI- PHKTOS and COOKS at $8.00 ISDN SILKNK and UUCHKSS at 0.00 JAMES HORAN, - Florist, - Per 100 Perles. Niphetos, La France, 4-in. pots $10 00 Souv. d'un Ami, 4-in. pots ft.OO Papa Gontier, 4-in. pots U.W 3-in.pot8 7.50 La France, Perle, Souv. d'un Ami. 3-in. pots... *.01 and Niphetos, 2W-inch pots -.,■ -A-.- ■■,:■•■,■ ■'■^ Also large plants of Magna Charta, Dlesbacli. and Jacq., In 6^ and 7!.i-in. pots; prices on application. J. A. COSCROVE. Sparkill, Rockland Co., N. Y. WK MUST HAVE THE ROOM, and ofler aOOO SMILAX at 1S17.50 per 1000. Qood atrongplanta. Also surphisroses beat sorts In 1-inch pots. THE FLORAL EXCHANGE, C14 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia, pa. Greenhouse Heating i.^^ Ventilating HifcHlNQS & CO. 253 Mercer Street, New York. Ki^e jjafteprjs of JSeileFS, Tliehteen Sizes, ^oFPUGicii2a Xfeip^ j^ox ]©0ileps ©aaale j^eilei'S; feior)icr)ir)q wafer jieatePK Perfect Sash Raising Apparatus. Send 4 events postage for Illustrated Catalogue. (^aRN^TIONS FOR P^LL pLSNTKSlG. 2,000 Plants New Carnation WHITE GEM, positively the best pure white, Price, $p, oo per dozen. 2,000 New Carnations ORIENT, FLORENCE and CARLE, Prick, Jio.oo per hundred. 5,000 Plants SNOWDON, CRACE WILDER, ANNA WEBB and CENTURY, Price, $S oo jilt hundred. A GUARANTEE, — in oflcring these plants to the trade I do not hesitate to offer a guarantee that the plants sold will be strictly first-class stock, free from all disease. COLOSSAL MIGNONETTE :5!<. •>!«• We have the pleasure to announce that we have been ap- pointed the sole agents for the grower, MR. JOHN N. MAY, Summit, N. J., for distributing this season's crop of "MAY'S COLOSSAL MIGNONETTE." The seed was saved from the most select spikes, measuring from nine to thirty inches. For Florists' use. May's strain and is the only large variety which retains its fragrance when fully developed. Sealed packets only 25 cents each. No order accepted unless accompanied by a remittance in cash or postage stamps. A. D. COWAN &, CO., 114 Chai-nber^ St., NEW YORK. i888. The American Florist. 25 ISa Wc'Ater St, near Fulton, NEW YORK, Importer of Bullis, Seeds, Plants, Immortelles, Etc., THE GENERAL BULB CO., Vogelenzang, Holland. Ls. BREMOND FILS, Ollioules, France. IIOOF»e;i« «Se CO., IwOi^cloii, W. C, lSii«;Ii»»'»tl» eto. Begs to call tlie nttoiitioii of IJelegates to tlie New Yorlc Coii^-entlon 'i^r=^TO HIS EXHIBIT ^ AT NILSSON HALLir=X3> Dutch and French Bulbs, Lilium Harrisii, Freesias, Gycas Revoluta, Cooper's Porcelain Flowers, Immortelles, Rustic Work, and other Florists' Supplies. Catalogues free to applicants. Estimates cheerfully given. Prices reasonable. A FCJLL LIKE OF Florists' Supplies Yaughan:sSeedStore WILL BE ON EXHIBITION — AT — *^N1L880N HRLL*^ OnRING THE CONVENTION AT NEW YORK, — BY — H. BAYERSDORFER, OF M. M. BAYERSDORFER I CO.. 56 N. 4th St., PHILADELPHIA. Don't Fail to Examine this Exhibit. Mention American Florist. C. H. ALLEN, (Successorto C. L. AI,1.P:N \ l':i.) BULB GROWER TO THE TRADE ONLY, JAMESPORT, N. Y. Catalogues ready in August. WILL SHOW SAMPLES OF BULBS AND SUPPLIES A.T THE NEW YORK MEETING. Our representatives Do Not visit the convention to inter- fere with or detract from the PUBLIC BUSINESS of that body; on the contrary, we shall do as we have done, all we can for the GENERAL GOOD OF FHE SOCIEIY OF AMERICAN FLORISTS, and shall attend all business sessions. We ask the opportunity to estimate on the needs of such ■ members as approve of this course, before they place their orders for goods in our line. J. c. v^^vxjOM^:x^, 140 and 1-1« W. Washinirton St., CHICAGO. Office during Convention, 36 E. 23rd st., N. Y. We have several thousand extra tine plants tfrnwn in 4.inch pots from two-ejed cuttings at the follow- inf low prices : Per 100 PKIU.ES and NIPHBT03 tl2 (10 MKHMKTS and LA FRANCE 12 00 Bti.N SII.KNE and SAFRANO 10 00 J. L. DILLON, Bloomsburg, Pa. Asparagus plumosus. THE LARGEST STOCK OF THE ABOVE IN THE U. S. Fine, Strong PLinls. Price on applicilion to J. TAILBY, Florist. TSELLESLEY, MASS. Per 1000 MXK)Q Uuultle Tltrer I.tlv. blooniinu bulbs t25.00 .vt.iXW Mvaclnthiis Candicans. 2 arid :i years — 10. OC lOOCU Leniolne'9 Hybrid (iladiolus, 26 sorts. named. .'i.lOU Iponiueii Palmata. I year. Four other cliolce IponnK'as. lOOOO Splroa Van Houtiel pots and open ground. 25,000 Jessie Strawberry plants. per 10C0.fl0.00 Haverland, Loftan. Itaska. Warfleld. &c. LISTS FUEE K. y. TEAS, Af;eiit, Dunrcitli. Incl. The American Florist. Aug. IS, J.M.Thorburn&Co.. NEW YORK, — OFFER TO — Wholesale "^ Florists BARGAINS IN — gULBOUS I{00T5 Lilium Harrisii, Liiium Candidjim, Roman Hycxcinths, Dutch Hyacinths, Etc., Etc. The most complete assortmeut ever im- ported. Price list upon application. Mention American FIorlBt. LARGE STOCK OF ELECTROTYPES OF PLANTS AND FLOWERS FOR FLORISTS' CATALOGUES, ETC. Catalogue of electros of plants, tlowers. designs, etc., with '87 and '88 supplements, .'15 cts., with veg- etable, 50 cents, which deduct from flrst order Electro of this Cut, SI. 50. I make a Specialty . I^EITTIOIT A.-iJL. IPLOR-IST. HALB FARM NURSERIBS, TOTTENHAM, LONDON, ENGLAND. specialties: Hardy and Forcing Bnlbs, Narcissus, Lilies, Gladiolus, Chionodoxas, &c. Dahlias, the most extensive stock in Europe; Carnations, Forcing Pinks, Chrysanthemums, Pyrethrums, Pa^onies, AIoss Roses, Hardy Herbaceous Plants, &.c., (S:c. I'er 1000 Narcissus Obvallaris, the finest of the trum- pets for forcing purposes $i6 80 Narcissus Princeps, immense trumpet. . . 19 20 Pallidus pra.*cox, the earliest of all 16 So And 100 other vars. for forcing or planting out. Chionodoxa Liicilliea 6 00 Kreesia Leichtlinii Major 18 75 Freesia refracta alba 16 25 Gladiolus The Bride 1500 Anemone fulgens, brilliant scarlet .... 15 00 Colchicunispeciosum ?S 75 per 100 Tritomas in many varieties, per doz i 25 {a\ 4 00 Hemerocallis or Day Lily, a fine collection of all the best varieties for forcing or planting out per do/, i oofnj 2 00 Helleborus Niger, all the best varieties are cultivated and supplied in strong clumps for autumn flowering . . .per doz. 3 00 3 00 Whinham's Industry Goo.scberry. a fine stock still on hand; prices upon application. Old Red Moss Ro.se, forcing stuff, per lOO. . 6 25 Clematis Indivisa, per 100 38 00 " Jackmauii, per 100 18 75 " " alba, per doz 4 50 " Anderson Henryii, the finest white per 100 25 00 Passiflora Constance Elliott, and a splendid collection of all other hardy climbers, per 100 15 00 Show Carnations in great variety, per too. 10 00 Self and Clove in great variety, per 100 . 10 00 Carnations and Picotees, yellow grounds, per loo IS 00 Pinks, a fine collection of self and show varieties, per 100 7 50 New Decorative Dahlia, Henry Patrick, per doz 4 30 New Decorative Dahlia king of Cactus, per doz . 3 00 3 00 New Decorative Dahlia, Empress of India per doz New Decorative Dahlia, William Darvill. per doz 4 50 New Decorative Dahlia, William Pearce, per doz \ , 2 00 New Decorative Dahlia, Zulu, per doz. ... 4 50 " Mrs Hawkins, and many other first class varieties, per doz. 2 00 Show and Fancy Dahlias, strong pot roots per 100 12 GO Single Dahlias in great variety, per 100. . . 10 00 Pompon, or bouquet varieties {new of \^i) per 100 6 00 Delphiniums in first class variety, per 100 . . . 15 00 to 20 00 Delphinium Belladonna, the finest blue per 100 10 00 Phloxes in great varieties, per 100 7 50 t^" Kull Descriptive Catalogue can be hiad upon application. ,8 The American Florist. Aug. IS, With a Carmody Sectional Boiler you will save fuel enough to pay the cost of the Heater in a few seasons. Senrt for Descriptive Catalogue. J, r>. CA.i«iMor>Y^, EVANSVILLE, IND. D. C. SCHOFIELD. MANUFACTURER OF Improved | Greenhouse *^ FLOWER POTS^ NEiar BRIGHTON. PA., Offers to the Trade the BEST ^]xa.llij of Improved Shoulder Pot in the market at the LOWEST PRICES EVER OFFERED. ssiivrx) yoH. raicE list. Orders will receive prompt and careful atten tion and satisfaction is warranled in every respect. VENTILSTING- Sll: MIIGH1NE8 No Complicated Chains to break and de- stroy your Glass and Sash. gTB?lM (?aLL gELL. Beats everything as a Guard and Watchman. E. HIPPARD, YOUNGSTOWN, O. THE ILLUSTRATED Dictionary of Gardening A Practical and Scientific Encyclopwdia of Horticulture for Gardeners and Florists. Edited by GEO. NICHOLSON. ol the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, England. A most valuable work of reference for florists and all interested in horticulture. J. ARNOT PENMAN, 12 Dey Street, NEW YORK. Sole Agent for the United States and Canada. *** J . A. P. having just returned from a suc- cessful Western trip, will be in evidence at the Convention, to supply those few who are not yel in possession of this valuable work. MICHEL'S SEED TESTER & GERMINATOR Endorsed by leading Seedsmen as THE BEST AND MOST RELIABLE. ON EXHIBITION AT NILSSON HALL. Sold BY O. H. JOOSO^E^IV, Sole Agent, 3 COEWTIES SLIP, NEW YORK, Inaporter of BULBS AND PLANTS. Mention American Florist. FairHill Terra Cotta Works JACOB C. CA88EL, 2241 N. Seventh St., PHILADELPHIA, PA., Manufacturer of Fancy Rustic Terra Cotta Ware and dealer in GLASS SHADES. FISH GLOBES. MARlft.M. Exhibit and Catalogues at the Convention. Catalogues to the Trade. Much has been written concemitg the building of durable Greenhouses, and rec- ommending the use of slate, iron and cement. Adinirabl}' as these answer the pur- pose they increase the cost to beyond the means of the average florist, and it follows that some variety of wood will remain the chief material used in such structures. It isour firm belief that no wood fills all the requirements as well as CLEAR CYPRESS, and that it will be the favorite wood for GUTTERS, RIDGES and BARS, there can be no doubt. Reasonable in first cost, and extremel}' durable, it is now within the reach of every one to construct a durable house. We had the pleasure of calling the attention of the S. A. F. to the merits of this wood at their first convention at Philadelphia. Since which our " SPOT CLEAR BARS " have had a large s.tle, and became favorably known to florists throuf,'hout the country. We have used this wood extensively for nine years, for various purposes re- quiring a durable wood, and it has given such universal satisfaction that we do not hesitate to recommend its use by florists and others. We are thoroughly posted as to the best varieties to use. We carry a large stock of dry lumber, and use clear mate- rial only. Correspondence solicited. Circulars and prices on application. S^^ Our ®t»nni>l^^ cit C5on-v-^»Titioj^. LOCKLAND LUMeER CO., Lockland, Hamilton Co,, Ohio. The Best Steam Boiler For Greenhouse HeatiDg. STEADY FIRE NIGHT AND DAY. EASILY CONTROLLED. " AUTOMATICALLY REGULATED. Send for Circular. FERGUSON BOILER C0MPAI4Y, No. I, J and s CIntrcIi St., ALBANY. N. Y. iSSS. The American Florist. 29 WIRE DESIGNS DON'T FAIL TO SEE EXHIBIT. Florists attendiiitr the Convention sliould visit tlicir Factory, 122 WEST 25th ST.. (Near vSixtii Avenue), SyrhcusePotieryCo. Sells* Mower I'ota by the crate only, and stiips all over U.S. Try a crate. Samples in (Irwt crate. PRICES BY THE CRATE. CASH WITH ORDER. .■il.TUTIuinibs fS.OO ST.iUlfin $5..tO W2."i 2'j-in 8.U0 UXH-in 4.76 ISi.i 2-vJ-in 7.25 3IW4^-ln S.'JO l:iUOSpl. 3-in li.OO ;!205-in 4.40 1150 :Wn 5,50 lliOC-in 3..'j0 A crate weiRhs 4UU lbs. and (.'oes at buyer's risk and frelKlil. Send tor IreiKlit rates and prices of twenty READY PACKED CRATES, And of mixed crates packed in (irdcr. Our new niacliines make the finest and snumtln-st p'ds in the world. We have immense stock all sizes hand made pots from 7-inch to ItVinch. We ship same day cash comes, and our sales to the far west have been very larjie. iSend P. O. money order to J. N. PERKINS. Manager. Syracuse, N. Y. -^T^ WHEN AT THE POURTH ^NNUaL EXHIBITION, Held at New York City, Do not fail to examine the "IMPROVED HOSE COUPLING," The Invention of JAMES UEAN. a practical tiorist. •71^ Greenhouse Glass. ALL SIZES Ol-' SINGLE AND DOUBLE THICK ^L_.A.* ALi, «;i.Ay.ii;i{S' scpi'liks. tW Write for latest prices. H. M. HOOKER, 51 &59 W. Randolph St., CHICAGO. WROUr.HT WELDED ISOIEE.RS FOR GREENHOUSE THE "ALLERTON" HEATING. BOILER. IMjJyt|y^^ EziamiiHi gj: ^S ^ A ^ ^ ik <^^ FLORISTS, Between Sixth and Seventh Aves. ij/i ^'-i :^!!/: i^ki As. /{\ /f\ /f^ /S\ 7K COIVVBIVTIOIK, IS TO BE FOUND AT THEIR STORE: No. 44 DKY ST RHKX, (Between Church and Greenwich.) CvQITIinO ^■^^ many Novelties in Fancy Flower Baskets; the new Palm and Fern Stands, for room and LAdllllllu table decoration, highly elegant and not expensive; the new Designs in Memorial Wreaths and Crosses, of Porcelain and Metal, in true imitation of nature ; and the many other articles that combine to make up the finest line of assorted Florists' goods. Vnil DoQOh tho OtnrO ^^ down town car on Sixth Avenue Elevated R. R. at 14th I UU lludull lllu ulUlu Street to Cortlandt St. Station, and walk back one block; or by Broadway car to Dey St , and walk one block and a half to the right, or west side; or by Third Avenire Elevated, Third or Fourth Avenue surface road to City Hall, cross City Hall Park and Broadway to Church St., and down Church to Dey St. Church is the first street running parallel with Broadway toward the west side. Respectfully, AUGUST ROLKER & SONS, NEW YORK. "DON'T FORGET" To have a chat with M. RICE, of the Philadelphia Immortelle Design Co. AT THE CONVENTION, Ives' Putty Machine. Patented Jan. 8, 1887. The best device ever invented for laving putty. With this you can make old leaky sash perfectly tit;lit without removing the glass. It will do the work of tive men in bedding glass. Sent by Express on receipt of price, $3.00 J. H. IVES. Dambuky. Comm. GiDDiNGS' Trade List OK ~ IMPOBTIB BULBS ^Vill be Crvf ly forwarded on a]>]>1iratioii. A. GIDDINGS, DANVILLE, ILL. SUPPLEMENT TO AMERICAN FLORIST Oi|ivriKhU-J l~". U.S. Asniiii..,.v. BESLniNG MATERIAL. I..\K(iR OR Small Lots .-a 1 ■ \v l:,.;.^' , pg~Importaiion of K.\hfia .md s .^ JiJ for Nurserymen a Specialty. Sniiiplf «f J-REli. II. S. .VNDKRSON, 1f Union Springs, .N'. \. The Pearl Strawberry. GET THE BEST AND MOST PROFITABLE. 1 Hj aore« prod need, the puAt suiiiiiier, fll*43.K7 \v4»rtli o!" berries under icood ordi- nary eiiltiire. Order ut once, as stock may be exhausted soon. f:).00 per 600: $10.(10 per UO). f.o.b. Send for circulars. WEST JKKSKY NUKSEKY CO., 4 to 8 FEET. WHITNEY CRAB, 2 AND 3 YEABS. EVERGREENS, 1 TO 3 FEET. Also general supply of Nursery St"Ck. Address Kreeport, 111. THOS. S. WARE, HALE FARM NURSERIES, Tottenbam, London, England. INDUSTRY GOOSEBERRY CLEMATIS by the 1000, Prices on application. SAMUEL C. MOON. WHOLESALE NURSERYMAM. MORRISVILLE, Bucks Co., PA. Oriiaiiiental Stoek a Specialty. Evergreens. Shade Trees. Purple Beecli. Klower- ina Shrubs. Vines, Gladiolus, etc. Autumn Price List will appear in A>[. P'lorist in Sept. issue. Write for list of .SUKPLUS STOCK with special low prices. Imported H. P. Roses. Worked low on the Manelti Stock. otTer the best re- sults to the tlorist. bloomiiiB freely and givinE plen- ty of cuttings for propagaiinti qxiickly. Fine plants for sale by the 100 or lOCO. at low rates. Price Lists to applicants. Address WILLIAM H. SPOONER, .JAMAICA PLAIN, (BoBton), MASS. Msntlon Amerloan Flnrist. A. BLANC. 314 North Eleventh Street. PHILADELPHIA. ENGRAVER for NURSERYMEN. ELECTROTYPES OF JVew Strazfbfri-ics, Blackberries, /Raspberries, Gooseberries, Cherries, Pears, Peaches, And other Fruits, Trees and Shrubs, I can OtTer great inducements to parties desiiinK electros of Tess'* Weepings l^ussiaN ^ IV[ulberry. !i«b;w fi*i«uit®e that I have not in stocli. Catalogue C, illustrating all fruit cuts in stock luailed for l.'t cents postage. Mention American Florist. This most r«iiiarkable tree will undoubtedly, when known, take the foremost place among Weeping Trees. And all who see it appre- R! ciate at once, that it is not only a FIRST-CUSS NOVELJt. tSi but at the same time a tree of s/cr!iiig iiicril and value. For further information, address as below. Our semi-annual Price List ready At'f^ust ist, in which we offer a full line of general Nursery Stock. — : List Free. :— JAMES B. WILD & BROS., Sarcoxie, Mo. If you need any Clierry Trees. 1, 2 or 3 years old in ICO lots or by car-load send in your orders to the undersigned. ENGLISH RICHMOND, ENGLISH MORELLO, OLIVET, MONTMO- RENCY, OSTHEIM, WRAGG, MAY r UKE, GOV. WOOD, YELLOW SPANISH, Ami otIierM. Have also a geii*TaI supply of Nursfrv Stock. Address p g PHOENIX, Nur.seryinaii, BLOOMINGTON. ILL. Mention American Florist. PIKE CO. IV u: l^ »E> le I K^ S , LOUISIANA, MO. ESTABLISHED OVER 50 YEARS. 400 vXCRES. No Larger Stock in America; No Bet- ter; No Cheaper. WRITE FOR TRADE LIST. The LaKE ^hore (Nurseries, Hav*. a Complete As.sortiiieiit of Apple, Cherry, Pear. Peach, Plum, AND SMALL FRUITS, Which they would be pleased to give prices on. NURSERYMEN'S SUPPLIES Box (lamps. i'rry Vines. A full linet)f Nursery Stock. Send for free sam- ple of ritl'IT (iltoWEK. UK GRELN ON THE tilHI'E. GREEN'S NURSERY CO., CHAS. A. GREEN. Manager. Rochester. N. Y. WE OFFER A FINE STOCK OF FRUIT AND ORNAMENTAL TREES, SHRUBS, VINES, SMALL FRUITS, FRUIT TREE SEEDLINGS, FOREST TREE SEEDLINGS AND HEDGE PLANTS, — : ALSO THE CHOICEST : — NEW EOSES AND CLE3IATIS A Large Stock of AMPELOPSIS VEITCHII. 2 YEARS. And a General Stock of GREENHOUSE PLANTS. ^^ COKKESPONDENCE ?OI.ICITEl>. SIDNEY TIJTTLE & CO., Bloomington, 111. FRUIT STOCKS AND SEEDS Roth Imported and h-mie grown, fur fall and winter delivery. Large stocli of JAPAN SNOWBALL, WKEPING DOOWOOI), JAPAN MAPLKS, and other Ornauieiital Trees and Shrubs. Bend for new price list. THOMAS MEEHAN & SON. Japan Snowball. Germantown, Phila.. Pa. LOOIv FOR SAMUEL C. MOON'S AUTUMN PRICE LIST IN SEPT. 1 ISSUE. »UJpi*rvE>]s:x^ar nto NURSERYMEN'S DEPARTMENT. Vol. IV. CHICAGO AND NEW YORK, AUGUST 15, 1888. Supplement to No. 73. Copyright, i888, by American Florist Company Entered as Second-class Mail matter. Published on the ist and 15th of each month by THE AMERICAN FLORIST COMPANY. Gkneral Offices, 54 La Salle Street, Chicago. Eastern Office, Room 15, Vanderbilt Building, New York. All communications should be addressed to the general office at Chicago, THE AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF NURSERYMEN. George A. Sweet, Dansville.N. Y., president; G. J. Carpenter, Fairburv, Neb., 5rst nice-pres- ident; Charles A. Green, Rochester, N. Y., sec- retary; A. R. Whitney, Franklin Grove, 111., treasurer. The next annual meeting at Chicago the first week in June, 18S9. The .\mERICAn Florist has begun the publication of this supplement for the purpose of giving nuiserymen a trade medium such as the American Florist now is to theflorists of the country. The supplement will b» published with each issue during the months of .\ugust, Sep- tember, October, January, February ar-d March. Appearing tzL'ice each month dur- ing the heavy buying and selling seasons it will prove a very valuable medium for trade advertisements, surplus stock can be readily brought to the attention of the whole trade and much correspondence be thereby avoided. Current news and notes of interest to the trade are solicited. This is intended for a nurseryman's newspaper. If jou know of anything of interest to anybody besides yourself, send it in. At Detroit there was some talk of c'harteriag a stea*n boat at Chicago next year and holding the meetings out in the lake, in order to secure quiet and com- fort. This may be a good scheme, but if there should happen to be a sea running — which sometimes happens even in June — some of the essayists might be obliged to insert painful pauses in their delivery. Again a man does not present a very imposing appearance holding to a post with one hand and attempting to read an essay held in the other. Even Albaugh would quail before such an ordeal. The lake will be there if wanted, but we believe that nurserymen will have better success planted on mother earth. The Detroit Convention. — The an- nual report of the proceedings of the last meeting of the .American Association of Nurserymen is now in press and may be secured from Secretary Chas. A. Green, Rochester, N. Y. Price $2 a copy. Rochester, N. Y.— Mr. Chas. A. Green and family are sojourning at Cha- tauqua, N. Y. Bonner Springs, Kans.— Business has been excellent and we expect a great increase as Kansas crops will be simply immense. By all odds the largest crop ever raised in the state, and to day in best condition. You ought to see the cornfields. It would do )Ou good. -Advertising rates in the supple- ment will be the same as in the body of the paper, viz., 10 cents a line agate, 14 lines to the inch ; discounts 3 months 5 per cent , 6 months 10 ^er cent. No special position guaranteed nor reduc- tion for large space. Our advertising rates are so low- that you can publish lists cf surplusstock in the Supplement for less than the postage alone would cost 30U if you should print and mail a list yourself to 5C00 a-dresses. A full page for one in- sertion costs only I42, half psge $21, col- umn f 14, half column I7. We will print additional copies from type after being set at a nominal charge if you should wish additional copies to enclcse inlet ters, etc. Russian .\pples.— The report upon the Ru5sian orchard at the Experiment Station of the College of Agriculture at St Anthony's Park, Ramsey Co., Minn., in Bulletin No. 3 should be of consider- able value to nurserjmoi. The table shows the condition of the trees after the last three winters, when the trees were planted, number of trees originally planted, number of trees now alive and height of same. Both the Russian names and the names as revised by the committee of the American Pcmolcgical society are given The orchard was planted in the spring of 1SS5, to demon- strate how far the Russian apples are adapted to the climate of Minnesota. The same bulletin contains a very inter- esting and instructive report upon the condition of trees, shrubs and \ines in the nursery after the winter of 'Sy-'SS. Notes From the "London Garden." Ella Gordon is a hybrid perpetual rose of a bright crimson color, with the shape somewhat of the noble Ulrich Brunner. It is a large, well-built glob- ular flower, the shell petals smooth and with plenty of substance. Some half standards of it are blooming freely in the Waltham Cross Nursery. Duchess of Alhany has strong rec- ommendations. Imagine a full, large, fragrant flower, much deeper in color thiTn the lovely La France, and then one can form an idea of this new acquisition of Messrs. Wm. Paul & Son. The plant was seen to better advantage in the intensely hot summer of 18S7. Silver Queen we noticed at the Na- tional rose show as a premising flower. We could judge of it better at Waltham Cress, where it is flowering freely. It is a good companion to the variety Queen of Queens, a delicate peach color, full, large, and of excellent globular shape. In a better season than this its fullness and fine character would be brought out more clearly. Earl of Dufferin (Dickscn, 1SS7). — A fine bloom of this splendid dark rose was exhibited in one cf the prize-winning seventy twos staged in the championship class at the Crystal Palace on the 7th inst. That so new a rose should be at once occupying a position in such com- pany is good evidence of the beauty of its blooms, and the plant is certainly a very vigorous grower. Rose Mrs. John Laing, a seedling from Francois Michelon, and with which the raiser, Mr. H. Bennett, of Shepper- ton, won the gold medal in 1SS5, w£s shown splendidly this year at the Crystal Palace. It is of a charm'ng rose tint, something like that of Mme Gabriel Luizet, the flowers large and finely shaped, and possessing all the qualifica- tions of a first class exhibition rose. The excellent stand of twelve blooms from Messrs. Paul, of Cheshunt, gavercsarians a good idea of its worth. Rose Grand Mogul. — In this season of dark colored roses this variety has proved its extreme value for the garden. In the nursery of Messrs. Paul & Son, Waltham Cross, there is a large batch of it full of flower and in vigorous growth. It is a seedling from A. K. Williams, and has the same deep crimson ground color, but this is shaded with almost black and scarlet, a brilliant blending of dark colors. It has also an admirable form, full, sym- metrical and large, though finely finished such as to raise it amongst the best of exhibition rcses. It was well represented at the National Rose Societv's exhibition. Orders I3ool<;ed. No^w Per 100 strong 3 year Vitalba (Virgin's Bower) . . . $ 6 co Strong 3 year Vilicella S 00 Strong 3 year Erecta Coerulea S 00 Gen. Jacq. Rose, 2 year, own roots 12 co Also niacnif cent ,^ year old plants of SMITH'S IMPROVED GOOSEBERRY, Finest quality of .\merican sorts, at $5 00 per ico; $45.00 per 1000. W. H. SALTER. Rochester, N. Y. Mention Aniericiin h'htri^t IRISH AND SWEDISH JUNIPERS. Friim one to four feet trees, trimmed to single stems, one and three times transplanted. Also HINZE'S WHITE CARNATION. For prices and sampk-s address josE;r»H nEMi«r<, FLOIUST A,N-I) XrBSEUYM.XN, •lACKSONVII LE, ILL. Mention Aiuerican Klcrist. iTiiE /AiiiEiOii^i Wmmm // Mmerica is "the Prow af the I/bssbI; there may be more camfart Rmidships, but we are the first to touch Unknaurn Seas," Vol. IV. CHICAGO AND NEW YORK, SEPTEMBER 1, 1888. With Supplement. No. 74. f LlillE ZAlK|ilSJ@/4lN (FlL@LQLI@f Copyright, i88«, by American Florist Company Kntcrcd as Second-class Mail matter. Published on the ist ajid 15th of each month by THE AMERICA.^ FLORIST COMPANV. Grmerai. Offices, 54 La Salle Street, Chicago. Eastkrm Office, Room 15, Vanderbilt Building, New York. All communications should be addressed to the eeneral office at Chicago, S. A. F. at New York. In considering the fourth annual meet- ing of American Florists at New York, he who has been a close observer of its be- ginning and growth is tempted to say, verily "nothing succeeds like success." The attendance and membership of scores who represent only kindred interests of the florist verifies the above axiom and shows in no uncertain light the tact that attendance at these annual meet- ings is necessary to every one whose vocation touches that of the grower of flowers. The remarkable yet steady growth has continued even beyond the large attendance at Chicago and with the close of these sessions Secretary Stewart claims an active membership of over twelve hundred. Of interesting matters given consideration it cannot be denied that our executive committee has given us the best programme ever furnished, and the subsequent careful attention of the secretary has insured the presentation of all these subjects by the essayists chosen and the regular order of the same maintained ; a most desirable end never so well accomplished. The result has been a meeting creditable to our highest aims. No little credit is due the New York Club in leaving entirely free our working; days and thus securing a good attendance, though they were seriously hamiicapped by lack of suitable central halls anil hotels. And has any one whispered, "Will it last?" Is there no fatal blight on the leaf or deadly rot at the root of this fair flower? Let us hope and believe not. With a central city like Buffalo for our meeting in iS.Sg ami a worker like Mr. John N. May as president, may we not safely predict a further strong growth of this favorite American plant. Our columns give a general account of the transactions which will be supple- mented in greater detail in future issues. The Hail Insurance Association. The second annual meeting was called to order at 4:30 p. m., .Vugust 22, in the convention hall. Secretary Ksler's re- port showed a membership of over 100, with over 900, txx) sijuare feet of glass in- sured. Two losses have been paid the past year and f S years. Here is a point in es- timating the cost of production of plants. When the flag was presented the band struck up the " Star Spangled Banner," and one member asked "what tune is it they are playing now?" There is still work for the society. Mr. John Thorpe is entitled to great credit for the able manner in which he handled the details of the exhibition. All the exhibitors were much pleased with his management. VA Jansen, the basket manufacturer, fed some 600 delegates at his warerooms, the second day. He had his stock of novelties very handsomely arranged for inspection, but would take no orders. Erastus Wyman, Esq., a Staten Island amateur, presented to the ladies of the convention and their escorts 250 tickets to Kiralfy's "Neio; or the Fall of Rome," at Staten Island for Wednesday evening. Mr. Evans thought that dealers would object to rim pots because they would not set well into a pot cover, but Mr. Farson thought store keepers wouldn't kick on that account as he had found them very decent sort of people to get along with. Mr. J. M. Jordan, of St. Louis, seem<'d to think that the size of the pot did tot always govern the size of the plant as he had ordered plants in 4-inch pots, which when received looked as though they htd been shifted from 3-inch pots after the order was received. One of the daily papers told how Mr. Asmus secured his pyramid of blooming lily of the valley for an Augu.st exhibi- tion. According to the reporter the plants were forced into bloom last March and kept in perfect condition in an ice box till placed in the exhibitirn hall August 20. Mr. Asmus should tell us all about this new method of handling lily of the valley. Secretary Stewart was cafled away the evening of the first day by a telegram conveying the sad news that his brother was very low with typhoid fever at Den ver, where he had been taken down while returning from a pleasure trip to Call fornia. A later telegram brought mere hopeful news and a dispatch was sent to intercept Mr. Stewart, who had taken the fast train for Denver. Floral Decoration for the Casket of the President of the Arion Society N. Y. The sides of the coffin were covered with roses and the top with Liliuni longi- fiorum, roses and spirea. A coil of smilax and deep red roses was made around the head of tlie casket. This was an elegant style of finish. Plants of hydrangea surrounded the casket. Palms were on the platform and two serpent lyres. Hanft Bros, made this rich arrangement. i888. The American Florist. 33 , .CA'C-'/, I, . '*V J' is VLORKV otco'i^ki\ons ^OR "^v\t c^s\^L^ ov lut ?Rts\otH"\ o^ ■^v\t kR\on sog\ux, nt\N ^orvv. President's Address. Ladies and Gkntlemen: — We enter upon the pleasant duty of opening the proceedings of this, the fourth annual meeting of the Society of American Flo- rists. It is a sure augury of success when we see evinced such interest and so marked a determination to make the pres- ent meeting of real 1)enefit to all classes in attendance. We mett to consult, to exchange ideas, to compare experiences, to " learn wis- dom," if I may so put it. To further mis end, it may not be amiss for your presiding officer to call attention to some few things which seem to him worthy of your thoughtful consider- ation. Probably three-fourths of the gentlemen assembled are either plant growers or growers of cut flowers, or of both combined. It is recognized that the success of the profession rests in a large measure upon these men. My first sug- gestion shall be directed to this class in our society, of which I am one. It should constantly be our study to broaden ami deepen the lines of our prac- tical knowledge of the things pertaining to the growth and culture ot plants. We have learned much and have made com- mendable progress in the art of growing plants and of producing bloom in the last few years ; and the years since the formation of th's society have witnessed a marked and ilefinite change for the better in pl.int growing. It is freely granted that the knowleilge imparted at these annual gatherings has been an im- portant factor in this advanced culture. The intelligence and energy that has wrought so well, what could it not have accomplished had it been better trained and more enlightened ? I'ellow members, what we need, and what our profession demands, is a train- ing school for our children and the young men who are to follow in our footsteps, where shall be taught a scientific and technical knowledge of the things per- taining to plant life, and plant growth, in their relations to soil, and heat, and water. Our need, and the need of the young men who are to follow, is such an education as will enable us to analyze soils, and to know scientifically their constituent parts, and their relation to the fit re aud tissue of a plant ; to be able to detect deleterious and injurious sub- stances, lo check and cimtrol the chem- ical action in soils, to adjust to a nicety the things termed heat, food and water. Our most successful men are often confounded and amazed at their ovra failures, and can seldom assign an intelligent reason for the same. Often in the same house, under apparently sim- ilar conditions, with the same kind of soil, failure attends where in former years was had abundant success. Instances of the kind abound on every hand, and we are all familiar with them. This need not be, for with a right education and proper training — such as I hope awaits the young men of the future — these prob- lems so serious and difficult to ourselves will to them disappear as the dew before the morning sun. This knowledge, so 34 The American Flortst. Sept desirable and important, can only be im- paited by specialists and teachers ll K.lMth St.. New Vnrk Cltv. UrrilATIdN WANTKli lly k7 store or with a dealer in tti OITrATlON \VANTKI)-l!y a i.raetiral tlorist to k? represent and travel for a tliorouijhly estab- lished coneern in connection with the trade. Ad- dress C, earo American Klorlst, Chicago. SITI'ATION WANTEIi Bv a thoronirli e.xperi- enceU seedsman, iriyuars'i'.vperienrc.knuwIedKe of plants, etc Best ot references. Address JAMES Spenck, 1',i20 River St.. lies Moines, Inwa, CIITIJATION WANTKD-As landscape Kardener. 1 M have had many years' e.xperience in several countries In Europe, and flrst-class draughtsman Address 11. L., M Englewood Ave., Ch cage. 111. tJITUATlON WANTED Florist's forcn.iiri or gen- O tieman's gardener. Fully competent; L','. years' experience. Flrst-class English and Canadian ref- erences. Address .1 H, Niagara Falls S., ODt .Can. SITUATION WAHTED-As gardener or Borist by ITi a young Scotchman; aged 'J4; New England states preferred; disengaged Sept. 1; good reference. Address Gi;o. Si riiEur.AMi, Winchendon, Mass. JJITUATION -WANTEIi-By thoroughly practical O man as superintendent of private or commer- cial establishment; good salary required; married. Address with particulars B., care American Florist. SITUATION WANTE1)-By a young married man, k^ as gardener. Private place. 10 years' experi- ence in greenhouse, landscape and all its branches. Address .loHN Uiti-:ENi[Ai.t;ii, Box 144, Woodbury, N.J. IJITIATION -WANTED-By gardener who under- O stands his business in all branches; gave good satisfaction to last employer, (iood references. Adilress KciHEitr Enqm.sh, care P. R. Pyne, Riverdale, N. Y. SITI'ATION WANTED-By German florist, under- stands the cut tlower trade In all Us bramrhes- roses a specialty: good ileslgner. Clapable ot taking charge of commercial place. Address Feohist, care Mr. W.dlmers, 'asSath St., Brooklyn. N. V. CIITUATION WANTED-Bv a young man; single; O 11 years experience, both in commercial and pri- vate gardening; competent t^ take charge or assist- ant. Well recommended. .Address P|,.\NIS.M.\.\. care American F'lorist. SITUATION WANTEI)-A flrst-classgardener.Ger- 0 single; competent in all its branches, wants sit- uation in .1 commercial or private place. Can give best 01 references. Address FUANK liEC, 111:) Buttonwood St., Philadelphia, Pa. SITUATION WANTBD-Bv English gardener and k' florist; Hrst-class rose grower; S years growing roses for New York market; disengaged Sept. l;good wages expected. Best of references; married; age 3o, Address W. II., Vonkei's, .N. Y. LJITUATION WANTEIl-As f., reman or manager n of a nursery or large tlorlsl place, having 2;"i years' exoerlonce: married; no fainilv. No. 1 rose grower; gO'id grafterand budder. Disengaged Sept I. Address W. W. B., care American Florist. OITUATKIN WANTED As gardener, by Scotch- 1^ man ot 11 yeil'-s' experience m Gardening; 5 yrs in this country. Well reconimendeil from past and' present employers. Married. Private placi' prefer- ed. Address C. 1). S. 40C Thames St.. Newport, K, |. OITI'ATION WANTED By a young nmn of eight 1-7 years experience. Good grower and propagator 01 roses and general greenhouse stock. In private or commercial place. Can come at once If particulars in answer given. Address st;iting wages, etc., A. M.. care American Florist. Chicago. OITI'ATIIlN WANTED -The writer having had > 1 large experience in management of catalogue plant business (fruits and (lowers) wants a salaried situation with established hiuise, or a partnersliiii with person of snlticient means to work up new business. W., 2.'.1 Alexander St.. Roche-ter .\' V WAMED— .\ small second-hand saddle-back boil- er suitable for 500 or fOO feet 4-Inch Pipe Address W.m. Yehiiiuv, Hock Island. Ill WANTED— A tlorist t.i take charge of my green- houses, at a moderate salary and commission on sales. Address with references W.M. SMITH. Sioux Cily, Iowa. A\ A.NTKD— A young man practically conversant ' ' with the seed business. I'speeiallV llie market garden and retail department .Must be thoroughly competent to take charge of same, and to write and speak German. Address, stating reference A. Z., care Americim Florist, Chicago. WANTKD-Weareinwanl of a llrst-clnss seeilK- man to take charge of our seed department. Must he II good judge of seeds, and especially iin- di'isliiiid Ihe retail catalogue trade. Apply, stating cxpcrli-iii e, references and salary, (inly rlrst-class men need apply. I, I,. M a v ,^ Cii.. Nursery III en. I- lorlsts iinil Seedsmen, Si. ruiil. .Mlnn JjKiU SAI,K A good second-hiiiid wi ght iron J' saddle boiler, :i feet wide. II feet long, l,'>:Mnch tines and pipe connection for 4-lneh pipe. AddreHH II. MlKNlv, Morris Ave., Bloonilngton. 111. L''(1U I.EA«E H acres land, ,) gi-ceidmiisi-s. lol hot. I i'cd sash, dwelling house, all necessary oiit- bnlldliigs. lluslness eslabllslii-d 17 years. For pa r- llculars, apply to 10. MrNAll.v, Anchorage. Ky. I'XIK SALE Greenhouse, slock and llxlures a( Marshall, (he coiintv sent nl saliiie cmintv. Mo. The weaUlilest ciinnlv in (he -.laic; population .'15.000 The only slock o( Ihc kind here. A rare opening for the right man. Address W. ,M. Kl.Roli. Marshall. Mo. $250 CASH WILL BUY S.MALL GREKNHOI'SE STOCKED. Thousands of jiots. Full line of requisites. Town of 10.000 inhabitants. No other commercial green- house within :10 miles. Cause, sickness. W. D. BASTOW. Wellington, Kansas. A large size Smith & Lynch Greenhouse Boiler, in good condition. Capable of heating 1 ;m feet 4-lneh pipe; costS225. Will sell forJlOll, f.o. b. J. NEWMAN &. SONS, ai Treiin.iif St.. HUSTON, MASS. FOR RENT OR LEASE, I'or a long term, eiglit Greenhouses, nearly all heat- ed by hot water 1 Hltchings \- Dick s boilersi, a large lit 01 colli tramesand sash, with six acres of good land, dwelling house of seven rooms, stable, etc, situated near Waverly. in the Northern suburbs of Baltimore. A large part of the houses now planted with Roses of the best sorts Perle des Jardins. Ni- phetos, I.a France, Pierre Guillot, C. Mermet, Ben- nett, etc. There la also a good sotck of Roses in pots- Azaleas, Palms, Ferns, Eucharia, Ficus Asparagus and other plants of most salable kinds; Chrysaii- themum.s, Bouvardias, Gladiolus. Tuberoses, etc., and plants for spring stock in the open ground, Strawlierries. Grapevines, etc. Ample supply of water trom tanks In greenhouses and cistern and wells outside. This is an opportunity for a compe- tent man with small capital to secure on very favor- able terms, a good established business, now in the dull season paying expenses. Address ERNEST HOFN. 01 A Hoen & Co.. Baltimore. Or ALK.V. sec ITT. Waverly, Md. JOMIV CUie-WBMV, Jr., C3-E3srBIi.A.Xi GREENHOUSE STOCK AND ROSES. „ Villa Nova p. ()., Delaware Co. Pa. Money Order office: Bryn Mawr. Pa. PANSY SEED. Crop 1888. my own Kriiwing, from Select blooms ODIKK, TUIMAIJDKAU and New Krpnoh varieties. This splemliil eollectlou is ofl'ered on its merits, and as to richness of color and markings, comparisons are in- viteil !>, oz. .SO cts. ; 1 oz. .*5.:'iO. DANIEL K. HERR. Lancaster, Pa, Monti An Am«rlftRn Flnrtst. New American Roses. Freesia. Refracta Alba, and LeichtliuiL \i( WW^. soCVEMUid WdiiTTllNand ANNIE II' 'OTjO cuiiK, ;:-in. pots. .«.; per d.,z.,fX. pernio 4-ln. pots, $S i.yj FKKESIA KRFIIACTA A I.BA, 12 00 per hundred; Jl.'i W per thousand. I.EICIITI.INIl. II .iO per hundred; $!■.> 00 per thousand. Address JOHN COOK, Florist, it.4i.TiM()i;i:. iMi). Mention American Florist. IMPOKTKH A\'I) (iKOlVKR HYBRID PERPETUAL ROSES WILLIAM H. SPOOIVKH, .Jamaica Plain, ISoaton, Manii. ORLEANS, France. HOSES ON THEIR OWN ROOTS -A. SFECIA-LX-ir. Nursery Stock of all Descriptions For particulars apply to E. i3b;iva.f«i>, Jr., p. o. Box ItOO San Dieito, Cal. NOVELTIES m ROSES. .Ml the latest new varieties ; also the leading forcing varieties Teas, Hybrid Teas and Hybrid Perpetuals. Novelties in Chrysanthemums. Catalogue specialties at lowest rates. Trade List now ready, mailed on application. JACOB SCHULZ, LOUISVILLE, KY. PLANTS FOR SALE. About thr 2Utli <.f nctolHT H vltv Hne culle.tl-.n of PALMS. FERNS. CROTONS. DRACAENAS. AZALEAS and ALOCASIAS. FOR DECORATING PURPOSES. Florists will never have a better chaiice tu pur- chase specimens at such a low Hjfure. Plants will be on exhibitinn at Columbus Centennial. MAURICE EVANS, Florist, COMI.MISI S, OHIO. James L. Boyson. CAEN, (CALVADOS) FRANCE. fsf Prize for Cut Blooms, Paris, May, 1887. My Catalogue of the NEW EUROPEAN ROSES will be ready January 1, 18SS, and will be sent kuee on application. A larpe stock of the last two years varieties, as well as all the older kinds for sale. Send for ray complete Catalopue of over l.'.»0 var^ ieties. with raisers" names and date of sending out — leo {SEj {s . — Mention American Florist. THE American Florist Company's • : DIRECTORY : • PlORISTS, (NiURSERYMEN HNt) gEElDSMEN UNITED STATES AND CANADA. xos-r. The most complete and accurate list yet published. The key designates the particular branch or the trade each one is engaged in. The street and number of those living in cities will insure the delivery of tons of catalogues which have hitherto remained dead in the officcto which they were addressed. At this low price every one in the trade can afford to have a copy for reference. Address American Florist Co. 54 LA SALLE ST., CHICAGO 42 The American Florist. Sept I, Early Fall Fashions. Many modifications of old ideas char- acterize early autumn styles, but there is one fact of general interest in the floral world, and that is that flowers of all colors are being worn and again used in the make up of choice designs. Exquis- ite taste is displayed in shading; pink shaded into crimson ; dark reds shaded into the blossoms that are nearly black, purples elegantly blended from delicate lilac to the "noir" heliotrope; all the yellows from cream to old gold, and the different white tints, all distinctive, the paper white, bluish white and ivories. Simple flowers have never been more pop- ular. Some of the handsomest luncheon arrangements at Newport are being made with single hollyhocks, these being placed among ferns in flat cut glass dishes. Rich eff"ects are made on tables with double hollyhocks, dahlias and asters, these blossoms being made in mounds just high enough so that all the flowers may be seen from every side, as they pre- sent a solid blaze of color. A mound of shaded crimson, shaded golden or purple flowers is splendid. Shaded chains around the table are also laid, rosette like fall flowers, as above mentioned, appearing among coils of fine foliage. Delicate traceries of foliage have given way to denser garlands, the show of lovely greenery nearly eclipsing that of the flowers. While every imaginable rustic effect has been worked out for table covering for seaside feasts, such as mats made of braided grasses and curling mosses, yet the pfospects are that as the season ad- vances the richest fabrics will be the vogue for the foundation of floral decor- ation on boards spread for dinner. Lunch- eon cloths, on the contrary, will appear of lace, gauze and Florentine silk. French cottage effects will be copied for this meal which is the one most suitable for the "rose buds" and debutants of society. These light fabrics are puffed on the table so that flowers and foliage laid between the shirrs have a charm- ingly dainty appearance. More and more is there opportunity for the deft hand of the seamstress in the floral shop to work with the decorating staff. The lovely effect of a luncheon where rose colored tulle is held in place wherever effective in the room decoration by long stem Grace Wilder carnations, and the table is covered with shining pink gauze, among the irregular pii ffs of which are clusters of the same flower, is a Parisian novelty this season. Potteries, silver and cut glass, as well as flowers, show off beautiful]}- in a cushioning of these materials. A general collection of flowers decor- ate rooms arranged for entertainments. Gladiolus, hydrangeas and asters with trusses of bright geraniums, are the flowers that were prominent in the rich display made in the grand mansion trimmed by Klunder for the Van Alen ball. Spikes of gladiolus rayed around every window cornice and curious arch ways of the quaint Louis VI style of architecture. Shaded gladiolus (and there is a fine opportunity for good work with this flower of many colors), were most artistically placed with blazing and set- ting sun effects, over mantels, mirrors and cabinets. The setting sun worked out at the end of a corridor, music room, picture gallery, or library is an elegant device, easily put up with fall flowers. Some of the fine workers with foliage will use autumn leaves later for forming some portions of this effect. Baby baskets are trimmed prettily with flowers for gifts to new babies. Sometimes they are made entirely of blossoms and foliage. The basket is first covered with green surah silk, on which asparagus is laid, a valance flounces the basket, and this is formed of the same vine. Cushion and pockets are made of small pink rose buds, and the entire basket is trimmed around and in regulation style with pink begonia bloom. Fannie A. Benson. Stephanotis and Rhynchospermum. No florist should be without these, for they both are very useful, are good keep- ers and are very fragrant, the\- should be grown more extensively for the trade. I am sure it is easy enough to grow them, requiring no special culture, nor a sep- arate house to grow them in. The stephanotis may be planted against an end wall of a rose house or at the end of a center bed or bench and a few wires stretched to support the vines. The fre- quent syringings in such a house will keep down mealy bug — the only insect which may cause trouble in growing this plant. They however should not be planted on the benches with the roses, for if you follow modern style of growing roses you have to remove the soil and replant every season, and in doing so your stephanotis would either be de- stroyed or at least seriously injured, but have a separate box made for them, if you can not plant in a solid bed of earth and they will do for years in such boxes, provided they get an occasional top dressing. If small plants are set out you will not get a great many flowers the first season, but as they make wood and grow stronger an aDundance of the delicate, waxy white clusters will reward the little extra care you may bestow on the plants. There are many corners in greenhouses which may be utilized in this manner without interfering with other stock and without taking up hardly any room, as the}- are planted against the wall and the box. containing soil and plants, may be placed below and even with the bench, if you can not conveniently find room enough on top of it. As to the rhynch- ospermum it will do well under the same treatment and in a like atmosphere, but they may also be planted close to the upright supports of the ridgepole or pur- lins in any house no matter what tem- perature the house is kept at, be it 40° or 75°, it will do well anywhere, the only difference being, the cooler you keep it the later your flowers will appear. By planting some in a warmer and others in a cooler place you will have a succession and I know both you and your customer will like the Ijaskets or floral pieces you may choose to trim with these lovely and delicate sprays, emitting such jasmine- like odor; a plant in bloom will perfume a whole house, and when not in that state will still be an ornament to the house, with its glossy, dark green foliage. Scale and mealy bug may attack this plant also, but as a rule it is a compar- atively clean plant. Both stephanotis and rhynchospermum are generally classed among hothouse plants, but will do in ordinary greenhouse temperature as long as they are not overwateied while at rest in midwinter. Stephanotis may be had in flower from July to November, while rhynchosperum will bloom in a warm house as early as February and continue to blocm for two months, and if kept in a cool place would come in correspondiufily later. Rochester, N. Y. John B. Keller. .Foreign Notes. Mr. Oliver Landreth, in company with his son and nephew, is visiting Norway and Russia. They will return in October. Mr. Daniel De Con, who has been pushing the Planet Jr. goods on the con- tinent sails for home September 15. Mr. Jos. B. Fuller, with James Vick, sails for home September 18. Mr. V. Lemoiue, of Nancy, is said to have a blue gladiolus. The meetings of the London seedsmen twice a week at the corn market affords them excellent opportunities to compare notes on crops and stocks. The very wet summer on the continent is likely to make the lily of the valley pips very late this season. African tuberose bulbs are net in favor in England. English pea growers were much dis- couraged over the prospects August 5. Some estimated the yield as low as one half crop. Many acres in Kent being under water and other crops growing in the pods from excessive rain. In general the seed crops of Europe though making rank growths, do not seem to be setting the quantity of seed which they would do with dry weather. A new class of single dahlias, quite dwarf, will be offered to the trade within a year or two. i888. The American Florist. 43 Subscription $1.00 a year. To Europe, $1.95. AJvertisements, lo Cents a Line, Agate; Inch, $1.40; Column $14.00. Cash with Order. No Special l*(>Hltit>ii GiiJir;int<'<*cl, Discounts, 3 months, 5pcr cent; 6 months, 10 per cent; 12 months, 20 per cent. No reduction made for large space. Tho A(lvertl«ln(f Depiirtnient of the AMERICAN f i.tmiST iH Inr Klorl8t8, Seeilsmen. ntiti ticniers in wtiroB nertninlnK to those linos ONLY. I'lease to renicnibor It. Orders lor less titan one-halt inch space not accepted. ft# AdvertlHementH for 8t*i't, I.i Ihhuo must RKACH US by noon, Supt. 10. Address. THE AMERICAN hLORIST CO.. Chicago. Catalogues Received. Osc:ir R. Krienbcrg, Philadelphia, pansy seed; Jas. B, Wild& Bros , nursery stock; Albert Beiiz, Oouglaston, N. Y. pansies ; I'red W. Kelsey, New York, nursery stock ; J. M. McCulloiijjh's Sans, Cincinnati, O., bulbs, plant.s and seeds. Our Ancient Order. In response to the statement of a gen- tleman that he belonged to tin- most an- cient existing order, which originated in the time of Solomon, namely, the Free Masons, Mr. Geo Field, of Washington, responded: " I belong to an order still more ancient. It is the Free Sons of Gardeners and it originated in the Gar- den of Eden." Wilmington, Del. — The prospects for the floral exhibition in connection with the exhibition of the Peninsula Ilott. Society this month are very flattering. All local florists and amateurs will ex- hibit, and Mrs. T. Harrison Garrett, of Baltimore, will send two car loads of plants from her private conservatories, "The Water Hawthorn" is what the editor of the Otago, (N. Z ) ll'i/ness calls the Aponogeton distachyon and surely this is a prettierand happier name than "Hawthorn scented Cajie Pond wed" or "Winter Hawthorn," the names applied to this sweet and lovely little water plant by writers in England. Although a native of the Cape of tiood Hope it is hardy in outdoor ponds as far north as Boston, providing the roots are beyond the reach of ice, and as an out- door plant it blooms from September till May except during the icy season of winter, ."^s a greenhouse plant it will grow in vessels in very shallow water and bloom all winter long. It rests in sum- mer. A generous bloomer. Mav be in- creased by division or seed. W. I". EDWARD C. HORAX, WHOLESALE FLORIST, 36 WEST 29th Street, TIlP liride. Mtrini-t, iiod Am. It<>anti4*s. SPECIALTIES. NEW YORK. Mention American Florist Jk. S. KIMBALL, WHOLESALE CUT FLOWERS, 170 Lake street, tHICA. I give Special Attention to Shipping Orders. 2^' Cunsi^'nments solicited. Cut Flowers. NRw Turk, Auu '•^> Ki)Hen, llonH, (InntlerH, HcniM'tts M I'erlus, NlpliL'tojt. Souvs 2.C0 '.V(iur• KuseH.Teas $l(iO("ti.&0 Fancy ;i 00 r.o 4 00 Asters 1.00 Swoet IV'Hs U}(i6 .i^ AdlantuoiB I.IO ftf 1.60 Lily uf the valley t;.oo Hnillax V2M Pink pond lilies 10.00 lUiIlylmcka 4.00 Philadblphia, Auk. -.'<•. Roses, Teas J-.'.OO I'erleB, NlphetOB, Souvs :i 00 Ben n«tt8 l 00 M<.'rnielH. Cooks. Brides TkOO " La Krance. Nlele i". 00 Puritans H.OfI (Jontlors .'too ( -arn ail ons .75 liarrisil II lies 8.00 ('alias H IX) Sni ilax *4).00 (JIadtolus 1. 00 Aflitirs 1.00 Sweet Peaa. 1 uo LonKlttorura ttlies tl.OO (Sfi 10,00 CHICAGO Auu'.!H. Roses, Perles.Nlphetos $:i.00(<« 4.00 " Bons, Safranos 2.00 " Mermeta, 4 00 " La France Brides 5.00 Ani. Beauties 10,00 @ 12..'i0 Carnations, short XM Carnations, long .SO Smilax 20.00 Adian turns 1.00 A I y s s 1 1 m . '.i.') Callas la.-'iO Tuberoses l.-SO Heliotrope I/O Mit;nonette .60 Gladiolus 4.(0 .Mnri(,'oId8 m Mallyliocka l 50 A ra t II ni 12.50 Alters white .t;0 Asters colored ..'^o Wm. J. STEWART. Cut Flowers i Florists' Supplies -^ WHOLESALE ^=- 67 Bromfield St., BOSTON, MASS. REMOVAL. ( )winti to the rapid increase in bus-iness N. F. MCCARTHY & CO. Wholesale Florists ard Florists' Supplies, (»a Hromlielcl St.. liOSTON, MASS.. Kemoved Au^. l;")tli tci the new and spacious store 1 MUSIC HALL PLACE, off Winter St., where Hiey shall be prepared tu met't any arid all demands AT lYHOLESALE. The oTiIy establishment in the West growl riK Roses exclusively. 2(l.ii(i0 snuare feet of class deviited t<> the growth (»f the Hose We cut, pack and .shin the same day; thus enahllnt; the consumers tt> tfet fresh Hoses wlthtuit beinn handle*! the secniid time. We ship Cut Roses all over the country with perfect safety. Also all the leading varieties of young Rose plants for sale. ' GARFIELD PARK ROSE CO.. IG.SS West iMil(li.soii Street. Corner SI Louis Avenue. CHICAGO W. F. SHERIDAN. Wholesale & Commission Dealer in CUT FLOWERS, .^O \V.«t .-tOlli Sti.-.l. NKW YOKIi. I'OLUME III OF THE AMERICAN FLORIST, BOUND IN Half Leatheh. Price, $2 2^ AMERICAN FLORIST CO.. CHICAGO. Tho^. Young, Jii., ^ Co., Wholesale Florists, Ix.oiti't'K.* 1 y.\i l"vv>. 20 W. 24th St., SKW AOItK m ^^^'<., #• o / W. S. ALLEN, Wholesale Dealer in Cut Flowers, 36 EAST 23rd STREET, NEW YORK. K8TABI.1RUE1} 1S77. Price List Bent upon application. LaRoche & Stahl, plorists & (Commission /T)erchant' CUT r!*i.,owE;i«s!i», 1237 Ciiestnut Street, - - PHILADELPHK f'onHlKnments Solicited. Special attention paid tc etilpplng. Mention Asieuica.v Flohist. C. Strauss & Co., WHOLESALE ROSE GROWERS, ■IVIeplione 1177. WASH I NtiTON, U. C. IJoHcs phinticl for Wintir^X.SK-!( Souvenir de Woolton, Tiie Gem. Puritan, American Beauty. Annie Cook. Mad. Cusin. Papa Gontier. Ttie Bride. La France. Bennett. Perle, Mermet. And otluT StandHrd ^i.rts WHOLESALE FLORISTS, 165 Tremont Street. BOSTON MASS. We make a specially of shipping choice It'ises ar.c other Flowers, carefully packed, to all points !i. Wes*«rn and Middle States. Keturn TelfKram is st'it immediately wHeii I? Is Ini possible to fill your oruer. HAMMOND & HUNTER, Whuiesule dealers in Cut Flowers ^ Florists' Supplies 67 West 30th Street, NEW YORK. keiv^kicott bros., Wholesale o Plorists. ALL CUT FLOWERS IN SEASON. Write for price list. Conslsnnients solicited 37 Washlneton Street, CHICAGO. CUT FLOWERS The i-hoiee»t Cut Flowers at hiwe^t ruarkot rate« phlnpca§ tiiv bie 2e(et DOii grot^ev 'JBidjiigfcil ift. ein Jbfil bet 3f'i""9 '"''^ ''^n Slotiften geroibmct. Urn ben Aoilld)vitt be§ (MarlenbancS in VhneiifQ iid)tig fennen \u levnen, ift bie 3eil = id)ritt "Thu AmeiiciiQ Florist" unbebingt nottjroenbig. Tin *^3rei'o beijelben ift poito ftei 6 'JJJarf fa^rlic^. ^onbcntion amtrifanif^cr !B lumen jiii^tcr. rie Bieitc '"snbreSuevJaninilung ber (SeftU id) ift anieiifaniid)ev S^lninenjiiAlev fanb in bev ©tabt 9{ciu ?)orf am 21 , 22. nnb 33. Jlnguft I'talt nnb ftelllc fid) al^ bie griJBte t)er= ans, bie jt gel)alifn innibe. r"iefe (;^ffcll= fd)aft sa^lt jflU iibev 1100 aclioe 'DJfifgliebev nnb nid)( roenigei ol§ 7 lO beifelben bel^eiligs ten Ttd) an ber 9ieiD ?)oifer i'eviannnlnnj, n)eld)e in CooptT Union Hall an ber 31d)len ©trofie tngtc. (J§ ronrbcn Ifigltd) bvci ©itMingcu afagel)alten nnb cine an 3lbiDed)§^ hmg vcid)e ;')!eit)e Bon (SJegcnj'tanben ^nr iier- ^anclnng gebrad)!, n)eld)e fid) uiefit atlein anf bie (Snllnr alkviinter (JMq6 ge^ogenen ^!flan = ■,en eiftredle, lonbcrn and) ant bie ?Ut it)re5 SianSporteS.ben Rlein:iflan(en, AMnmen, J^lnnien^ fbrben, 3'0'ft'fUfiD'id)ien nnb aQen Sreib= f)an§;Wafc^inerieen, Jteffeln nnb :t«erat[)en oriangirt toorben. We^r ol3 75 Derid)icbene ginne'n |"tetlten il)re ©rjengniffe in ber .^oflf an^ uiib 1000 i)!arr in (Melbpreifen niurben fiir bie fd)ijnften iMnnienftiide anSgegeben. ^fnd) ©djlnf! ber ©ifjnng ant 24 Slngnft nal)men atle Witglieber ber I'erfanimlniig niit ifiren Jianicn an eincr groiien S)anipfer: IJrcnifion anf beni .rinbfon If)eil, iBeld)e Don bem i^lnnien;iid)lcr = 4>erein ber ©tabt 9JeiD ?)orf jii (il)ren ber (S>c\i^. NKW <'KOI' SKi:i> .irST AKKI\ KI> FKOM THI-: r tiiarkct purposes cverk'rown. " NKW CUdPSEKi)" put up in trade packets con- lainin*: :M\ seeds each. TrhimrtlcHii, 50e., ]{ii|>:not, 7fir. each. Printed directions ff Fruit ami Orna- mental Trees, Bulbs, Shrubs and Roses. Have a re- iiiaikalily tine stock of Standard, High Top Dwarf and - Dwarf Pear; Plum, Peach, Cherry, Apple, Quince, Russian and other Apricots. Grape Vines, both old and new. Currants, Gooseberries, Blackberries, Raspberries, Strawberries, etc. In fact a full line of Fruits and Ornamentals, both large and small. Prices Reduced to suit the times. Corre^jiondence solicited. Pi-I,,- r.isi Fr,;-. 34th YEAR. 700 ACRES. 24 GREENHOUBES. Address THE STORRS & HARRISON CO., PAINESVILLE, LAKE CO., OHIO. IN UOKCHKSTEK, SI.V MILKS FROM HO.STON. THE HELL-KXOWX KOSK (iKOW- IN*-ln. pots. $3.00 Sio 00 AiiipelojpsiH Witchii iiixl Ouin- qu4-fiilia, first size ivS 0(1. second size *fi.00 per lOU. CARNATIONS. Peerless. Kdnimlsji. Ilui/i-s Wliii.', I'cirtia. Crim- son King, IMilla.li.liihia. IliijsJule, Jus. Giirfleld and Mrs. Gailleld, lat siz.i' sio Ol, 2nd size JS. 110 per 100. Alegutiei-e. Kred .lolinson and Andalusia, Ist size »12.0U. 2nd size $10.00 iier tiundred. ^■IOLFTS. -Marie I.uuise and tiirK, .s. C. State Vice-President Society American Florists. Mention Amttrlcan Florist BOUND VOLUMES OF THE American Florist VOLUME II. Hanilsoinely bound in cloth with leather back and corners, and title lettered ou back in gill ma}' now he had from this office. American Florist Co., 54 La Salle St.. CHICAGO. 46 The American Florist. Sept. I, Aquatic Plants in Artificial Basins. To grow aquatics successfully water is aa absolute necessity of course, but one need not seek a water course or a pond to produce good and satisfactory results in the attetnpt to cultivate them. I'our yeari ago I constructed out of orilinary brick and cement a basin about seven feet across by fifteen inches deep and planted it with the beautiful Nym- pliea odorata, which commenced to bloom iHe first season, and has continued to throw up hundreds of large perfect flowers every season, and has bloomed continuously this season since the middle of May to the present time and at this writing (August 6) there are quantities of flowers. Two 3'ears ago I constructed two more of these basins and had them planted with Nymphea flava and N. cierulea, all of which do well. Last season I cleaned out one of these basins, put in about six inches of very rich earth, and planted a single root of the Nelumbiuni speciosum, which has grown until the little basin is completely filled with it, furnishing this season so far, twenty-six exquisitely colored flowers, from eight to ten inches across, and borne upon foot stalks stand- ing five and six feet above the water and many of the leaves reaching a diameter of eighteen to twenty inches. My inter- est has so increased in this beautiful gem of the aquatics that I intend to give them more space another season and perfect cultivation. Our winter season is so mild that no care of the roots is required except to mulch and cover with water. In one of my other basins I deposited last season a single root of Pontederia crassipes, which in a short time covered the water, giving some flowers late in the season. A few of the roots were wintered in the tank in thegreenhouseaudtransferred this spring to the basin again, where it has grown into a solid mass, and we have hundreds of the beautiful lavender flowers, short lived it is true, but it blooms so abun- dantly that we are never without them. From my experience it will be seen that a number of aquatics can be grown without an atjuatic garden, and those who attempt the cultivation of them in half barrel tubs, even, I am sure, will be well rewarded for their trouble. Macon, Ga. D. B. Woodruff. Dutch Bulbs. The weather in Holland this summer has been in general cold and rainy like in other countries, and so the season is more backward than ever. The harvest- ing of bulbs, in consequence, takes place much later tlun usual, as one of the principal objects in cultivation is to have the bulbs well ripened before taken up, for the flowering qualities may be injured by taking them from the ground at a too early period. So the time that the bulbs and especially hyacinths and narcissus, will be ready to be sent out in a well- ripened and sufficiently drieil stock, may be a fortnight later than in other years, when the shipments used to begin early in August. It is reported that several of the leading firms in the bulb trade will not begin sending out their bulbs until they are perfectly fit for the purpose, although it may be at a later period than in former years. This resolution is taken in the interest of the buyers, to sup])ly them with a perfect article. It is to be hoped that this system will be adopted more generally by the growers of bulbs. Haarlem, Holland, Aug. i, '88. WE ARE NOW BOOKING ORDERS FOR HYACINTHS, TULIPS, Single and Double NARCISSUS, Etc. Importing direct should write us for prices. Special rates to large buyers. Largest stock oi Hyacinths, Tulips, Polyanthus, Single and Double Narcissus, Narcissus Bicolor Horsfieldi, Poets Ornatus, Trumpet Major, Double Von Sion. R. VAN DER SCHOOT & SON- HILLEQONl, near Haarlen^, HOLLAND. TkAIlE AlAUl M POLMAN MOOY, WHOLESALE GROWERS OF DUTCH BULBS. HAARLEM, HOLLAND. SEE OUR GENERAL LIST FOR NOVELTIES AND SPECIALTIES. HEADQUARTERS KOR KORCINQ BULBS. Established in 1810. iVBjA^v 'voieic. IMPORTER OF DUTCH BULBS From P. VAN WAVEREN Jr. & CO., Hillegom, Holland. ROSES AND ORNAMENTAL TREES AND SHRUBS From THE BOOSKOOP HOLLAND NURSERY ASSOCIATION. Roman Hyacinths, Paper White Narcissus, Freesias, Lilium Candidum and Harrisii, Azalea Indica, etc. Send for Catalogues. Kl I ,|-iS IMPORTERS of FORCING BULBS. \^J \, ) A^A^^k^.^ SEND YOUR LIST FOR PRICES. OU^i«I«IK> :bi^O{S., Seedsmen and Florists, FALL BULB CATALOGUE NOW READY. WRITE FOR IT. ROMAN HYACINTHS, ^ PAPER WHITE NARCISSUS, CANDIDUMS, TULIPS, ^ LILY OF THE VALLEY, HYACINTHS. J. C. VAUGHAN, CHICAGO, IRISH AND SWEDISH JUNIPERS. b'roiii imt' Lu lour leet treus. triiiiined to single stem.'*, one and three times transphiHled. Also HINZES WHITE CARNATION. For prices and samples address JOSEJI»H[ HBJUVHv, FUJlllST ANM NlTRSKHVM.\ N, JACKSONVI1 LK, ILL. Adiantums and Pteris Serrulata Fine strong plants, 4-inch pots. Will Exchange for good Perle Roses. ty Write at once. S.tNDUSKV, OHIO. Cittracts iiiiide now for Kail I>ellvery 1888 lapanese Lily BiilCs Japanese Seeds, Trees, Shrubs. Calllorala Lily Bnltis Conifers, Palms and Bamboos. H. H. BERGER & CO., 315 & 317 Washington Street, San Francisco, Calik()Unia. Send fur Estimates. Established 1878. HIGLEY'S TRADE LIST OF SEEDS, PLANTS. BULBS AND FLORISTS' REQUISITES Now out. It you do not receive one, seud for it. AddresH HENRY G. HIGLEY, CBDAR KAFIDS, lA . Mention American Florist. i888. The American Florist. 47 AUGUST ROLKER & SONS, 4-« I)ey St., NEW YOKK, Supply tbe Trade with SEEDS, BULBS, And nil kitul^ of FLORISTS' SUPPLIES. Price List mailed on application. Bulbs, Immortelles, Etc. SPECIAL PRICES ON LARGE QUANTITIES. J. A. DEYEER, (Formerly of DeVeer & Boomkamp.) 183 Water St., New York:. SOLE AGENT FOR THE GENERAL BULB CO., Vogelenzang, (Holland.) U. BREMONO FILS, Ollloules, (France.) P'all CatalofEues now ready. 1*^66 to applicants in the trade. PORCING gULBS. ROMANS AND DUTCH HYACINTHS, NARCISSUS, LILIUM HARRISII AND Candidum, Tulips, Freesias, Etc. Send for prices by the 100 ur 1000. Special list will be ready in AuKust. A. GIDDINGS. Danville III. C. H. ALLEN, (Successor to C. L. ALLEN 4 CO.) BULB GROWER TO THE TRADE ONLY, JAMESPORT, N. Y. GatalogueH ready in August. Office during Convention, 36 E. 23rd st.. N. Y. CUT ROSES. T-ca*!!!!^^ sorts— II. V. anil T<'a, Purc-liasers* Selection— white, colored, or aasort^^l. Cut with l<>n(; steins, carefully packed. Promptly Kxprcssed, «i2.00 per 100. Cash with the order. ^M. H. SALTER, P.O.Box.^?. KOCHKSTKH. N. Y. FOR SALE, in FINE CONDITION Adiantiim Ciineatiim I'erdi.z. Per 100 From6-incli pots »6.00 J*'> 00 •• 5 •■ " 5-00 .Tfi no " 4X " " 4 00 ;iO 00 " 4 " •• 3. CO 22 DO •• m" " 2 ■■<) 18-00 " m" •■ Per lOOU, $75.00 100 Address WM. BENNETT, FLOE,IST, TiAMiKwrnsk^ KILLS '.^■v vt u FISHKILL- ^•lA.'HUV^' HUDSON. N.Y. BERMUDA EASTER LILY (Zv. M^^ieieiSII.) . WE HAVE fi VERY EINE LOT OE THE ABOVE LILY. r> -tt) 7 iia<3li«j-« in Circumference ('i $6.50 per 100, |6o.ikj per 1000. T to S> iixolies in Circumference Oi Jio.oo per icx), J95.00 per icxx). Free on board, cars in New YorVc. 3 cDP=?EDE:F=e :E.A.F=ei_^:^. V. H. HALLOCK & SON, QUEKNS, NEW VORK. LILIUM HARRISII 5 to 7-in. $& per 100, $75 per 1000 7 to 9-in. f 15 per 100, J125 per loco WHltE Roman Hyacinths EXTRA SELECTED, 13.50 per 100, J33 00 per 1000. PAPER WHITE NARCISSUS, ?'.75 per 100, $i4.(X) per 1000. Henry A. Dreer, 714 Chestnut Street, PHILflDELPHIfl, 'B: E. jMoiVi^E^isTEFe, -WHOLESALE DEALEK IN- iBBaSe^'riTn^n^^nier R GO lllSllGSiiL-iups''" '■" fiUlDSsir "' """• -*• I'luiues.elc 22 Dey Street, NEW VORK. A,i^!nK CliinipH Troiii Open t^riMinil. i:llWAl{l)Sll, SCAIll.KT KINIJ. PlIll.A ltKl> l)e (iUAW. KASCINATIO.V. K'Ncl of CUl MSONS, Ji'i IKI PIT IIKI; S'lO IKI piT iKKI I'OUTIA, DI'KK ••! oltANGK. ('IIKSTKK IMtlDK. lll.S/.KS WIIITK, CUACK Wll, )Klt. Ktc, ^s U(l PIT hundred. A few e.xtni stronit S.\11I,A.\, :i-in. pots, $4.00 pit 100. W. R. SHELMIRE, Avondale, Chester Co., Pa. THE ILLUSTRATED Dictionary of Gardening A Practical and Scientific Encyclopaedia of Horticulture for Gardeners and Florists. Edited by GEO. NICHOLSON. of the Royal Botanic Gardens. Kew. England. A most valuable work of reference for florists and all interested in horticulture. PRICE, for the set of seven handsomely bound volumes, $21.00. J. ARWOT PENMAN. 12 Dey Street, NEW YORK. Sole Afient fur the United States and Canada. Orders may also be addressed to the AMERICAN FLORIST CO., 64 La SaUe Street, CHICAGO. GLAZIER POINTS WITH OK WITHOUT Lirs. I'm. in April and May, 1H8S. No more CLIMBING OVER the glass. NEW MODE OF SETTING, Commencinfir at the top instead of the bottom. The.'*ft points liolil better than all others. No 1 will hold ^'la^s i0xl5, and No. 2 will hold glass 18x24, not allowinn it to slide Vs-inch in five years. Glass fastened with them, and the methods of usln^f these points, will be fully shown at the coming FLORAL EXHIBITION In New York in August next. FOK SALE IN Boston. Mass., by Wm. J. Stewart, 67 Brnmtteld St. New Yokk, by Peter Henderson & Co., ;Jo and ;i7 Cortlandt street. Chicago, by J. C. Vauchan, ur. w. Washinirton St Keta-I without lip 50c., with lip 75c. per 1000. Pin- cers ;)0c. Liberal discount on iarye orders. B. B. CHANDLER, Patentee and Manufacturer, HYDE PARK, MASS., U. S. A. ONLY POTTERY MAKING A SPECIALTY OF Flower poTS THE WHILLDIN POTTERY CO., 713 & 715 WHARTON ST., PHILADELPHIA. Fair Hill Terra Gotta Works jacob s. cassel. No. 2341 N. Seventh St., PHUADELPHI*. II1ii'*tnit4'(l ('atal<'k.'ue free upon appHratlnn. GOLDSESATomzEiS FOR ATHOUSAND ANC ^ONE USES. merits; i 'U will t i)art with it. For Flowers, Window (iardenliiR, Hou.so Plants, DestroylnK InsectB, 1 and for various One sprays. .Most natural substitute for f ok or dew. By dipplnif in water while closed, fills instantly. Ball finely perfr>ra- ted; spray controlled by pressure of harirl. blze of lemon squeezer. Wci^'ht, 5 oz. KxcIiiHive Terrl- t»»rv to A|;entH. Sells k to lay (Hit a carpel tn'.l, .T fjuH-y de^l^:Il on the lawn, and iMTliap> more dtllHult to choose the proper plant?- ti' harmimizc..*o n-s to tiivo the best elTectJ». The object of these drawing's Is to osfitst Kardencrs and aniateurf*. and to enable thera to choose tlie proper plants fur their work. It Is expecteii>l>rns. This, our Seconk KiutU'.n. cohmsis ^^i over 100 desimis, finely engraved, on ku.mI pn[»er. nicely bound, sent i>re-pald to any addre-«s tm receipt of Trice, A3. GEO. A. SOLLY & SON. tfrKINGHiOaJ. MASS so The American Florist. Sept. I Burnt Earth. I can recommend this for general use. The first illustration of its value which came in my way was when engaged in carrying out a new garden a short time ago. I was greatly surprised upon enter- ing the glass-houses to see the luxuriance and beauty of the young stock of plants, especially of gloxinias, ferns, palms, foliage plants, and cucumbers, and on inquiry I was told that, owing to dearth of silver-sand and leaf-mold, burnt earth had been added liberally to the soils. The most delicate-rooted plants luxuri- ated in what was little else than crude topspit loam with a liberal admixture of the burnt earth. It may be well to add that only the very finest siftings had been used. It would seem, therefore, that owners of old town gardens, in which the soil has lost its ordinary mechanical properties, may benefit themselves by partially burning and remixing the soil. William Earlky. [The value of this material in pro- moting root development was shown ex- perimentally by the editor some years ago. — Ed.] — Gardeners' Chronicle. The New Zealand Mountain Lily. [Ranunculus Lyallii.) A year or two ago Harry Waterer, of Philadelphia, imported and sold a lot of these in this country. At that time it was causing quite a stir in Europe on account of its massive proportions and uncommonly handsome large white an- emone like flowers. But few people suc- ceeded in growing it to perfection and mostly because, they now admit, they coddled it too much. And it was a scarce plant because it is a difiicult subject to import alive, and the seeds take from one to three years to germinate ; in the case of home grown seed that had been sown as soon as ripe, however, we are informed by English growers that it has germin- ated in four to six weeks. The London Garden of December 31, 1S87, contains a well executed colored plate of this hand- some species. Nicholson calls it the " N. Z. Water Lily," Robinson the " N. Z. Shepherd's Water Lily," and Millt;r mentions these two names and also that of " Rockwood Lily." Now in an excellent article on the New Zealand buttercups in the Otago (N. Z.) Witness of June 15, and just to hand, it is called the "Mountain Lily," and judging from the accompanying description this surely is the most ap- propriate name. "Foremost among the species (ranun- culus) in size is the well known "Moun- tain Lily " (R. Lyallii), the largest known member of the family. It occurs plentifully in the mountains of Canter- bury and Otago at altitudes varying from 2,000 to 4,500 feet, according to the cli- mate. It is most often found covering old moraines, growing in peat between rocks in situations where the water from melting snow trickles down nearly all the summer. Often it covers many acres of ground showing a fine sheet of white blossoms at the flowering time. In cul- tivation it is easily grown in any shady situation where a peaty soil can be ob- tained and abundance of water during early summer. It is not in any sense a bog plant, as so many have supposed, and is easily injured by too much water when not in leaf. The splen- did pure white flowers and large saucer- like leaves render this a very attractive plant." PALMS, ORCHIDS and DFXORATIVE PLANTS. Immense Stock, at Low Prices to the Trade. ROSE HILL NURSERIES, New Roctielle N. Y. 409 FIFTH AVENUE, NEW YORK. TEA-SCENTED and OTHER ROSES, 30,000 iisi i=>CD~r^. Olerrxatis, S0,000 in i3ots. Grand plants, fit for shipment at any time. 200,000 Dwarf Roses for Fall Delivery. Our collection is unequaled, and the plants promise to be exceptionally fine. 20 ACRES FRUIT TREES. 10 ACRES RHODODENDRONS. Descriptive and Priced Lists mailed on application. JOHN CRANSTON & CO., KINGS ACRE NURSERIES, ESTABLISHED 1785. HEREFORD, ENGLAND. ORCHIDS! ORCHIDS! Many additions of Choice New varieties this season. Send for New Catalogue. ORCHIDS Cheap as Good Roses. Send 8 two cent stamps for Catalogue and Plate. BRACKENRIDGE & CO.. Govanstown, Md. ORCHIDS. NEW AND RARE PLANTS, ETC. A very extensive Stock of Orchids : EAST INDIAN, MEXICAN'. CENTKALand SOUTH AMERICAN, ETC. PITCHER I'LANTS, a large Collection. NEW AND RARE HOTHOUSE AND GREENHOUSE PLANTS, carefully grown, at lowest rates. Finest Winter BIooiuin»f Ki.ises. Clematis, etc ; DUTCH IIULBS. large importations from leading growers in tlolland. Fruit and Ornamental Trees. fW Catalogues on application. JOHN S.00 per hundred. J- T>jvxji*.:Epa"c:;:E, F. A RIEChbRS & SOHNE A. G.. Florists, IIA:>llilIRG, GKKMANY. Largest stock of Azalea indica. Camellias. Lilies of the valley for the wholesale tra3e. Price list on application. PRIMULA OBCONICA FINE. HEALTHY PLANTS. PETER FISHER, SURPLUS STOCK CARNATIONS I'cr 100 4000 Hinzes White J.5.00 .^10 I'ortia. fine scarlet 5.00 200 Grace Wilder 6 00 ;iO0 Henderson 4.00 200 Mrs Carniege 5.00 :!00 Qarfleld 5.00_ The above are all tine, l)U8h7 plants from open urouDd, and healthy. READY SEPTEMBER 15. CASH WITH ORDER. TiOO Maria Louise Violets. Terru.s on application. E. B. JENNINGS, Carnation Grower. Mention American Florist. i888. The American Florist. 51 -^25,000 MUSA ENSETE, The Great Abyssinian Banana, Best Decorative Plant for the hawn. THRLES NU'HETOS, BRIDES, CATHERINE MERMET. PURITANS, LA FRANCE, Mad. CUSIN. Etc. HARDY PLANTS OF ALL VARIETIES. Prices extremely low can \^& had on application. ]=>>A.. Of Harrisburg, Pa., will be at the New York Convention ready to talk printing and meet his friends. He wants all the florists to see his exhibit and ask questions as freel}' as they please. The long promised help for florists and cut Uower workeis will be at the conven- tion, at last completed, and well completeil Look for it — you'll want a copy surely. Ate still offering the most complete assortment 0/ young, smooth, thfifty Stock in America. BUDDED APPLES, STANDARD PEARS, DWARF PEARS (High and Low Hen.:...!! PLUMS, CHERRIES, PEACHES, QUINCES, RUSSIAN APRICOTS, GOOSE- BERRIES, CURR.VNTS, and a full line of Ornamental Trees. Shrubs, Etc. Also Extra Sized Standard Pears of the Finest Quality. Special Inducements to Buyers in large quantities. Tra«le List out August I&t. FIELD-GROWN CARNATION PLANTS. HINZKS WniTK, GAKKIBI.D and other choice varieties. $8 (W per lUO, .^■'0 m per 1000. GERANII'.MS in var.. .1 and 4-.n. pets. S4.00 per ICO. CYCLAMEN PEHSICUM. strone bulbs , dry, $8. 100 KICHAKDIA ALBA MACULATA. drr bulbs, llrst size. fS.OO lUO. Second size, So. 00 per 110. E. HALL &. SON, CLYDE, O. CHEAP AZALEAS. The fine collection belonging to the estate of the late A. N. CURTIS. These plants are well grown, in from lo-in. to iS-in. pots, and MUST BE SOLD THIS FALL. Write for particulars to M. I. O'BRIEN, Florist, Tc CHOICE FLAHTS. We oiler in priiue quality for Aug:, delivery. Per l)nz. Oleander. Double White, 4-inch J2.U0 Pasaittiira princeps, Mrcint;. 4-inch 4.U0 Gloxiiiias in buds, extra tine 2.U0 Anamundu k'randitlora 4-inch pots 4.0O Tree Mignmiette i Las.mia alljai, 3-inch 2 00 Bouvardm. Douhle Yellow, 3-inch 2.00 Melak'UL-a hyperluifoha. Hne. 4-inch 2.U0 G*)niata canariense. very free blooming. 4-inch 2.0U MyrtU3 communis (Bridal Myrtle), 4-incb 2.00 Per 100 Smilax.2-jnchpnt9 $3.00 PomeKrunate Le^rrelhe rl. pi. yellow striped red 4. CO Oleander, siniiie white and double pink 4 00 Marochal Niel. 2-inch pots il 00 (Jloire de I>ij'iii, 2-tnch pots 4 00 LaniHrque. 'J-inch pots y.OO Aiiip'*l"P«is liiiyalli. 2-inch pots 400 TritdiiiJi ri.ijillina, :i-inch pots 5.00 A^HpaiUhur* umhelhitus. 3-inch pots 6.00 Gynerium ari-'cnleuin, 3-inch pots 5 00 Pterin tremuhi, '.i-lneh pots 3.00 lO.UlJU Itowes aswurted. beat sorts. Send list for rices from 2%. 3 or 4-inch pots. Illustrated Cata- OKue of 100 pages mailed Free to all applicants. Address KAMZ & NEUIMER. WK MUST HAVE THE ROOM, and oiler 2i>oo SMILAX at iSn.50 per looo. (;o(»d strong plants. Also surplus roses best sorts in 4-Inch pots. THE FLORAL EXCHANGE, i',U riiestnut Street. PuiLADELrHlA. PA. LILIUM LONGIFLORUM. We liavi, a tine -t,,ik ,,t tlie LA ST. .lOSKI'H'S or ItKKMI l>.\ I.ILIKS. Kxtra larne bulbs have nrodnted lw,,an,l three .^teiiis witii ironisti, 12 per- fect tlowerw to each stem. We olfer them at I'erlOO li-inches in circumference % 6.00 8 ■• •■ 8.00 10 " •• 10 00 Special rates to purchasers of lari^e quantities. 140 Canal Street. NEW OKLE.\NS. LA. SMILAX FOR EASTER IN QUANTITY FOR THE TRADE. STOKM KING FIICHSI A-Well rooted Cut- tings, $3,(K) per lOU. as gnnd as pot plants. FUCHSIA PHENOI\IINAL-»;.n0 per 100, or will exchange for Chrysanthemums and (Jeran* lums of aome varieties, and dbl. Abut. Thomps. F. E. FASSETT i BRO., HIGH GRSDEPaNSIES A SPECIALTY. After a thorough trial of the most noted strains of Pansies in cultivation, we conHdentty recom- mend the following to the trade as a long way ahead of all others, for iji/.e or colors : Our Iinprovetl Uiant Triinardeau as the best for market. And New Fr^nrli Fancies as Extra. Trade Packages of either variety at $1 each. Seed of our iiwn growth. We have proved these to be the highest quality of Pannles at the present day, and are the same as we exhibited in Boston in May luj^t. DENYS ZIRNGIEBEL. SMILAX AND CARNATIONS. .Sniilax from ;t-lD
  • «&3-in. K.OO 4-inch.... 12.50 '* '* nana, 2^-in. 4.00 " 3.lnch *;.00 Hydrangea Thos. liopg & Hortensis.vl^-inch fi.OO Hydrangea Thos. Hogg & liortensis. 4-inch 1000 (Jardeniji Kadicans. :i-ln.... fi.OO Florida 2W-in.... 5.00 Echeveria Secunda Glauca 3-inch 4 OU Oleanders, white. 2 to 3 ft. 15. OU Perennial Phlox, good as- si, lUchoice varieties, 2-lnch 3 00 l{o.s4> (ieraniuiim, tine plants 3.00 Oxalis, pink 3 00 I'erennial Phlox, 8 varieties 5 00 Hihi»i(-U8, 5 varieties. 2-lnch 5.00 Address f^ 5 GRIFFITH, Jackson Co. Independence, Mo. (Independence Is well located for shipping, being R Tnllen flA*t of Krhra.* ritT. • F=>.A.1SI^I] My collection of Pansies hiis ft>r years attrHcted a great deal of attention. Florists and aniateurs both conceding them to be of the highest quality. My Collection received Premiums wherever Exhibited. Pansy seeds, all varieties, mixed, per ounce. ?s.Ol); 1-Souncf. $1.00. Triniardeau and all the large ilowerlng kinds, mixed. iUWl st'Ods fl (JO. Send for price list. OSCAR R. KREINBERG. box 294 Philadelphia. Pa. THE BEST AND CHEAPEST Double Petunia Seed \P. hybrtda grandtjlura fi. pi.) In the market. For sale to the trade by the grower. NORTH SAANICU, B. C, CANADA. 52 The American Florist. Sept. /, The Stephanotis, This, in common with otlier climbers and twiners that either flower from the previous season's growth or an extension of it, should have whatever pruning the)- require carried out as soon as they have done blooming. Where the shoots of stephanotis that were made the preceding year were shortened to anj- extent in spring in the way that some plants re- (juire, the chances are that few, if any flowers will be forthcoming. When the plants have plenty of root-room, either by giving them large pots or when plant- ed out, they consequently make much growth, and it is more necessary to cut them in freely than when thej' are less vigorous. The stephanotis will do with its roots much more confined than most things. Even when grown in pots, provided the drainage is good, large specimens will keep on flowering and making growth annually without being repotted. It usually happens that they do better when the soil has got crowded with a mass of roots than they do the season after more room has been given them ; but the case of young specimens that have not yet attained the size they are required to, they should not be allow- ed to go too long without being repotted, as if this hajipens the top growth will be retarded. It will be better to repot any ])lants that require more room now than defer the work until spring. — G., bi Lon- don Garden. .TA.S. ORITTPITH, THE ;; PIONBEH •: MANCPACTUHBB :: LN " THE :: TTEBT. »'•/-. Main Street. ■ - CINCINNATI, OHIO. SEND FOR WHOLESALE PEICE LIST. S0METHIJ1Q MIW. Look for us at the Convention. Philadelphia Imniortelle Design Co., 904 Filbert St., Pfiiladelpfiia. Pa. IMPROVED GLaZING. ]. M. Gasser's Patent Zinc Joints, For butting glass without laps; mabeB it air and water ti^jht; saves tuelend glass. No breakage from frost. Also the best improved fuel oil Burners for steam boilers. Send for sample and price Ut»t. J. TWI. oa.s!Se;be, 101 Eucli.l Avenue. CLEVELAND, O. Mention American Florist. The Best Steam Boiler For Greenhouse Heatini!;. STEADY FIRE NIGHT AND DAY. EASILY CONTROLLED. AUTOMATICALLY REGULATED. Send for Circular. FERGUSON BOILER COMPANY, No. I J and ^ CImrcli St., ALBANY, N. Y. @menltg:u§i WW^ Sfflt J Wt^^^S ^i^lKi Large quantities of our Pipe are in use in Green- houses throughout the West, to any of which we refer as to its excellent quality. Pipe can be easily put together by any one, very little instruction being needed. Hot-Water Heating, in its Economy and Superi- ority, will repay in a few seasons its cost. Mention American Florist. ESTSBLISHED, 1866. Floral Wire Designs, Manufactured by 335 East 21st Street. - NEW YORK. ^% ¥!i!if M.t4. i&» 93 to III W. Lake St. CHICAGO SYRACUSE POTTERY GO. Ships (ireenhnuse ^'lowt-r I'uts to Maine. Fhtrida. California and Texas -every where— in crates only, but with no charge for crates urcartage. New clay mill, two engines, new revolving moulds turn (put Hnest, smoothest and most perfectly Hnished pots in the market. No more rough pots. Send for frt. rates and prices of 'JO sizes (thunibs to ](;-ineh) packed to order, our great cut in the prices of our 17 READY PACKED CRATES has given US an immense trade all over the South and West. No Pottery ships so far, so securely and so cheap as we do it. Our new revolving machines finish pots tlner than any hand-made pot, and we carry a big stock ready to ship the day the cash comes. No traveling men; no notes uraccounts. GREENHOUSE POTS Hre our great specialty. We have three sizes of df ep "Kose Pot.s" at*:i.76. S4,(XlandW.:Cper lUOU. We pack crates ol mixed sizes to order. A crate usually weighs 400 Ihs. and goes at buyer's risk and frt. We give samples in tlrst crate. We ship on receipt of order and cash and witlliiut ilelay. PRICES PER CRATE, CASH WITH ORDER: a.lSUThumbs, 2.626 2M-inch. 1.876 2M-inch, 1.:100 special 3-tn., 1.150 3-inch. tS.OO; 8.00; 7.26; fi.OO; 6.60; 876 3M-lnch, fiOO 4-inch, ,S60 4H-inch, 320 5-Tnch. 160 e-inch, $5.60; 4.76; 3.S0; 4.40; 3.50; J. N. PERKINS, Manager. Syracuse. N. Y. THE EVANS CHALLENGE VENTILATING APPARATUS. 1st. 2Dd 3rd. 4tb. FOR ESTIMATES, PLEASE GIVE FOLLOWING DIMENSIONS: Give the number of sashes t<.» be lifted. Give the length and depth of sushes, (depth is down the root.) Give the length of bouse. Give the height from the ground to the comb of root . Give tlie thickness and width of rafters or sash bar. HAND TURNED EARTHEN WARE Price List for 1888. 21^-inch..,. per 100, If ..'lO S-inch.... per 100, S 6.50 3^-inch " Xii 9-inch " 6.75 4 -inch.... " 88 10-inch.... " 8.00 5 -inch--- " 1 .'IS 12-inch.... " ■ 23.50 6 -inch..., " 2 -iO 14-inch.... " 60.00 7 -inch.... " 3 76 IC-inch.... " 100.00 N(j charges for package or cartage. Send $1.00 for sample barrel before purchasing elsewhere. All florists will tind it to their advantage to do so, as we make the best and strongest ware in the market. Terms cash. Address ail communicatiODB to HILLFIMUEK ItKUS., Fort Edward, M. Y. j888. The American Florist. S3 ESTABLISHED 1854. ^n. THE FLAT TOP TYPE Wrought Iron Hot Water Boilers. Ca'iacity from 350 to 10,000 feet of four-inch pipe. Send for New I.ist. PETER DEVIIVE, 387 s. Canal St., CHICAGO. Ives' Putty Machine. Patented Jan. 8, 1887. The I'owt device ever invented for laving putty iish perfect!: _.^... _- ^ „ - 3S. 1 work of five men In beddinj; gliiss, With this yuu can make old leaky sash perfectlj -■ -■ 11 will do the light withtiut reniovinjf the glass, work of five men in heddinj; glass. Seiit by Express on receipt of price, $3.00. J. H. I¥ES. Daxbury. Cosn. 9 MOLE TRAP For deHtroyiiiA^ Kfound inolew in Uwhh, J>ark8^ gardens and cemeteries. The only 1*KK^K('T mole trap la existence. Ciuarnnteed to rntch molea ^vliere nil oilier trapn fniV. S<*ld bj •eedfltnen, Affricalttiral Implement and Hardwain de&lerB, or Bent by express on receipt of 82*00 bj H.W HAIiFS. RIDGEWOOD N. JT Conservatories GREENHOUSES, ETC. Erected In any nart of the U. S. or Canada Glazed on the Helliwell Pat. Imperishable System OR WITH PUTTY. For further testimonials, illustrated catalogue 01 estimates address JOSEPHUS PLENTY. HOPTICULTURAL AND SKYLIGHT WORKS. Offices, Hi Pearl Street, NEW YORK. '15 YEARS' Experience. The gurney Saves 33'; per cent in fuel.' 62 I! [1 7 """Al ll '1 l.<'l l,T Croiii TIloiiiUH <;r;iy, of Klt<-hlMirK, .Mims.. GURNEY "OT^|T" KlTCIIBritc;. Ma.sm.. April ID. Ixs8. Iiciir Sirs; In answer t" yon i». itHklng my n|iiiiiijii (if the (inrtiey Unt \Val«T Heater wlilcli yon sold nie. wtinld nay that I have Iki'I llllei'ii years'exuerlence In heat!ii»{ hoi hoiiwen liy water, ami tiiiiHt say the iJnrney Ill-liter pnrcha>*ed of you has proved Itnelt :i wonder, both in power and t-cnotny, ii-iiiL' one-thlrrl U'sh fiii'l Id jfet -laine resullB ili:iri liny heater 1 have t-ver used. The 'rirk-liriC'l pi-t | inn^lder a Mpfnal feature. a-- It renders <'niiiliUMtlon e<|Ual IhrouKliout the entire pnt. Yours truly, Thomas (;kav. Florist. Jjt (Must Catalogue & Testimonial Sheet Free. ^. Gurney Hot Water Heater Co. MML 'mJiMmm\m] .'si'ii'iaiilayi', 237 Franklin Street, BOSTON. MASS. SELLING A. i i M ■- i .v u VV Monroe St., ChicHKo. III.; T. It. Ch.\he. :(1 Kdiiiurul I'lacu, Detroit. .Vllcli.; Wnii^.i ' . t; i i ■. hit Jt To l:u Third St.. I'orllHnil. OreKoii; J. L. KKI9B1E. 52t) I'lillu. .**t,, CovliiKton. Ky.; V.\i.h Jc Mt iLljui'U. lij. IH A'ili Haselt St.. ('luirlt'Htnii. s. C. Menikin this Pai'EH. ESTABLISHED 1853. — : THE? :— 0. K. STEAM GENERATOR Is especially adapted to warming GREENHOUSES, GRAPERIES AND CONSERVATORIES. Special features insure Economy, Simplicity, Durability, BURNS SOFT COAL OR WOOD. GiTlni; best results with letistlabur and fuel, lar" Send for DEsrHiiTiuv. THE H. B. SMITH CO.. 510 Arch Street. PHILADELPHIA. PA. Mention American Klnrist. Reduce your Coal Bills xPURM AN STEAM HEATER tr ^^i mlWlF^I^ ESPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR '^B ^Hl^H^H^H^HI^ WARMING GREENHOUSES. Gives a most uniform beat niKbt and day. Can be mn with less attaotion, and a SAVING of fully 20 to 25 Per Cent. In Fuel over any other method. Burns HARD or SOFT COAL. Endorsed by leading florists. Send for full Illustrated Catalogue. ^iHiwHiK tiow tu pipe uiiu neat a noui^e by steam. Address HEKKNUEEN MANUFACTUKINtori of their eimrmuiis heating: capacity and Increased !ti|uare leet of boiler surface. and positive rirculitti'm, they are the only rapid circulating Hi>t-Water Ileators made. At a lest made the li'tli i>f .Ian nary. IKss. nt the works of the A. A. (irlttinK Inm Co., .lerwey City. N.J., (manufacturers of the •• BINDV ItadlRt(irs) where all the leading makes ot Mot-Water Heaten* hav-» been tested more puwer was developed, with less fuel, than any heater ever tested there. SKNI) KoK CIIU'UI-AIW. RICHARDSON d- BOYNTQN. 84 IvALE St., Chicago, MANrFACTl'RERS. 232 & 234 Water St., New York. Mention this paper 54 The American Florist. Sept, /, Index to Advertisers. AdvertlslriK Kates, etc. Allen, C.H Alien. W.8 Ball, ChaB I) Bastow, W.D Benard, E Bennett. Wm Benz. Albert Berger, H. H.&Co.... Bock, Wm. A Boyson, Jas. L BracbenridKe & Co Brapue Jj. B Brenneman & Petter- 8(»n Burrows, J. G Casper. L. A Ciissell, JO Chandler, B. B Cook. J Cranston, Jno& Co Currie BroB *^urwen, John Jr I)e Forest Ely Z.& Co. t)e Veer, J. A ... Devine, Peter niez, John L., &Co.... Dilger, Wm DlHon, J. Li 43 Oreer. H. A M>, ElPott. B. A Evans Maurice Kassett. F. E. & Bro FerKuson Boiler Cn... wisher, Peter Floral Exchant-'e. The Foster, F. W Garfield Park Rose Co Gasser, J. M Glddings, A Goldman, M Grey, Benj Griffith. Jas Griffith,N.S Gurney Heater Co . Hales. H. W M Hall, E. ASons lA Hallock,V.H.,&Son.. 47 Hammond, Benj 47 Hammond & Hunter.. ^\ Heinl, Joseph 44'i Herendeen Mfg. Co... r».'i Herr, Albert M 45 Herr,Danl. K 41 HlKley. Henry G 40 Hilflnger Bros iH UltchinesA Co 54 Hoen, Ernest 41 Hooker. H. M 54 Httran, Edw C 4:i ives. J.H W Jansen, Ed 45 Jennings, J. B M) Joosten. C. H 4fi Rennlcott Bros 43 Ketten. Bros 48 Kimball, AS 43 King, .lames KreinberM, Oscar R hJick, W.C La Roche & Stahl Lau, Paul F Laurence, J Lockland Lumber Co Low, Hugh & Co McAllister. F. K McCarthy, N. F. &Co. McFarland, J. Horace.. McTavlsh.G. A Maitre, H Mathews, Wm.... Merrick, A. T Michel Plant&SeedCo Miller. Geo. W Monon Route Mduy. Polman Myers & Co Nanz ^ Neuner Newman & Suns, J O'Brien. M. 1 Penman, Jaa. A Perkins. J. N Phila. Im. DesignCo . .. Plenty, Josephus Quaker City Mch. Wks Heed & Keller Reichers. F A &Sohne Richardson & Boynton Roemer, Frederick.... Rolker. A. & Sons Salter, WH SauI,.I»ihn Schafer. John Schiller & Mailander.. Schneider, Fred flchulz. Jacob ScoUay, John A Shelmire, H. R Sheridan, W. F Siebrecht & Wadley. . . Situations. Wants Smith. H.B. Co Smiths. Powell&Lamb Solly, Geo. A Spuoner, Wm. H Steffens. N Stewart. Wm. J 43. Stimson, E. A....' Stnrrs & Harrison Co.. Strauss. C.&Co Studer, N 4% Thompson, G.,&8on8. Thomson. J. 8. R Van derSchootA Son. Vaughan, J.C....43. 46, Washburn, Andrew... Weathered, Thos.W.. Welch Bros Whllldin Pottery Co.. Wittbold. Geo Wolff. L. Mfg. Co Wood, LC.&Bro Young, Thos. Jr..i Co. Zirngiebel, Denys Memphis, Tenn. — Henry .Vioore has decided to put in. team for heating, using one large boiler to heat his 20,000 feet of glass. Jno. M. G^'ft will continue as manager for another year. Harry Lan- ham has built several new rose houses. Weather has been hf^t and dry and busi- ness in general dull ?s most of the flower buyers have left the city for cooler places. We have several thousand extra fine plants grown in 4-inch pots from two-eyed cuttings at the foiiow- iny: low prices : p^^ jOg PEHLES and NIPnBTO=i $12 UO MEKMETSandLA FRANCE )2.00 BON SILBNB and SAKRANO 10.00 J. L. DILLON Bloomsburg, Pa. GREENHOUSE HEATING ANO VENTILATING. Superior Hot Water Boilers. JOHN A. SCOLLAY. 74 & 76 Myrtle Ave., Brookyn, N. Y. %^ Sei.»d for Catalogue. Found Guilty i of selling the highest priced, cheapest made and largest coal consuming STEAM AND HOT WATER BOIEER manufactured. If you ave interested in the above, and would like to know what your brother florists have to say, send stamp for circu'ars. 25 Beverly Street, BOi5TON, MASS, Sectional View FOR HEATING GREENHOUSES GRAPERIES, POULTRY-HOUSES, ETC. ALSO FOR HEATING WITH HOT WATER UNDER PRESSURE. VENTILATING APPARATUS For Raising Sashes in Greenhouses. GALVANIZED SCREW EYES And Wire for Trellis Work. Send for Catalogue. f hos. 1. leattiGFed, 46 & 48 MARION ST., N Y. Greenhouse Heating #• Ventilating HifcHlNQS 81 CO. I 233 Mercer Street, Hew York. Bi^c Tf a}lepr)S oj j^oileps, Eighteeu Sizes, feiBr)ical jeioileps, J^ase J3upr)ir)a tt/afer HeafePK Perfect Sash Raising Apparatus. Send 4 cents postage for Illustrateci Cataloeue. For Meating si Greenhouses, Grapenes, CONSERVATORIES, ETC. ALSO Cast Iron Pipe, Fittings, Valves and all Material for Heating by Hot Water. Send for Catalogfue. MYERS & CO. 1173 So. gth St., PHILADELPHIA. Florists' Letters, Emblems, Monograms, Etc PATENT AIM'LIK1> FOU. These letters are made of the uestlmmortelles, wired un wood or metal trHnies with holes to insert tooth- picks. Send for Sample. 2-in . purple per 100. $3.00 Poetajje \h cts. per lUO. Also dealer in Florists Sup plies. Send forCatalORue. W. C. KRICK, 1287 Broadway. Brooklyn, New York. M. M. Bayersdorfer & Co., I'hila., Atfts. for I'ennu. J. V* A'auRlian, Chlciijio, A^rt. wewt of Penna. A full line of eamples at the Convention. ILL SIZES OF SINGLE AND DOUBLE THICK GLASS FOR GBEENHOUSES. ALL GLAZIERS' SUPPLIEa. ■V Writ* for L.atest Prices. Mention Amerloan Florist. sur»r»rvE^]\xE>ivTr oro NURSERYMEN'S DEPARTMENT. Vol. IV. CHICAGO AND NEW YORK, SEPTEMBER 1, 1888. Supplement to No. 74. f LHiiE /ALK!ifil!@/4l!S) (piL@ig0@? Copyright, iSSR, by American Florist Company Entered as Second-class Mail matter. Published on the ist and 15th of each month by THE AMERICAN FLORIST COMPANY. Grnerai. Offices, 54 La Salle Street, Chicago. Eastern Office, Room 15, Vanderbilt Building, New York. All communications should be addressed to the general oflBce at Chicago. THE AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF NURSE R YMEN. George A. Sweet, DansviUe, N. Y., president ; G. J. Carfenter, Fairbury, Neb., first vice-pres- ident; Charles A. Green.' Rochester, N. V., sec- retary; A. R. Whitney, Franklin Grove, 111., treasurer. The next annual meeting at Chicago the first week in June, 18S9. Thf, printed report of the proceed- ings of the thiiteenth annual meeting of the American Association of Nurseiymer, held at Detroit June last, is received. It is a neat vo'umeof 91 pages, well printed on excellent paptr and contairs the many valuab'e essays read at the recent convention with the discussions on the same and otter business It is orna- mented with the portraits of a number of prominent torliculturisls. the report can be secured by remitting the member- ship fee of $2 to Secretary Ch,i=. A. Green, Rochester, N. Y. Bulletin No. 3 from the Experimtut Station of the College of Agriculture, St. Anthony's Park, Minn., is received. It conlaics repcr's on "Our Russian apples at the opening of their fourth sea; on; nursery s'ock ; natural and artificial fer- tiHzition of plants and report on the Rocky Mountain locusts in Otter Tail county, Minn." The report on Russian apples and condition of trees, sliiubs and vines in the nursery after the winter of 1887-1SS8, should be of considerable in- terest to nurserjmen. Edward D. Porter is the director in charge. The Purple Beech as an Avenue and Shade Tree. The merits of this tree are gradually becoming more fully apprt ciated .is one of the most effective ornamental trees for lawns, parks and avenues. The high prices at which they sold for many years deterred planters from usingthem freely, but within the last few years pi ices have been reduced so that they ate now within the reach of all. The cost of production has been veiy considerablj' decicased through propagat'lon by inarching instead of by indoor grafting and by this method it is possible to grow good stand.iid trees 10 to 12 feet high in a very few years, suitable for avenue planting and large enough to iotersfcrse with ether decid- uous trees on the lawn. .\ well grown avenue of Purple Beach would certainly be a maguificeLt novelty, and as single specimens it is one of the most syn met- rical trees that we have. They are slow in recovering from the cteck of transplanting and therefore re- quire caieful handling, but after getting well established they grow as rapidly as Norway cr sugar maples. A speciiren tiee on our grounds about forty yeais old is two feet in diameter of trunk,' fifty feet high and forty feet in spread of branches, and is fully as large as a Norwa}' maple near by of about the same age. The richness of coloring in the foliage of the Purple Beech depends largely upcn the thriftiness of the tree and the surround- ing circumstsnces. For the finest devel- opment they require full sunlight and to tein vigorous growiiigcondtion. There- fore conditicns which contribute to the health and vigor of the tree help to de- velop the rich dark colcr. Bone dust or otter animal fertilizer, rotten manure, water and sur shine are the best tonics for Purple Beech. Samuel C. Moon. Morrisville, Pa. Kelsey's Japan Plum in California. In my wanderings up and down, through and £ cross this, the Golden State, as an old gray head student of tor- tfculture, I la'ely was ;o fortunate as to stumble it to the Kelsey orchard where this most remarkable and most valuable fruit — where it well withstacds the win- ter's cold — was first fruited on this continent. This orchard is located on the great plateau, on which are situated the cities of Oakland and Berkeley, on the east coast of the Bay of San Francisco, about one Slid a half miles southeast of the buildings of the University of California, two miles from the bay, back to and partly on the foot hills 300 feet above ihe bay. There I found 200 to 300 of Kel- sey's Japan plum trees six to eight years in orchard, loaded with fruit, ripening and being gathered for mai ket. I spent hours carefully studying the f. uit and trees. It so happens that ttey are a per- fect object lesson of the variety — lew hea(?s, high heads, prunedand uiif runed, on stocks (roots) of nearly every species of the almond family, all doing nicely. I could not see but what it was thriving on ore root as well as the otter. It seemed best both in tree and fiuit on the lighter, drier soil. It seems to wiihstatd light, rather poor, dry soil better than .any other stone fiuit. The tree is a slen- der twiggy straggling glower, in looks halfway between the peach and Chicka- S.1W plum. The fruit is about the size of good east- ern Crawford peaches, broad at the nose and narrowing to tlie eye, or revir. ed pear .shape, the point always curving o one side. Skin withoil acerlity, thin, uneven, covered with a thin b'uish white bloom, color green, i early entirely cov- ered with a dull mauve purplewhen fully ripe. Flesh meaty, somewhat cotrse, greenish yellow, v< ry juicy, sweet, sub- acid, rather thin fitvor, with an accepta- ble fla^or peculiar to itself. It is co^nsid- ered a very go od fruit by people gei erslly to eat from htiid, personally I should pre fer a good peach, but would acce pt the Kelsey I think before any other plum. Stewed or canned it is said to be excellent. It has proven one of the very best shipp'ng fruits fc r the eastern ms rket of this state. Prof. Hi'gard sajs : "It is the only plum I am acquainted with that may be gathered before quite fully grown that will ripen up 'o perfection in the house. It is the best shipping store fiuit we have, and I think it hfs a great and most piofitable future in this sti te. So far as I can leai n it does finely everj-- where in the state where ' he soil is not too het-vy and moist." It is selling to-day at thiee times the price of the test plums at wholesale, but this is I think owing to its being son e- wh at of a novelty as yet. But this plum is "not for Jacob," or these who li^e where it is too co?d for budded peaches to be a success. It possibly might do top worked on hardy Chickasaw plum a little farther north. Tte Kelsey plum was imported from Japan, the native name was ost, I under- star d Mr. Kelsey procured the who!e stock, propagated and dissemii ated it. So soon as he htd it in fruit it cieated widespread attention, since it has been lecognized as Bo'ai kio of the Japanese. There are about five other Japanese pluffis varying widely in character that it is hoped will pro\e of value. But I can learn where none cf them are in fiuit. Ttis Kelsey orchard of fourteen acres all in tearing is ts it stands to-day a splendid ol ject lesson in which to study California hcrticuiture. Being a nursery- man, Mr. Kelsey gathered here a large collection of fruits of a 1 species that would grow here except peaches. Tte collection of chenies is very large, tlso plums. Here one can ?etrn how he should prune f iid how be should not prune for the best results, and ms iiy other Ussocs. The orchard of four'een acres was sold a 3 ear fgo to te cut up into v'lla tracts for ^30.000. It was ftirly well cultivated last spring, but the trees were not jirunid, es they call cutting back the exhubersnt growth here made in ei.glt months of fine giowing weather in very rich soil. From not having been properly cut back nearly every branch in the orchard had to te proped up to pre- vent them breaking down with their load of r uit. SUPPLEMENT TO AMERICAN FLORIST. Young orchards here on theiich valley soils, having eight mouths of splendid growing weather, will make shoots six to eight feet, yes, ofceu ten to twelve feet in length in a season. The climate exactly suits a great development of fruit buds and fruiting, then if these shoots are not cut back in winter leaving only sixteen to thirty inches, ttey set fruit their entire length, like a string of onions, and as the fruit develops, down go the branches. They put props under tbem and they break across the props. Oh, they have lots of fun, but don't have much fruit or tree left. Therefore a thorough cutting back of these branches each and every year so long as such growths make it necessary, is the firtt great lesson for the tenderfoot fruit grower to learn in California. On this Kelsey place there are five acres in cherries of many varieties giving this season fifteen tons of fruit, which sold at six cents, or I300 an acre. If they had three-fourths of them been "Royal Ann," as the Yellow Spanish is known here, the rest Black Tartarian in full bearing the crop would have paid from J600 to $Soo. Apricots, nectarines and peaches yield from J150 to f6oo an acre. IJartlet and Winter Nelis bring fioo to J600. These are simply good average commercial results. An orchard- ist should, as things look now, a-nd in the far away future, with an orchard of ten to twenty acres surely count on a gross return yearly of f 300 an acre, or $250 net of any or all the leading com- mercial fruits. Yet these figures are often doubled. As I said, this Kelsey orchard runs a little way up the foot hill?, there the trees and fruits as I saw them were markedly better, and so they would be on up fcr 1,200 to 1,500 feet, where not tco steep to plow and the soil was rich, which it is as a rule on the hills and mountains of this state, I saw just as rich and deep soil jetterday on the mountains back of Berkley 1,200 feet up as one need ask fcr. It is just begining to dawn on the minds of a few in this state that this rich, high mountain soil in the finest and healthiest climtte in the world, where mountain springe, brcoks, trout, game, squirrels and flowers abound, is the best for fruits. There are millions of acres of it everywhere that caube tad very cheap. Uncle Sam has millions of acres that he will make 3 ou a present of. I say let these old fossil valley men have their valleys, give me the hills, the rounded glorious immortal hills. Those who may want further general information of the Golden State by the courtesy of the State Board of Trade I am enabled to mail free, a bulletin of 75 pages describing the state by counties with a good new map. Stamps not refused. No chromos. D B. WiER, 415 Montgomery St. San Francisco, Cal. Damage to Street Trees From Gas. I would like to know the extent of the liability of city gas companies in cases of the death of street trees caused by the escape of gas from leaky pipes. It is a subject of importance to nurserymen and pr perty owners. Can some one who has had experience in such cases tell what the law is in Philadelphia and in other cities? Also what is the proper course of procedure to establish a claim against such loss, if any. S. C. Moon. Morrisville, Pa. SITUATIONS. WANTS, FOR SALE. Advertisements under tliis head will be inserted at the rate of 10 cents a line (seven words) each in- sertion. Cash must accompany order. If you want employment; if yon want help ; if you want to sell your business; if ym want a partner, or if you want to buy a nursery, advertise under thift head and you will get it. The cost is slit:lit, try it. TRY AN ADVERTISEMENT — IN THE — NURSERYMAN. RF.<;T TyiNG MATERIAL I.aki;e ok Small Lots at Low Rates! l^~Importation of Raffia and Stocks for Nurserymen a Specialty. Satnple FREE, H. S. ANDERSON, Union Springs, N. ^^ The Pearl Strawberry. GET THE BEST AND MOST PROFITABLE. IH acres produced* tlie past summer, 18'743.87 worth of berries under good ordi- nary culture. (irder at once, as stock may be exhausted soon. $5.00 per r.00; $10.(iO perlOOO, f.o.b. Send for circulars. WEST JERSEY NURSERY CO., BItII3C3-ETOlNr, iT. J-. 4 to 8 FEET. WHITNEY CRAB, 2 AND 3 YEARS. EVERGREENS, 1 TO 3 FEET. Also general supply of Nursery Stuck. Address Kreeport, 111. SAMUEL C. MOON. WHOLESALE NURSERYMAN. MORRISVILLE, Bucks Co.. PA. Ornamental Stock a Specialty. Evergreens, Shade Trees, Purple Beech. Flower- Intr Shrubs, Vines, Gladiolus, etc. Autumn Price List will appear in All. FLORIST in Sept. issue. Write for list of SURPLUS STOCK with special low prices. Imported H. P. Roses. Worked low on the Manetti Stock, offer the best re- sults to the tiorist. blooming freely and giving plen- ty of cuttings for propagating quickly. Fine plants for sale by the 100 or lOCO. at tow rates. Price Lists to applicants. Address WILLIAM H. SPOONER, JAMAICA PLAIN, (Boston), MASS. Mention Amerlo&n FU rist. ONE INCH, price Jor one insertion, :S1.40. TWO INCHES, price for one insertion, »3.80. TWaNTy-ONE LINES, one insertion, »3.10. THIRTY-FIVE LINES, price, one inEertlon, SS.SO KIVE INCDBS, price for one Ineertion, 8>7.0O. See SAMUEL C. MOON'S On another page. SUPPLEMENT TO AMERICAN FLORIST. THREE INCUE8. price for one lnnorllon, «4.»0. FODR INCHES, price for one insertion, S5.G0. THIKTF LINES, price lor one insertion, 83.00. TRY AN ADV. In one of above spaces for our ccxt issue. Copy should reach us by Sept. lo at latest. AMERICAN FLORIST CO , S4t.a SaUe Street, CHICAGO. Te^s'^ Weepings T^ussmN % {V]ulberry. -a^gB- This most remarkable tree will undoubtedly, when known, take the foremost place amoi!j( Weeping Trees. And all who see it appre- ciate at once, that it is not only a riRST-CLASS NOVELTi. but at the same time a tree of sterling merit and value. For further information, address as below. Our semi-annual Price List ready Aujfust 1st, in which we offer a full line of general Nursery Stock. — : List Free. : — JAMES B. WILD & BROS., Sarcoxie, Mo. 5000 ELECTROTYPES tor NURSERYMEN. CHERRY TREES!! If you need any Ciierry Trees, 1,2 or :; years old in 100 lots or by car-load send in your orders to the undersigned. ENGLISH RICHMOND, ENGLISH MORELLO, OLIVET, MONTMO- RENCY, OSTHEIM, WRAGG, MAY CUKE, GOV. WOOD, YELLOW SPANISH, And others. Have also a general suppl3' of Nur.sery Stock. Address p S PHOENIX, Nurseryman, BLOOMINGTON, ILL. Mention American Florist. PIKE CO. LOUISIANA, MO. Florists and Seedsmen. Kntfravinga <.)f NEW I<'ruitH ma^e at a nominal prite. Cataioijue of fruit cuts FUKL. Complete set of all cuts oO cts, (Deduct frniii tlrst order.l Horticultural Engraver. I'liilu'l.'liihla. Established over 50 years. 400 ACRES. No Larger Stock in America ; No Bet- ter; No Cheaper. HTRITE FOR TRADE LIST. The LaKE ^hore (Nurseries, Hav a Complete .Vssortnient of iijsp.e, ChsTiy, Pear, Peach, Plum, AND SMALL FRUITS, Which they would be pleased lo ^ive prices on. NURSERYMEN'S SUPPLIES Box Chimps. <'<)ori;K.VTn i: iata- LOGl KS. \ffent8' Private (^uide, Knives, etc. Fiihlisliers of Grf»'n'8 Fruit (irower. Introdmers of Jessie Strawberry and Sliaf- fer Kaspberry. Svirplus of Grape, Currant, and (iooseherry A'lUfs. A lull line of Nur^erv Stciek. Send for free sam- ple OJ !■ firiT (iRdWKU. (»K (iKKKN (»v TltK CitAI'E. GREENS NURSERY CO., CHAS. A. GREEN. Manager. Rochester. N. Y. m. HOPE NURSERIES 1840 ROCHESTER, N. Y. 1988 ■\\e ofl. r fnr F.XI^L l'I,A.\TIN"«; the lartrcst, most coiripi' t' ;i!nl cjin-fuJly cultivated coUcctionfl in the I'uil. ^1 statM of: F R U I T T R E E S . Standard and Dwarf. CRftPES. .\11 the l.f.Ht ol.l and new sorts, in- (■111. hill-- ill'- linf n.-w v.'ra|.i. •'.>lills." SMALL FRUITS. .\11 the teat, emhracin? the 11. u- (;.... -ill. rry "Iiidilwtry." ORNAMENTAL TREES AND SHRUBS. ROSES "f «-viry cla.-s. tlii linest in cultivation. t'lilaloKueN s. ut t'lall rr-'ular m.^tomers. Free. To otberti: No. 1, Fruit.';, lite.; No. 2. Omaniontal Trees, etc.. illustrated. Iw'. ; No. 3. Strawberries: No. 4, ^Miolesale; No, n. Ilnsen. free. ELLWANCER & BARRY. Mention Amerioiin KhTifit. FRUIT STOCKS ANDSEEDS Both Imported and bomegrown. for fall and winter delivery . LHrge stock of JAl'AX SNOWBALL, WKEl'ING DOGWOOD, JAPAN MAPLES, and other Ornamental Trees and shrubs. Send for new price list. THOMAS MEEHAN & SON, Cermantotvn, Pfiila., Pa. Japan Snowball. OUR NEW TRADE i>ii^ e: o o^ o le ^^ *'i>rituln!< over e,000 Xatnett of (Liive) Florists, nurserymen and seeilsmen. In the United States and <'anada. PRICE ONLY ONE DOLLAR. AMERICAN FLORIST CO.. Chicago. SUPPLEMENT TO AMERICAN FLORIST. Wholesale Price List, Autumn 1888, OF STOCK GROWN and OFFERED BY SAMUEL C. MOON, MORRISVILLE, Buds County, PENNSYLVANIA. MORRISVILLE NURSERY. (ESTABLISHED 1849. DECIDUOUS TREES. Per 10 Per 101) Ash American, S to 10 feet J2 50 S3O.0O Beech American and European, stocky and well branched, 8 to 10 feet 3 00 26.10 Beech, purple leaved seedlings 5 to . ft. t..OJ JO 00 grafted 7 to S (t lO.OO 70.00 " well branched trees 8 to 10 ft 1" 00 WOO " weepiPg6to8ft iJ 00 Birch white 4 to 6 feet 1.00 5 00 Catalpa Bungeii. dwarf 4 feet iw '■ " graf ted () feet 7.50 •• SpeciosaandKiBmpferiiStolOft 2 50 20.00 " Teas Japan hybrid. 4 to B feet.... 1.00 5,fO StolSfeet .TOO 20 (W Elm American S to 10 feet 3 00 20.00 Elm Camperdown weeping i 50 Judas tree. American 4 to 6 ft 2 00 15 00 '* " 2 to 3 ft 1 00 ti.uu Koelreuteria Paniculata 2 to 3 ft 1.1 0 8 00 5to7ft 2.C0 Magnolia Gracilis and purpurea bushy plants 4to5ft 300 25 OO MagnoliaSoulangiana 3to4ft 5. CO Maple silver leal 8 to 10 fi 2 00 lb. 10 14tolGft 3.00 40 00 scarlet or red bud S to 10 ft 2.50 12tol4tt fitO aO.OO redcolchicum6lo8 ft 7.50 " sugar 12tol41t 10.00 80 00 " from 2 to 4 inclies. caliper fine trees. European sycamore 3 to 4 feet.. 1 tO 0.00 Oak, English iQ.Robur) 3 ft 2. CO 10.10 Oak. mossy cup (0. Macrocarpa) 4 toSft 2 50 Oak.wlllowleaf ((,i.Phello8)3to4ft.... 1.50 8 00 Poplar Balsam 10 to 12 ft 3 00 2.1 00 •• Carolina 8 to 10 ft 2.f0 la.CO Prunus Paduslbird cherry) Bto8ft .... 2 oO KhamnusCarolinianus3to4ft 2 oO 15 UO Willow weeping (S. Baby lonlca) 6 to 8 ft 2.00 12 00 glossy leaf (S. LaurifolialStolO 2 50 16.00 •• loldcn (S. Aurea) OtoSft l.t'O 8 00 EVERGREENS. Arbor Vitae American 4 ft 2 00 16 00 compactalft 1.00 S.tO IWtt 150 lo.ro 2to 3ft 4 00 26 00 globosalft 1.10 500 " 2to2K;ft 3 00 20.00 3to4ft 5.00 Glauca3ft 300 Siberian 1 to 2 ft 2 00 16.00 pyramadalis2to3ft 2.50 " Geo Peabody.newgolcenltol^^ 5.110 40.00 Ericoides 1 to IVt 1.00 8. CO " 2to3ft 2 to Hovey'sgolden IStolfin... 100 8 00 2to2Hft.... 2 60 18 OO Elegan'i8fima(Biota)5to6ft 7.60 Abies Orientalis 6 to 6 ft 30 01 •• " 3t04ft 20 00 " lnverta4to5ft 15(0 '• 5to7ft 20.10 Picea Pectin ata 5 to 6 ft 20.00 Picea NordmauDiana 4 to 5 feet. $3 to $5 each. Pinus Strobus (white pine) 5 to 7 ft 10. 00 nanus, dwarf 2 to 3 feet.. 20 OO Cembra2to3ft 5.00 , „„ Jumper, Irish 1 ft 100 5 00 jumpei, __ n„,o2ft 1.60 0 00 " 2fo3ft 2.00 15.00 " Weeping (Ob. Pendula) 3 ft 5 00 " Pyramidal l'<; to 2 It l.OO 5.00 2to3tt 2 00 12(0 3to4ft 2 50 IS.OO Redcedarlft 100 6 00 Retinospora plumosa 1 to2 ft 100 5.00 •■ "^ " 3to4ft 5.00 20 00 aurealft 100 5 00 3to4ft 6 on 30 00 Obtusananaeto 12inch 3 00 Squarrosa 1 to2ft 2.00 2to3ft 6-00 40.00 Per 10 Per ICOO Yew English llolM ft 6.00 Yew American 2 ft 5.00 FLOWERING SHRUBS. Azalea Amoena 9 to 12 inches 1.50 10.00 Acacia rosea 3 to 4 ft 1.50 10.00 Althea double white and double varie- gated 3 lo 4 feet l.rO 12.00 Atlhea 4 feet tree form 2.aO 18.00 •• 5to6teet 2.00 15,00 double redatoSfeet 2.00 variegated leaf 2 to 214 ft 2.m 20 00 Carapana Art^. (pea tree)3 to4feet 1.60 10.00 Pendula grafted 4 to 6 feet high IM Cornu9Sangninea(reddogwood)2to31t 100 8.00 " 3to4ft l.EO 12 00 FloriduB pendula 10 00 CydoniaJapcnica2to3ft 1.60 12 00 " 4to6ft 2 00 Cratiegus Pyracantha'.) tol2in. trans.... 1.(0 Calycanthus Floridus 2 to3ft 160 10.00 4 ftbufh 200 1600 DeutzlaCrenataand Scabra3ft 1.00 (> 00 4to5 ft 1 50 10.00 Gracilis 1"<. ft bushy 1.60 10,00 DlervillaLutea 4 tbSft l..>0 Euonymus Europ (Strawberry tree)lto2 .76 3 00 •• 2to3ft 100 800 free form 3 to 4 feet 150 10 CO 4to5ftflne 2 CO 15.00 ExochordaGrandifioralransp'd lto2ft. 2.00 10.00 " 2to31t... SCO 20.00 3 to 4 ft.. 4 00 3U 00 " " 5 to 6 ft.. 6 00 60.00 ForFvthiaViridi88imaandsuspen8a3to4 l.(iO 8.00 " 4 to 5 ft 1 50 12 00 Filbert purle leaf 3 to 4 ft 2 00 Fringe tree white 3 to 4 ft 160 12 CO 4to5ft 2 00 15.00 6 to 7 ft tree form 3 00 purple (Rhuscotinus) 2to3it... 100 8.00 ■• '■ 4 to 5 ft... 150 Ha'etia, Diptera and Tetraptera2 to 3 ft 3 00 Hydrangea, Otaksa and T. Uogg 2.00 " Paniculata 2 to 2« ft 1.60 12.00 " (.iuercifolia 1 to lH..f 2 60 Hypericum Kalmianum 3to 4 ft 1 50 Honeysuckle. Tartarian and English Fly 3to4feet 1.60 1000 Honeysuckle. Standishii and Fragran- tissima 4 to 6 ft 150 12 CO Jasmine, yellow hardy 2ft 1.60 Lilac, purple 3 to 4 ft 160 12 00 4to6ft 2 50 " white, grafted 2 to 2^ ft 2.50 20.00 Pavia Macrostachia (dwarf horsechest- nut2to3ft 160 12.00 Privet2to3ft 1.00 8 00 " lto2ft 1.00 5.00 Rhododendron Catawbiense 6 to inch.... 2.00 Rhodotypos Kerrloides 21.; to 3 ft 2 00 Spiraea salicifolia rosea and alba."Pruc- itolia. Callo.ia alba. Douglasii. Billardil and aurea 2\. to 4 ft 1.50 10 CO Spiraia Reevesii flora Plena and Thun- l>ergii 2 feet 2 00 Phila(Jelphus4to6ft 1.60 12 00 Silver thorn 1 to IW ft 75 4.(0 Viburnium Lantanoides 4 to 6 ft 1 .lO (lpulus3to4ft 160 Plicatum2ft 3.00 Weigelia rosea. Desbcisii.Gustav Mallet and Krandltiora3to4ft 1.60 10 11) Weigelia aurea variegated 2 ft 1.50 10 00 Hortensisneva 2to3ft 2 00 15 00 VINES AND CLIMBERS. Ampelcpsis Virginica 160 )(l (10 Veitcbii l.CO 8 00 Bignonia Radicans 2 year strong 160 12.10 Lonicera Halleana and Aurea Japonica 1.(0 ii 00 " Fragrans 100 8 00 " red and yellow coral 150 Per 10 Per lOO PerlDlcca Gricca (silk vine) 1 50 Wistaria, Chinese purple 2 yrs. trans 1,00 8 00 3 vrs. transpl'd 2.00 12 00 4vrs.larKe 3.00 26.00 Alba 2 yfs. grafted 2.60 20 00 Macrobotrjsnew 2.00 12 00 Vinca, Minor and Alba 1.(10 6 00 Rose, Prairie Queen 1 yr 100 fi.OO 25r8 1.50 10 00 SEEDLINGS, (i an(3 2 yesrs old ) Per 100 Per ICCO Althea, double variegated 12 to 13 inch.. 2.50 16 00 single white 2.50 15 00 Ampelcpsis Veitchii 4. CO Bignonia Radicans 5.0O Calycanthus Kloiidus 12to 18in 3(0 20 00 Catalpa Japan 2 to 3 ft 3. CO 10 00 Caragana Arborescens, trans. 6 in 3.00 Cercis Canadensis (Am. Judas)! to 6 in. 3.00 1000 " Japonica 4 to tUn 8. CO Chestnut. Spanish 6 to 12 in 2.00 15 00 Numbo6tol2in 5.00 Clematis Virginica 2 to 3 ft 5.00 Cydonia JaponicaOin 4.00 35 00 Eleagnus Argentea (silver thorn) trans. 4to0in 2.00 5.C0 Euonymus European strawberry tree 6 toI2inche9 2 CO 5.C0 Exochorda Grandifloia 6 to 9 in 5.0J 12 to 18 in 10.00 ;5,00 Halesia. Diptera and Telraptera 1 ft 12.00 Horse chestnut, dwarf 1 ft 3.00 Hypericum Kalmianum 6 to 12 in 3. CO iO.OO Koelreuteria Paniculata trans. 1 ft 3.UU Lilac, purple 1 It 3.00 Magnolia Tripetala 3 to 4 in 3.00 Phi'adelphusCto 12 1n 3.0O 12. CO Quercus Phellos (willow oak) 1 to 2ft... 2.00 Macrocarpa 0 to 12 in 3.00 Rhus Cotenus, trans. 12 to 18 in 3.00 Wistaria Sinenf-is 4 to Gin 3.00 10 00 Yucca Filamentosa 3.(0 HfRBACEOUS PLANTS AND BULBS. Per 10 Per lUO Agave Americar a $2.50 Aquilegia Vulgaris l.()0 5.00 Arunda Donax Var 3 50 Astilbe Japonica, strong l.c() 6.00 Cacnalndica, dark leaf 1.00 5 00 Dahlias. 25 named varieties 1..50 12.00 Dielytria Spectabilis l.QO 7.(0 Erianthus Ravennae. large 1.00 Eulalia Japonica. var 100 5.00 largeclumps 2.00 12.00 " Zebrina 2 60 Lily of valley pips. $10 per lOOO 30 1.60 Paeonia. Chinese 2.0O 15 00 Yucca Filamentosa 2.00 15.00 Gladiolus, named 1.00 5.00 " well assorted in from 10 to 20 varietic s, S35 to $50 per 1000. mixed all colors $15 per 1000 2.0O white and light mixed »20 per 1000 2.60 red fnd pink mixed. $10 per 1000. 1.50 FRUIT AND NUTS. Chestnut. European trans. 3 to 4 ft 1.50 10 00 6to7ft 3.00 26 00 " New American or paragon 4 too feet 5 00 Chestnut. Numbo seedlings 3 to 4 feet. .. ■100 25,00 Numbogratted, 1 yr.3to«ft... 7.50 50 OO " " 5to6ft 10 on 75 00 Japan giant 1 yr. grafts 5.00 Mulberry, white and Russian 2 to 3 ft... 100 6. CO 5 to 6 ft.... 2.00 10 00 " teas weeping, H each. Persimmon, American, transpl'd 4 to 5 ft 2 00 15.00 Rhubarb Linnieus, 2 year crowns l.OO 5.00 divided 75 2.60 Rmerica is "'.':^ F-^w at ths Lt-s:u!i; ir.Ere mnij bu mare corn''.^r' P~: '".' WB STB the r:r-f la i'-::nh Unknown Seas, Vol. Ilf. CHICAGO AND NEW YORK, SEPTEMBER 15. 1888. With Supplement. No. 75. Copyright, i88S, by American Florist Company P'ntered as Second-class Mail matter. Published cu the ist aud 15th of each month by THE AMEK/CA.V FLORIST COMPANY. Gkneral Offices, 54 La Salle Street, Chicago. Eastern Office, Room 15, Yanderbilt Building, New York. All communications should be addressed to the general office at C^icaeo, Hkre are a few words we wish to say to our fiiends who have been paying good moaey for our advertising spa:e ; and thougti the topic is an old one we urgent- ly ask a reading of the few points below. We are printing every issue 5, orxi copies and do furnish affidavit to that effect. We are sending four-fifths of these to paidsubscribers, most of whom have been with us two or three years and who are interested ia and read every Hue of the piper. These readers are florists and iuiyers and if you sell to such people and have what they buy, we claim to be the best medium in America to reach them, and we can prove it, and have proved it, to every advertizer. Our regular circula- tion ~icith extra editions of 1,000 or more copies at least ten times per year, and our circulation among seedsmen and nurserymen (who read it) give it a power and influence few papers can claim. This circulation question is one on which the seedsmen's committee investigated among the horticultural press and gained but little satisfaction. When you are asked for the kiud of an advertisement which belongs to the columns of the Florist ask when j'ou compare terms with ours what number of reading, BUYING SDiiSCRiBERS who need your goods, they can swear to. We know you will find double value in our columns. The New York Meeting, Another convention is over and the question will probably be asked by many, what good has been accomplished? Here has been considerable individual expend- iture, and with what adequate return ? Various motives inspire the numbers that attend. Some are there purely from love of pleasure; there is the chance of meeting many comrades of convivial habits, " a good time" generally will be the result. These, of course, look upon the business of the convention as purely a secondary affair, in comparison with the pleasures that may be offered for their participation. Others, again, have quite as selfish an object, but still one that may probably tend to the benefit of the society. In common parlance, "have an ax to grind." This is all right and commendable enough when it is kept. for the time at least, subordinate to the welfare of the society. Hut when any man seeks to use the gatherings of fio- ists from the country at large, only that he personally may be benefited, he will be of little use in advancing the interests of general horticulture. However, it is to be hoped that the majority attend with the desire of imparting and receiv- ing information ; of giving an impetus to professional pursuits and elevating horticulture above its present standard. No better illustration of this can be had than by citing the example of the ex- presidents and the last vice-president of the society. Better men could not be found to occupy these positions ; for, combined with ability there is a bona fide love of horticulture as a profession, (not looking upon it merely as a busi- ness for the accumulation of money;) also a zealous desire to do all in their power to further the best interests of the international society ; and they endeavor, by practical work, to establish all efforts upon a firm and progressive basis. I, for one, take this means of personally recording my gratitude to these gentle- men for the advantages derived, and for the inspiration given, by witnessing their unselfish labors. Each person must answer the question of recompense individually. The good accomplished depends, in a great meas- ure, upon our own outlook. Go to these meetings with the single thought, "well I am not such a fool as to give persons information that I have gathered by hard labor, let them do as I have done, find it out for themselves," and the answer will surely be, " the whole thing is a farce." But let mutual help be the oSject, and how much broader is the vision with which we view the work of the society. It is by looking at results in the aggre- gate and not by criticising details that the question of benefit can be satisfactor- ily answered. The good of the whole is the good of the individual. Elevate the body and the members must gain proportionately. With this thought in our minds surely we all can say that great good has been accomplished. The discussion of the many essays stimulates thought, and thought means action. Before the light of knowledge darkness must flee away. .Vlready there is visible greater profes- sional pride. The public denunciation of trickery will ultimatel}' wash away this blot from our reputation. Free and full exposition of the merits of the in- numerable varieties of florists' flowers constantly placed upon the market is a means toward a just discrimination. The organization of committees for the exam- ination and selection of the most useful insecticides, pots, fertilizers and other specific essentials for the right practising of the florists' art, is of incalculable benefit to us all. This limited enumeration but betokens the drift of the society. Its purpose is not to place money directly in our purses. In common with all similar societies its aim is improvement — the improvement not alone of the individual but of the class. The society is supplying a long- felt want, and as long as horticulture is practiced, so long will this service be needed. May it continue to meet with the assistance of all the progressive men of the proftssion — then assuredly will it flourish and become an aid to all inquir- ing workers. For future meetings, local committees should take more into consideration the acoustic properties of the hall in which the convention is held. When these are in fault the meetings become tedious to the many. A few around the platform can hear, enjoy and take part, but the majority fails to follow the essayist and therefore soon becomes tired. Why should all the essays be given to men ? Many ladies are excellent horti- culturists, and in all matters of taste are competent to be our teachers. We have several ladies who attend the meetings and if one or two of their number should speak to us upon any subject, much ad- ditional interest will be given. Instead of a free excursion, which en- tails great expense and sometimes is apt to give but little satisfaction, why cannot Friday and Saturday be established as days for the delegates to visit the lead- ing florists of the city and vicinity? There would be much to instruct as well as interest. Many now attend the con- ventions, and on account of limited time, leave without seeing anything of the standard to which the trade has at- tained in the city they visit. Those flor- ists desirous of having visitors could fur- nish the means of transportation, either in some separate way, individually, or collectively, and thus give pleasure as well as profit to both their visitors and themselves. Some will say that such a plan would give rise to jealousy. If properly managed nothing need be done to excite this feeling in any one. Alfred E. Whittle. Conventicn Comments. Certainly there is a lot of floating wis- dom about a florists convention which is not embalmed in the annual report, in the form of casual talk between members. This free exchange of ideas is as valuable in its way as the regular programme. Just notice how much was said — and thought — at the New York convention, about the nece.osity for thorough educa- tion, both practical and theoretical. Mr. Hill, in his admirable address, speaks of the inexplicable failures which some- times afflict the grower, and for which there seems no remedy. There is no doubt that increase of knowledge will 56 The American Florist. Sept IS bring failure to a minimum, though we all know there is no such tliiug as a dead certainty in the flower trade. One of the greatest advantages of what is termed scientific education is the close and accu- rate observation it teaches. But I fear a person trained in an experimental garden would hardly keep up with the procession as a florist, until he had gained much actual experience in a commercial place. Some very good things were said about the apprentice system in educating grow- ers. Very few men want nowadays to take inexperienced boys into their houses — they think, as one speaker said, that one boy is a boy, two boys half a boy, and three boys no boy at all. If they are paid decent wages, their employer cannot afford to teach them the business thor- oughly into tlie bargain, and he always has the fear that as soon as they begin to know enough to be of much use, they will go off and leave him in the lurch. Most of our cleverest growers of the older generation began work as apprentices in some of the famous old world nurseries, on a salary of six or eight shillings a week. Their living was not actually lux- urious, but they acquired an all round knowledge of plants and h<5w to grow them, such as it is difficult to get now, because growers are apt to run to one specialty. It seems as if the best educa- tion for a florist or grower could be ac quired in a big commercial place, with sufficient leisure to s udy scientific au- thorities and — be it said — attend horticul- tural conventions. A good many seem afraid lest this talk about science should lessen the belief in practical work, but you will notice that the men who .stren- uous!}' urge the former add to it the in- dustrious practice of the latter. Everyone declares that this convention could not be improved upon in harmony and sociabilit}'. The fact that the social part of the occasion was so arranged that it did not interfere with the business added much to the general satisfaction. Mr. Jansen's luuchecn was a delightful event ; his many guests feel that they cannot sufficiently express their thanks for the courtesies extended by the host and his charming wife, who received them with such frank cordiality. The unique arrangements in basket work used on the table were very much admired, and everyone present fell that Messrs. Craig, May and Jordan expressed the general sentiment in their impromptu speeches. The trip to Staten Island, where about one hundred delegates interviewed "Nero," was much enjoyed in spite of the chilly night. The exhibition, though not over re- markable, may really be considered un- usually good for the season — August is the most trying month of the twelve for a flower show. The floral designs were really the most disappointing part, but it seems almost impossible to obtain a large display in this depaitment. There is no doubt that the awards were made with great fairness and discretion ; but while much of the work was good, little of it was remarkable for originality. Some of the exhibitors would have been much benefitted by a careful study of Mr. Battles' essay. Mr. John Hughes' cala- diums took a good share of attention ; they were superb show plants. Several of the outsiders seemed to labor underthe impression convejed by a daily paper, that Mr. Asmus had refrigerated the blooming plants of lily since last December. Someone expressed a doubt whether we should commence the bloom- ing of these flowers at such an unnatural season. Why not? Wherein does it dif- fer from the right to produce Jacq roses at Christmas? At any rate, if buyers insist on lily of the valley in August, progressive growers like Mr. Asmus will endeavor to supply them. It always saddens a person with any artistic feeling to see aniline im- mortelles, tin wreaths and such truck at an horticultural exhibition, but there is a certain demand for such things, and, as one dealer said, "If we don't supply them someone else will." These tin de- signs are not nearly so hideous as they used to be, l)ut they can't be called beau- tiful, and they certainly hurt the flower trade. One large dealer says he always discourages florists from buying such things, telling them that they certainly spoil the trade for cut flowers, but until the public is educa'ed above using them thev must be sold. Some imported de- signs in French artificial flowers exhibit- ed by W. C. Krick were certainly beauti- ful, though suggestive of Palais Royal millinery. They were not expected to come in competition with natural flowers, being intended as souvenirs of special occasions. Certainly the dealers in flo- rists' supplies excelled themselves in their exhibits ; they were without excep- tion both extensive and well arranged. Mr. Vaughan's holly had a very pretty effect ; it was a little surprising to see it in August. Philadelphiamade a fine showing in the presentation of the official piogramme, and the delegates from that placid city display an amount of brotherly love in their treatment of one another which commends them very warmly to their friends. The society is to be much congratula- ted on its selection of office's. There is no doubt we shall see an eqvally interest- ing meeting next }"ear, probably with even larger attendance. Emily Louise Taplin. Scientific Education for Florists. In a report of the recent convention of the Society of American Florists, pub- lished in the New York Sun of August 22, appears the following, which I quote : •' Nearly all the speakers pitched into the agricultural chemists during the dis- cussion that followed the paper on the benefits of a scientific education for a florist." "If ever there was a set of humbugs," said Mr. Allen, "it is the agricultural chemists. These men pre- tend to analyze a soil and tell you what you must put in it to grow each kind of plant." It is not unlikely that Mr. Allen was incorrectly reported, certainly I hope so. I think I am reasonably familiar with the views entertained by agricultural chem- ists, and I am sure that the above state- ment entirely misrepresents the views of any of them. I know of no one of this class who will pretend, by analysis of a soil, to tell what must be put into it in order to grow any kind of plant. We, however, can confidently predict that, without the addition of certain constitu- ents to certain soils certain plants cannot be successfully grown, but this is quite another thing, as your readers, I think, will admit. It is unfortunate, however, that a body so intelligent as the Society of American Florists, who have already accomplished so much by methods which, whether they acknowledge it or even know it, are, in the highest degree, strictly scientific, should permit those who are disposed to pitch into a scienti- fic education for the floriststo apparently have a monopoly of the discussion, as would appear from the Sun. This is the more regretable, especially since the president of the society, in his admirable address, takes such an enlightened view as to the necessity for science as a guide to the solution of the problems besetting the practical florist. Perin Collier. Geneva, N. Y., Aug. 29, 1S8S. [While Mr, Allen did use the language quoted, he afterward qualified it when Mr. Taylor reminded him that the chem- ists did not pretend to be able to tell what to add to a soil to grow certain plants — and acknowledged that he had erred in that statement. The Sun's statement that "nearly all the speakers pitched into the agricultural chemists," is incorrect. To the best of our recollec- tion Messrs. Allen and Taylor were the only ones who referred to them in any way. The great benefits of a scientific educa- tion in connection zvith a thorough knozvledge of all practical details of our business were admitted by nearly all present. No man in his right mind will deny that education is a benefit ; the question is upon the best manner of securing it and what branches of science it will best repay the floiist to acquire a knowledge of. As the writer slated dur- ing the discussion, "If you want to be f25 or I30 a month employes all your lives, make no effort to acquire a thorough education ; but if you want to rise, if you want to get near the top and be some- body, spare no effort." — Ed.] John N. May. John N. May, the fourth president of the Society of American Florists, was born in Middlesex, England, where his father was a gardener. He is a decend- ant of an old Yoikshiie family, who for several generations htve been tursery- men and florists in that county. At the early age of 9 years the subject of this sketch displaced his love for the queen of flowers in a rather peculiar way. His father one day brought into the house a fine blocni of Souvenir de la Malmaisou— then a new rose — to show his mother. After listening to their praises of its lovely color and fragrance he resolved to have one of his own, and after watching carefully the modus oper- andi of budding, as practised by one of his father's assistants, he "borrowed" two eyes of the rose named (the time for returning them was, we understand, never mentioned), and finding a stock of the dog-rose in a hedge near by, he managed to set and bandage both eyes, and strange to relate one of them grew and bloomed the following summer. From that day to this, the rose has been his favorite flower, and we doubt if any have surpassed him in its cultiva- tion, particularly in the forcing of bloom under glass. At the age of 14 years he was appren- ticed to the late J. B. Whiting, of the Deepdene Dorking, Surrey, who was at that time well known as one of the best practical gardeners in England. After serving his time there, he served in sev- eral large places, principally in the north of England, in various capacities — as journeyman, foreman and head-gar- dener, till in 1S69 he landed in Amer- ica. After working in various places in Canada and Vermont he finally located in Madison, N. J., where heshortly took charge of the rose growing establish- ment of the late E. V. Haughwont, and where he remained till Aoril, 1S80, when 1888. The American Florist. 57 iOHN U VAM. he started iu business for himself at Sutamit, N. J. Mr. Ma}' is a very busy man, attending personally to the details of his large rose growing establishment at Summit, and has often remarked to his friends that he has iiever been idle or out of employ- ment a single day since he was 14 years of age. The unceasing care and atten- tion to his business is undoubtedly what has brought him success. Mr. May has been an enthusiastic worker for the Society of American Flor- ists ever since its birth. He has spared neither time nor money to advance its interests, and we are pleased to record that he was elected to the most responsi- ble and honorable office in the gift of the society by a large plurality on the first ballot, which was afterwards made a unanimous vote. H. B. Griffing. the well known im- plement dealer of New York, died sud- denly August iS. A Farewell Dinner at Boston. It does not often happen that a young man makes by his own ability and high personal qualities in so short a time such a host of warm friends as has Mr. W. A. Manda during the few years in which he has been connected with the Harvard Botanic Garden. It is particularly noticeable here because of the conserva- tism which is so strongly marked in these older communities. That a young man of but twenty-five could come here and creditably fill such a position and at once win the respect and good will of all our most prominent horticulturists, most of them being much older and all of differ- ent nationalities from his own, is a record of which Mr. Manda may well feel proud. Never in so short a time has any man done more for the Botanic Garden, and what he has done has been accomplished with but slight encouragement and waver- ing support from those iu control, and too often, indeed, in spite of actual oppo- sition. It was evident some time ago that the man was greater than the place he was expected to fill, aud through short-sighted policy he has been allowed to go. It will be conceded by his prede- cessors, and it is no unfairness to his suc- cessors, whoever they may be, to say that HarvanI College may have to hunt a long time before a man' can be found wiih eijual ability to carry forward the work and to do as well his share towards making the Botanic Garden a place worthy of the name. It was a thorough appreciation of the worth of the man and of the loss which Boston and its flor- ticultural interests sustain by his leaving here, thht prompted alargenumbcr of the gardener and florist friends of Mi. Manda to tender him a farewell dinner Aug. n. Tlic occasion was a success in every way, and it must have been most gratify- ing to Mr. Manda to receive sucli a spontaneous and hearty testimonial of friendship and esteem. All branches of the businei-rs were represented, and every one present had a word to say of regret at the loss of one of their number and of sincere good wishes for his future pros- perity. Gardeners almost always man- age to look at the bright side of every- thing, and although all felt keenly the separation about to take place, yet they succeeded in making the occasion a most enjoyable one, which will be long remembered by all who were fortunate enough to be present. The undertaking in which Mr. Manda is interested, and which will, in due time, be brought to the attention of the pro- fession throughout this couLtry is one which, with his ambition, experience and energy, and tlie assurance ol abundant capital, promises well, and no doubt every effort will be made to make if worthy to rank with some of the famous establisVments of the old wotld. There is a fplendid field in this country, the work will be in good hands, and it is to be hoped will meet with a generous and hearty support from the American trade. Wm. J. Stewart. Les Halles Centrales of Paris. The market halls of Europe's second largest city, afford a subject of interest- ing study to the visitor of the great French capital, especially when watched from the hour of opening in the morn- ing at 2, until S a. m., when the whole- sale business for the daj- is done and the retailing to the public begins. Even Paris is asleep for a few hours ol the night in some of its quarters and the traveler when winding his way from the hotel to the Ilalles Centrales at this early hour, is often for blocks the only living being seen, and feels isolated in the dark streets where every other lantern only, sends a ray of light to show him the way, and policemen belong to the realm of imagination, until the rue de Turbigo is reached, where voices aud the noise of passing vehicles assure him that the town IS not owned by him alone. A walk the entire length of this street for about ten minutes reveals to him on his left an open space illuminated with elec- tric lights and a building of imposing size, surrounded by farmers' wagons and mounds of garden truck, assurmg him that he has reached the looked-for spot where Paris is supplied with food. Waiting to take in the imposing sight of bustling humanity behind ramparts of carrots, built three and a half and four feet high, as many feet wide, and the head of one or two French farmer's daughters peeping from behind each, ready to sell to whoever may come ; 58 The American Florist. Sept /J with similar fortification works compiled of either cabbages, artichokes, radishes, lettuce or beans and other vegetables of the season, but all presided over by fe- males ; thus lining the sidewalks leading to the Halles as well as the sidewalks around the entire buildings. The vis- itor takes his time, and needs time, for this is a sight to be beheld only in Paris, and no where else but in Paris. What ruddy faces, what healthy forms in simple dress contrasting to the lan- guid, pale looks of the humanity which fill the streets later in the day, after i p. m. It seems that women are the sales- men in France, for the business must be done with madame or mademoiselle whilst the husband or father, in his blue blouse, of well-fed stature, attends to the loading or unloading of his vehicle and then starts a chat with a neighbor over his pipe and leaves the sale entirely to his ladies, who apparently know more about selling them than he does. How attractively is everything offered by them ; with the peculiar taste belonging to the Frenchmen, every one strives to outdo his or her neighbor in the presen- tation of the goods they offer, and even an American could, for a moment, be tempted to invest in garlic, if only to buy because the nasty but healthy arti- cle is offered in such a pleasant manner and inviting style, which the French call "chic." However, the moments fly, and if, be- fore the halls are filled, ideas of their size are to be formed, it is time to exam- ine closer and start measuring. The principal street dividing the Halles into two wings, is the rue des Halles. It would be called in the states an avenue, for its two sidewalks measure each thir- teen paces, the width of the street twenty- three paces (as taken in ordinary gait). To the right and left of this avenue are on each side five city blocks with the streets separating each block, showing side- walks eight paces and the width of the street twenty paces ; but all these streets and blocks are covered with a spanned glass roof and iron frame work, forming in all ten pavilions used for the accom- modation of the sundry articles. Meats, fowls and fish occupy one wing of five pa- vilions. Butter, eggs, cheese and fruit fill the other wing. The wide sidewalks are used by the garden truckers, and the en- trances to the Halles have been captured by the flower trade, who, for a block in either direction of the many entrances, usurp the covered sidewalk traffic. And what amount of flowers does Paris use ! Here in the dim dawn of morning — for it has become 4 o'clock and the lights areextinguished— are seen endless rows of wicker baskets about four feet long and three feet wide by one and a half feet high, and women and men busy un- doing them and revealing their contents, which prove to be roses done up in bun- dles of twenty-four of a kind, cut fully ten to eighteen inches long according to variety, and bundled into square — not round — shape, thus using every cubic measure contents of their basket with- out waste, for it is 10 centimes or two cents American money, market fee they pay for each basket, and the market regulations call for baskets of a half cu- bic meter in size, no larger. The rosier- istes (about forty on an average a day, I was told by one of them) cluster together as near as they can so as to watch the prices better, and observe the available stocks easier. They evade getting mixed in between the florists or dealers in mis- cellaneous flowers. These likewise try to centralize according to the goods they have to offer for the day, and they also bring their goods in square shaped bunches into market, fifteen of which will fill a basket as described above (or about 6x8 inches each bunch) be they myosotis, mignonette, phloxes, carua- tions, asters or other varieties of flowers. Truly a number of flowers are brought here to market and find their buyer which would never sell in the New York market. However, the French are fond of flowers, they know how to make a show ; flowers and plants are indispensi- ble for a successful show and this ac- counts for the fact that according to the station in life of the individual, he will buy for his show window the choicest of Paul Neyron roses for I2.50 the bundle to a pack of myosotis for 60 centimes. It is the butcher, the baker, the restau- rant keeper and hotel clerk, who with the florist, who keeps shop and arranges floral pieces, are the first to buy their roses, mignonette, myosotis, chrysanthe- mums, phloxes, gladioli, pansies, dahlias, stocks, gypsophilas, etc., etc., in assort- ment of packs or bundles of each, to make their shops or tables more attrac- tive. Besides the thirty to forty rosieristes, the Halles have a daily custom of ico to 120 florists (growers we should call them) who run from six to ten baskets into the Halles each. "What do you do with your unsold stocks of flowers," I asked a man, "when the hour of retailing strikes?" "That never happens, all of U3 are sold out before that time. Why, those who tie the bouquets during the day need material and we never get left. It is only the growers of plants who come here on Wednesdays and Saturdays who occasionally have to take some of their stock back home." "Well how do you get along with the rest of yourbrothers in trade, does it not inconvenience you to stand almost shoulder to shoulder and basket to basket and compete ? " " Why, no sir ; we understand each other per- fectly, and when one is sold out it is not at all unusual for the other if the goods are worth anything to help the one who still has unsold goods on hand. Of course every one likes to dispose of his goods first, but we live as if we were one fam- ily. A pipe of tobacco or an occasional drink together squares up for the service we owe to each other; every one of us may come in the unlucky boat, and if we keep and stick together none of us need be a loser." This plain talk convinced me that unity of purpose carried out to the ex- clusion of selfishness, must be a safe- guard against loss in all mutual under- takings, such as flower markets, horti- cultural societies, etc., and the question to florists in the states will be : How to exclude selfishness from their midst ; also the natural generosity weakens with advancing luck and fortune in the indi- vidual, who longs for more and more and will never be satisfied. But the bustle of the market does not stop at reflections ; with the advancing hours new industries open their depart- ments and they resume the activity of the day before, and with the facteurs or commission men. We find that these immense buildings, covering ten city blocks— none smaller than sixty-five paces in breadth by eighty paces in length, are supplied with cellar room giving storage facilities to the height of twelve feet ! No wonder that with such dimensions the place has acquired a world-wide reputation. Still fearing that with increasing population the market halls may prove inadequate, the munici- pality is erecting a new building of simi- lar size to the present one but more orna- mental, which it will take, however, many months before this can be turned into public use. The increasing rush and humdrum of the venders in the street as the day advances, proves that more ac- commodations are but acceptable. If ever a city feels the necessity of en- larging its maiket facilities, it will not go amiss if the commission having mat- ters in hand are sent 10 Paris to study up this model market in the world as seen by a TravEI^EK. Philadelphia. At a recent meeting of the local Florists' Club Sept. 4, John Westcctt, Edwin Lous- dale and John Nesbit were appointed as a "committee on club house," the inten- tion of the society being to purchase a house in an eligil)Ie location and alter and fit it up for the purposes of the club. Thomas Cartledge, Robert Craig and William K. Harris were selected as a committee to take steps towards having the club incorporated. It wasdeterniined to discuss at the next meeting "whether or not a wholesale market for the sale of cut flowers and plants would be a ben- efit to the trade in general," the dis- cussion to be opened by Edwin Lonsdale. The present oflicers — Robt. Craig, presi- dent ; C. D. Ball, vice-president; D. D. L. Farson, secretary, and Thomas Cartledge, treasurer, were rencminated, the electicn being fixed for the October meeting. The chrysanthemum show to be lield by the Germantown Hort society will be held in Germantown Nov. 8 and g. The premiums amount to |20o. Thos. B. Meehan is secretary. Boston. Massachusetts sent sixty delegates to the New York convention. There were heavy frosts all over this section on the night of Sept. 6. Coleuses and other tender plants were badly injured. The annual exhibition of the Massa- chusetts Horticultural society will be held at Horticultural Hall, Boston, on Sept. iS, 19, 20 and 21. The floral establishment of the late Alex. Greenlaw at Braintree has been sold to Thos. Waterworth. Mr. Water- worth will grow roses, carnations, smilax, etc., for the Boston market. E. G. Hill, M. A. Hunt, J. M, Jordan and several others of the Western frater- nity, made a flying trip to Boston previ- ous to the New York meeting. This was Mr. Hill's first visit to the hub, but, after his experience with an old-fashioned Nantasket Beach clam bake, he declares he will be a frequent visitor henceforth, and we hope he will. The annual meeting of the Gardeners' and Florists' club was held on Sept. 4. Oflicers for the ensuing year were elected as follows : Pres., Ben j. Grey ; VicePres., Jas. Morton ; Treas., Jas. O'Brien ; Rec. Secretary, J. H. Dillon ; Fin. Secretary, W. H. Elliott; Executive Committee, M. H. Norton, W. J. Stewart, A. P. Calder, Thos. A. Cox. A committee was appoint- ed to arrange for a fitting obser\'ance of the second anniversary of the formation of the club next December. On Saturday, Aug. 11, the garden com- mittee of Mass. Hort. society paid a visit to the beautiful estate of R. M. Pratt, Esq , at Watertown, over which Mr. David Allan presides as gardener. This trip, coming immediately after the dinner i888. The American Florist. 59 ^^-1 ?R\It " OWGi>nK\. V\.OR^\. OtSVGH" M AHt Ut^ \0R^ tlH\B\'\\OU. given to Mr. Manda, an invitation was extended to the gentlemen present at that dinner to visit Mr. Allan at the same time. The garden committee proceeded in horse cars, but Mr. M. Norton, who is always on hand when a good time is in progress, proposed that a coach and pair would be about the proper thing for the boys to indulge in. This plan met with unanimous approval, and in a short time a conveyance was secured with Manda, Dawson and Fostermann outside and Norton, Harris, Becker, Greaves, Grey and Stewart on the inside, a start was made. The weather was perfect and the ride through the Back Bay Park, Brigh- ton and Watertown was hugely enjoyed. No opportunity for fun was missed, and the boys on the outside whose legs formed a prominent part of the view through the front window, became the object of much attention from the inside passengers, and the way those legs did dance was a marvel. The party arrived at its destination just in time for a deli- cious lunch at Mr. Allan's house. Heap- ing dishes of Black Hamburgs and Mus- cats are not encountered every day. and this part of the entertainment received its full share of attention, but there was enough for all. After the lunch Mr. Allan conducted his guests through the beautiful grounds where the well-trimmed lawns and rich llower beds were duly admired, and into the greenhouses where masses of choice ferns, groups of showy odontoglossums, and gorgeous crotons attract the eye ; to the graperies, where the tempting clusters hang in profusion, and those other houses so uninteresting to the uninitiated, but so full of meaning to those who understand, where, on the benches, the stumpy looking orchich are perfecting their bulbs, and up above the Dendrobium Wardiaaums are reaching out their slender arms with a vigorwhich promises great results for next year. The return trip in the evening was a repeti- tion of the ride out, excepting that Mr. Fosterman judiciously pre empted a seat on the inside this time. The party inside was farther augmented by the addition of Jim Barrett, whose massive proportions almost filled up one end of the coach, but who atoned for the space he occupied by his interesting reminiscences of old times, and by Mr. Storer, the orchid painter, whose rotund little figure was squeezed into about half size in the cor- ner seat, and who opened his blue eyes in wonder at the youthful anima- tion displayed by his gray-headed fel- low-passengers. He had been induced to join the party on a promise that they would reach town in time for his early train home ; but, alas, the station was reached just in time to see the train slide out. But if some of them did have to take late trains that night it was a con- solation to feel that some good had been accomplished ; for, according to Ben. Grey, who is always deferred to as an authority, "If somebody did not patron- ize the late trains once in a while, the railroads could not afford to run them." And that is pretty good logic. W. J. S. Prize "Original Floral Design" at the New York Exhibition. This was a large, low, round basket with high handle, containing a mass of adiantum ferns into which were set three sun-hats, one containing longiflorum lilies and lily of the valley, another pink hydrangeas and Watteville roses while the third held blue hydrangeas and Perle roses with a variety of orchids. From the center rose a handsome bunch of long stemmed American Beauty roses, and a beautiful spray of orchids was tied to the handle with a large bow of very wide white ribbon. The piece was very handsome. It was arranged by C. F. Klunder, New York, and received the prize of I50 offered by the New York club. Baltimore Odds and Ends. The cut flower trade in Baltimore has been excellent this summer, according to the testimony of our principal dealers. Prices and the volume of trade have been more satisfactory than in previous years, while the pro-spects for a good fall and winter trade are very encouraging. The increasing demand for pot plants during the jiast two or three seasons has given an impetus to this branch of the business, and our growers are making special efforts to meet the demands of the com- ing season. One trouble heretofore has been that a good many of the plants offered for sale by our florists were too large to answer the desired purpose — the generality of buyers don't care about a big specimen ; they much prefer a clean, healthy and medium sized plant. Last winter one of our wide- awake florists had on hand a splendid stock of palms, ferns, pandanus, draciunas, etc., in 4, 5 and 6- iuch pots. They were mostly grown in the two former sizes, however, and, although he carried a large stock, he found it entirel}' inadequate to the demand. A very respectable plant may be grown in a 4 or 5-inch pot, with the additional advantage that they can be sold at a reasonable price — quite an object with the average customer. A veteran florist, talking with me on the past, present and future of floricul- ture, deplored the overcrowded condi- tion of the trade ; but, my masters, the florist business is only over-crowcled in the same sense as all other vocations ; that is, at the bottom. There, is alwaj'S room at the top, and there is plenty of room in the trade to clay for the specialist. I ilo not believe that any florist is equally capable in all the departments of his business ; there is always some particu- lar branch for which he possesses espec- ial fitness and talent, and it would — in many cases — be better for the trade in general, and himself in particular, if he were to confine his efforts to a thorough working up of that special line whatever it may be. Let a man confine himself to growing a certain class of plants ; let him even take up two or three things, and if he does them well he is certain to estab- lish a successful business. The florist trade is overcrowded with men striving to transact a general business from which too many of them derive but a scant income and a majoiity of whom might easily acquire an enviable reputation and a comfortable independence by simply restricting their practice to that branch of the business for which they possess most aptitude. We have in the trade to- day li\'ing examples of the success which may be achieved by those who devote themselves earnestly to attaining prom- inence and excellence in some particular department, and we are satisfied that an increase in the number of trade special- ists would be a very decided advantage to all concerned. It isn't pleasant to look forward to some notable event for a whole year and in the end to miss it, so that a good many Baltimore florists who had been antici- pating the New York meeting were much disappointed that for one rea- son or another they could not attend, and the convention reports thus far received only serve to increase the disap- pointment. The S. A. F. may well con- gratulate itself on its choice for president. There are few men better fitted for the position, and in view of Mr. May's eleva- tion to the presidency the following may not be out of order : Some time ago Mr. May happened to be present at a meeting 6o The American Florist. Sept. 15, of the Baltimore Florist Club, and just before the meeting adjourned he made a very pleasing and appropriate address. As I was leaving the building after the meeting a member of the club said to me: "Say, who was that stranger that spoke last?" I informed the brother that the gentleman to whom he referred was the notorious J. N. May, of Summit, N. J., vice-president of the S. A. F., &c., &c., &c. My friend fortified himself with a piece of "three-ply," and then remarked, "Well, he doesn't look overly smart, but he's a fine talker." vSept. 4, 18SS. A. W. M. Boston Plant Notes. BY WM. FALCOXEU. Lapagerias.— At Mr. Gardiner's I no- ticed a hand}' way of treating the lapa- geria. The cool orchid house is a north- facing lean-to structure, and against the south side of the wall is another lean-to greenhouse. In the orchid house the pathway is along side of the wall. The lapagerias are planted in boxes in the south-facing house and the vines intro- duced to the cool house through a long narrow aperture near the ground in the wall, and they are then spread out along the face of the wall also along the roof over the pathway but not over the or- chids. K^MPFER'S IRLSES.— At Mr. Gardiner's these are grown with the utmost care and in Japanese fashion. An oblong square bed has been made for them on the side of a hill. The bed is level, and sunk some ten inches below the level of the ground and consists of good loamy soil annually enriched by a coating of rotted cow manure. The irises are set out in rows across the bed, each row consisting of one variety. A perforated water-pipe is laid along the back of the bed, and beginning in May, and lasting through the summer season, the water is turned on for several hours a day, enough to flood the bed a few inches deep. Of course when I saw them (August ist) the flooding season was about past and I could form no idea of the size, mag- nificence and perfection of the blossoms produced under this generous care, still judging from the blossoms that I did see I am convinced that we need not go fur- ther than the nursery fields at Queens or Passaic to find as good varieties, single or double, white, purple, marbled or pen- cilled as we can import from Japan. David Ai^lan grows the soft-wooded Cape Heaths extensively for cut flowers and dwells particularly upon Wilmoreana and its variety superba, also hyemalis. They are now planted out in the open garden on a gentle slope in strong grav- elly loam. By planting them out in summer he ^ets stockier and healthier plants and with less trouble than he did by summering them in pots. AT OAKLEY Lilium auratum and L. Batemanae are considerably used as pot plants, and are now in bloom in the con- servatories. So far as auratums are con- cerned I am inclined to believe that the only way we can depend upon them is as pot plants, for in the open garden they are apt to die out or become diseased, which is not the case when grown in pots. But Batenian's lily has always behaved itself well with me as an out-door lily, neither dying out nor becoming diseased. DEEP SUNK frame pits are used a good deal around Boston for growing young and moderate sized plants of crotons, dracaenas, marantas and some other tropical plants, also eucbaris, and David Allan likewise uses them for gymno- gramma ferns. In the early summer a hot bed is made in these frames to help start the plants, but by this time the manure heat is all gone. The plants are raised too near the glass or lowered as growth demands. The sashes are shaded and although tilted up a little during warm sunshine, the frames are kept rather close and warm to encourage growth. PRiMni,A Obconica. — "As soon as I can get up stock enough of that prim- rose I'm going to give up growing the other Chinese sgrts," said one of the Boston gardeners. Everybody seems to have gone into raising it for cut flowers in winter. Peter Fisher has it in thou- sands and Manda has sent large quanti- ties of it ahead of him to Jersey. Among the many handsome ferns I noticed at David Allan's I first saw the crested form of Ptetis cretica albo-lin- eata. Nephrolepis Bausei is also a dis- tinct new sort with the pinnae of the fronds bi-pinnatifid instead of entire. It makes a handsome pot or basket plant. A more vigorous species is the handsome Nephrolepis rufescens tripinnatifida from the Fiji Islands. The fronds are tufted, erect or sub-erect, two to three feet high ; the stipes and rachides are red-brown and covered with rusty hair, and the pinnee much divided. Among Mr. Hunnewell's ferns nothing pleased me more than did Davallia ten- uifolia Veitchiana grown as a basket plant in a warm greenhouse. The fronds arc long, airy, graceful and bend over the basket with a fine lace-like elegance. The stipes are redder and the pinnae longer and more slender than we find them in the species. The specimen was about five feet across. Ch.'Enostoma Hispida is a little South African plant, somewhat fragrant through- out and bearing a perpetual crop of small white flowers. A few years ago our flo- rists introduced and pushed it, but the enthusiasm soon died out. I see it used by Mr. Harris with pretty good effect ; he plants or plunges it out of doors in summer and where it forms neat little blossom-studded clumps. The Variegated leaved box elder is one of the brightest and most distinctly variegated of all trees, but, unfortunatel}', towards the end of July its foliage always gets sun-scalded ; but the plants are hardy enough. There are a good many of them, some a dozen or more feet high and bushy, planted at Wellesley, but " it is always the same ; after this time of year they never escape, " said Mr. Harris. Mr. Harris has grown the yellow Ian- tana known as L. Californica in standard fashion about three feet high. In this way it forms very dense yellow heads and shows no inclination to burst forth into heavy vigorous shoots as we often find the grosser lautanas do. He uses them in his flower beds and carpets under them with other plants in like manner as he does with taller standards of other sorts. " Do you see that Norway Spruce tree in the lawn over there? Well, four years ago it looked sick enough, but since that time I have given it twelve loads of man- ure, three every year, and spread broad- cast on the ground. Now it looks well and vigorous enough. I believe most of the sick spruces in the east are suff'ering of starvation," said Mr. Harris. DracEna MON.STROSA is one of Mr. Harris' seedlings, of very dense, at the same time, robust habit ; the leaves are dark copper colored, seven inches wide and recurved. Mr. H. regards it as one of the finest he ever raised. He also has got the variegated leaved D. fragrans very fine. He says it will remain in good condition as a house plant as long as will the plain-leaved sort, and in order to bring out its variegation in its most pro- nounced state, keep the plants well pot- bound. One OF THE PRETTIEST new features about Mr. Hunnewell's beautiful garden is an out-door tropical water-lily tank. It is an oblong square, cement-walled tank built to the ground level on a sunny bank out side of but alongside one of the greenhouses, and heated with a hot water pipe from this greenhouse. It is fifty feet long, twelve feet wide and three feet deep, and although only one year in use already suggests the fact that it isn't big enough to accommodate the many noble nymphjeas and nelumbiums now common to our gardens. About a foot deep of rotted pasture loam and cow manure is the compost used in the tank, and this fresh earth together with the warm water have given the aquatics an impetus and vigor seldom exceeded. The CONSERVATORIES attached to Mr. Hunnewell's mansion consist of two parts partitioned oflF for orchids in bloom, a tall house for ferns, palms and fine- leaved plants and a spacious area open on the sides and with a cloth awning over the top. Herein are arranged a large assortment of plants in bloom and grow- ing in pots. Regular successions of plants are produced at the greenhouses for supplying these gay conservatories. Just now the chief plants in flower are tuberous begonias, fuchsias, hydrangeas, lilies of sorts, gloxinias and acliimines. Caladiums, dracaenas and other fine- leaved plants add to the display of color. Along the outer margin and by the stone edge of this open conservatory the yel- low leaved nasturtium is used to better advantage than I ever before saw it ; it is arranged to form one unbroken dense yellow edging resting on the stone curb- ing. No flowers are allowed to grow. Among the many orchids in bloom Cat- tleya superba, gigas and Dowiana and Dendrobium Jamesianum were particu- larly fine. The Italian garden, or garden of clipped trees, at Mr. Hunnewell's, is the most extensive and pronounced garden of the sort that I know of in the country, and the one shown in the right hand corner of the illustrated heading of the Florist. This garden is arranged on the steep slope of a very high bank, with the beautiful Waban Lake at its base and the wooded hills near Wellesley College across the lake. In order to better ac- commodate the trees the bank has been laid off in a series of narrow terraces. The trees and shrubs are clipped into many forms, and some of them are as high as forty feet. Among the trees used in this topiary work are the hemlock, white and Norway spruces, white pine, Retinospora pisifera in variety, also R. obtusa and R. squarrosa, American ar- bor vitae, and the Cracow juniper. De- ciduous trees include European larch, beech, Norway maple, box elder and lin- den. The white pines are the highest and some of them have light distinct green collars above the pedestal ; the hemlock spruce is most used for hedges, and near the top of the bank weeping beeches have been planted on the slope. Irish yews in tubs are disposed along the terrace walls, and on the wall at the top of the bank agaves in vases are arranged. i8S8. The American Florist. 6i TkBVt Ct^\ltR-P\iCt. ers — but all without a fixed purpose. Thk Carpetinc Plants mostly used in the gardens about Boston are alter- nautheras of sorts, crimson-leaved ox- alis, variegated-leaved Messnibryanthe- mum cordifolium and Sedum carneum, white and blue dwarf lobelias, santolina, dwarf sweet alyssum, the dwarf pilea, the silvery-leaved dwarf antennaria, dwarf blue kleinia (seneciol, echeverias and houseleeks. Mr. Robinson uses Sedum Hispanicuni a good deal, he had it under the name of S. Mehaui, but there is no such a species as S. Mehani, notwithstanding how often we find this name in recent works. I didn't notice Leucophyta Brownei anywhere, and I am glad of it, for I never yet have seen a patch of it in real good condition. Mr. Robinson also uses Crassala Bolusii with good effect. All manner of cactuses and other succidents are used individually or in groups in carpet beds. force any special arrangement upon a customer, rather consult his taste as fully as possible, but we do believe that in ofl'eriug an arrangement of this kind it will be greatly appreciated by a majority of the best flower buyers in preference to any set table design. Show your cus- tomers our illustration and ask if they would not like something of this kind. .'V decoration of this character is also more satisfactory to the buyer, from the fact that thf ferns and palms can be kept in fair condition for a week at least after the llowL-rs have faded and been removed, or the palms could be returned and the cost thereby reduced to some extent. Table Center-Piece. The table center-piece of which we give an illustration was exhibited, at the New York show, held in connection with the recent convention. It was about three feet long by eigh- teen inches wiile, the base a mass of adiantum ferns — plants plunged in moss — with a number of small palms in the cenlLT as shown. At each end long stemmed American Beauty rosses were gracefully interspersed, so as to allow each in«Z kS 6 I 8 38 I 34 2 7 9 8 7 8 10 3 4 9 .12 .W Total ... I 50 Remarks :— No- 1 deserves credit for handling such ordinary flowers in a masterly way. •Signed,) GEORr.E M. Blank, judge. Blank forms could be printed, which would do for any society or anv season by filling in such spaces with pen and ink. The subject, I feel, should have the attention of all horticidtural socie- ties, and, if some plan can be adopted, it will be a great satisfaction to all con- cerned. H. H. BattliCS Philadelphia. The American Florist. Sept. 15 New York Notes. BT WM. FALCONER. Good nkws for Phh,ade;lphia — At New Rochelle, on August 23d last, the spirit descended on Dan. "Sermons in stones" — As did St. John in the wilderness, so cried out the very rocks by the wayside to Rose Hill. But it was known that the florists would pass that way. Shading — Siebrecht & Wadley use benzine and whitening for shading their greenhouses, " Yes, kerosene will do as well but benzine is cheaper." Sago Pai.ms (Cycas revoluta) For CEM- ETERIES— "' There is a growing demand for Sago palms for cemetery work. When their pots are plunged in the ground it doesn't matter if they don't get water for a few days at a time. Then in fall the owners can lift them, tie up their leaves, pay %'i a pair to a neighbor- ing florist for wintering them and they will be all right again for use next year." Decumaria BARBARA mentioned by Mrs. Thompson, page 5, isn't very hardy at Boston ; it lives well with us here on Long Island and flourishes in New Jer- sey, but to see it in its glory we have got to go south. "There is a general house-cleaning going on now at all the establishments near New York," writes Miss Taplin, page 5. That's true, if the way in which I scrubbed and sweated and tore around is any indication of how other folks did. But then, how did those palms upon the stage in convention hall escape? We cannot properly say Cattleya Rochelliana alba, because no recognized species is named Rochelliana. If the new white flowered gigas has been named Rochelliana we must say C. g. Rochell- iana. And we cannot call it Rochelliana alba unless the Rochelliana is some already fixed, recognized variety and this new white variety is a distinct form of that Rochelliana. As the case stands just now the name given to this new Cat- tleya is C. gigas Rochelliana, and this only. But even now I am not sure that the name is settled. Seasonable Notes. No time should be lost in getting vio- lets into their winter quarters, whether in the greenhouse or in cold frames. In the latter case it is particularly important that they should have ample time to get established before the sash are put on for the winter. When removing from their summer quarters, all runners and weak crowns should Ije cut away but the plants ought never to be divided at this season. One effect of the violet disease will prob- ably be to reduce the number of growers. We don't claim to be any smarter than the rest of mankind, but we are very much inclined to believe, that a good deal of this violet disease is the result of propagating from plants forced during winter. We are strengthened in this opinion by our experience, for since ex- ercising a little care as to the stock used for propagating purposes our violets have been perfectly healthy. A sufficient num- ber of good plants are selected in the fall, kept in a healthy growing condition, and from them the necessary stock for the following season is propagated in Jan- uary'. The young plants are carried over in boxes or 3 inch pots until planted out the following April, and with proper cul- tivation, they are fine plants in fall. I have followed above method for the past three years and shall keep to it until I learn of a better. I know at least one Baltimore brother who will disagree with what I have said, because he propagates from cold frame plants, and all the same, has violet disease "in lots to suit custom- ers." I have certainly seen very sick plants, the offspring of stock grown in cold frames and never subjected to the least forcing ; but it does not follow as a matter of course that such stock was healthy, for a very little lack of proper attention will suffice to make an)' plant, in cold frames or elsewhere unhealthy. It is always well to take "time by the forelock," therefore let fall work be pushed ahead with all possible expedition If there is any glazing, painting, or other repairs yet to do, let them be at- tended to at once. See that boilers and furnaces are all ready to fire up in case of cold nights, which we may now reason- ably expect. Callas, carnations, bouvar- dias, poinsettias, etc., still out doors, should be housed as soon as possible. Callas grown during summer in the open ground will have made a strong growth; cut awaj- a little of the rankest foilage, and crowd the plants into as small pots as possible in order to hasten and increase the bloom. Poinsettias, if to be grown on benches, should properly have been in by the first of the month ; HOIVONN BR\CVv NNKLV. plant them pretty closelj' and keep the shoots tied down. A corner planted with rose geraniums will give a suppl)- of foliage that comes in very nicely through the winter, and by no means neglect to store an abundant supply of potting soil in some convenient place where it will be protected from the weather. Baltimore. A. W. M. Hollow Brick Wall. We give herewith a sketch of a hollow brick wall as used at the greenhouses of the Dingee & Conard Co., West Grove, Pa. Their superintendent, Mr. Antoine Wiutzer, states that walls of this con- struction have stood on their place for nearly twenty years in good condition. The sketch shows plainly how the wall is constructed. The great advantage of a hollow wall is admitted and it would seem that such a simple manner of con- struction as that illustrated should com- mend itself. To make doubly sure it would be well to give such a wall an ex- tra strong foundation and sink it well into the ground to prevent heaving by frost in any latitude north of that of Philadelphia. Growing Pansies. Pansies are grown here in large quan- tities for the seed and to furnish plants for spring sales. From my own observa- tion I am satisfied that there were more pansy plants sold in this city than all other varieties of flowers combined. In raising plants in large quantities the seed is sown from July 15 to Aug. 20 in beds covered with boards, with a thorough watering once a day. Great care is taken that the boards are remo ?ed as soon as the seed commences to sprout through the ground, which is usually from seven to eight days — three or four days quicker than by any other process. If the weather is very dry the bed is shaded from the sun with lath raised from the ground and three or four inches apart. When large enough the plants are trans- planted to the field, and are wintered without any covering, great care being taken that the ground is well drained, as it is sure death to the plants if the water settles on them. In this way large quan- tities are raised with perfect success where the thermometer goes as low at times as 15° and 20° below zero. Plants raised in this way are more stocky and give better satisfaction to the purchaser than when grown in greenhouses or cold frames. The varieties mostly used are the Ger- man from the great pansy specialist, Luneburg, who sends out fifty- four dis- tinct varieties. These pansies are able to withstand our winters without cover- ing, and have the most beautiful colors, combined with substance and shape, of any pansies in the world with the excep- tion of the Bugnots. The latter is the finest of all when well grown, but is hard to germinate, and has to be wintered in a cold frame. The Trimardeau is perfectly hardy and finds a demand among those who regard size and do not care for color, substance or shape. It is a beautiful sight to see a large field of pansies in bloom, and interesting to examine the trial grounds of the seed of different seedsmen. Charles L. Burr. Springfield, Mass. New Chrysanthemum Elk's Horn. This new chrysanthemum is so named on account of its peculiarly shaped flo- rets. It is pearly white in color, full and globular in form, quite distinct and extra fine. Steam Heating. In your issue of July i, Mr. A. B. Ells- worth, of Allentown, Pa., writes for a few points on steam heating, which as yet have not been answered in any of your subsequent editions, so I send this account of what has been my experience regarding the subject in question. Some two years ago I started to build at Lans- downe a couple of greenhouses ; the size of each being 120x17 feet with shed in addition, the latter being 50x12 feet and although strongly advised to the contrary I decided to try heating by steam in pref- erence to any other method. I have found it to be satisfactory thus far, and would not now make a change under any circumstances. In placing the boiler it is very import- ant that you should put it as far below the surface as possible, say from six to ten feet, although unfortunatel)- I was unable to get lower than four feet on ac- count of water, yet, notwithstanding this drawback in my case, I have found it to work very well when I used but a low pressure. Now as to the particular kind of boiler. This is a point which is open to discussion, but from observations which I have made from time to time I would say that if one has but a small place (three or four houses not more than 120x20 feet) a locomotive boiler is the best, as it is by far the cheapest, in the first place, and secondly it is the most iS88. The American Florist. 63 HtVN CHR•th St., New York City. SITUATION WANTET^-By a practical florist to _ represent und travel for a thoroughly estab- lished concern in connection with the trade. Ad- dress C, care American Florist, Chicago. SITUATION WANTED— By a thorough experi- _ enced seetlsman, L'> yen rs" experience, knowledge of plants, etc Bt'si oi rrleifnccs. Addre.ss jAAIt^S Si'KNCE, I'.iJO River St., Dcs Moines, Iowa. SITUATION WANTED— Seedsman. A young roan i>j age 21. 4 years" evperience in the seed business; Clin give best of references. Address C. II. R.. 2IS Montgomery St.. Jersey City. N. ,T. IpOR SALE OK RENT-Six greenhouses; business ' innea.sing every year. Carmody water boiler, evervtiiiiru' in ymti tlx. For particulars inquire of .lOMN' S'ltnti; i;i., Charlestown Kd, New Albany. Ind. IIT1I. AllenUiwn, Ph. WANTKli All Horlsts to stnul fur our row circu- lar ot {Jrcctih.iuse I'ots iind prices. nnil reiid our "ail" in this Issue. S^ ItAd^K I'o'l'l KU\ Co.. ri:KKl\s. .Myr.. Syracuse. N. V. WAiNTKI) A single middle hhc«1 (iernian olsobcr Inilustrinus Imliits, that undI.\SS. ^CDF? Five acres ot land in a high state of cultivation P.. miles from center of city, two greenhouses t:n feet long; good buihiing, plenty of water, three forcing pumps; fruits of all kinds: KM bearing grapevines. Good market for tlower and vegetable plants. This Is a good chance for young beginner in the tlower business. Address E. WEBB, Real Estate, Agt., VOrN<;sTOWN. OHIO. Kour (ireenhouses sixty-two feet long each, one fifteen feet wide, three twelve feet wide, heated by hot water; situated on six building lots, with one two-.«ory house of twelve rooms heated by furnace, all in tirst-class order. Will sell stock including imiii Roses, Mermets. Perles and Nlphe:os. 2\n) Carna- tion plants for winterblooniing, etc. A good chance for the right party. Emiuire at the BANNOCKBURN GREENHOUSES. Cor. Clinton and Norton sts.. ROCHESTER. N. Y. FOR RENT OR LEASE, For a long term, eight (Jreenhonses. nearlv all heat- ed by hot water illltehings \ Dick's bollerai, a large lot ot cold frames and sash, with six acres of good land, dwelling house of seven rooms, stable, etc., situated near Waverly, in the Northern suburbs of Baltimore. A large part of the houses now planted with Hoses of the best sorts— Perle dcs .larolns. Ni- phetos.La France. Pierre Guillot, C. Mermet, Ben- nett, etc. There is also a good sotck of Hoses in pots- Azaleas, Palms, Ferns, Eucharis. Ficus Asparagus and other plants of most salable kinds; Chrysan- themums, Bouvardias, (iladiolus. Tuberoses, etc.. and plants for spring stock in the open ground. Strawberries. Grapevines, etc. Ample supply of water from tanks In greenhouses and cistern and wells outside. This is an opportunity for a compe- tent man with small capital to secure on very favor- able terms, a good established business, now In the dull season paying expenses. Address EHNEST HOEN. Of A. Hoen A Co.. Baltimore. Or ALKA. SCoTT. Waverly, Md. ROSENS ri^OR I^ORCIP^O. We have a fine stoK.\I,I,IN.\. :t-inch 0.0(1 AdAl'ANTHU.'i |IM15EI,LAT|iS, Slnch.. C.OU ROSES, (ihiiri- ile Di.jnn, Mar. Nicl, l.aiiiarqut' and SuIfat«Tre, 3-tncIi (J.OO SA.ME SORTS in 2lnch 4.00 10.000 .VSSORTEI), li'adinK sorts, li-liich.. GOO l?<'st Winterldodtitinl^ H4>rts, U'-j-inch 8.00 8ei)d vdiir list to he priced. Illustrated Catalo^ae to all applicants. Address NANZ & MEUIVIER. FORCINGROSES SURPLUS STOCK. I have on hand a few (;^IPHET05, gUNSET, pERLEaNL^LapRHNCE that were prepared from selected wood for my own planting. These are strcnt; 4-in., ready for immediate bedding. Prick, |i2.oo per loo. Also MARIA LOUISE AIOLETS, Large Stools, I7.00 per 100. MYROW A. HUNT, TERRE HAUTE, IND. Mention American Florist. NOVELTIES m ROSES. All the latest new varieties ; also the leading forcing varieties Teas, Hybrid Teas and Hybrid Perpetuals. Novelties in Chrysanthemums. Catalogue specialties at lowest rates. Trade List now ready, mailed on application. JACOB SCHULZ, LOUISVILLE. KY. PLANTS FOR SALE. At>nut the 20tli nl octol.rr a v.'r> tine collertion of PALMS. FERNS. CROTONS. DRACAENAS. AZALEAS and ALOCASIAS. FOR DECORATING PURPOSES. Florists will never liuvc a better chance to i>nr- ehase specimens at such a low tljrure. Plants will be on exhibition at Colunibns Centennial. MAURICE EVANS, Florist, COI.l AlKIS. OHIO. James L. Boyson. CAEN, CALVADOS) FRANCE. 1st Prize for Cut Blooms. Paris, May, 1887. My CATALOGt'K ot the NEW EUROPEAN ROSES will be ready .January 1, ISSS. iunX will be sent fkee on application. A larjre stoek of the last two years varieties, as well as all the older kinds for sale. Send for my complete Catalojjiie of over 1.200 var- ieties, with raisers' names and date of sending out I«0 «SK S . Mention American Klorlst. New American Roses. Frees'm Refracta Alba and Leichtlinii. P/ kO L''S' SOlVKNIlliif WOOTlfJ.N and A.N'MK 1\\ InFjn Cook. :Hn. iiutn. W |)erduz.,ri.i per luo Mil. pol8. S3 •• ISO FUKESIA UKKKACTA ALBA, 12. UO per hundred; ll.'i (>U per thoiiHunil. LKICriTLlNM. fL.'fl per hundred; $12.00 per tti<>u»un, I.OIISVILI.E, KY. FINE ROSES. We oMlt I.m- siile lo tbe lr;i-l'' Kn- Kail a line. healthy lot of out-door grown Ruses; strong. 1 year old dormant plants on their own roots, including the following staple varieties and others : Price. 113 00 per ICO: f lOO.OO per 1000: Viz: (len'l Jac<)ueminot, DIeslmch. Paul Neyron. Baron Bonstetien. Jules Murgoitln. I'ierre Nottlng. Comtesse de Serenye. La Heine. Prince Camitle de Rohan, Magna Charta. Marie Hauman, Fisher Holmes. Also. (Jem ot Prairies (always scarce) at ?1? .'11 per hundred. N. B.— We carry a full line of Fruit and Ornamen- tal Trees. Shrubbery. 2 year Koaes. Clematis, etc. A.i.KKss ^ 3 LITTLE, Commercial Nurseries. ROCHESTER: N. Y. PERLE DES JARDIiVS. SURPLUS STOCK IN FINE CONDITION, 3-inch pols $5.00 per hunilrod. GEO. H. BENEDICT, JOMr« CUieWKI*, jr., GREENHOUSE STOCK AND ROSES. villa Nova 1>. <>.. Delaware Co, Pit, Money Order Office: Bryn Mawr. ra. 66 The American Florist. Sept. IS, September Floral Styles. Fall designs for decoration are very bold, and they are, of course made up with bright material ; for more and more are wild flowers utilized during their season, particularly for room decoration. The desire for field flowers in winter time has been nearly a rage for several years. Clover, daisies, and buttercups at midwinter, are the most fascinating novelties, and if had in any quantity, would pay roundly. The shrub bloom brought in last winter was received very cordially, and now in summer and au- tumn, seasonable blossoms and foliage is demanded for all decorations that are on a lar6;e scale. Pale tints no longer predominate ; this will be a season of rich coloring in floral make up, and the florist will have more scope, certainly, when not confined to a trio of colors. A new wedding arrange- ment that is extremely novel and £es- thetic will be introduced in October in time for the grandest fall nuptial dec- orations. It is called "The Merry Thought." A picture of this will soon appear. For the present, a very rich arrangement is made with golden rod, and one which will remain popular as long as this elegant flower that now gilds meadow and suburban waysides, can be obtained. The semi-curtains, generally known as French curtains, screen the windows. These are made by stalks of golden rods, which are so placed and trimmed, that the top blossoms form the gilt rod in appearance. A line of the bloom is spread across at the base on a wire, to simulate the lower rod. The head of the room, arch, or bay window, where the ceremony is to take place, is decorated more splendidly than custom- ary. First a crescent of lacy greenery is formed by tall plants, and just in front of that the same curving line is carried out by a lattice or irregular fence made of wire or reeds, (the latter being firmly held together at the back by wire), and covered with the golden bloom. If the reed fence or screen is made, the top can be picketted, or finished in any irregular way that will show well against the foliage background. The new styles of vase baskets formed of raffia, are filled with golden rod and placed in fire places, and also on mantels and cabinets. Bouquets grow less round, and very much longer from the end of the stems to the end of the center flowers, which are still fringing. This style grows in favor, and as a new shape in bouquets was very much in request, it will prob- ably rule through the winter. The choi- cest arrangement for a wedding bunch at present is a center of lily of the valley without foliage ; so that the sprays fall loosely. The surrounding flowers are odontoglossums, and there is a wide, deep fringing ofFarleyense fern fronds. The style for the reception bouquet and favor cluster is not yet defined. It will either be a small loose bunch such as is now carried at Newport, and is made of single pink hollyhocks, roses be- ing substituted for the blossoms so singu- larly brought into prominence, or it will be a novel arrangement of Eucharis ama- zonica of long stems, which Mr. Klun- der is likely to introduce. Florists of rustic ideas and modest endowments in their ability to make up will make a hard battle to still foist the big close circle of roses, with foil covered stems on the public, but people of taste are tired of being weighted down, and would prefer quality or artistic make up. Wedding bonnets, worn at noon wed- dings b\- bridesmaids are charmingly trimmed with the natural flowers. Six were made lately by a milliner, who call- ed upon a neighboring florist for the blossoms and some assistance. White, pink, and blue tulle covered the small frames. The flowers were placed around and right up the crown to meet a large front cluster. The season of dinners has not yet opened. The latest affair at Newport was a mixed arrangement of flowers and vines. Wild honeysuckle was laid in graceful curves over the board. Bubble glasses (introduced last spring), stood here and there, being filled with selected American Beauty roses. The favors were small bunches of pink hollj-hocks and adiantums. Fannie A. Benson. New York. New York. Russian violets are coming in from College Point and are in good demand for the boxes of cut flowers ordered from fall watering places, such as Lenox and vicinity. Business begins to stir perceptibly in floral stores. There is a good list of or- ders for wedding decorations and din- ners. Bird of New Jersey intends astonishing the trade with his array of forced hardy shrubs the coming season. The gifted widow of the late James Reid, who is the only daughter of Peter Henderson, Esq., is engaged to marry a gentleman prcniinent in Philadelphia circles and associated in business with the Heckers. "You may break, you may ruin the vase if you will, But the scent of the roses lingers there still." Field mushrooms have beeen so scarce in this vicinity for the past two seasons, that unusual exertions are made to bring in early crops from hothouses. Some are already in market selling for one dollar a pound. Wm. Smith, superintendent of the Botanical Gardens at Washington, gives the credit of the passage of the bill reducing the rates of postage on seeds and plants to his famous collie, named after the donor, Peter Henderson. It seems that when Peter Henderson Esq., appeared be- fore the sub-committee in Washington to make a speech in favor of the bill, he was somewhat flnstrated, as speech-mak- ing is out of his line. A member of the committee arose and inquired of Mr. Henderson if he was acquainted with Peter Henderson of the Botanical Gar- dens. Mr. Henderson assured him that he was, when there was a hearty laugh all around. Mr. Henderson became jolly, and made a telling address, and the bill passed. I heard a well posted gentleman say that no paper had been so thoroughly read and so popular among the flo- rists, who are not great readers, (as it has probably occurred to many) as the American Florist. Even the small boy in the greenhouse, the printer's devils' of these establishments, look eag- erly for each number. F. A. B. Chicago. The West Park Commissioners will build conservatories in Douglas Park costing f2o,ooo. Mr. Sidney Clack, for several years superintendent of the McCormick rose houses at Lake Forest, has removed to Redwood City, California, where he has charge of the rose houses of N. J. Brit- ton, and will grow roses for the San Fran- cisco market. The father of Henrj' Hansen, the Rose Hill florist was probably fatall}- injured by having his wagon run into by a north side grip car on the 4th inst., while bring- ing his son's flowers down town. The wagon was turned completely over with Mr. Hansen under it. He sustained severe internal injuries as well as external bruises. At last report there was some hope of his recovery. The Turerous Begonia its history AND CULTIVATION is the title of an ad- mirable little book published by the Gaydening World, 17 Catharine street, Covent Garden, London, England. The history of this plant, which has made such great strides within a few years is very interesting, and the cultural direc- tions covering all methods of growing are very complete. As the tuberous begonia is undoubtedly destined to take a prominent place among florists' flowers this little work is very acceptable at this time. J. A. Penman alias "Jim the Penman, the florist's f(r)iend," will discontinue his raids upon American florists for a short time. He sailed for England on the City of Rome, on the 5th inst., in company with F. L- Temple of Somerville, Mass. j888. The American Florist. 67 Subscription $1.00 a year. To Europe, $1.35. AJvertisemcnts, 10 Cents a Line, Agate; Inch, $1.40; Column $14.00. Cash with Order. No Special I*oHitU>ll <;uilr:iiitt"f.00 Perles. Nlphetos, Brides ;i.00 Bennetts, (;onti(!rs ;i,00 " Menu eta, ha France ^.00 A in. lieauUeJ* UI.OO I'urltans .MK) Carnations. Houvardia .7.'i Sm i lax 20.00 Callas 8.00 Ilarrisii liliea 8.1X) Tuberoses .40 Tuberose stalks 4.00 SlriKle violets .25 CHICAGO. Sept 11. Hoses, Perles.Nlphetos $;i,00("> 4.00 " Bons, Safranoa 2.00 " Mermets 4 1X1 La France, Brides 5.00 Am. Beauties 1000® 12.r.0 Carnations, short XI) Carnations, long .SO Smllax 18.00 ("20-00 Adlantums 1.00 A 1 y ssii m .2.'i Callas 12.50*" i:..00 Tuberoses l.r>n Heliotrope LCO Miuniinette .00 (iiiidiolus 4.fo Marit-'otda .m Asters white .i;(i Asters colored .cm Wm. J. STEWART, Cut Flowers i Florists' Supplies -^ WHOLESALE ^^ 67 Bromfield St., BOSTON, MASS. REMOVAL. Owing: to the rapid increase in business N. F. MCCARTHY & CO. Wholesale Florists and Florists' Supplies. 03 liroiiilield St., BO.STON, MASS., Remnved Aug. Ijth to the new and spacious store 1 MUSIC HALL PLACE, off Winter SL, wbere they shall be prepared to meet any and all demands. Omar i^osE^s AT IIHOLESALE. The only establlsbmentin the West prowl ok Koses exclusively. 20 'CO snuare feet of eI«ss devoted to the growth of the Itu-^e We cut. pack and ship the same day: thus enabllnn the consumers to KCt fresh Roses without beiriK luindled tbe second time. We ship Cut Hoses all over the country with perfect safety. AI.Ho all the leading varieties of young Rose plants for .sale. GARFIELD PARK ROSE CO.. Ifi.SS West .Mailisoii Street, Corner SI Louis Avenue. CHICAGO. w. F. shp:rii)ak, Wholesale & Commission Dealer in CUT FLOWERS, r.o wF.«' V4»I IS77. Price List Bent upon application. LaRoche & StahL plorists & C^ommission /T\erchantf> OK t237 Chestnut Street, - ■ PHILADELPHIA Cnnwi^nmcnta Solicited. Special attentii-n paid f, sblpplnti;. Alentiun AMKUICA.N tLuItlsT C. Strauss & Co., WHOLESALE ROSE GROWERS, ■lVlfi.il. me '.In. WASHINt.TON, I). C. l£oH< s phiiili'il fill- Winter l.s.s«-;( Souvenir de Wootton, IheGem. Puiitan. American Beauty, Annie Cook, Mad, Cusin, Papa Gonlier, The Bride, La France. Bennett, Perle, Mermet, And other Standard s..rts, WHOLESALE FLORISTS, 165 Tremont Street BOSTON MASS. We make a spetiRlty of i^hippint: choice KusesaiMl other Flowers, carclully packed, to all points ^^l Wos'ern and .Middle States. Ketiirn Tt'leKraiii lssf^l Immediately wnec I* ts impossible to fill your or:^er. HAMMOND & HUNTER, \N h":f3ule dealers In Cut Flowers ^"^ Florists' Supplies 61 West 30th Street, NEW YORK. kenkicott bros., Wholesale q Plorists. ALL CUT FLOWERS IN SEASON. Write for price li..it. C.ni-iKnnienls ttoliclted 27 Washlngtuu Street, CHICAGO. CUT FLOWERS The choicest Cut Flowers at lowest market rat«< shtnped C O. D.. Telephone connection. U»e A. F. Coile when ordering by telegraph. Fur prices, etc- Address, Bloomsburg. Pa. J. L. DILLON. :iv. sa:'ui>E:i«, \VH<»i.i:s.\i,K <;k(hvkk of Plants and Cut Flowers. ^•c ROSES A SPECIALTY.;;^ Decorative Plants, as Palms, Dracaenas, Crotons, Ferns, etc. tr Write for price llsi. ANACOSTIA P. O., 68 The American Florist. Sept. IS, Berlin Flower Basket. I noticed an odd but showy basket in Berlin. It was an oval, deep plateau, two and a-half feet long with a handle one foot high, square at the corners. The- body of the basket was of yellow, in marigolds, chrvsanthemums and nastur- tiums. A bunch of Jacq. roses was fast- ened on the side and a band of pink bal- sams covered the outer surface of the handle. For a yellow basket it was good. *• Oil City, Pa.— O. H. Strong cSi Co. have just completed three rose houses 300x12 and are preparing to build two more of same size— 70,000 feet of glass lu all— also a new cold storage basement 56x62 for plants and an ice reservoir 120x^0. N. A. Ingham has built two small houses 30x11 each. NEW DWARF WHITE DAHLIAS, SAGO PALMS, ETC. l>R.hlia Ciiinelliiiflora alha, full ol buds.inS-in. not? I: pe. . "Z.. 120 oer 100; l-in. pots. «.:ill per doz «K ^'or im Saco Palms, Mnest stock in the West; 1 to'^^Ieaves So'-per doz ; 2V0 3 leaves fl3 per d.« ; :) to 5 leaves. V.i per doz.; extra large plantsfrora »! t.. tKleadi iucca Aloefolia Var, aii.l raii.lanus VeltcUii. tine plants, 4-in. pots, $1; per doz Also a few hundred very line Ros.s for Wint.r bloi.m- if,e 4-incb pots at S12 per 100. Brides, Niphetos. American Beauty and I'erles. Address .lOHN G. IIEINI,. Trrre Hautf Ind. THE EVANS CHALLENGE VENTILATING APPARATUS. Hughes' Soluble Fir Tree Oil. i-roRIST^ AND NIIKSKRVIMEN .SHOl I.U *I'''*'"^NOT BE WITHOUT IT. ITiisurpassed as an iiis.-citUide, in kills efTectu- allv all parasites an.l insects which infest plants whether at the roots or on the foliage, without^in- ^rfto tender plants: such as ferns, etc., it used as Krected rsedasa WASH it imparts the gloss and listretothofolias-'e which is s.. desirable on exhi- '"iio''"'f^^nHe™should not be withoutiti Itmakes a silky Coat and produces healthy Skin Action; kills fleas, and is excellent for washiiiKHojis. Hoiisewives should not be without it! tscd «„^, ordinary household soap t is an etiectual DI!?- rNtVcTANT, BLEACHER AND CLBANBK OK PARRICS It kills insect life on man, annual, or plant, without injury to the8kin,whereverparasite8 may appear. Put UP in 1 gallon tins,W 2S / Full directions & trade Put up in 1 quart tins, *1.00 \ markoneach package. E. GRIFFITH HUGHES, Opt'iaftvc Lhemist, MANCHESTER, ENGLAND. New York Depot with AUGUST ROLKER &. SONS, 4;.^ I3oy (Street, Sole Aseiit for Ameriia. GLAZIER POINTS WITH OK WITHOUT LIl'S. Pat. in April and May. 1S88. No more CLIMBING OVER the glass. NEW MODE OF SETTING, Commencing at the top instead of the bottom. These points hold hetter than all others. No 1 will hold glass lOxl.^j, and No. 2 will hold glass 18x24, not allowing it to slide ".J-inch in Ave years. Glass fastened with them, and the methods of using these points, will be fully shown at the coming FLORAL E.XHIBITION in New Tork in August next. FOR .SALE IN BOSTON. MASS.. by Wm. .1. Stewart, r,7 Bromfleld St. NEW yoKK. by Peter Henderson ti. Co., .i5 and Ji Cortlandt street. .„„.,.. . ,^. Chicago by J C. Vaughan, 14C W. Washington st. Retl?l without lip .■SOc. with lip 75c. per 1000. Pin- cers &0c. Liberal discount on large orders. B. B. CHANDLER, Patentee and Manufacturer, HYDE PARK, MASS., U. S. A. WHEN WRITING FOR ESTIMATES, PLEASE GIVE FOLLOWING DIMENSIONS: l8t. Give the number of sashes to be lifted. 2nd. Give the length and depth of sashes, (depth is down the root.) 3rd. Give the length of house. ^ . .,. ^,, 4th. Give the height from the ground to the cotnb 5th. Give the thickness and width of rafters or sash bar. ONLY POTTERY MAKING A SPECIALTY OF Flower poTS THE WHILLDIN POTTERY CO., 713 & 715 WHARTOM ST., PHILADELPHIA. VENTILATING. THE PERFECTION Ventilating rvlachine I h;id on Exhibition .it thf NEW YORK FLORISTS" CONVENTION was pronouiiced by able judges the LEAST COMPLICATED, SAFEST, STRONGEST, EASIEST, and most rapid -wotking machine ever offered to the public. Send lor Illustrated Circular before throwing your chance away. E. HIPPARD, Voungstowra, Ohio. Carnations for Winter Blooming; good, strong plants from the open ground, of the following var- ieties ; BOBT. CRAIG, SNOWDON, PBES. GARFIKLD, SNOW WHITE, HINZE'S WHITE. Price, iflU. 00 per ICO. Also flne large plants of Vinca Harrisonii from outdoors, at j-10 00 per 100. DOUISLE WHITE PRIMROSES, 3-inch, at ^12.1H1 I'er hundred. A splendid strain of SINGLE PRIMROSES, at J8.00 per hundred. ^^STEVIA SERRATA.I-'^ Fine, large plants in il-inch pots, at JIO OO per 100. ^^ VIOLETS, ^^^ MARIA LOUISE, at 58.00 per 100 GOOD STRONG SMILAX, 3-in. pots.W.OOper 100 1 also have a large stock of Koses-Teas, Hybrid Teas, Noisettes, and Polyanthus, at t,».00 per lOUU. Strictly ourselection; clean, strong plants in 2 and 2^er 100. ADDRESS j_ Q. BURROWS, Fishkill, N. Y. — ■ " Per 100 :)0C0 Callas, strong held grown, at il 00 1000 fallas, str.ing pot-grown, at J. 0 '.mjo Carnations, strong lleld-grown clumpsat^.. 5 00 (;artleld, LaPuritc. Hinzes White, Grace Wilder. Ellenoir. Crimson King, Scarlet Prince. DcGraw. Amaryllis Johnsonil. blooming hulhs, doz. W..>0. 1000 Violets M. Louise, strong clumps from Held. 1000 Vi»)lets, Swanlev White, at -..- . •> ou J. .J. LAMPERT. Xenia. Ohio. i>«iivA.r>B5iL,r*MiA., Second Edition. GEO. A. SOLLY A. SON'S BOOK OF PLANS For Carpet and Ornamental Flower Beds. With many it is a difficult task to lay out a carpet bed or fancy design on the lawn, and perhaps more difacult to choose the proper plants to harmonize, so as to give the best effects. The object ot these drawings is to assist ganlciicrs and anuucur.H, andto enahle them toclmn^c the pimiht plants lor iheir work. It is e.\|icctca that llu« l.o.ik will supply a long felt want, as it is the lirst and only puliluation entirely devoted to Fancy Flower BedDesigns. This, our Second eijition, consists of over lou designs, finely engraved, on good paper, nicely bound, sent pre-paid to any address on receipt 01 Price «3. GEO. A. SOI.I.Y & SON, rrice, »«j. uj:.i^ SPitLNliFLliLD, mXsS FOR WINTER FORCI NG. Penoo Bouvardias-Uavidsonil, Neuner. etc_.. strong clumps SS. 00 and $10.00 Carnations-Hinze's White, eit. strong clumps b 00 Pres. Garfield and others, best sorts. 8.00 Begonia Rubra, strong, 3-in.. blooming plants. . 6.00 Callas— strong, blooming plants, .Vin. pots IJ.OO Double Primulas, " " 3K.-in. pots.... 12.00 Smilax. e.vtra strong, bushy, 3-in....*30 per 1000, J.50 Violets— M. Louise and Swanley White, ..$!■. 00 4 8.00 PAVL BUTSt & SON, New Castle, Fa, 'li -Vi*^' isl. LARGE STOCK OF ELECTROTYPES OF PLANTS AND FLOWERS FOR FLORISTS' CATALOGUES, ETC. Catalogue of electros of plants, .«o^ers designs etc with '87 and '88 supp ements, .16 cts.. with veg- etable. 50 cen?s, which deduct from first order. Electro of this Cut, $1.50. |t^„ H 1— 1 ^^ pel 0 g^S[M> hJ ^% \m '.'i^ rt 0 u^ PC u > < PC c? "'^- ~ z w i888. The American Florist. 69 sKM) <>ki>i:ks now 10 k WHEAT SHEAVES, Immortelle and Gape Flower Designs And all Florists' Supplies, Philadelphia immortelle Design Co., 904 Filbert St.. Philadelnhia. Pa. TOBACCO STEMS. $4.00 A BALE. THREE BALES FOR $11.00. A\.raj;f .">00 II. s. to th«' lt;ilf. Delivfrrire list tu the Trade. ALBERT BENZ, Douglaston. N. Y. ED. JANSEN. Importer & Manulacturer Bet. 6th & 7th Aves.. 124 W. 19th Street, NEW YORK. TRY DREER'S GARDEN SEEDS Plants, Bulbs, and Requisitea. They are the best at the lowest pri- ces. TRADE LIST Issued quarterly xuailed free. HENRY A. DREER. PtiUadelphi» RoEMER's Superb Prize Pansies. t3f~ The Finest Strain vf I'ansies in the World. _j4J Introducer and Grower of all the lead- ing Novelties. CataloKue free on application. FRED. ROEMER, Seed Grower. (jUKDLiNisiKO, {;ek:«.vny. 3.000 CARNATION PLANTS. FlKI.I) UltnWN. STRO.Vii Cl.l'.Ml'.'^. DeGRAW. SNOWDON. HINZE'S WHITE. Ready Sept. 15. l".Vi;i, r. I,.\U, Turm-r I'nrk, 111. Delegates :to tne neit the convention will travel D^jllman C 3 T ClDO ■fiathe ' ti. .*ni. nioM J.nnisvlllo. In.llainip. .lls.Cln- •innatl and tne winter re* flirts of Florida and the Soutn. For full iuformatlun address E. O. aicConuick, Gen. Fasaenger As't, Chicas?. MQNON ROUTE NEW CROP 1888, NOW RKADY. Used for Bouquet Work, filling Flower Baskets, Decorating Altars, &c., &c.. and arc preferred by many to smilax. 91.60 p4*r tliouHaiid Ferns. BOUQUET GREEN. J^oo per bbl. (30 lbs.) or $6.00 per 100 lbs. Season commences Oct. ist for holiday trade. SPHAGNUM MOSS-i-onK clean fibre, dry or green, $1.00 per bbl. or six bbls. for $5.00. Sample or trial sacks containing 3 bushels of Moss, dry, very light, designed for express shipments, $1.00 per sack. L. B. BRAGUE. Hinsdale, Mass. Mention AiuertcHn 1-lorlst. PALMS, FERNS, ETC. All sizes from Seedlings up. Large stock of most useful varieties in best condition at lowest prices. CHARLES D. BALL, Holmesburg, Philadelphia, Pa. IT is a conceded fact that there is no better place in the U. S. for Nurserymen to sort up. Dealers to Pack, or Planters to order, than at the Painesville Nurseries, Uic aim of THE STORRS HARRI- SON CO. l«in{; li) carry a full line (if Fruit and Orna- mental Trees, Bulbs, Shrubs and Roses. I lave a re- niaikalilv line .■•tock of Standard, High Top Dwarf and Dwarf iPear; Plum, Peach, Cherry, Apple, Quince, Russian and otlier Apricots. Grape Vines, I'oih old and new. Currants, Gooseberries, Blackberries, "*« Raspberries, Strawberries, etc. In fact a ftiU line of IVnits and Ornamentals, hoth large and small. Prices Reduced to suit the times. Com-i'nndenci- .solieiteil. PHcr r/nl /■'>■.:■ 34th YEAR. 700 ACRES. 24 GREENHOUSES. Address THE STORRS & HARRISON CO., PAINESVILLE, LAKE CO., OHIO. Crop 188.S. my <,wn srowing, from Select blooms ODIKU. TKInIAKDEAH anil New French varieties. This splendiil eollertion is ottered on its merits, anil as to rii-hness of eolor ami markiiiU'^, comparisons are ill- vifeil ',uz. .socts.; \vi..ib.M. SI'KCIAI^TY—HiKh Grade Seeds of most ap- proved varieties and attractive colors; grown witli critii^al care for the trade. Send for litt and full particulars. DANIEL K. IIERR, Lancaster. Pa. CARNATION PLANTS. strong: Clumps from Open <;rounil. KDWAKDSll. SCAllLKT KINO. PHILA. RKD. He GRAW. FASCINATION, KING of CRIMSONS, W (10 per UIO; S.W.OO per OUO PORTIA, 1)1 KE of ORANGE, CHESTER PRIDE, HiNXES WHITE, <;kace wilder. Etc., ^S (1(1 per hundred. A lew extra stioni; S.MII.A.X. :i-in. pots, ff.OO per 100. W. R. SHELMIRE. Avondale. Chester Co., Pa. FOR SALE, 50,000 \ lOLETS. Maria Louise, Swanley White and Czar, All stronii, ht-altliy plants, true to naI^e,:^^J..V)pe^lO^^ or$2-.:.CU per lOtU. or JUU at lOtU rates. K('I1KVKU1AS.J3 '.nperlCO. Also tloe double white, yellow, pink and variegated Hollyhock Seed at25c. per half ounce package. Va>h [iiiist accotupiiriy order fmni unknown parties. M. TRITSCHLER & SONS. Nashville. Tenn. In order to make room for young stock, we ofier the following low inducements : Ter 100 Mermt't. Bon Silene. ^ frtjm iiMi-inch pots f .s.OO S. d'un Ami. Cook. " li-inch pots 7.00 Safrano, and Adam,' '* 2}^-in. pota 5.00 Bride and l.a France, SMnch. fiU.OU. 3-inch, IS.OO; 2Vinch,S.T 10. per 100. Teas and Hybrids from open ground, t6. 00, $8.00 and 110-00 per 100. PerlOO PerlOOO Smilax, strong plants from 2V^-in.pol8, 13.00 f25 00 Aiupelop.sm \ cltdiii uihI Foit PiiicK List. E. BONNER & CO.. Maple Grove Greenhouses. XENIA, OHIO. Climbing Hybraugea, see August i Amkrican Florist. Excelsior Pearl Tuberose. Variegated Tuberose. Conperia Drummondi. .\maryllis, Alamasco, Halli and Sarineusis {true c.uernsey lily.) Eulalias, Japanese variety and Zebrina. Aruiida donax var. Roses, best forcing varieties one and two years. Moon flower, Ipomcua grandiflora, alba and rosea (seed). Freesia refracta alba. Anipelopsis Veitchii plants and seed. MRS. J. S.R. THOMSON. Spartaiiliurf;, S. C. State \'ice-President Society American Florists. Mention American Florist BOUND VOLUMES OF THE American Florist VOLUME II. Handw.nely bound in cloth with leather back and corners, and title lettered on back in gilt, may now be had from this office. F»rioo, ^a.Hn. American Florist Co., 54 LA Salub St.. CHICAGO 70 The American Florist. Sept. IS, That Ball Game. I wish to correct an error in the last issue of the Florist. It is stated that the ball game at lona Island was won by New York. Now there were .//;■£' players from Philadelphia in the nine, and Philadel- phia originated the game, and we Phila- delphians believe that at least one half of the credit is due us. Please correct and save the flow of gore. Pum.iE. The National Flower. While a party from the New York con- vention were on their way to Queens, Saturday, the train passed a field contain- itig wild carrots and golden rod and the following conversation was overheard: She — There seems to be an abun- dance of the national flower here. He — Yes. why, I never saw carrots so plentiful before. She- (Contemptuously). Carrots! Why, it would take eighteen karats to equal even the color of our national flower. " Cut Rate " Flowers.— The Cincin- nati Floral Co. relates that a young man called at their store la'ely and stated that a young lady had requested him to get lo cents worth of "cut rate " flowers. They liac* experienced several demands for lo cents worth of smilax or M. Niel roses, but feel that a demand for "cut-rate" flowers breaks the record. German Bulbs FOR FLORISTS' TRADE. ^1"^ t^. We have large quantities of HYACINTHS. TULIPS, DAFFODXS, and all the leading bulbs, for forcing, grown for us on con- tract in HOLLAND, GERMANY and FRANCE. We quote strictly true, selected, first quality bulbs only ; delivered free of all charges, duties, or packing expenses. Send a list of your wants for estimate. No advances required on orders liooked now ; and by so doing you can save money and secure extra fine stock. Address, z. Deforest ely & co.. Wholesale Bulb Growers I Importers 1301 & 1303 Market Street. PHILADELPHIA, PA. CA.ieiVA.TIOIVJS. Field tii'Owu clumps, specially for Winter flowering; strong, lieiilthy plants nl best varieties. UlITTEBCUl". CKNTURY, TOHTIA. SFA- WAN, CHKSTKK I'RIDK. .JKANKTTK, HINZK'S WHITE. .SILVEK LAKE, DAWN, AMKItU'AN I'J OKIST, WM. SWAYNE. I.. E. 1,.\M- liUJIN, and other fancy vara. Prices by dozen and hundred given on application. CHA.S. T. STAKK, Avoiidale, Chester Co., Pa. ^V^iS^U^GHAIV'S ^4^ Book for Florists, FALL 1888, NOW READY. J. C. VAUGHAN, 80x688, CHICAGO. SEND FOR SPECIAL LIST OF FALL BULBS. Roman Hyacinths ready about Aug. 20. ORDERS TAKEN NOW FOR ROMAN HYACINTHS. LILY CANDI- DUM, LILY HARRISII. AND ALL FORCING BULBS. ALSO FOR THE FULL LINE OF DUTCH BULBS. 170 Lake St. CHICAGO. j^"DuTCH Flower Roots AND Bulbs." HYACINTHS, TULIPS, 'lilies, ETC. ^ ' V \ll SEND FOR FALL LIST. MICHEL PLANT AND SEED CO., 718 Oliv.' St., ST. EOIIS, MO. 1843. BULBS. 1888. Lilium Longiflorum and Candidum. NARCISSUS, Double mite Fragrant, A N 1) — POETICUS, HEMEROCALLIS FLAVA. IRIS GERMANICA. Also a large and cuniplete asstirlnient of NURSERY STOCK. GEO. MOULSON & SON, HIGLEY'S TRADE LIST OF SEEDS, PLANTS, BULBS AND FLORISTS' REQUISITES No\r out. It you do not receive one, send for it* Address HENRY G. HIGLEYp CEDAK KAPIUS, lA. Mention American Florist. SMILAX FOR EASTER IN QUANTITY FOR THE TRADE. STOUiM KING FUCHSIA-Well rooted Cut- tirms. *:i,OU per 100. as tioud iia pot plants. Fl^CHSIA PHENOI\IINAL-5«.00 per 100. or will exchanKC lor Clirysanlheniums and Geran- iums ut some varieties, and dbl. Abut. Thonips. F. E. FASSETT & BRO., CALIFORNIA GROWN FLOWER SEED TO THE TRADE Carnation, Verbena and Hollyhock. JOSEPH SEXTON, GOLETA, Santa Barbara Co., CALIFORNIA. BULB LIST H. H. BEEGER & CO., 315 & 317 Wasliin2t011 St , SAN FRANCISCO, CAL. ini Auratuni, medium. 2-2'-. lartre 'j'-j 'i " extra ;^-y'.. Speciiisuni Album.2 ;;'-; FerllKIPerMKHJ Lilnini Auratum. medium. 2 S'-.-in.diam.ili* UU JS.'i UU 5 (Kt £(l U) 7 111! HU.IIU 9 (0 Ml (K» -3 " lU.UI VI) 00 Hnbrum. Targe bulb^. t'. dO 10 (0 " Tjongitlurum Kxiojium l'--in.diam. 4 (M) '^ (JO ]'-.-y " 5.1U) J.'i 00 Kraraeri, strunK l>ulbs 7. CO GO 00 '■ Tit;rinum tplendens r>.ru 45 00 hiorePJeno 7 00 f.;') to Bateraanni ;> (0 40 U) " ("orinionand Concolor 4 01 ."0 OU Klegan.^. best red 4 OO X'i.OO Chinese Narcissus, very large bulbs s 00 TO 00 Per 10 Per IL'O ...ifH.CO S175.C0 Lilium Aiiratura Kubrum Vittatum Pieium COO f>0 00 Virf-'inale Alba 9 00 T.'i.OO Wittei. each *l.fO 12 00 Brownii [or ColchesterJ 7.00 65 00 Hansoni 7.00 C'i.OO Leiehtlini 4.00 35. CO Elegans Alice Wilson 7.00 Or> 00 Flore Semi Pleno o.iiO 50.(0 Flore Pleno (100 50 00 " " Iticouiparable. very choice it. 00 85 CO Giganteum Cnnlifniium I. (Hi 9.00 " Sarana Kamtshat Kense ;i.00 25 00 Iris Ka'mpferi. best new sorts 2(0 ]5.iO Neririe .laponica (Guernsey lily J 75 O.CO llenierocallis Duiudrtieri. pure citron yellow 3 ro 20-00 Crinum Asiaticum, pure white spiderlily 3.UI 25"(0 CALIFORNIA riLV IJULUS. Per doz. Per ICO If8.00 8 10 C.UO 18.00 8.00 8.10 Lilium Bloumerianum $1 25 " Columbianum 1 25 " Pardalioum fmagniflcent lilyj... .75 Parryii, one of the choicest 2.50 " Wai-liin^tonianuni 1.25 Kubescen.'^ 1 25 Calla Lilies, in three si/.es, H, J5 and S^tj per lOO. Our bulbs are all sound, select, true to name. Above prices are f. o. b. ears in San Francisco, packed safely. Freight on bulbs to New York is H a 100 lbs.; over 2000 lbs. only %2 25 a ICO lbs. 100 Auratum bulbs, boxed, average 40 to 50 lbs. Send in orders early for Fall delivery. Bu lbs ready 15tli of Septem ber to let of October, Send us your orders, and we will give you lowest estimate. Colored plates on hand of 33 varieties of Japanese Lilies. VOLUN/IE III AMERICAN FLORIST, Containing 5S6 pages, handsomely bound in half leather, may now be had from this office, post-paid, for $2.25, With the very complete index this makes an exceedingly vahiable reference book. VOLUME II BOUND IN SAME STYLE AT SAME PKICE. AMERICAN FLORIST CO., 54 La Salle St., CHICAGO, i888. The American Florist. 71 AUGUST ROLKER &, SONS, H Ut>y St., NKW VOKK, Supply the Tnule wltli SEEDS, BULBS, And nil kliHia c.f FLORISTS' SUPPLIES. Price List mailed on application. Bulbs, Immortelles, Etc. SPECIAL PRICES ON LARGE QUANTITIES. J. A. DE VEER, (Formerly of DeVeer & Boomkamp.) 183 W^ater St., NeA^ York. SOLE AGENT FOR THE GENERAL BULB CO., Vogelenzang, (Hollsnd.) U. BREMOND FILS, Ollioules, (France.) Fall ratalotiues now ready. Free to applicants in tlie trade. PORCING gULBS. Romans and Dutch Hyacinths, narcissus, lilium harrisii and candidum, tulips, FREESIAS, ETC. Send for prices by the 100 or 1000. Special list will be ready in Augut^c. A. GIDDINGS. Danville III. C. H. ALLEN, (Successor to C. L. ALLEN & CO.) BULB GROWER TO THE TRADE OnY, JAMESPORT, N. Y. C5^ Catalduue now ready. GLADIOLUS, LILIES, TUBEROSES, DAHLIAS, TIGRI- DIAS, AND OTHER SUMMER FLOWERING BULBS. Bulbs and Plants IMPORTED BY C. H. JOOSTEN, 3 COEWTIES SLIP. TiKVS YORK. FOR SALE, in FINE CONDITION Adiantum Cimeatum Perdc.z. Per 100 From Wnch pots WOO f4.i 00 •• 5 " ■■ S.OO 36 00 •• 4« •■ •• 4.00 WOO '• 4 •• " i.m 22. UO " 3H •• " 2 .tO 18,00 .. 2)^" •• HerlOOO, $75,00 100 Address WM. BENNETT, KILLS I/I/SECTS FtSHKILL- ON- HUDSON. N.Y. BERMUDA EASTER LILY WE HAVE A VERY FINE LOI OF IHE ABOVE LILY. n to 7 iiiol^es in Circumference Cu) $6.50 per 100, $60.00 per 1000. T t<,> i* ii-iolie«s in Circumference @ |io.oo per 100,195.00 per 1000. Kree on board cars In New Yorl-c. a CDP=?iDE:i=e E:^\^=^I_^r. E V. H. HALLOCK & SON, QUKKNS, NEW VORK. WE ARE NOW BOOKING ORDERS FOR HYACINTHS, TULIPS, Single and Double NARCISSUS, Etc. Importing direct should write us for prices. Special rates to large buyers. Largest stock of Hyacinths, Tulips, Polyanthus, Single and Double Narcissus, Narcissus Bicolor Horsfieldi, Poets Ornatus, Trumpet Major, Double Von Sion. R. VAN DER SCHOOT &, SON- HILLEGONI, near Haarlem, HOLLAND. PA« TRAHE -MAUK M POLMAN MOOY, WHOLESALE GROWERS OF DUTCH BULBS. HAARLEM, HOLLAND. SEE OUR GENERAL LIST FOR NOVELTIES AND SPECIALTIES. HEADQUARTERS FOR FORCING BULBS. ESTABLISHED IN 1810. ^. E^. :Mc^^rviyis^E>R, -WHOLESALE DEALEU IX- eedsSSF lequisitGsi^"^^ Sulbs ^ -1- Plumes, etc For the Green- bouae or G&r> den. 22 Dey Street, KEW^ VORK. IMPORTERS Of FORCING BULBS. SEND YOUR LIST FOR PRICES. OUI^I^IK^ :bi«0».. Seedsmen and Florists. BULBS THE? S^VI«iVOUSE> I«:UI«»EJI«IKno,Hh, thrifty Stotk in ^intrica. BUDOED Al'PLKS, ST.VNDARU PEAKS, DWAKI" PEAR.S (llislt »«»<• L"" HeailecU PLU.MS. CHERRIES, PEACHES, QUINCES, KISSIAN APRICOTS, OOOSE- BF:KI!IES, Cl'RRANTS, and a full linp of Ornamental Trees. Shrubs, Etc. Also Extra Sized Standard Pears o( the Finest Quality. Special InducrUKiitH to Hiiyers in larc quautitits. Tra.le List nut .VucuKt Ist. GET A BETTER CATALOGUE FOR '89 Than yon had for 'SS, if possible. Have it clean, correct, and pretty with pictures; tell the truth in it about vour ,i;oods. You can command the best facilities for doing all this by correspoudinj/ with the undersigned, the "florist printer," who is thor- oughlv ready to make better work than ever, and more of it. Write him Xi'lV — he don't expect to be able to serve all who want him to this season. He is J. HORACE McFARLAND, Harrisburg, Pa. 72 The American Florist. Sept. 15, Chestnuts. Look out for frost. Is your winter supply of fuel in ? Are your boilers and heating pipes ready for instant use. Have you a good supply of sand and potting soil under cover ? Take cuttings of all soft stuff now from bedded plants. Label all stock plants and see that the plant is what the label calls for. All plants from which you desire early flowers should now be under cover. If broken lights of glass are not all replaced attend to it at once. Be ready to fire as quick as cool nights come. Don't wait for frost. Don't let your work get ahead of you now. Don't permit any delays at this season, when delays are especially dan- gerous. Prepare to take an inventory of your stock as soon as things are safely under cover. . If you do not already keep a diary ol work done, start one now. You will find it of incalculable value next season. Get a blank book and keep accurate record of all expenses for coming season. Ascertain what your plants cost you to grow, and, when the price drops below cost, you know what to do. Let the other fellow grow that stock and buy from him, if necessary. SllMUEL HftTCH I CO. AUCTIONEERS, Office No. 9 Congress St., BOSTON. Fall Sales of Plants — AT — 305 Franklin, cor. Broad Street, WEDNESDAY, SEPT. igth- SATURDAY, SEPT. 22nd. ■WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 26th. FRIDAY, SEPT. 28th. Plants will be from Wilson, Halliday, Joosten and others. Dutch Bulbs by the Case and in Lots. ALSO SPECIAL ORCHID SALE ALL SALES BEGIN AT JO A. CARNATIONS. Large clumps from open ground. n;,>'/p'.ydla. .su.inse. Sensation, and Astoria, S2-00 per vtuzen L i. LAMBOKN and WM. SWAVNE, to cents each. L. L. LAMBORN, ALLIANCE. O. RHODODENDRONS of American grown hardy sorts. CHINESE AND GHENT AZALEAS, CAMELLIAS, JAPANESE PLANTS, Parsons & Sons Co.. (LliMXTED) KISSENA NURSERIES, FLUSHING, N. Y. Perdoz.PerlOU Begonia Rex, 15 varieties, 4- in. pots |2 50 J15 00 Begonia Douis Chretien. . . 1.50 10.00 " Semp. Gigantea, fine 3-in. pots 8.00 " Semp. Gigantea fine young plants .... 5.00 " Rubra Rubella, Ro- busta, Sandersonii and Wel- toniensis, clean and thrifty. 4-inch pots 1.25 8.00 Callas, 5 and 6-inch pots . . . i5-oo " nice blooming plants. 1.50 10,00 5,000 field grown Henncsa, ready Oct. 1st, 1000 I90 00, 1.50 10.00 5.000 field grown Geraniums, Happy Thought, Distinc- tion, Mt. of Snow and Mad. Salleroi i 00 6 00 2-in. pots from same, #25.00 per 1000, 3 00 Nice stock Geranium Fernifolia odorata 2 and 3-inch pots, $5 and $S per 100. General Gceenhouse Stock, low. Write for what you want. We can please. WILSON BROTHERS. SPRINGFIELD, OHIO. Surplus Stock of Carnations. Per ICO 4000 HiTi/.e's White *? Wj 510 I'lirtia, tine scarlet -I"" ■iCIl C race Wilder 1; 0" :«0 Uenderson J 00 300 Mrs. Carnegie °-™ SCO Garfield v •••;•; ;■•-,; ,•••;•• "•'•" The above all fine, healthy, stocky plants from open ground. .'(10 Maria Louise Violets ■... ...•-• bit) Pansies. an extra fine strain. They can't be beat for size and color l-OO 50 Callas, blooming plants, pot grown o.UO 100 Smilax, strong plants, :l-inch pots 4 00 E. B. JENNINGS. Carnalion Grower. Southport. Conn. New White Carnations Win. Swayne and L. L. Lamliorn. Fine Held-grown plants. S35 00 per 1000. New Dark Crimson Carnation, PRIDEJoB' KE.NNETT, S25.00 per 100. Prices of other leading varieties on application. Also 2.500 SMU-A.X, :Hnch pots, prices low. WIVI. SWAYNE, Kennetl Square, Pa. HILL & CO., Novelties and Plants SURPLUS STOCK. 500 CARNATIONS, tf^ufliel,! Sni>w«lon ami Hin/.e's White, in 6 *nd'w'n pots, from open ground, »10.00 per lOO. ^no Oalla'i, 3cikt year old bulbs, 5 &l'i-in.pots -flS per iSl M. K. SAUNUEK8, Bradfora, 111. CARNATIONS. SNOWDON, strong, healthy plants, f.S.oo per hundred, I70.00 per thousand. R. J. DONOYAN, HAVE LOCK, CooiiCo, ILL. Ol' INTEREST TO EVERY FLORIST. Many never Before Offered either in Eurcpe or this Country. Abutilon Caprice— Handsomely formed, bright purplish red tlnwers with a ricb luster, freeblcom- my. Kulia^'e marbled and blotched cream and yoUien velluw. Price :W cents eacli; *:i per dozen. The New (irunge Oleander X. Luteum— A decided novelty both in color and freedom of bloom. Price 50 cents each; S^Sperdoz. Plumbagt) Capensis Alba— The exact counterpart of Plumbago Capensis. with cream white flowers. This will be one of the leading new plants ol the year. Do not confound this variety with the old worthless white variety. Electros ot this by Blanc. Price per plant 2o cents; :^'Jll per 100. New Begonia Argenteo Gullata— A cross between B. Olbttt and B. Alba Picta. A handsome habited plant with rich yreen leaves, spotted with silver. A remarkable Begonia. Price 75 cents each; ?»; perdoz. Wood cuts "f this tine novelty by .Miss stigleman. New Begonia Sceptrum— Another wonderful Be- L'onia fnim Brazil. A distinct and beautiful species. Leaves deeply lobed. veins sunk, raised places be- tween, marked with large silvery blotches. Price 75 cents eacli; ^'y per doz. New Begonia Mirabunda— A cross between B. diadema and the Rex family. This is <)ne of the Hnest ornamental leaved varieties ever introduced. A good strong growing vigorous variety. Must be seen to be appreciated. Price 60 cents each; $6 per dozen. Electros of this variety by Miss Stigleman. New Begonia Lucy Closson— A seedling from Louis Chretien raised by M. Jacob Makoy of Ghent. This is one of the sterling novelties of tne year and is agrand improvement on LouiaChretien. Rich in color and of a deep metallic hue. Price Jl each. Begonia Countess i-ouis Eirdody— This is one Of the most beautiful of tlie Begonia family, and is destined to have an immenso sale. For description see cut. It is une of the most curious and interest- ing plants grown, of Rex parentage and growth yet so distinct as scarcely to resemble the Kex. We have prepared an immense stock of this mag- nificent variety. Price 25 cents; *20 per hundred. We have a number of other new Begonias which will be fount! described and priced in our wholesale list, which will be mailed on application We will however, mention M. Lion net .■• crosses between B. Subpetlata and the Bex tvpe. viz.: M. Lionnet, M. Hardy. Noemie Mallet. President de Boneville. These elegant Begonias secured special premiums at the Ghent show as being the finest ornamental leaved jnew) plants of this year. We have among Kex. Bruants new variety Lies- ondsii. Price ;V) cents each. Rex variet es— Sueen Victoria. Rex Duchess Brabant, Golconde, Grandis Rex Magniflca. Mad. Ahvardt. guadricoh.r. Lord Pal- merstoii. Klissing Sohn, Silver Fleece. <^Hieen Han- -iverand Abel Carrier. Price *5 per 100; Vib perlOOO. Begonia Sem. Gig. Rosea. Fine lor winter. $100 perdoz S^ 8 00 per 1110 Elegans '^ m " 20 00 Amelia 1 50 " 10 00 Novelties in Geraniums for 1SS8. The finest and best of the new single and double varieties of the year irom Europe Send for description and price. We have to offer the finest new tJeraniums of 1887 and some of them are exceptionally fine. Geranium Bruaritii- The most remarkable Ger- anium ot the day. i.mite distinct from Heteranlhe or double Gen. Grant, as it was called by some. There is no finer Geranium grown than Bruantii. Price $1 per doz;*S period. A selection of finest named varieties, both double and single, f or $« in .'lO varieties all named. Novelties in Roses tor the current year- We have all the new Hoses and have fiowered and tested upward of (ill varieties— introductions of this year. The following 8lu)w good points and are worthy of trial. Mad. Hoste. Tea; Gloire des Polyanthus. Polv ; Madam (Georges Bruant. Rugi)aa. Tea; Princess Sagan. Tea. Countess Anna Thun, Tea, Dr. Pasteur, H. Tea; Madam Andre Duron, H. tea; Madam Georges Pernet, Polyantha. All the fine novelties in Roses of last year now ready at JlOper lOO. I'rimrose Dame. Folkestone. Pierre Guillot, An- toin Verdier and other choice Roses in great quan- tity at low prices. Forcing Koses— Perle, Sunset, Niphetos, Mermet in various sizes. New Chrysanthemums -novelties of last year both English. French and American. New Chrysanthemums for 1888— These have been imported without regard to cost, and we shall otfer the Hnest collection of new Chrysanthemums in the country. We want you to send for our fall descriptive list which will be ready by September 15. HILL & CO., RICHMOND, mniAM. {SXJP*F»i:vE>]ViK>:x^T" 0:^0 NURSERYMEN'S DEPARTMENT. Vol. IV. CHICAGO AND NEW YORK. SEPTEMBER 15, 1888. Supplement to No. 75 %WZ. _AMERlCA|iJ lFlL©t58gf Copyright, iSas, by American Florist Company Entered as Second-class Mail matter. Published on the ist and 15th of each month by THE AMERICAN FLORIST COMPANY. Gkneral Offices, 54 La Salle Street, Chicago. Easter.n Office, Room IS, Vanderbilt Building, New York. All communications should be addressed to the general office at Chicago, THE AMERICAN ASSOCfAT/ON OF NURSEKYMK.X. George A. Sweet, Dunsville, N. Y., president; G. J. Caki'Enter, FairbuTv, Neb., first vice-pres- ident; Ciiari.es A. Green-,' Rochester, N. Y., sec- retary; A. R. Whitney, Franklin Grove, 111., treasurer. The next annual meeting at Chicago the first week in June, 1SS9. The printed report of the proceed- ings of the thirteenth annual meeting of the American Association of Nurserymen, helrder. If yi>u want employment ; if you want help ; if you want to sell your business; if you want a partner, or if you want lo buy a nursery, advertise under this head and you will get It. The cost is slifiht, try it. BEST TYINGJATERIAL 1,.\r(;e ok Small Lots at Low Kaies! ^ l^^lmportation of Raffia and Stckks for Nurserymen a Specialty. Smtiple ^ FREM. H. S. ANDERSON, Union Springs, N. V. The Pearl Strawberry. GET THE BEST AND MOST PROFITABLE. 1^ acres produced, the past siiiumer, 81743.87 worth of berries under good ordi- nary culture. «,irder at once, as stock may be exhausted soon. $5.00 per 500; $10.00 per lOOU. f.o.b. Send for circulars. WEST JERSEY NURSERY CO., SAMUEL C. MOON. WHOLESALE NURSERYMAN, MORRISVILLE, Bucks Co., PA. Ornauteutal Stock a Specialty. Evergreens, Shade Trees. Purple Beech, Flower- ing Shrubs, Vines, Gladiolus, etc. Autumn Price Ijist appeared In Am. Florist in Sept. issue. Write for list of SURPLUS STOCK with special low prices. Imported H. P. Roses. Worked low on the Manettl Stock, olTer the best re- sults to the dorist, blooming freely and giving plen- ty of cuttings for propagating quickly. Fine plants for sale by the 100 or lODO, at low rates. Price Lists to applicants. Address WILLIAM H. SPOONER, JAM.YICA PLAIN, (Boston), MASS. Mention American Florist. Tess' ^ Weepings t(U5smM ^ rvjuLBERRY. _g^ This most remarkable tree will undoubtedly, when known, take the foremost place among Weeping Trees. And all who see it appre- ciate at once, that it is not only a FIRST-CLASS NOVELTy. but at the same time a tree of sterling merit and value. For further information, address as below. Our semi-annual Price List ready August ist, in which we offer a full line of general Nursery Stock. — : Llst Free. : — JAMES B. WILD & BROS., Sarcoxie, Mo. 5000 ELECTROTYPES for NURSERYMEN. CHERRY TREES!! If you need any Cherry Trees, 1,2 or :( yearf uUI in lUU lots or by car-load send in your orders to the undersigned. ENGLISH RICHMOND, ENGLISH MORELLO, OLIVET, MONTMO- RENCY, OSTHEIM, WRAGG, MAY DUKE, GOV. WOOD, YELLOW SPANISH, Ami others. Have also a general siippl.v of Nursery 8toek. Address p S. PHOENIX, Nurserjinaii, BLOOMINGTON, ILL. Mention American Florist. PIKE CO. LOUISIANA, MO. Established over 50 years. 400 ACRES. No Larger Stock in America; No Bet- ter ; No Cheaper. DTRITE FOR TRADE LIST. The LaKE ^horb (Nurseries, Have a Complete Assortment of App.e, Cherry, Pear, Peach, Plum, AND SMALL FRUITS, Which they would be pleased to give prices on. NURSERYMEN'S SUPPLIES Box ( himps. COOPKKATIVK CATA- LOGIIES, Agents' Private Guide, Knives, etc. Publishers of Green's Fruit Grower. Introducers of Jessie Strawberry and Shaf- fer Kaspberry. Surplus of Grape, Currant, and Gooseberry Vines. A lull line of Nursery Stock. Send for free sam- ple ol Fruit Ghuweh. uh Green on the gkape. GREEN'S NURSERY CO., CHAS. A. GREEN. Manager. Rochester, N. Y. Florists and Seedsmen Knyr:tvintrs nl NEW Fruits niH tie at anniuinal pTite. Calalonue ol fruit cut.s I'RKE. t'oniplete set ol all cuts M fts. (Deduct frmii tir*«t (triler.) Horticultural Enaraver, I'hilaih'lphia. l»^i$. l^^S. ION NURSERIES, ROCHESTER, N. Y. Fruit and Ornamental Trees. Shrubs, Roses. Small Fruits, &c. Prices on application. GEO. HOULSOK & SON. FRUIT STOCKS «ND SEEDS Botli imported and homegrown, for fall and winter delivery. Large stocii of JAPAN SNOWBAI.L. WKEPfNG DO '^ WOOD, JAPAN MAPLKS, and other Ornamental Trees and Shrubs. Send for new price list. THOMAS MEEHAN & SON, Japan Snowball. Germantown, Phlla., Pa. i>' >^-5^^^ CHRYSANTHEMUM SHOW From OCTOBER 22n(l to OCTOBER 27th, ISScS, -A.T THE CENTENNIAL EXPOSITION, ciivciivivivari, OHIO. THE CENTENNIAL SHOW OF THIS COUNTRY. BEST DISPLAY. COMPRISING THE LARGEST NVM- BEST SPECIMEN GROWN" AS STANDARD BER Ol' WELL-GROWN PLANTS, ALL KINDS. First premium $250 00 Second premium 150 00 Third premium 50 00 Finst premium $15 00 Second premium 10 00 BEST SPECIMEN GROWN IN BISH lORM. First premium . . 10 00 Second premium 5 00 CUT FLOWERS. BEST DISPLAY IN VARIETY, NOT LESS THAN THREE HUNDRED VASES OR GLASSES. [OO 00 BEST riFTV PLANTS, ALL KINDS. First premium $100 00 Second premium 50 00 Third premium 25 00 BEST TWENTY-FIVE PLANTS, ALL KINDS, NO DI'- PLICATES IN COLOR OR KIND. First premium $50 00 ^"'^^ premium $u Second premium 25 00 ^^^"^"^ premium 75 00 Third premium 10 00 ^^^'^^ premium 50 00 FIRST. SECOND. THIRD ^'■'''' ''''''''^''^' ''" ^^^■'•'-^- ^^'""^^^ '''' '^^ ^OST Best Ten White $10 00 $7 00 $5 00 "''^''"- '"' '''' ""''■ '•^'^'^-^ ''''''' ^''-^'^^K'^-^- Best Ten Yellow 10 00 7 00 5 00 First premium 20 00 Best Ten Pink .... 10 00 7 00 5 00 Second premium 10 00 Best Single Specimen Yel. 5 00 3 00 best general display oe cit flowers. Best Single " White. 5 00 3 00 First premium 50 00 Best Single " Pink . . 5 00 3 00 Second premium 20 00 Seod for Cf^ittiloguie or otlier ioforiTiatioii ta CHAIRMAN HORTICULTURAL COMMITTEE, Centennial l-xposition, CmCINiVATI, OHIO. 74 The American Florist. Sept. 15, Early Firing. A rule with a very successful Boston grower is to begin firing by September 15, regardless of the weather. He main- tains a little heat in the pipes at night even if ventilation has to be done to re- duce the temperature. This applies to all plants requiring a temperature of 55° and above. It is not the few degrees lower temper- ature on these nights that does the dam- age, but the cold, clammy, dead atmos- phere which is to be noted in unheated greenhouses, especially from midnight till morning, at this season. A very little fire heat remedies this, starts the air into circulation, sweetens the atmosphere and avoids a set back which is sure to result otherwise. A ton of coal used judiciously at this season will pay a larger return on the investment than any other a grower can make, and it is remarkable that there are so many penny-wise and pound- foolish growers who do not seem to grasp the situation. 2000 SMILAX PLANTS at S4.00 per hundred. ROSES at $8.00 per 100, 3H-ln. pots, consisting of Perles, Mermets, The Bride, Bon Silene, Niphe- Also'for September delivery. Carnation Pinlcs, Bou- vardias — including President Cleveland— Prim- roses, etc. "W. A.. :BojOli:, NORTH CAMBRIDGE, MASS. FIELD-GROWN CARNATION PLANTS. HINZB'S WHITE, GARFIELD and other choice varieties. $S 00 per 100. S'iO 00 per 1000. GERANIUMS in vur., .f and 4-in. pots, S4.00 per 100. CYCLAMEN PERSICUM. stronE bulbs (dryi $8. 100 RICHARDIA ALBA MACULATA. dr.v bulbs, first size, *8, 00 100. Second size, $5,00 per 100. E. HALL & SON, CLYDE, O. CHEAP AZALEAS. The fine collection belonging to the estate of the late A. N. CURTIS. These plants are well grown, in from lo-in. to iS-in. pots, and MUST BE SOLD THIS FALL. Write for particulars to M. I. O'BRIEN, Florist, HIGH GRaDEPaNSIES A SPECIALTY. After a thorough trial of the most noted strains of Pansies in cultivation, we contidently recom- mend the following to the trade as a long way ahead of all others, for size or colors : Our Improved Giant Trimardeau as the best for market. And New French Fancies as Extra. Trade Packages of either variety at $1 each. Seed of our own growth. We have proved these to be the highest quality of Pansies at the present day, and are the same as we exhibited in Boston in May last. DENYS ZIRNGIEBEL, SMILAX AND CARNATIONS. Siuilax from 3-iiicli pots; strong, liealthy plants now ready. Carnations. Excellent, stocky, healthy plants, ready .Sept. 1st and after. STOCK UNKXCELLED, and PRICES LOW Address ANDREW WASHBURN, P. O. box 1125. BLOOMINGTON. ILL. THE BEST AND CHEAPEST Double Petunia Seed (/*. hybrida grandiflora fl. pi.) In the market. For sale to the trade by the grower. G. A.. avtoTA-VISH, NORTH SAANICH, B. C, CANADA. PALMS, ORCHIDS and DECORATIVE PLANTS. Immense Stock, at Low Prices to the Trade. ROSE HILL NURSERIES, New Roclielle N, Y. 409 FIFTH AVENUE, NEW YORK. TEA-SCENTED and OTHER ROSES, 'SCD^CXZDO IISI I=CD~r^. Olerrxatis, ^0,000 in i3ots. Grand plants, fit for shipment at any time. 200,000 Dwarf Roses for Fall Delivery. Our collection is unequaled, and the plants promise to be exceptionally fine. 20 ACRES FRUIT TREES. 10 ACRES RHODODENDRONS. Descriptive and Priced Lists mailed on application. JOHN CRANSTON & CO., KINGS ACRE NURSERIES, ESTABLISHED 1785. HEREFORD, EMGLAND. ORCHIDS! ORCHIDS! Many additions of Choice New varieties this season. Send for New Catalogue. ORCHIDS Cheap as Good Roses. Send 8 two cent stamps for Catalogue and Plate. BRACKENRIDGE & CO.. GovanstOWD, Mi ORCHIDS. NEW AND RARE PLANTS, ETC. A very extensive Stock of Orchids : EAST INDIAN, MEXICAN, CENTRAL and SOUTH AMERICAN, ETC. PITCHER PLANTS, a large CoUeotioii. NEW AND RARE HOTHOUSE AND GREENHOUSE PLANTS, carefully grown, at lowest rates. Finest Winter Blooming Roses, Clematis, etc ; DUTCH BULBS, large importations from leading growers in Holland. Fruit and Ornamental Trees. 1W~ Catalogues on application. JOHN S«UL, Washington. D. C. WATER LILIES, iVll Colors. iToung plants suitable for late flowering NOW READT. %W Send for prices. BENJ. GREY, Maiden, Mass. SCHILLER & MAILANDER, NILES CENTRE, ILLINOIS, Again offer a large stock of CARNATIONS, HINZE'S WHITE AND SUNRISE. Fine liealthy plants, at $8.00 and JIO.OO per 100. STRONG, STOCKY PLANTS. 3-inch pots S4. 00 per 100; SSS.OOperlOCO 2Vinch pots 3. 00 " 25 00 500 Strings of Smilax, $15 per 100 strings. Brenneman & Pettebson, HARRISBURG, PA. Mention Americsn Florist. Ferns, Palms, Orchids. FERNS FOR FLORISTS' PURPOSES, BY THE HUNDRED OR THOUSAND, GEO. WITTBOLD, Cor. School and Halsted St8.» T.AKE VIEW, CHICAGO. Mention American Florist. CHIKESE PRIMROSES. White, Crimson, Pink, Double Pink and Striped. Seedlings from selected plants of Rupp's, Veitch's and Covent Garden strains. Strong, 2H-inch pots, KI.OO per hundred. H:-A-ItB,ISBX7S,C3-, F.A- F. A. RIEChtRS & SONNE A. G.. Florists, HAMBURG, GERMANY. Largest stock of Azalea indica, Camellias. Lilies of the valley for the wholesale trade. Price list on application. PRIMULA OBCONICA FINE. HEALTHY PLANTS. PETER FISHER, WESTERN FLORISTS I NOW OFFER PerlOO BOtJVARDIA.-A. Neuner and Garfield, strong plants. 4-in. pots $15,00 VFNCAS.— Rosea and Alba, fine for winter blooming, 2-in 3,00 AMPELOPSIS VEITCHII.-2ii. and3-in.. 5.00 Asparagus Tenuissiiuus, 2-inch 3.00 Geraniuuis, 10 choice varieties. 2-inch 3.00 Kose Geraniums, tine plants 3.00 Oxalis, pink 3.00 ]*ereiinial Phlox, 8 varieties 5.00 Hibiscus, 5 varieties, 2-inch 5.00 Address N S. GRIFFITH, Jackson Co. Independence, Mo. (Independence is well located for shipping, being 6 mllee east of Kansas CltvJ Mv collection of Tansies has fur years attracted a great deal of attention. Florists and amateurs both conceding them to be of the highest quality. My Collection received Premiums wherever Exhibited. Pansy seeds, all varieties, mixed, per ounce, J3.00: 1-s ounce, $1.00. Trimardeau and all the large flowering kinds, mixed, 1000 seeds $1 00. Send for price list. OSCAR R. KREINBERG, box 294 Philadelphia, Pa. i888. The American Florist. 75 >-r^a^I3I_I^I-4^LZ) 1Q3P'. ROBT. J. HALLIDAYS OF ALL GARDEN SUPPLIES each Abiitilun (ioldon Fleece, new licli t.'nlden yel. free tlowurlnK- S' 3;*) Eclipse, new idliHKe viirteKateil for baskets, vases etc. 15 " Thonipsonit plena, new double HowerlnK Acacln Pubescens. Howers yellow folin«e drooping bandHonie 1 00 Acnlphyn Muaiaca. folia^ebeauti fully marked 15 AnthoricuuiUndulatum Striatum, new foliage Hnely var'gated 30 Antijronon I.eptopus (mountain roset rose colored flowers 2.T Anthem is Cornnurium. new golden Mar»ruerlte ]0 Allamiinda Schotii, Howers yellow, tubular, a coming plant... 30 AIocaslaMacrori/a varienata, foliage white and green .SO Aspidistra Lurida, variegated (parlor palm) excellent house plant 50 Asparagus Tenuissimus, the new smilax ' " Plumoaus nana, handsome spreading green 1 00 Anthurium Crystallinum. ornamental leaved plant I 00 Anipeloptiis Veitchii, true grown from cuttings, strong plants Azalea, assorted kinds from ti-inch pots, good heads, flowering plants 1 OO A/alea, assorted kinds from 5-inch pots, gootl heads, flowering plant.s 75 A/alea. assorted kinds from 4-inch pots, good heads, flowering plants 30 A/alea, assorted kinds from ;>-inch pots, mailing size 15 " " " 2-inch pots, " Begonia Ilex vaiietie". variet.'ated foliage 15 " Metallica foliage green, metal like 15 " Louis Chretien, finest of all variegated kinds 15 " Ghuicophylla Scandeos, drooping habit, flowers orange scarlet Begonia Rubra. Rosea and Alba " Manicata Aurea Maculata. handsome, foliage green and yellow Begonia Bruantii. white excellent for cut tlower trade 15 Bouvardia Elegans. Leiantha, Davidsonii and A. Neuner Coleua, tlie new set of 12 froni New Orleans Campsidium Filicifolia, the fern like climber 15 Cape Jasmine (Gardenia) Florida. Fortiinii and Camelliaflora, strong Camellia Japonica, assorted kinds 2 feet with buds 2 00 18 to 20 inches with buds.... 125 Alba Plena, old double white from 3-inch pots without buds 25 Camellia Japonica Alba Plena and assorted kinds, fine for mailing 2 inch 15 Oestrum Parqui (night blooming jeseamine) a coming plant for next season 15 Cissus Discolor, foliage beautifully marked 10 Chrysanthemums, all the leading kinds, small plants Cyperus Alternifolius (umbrella plant) 15 Cyclamen Perslcuni, strong flowering bulbs 30 Cyanopbylluni Magnlficum, grand exhibit plant, lovely foliage 1 00 Cycas Re vol a ta Sagti I'lilni, good young plants 1 DO Daphne Odorata, well known popular plant very fragrant 25 Dieirenbachia Bowman ii, Bauseii and Picta, foliage plants 50 Euphorbia Jacquinseflora, flowers scarlet, scarce plant 25 Echites Nutans, foliage beautifully marked £0 Ficus Elastica (Inata rubber tree I 12 inciies high 75 " Macrophylla, mure inclined to bush than F. Elastica.... 75 " Parcel I i. foliage variegated 50 Repens. foliage small clings like ivy 20 Farfugium Grande, foliage sjjottett 30 Ferns assorted, my selection from ft', to ?10 per hundred. Fittonia in three kinds, low growing attractive plants 20 Fuchsias Frau Emma Topfer, best double white " I'henomenal double purple very large Geraniums Gloire de France, best double parli-ct)lored 15 LeCygne (White Swan) best double white 15 Glory of Belgium, be^t single white 15 " scented foliage nutmeg, lemon and rose dozen %\ 50 1 50 1 00 9 00 150 SCO 2 -t*) 1 CO 3 00 5 0O 5 fO 1 OO 9 00 ;»oo 1 50 10 00 hun. $10 00 10 00 8 00 f. 00 .100 20 00 1 60 10 00 1 00 8 OO 1 50 10 00 1 50 10 00 1 50 10 00 120 SCO 120 8 00 I 50 r. 00 1 SO 10 00 1 50 10 00 1 50 10 00 1 £11 10 00 I 50 10 ou 18 00 13 00 1 60 15 00 1 2U 10 l«J 1 50 10 00 1 £0 1 00 G 00 1 50 30O 10 00 10 00 2 « 15 00 5(10 2 W 500 7 6U 7 60 500 180 3 00 1 £0 1 20 8(» 1 50 10 Oil 1 50 1(J OO 1 50 10 CO 1 60 10 IK] 1 HI 1! 00 eacb. dozen, hun. Geranium, Ivy leaved. Hne assortment 15 l ,')0 10 00 Hydrangea Rosea, flowers satin pink, coming plant 20 1 80 12 00 lloya \'ariegata, tlie variegated leaved wax plant 25 2 40 Hibiscus, assorted good kinds i 5© 10 00 Inga Pulcherrima, scarlet flowers ;fO 3 00 Isolepis Gracilis, grass like foliage for baskets, vases, etc 15 1 50 Ipomea Grandlflora, the new improvi-d moon flower, true 15 1 50 8 CO " Ficifolia, tuberous rooted, treat like a Dahlia, flowers violet crimson I5 1 50 10 00 Ipomcea Learil, rich violet blue 15 150 SCO " Morlonii, all colors combined..., 15 l 50 8 CO Ipomo'as are all perennials, cuttings should be grown now they will be in great demand next season. Impatiens Sultana, a desirable plant, crimson flowers V> 1 50 10 UO Jasmine Gracillim urn, white flowered in clusters :<) 2 40 " Catalonlan, well known tweet scented white 15 1 50 Lemon Verbena, foliage scented, strong plant j Qo 6 00 Lycopodiums, assorted kinds 15 j ^io 10 CO Lagers trtemla Indica [crape myitle] pink flowered IS l ftO Linum Tryginum, flowers yellow, profuse blooming 15 1 h'i Lantana Californica, flowers yellr)w. very dwarf 15 1 50 Leonolis Leonaris [lion's tail] flowers orange scarlet l 00 8 CO Mahernia Odorata [honey belli flowers yellow i.'i 1 50 Metrosedros Semperflorens [bottle brush] scarlet flowers 30 3 00 Meyenia Erecta. flowers tube shaped, blue, yellow throat 15 1 50 Nepenthes [pitcher plants] without pitcher l 00 9 00 ■' " "with pitchers $3 to 5 CO Physianthus Albens [cruel plant] flowers white sweet 15 l 50 Pandanus Utilis [screw pine] from .Vinch go 6 00 " ;i-lnch 15 150 1000 '• Veitchii, foliage striped yellow and green "5 9 00 Passiflora Quad., variegated foliage beautifully marked, a coming plant 25 2 40 15 00 Passiflora C. Elliott, white hardy 10 1 00 ti 00 Peperomia in three kinds, lovely dwarf growing plants 15 1 50 Rusellia Juncea, flower scarlet, a popular plant 15 1 50 Rhyncoapermuni Ja?minoldes [Chinese JossaiuineJ flowers white, grand plant i;, 150 1000 Smilax, strong plants from Tvinch pots i^ 4 gg Stigraaphyilon Ciliatum [Brazil butterfly].* 30 3 00 Stephanotis Floribunia, flowers white, popular plants 6-lnch. 1 £0 12 00 " " " " Mnch 30 3 00 Sonerila Henderson!, very attractive foliage 30 3 CO Torenia Asiat lea. blue flowered for baskets 15 1 50 Thunbergia Fragrana, white climbing, grand plant for white flowers 15 1 50 Violets Maria Louise, blue from 3-Inch j 30 8 W " Swanley White, white from 3-inch 1 20 8 00 Sphierogyne Latlfolhi. grand foliage l 00 9 CO ROSES FOR FLORISTS. KltO.M FOUUINCU rOTS rerle cles Jarclinn, Bon Slleoe, MurecliHl Nlel, Nipheton, Cornelia Cook, Etotio de Lyo'i. Oen. .Incquenilnot, hunaet, Safrano, Hermo*ta, Marie Uuillot, La France 240 15 U) FROM THRKK INCH POTS PcrleilesJardlns, Bon Silene. La Princi'*}* Vera. Marecliiil Nlel, Mad Lainhard. Cath- arine Merniel. btoilu de Lv.in, La France, Nlplietu:^, i^afranu, Gen. Jaciiuenilnot, Cornelia Cook 1 50 10 00 NKWKK SOHTS-l'apa Gentler and The Bride, 3-Inch ISO 10 00 American Beauty, 3-lncli 2 40 20 CO W. 1-'. Hi-nnett, 3-inch 2 00 15 00 Puritan 50 5 C(l Hyacinths, Tulips and other bulbs, prices on application. For other pl.-ints, bullis, etc., wanted, and not found in this list, send for our General Catalogue, mailed to all appli- cants on receipt of four cents in stamps. Address I=?CDI3"T". :B£iltimoi'0 Cit^r, AXcl. 1^ The American Florist. Sept. /j, A Potato as Big as a Cow. Here is a story from the Albina (Ore- gon) Courier, beside which all accounts of big steers, pumpkins, etc., at county fairs pale into insignificance. The story appears under the head " A Big Spud," and reads as follows: "There is a big potato on exhibition down at the Conti- nental hotel bar that is perhaps the most immense vegetable grown in this country or any other. It was ra'sed by A. Lapelle, ten miles north of this city, and measures ii feet in length, j'i feet in diameter, and 9 '2 feet in circumfer- ence, and when weighed on a pair of hay scales was found to tip the beam at 838 pounds. When Mr. Lapelle was digging his potatoes last fall and came across this monster he thought at first he had struck the root of the giant yamahe- tus, a tree of the eucalyptus order now extinct. Further investigation, however, proved it to be a potato. It took three men and a span of horses a day and a half to dig this potato out of the ground. It was then swung upon a big logging truck and Iirought to town. Though it may seem curious, this potato is as fine grained as its smaller brethren, and when sliced up and fried cannot be distin- guished from an ordinary potato of good quality. The above figures may not be exact, as the editor lost his notes on the subject, and is compelled to, rely on memory, but they are near enough for all practical purposes " .TAS. GRIFFITH, THK ;; PIONKEE ': MANUFICTDEEB :: IN :: THB :: TEST, 305 Mam Street. ■ ■ CINCtNKATI, OHIO. SEND FOE THOLEBALS PKICK LIST. IMPROVED GLAZIWG. \, M. Gasser's Patent Zinc Joints, For buttine e)ass without laps; makes it air and water ti^lit; sjive?*liiel Rndnlans. No breakage from fntst. Also ihe be^t iinproveil fuel ttil Burners for steam builers. Sem.) l<.ir wHrnple iind pricr list. J. jvi. ga.sse;i«, 101 Eucliil Avenue, CLEVEL.VND, O. Mention American Florist. The Best Steam Boiler I'lir Greenhouse Heating'. STEADY FIRE NIGHT AND DAY. EASILY CONTROLLED. AUTOMATICALLY REGULATED. Send for Circular. FERGUSDN BGILER CDMPANY, No. /, J and ^ CInircJi St., ALBANY, N. Y. ®lf Mhgivii W^% aii(| i'^|te|i Large quantities of our Pipe are in use in Green- houses throughout the West, to any of which we refer as to its excellent quality. Pipe can be easily put together by any one, very little instruction being needed. Hot-Water Heating, in its Economy and Superi- ority, will repay in a few seasons its cost. Mention American Florist. h, \ValIf Mii. i@.5 93 to III W. Lake St. CHICAGO ESXaBLISHED, 1866. Floral Wire Designs, Manufactured by 335 East 3l8t Street. - NEW TORK. SYRACUSE POTTERY CO. Ships Greenhituse Flower Pots to Maine, Florida, Culifnrnia und Texas— everywhere— in crates only, but with no charge for crates or cartage. New clay luill. two entrines. new revolving; moulds turn out finest, smoothest and moat perfectly finished pots in the market. No more rough pots. Send for frt. rates and prices of 20 sizes (thumbs to ItJ-inch) packed to order. Our great cut in tlie prices of our 19 READY PACKED CRATES has given US an immense trade all over the South and West. No Pottery ships so far, so securely and so cheap as we do it. Our new patent machines finish puts finer ilian any hand-made pot, anti we carry a bi^ stock ready to ship the ts" at J:i 75. H,00and34 ;«per lOUJ We pack crates ui mixed sizes to order. A crate usually weiglis 410 lbs. and goes at buyer's risk and frt We give samples in first crate We ."hip on receipt of order and cash and without D receipt ?f ^2*00 oj H W HAIiES. RIDGKWiX»/> a<. J. Conservatories GREENHOUSES, ETC. Erected In any part of the U. S. or Canada Glazed on the Helliwell Pat. Imperishable System OR WITH PUTTY. For further testimonials, Illustrated catalogue 01 estimates address JOSEPHUS PLENTY. HOPTICULTURAL AND SKYLIGHT WORKS. Offices, JU Pearl Street, NEW YORK. 15 YEARS' Experience. The gurney Saves 33 1 Tlioiiia PER CENT IN FUEL. III ii In r.rirtni-.- lo ^GURNEY HOT-WATER Kl iriim i((;. Mass.. April I i. lsfi3. I ti'ur Sirs: In uiiswt-r U> yunrs. iinkinK my .iplniun (il the <;nrtiey lint Watrr Heater whiih you s(dd me. w. mid say Ihii*. I hwve hiul iltteen years" ejcperlencc In heailntt hot hi. uses by water, and must say the (Jurney Heater purchased of you has proved Itself 11 WMiider, both In power and i*r>ononiy. usiiiK (Mie-thiid Ies^< fu.-l In u't-l san.r results Ihitn any henler I have rvei ii-^."l The l«riek-liiied put 1 c-..ri-.i,ier a ^pe< ml I.-ature, as It ren.h'is i-imibu^itiun e.)ual tbn.uKhout ttie entire pnt. ^'«lurs truly. Tirn.MAS (JliA V. Flnri-^t. Illust. Catalogue & Testimonial Sheet Free. Gurney Hot Water Heater Co. 237 Franl,v, nilCi-mri'St , ,\. ^- ; Uii |.; ,V; w IN I , i , \; nVV Monroe SCChicnao. 111.; T. U. CllAHE, :il Kdniunil I'Ihl-u, llelroil. .Mich , Wji i i . ,i u w.uwi n\ I'u i:;i Thirrt St., l'ortland,OreKon; .l.L. KuiSBlK,52t) I'hilll. St, Covlniitcin. Kv.; Vai.k ii .Ml uiiuCH li; Is* HiiBell St., Oharlestun, S. C. Mkxtio.s this P.\PEu %-M I Reduce your Coal Bills xFURM AIM STEAM HEATER i^^ ^^ i mlWl a^km M especially adapted for ^^ HBH^l^B^^^H^H WARMING GREENHOUSE'S. (IivfH a most uniform heat ni(fht and day. Can be run with lens nltentit-m, and a SAVING of fully 20 to 25 Per Cent. In Fuel over any other method. Burns HARD or SOFT COAL. Endorsed by leading iloriHt». Send for full Illustrated Catalo^fue. MHiwiiifi: iHtrt I., pipe iiiiLi iieoi a n.Hi.^.: in Mtain. Addre-^* HKIiKV|>|-;|.;x M A NH KA^'TU K|N<; (O.. (iKNKVA. N.IV. T.I f. >^^ "Perfect" iTiKde Miuk' Hot- I^J: Water ' i"tpi' ' ' 'I ||i€s''b Heater THE M0S1 POWERFUL HOT-WATER BOILER EVER CONSTRUCTED. These Heaters contain more features for saving fuel and labor, and are better adapted f'lr heatinjt Con- servatories, Greenhouses, Dwellings, Offices, Schools and Public Buildings than any other makes of Hoi- Water Heaters. By reason of their en<^>rmous heatinir capacity and increased Sfjuare feet of boiler surface. and positive circulation, they are the only rapid cir<-ulHting H<'t-Waler Heaters made. At a test made the I'.tth of .lanuary. lKs,s. at the works of the a. A. (irifling Iron ("(.., Jersey City, N. .).. 1 manulacturers of the " BliNDV Itadiators)— where all the leading makes of Hot-Water Healers have been tested more power was developed, with less fuel, than any heater ever tested there. SKNI> FOR CIRCULARS. RICHARDSON & BOVNTOjV. 84 Lale St., Chicago, manufacturers, 232 & 234 Water St., New York. Mpniion thi)* piiper PIPE AND FITTINGS FURNISHED -TO PLANS AND SPECIFICATIONS. C'tditruclM solicito^l for i\lf>Ht improved plans. ALL WORK GUARAMTEED. t^ Prices furnished on application. E. A. STIMSON & CO., No. 33 and 34 Scars .Street, Fair Hill Terra Gotta Works jacob c. cassel. No. 2341 N. Seventh St., PHILADELPHIA. Illustrated Catalogue free upon application. nninmiiNS ATOMIZER UtJLU r\HD SPRINKLER FORA THOUSAND A N D /.-r:':^;:?^?'^ ^ONE USES, ^'i NNtclJSbiiT 17 Prartlrnl and Uselul. Von will not part with it. Kor Flowers. Window Gardening, House Plants. Destroying Insecla, and for various tine sprays. Most natural substitute for fog or dew. Hy dipping in water while chased, Hlls Instantly. Ball tlnely perfora- ted; sprav controlled by pressureof hand. >i7.e of lemon squeener. Welght. .'> oz. Kxcluslve Terri- tory tc» Ajfents. Sells on its own ilk. Sample by niall, 50 cts. This Is the Atomizer tliHt sold so well at the Danburv, Albany and other Fairs. Florists and Seedsmen, show It to your customers; soils fast; good profit. EKcellent for Indoor plants. Send for illustrated pamphlet and price to the trade. .Mention this paper. M. GOLOMUN. Manuftclurer, Pitfsfleld. Mats. 78 The American Florist. Sept, 15, Index to Advertisers. AdvertlBlnK Kates, etc. Allen, C. H Allen. W.8 Bali.Chas. 1) Bannockburn Green- houses Benedict GH Benard, K Bennett. Wm Benz. Albert BerKer. H.H.&Co.... Blanc A Bock. Wm. A Bonner K & Co Boyson, .las. L Brackenridge & Co — BraKue \i. B Brennenian & Petter- 80n Burrows, ,J, G Butz Paul Casaell, JC Chandler, B. B Cook, J Cranston, .Ino& Co Currie Bros Curwen, ,lohn Jr De Veer. ,1. A Devine, Peter Dlez, John L., &Co.... Dillon. J. L Donovan H J Dreer. II. A EllwanKer & Barry... Ely, He lAireHtZ.&Co. Evans Maurice Fassett.F. B. & Bro.... Fert-'uson Boiler Co... tosher, Peter Foster, K. W GarHeld Park Rose Co Gasser. .1. M QlddinKS, A Goldman. M Grey, BenJ Griffith, Jus Griffith, N.S Gurney Heater Co Hales. H W Hall. E, ASons Halllday H J HalIock.V.H..&Son.. Hammond. Benj Hammond & Hunter.. Hatch Sura A. Co Heinl. .1 G Herendeen Mfn- Co... Herr, Albert M Herr. Danl. K Hlffley, Henry G HlTl &Co Hilflnger Bros Hippanl K Hltchlntis & Co Hooker. H. M Ilnran, l*;dw C Hiiuliew K G HuntM A Ives. J. H Jansen. Ed JenninKS E. B Joosten. C. H Kennicott Bros Eetten Bros Kimball, AS KinK. .lames Kn-inbert,'. Oscar K Krick, W.C Laniborn L L Lanipert .IJ l.a Hoche & Stahl Lau, Paul F I.auer A Laurence, J Little Wti Lockland Lumber Co McAllister. F. E McCammon L II,. .... . McCarthy. N. F. &Co. McFarland, J. Horace,. McTavish. G. A Matliows, W[n Merrick. A.T Michel Plant&Seed Co Miller. Geo. W- Mitcliell Chas L Monon Route M'Kiy. Polman Moulson (Jeo & Son... Mullen Geo Myers & Co Nimz it Neuner O'Brien. M. I Parson & Sons Co Perkins. J. N Phila. Im. DewiKnCo ... Plenty. Josephus OuHkerClty Mcb. Wks Richai'dMon & Boynton Reichers. FA ASohne Ruemer. Frederick.... Rolker. A. & Sons 8aul,.luhn Saunders M R Schaier. .John ^(■hiller & Mailander.. Scbulz. Jacob Bcoliay, .lohn A Sexton .loH Siebrecht A Wadley... HltuatioiiH. Wants SlM'liiiiie W R SluMidiiii. W. F SmithH I'owell&Lamb Sully, Geo A Spouner, Wok H, Starr Clius T Steffens, N Stewart, Wm. J Stimaon, E. A Storr t A, Harrison Co.. Straiton & Storm Strauss. C. & Co Studer. N Swayne W Thomson. J. 8. R Mrs Tntaohl^r & Sons Van der Schoot & Son . VauKhan. J,C 70, Wa.-^hlnirii, Andrew,.. Weathered, Thos.W.. Welch Bros Wilf»nn BroB Whllldtn Pottery Co.. Wittbold, Geo Wolff. L. MfR. Co Wood. I.e., A Bro YounpT, ThOB.Jr..&Co. Zirnglebel, Denys Cincinnati — The Oakley Rose Houses under new ownership and the old man- agement are preparing to extend their business the coming season. Minneapolis. — Trade is im])roviD,tc. as there have been several receptions lately at which flowers havebeen used profusely. All the local florists were busy during the recent flower show at the Exposition Aug. 28 Mendenhall of this city receiv- ed 1st premium, Venske Bros, of St. Paul 2nd, C. A. Smith of this city 3rd, and Wessling & Wasaltry 4th. All the dis- plays were excellent and many flowers "were used. GREENHOUSE HEATING AND VENTILATING. Superior Hot Water Boilers. JOHN A. SCOLLAY. 74 & 76 Myrtle Ave., Brookyn. N. Y. S3!r Send for Catalogue. Found Guilty i Of selling the highest priced, cheapest made and largest coal consuming STEAM AND HOT WATER BOILER manufactured. If you are interested in the above, and would like to know what your brother florists have to say, send stamp for circulars. 25 Beverly Street, BOSTON, MASS. Sectional View sat Ei?ii liiM'ii FOR HEATING GREENHOUSES GRAPERIES, POULTRY-HOUSES, ETC. AL.SO I'OIv HEATING WITH HOT WATER UNDER PRESSURE. VENTILATING APPARATUS For Raising Sashes in Greenhouses. :- GALVANIZED SCREW EYES And Wire for Trellis Work. Send for Catalogue. f has. f . leatliGred, 46 & 48 MARION ST., N Y. Greenhouse Heating pf Ventilating HlfcHiNQS «i CO. 255 Mercer Street, New York. Bi^e Tfallei'rjs o[ JSoilei'a, Eiehteen Sizes, I feiBPPuaaiza Hire J^ax JSeileps ©adiila TSeileps, fejor)icizil jeioileps, T^ase )3upr)ir)a wafer rleafapn Perfect Sash Raising Apparatus. Send -4 cents postage for Illustrated CatalQgrue. Kor Meeting Greenlioiises, Graperies, CONSERVATORIES, ETC. • ALSO Cast Iron Pipe, Fittings, Valves and all Material for Heating by Hot Water. Send for Catalogue. MYERS & CO. 1173 So. gth St., PHILADELPHIA. Florists' Letters, Emblems. Monograms. Etc PATENT AI'I'I.IEI) I'OU. These letters ere made ot ilie bewt Ininiortelles, wired taye ir>ctM. per 100. Also liealer in Hori.its Sup ptiej*. Send f<:ir Catalogue. W. C. KRICK. 12,S7 Hroadway, Brooklyn, New York. M. M. Bayersdorfer & Co., I'hila., AKts. for Penna. fl. <_". Viiuj;Iiaii» Chicago, ARt. west of Penna. A full line of samples at the Convention. iLL SIZES OF SINGLE AND I>OtrBLE THICK GLASS FOB GREENHOUSES. ALL GLAZIERS' SDPPLIK3. ' Writ* for Latest Frloei. Mention Amertoan FlorlBt. liiE ^mem§m W^Mwm Rmerici is "t::s Prow cf the L'essel; there may be mare cr-f-rt /J midships, but u/e sre the first to touch Unknown Seas, Vol. IV. CHICAGO AND NEW YORK, OCTOBER 1, 1888. With Supplement. No. 76. f iNliC ZAlMlilBJi^zAl'il f tL@LQLi@T Copyright, i88S, by American Florist Company Kiitcrcd as Second-class Mail matter. Published ou the 1st and 15th of each inonlh by THE AMERlC.-i.V FLORIST COMPANY. Gkherai. Offices, 54 La Salle Street, Chicago. Eastkrn Office, Room 15, Vanderbilt Building, New York. All communicatious should be addressed to the general office at CHicsso. AnvKRTi.SKR.s will find at top of first cjlumn of the i.Uh page of each issue the latest date at which a^v*. can be re- ceived at this office in order to secure insertion in following issue. .Send in your adv. as early as you can. Pleasedo not wait till the last moment. The kloral decorations on the oc- casion of the lunch of sea food tendered to the S. A. F. at Oueens the Saturday after the convention t)y V. H. Halloik & Son, consisted of some thirty acres of blooming gladioli, with a few acres of bloomint; tigridias, dahlias and lilies on the side. No grander decoration was to be seen anywhere. Convention Photoc.raph. — We have received a copy of the photograph of the members of the S. A. F. taken in a body at lona Island, August 2.}, from Messrs. Rile & Co., of Philadelphia, the photog- raphers. It is an excellent photo for one showing such a large number of persons for it is rarely th.it every one in such a crowd can be kept quiet long enough for the purpose. In this case, however, absolute quiet seems to have been at- tained, and a very distinct photo was the result. Your Fall Trade List. Print your PALI, TRADE LIST in the American Florist. It will cost you less money and do \ ou more good than to print and mail your list yourself We will print and mail jour list, in the co>- umns of this paper, to s,cxx) buyers for much les5 than the postage alone would cost you. A full page in the Florist costs only ^42 for one insertion. It would cost you twice that sum to get up a list of your own and iii.iil it to 5,1 ">ii ad- dresses Think it over' We can save you mones and secure you better results at the same time, for the Florist is ]ire- seived while your trade list otherwise mailed would rareh- be kept on file. We will print CNlra copies for you — from the type af.er being set — at a nominal rate if you wish extra ones to mail in response to retjuests. If half a page is large enough it will cost you but J21 for the service. Leaves of Advice From a Limb of the Law. {Fot )'ot/nt^ Florists.) I. Thanks for the roses, they are superb. They prove that the temperature and humidity of your greenhouses are most skillfully regulated ; they show that you understand your calling very thorougnly; but a mail may be a most excellent work- man and yet fail to prosper tiinply be- cause his "business methods" are de- fective. Young men especially are very apt to treat 'business methods" with contempt. They are so intent upon mak- ing sales that they ut'erlv neglect to keep a record of the business of the day. Now, the law expects a man to be most careful with his books of original entry. It matters little what system of book- keeping he may follow, for a ledger is not admitted as evidence in a court of justice. The law calls for yonr books o/' or!i;ina/ cn/ry, mark my words. What, you never expect to go to law? Nonsense, you may be sueil for a bill of goods to-morrow ; the seller .claiming that he delivered 3,000 geraniums in 3-inch pots at $5 per 100, while you main- lain that you onlj- received 2,000. Now if your liooks of original entry are in per- fect order you will be safe; otherwise judgment may be given against you. The question at once arises ; What did you order ? Where is the recon" of it ? If your order book or letter book shows that you ordered 2,000 instead of 3,000 all is well; but if you have kept no record of it and the seller has, why it is plain he has you at a disadvantage. He can come into court with written proof and you with nothing but word of mouth. .\t once appearances are against you. You ask me whether a receipt is con- clusive evidence of payment. No, only presumptive. That is, it may be shown that the receipted bill was left at j'our store by some stupid messenger who failed to collect. Are you obliged to give a receipt? Yes, the law holds that when the twnii smii cif iiioncv is tendered a man must deliver a receipt, but there are decisions which hold that a man is not obliged to m.ike change. Now, you can't be toocareful in giving receipts. If on account, state that fact plainly. A receipt is looked upon by the law as proving satisfaction of all debts due at the date it bears. .\s far as possi- ble pay all debts and claims by check to order. This is the only safe way. Hut of course j'ou will now and then pay small claims in cash over the counter. In such cases, you must be careful of three things ; one is to know whether you have not a claim against the same house in your favor ; another, to verify the correctness of the bill, and a third to be sure you are paying the only author- ized agent of the ciediti>r. The moment a shipment of goods reaches you examine it, with a view to ascertain whether it comes up in quantity and quality with jour order. If not, or if any of the goods have become damaged by unskillful and insufficient packing, make your claim for rebate by return mail and ask for advice as to whether the shippers are ready and willing to make good the loss ; if not, the goods must be returned at once. This is the safest way. (If course it is optional with you to hold the goods and give notice to the seller of the deficiency in count or weight, or of the damage through bad packing and that you will hold him for all loss accru- ing to you. If, however, it is evirleLt that the damage to the goods was the result of carelessness on the part of the carrier, make your claim at once at the proper office, setting forth the native and extent of the damage. I come now to the terms of purchase. This is very impoitant. If you e.xpect only the usual credit it doesn't so much matter ; but if you ask for any variaticns state the terms upon which you expect to make the purchase in full and in plain language. The cash part of the payment you may make as you see fit ; but the giving of a note is something which every young business man should do with the greatest care and discretion. The mo- ment some young men find that they can throw their business paper around they are lost. They rush into a credit busi- ness far exceeding the limits of their financial strength and meet their ruin. Ask yourself, what is a promissoiy note' It is a promise to pay a sum of money for some value received absolutely and without excuses or counterclaims at a fixed date. It is the easiest thing in the world to give a note and often the hardest thing in the world to pay one. Ouce given, the young business man feels so relieved that he often fails even to make a note of its maturity and is almost knocked senseless when the tank messenger walks into his store and asks for the money! He has forgotten, all about it. Make this a rule of your business life : Ask no more credit than your business can car-'j'. Resist the temptation to turn your legitimate business into a mere game of chance! lint, having given the note, see that it at oncemakesits appear- ance in all books of original entry, day book, bills payable, business calendar and in your private memorandum book. Keep it before your eyes. You can't tell who will be the holder of it when it be- coires due. It may be ynur business rival will step into your store and present it. Think of the mortification, to say nothing of your loss of credit, should you be obliged to make the humiliating confession: "No funds to meet it." But you must bear in mind that there is another way to work into a credit sys- go The American Florist. Oct. t. tem besides giving notes, and that is to indorse them. You are just beginning business, you are anxious to make sales. Some one wants 5,000 rare bulbs. You take his note indorse it and your bank discounts it. Everything looks bright and promising. You have cleared a hundred dollars. You increase your glass several hundred square feet, put out your own note for necessary mate- rials. Like a bolt out of the clear sky comes word from your bank that the dis- counted note has gone to protest and that your account is two or three hun- dred dollars short. What's to be done ? A cold perspiration gathers on your fore- head. The hole must be filled at once, cost what it may. You rush off to some money lender who shaves your note at a ruinous rate and probablj' insists upon a chattel mortgage on your whole estab- lishment as security for the loan. I look on the dark side, do I? Well, perhaps I do ; but ask yourself this ques- tion : "Who are the successful men of the day ?" While you may find here and there business men who have made a fortune by a series of brilliant specula- tions, you find hundreds who have lost fortunes by a turn of the wheel of chance. Money easily made is easily lost. It is the careful business man who is satisfied with legitimate profits that wins in the end. To resume : If at any time you find that you shall be unable to meet a note don't wait until it is presented. Take time by the forelock. If you know where the note is confer with the holder, state the case frankly, make a partial payment and get an extension. See to it that the payment is indorsed on the back of the note in the handwriting of the owner and holder, ami above all, upon takhig up the note don't fail to tear your signa- ture from it ; but don't destroy it ; file it away among your papers. In concluding this first talk let me im- press upon your mind the necessity of preserving your business letters and papers — not in bundles regardless of date and contents ; but properly indorsed and filed away alphabetically each year by itself. These are a few of the business methods which I hope you'll adopt and adhere to most tenaciously. By so doing you'll be saved from a vast amount of annoyance, to say nothing of a great saving in money. Unci,E Blackstone. From Pittsburg. The convention was a success. The papers read and discussed were valuable additions to practical horticultural liter- ature, and can well be profitably studied by each member when he gets his printed volume of reports of the convention. Here I would say that it will pay any live florist to remit $2 and become a member for this year in order to procure a copy, which can be procured in no other way. The ribbon badges for the V. P.'s, etc. could have — in better taste — been secured by the emblematic silver rose leaf than with the more expensive but meaningless method adopted ; the aforesaid rose leaf meanwhile has waxed fat and presented a bloated appearance when compared with the original adopted at Chicago. It looks odd to see the committee on a national flower made up of two Scotch- men, Henderson and Gra}', and one Englishman, Hendrick, although it is true a Yankee girl. Miss Taplin, was afterwards added. I hope she can hold them even. To the courtesy and kindness of the New York Club many of the members and their friends enjoyed their first trip on the Hudson river and reveled in the sight of historic Stony Point, West Point, Tarrytown, Sleepy Hollow, Tappan Zee, Spuyten Duyvel, Irvington, etc. From the deck of the steamer the location of the residence of Washington Irving was pointed out. J. Gould's residence was conspicuous, as were many of the grand- est private establishments on the conti- nent. Exclamations of delight were frequent as friend P. pointed out the places of interest when steaming up the beautiful river. The executive committee deserves great credit for the labor they bestowed in digesting the matter to be brought before the meeting; next time, however, they should take steps to secure prompt open- ing at the hours advertised. M. September 11. '•if'"' Notes. ^/S* Oncidium PAPII.IO. — This beau- tiful species is a native of Trinidad and Central America, and consequently re- quires a warm atmosphere. It will do well on a block, but I have succeeded best by growing it in a comparatively small pot filled to the top with small potsherds and charcoal with a little coarse sphagnum pressed firmly around the roots. It requires plenty of water when growing and should never be al- lowed to dry out even when at rest. The compressed pseudo-bulbs bear a single green and brown spotted leaf, and send up their spikes during summer from the matured bulb. The flowers are borne sin- gly and are pale golden yellow inter- spersed with brown; the same spike con- tinues to bloom for several years and should therefore not be cut. There are several varieties of this species, the white one (O. P. Album) being the rarest. Oncidium Lanceanum. — This is a lovely species with large fleshy leaves and scarcely any pseudo-bulb. I have seldom seen it in a flourishing condition, but it is by no means a hard plant to grow. It should be grown on a block of wood placed in a pot filled with charcoal and potsherds, the pot set in a saucer of water, in fine weather syringing over head once or twice a day is very ben- eficial during its period of growth, when at rest however, it should be kept almost dry, watching that the plant does not shrivel. The temperature of the East In- dian house suits it best and it should on no account be placed in a cool house, even when at rest, or it will spot. It is found in New Grenada and Guiana on the branches and bare trunks of trees. The flowers are large and fragrant, sepals and petals pale green, barred and marked with brown, lip rose and violet. There are several varieties but all are handsome and worth growing. Cattleya Eldorado. — This species is easily grown by placing it on a block with a little sphagnum, and giving a position in a warm moist house with copious syringing during the growing season, after the growth is finished enough water should only be given to keep the bulbs plump; the flowers are pale rose with an orange spot on the base of the lip. I have at present the white variety C. E. virginalis, in bloom. The flowers with the exception of the orange spot, are pure white, it is a native of Rio Negro and Rio Japura, Brazil. L.*;i.iA PR.=fiSTANS is a pretty dwarf species, growing six or eight inches high. The bulbs are slender and the leaves bright green, if grown in a warm moist house it will bloom twice a year. It does best in a pot filled with small potsherds and a little coarse sphagnum pressed firmly around the roots. The flowers are comparatively large, sepals and petals broad, pale rose color, lip crimson, throat white with crimson crest, resem- bling lines, it is a native of Brazil. All of the above species will do well in the moss used for filling wire forms (Dicranum scopariura) where coarse sphagnum is unobtainable. Pittsburg, Pa. R. M. Grey, Long Island Notes. BY \VM. FALCONER. Primula obconica doesu't set as many seels as our growers could sell by a very great deal. Euphorbia heterophyi,i*H (;.\ltl)KNi:u. I'-Ttt". Wnlfriini St., I.ilko Vicu . riilcHKu. yVANTKI*, SKKIISMA.N Miiirioil niiin. U* tiike »» cliiu-k'u of a luiiHi'K ilc|nirlim.'iit Mini Plnck. KffiTfiM-e.H. Lock Mox IiilS I'lillHilclr'lilii, I'll, WA N'ri'Il) - Ciilitiuuiu's of seeilMiiLni iind iniiHfry- iiu-n. t'upiTmlly iiiir(tt'i"vni*'ii in tlu' Miiitli. G W. McC I ICK, Asst, Hnrtirultiirl^t. ARrl. Kx- perlnieni St hi ion, linivernlty ol 111., ('liiiin|)nii:n, 111 WANTKI) A tirst-cluss man tu tuke clmrKO "f lliree urei'iiluuiHea Alu'-t uiuierstHiid rope tfrdwii t; thitri'iiylily iind (Inrnl dt'sljiti w*ines>* wmi't pjiv Init one t'fiod man. Must he woll remrn mended. H. K. .M im. a un, Chippewii i-'iills.Wl.s. WANTKI* A ynun;: iiihii fiiniilmr wUli K^'neral ^'reenlioiisc wmk. to ii]<-]ude the propaK&tlun at rose;* and beddmu phinis St tile wages expected with hoHrd. etc . 1111.1 L'lve i.-lerefcfs. KVEHilHEKN LontiK f'l.tiw KK (■ Aif I'KN. Cliirksville, Tcnn. W/\N'rKI> A ^inn.l thorniiKh tlurlst acquainted with the ii'i.^lnu»» in uM lininehu.s. A *Jeriiiuii Aiueriean or Geriuun Dreferied; a man niH afrnl»I to work will have a permanent position, and only such need apply. K. Maitiie. 140 Canal atrcut. New Orleuiis, I.u. s"rKI>— A yonnu single man whu unrh-rstanils "■uwIik; planlH and tlowfr:* for reti W'ANTWn-A »Y tr'"o"lii(; planlH and tlowfr:* for retail trade, dninK Horal work heUdinw. and keepintrtireenhniises in rejMlir. A praetieal liorint lor a aniatl place. MuBt have ^'^)od reiererres. Address .1a^ NK & ('(UK, I'ainesville, Ohio. "IVTANTKh -A yonni: iiiHii praelieally cnnve^^ant \V with tlie --I'cii l)iisiness, ft»pecially the market warden ami retail ilcpiirtdient Must he thorou«hIy competent tu take clKiru'e of same, and to write and speak (;erinan. Address, stating reference A. Z., care American Florist. ChicaRO. "W^ANTKU-KHr luy estahlishment nf SO.lHIIIfeet of \y jjIhss. til ^!rnw fur the wluilesale trade, cut Hiiwers, plants, etc . prineipally reives, decorative and beddiiik' itlanln ami hulhovm thiwer.'* a nuniHtier fur the whole, or loreman for each department, and some ashi-'tttnta; al80 a competent man or lady to work up cm tiowars and decorations pack'nu and hhiopinK of cut t1ower.i. etc. Only tirat-class and competent perMons. with best of referencea, need app V. Steady employment for the rittht persons. N'- S'II"1m;u. Anacti.Mtia P. (> , WashinKt.ui, ]>. C OK SA.LE— tOUJ feet4-inch pines. some manilolde" ells, and one boiler; all in t^ood condition. N. STirnnK, Anacoatia P. O., Waahinnton. I>. C. F Jl^iiK SAI.K~A well paying f1ori.^t husinesa can be ' bought for le.sathan.SiiKd. dwelling house stable, three greenhouses 12 x .')0. rice stock (d plants !^ acre of t-round, and hydrant for watering. Addret-s (i care American Florist, Chicatio. FOK SAIiK— Five well t-tocked Kreellhou^e8 and contents, near entrance to one of the principal cemeteries ol Cincinnati, ()., with a lucrative tall ti'ade Average amtmnl -\'auk'han*a International Prize, made up from selections from the choicest strains grown by Kuropean and American special- ists and we believe can not he excelled, price 's ox, jl 50. .1. C. VACCiHAX P. O. box tiSa.Cnicat-'o, A liirffc size Smith Hi Lynch Greenhouse liitiier. in Koud ciinrlition. f'apHble of h*>HtinK 1 'lUO teet 4-inch pipe; cost $225. Will sell forSlOU.f.o. U. J. NEWMAN & SONS, r.l Trviuiiiil SI.. HOSTON, .llASS. A thoroughly cuinpeteiit man who can attend lo the details of my flori.»l busiue.ss. One who knows how lo run a business himself, can think for himself, and can relieve me of many of the details of an increasing trade Ad.lress HENRY MOORE, 54 Beal Street. MEMPHIS. TENN. F^CDFR l-'ive acres ot land in a hifh state of UN<;sT<>WN. OHIO. f^CDP=? >.a.i_e:- Four (Jreenhouses sijtty-twu feet long each, one fifteen feet wide, three twelve feet wide. Iieated by hot water; situated on s'x building hds, with one two-,itory house o\ twelve rooms heated by furnace. all in llrst-clas.'* order. Will sell stock ineludiiiK lOKi Koses. Mermets, Perles and Nlpbctos. itun Carna- tion plants lor winter t>!oo!ninj:. etc. A good chance lor the rijiht partv. Kmiuiie at the BANNOCKBURN GREENHOUSES, Cor. Clinton and Norton sts.. ROCHESTER. N. Y. \\\- have a fine stock of the ri)llii«iiij; varieties in | and si"ch pots : liKIDK, I.A KR.\NC1<;, MAI,M.\IS()N, MKRMIvT, Ml'IllCfOS, I'lCKI^Iv DKS JARDINS, SOUVKNIK D'UN AMI, SUNvSi;r, and many oilier choice kinds. Write for prices. Mount Hope Nurseries, ROCHESTER, N. Y. JOMIV CUFe-WBNT, Jr., C3-ElSrEIiA.X. GREENHOUSE STOCK AND ROSES^ Villji Nova r. <)., l>elji\var« Co. Pa. MoriRv iiriler odice: Hrvii Mawr. I'» IMPOKTEH A\I) UKOIVEK HYBRID PERPETUAL ROSES WILLIAM H. SI'OOIVEK, .Jamaica Plain. KoHton, Alaaa. CLEMATIS CRISPA, ARUNDO OONAX VARIEGATA. EULALIA ZEBRINA. II. STKINMKTZ, ItiiliiKli. N- C NEW DWARF WHITE DAHLIAS, SAGO PALMS. ETC. Dahlia C:Miielliiitlor:i :tll>a. full cd buds. in. S-in. pots, $;i per do7... if'iO per UHl; I-ii:. pots. ^'i.'A) per do/,., $1^ per 10(1. Hago I'aliiis, finest slock in the West: 1 to 2 leaves. $ti per doz.; -' to ;i leaves ?12 per do/, ; :i to .S leaves. $^4 per doz.: extra hirKe plants from ?1 to JlOeacb Yucca Alo«folia \'ar. ami ranInoiu- inir, 4-inch pots at ^1'- per iUI. Brides, Niphetos, American Beauty and I'erles. Address JOHN G. HEINL, Terre Haut«' Iiid. CARNATION PLANTS. strung; Clinnp8 from Open <.rouii,l. KI>WAKI).-*II. SCAltLKT KINO. I'lIlI.A. KKl) I)e OllAW, FASCINATION, K'NG (if CRIMSONS, ft; m per 1(11); .t.iO.OO per 01)0 POltTlA, DUKE of OKANOK, CUKSTKK TKIDE. IIINZK'S WHITIC, (iKACK VVlLaBlt, Etc., S^.nO per hundred. A few e.vtru stronii S.MILA.X, 3-in. pots, 14.00 per 100. W. R. SHELMIRE, Avondale, Chester Co., Pa. Mention American Florist. PANSIES. •-^-H PLaWTS A SPECIALTY. \-^-^ All novelties of merit are added annually, and 1 Krow my own seed, carefully selectinj^ the bestonly. Therefore 1 reconimenii my strain of MIXED PANSIES either for forcint: or plantinc cold frames for spring sales, knowini; that they will nive the best of satis- faction as to size, variety and brilliance of colors. I'ltifEW:— Good, stocky plants, per 100, $.75; per 1000. 85.C0. |3r Send for Pansy and Smilax Special . ALBERT M. HERR. L B, 338. LANCASTER. PA. VOLUlVrB III — OF TIIK — AiMHRICAN FLORIST, Containing 5S6 pages, handsomely bound in half leather, may now be had from this office, post-paid, for $2.25. With the very complete index this makes an exceedingly valuable reference book. VOU'MK U nol Nl> IN SAMK .STYLK AT SAMK FKICK. AMERICAN FLORIST CO., 54 La Salle St., CHICAGO. EVERY FLORIST SHOULD HAVE Our Trade Directory Price only One Dollar. AMERICAN FLORIST CO., 54 La Salle St.. Chicago. 12. liK>^^Xl^J>, Orleans. France. ROSES <)M THEIR OWIV ROOTS Nursery Stock of all Descriptions Kor partlcularH apply to P. O. Box UO(J Shii Diego, C'al. <;k<)\vn in oi'Kn ella sprunt, X^iuxeniburt:. .Mane Guillot. I.a Paetfde. Price. SlOtO per hundred; $K0 DO per thousand. Our selection fiom above named varieties. Buyer's selection, prli^es will be triven as Irjw as poshib'e on apnllcation. Dr. (Jrill, Mad. Scipion Cochet. new «nd fine out- door Kosea. from open Kronnd,-*1.'>.OIJ perhiiridred. Per 100 Malmaison. .t inch ^I<'>.00 Adam, IMnch 0.00 Mermet. ■'{-inch 6 CO Saf r« no :i-inch &.00 T,a Kranee. H-'nch 6.00 I,n Pactole. :Vineh 6 00 Ophelia. :i-ineh 6.00 Hon Silerie. :i-ineh 7.00 Cook, 4-inch il.OO Mad. H<»nori Defresne, new yell(»w Tea, 4-tn.. 12 00 Mad. Bclpion Ccchet, new Tea. 4-ineh 12.00 I.nr'inle.4UKh .. 15.00 The Bride.:"., inch fi.OO Dur-liess di' Bra^ance, new Tea, :}-lnch 12.00 Durlu-sscd KdinburK 4-inch .*..... 9.00 <'lemati' flammula 10.00 Chryf-antheniunis. outdoor grown, very strong, mostly of the newer varieties 18 CO IJibiicus in variety, strong, from open ground. 18.00 A.. r^A-lTEJI*, 131« Kast l!rtapl** varieties and (.thers : Price, *rj (JJ per ltd; $100.00 per lOOU; Vi/: Gen'I Jacqueminot. Diesbach. I'aul Neyron. Baron Bonstetten. .lules Margottln Pierre Notling. Comtesse de Serenye, I-a Heine. Prince CaraiUe de Kohan, Magna Charta, Marie Bauman. FIfher Holmes. Also, (ieni ot Prairies (always scarce) at $12 ,■)() per hundreil. N. B.— We carry a full line (d Fruit and Ornamen- tal Trees, Shrubbery. 2 year Hose.s. Clematis, etc. A "'^^ W. S. LITTLE, Commercial Nurseries. ROCHESTER. N. Y. FORCING ROSES SiK' 5.00 l.a Krance Brides 5.00® il OU Am. Beauties 12.00® 1.5.(0 Carnations, short .''t Carnations. lonR l.UO Bmllax I8IIU Adiantuius l.OOi^ 1.5) Callas l.VOO Tuberoses 1..50 lleliotroiie l.'O Mitnonette .I'fl .Murik'olds .IJI ( iiiysantiieniiims 1 .'.0 rr,; 2.(0 Bouvardia 1 (X) Wm. J. SI EWART. Cut Flowers iFiorists' Supplies -^ WHOLESALE ^^ 67 BnoMFiELD St., BOSTON, Mass REMOVAL. < iwinK to the rapid increase in business N. F. MCCARTHY &, CO. Wholesale Florists and Florists' Supplies. 63 Broiiilield St., IJOSTON. MASS., Hemoved Auk. 15th to the new and spucifnis store 1 MUSIC HALL PLACE, off Winter St., where they shall he prepared to meet any and all demiinds, AT WHOLESALE. The only establishment in the West crowing Roses exclusively. 'J(M'('(i snuure feet uf i^Ihss ilevn»o. 20 W. 24th 8t., yiKW V4>ltK 77^. y/M '5/^x "^/'o S. iLLlLEM, Wholesale Dealer in Cut Flowers, 36 EAST 23rtJ STREET. NEW YORK. ESTAUMSIIE1> 1S77. Price J*iBt sent upon application. LaRoche & Stahl, plorists & (Commission /Herchants OK CUT I^lL,OWI31*i!i», 1237 Chestnut Street, - - PHILAOELPHIi- Conplnnments Soliciterl. SpeciJil Httention pHid tl BblpplnK. Mention A.MKUICA.S Fl.uKlMT. C. Strauss & Co., WHOLESALE ROSE GROWERS, ■r.'loplHii"' '.177. \\ ASIIiS<.T. «-. Ui>s Souvenir de Wuotton. 1 he Gem. Puritan, American Beauty, Annie Cook, Mad. Cusin, Papa Gontier, The Bride, La France. Bennett. Perle. Mermet, And (ilhiT Standard surts. WHOLESALE FLORISTS. 165 Tremont Street, BOSTON MASS. We make a specialty of phi|>plnK choire Uoses attf other Klowors. carefully packed, to all points 'jl. Wes'ern and Middle Slates. Return TeU'Kriim Issnt Immediately wtec \\ Is impossible to till youror:.er. HAMMOND & HUNTER, Wholesale dealers in Cut Flowers ^^ Florists' Supplies 67 West 30th Street, NEW YORK. FISK * EANII.U,!.. WHOLESftLE FLORISTS, 116 4. 118 DEARBORN STREET, Stc3x-e> ):»eK> iPffiKl^t 'my1e&town. Henderson's green and gold water melon is one of the most taking novelties of this year's introduction. John Gardiner & Co , (the Philadel- phia brewers) will embark in the mailing business on a grand scale. Mr Chas. Bates, representing Vil- morin-Andrieux & Co., seedsmen, of Paris and London, was in Chicago Sep- tember 22. Prospects for vine seeds, Nebraska grown, are reported bad. The A. B. Cltvelaud Co. report heavy pea orders from EngUnd. English houses are buying all the wrinkled peas they can get. I). M. Kerry & Co. shipped 1,100 bush- els extra early peas to France lecently. B. K. Bliss is now in Europe and is no loager connected with W. W, Rawson &Co. Crofsnian Bros., of Rochester, will probibly increase their wholesale facili- ties the coming season. The reduction of postage will prob- ably result ia offeriut; allseeds free by mail in the retail lists for 1.SS9 John A. Gardiner & Co., seedsmen, have begun business at 21 North Thir- teenth street, Philadelphia. The Hort. Art Journal supplement con- tains a photo portrait of President Has- kell of the Seed Trade Association. The new bush J,ima bean shown at the florists' convention at New York by Messrs. Henderson & Co., should have a large sale. The crop of rt tiil fall bulb catakigues will be much finer than usual this fall. Should this double cropping of the retail buyers be encouraged. Toronto, OnT. — Steele Bros. & Co. have purchased the seed business of W. H. Marcon, Niagara Falls. The amal- gamated business will be carried on under the name of The Steele Bros Co , lim- ited, in this city. They have doubled the capacity of their premises Catalogues Received. Wni. C. Wilson, Astoria, N. Y., plants; John Kready, Mt. Joy, Pa., grapes ; Hiram Sibley & Co., Rochester, N. Y., seeds ; Richardson & Boynton, Chicago, the "Perfect" hot water heater ; Fred. W. Kelsey, New York, nursery stock ; F. W. Ritter, Jr., Dayton, O., bulbs and seeds ; Frank Whitnall & Co., Milwau- kee, Wis., bulbs and plants ; Ketten .Bros., Luxemburg, Europe, roses ; John C. Teas, Carthage, Mo., nursery stock ; W. P. Simmons & Co., Geneva, O., plants ; L. Green & Son, Perry, O., nur- sery stock ; Julius Jugl, Brookhn, N. Y., hose coupler; Robt J Halliday. Bal imore, bulbs, seeds and plants ; P.J. Berckmans, Augusta, Ga., nursery stock ; R. & J. Farquhar, & Co., Boston, bulbs and seeds; B. B, Chandler, Hyde Park, Mass , glaziers' points; R. Maitre, New Orleans, La., bulbs and seeds ; Parker & Wood, Boston, Mass., bulbs, seeds and plants; Jno. R. & A. Murdoch, Pittsburg, Pa., trees, plants and bulbs ; C. J. Alberts, Boskoop, Holland, plants, trees and shrubs; H. A. Dreer, Philadelphia, bulbs, seeds and plants ; James King, Chicago, bulbs, seeds and supplies ; E. Bonner & Co.. Xenia, O , plants ; Michel Plant & Seed Co., St. Louis, bulbs and supplies. Garden and F'oresT for September ig contains an excellent engraving, from a phonograph of Pseudo ptrunixSargenti, a palm discovered on Long's Key, Flor- ida, in 1886. A Blanc's third supplement to his catalogue of electrot J pes is received. It is elegantly printed and contains many new engravings. We may here state that the chrysanthemum cuts which ap- pear in this issue were loaned to us by Mr. Blanc. The; J. G. &: A. EsLER Co. have several seedling carnations of great promise, hybrids of some of the best varieties growu. They think of naming one of them " The Pirate," in honor of Captain Lynch. Oranc.e Judd, for the last four years editor of the Pyaiiic Farmer, is now the editor ol a new weekly agricultural pub- lication to te known as the Orange Judd Fanner, published at Chicago. SEED OF EVENING GLORY. 'White seeded var 1, i.e. Moontlower. Pink Moon- n 'wer ia a novelty not yet offered the tmde. J5ula- lias .lap. var. and Zebrina. IMHS. .1. S. K. THOniSiON, .Spartanlmri;. S.C. NEW CROP 1888. NOW RKADY. Used for Bouquet Work, filling Flower Baskets, Decorating Altars, &c., &c., aud are preferred by mauy to smilax. !¥1.50 per tliousaiul Ferns. BOUQUET GREEN. $200 per bbi. (30 lbs.) or f6 00 per 100 lbs. Season commences Oct. ist for lioliday trade. SPHAGNUM MOSS Long ^T*^**^ clean fibre, dry or green, $1.00 per bbl or six bbls. for $5.00. Sample or trial sacks containing 3 bushels of Moss, dry, very light, desi-gned for express shipments, $1.00 per sack. L. B. Mention AmerlcHn Kl BRAGUE, irisi Hinsdale, Mass. PALMS, FERNS, ETC. All sizes from Seedlings up. Large stock of most useful varieties in best condition at lowest prices. CHARLES D. BALL, Holmesburg, Philadelphia, Pa. ANNUAL REPORT OF THE FLORISTS' HAIL ASSOCIATION. The Florists' Hail Association was organized in the State of New Jersey, June i, 18S7. On the 25th day of August, isSS the books of the Secretary calls for insurance upon 811,951 square feet of glass, of which 441,044 square feet is double thick, and 370.907 square feetsingle-thick. Of this, 327,276 square feel is located east of the Alleghanies, being in the States of New Hamp- shire, Massachusetts, Conneciicut, New, York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania and Delaware. 484,675 square feet is west'of the Alleghanies, being in the Statesof Ohio, Kentucky, Indiana, Illinois, Michigan, Wisconsin, Arkansas, Missouri, West Virginia, Minnesota, Colorado, and Kansas. Since the organization of the Association up to the present time the Treasurer has paid two losses. That of Albert M.Herr of Lancasler, Pa , on July 6, X8S7, and of Frederick Bills, of Daven- port, Iowa, on June 7, 1S8S. Mr Herr's loss wps 905 square feet of single-thick glass, for which the Association paid him $45-25- Mr. Bills' loss was 456 square feet of double-thick glass, for which the Association paid him J3i.y2 The total amount of membership fee received has been $4^i4.a3, of which sum $73 60 has been refunded to members who advanced money to organize the Association, which leaves J415 S3 membership fee on hand. The total amount of assessment fund received has been|56o.77. Of this 577.17 has been paid for losses. After fourteen months cf practical working; the Directors have no hesitation in recommending a membership in the Florists' Hail Association as an investment which every florist should make. As to the frequency of assessments it is still im- possible to form any definite conclusion from the fact that (luring the whole of its existence no assessment has bet n needed. Your Secretary also believes the Association has sustained a fair proportion of the loss by hail, since its organiza- tion, based on a ratio of the insured and unin- sured greenhouse structures of the country, and it is to be regretted that the florists of the United States have not more general'y availed them- selves of the benefits of an association, the suc- cessor the practical workings of which has ex- ceeded the most sanguine anticipations of its projectors. In addition I have been requested, a« far as I could, to give localities where hail has fallen during the past six months. Hail may have fallen in many more places than here enuineia- led. but if reports are correct, the following local- ities have suffered since the ist of April last : Philadelphia, Pa.; Davenport, la.; Little Falls N. Y,; Scran ton, Pa.; Albany, N. Y ; Baltimore, Md.; between Geneva and Lvons. N. Y.; Glen Cove, N. Y.: Elgin, III.; Marlboro, Mass; St. I.ouis, Mo.; Wadsworth, o.; Lockport, N. Y.,and Hack- ensack, N. J. In connection with the latter storm which occurred a few weeks ago, I will relate an incident: Last winter I visited Mr Bonhomme the noteil grower of strawberries under glass, I urged him to insure his glass, bu* he replied that hail storms never visited that section of the coun- try. Here is a moral for those who own glass structures where it never hails. JOHN G. ESLF,R, Secretary. TREASURER'S REPORT OF THE FLORISTS' HAIL ASSOCIATION. August 16, 18S8. Advanced assessments S560 20 Membership fees 491 23 $1,051-43 Overpaid (J. Trachl) and my check re- turned for same $1.25 Total f1.050.1S (iuarautee Fund, ist assess. . . $100 00 2nd . . . 26.25 3rd ... 6.25 $132.50 Ciuarantee Fund a^jplied on In- surance Policies $7360 Balance of guarantee on hand.. . . $58.90 Interest on $455 73 aL6 per cent, for 6 mos. 13 67 Total Receipts $1,12275 Checks allowed to cover losses and exp.. 232.28 Balance on hand $P90 47 E. G. HILL, Treasurer. CARNATIONS, \/icDi_E:-r^, BEGONIAS, ROSES, And (►tluT EI.,f MIA., No (Ml A KG K for deliv- ering to depots. tlO OU per ton. ^\.:*i per siiiKle bale. p. C. FULWEILER, r k; ,\roii siri-<.f. ■MII,.\I>KLI'HIA. TOBACCO STEMS. $4.00 A BALE. THREE BALES FOR $11.00. Av«raK<' *~'0O |lm. to the Uale. l>eliv*TeiI Fr«M- on board. Weclalni to have the Best. Cleanest and StronRCst SteiiiM in the market. STRAITON & STORM, 201 East JTth St., NEW VOIilv. LARGE STOCK OF ELECTROTYPES OF PLANTS AND FLOWERS FOR FLORISTS' CATALOGUES, ETC. Catalogue ol electros of plants, flowers, designs, etc.. with 'ST and 'HS supplements. :15 els., with Teg- etAble. M cents, which deduct from Brat urtler. Blectrouf this Cuu II. SO SEN1> ORDERS NOW lolt WHEAT SHEAVES, Immortelle and Cape Flower Designs And all Florists' Supplies, Philadelphia Immortelle Design Co,, 904 Filbert St.. Philadeluhia. Pa. 94 The American Florist. Oct. /, Gas Tar. I noticed an inquiry in the September Florist under the above title and would say : I have used gas tar far the past twenty years, not only on greenhouse gutters but on the benches and other parts exposed to dampness as well, and find it a great preservative of the wood. For gutters I have found nothing better for making them tight. My method of application is to heat it over a very gentle fire and apply with a paint brush while warm. The heating facilitates the work, as it spreads and penetrates the wood more readily, besides forming a hard and glossy coat when cold. Care should be observed not to fill the vessel too full, as it is liable to foam and rise over the side and communicate with the fiie. I give my gutters a coat once a year, generally in August, as a warm still day is to be preferred. While on this subject it occurs to me that possibly some of your many readers might tie glad to know that crude petro- leum is also a great preserver of wood. I have found it invaluable for greenhouse stages, etc., as a prime coat for all wood- work where exposed to the weather. It prevents warping and checking and at the same time repells water. I consider it just so much lead and oil saved. If followed with a coat of paint it remains on the surface and forms a solid body. Buildings treated in this way will suffer no harm for several years without other paint. J. G. Burrow.s. Fishkill, N. Y. The FALL SHOW of the Pennsylvania Ilort. Society occurs at Philadelphia October 2 to s inclusive. German Bulbs FOR FLORISTS' TRADE. We have large quantities of HYACINTHS, TULIPS, DAFFODILS, and all the leading bulbs, for forcing, grown for us on con- tract in HOLLAND, GERMANY and FRANCE. We quote strictly true, selected, first quality bulbs only ; delivered free of all charges, duties, or packing expenses. Send a list of your wants for estimate. No advances required on orders booked now ; and by so doing you can save money and secure extra fine stock. Address, z. Deforest ely & co.. Wholesale Bulb Growers I Importers 1301 & 1303 Market Street. PHILADELPHIA, PA. ^^A^U^OHiV:iV'S %^ Book for Florists, FALL 1888, NOW READY. J. C. Vaughan, 80x688, Chicago. SEND FOR SPECIAL LIST OF FALL BULBS. Roman Hyacinths ready about Aug. 20. ORDERS TAKEN NOW FOR ROMAN HYACINTHS. LILY CANDI- DUM. LILY HARRISM. AND ALL FORCING BULBS. ALSO FOR THE FULL LINE OF DUTCH BULBS. 170 Lake St. CHICAGO. Bulbs, Seeds, Immortelles, Porcelain Flowers, Florists' Supplies, Etc. J. iV. I3E> >rE>E>I^, (Formerly of De Vkkr & Boomkamp,) 1S;$ XVr^ter Street, IVE^W "S^OI^IC. SOLK AliENT FOK THE GKNERAI. BULB CO., Vogeleuzang, (Holland). Bulbs. [Flowers. HOOPER & CO., LiM., London, W. C. (England), Flower Seeds, Porcelain Ls. BRKMOND FILS. Ollioules, (France), Bulbs, Immortelles. A. H. HALLENSLEBEN, Konig.berg, (Germany), Vegetable Seeds. Catalogues of Prime Hyacinths, Tulips, Roman Hyacinths, and all leading fall Bulbs, Florists' Supplies, Porcelain Flowers, and Vegetable Seeds will be mailed Iree to all applicants IN THE TRADE. Per lOCU Paper White Narcissus, large bulbs J 12 00 " " improved bulbs.. . . ' ' 1400 Chinese Narcissus bulbs 100 00 J, ilium Candiduni, (home-grown), extra selected 3000 " " (imported), extra size 28 00 " " second size . 23 00 Freesia Refracta Alba, (home-grown), extra size 22 00 " " " " first size 17 50 " " " '* second size 15 00 Calla -Kthiopica (home grown), extra size '".... " " " medium size. Gladiolus Colvillii alba, " The Bride " 2000 Lily of the Valley, true Berlin pips— in original cases of 2,500, $24.00 11 00 strong Dutch clumps 22 00 iJielytra spectabilis clumps 40 00 Spinea Japonica clumps 40 00 Tuberoses, Pearl, Northern-grown, extra selected 1800 " '• •' second size, 3 to 4-in in circum 10 00 Pandanus Utilis seed (fresh^ ..." 10 00 Cycas Revoluta stumps in all sizes at moderate prices. TKRMS: Net Cash, without engagement. Correspondence solicited. Per 100 Per doz. i 1 50 $.25 I 75 •30 II 00 1.50 3 50 ■50 3 25 ■45 2 75 .40 2 50 •40 2 00 .30 1 75 •25 12 00 1-75 7 50 1. 00 2 50 •40 1 50 3 00 5 00 5 00 2 00 1 25 1 -i FOR SALE, 50,000 MOLETS, Maria Louise, Swanley White and Czar, All strong, healthy plants, true to namp,ii'"'^.'«Uper 1(111 orr*:L*.CU per 101 0. or 'MS at KXO rates. ECHP]VEUIAS.$3 IJOperlUU. Also tint- double white, yellow, pink and varieKHted HitUyhtick Seed afiio. per half ounce package. Cash iiiiiat accompany order from unknown parties. M. TRirSCHLER & SONS. Nashville. Tenn. FOR WINTER FORCI NG. Per 100 Bouvardias— Uavidsonil, Neuner, etc.. strong clumps : f8 00 and $10 00 Carnations— Hinze's White, eit. strong clumps H 00 Pres. Garfield and others, best sorts. 8.00 Begonia Rubra, strong. 3-in., blooming plants. . 6 00 Callas—ptrong. blooming plants, 5-in. pots 12.00 Double Primulas. '■ " 3Vin. pots.... 12 CO Daisies, large-flowered, white, red and pink ... 1.50 Violets— M.Louise and Swanley White. ..$i". 00 4 8.00 PAUL BUTZ & SON. New Castle, Pa. Delegates .to the next the convention will travel 0^111/1131) Caf CiOl? ^*^^^® ' TOANB?ROM ' Louisville, Indianapolis.Cln- [cinnati and tne winter re- rts of Florida and the lutn. For fuli information address B. O* McCormick, Gen. Passenger Ag't, Chicago, MONDNROUTEj 1843. B|J[BS, 1888. Lilium Longiflorum and Candidum. NARCISSUS, Double White Fragrant, -AND — POETICUS, HEMEROCALLIS FLAVA. IRIS GERMANICA. Also a large and complete assortment of NURSERY STOCK. GEO. MOULSON & SOIV, PANSIES ONLY! The UKST STK.VIN and the most COM- PLETE COLLECTION ill the market. Send lor new circulur and price list tu the Trade. ALBERT BENZ, Douglaston, N. Y. i888. The American Florist. 95 AUGUST ROLKER . :ivic^vivr^is^E>i^, -WHOLESAiE DEAI.Eit IN — SiK-h as Huskets.Im- eedsSSr leauisiiGsiltiiS^^; Bulbs £ J- iTuraea.etc For the Green- use or Gar- den. 2 2 Dey Street. NEW VORK. BULBS Hyacinths. Txji-ii*s, Etc. FiNcST QUALITY' LOWEST PHlCESf CURRIE BROTHERS. Seedsmen and Florists, - - MILWAUKEE, WIS. Illustrated Catalogue FHfiE on Application. Ate still offering the most complete assortment of young, smooth, thrifty Stock in America. BUDDED ArPl.KS, ST.VNDAKD PEAK.S, DW.IRK PEARS (HIch and Low HendedJ I'LU.MS. CUERRIES, PliACHES, QUINCES, KUS.SIAN APUICOTS, GOOSE- BEKKIES, CURRANTS, »lld « full line of Ornamental Trees. Shrubs. Etc. Also Extra Sized Standard Pea'S ol the Finest Oualily. .Special Indueeineiits to ISuyers in lar^re <|iiiint itii«. Tra.le List out AuK'ist lot. GET A BETTER CATALOGUE FOR '89 Tliaii yoti ha.l lor '.SS, if possible. Ha\x- it clean, i-orrect, and pretty with pictures; tell the trutli in it abDut your s^ods. You can coininand the best facilities for doing all this by correspoudinj; with the undersigned, the "florist printer," who is thor- ouKhly ready to make bet'.er work than ever, and more of it. Write him XOW — he don't expect to be able to serve all who want him to this season. He is J. HORACE McFARLAND, Harrisburg, Pa. 96 The American Florist. Oct. r, Washington. A part of this city had experience with a young cyclone September i6. At the hDtaiiic gardens serious damage was done. The cyclone came from the southwest and swept over the garden in a diagonal direction toward the northeast. At the southwest corner, just outside the garden several large shade trees were uprooted. A section of the iron fence was thrown down, and the storm, passing over the brick house used for offices, struck the dome of the main conservatory. It tore off the top, which was of iron, capped with asbestos, being the flue through which smoke escaped. The iron frame- work was torn to pieces and the frag- meats scattered to the earth. Whole tiers of the ribbed or fluted glass covering the dome were destroyed. The contents of the conservatory escaped serious in- jury. One or two of the palms suffered slight disfigurement from pieces of broken gldss cutting the foliage, but no harm was done to the trunks A section of tin roofing lifted from a house outside the garden near the southwest corner was cirned entirely over the conservatories and deposi:ed on the ground near the main east and west walk. The Garfield memarial tree, being an acacia in the south of the main conserv- atory and between it and the smaller hot- houses, was laid flat. /\ few steps further south and on the border of the walk fronting the row of hothouses the Gar- land memorial tree, and elm, was split clear down the trunk. On the north side of the main conservatory a buckeye, taken seventeen years ago from the grounds of the late Hon. Thos. A. Hen- dricks, and known as the Hendricks memorial tree, was thrown down with such violence as to tear the roots from the trunk The Garfield tree was planted as a memorial of the late President, and the Garland tree was planted by the present Attorney-General. All three are destroyed. Several sa.shes were lifted from the smaller greenhouses, and, carried over the main conservatory, were lodged in trees. One of these was recovered from the topmost limbs of a tree, with only half a dozen of the panes of glass broken. Some of the largest trees in the garden, among them a black walnut that had stood for years, were uprooted. On the north side of the large conservatory a large tree was lifted bodily from the earth and laid across the walk ten feet from where it had stood. But the power of the cyclone was most forcibly shown by the removal of that portion of the main conservatory between the rotunda and the east wing a distance of 12 inches out of plumb. The entire frame-work of the s'.ructure is of iron, and hence could not be torn about, but it was moved from its liise northward at least a foot. A num- ber of the palms in the grounds were overturned, but it is believed all but one of them can be saved It is estimated that the damage to the conservatory is about |i,ooo ; that it will cost that much to make repairs. Bat as there is an appropriation of l5,ooo in the pending sundry civil bill, which it is believed will be passed in a day or two, for the garden, the work of repairs will be carried for- ward as rapidly as possible. PANSY PLANTS, from first class seed, ready for immediate deliv- f ry, 75 cents per too, |,s.oo per looo. JOHN J. CONNELLY, Bryn Mawr, Pa. MentiOQ Am«rlcitn FlortBt. NEW DOUBLE PETUNIA DAISY DEAN In offering to the trade this new variety of double Petunia, I feel sure that I am sending out a realacNI.V-I.oiii8Chretlen,2-in 76 5.00 Per doz. Per 100 BKG<»NIA-Rex, '2-in $ .60 $4.00 FUCHSIA~PhenoniinHl,2-in 75 5.00 " Storm Kind. 2-in SO 4.00 HYDBANGK.A.-Paniculata, 2-in 50 3.00 Address all orders to 308 G-m-field .A.'^e., S.A.XjJTlVr, <=>HIC3. Per 100 De Grawr from open ground $ 6.00 Colored Carnations in variety 8 00 Primula Obconica $12.00 to 35 00 Primula Double AVhite 10 00 Single Primulas, »fOod strain, 2-iDeh, at 3.00 New i'nleus of 18S8 now ready. Send for price list, and raeotion American Florist. I. N. KRAMER &. SON, VenttOD Ameiioan Florist. MARIA LOUISE, Strong Plants, fiBSOLUTELY FREE FROM DISEASE. .Kir.st Size, $7 00 per 100. Secuiid Size. $5.00 per 100. Alsd Carnations, most popular aurta, Hne. healthy atocb. First size $8 per 100; Second size, % per 100. ADDHK9S j_ cj, BURROWS, Fishkill, N. Y. Bouvardias, Roses, Etc. Per 100 BOUVARDIA BOCKII, the finest pink variety yet sent out, ;^in. pots $15.00 ■' " 2-inch pets 8.00 " Vreelandi and A. Neuner,2-in.. 6.00 " Leiuntha, 3-inch, fine 5 00 ROSES, tfne collection. 2V>nch, flne 4.00 VERBENAS and COLEUS,2-lnch 2.00 Rooted Cuttings of Coleus and Verbenas l.Ot) FALL LIST NOW READY, AND WILL BE MAILED FREE TO ALL APPLICANTS. Address GEO. THOMPSON & SONS, LOUISVILLE, KY. Mention American Florist. lUOO Vlnca major variegata at ;'-. cents. 225 Dianthus Querteri at 7^ cents. 225 Dianthus Mrs. Sinbina or Snow at 7^^. cents. Strong, tleld grown plants. Villa Nova F. O., Delaware Co., Pa. iSS8. The American Florist. 97 THE> United Spates Niihseries, JAS. R. PITCHER. W. A. MANDA, importp:rs and dealers m ORCHIDS, EXOTIC AND HARDY PLANTS. The stock of Orchids includes the choice collections of Jas. R. Pitcher, W. A. Manda, Benj. Grey, Chas. H. Snow, J. Cartwright, Wni. Bennett and W. W. White. The Cypripediums embrace over two hundred varieties, including the rarest hybrids. The collection of Chrysanthemums is complete, including the entire stock of the "Mrs. Alphcus Hardy," one of the most remarkable novelties in this class of plants ever introduced. Orders for spring delivery of this stock will be received now. The collection of stove, greenhouse and hardy p''ants includes varieties and sizes to suit all purchasers. All plants warranted true to name. Catalogue readv November ist, iSSS, and mailed free to all inquiries. Address XV. A.* ^^^A^^^iyA^j 0«^i^'l ^Xai^iajJirer", In order to make room for young stock, we ofier the foltowinq low inducements : Per lOU Mermet, Bon Sllene. ^ from ii^-iiich pots f 8.00 S. d'un Anil. Cook. " :t-inch pots fi.OO Safrano. and Adam, / " 2Ve-in. pots 5,00 Bride and La France, ;iVinch. «l().0U,3-lnch. $8.00; 2^-inch, Jo 00. per lUO. Teas and Hybrids from open ground, $6.00, $8.00 and $10.0(1 per HIO. AiiiprlnpsiH \'i>it<'ltli ami (JuiiitiuefoUa, first sizu :?y 00. cecond »i/e St'- 00 per 100. Kiu-harls AniazdiiirM. str.iriK plants from 5-inch [Mit^. $1.".,(I0, 1-inch pots, >10.C0 perlOO. CARNATIONS, Strong Clumps. IVerless. EdwHrdsii, Uinzc's White. Portia. Crim- !«un KinK- rhlhitlelphia. Hinsdale. James Garfield, Mrs. (iarHelil, Alenatiere. Kred Johnson, Andalusia, Annie Webli. J. litiuld and Century. let size. $8 0> per 100: Jt;'>.CO per 1000. 2nd size, $6.00 per 100; 3^50.00 per 1000. Perfectly healthy out-door rooted cuttinKS. Mam- moth set \X collection. $1.25 per 100. $1U 00 per 1000. (ienerai collection, variety unsurpassed, JI 00 per 10(1. $8.00 per 1000. VIOLETS.— Marie Louise and Swanley White. strong, healthy plants. Ist size. $*i 00 per 100: .^'i.OO per 1000. 2nd size. $3.C0 per ICO; $40.00 per lOCO. Our CttrnHtlonw and Violets are ^lown on new soli. They are large and perfectly healthy. I. C. WOOD & UKO., Fishkill, N. Y- Mentlon American Florist. New WtiiiE Carnations wni. Swayne andL. L. Lamborn. Kine Held-KHiwn plants, t35 (X) per 100. New Dark CrlniBon Curration, l»llll»KJUF KESNETT, fir). 00 per 100. I*rices of other leading varieties on appllCHtion. Also 2.;i('4( SMILA.X, :Hnch pots. pri«(.'a low. WM. SWAYNE, Kennett Square, Pa. HIGLEY'S TRADE LIST OF SEEDS, PLANTS, BULBS AND FLORISTS' REQUISITES Now out. II yoa do not receive one. Bend fur It. Addreaa HENRY G. HIGLEY, CKDAR UAPIUS, LA. Mention American Florist. HUGHES' SOLUBLE FIR TREE OIL. FLORISTS ANU NURSKKYMEN SHOl'l-D NOT BE AVITllOl T IT. UiiBurpHKsed as an ineecitiride, it bills efertu- ally all parasites and insects which infest plants whether at the roots or on the foliage, without in- jury to tender plants: such as ferns, etc.. If used as directed, lised as a WASH it imparts the gloss and lustre to the foliage which is so desirable on exhi- bition specimens. Di>j; fan<-i<>rK should not be without it! It makes a stliiy coat and produces healthy skin action; kills tleas, and is excellent for w^ashin;; doi^s. Housewives should not be without it! I'sed with oniinary household soap it is an effectual DIS- INFECTANT. Bl.EACUER ANU CLEANKU OF FABUU'S. It kills insect life on man, animal, or plant, without injury to the skin, wherever parasites may appear. Put up in 1 gallon tins. .1^1 2o ) Full directions it trade Put u)) in 1 nuart tins. #1.00 s niurkoneach package. E. GRIFFITH HUGHES, MA.NCHESTEK, KNULAND. Nr« York Di-pot with AUGUST ROLKER & SONS, Sole Agents for .Viiieric;i. WHOLKSALK tiKOWEK OF Plants and Cut Flowers. ^iv ROSES A SPECIALTY, v-^ Decorative Plants, as Palms, Dracaenas, Crotons, Ferns, etc. |»- Write for price list. ANACOSTIA P. O., Mention American Klorist, LADY PLYMONT, Variegated Rose Geranium, ready now, 2 '. and 3-inch pots, at f lo oo per too. Perdoz. PerlOO Begonia Louis Chn tien . . .|i.5o Jio.oo " Semp. Gigantea, fine 3-in. pots S.oo " Senip. Gigantea fine young plants .... 5 oo " Rubra Rubella, Ro- busta, Sandersonii and Wel- toniensis, clean and thrifty, 4 inch ])Ots 1.25 S.oo Callas, 5 and 6 inch pots . . . 15.00 " nice blooming plants, i.jo 10.00 5,000 field grown Hermosa, ready Oct. ist, looojgooo, 1.50 10.00 5.o(X) field grown Geraniums, Happy Thought, Distinc- ,tion, Mt. of Snow and Mail. Salleroi i.oo 6.00 2 in. pots from same, $25.00 per 1000, 3 00 Nice stock Geranium Femifolia odoiata 2 and 3 inch pots, $5 and fS per loii. (■ent-ral (.rrdilioase Sto<'k, low. Write for i\h:it you want. We ciin please. WILSON BROTHEBS. SPRINGFIELD, OHIO. CARNATIONS. l-nrife clumps frrtm opencround. lliii/.4-*H White l'orti». Fres. GHrllehl. Scar- let Ueiii, (rliiiHoii KinK*! Mra. .litlUVe, l.'^.UO per hundred. Gr»ee Wilder. L»fty Chiftttln, Miiv Queen, Cliester I'ride. .1. J. llArrison, JIO OU per hundred. Aiiierleaii Wotxler, 1)h\i n, (irace Fartlon. .laineH I'crkiiis, Mr^. MaiifCol'^. .^Ira. elivery 1888 Japanese Lily BiilcsBS'SJ California LUyBnlBs Japanese Seeds, K^ ^JM Conifers, Palms Trees. Shrubs. P^^^^^4 ^'"' Bamboos, H. H. BERGER & CO., 315 & 317 Washington Street, SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFOUNIA. Send for Estimates. Established 1878. HIGH GRSDE PaNSIES A SPECIALTY. After a thoruutih trial of the most noted strains of Pansies in cultivation, we confidently recom- mend the followiimtothe trade as a lung way ahead of all others, for &ize or colors : Our Improvetl Giant Triniardeau as the hest for market. And New Fr«»n<-li Fancies as Extra. Trade PackaKes of either variety at $1 each. Seed of our own growth. We have proved these to be the highest quality of I'iinpies at the present day, and are the same as we exhibited in Boston in May last. DENYS ZIRNGIEBEL. Florists, save expressage, save in cost, by getting Pansy plants now, to set in tranies for forcing and for early soring sales. 1 have stocky seedlings from the open field, of my own seed, grown from most distinct and best marked onlv, of Trimardeau. Oder, and va- n A AT Q T 1^^ Q t\qi\9. fancy novelties, so J. /lliOXILkj each variety and shade is properly proportioned, forming a com- plete mixture. Price. $6.00 per lODO prepaid. Also strong plants of the fine curled Emerald Parsley. Ti>c. per ICO free. Send postal at once for method of Wintering Pansy Plants, to DAX'KL K. HEKK, Lau«astfr Pa. THE BEST AND CHEAPEST Double Petunia Seed {P. hybrida grandiflora fl. pi.) in the market. For sale to the trade by the grower. O. A.. IWXoTA.'VISH, NORTH SAANICH, B. C, CANADA. PALMS, ORCHIDS and DECORATIVE PLANTS. Immense Stock, at Low Prices to the Trade. ROSE HILL NURSERIES, New Roclelle N. Y, 409 FIFTH AVENUE, NEW YORK. TEA-SCENTED AND OTHER ROSES, 3o,cDocD iisr I=>CD~r^. Olematis, S0,000 in r»ots. Grand plants, fit for shipment at any time. 200,000 Dwarf Roses for Fall Delivery. Our collection is unequaled, and the plants promise to be exceptionally fine. 20 ACRES FRUIT- TREES. 10 ACRES RHODODENDROiVS. Descriptive and Priced Lists mailed on application. JOHN CRANSTON & CO., KINGS ACRE NURSERIES, ESTABLISHED 1785. HEREFORD, ENGLAKD. ORCHIDS! ORCHIDS! Many additions of Choice New varieties this season. Send ftir New Catalogue. ORCHIDS Cheap as Good Roses. Send 8 two cent stamps for Catalogue and Plate. BRACKENRIDGE & CO.. GovanstOWB, Ml ORCHIDS. NEW AND RARE PLANTS, ETC. A very extensive Stock of Orchids : EAST INDIAN, MEXICAN, CKNTRAL and SOUTH AMEKICAN, ETC. PITCHER I'LAXTS, il large Collection. NEW AND RARE HOTHOUSE AND GREENHOUSE PLANTS, carefully grown, at lowest rates. Finest Winter Bh)oininK Kosea, Clematis, etc : DUTCH BULBS, large importations from leading growers in Holland. Fruit and Ornaniental Trees. ly" Catalogues on application. JOHN S'UL, Washington. D. C. WATER LILIES, .^11 Colors. ifouiig plants suitable for late (lowering NOW READY. P?" Send for prices. BENJ. GREY, Maiden, Mass. SCHILLER & MAILANDER, NILES CENTRE, ILLINOIS, Again offer a large stock of CARNATIONS, HINZE'S WHITE AND SUNRISE. Fine healtliy plants, at $.'i.00 and f lO.llO per ICO. SriK.K* VAN HOUTTBI. CATALI'A JAPANESE HYBRID. I'YRUS MALUS PAKKMANIl, HOLT'S MAMMOTH SAOK KVEK- BEAlilNC TliEU BI.ArKBKRKV, AMl'Hl.ol'UlS VEITCHII, Parties iiaving tlie al'ove for sale true stock of good mailing size— will please quote prices in quan- tities, to JOHN S. PEARCE & CO , Seedsme-, L03sriD0isr, oistt-a-Hio. Ferns, Palms, Orchids FERNS FOR FLORISTS' PURPOSES. BY THE HUNDRED OR THOUSAND, GEO. WITTBOLD, Cor. School an per 100 All the above are tine clumps from open ground. EVENDEN BROS., Williamsport. Pa. Field grown clumps, specially for Winter tlowering: strong, healthy plants of best varieties, ISUTTERCITP, CEXTlfRY, PORTIA. SEA- WAN, CHESTKI! PRIDE, .IKANKTTE, HINZE'S WHITE. SILVER LAKE, DAWN, AWEIlllAN Fl ORIST, WM. SWAYNE, L. L. LAM- 150KN. and i)tber fancy vars. Prices by dozen and hundred given on application, CH4S. T. STARR, Avoiidale, Chester Co., Pa. My collection of I'ansies has for years attracted a great deal of attention. Florists and amateurs both conceding them to be of the highest quality. My Collection received Premiums wherever Exhibited. I'ansy seeds, all varieties, mixed, per ounce, $8.00: 1-8 ounce, *1. 00. Trimardeau and all the large flowering kindSi mixed, 1000 seeds %\ 00. Send for price list, OSCAR R, KREINBERG. box 294 Philadelphia, Pa. i888. The American Florist. 99 IIliADOUARTIiRS FOR THE JRUE BERMUDA EASTER LILY (Liliuni Harrisii.) We are probably the largest growers and dealers of this famous lily ill the world, our acreage in Bermuda being ilouble that of all other growers combini'd. The bulbs we offer are invariably larger, stronger and heavier than those usually sold, for the reason that no expense is spared in manuring and cultivating the fields, experience having shown us that bulbs so grown are greatly superior to bulbs grown on imjioverished ami unfer- tilized land year after year as is the general practice. THE TRIJ_E BERMUDA EASTER LILY Is one of the grandest acquisitions to our list of forcing bulbs. Its popularity and sales have increased annually two fnH — and deservedly — for it can always be depended upon to yield an abundant and profitable crop of flowers. PRICES OF THE TRUE BERMUDA EASTER LILY BULBS: Per 100 Per lOOU Extra Large Bulbs (averaging; to 9 in. iu circum.) $15.00 |i40.tx) First Size Bulbs (averaging 5 to 7 in. in circum.) 8.50 75 00 Second Size Bulbs (averaging 3 to 5 in. in circum.) 700 6000 SEND FOR OUR FALL FLORISTS' CATALOGUE, NOW READY, con- taining Descriptions, Illustrations and Prices of EVERYTHING NEW AND RARE IN PLANTS. BULBS AND SEEDS. The True Bermuda Easter Ln-v. PETER HENDERSON & CO., WESTERN FLORISTS I NOW OFFER Per 100 DOUBLE BOUVARUIAS. Very strong, well-fhaped plants, ready forOinch pots }15 00 HINZK'S WHITE CARNATION, strong clumps from open ground 10.00 PRIMROSK. Single Pink and White .'i.CO HIBISCUS. 5 varieties, strong, 2-Inch 5.00 MOON VINE 4.00 PERENNIAL PHI.OX. 8 Tar.strong2K-ln- 5 00 AMPELOPSIS VEITCHII. Strong. 3-1 n. . 5.00 Wntefor prices on Cyclamen. Begonias. Asparagus. Geraniums, Coleua, Pas.slHoras. Violets, etc.. etc. Address (^ s. GRIFFITH, Jackson Co. Independence, Mo. (Independence la well located for shipplnK. belofr 8 miles eaut of Kansas City.) ORDERS TAKEN For Rooted Cattill);H of ('OLEUS. CARNA- TIONS, VINCAS, <;KANT (ilORANIUMS. Etc. Fi.OOper 100; »I.').«lper 10«l. MKT.VI.LICA BEUONIA.Mnch $t (10 perlOO UOSKS, 11. I>. and Tens,2-inch i.m DRAC.KN AS. IN 111 VISA »1..V) to f.( 00 per doz. W. W. GREEN SON & SAYLES. W.VTKKTOWN, N. V. To the Trade at all Seasons. F. E. FASSETT i BRO., ASHTABULA, OHIO, T. An Interestino- Imiuiry, and an Answer thereto. Mr. Benj. Hammond, SING SING, N. V., Sept. m, iS.ss. Dear Sir :— I wish to enquire if your "GRAPH DUST " has ever been experi- mented with as a preventive of mildew on roses in greenhouses ? This mildew is perhaps the most troublesome pest the rose-grower has to contend with, and sulphur is about the best remedy we know of at present. Great care must be observed in the application of any powerful remedy on account of the very tender foliageof the rose. If you think this preparation of j'ours would be more effective than sulphur in de- stroying mildew on roses under glass, and would not injure the foliage, I should like to give it a trial. Please let me know what you think about it. Yours very respectfully, JOHN HOAG. EFFECT OF USING "QR^PE DUST" ^^ MILDEW. II« IvA.I«GtB; GiI«EI£IWMOUSSES. NKWIURr.H, N. Y.. Oct.. 25, 1SS7. Mr. Hammond. Dkar Sir :— I must thank you for the prompt delivery of the keg of " (IRAPE Dl'ST" to Mr \Vm. C. Wilson. I was at Mr. Wilson's place. Astoria. I.. I., the other day. so I rec- ommended your ■■ CRAPI-: lU ST," and he ordered mc to .send him a hundred pound keg for trial. If itwas notgood I should not have recomuiendtd it. ,-., , r- ,^ ,. Now, in regards to your " CRAPI-: Dl'ST" I must say that when I first heard of it I had liul little faith in it bLCausel had tried all the remedies for Mildew I had ever heard ol. but thev were of little value. Il'seems that mv location favors Mildew especially. When other florists are but little troubled mv houses arc generally well ct-vered wilh the MiWew, so when I sent for the first keg of ■■GR.\PK DIST' mv roses were almost worthless, but since using the "GRAPE Dfsr" my roses are the " picture of health. ' There is not a vestige of Mildew to be seen on my pl.ace. and rav roses fetch double the price besides I have saved a mouth of firing, which I used to be compelled to do to kill Mildew. Yours respectfully. K. J. A. SCHAKl-KR, Florist. THE PAST YEAR " GRAPE DUST " HAS PROVED INVALUABLE AS A KUNGUSCIDE. To better introduce, we will send samples free if applicants will pay postage or expressage, HAMMONDS PAINT A SLUG SHOT WORKS. FISHKI LL-ON-HUDSON. N.Y. SOLD BY THE SEEDSMEN OF AMERICA. lOO The American Florist. Oct /, Boilers Again. We would like to ask W. W. Coles what would have become of his wrought- iron boiler if the water had got out of it, and then had cold water turned into it the same as the cast iron boiler he writes about in last issue of the 1'lorist. It does not look reasonable to comlemii a boiler because the piping was not as it should be. There are a great many cast- iron boilers in use, and ibey are giving, in most cases, the best of satisfaction ; we are using them. We pipe overhead and are not troubled as much with red spider as when we used hot water under benches Have taken out all our hot water boilers and pipes and put in steam, we find a saving in fuel and time and get better results. W. W. C.RKRNE Son & vSayles. Watertown, N. Y. Modern Greenhouse Heating. — Tinder this title the Herendeen Manu- facturing Co., of Geneva, N. Y., the manufacturers of the Furman steam boiler, publish a neat pamphlet. It pre- sents arguments in favor of steam over hot water for greenhouse heating, with directions for laying pipe, etc. The Florai, Home is a new monthly devoted to floriculture, published at St. Louis and edited by A. A. Sherman. Volume I, No. i is under date of Sep- tember, iS8S. .TAS. ORrFFITH, THE :: PIONEEB :: MANDyACTDEEE :: IN :: THE :: TEST, 806 Main street. - CUVCIIVKATI, OHIO. SEND FOK ^^'HOLEBALB PBICS LIBT, lis ADAA\5^TP.E^. IMPROVED GLAZIKG. J. M. Gasser's Patent Zinc Joints, For butting glass without laps; makes It air and water tight; saves lueLandglaas. No breakage from frost. Also the bet»t improved fuel oil Burners for Bteam boilers. Send for sample and price list. J. JVI. Gi\.SiSE;R, 101 Euclid Avenue, CLEVELAND, O. Mention American Florist. Tiie Best Steam Boiler For Greenhouse Heatinii;. STEADY FIRE NIGHT AND DAY. EASILY CONTROLLED. AUTOMATICALLY REGULATED. Send for Circular. FERGUSON BOILER COMPANY, No. I, J and ^ Churcli St., ALBANY, N. Y. @5i@nit§us^§ 5|(>e ani iUfrnitg Large quantities of our Pipe are in use in Green- houses throughout the West, to any of which we refer as to its excellent quality. Pipe can be easily put together by any one, very little instruction being needed. Hot-Water Heating, in its Economy and Superi- ority, will repay in a few seasons its cost. Mention American Florist. i. l^Ml Mil. ^^.5 93 to III W. Lake St. CHICAGO ESTSBLISHED, 1866. Floral Wire Designs, Manufactured by 336 East 2l9t Streett - NEW TORK. SYRACUSE POTTERY GO. Ships Flower Pots the longest distances the most safely, quickly and cheaply. The following p^tstal card was received from W. G. Wallace, florist, to whom we sent nine crates of pots Keb'y 24. 1888; — " PuRTiANi". Okeuon. March 21, 1888. "GENTLEMEN :— Pots arrived in as good shape as could be expected. A few only were broken, and those were mostly amouK the larger sizes. Yours very truly, W. G. WALLACE." READY PACKED CRATES Are a feature with us; (see list in our " adv." in last issue). We also sell crates packed to order of mixed sizes fr-^m one pot up to :t,lJ>0. From our immense stock we ship with no delay, and at buyer's risk and frt. Samples free in any crate on request. PRICES PER CRATE, CASH WITH ORDER: 600 4-inch, $1.76 ; I 190 4-inch. / 360 4H-rnch. 3.90 ; 12.0 5-inch. Crate.... ¥5.00 320 Mnch. 4-40; 1 80 t'-inch, 1 IfiO fi-lnnh, 3.50 ; I ;!0 7-inch, / 108 V-inch, 4.00; 20 8-lnch. Crate ¥4.00 60 8-inch. 400; I Iti it-inch, ^ Our new machines with revolving moulds turn out flnest, smoothest and most perfectly tlnished pots in the market. No more rough pots. Send for frt. rates and prices of 20 sizes (thumbs to Ifrinch) packed to order. J. N. PERKINS, Manager. Syracuse. N. Y. ONLY POTTERY MAKING A SPECIALTY OF Flower poTS THE WHILLDIN POTTERY CO., 713 & 715 DTHARTON ST., PHILADELPHIA. SASH BARS VENTILATORS, RIDGES, GUTTERING AND LUMBER. NO WIDE-AWAKE FLORIST need be told it will pay him to use Sash Bars, etc. made from a CLEAR CYPRESS. Bars all Shapes up to 20 feet long. ^ff" Sena for circulars and estimates. LOCKLAND LUMBER CO., LOCKLAND. Hamilton Co.. OHIO HAND TURNED EARTHEN WARE a'4-incb.. 4 -Inch.. 5 -inch" 6 -Inch.. 7 -inch.. Price List lor 1888. per lOU, 88 1 ,T8 2 20 ■.i 75 8-inch. ii-inch.. 10-Inch.. 12-inch.. 14-lnch.. 16-inch. per 100, » 5..'i0 6.75 8.00 23.50 60 00 100. UO Send SI, UO for No charges for pacicage or cartage, sample barrel before purchasing elsewhere. All florists will Hnd it to their advantage to do so. as we make the best and slr»., Furt Kdward, N. V. iS88. The American Florist. lOI ESTABLISHED 1854. fiGYinc'sloilGrforks THE FLAT TOP TYPE Wrought Iron Hot Water Boilers. .^:^^;-^^~-_- X- Capacity from 3501010,000 feet of four-inch pipe. Send for New List. PETER DEYIIVE, 387 S. CANAL ST.. CHICAGO. Ives' Putty Machine. Patented Jan. 8. 1887. Tlie l>est tlevice ever invented for laying puttv. With tbls you can make old leaky sash perfectly tight without removing the glass. It will do the work of Ave men in bedding glass. Sefft by Express on receipt of price, $3.00. J. H. I¥ES. DaxBURY. CoHS. \ MOLE TRAP For deMiroyinff ground inolfH in lawns, f ark«. gardens and cemeteries. The only PKItPKl'T mole trap in existence. Ciuarnnteert to cntrh moles where nil other trnPM fniUi^So'd hy Beadsmen, Agricultumi Implement and HArdwar* dealers, or sent by express on receipt ol 8^*00 bf H. W. HAIiKS. RIDGEWOOD N. J- Conservatories GREENHOUSES, ETC. Erected In any part of the U. S. or Canada Glazed on the Helliwell Pat, Imperishable System OR WITH PUTTY. For further testimonials, Illustrated eatalogrue or estimates address JOSEPHUS PLENTY. HORTICULTURAL AND SKYLIGHT WORKS. Offices, lu Pearl Street, NEW YORK. \ Wf^^^- '15 YEARS' Experience, the Gurney saves aa'l per cent in fuel." l.fttt'r from ThonuiM (iniy, of FltrhlmrKt Miihh., GURNEY HOT^fTER KiTcnm Kt;, Mash., Aprlt H. Is.n-1. Dear Sirs; In answer t'l yonrH-uskitiK my I'plnlon ol the (iurney Hot WattT lleatt>r whlcli you sold nie. would say thai I have riu<) tirteeti years' expcrlenci* In heating hot hniise- l*y wnler. imti must say the (Jurney lleiittT purt'liased «if you has pn.vi^d lt»i'll ti wiinil*5r. h<»th In power and fcuniiNiy. using one-third less fui-l iii get name results tlimi any healer 1 have ever used. Thi- hrlck-llned pot I consider a spetrlal feature. Its it renders combustion e4]uul tbroiighout the entire pt>t. Vours truly. Tuu.MAs (iu.v V. Florist. ■ Must Catalogue & Testimonial Sheet Free. Gurney Hot Water Heater Co. 237 Franklin Street, BOSTON. MASS. SKLLING AOENCIES— M. II. .loll.NPdN. UU Centre St , N. V : Kick A WlllTACltE MKl. Co.. *2 * 4< W Monroe 8t rillcuBO, III.; T. R. CHASE, 111 Kiliciuml I'lHce, lletrolt, .Mkh.i Wlt.l.lA.M (Jakiiinku .V Ch i;U Third St' Portland. t)reKon: J. L. FttlSBIE.iJ'Jt; I'hllii. St , Covington. Kv.: VAl.K ,i MritlKicn. I'., l-- A IlHsell St., Charleston, S.C. .MENrios THIS I'Al'Ell Reduce your Coal Bills FURMAN STEAM HEATER ESPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR WARMINC GREENHOUSES. Ul Z I- Gives a most uniform heat nidht snd day. Can lie run witll 1cm attention, and a SAVING Of fully 20 to 25 Per Cent. In Fuel over, any other method. Burns HARD or SOFT COAL. Endorsed bj leading florists. Send for full Illuirtrated Catalogue, f^howinu now to pipe ana heat u n<)u^e by Mteani. Address HEKKNDKKN MANUFACTURING CO., GEXKVA. N.tY. THE M0S7 POWERFUL HOT-WATER BOILER EVER CONSTRUCTED. Thon*. T^pntPFsrontjtin ninrfi features for savinK fuel and labor, and are better adapted for heatine Con- servatorfeTGreenhoS^s DwellinKS Offl^^^^ and Public Buil<)ln((9 than any other makes of Hot- WH^er Healers By reasintlfthe^renormou capacity and increased square feel of boiler surface, and Dosltt?e circulation they are^^^^^^ 1 lot-Water Heater, made. At .. test made the ruhof anLrr Ih"' H?the worksrt GrimoK Iron Co., .lersey City. N..I.. , manufacturers of the ■•Bl'Nl.rKacl7at!;?!sr"Uereari tie leading makes of Mot-Water heater., have been tested -m,. re p.mer was developed, with less fuel, than any heater ever tested there. SP.rM) K)K 1.1 m yi.Aus. RICHARDSON & BOYNTON 84 Lakk St., Chicago, manufacturers, 232 & 234 Water St., New York. Mention this paper PIPE AND FITTINGS FURNISHED — TO - PLANS AND SPECIFICATIONS. Contracts solicited for Most Improved plans. ALL WORK GUARANTEED. tW Prices furnished on application. E. A. STIMSON & CO., No. 23 ttuil 24 Srara Street, Fair Hill Terra Cotta Works jacob c. cassel. No. 2341 N. Seventh St., PHILADELPHIA. Illustrated CalaloKUe free upon application. THE horticultural TIMES COVENT GARDEN GAZETTE conlaius weekly, complete repoils of the Loudon and Paris markets and other news of interest to horticulturists. Subscription Price, $1.25 per Annum. AnUHKSS THE HORTICULTURAL TIMES. LONDON, ENGLAND I02 The American Florist. Oct. t, Index to Advertisers. AdvertlBlng Rates, etc. itl Allen, C.H. M Allen. W. 8 '■>! Ball.Chaa D ie Benard, B 6!l Bennett. Wm 95 Benz, Albert 94 Berger, H. H.&Co.... 93 Blanc A 9S Bonner E 4 Co 92 BonsalMos E 96 BrackenridgeiCo.... 9S Brague L. B 92 Burrows. J.G 96 Butz PaulA Son 94 Cassell. J C 101 Cnnnellv John J 96 Cranston. Jno& Co.... 98 Currie Bros 9i Curwen, Johnjr 89 9B De Veer. J. A 94 Devine. Peter 101 Dlez. John L., 4 Co.... 101 Dillon, .T. L 91 nreer. H. A 69 m Ellwanger 4 Barry... S9 Ely Z.l>e Forest & Co. 94 Evenden Bros 98 Kassett.F. E. 4 Bro.. . . 99 Fer^'u.^on Boiler Co... 100 hlsher, Peter 9s Fi.sk & Itiindall 91 Foster. V. W 102 KuhveilerPC 93 . Garfleld Park Rose Co 91 Oaaser, J. M 100 Glddlngs, A 9.') Grey, Bent 98 Greene W W Son & Sayles 99 Griffith, Jas 100 Grifflth,N.8 99 Gurney Heater Co 101 Hail Assiniation The. 92 Hales, n. W 101 Hall, K, SSons 90 Hallock,V.n..48on.. 9ri Hammond, Benj 99 Hammond 4 Hunter.. '.H Heinl. .1 G 89 Tlerendeen Mfg. Co... 101 Henderson Peter&Co 99 Herr, Albert M 89 llerr, Danl. K 98 HIgley, Henry G 97 Hlltlnger Bros 100 Uippiird K 9.1 Hitchings4 Co 102 Hooker. H. M 102 Horan. Edw C 91 Horticultural Times. .101 Hughes BQ 97 Ives.J.H 101 Jansen, Ed 9.) Joosten. C. H 96 Kennlcott Bros 91 Ketten Bros 89 Kimball, AS 91 Klng.James 94 Kranjer 1 N & Son 96 Kreinberg. Oscar K 98 Krtck, W.C 1U2 Lamborn \, I* 97 La Roche 4 Stahl 91 Lauer A 69 Laurence, J 98 Little W 8 89 Lockland Lumber ColOO McAllister. K. B 95 McCarthy, N. F. &Co. 91 McFarland.J, Horace.. 95 McTavish.O. A 98 MandaW A 97 Mathews, "Wm 93 Merrick. A. T 100 Michel Plant4Seed Co 95 Miller, Geo. W. 83 Mitchell Chas L 91 Monon Route 94 Mooy, Polman 95 Moulaon Geo 4 Son... 94 Mullen Geo 91 Myers 4 Co 102 Pearce I 8 4 Co 98 Pennock Chas B 91 Perkins.J. N 100 Phlla. Im. Designee ... 93 Plenty, Josephus 101 Quaker City Mch. Wks 93 Reichera. F A ASohne 98 Reed 4 Keller 100 Richardson 4 BoyntonlOl Rile&Co 98 Roemer, Frederick 93 Rolker. A. 4 Sons 95 SauL.lohn 98 Schiller 4 Mailander.. 98 Schulz, Jacob 89 Scollay, lohn A 102 Sexton .los 95 Siebrecht 4 Wadley 'X Situations Wants 88 89 Shelmire W R 89 Smiths. Powell&Lamb 96 Spooner Wm U, 89 Starr Chas T 98 Steffens. N 100 Steinuiet/ H 89 Stewart, Wm J 91 Stimson F A 101 Straiton 4 sjorni ^ii Strauss. C. 4 Co 91 Studer, N 97 Swayne W 97 Thom|»3on Geo&Son". 96 Thomson. Mrs J. 8. R 92 TrltschUr 4 Sons 94 Van der School 4 Son. 95 Vaughan, J.C 91, 94 Weathered, Thos. W..lo2 Welch Bros 91 Wilk.fS MfgCo 93 Wilson Bros 97 Wiscon^ill Flower Bx. 91 Whilldln Pottery Co.. 100 Wlttbold, Geo 98 Wolff, L. Mfg. Co 100 Wood, I.e., 4Bro 97 Young, Thos.Jr..4 Co. 91 Zirngiebel, Denys 98 Richfield Springs, N. Y.— L. P. Sea toil has completed a uew greenhouse 72 X 16 which cost jti.Soo, and is probably the best appointed house in this section. Trade in cut flowers has been very good this season. The schedule of premiums of the New York Horticultural Society for its autumn exhibition, beginning Tuesday, November 13, is received. While chrys- anthemums are the main feature, prizes are also offered for miscellaneous plants and flowers including palms, ferns, orna- mental foliage plants, cut roses and car- nations, and floral designs. Copies of the schedule may be obtained from John Thorpe, secretary. Pearl River, N. Y. GREENHOUSE HEATING AND VENTILATING. Superior Hot Water Boilers. JOHN A. SCOLLAY. 74 &76 Myrtle Ave., Brookyn, N.Y. fW Send for Catalogue. Found Guilty i of selling the highest priced, cheapest made and largest coal consuming STEftM AND HOT WATER BOILER manufactured. If you are interested in the above, and would like to know wliat your brother florists have to say, send stamp for circulars. 25 Beverly Street, BOSTON, MASS. Sect apl \ lew FOR HEATING GREENHOUSES GRAPERIES, POULTRY-HOUSES, ETC. ALSO FOR HEATING WITH HOT WATER UNDER PRESSURE VENTILATING APPARATUS For Raising Sashes in Greenhouses. GALVANIZED SCREW EYES And Wire for Trellis Work. Send for Catalogue. ' f has. 1. leatliGred, 46 & 48 MARIOK ST., N Y. Greenhouse Heatings Ventilating HlfcHlNQS & CO. 233 Mercer Street, New York. Bi^e TfaHeiTjs o[ pollers, Eiebteen Sizes, J ocPPuciciizcl r®ipe J^0x J^oileps i @3eiaale jSeilePS, ■ fei8r)ical JeiBilePS, jOase ]^upr)ii)q vA/citep Heafep^ Perfect Sash Raising Apparatus. Send 4 cents postage for Illuatrated Oatflilog^ie. Kor Heating mm Greenhouses, Grapenes, CONSERVATORIES, ETC, ■ ALSO Cast Iron Pipe, Fittings, Valves and all Material for Heating by Hot Water. Send for Catalogue. MYERS & CO. 1173 So. gth St., PHILADELPHIA. Florists' Letters, Emblems, Monograms. Etc I'ATKNT Al'I'LlEl" FUli. These letters are niinlef.)! the best Immortelles, wired un wood or metal frames with holes to insert tootli- picks. Send lor Sample. •>in. purple perKK), Jli.OO Postage 15 cts. per 100. Also dealer in Florists Sup plies. Send t'orCiitatOKue. W. C. KRICK. r,'!?7 Broadway. Brooklyn, New York. M. M. Bayersdorfer & Co., Phila . AKts. for l*enna. J. C Vaughan, Chicago, Agt. west of Penna. A full line of samples at the Convention. ILL 8IZE3 OF SINGLE A.'Sl) I>OLrBLK TDICK GLASS FOR GREENHOUSES. ALL GLAZIERS' 8DPPL1K8. Writ* for Lateit Price*. Mention Amerloitn Florin, {Si:ir»r»r^E>:xxE>:x^a^ ^c> Tii Mmmmm tlriLiiOiT NURSERYMEN'S DEPARTMENT. KoA /K CHICAGO AMD HEW YORK. OCTOBER 1, 1888. Supplement to Ho. 7€. iTiHlic /American J^il^iblus t Copyright, 1888, by American Florist Company Entered as Second-class Mail matter. Published ou the 1st and 15th of each month by THE AMERICA.^ FLORIST CO.UPANV. General Offices, 54 La Salle Street, Chicago. Eastern Office, Room 15, Vanderbilt Building, New York. All communications should be addressed to the general oflBce at Chicago, THE AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF NURSE R YMEN. George A. Sweet. Dansville, N. Y., president; G. J. Carpenter, Fairbury, Neb.,first vice-pres- ident; Charles A. Green. Rochester, N.V., sec- retary; A. R. Whitney, Franklin GrovCj 111., treasurer. The next annual meeting at Chicago the first week in June, 1SS9. Long Island Notes. BY \Si\. F.VLCnXEK. The Wekping Russian Mulberry. — I am down on mulberries. I don't like the trees and I don't like the fruit But Andrew S. Fuller was here the other day and he assured me that this Weeping Russian is a mighty fine thing. And as Mr. Fuller has it himself and is mighty good authority, I've decided to get one. ErONNMUS latifolius. — During the fir.st fortnight of September this is the most ornamental fruited shrub in cultiva- tion, and this is saying a good deal. With us it is perfectly hardy, and the young plants fruit abundantly. Like most other enon\ muses it is a goad rooter and a good feeder, but although a strong wooded plant it is not a rank grower. POPULUS ALIiA V. Balleana isn't meeting with much favor here, but by shortening in the branches early and in this way giving them increased strength and better furnished bodies, we have got them to become pretty solid silvery pillars. CORNUS ALBA var. Spathii is a golden variegated leaved dogwood. We had it from Berlin a year ago and it has grown l)eautifully this summer and retained its highly gilded foliage untarnished. The variegation is very much deeper than in the silvery-variegated C. .Sibirica. But one season's trial is not enough by which to speak authoritatively. In an editorial in the dardeiiers' CInoniilc a few weeks ago it is called Cornus sanguinea var. Spathii, but the name that I have retained is the one by which we received it from Spath himself. Hydrangea paniculata is the "sin- gle" or fertile flowered typical form of the grand fall-blooming shrub now com- mon in our gardens. It is beautiful and desirable. It comes into blossom in July and is done blooming about the time the grandiflora variety begins to flower. We must have both. Rosa rigosa and the ro.si-; i!t<:,s. — It is generally believed that rose bugs never prey upon this rose ; now this year rose bugs were unprecedentedly numer- ous here, and they not only completely destroyed the rugosa blossoms, but also skeletonised much of their foliage. The white rugosa is fruiting as well with us as is the red-flowering one. Cladrastis Amurensis now is per- fectly leafless. It is always the same, it loses its leaves about the end of August or first of September, but, at the same time, seems to be healthy enough. Of course it blooms late, but its flowers are of a dirty purple color and not at all showy. Good enough as a variety but of very little use as an ornamental tree. Rhododi'.ndron Vaseyi is well set with flower buds for another season. It flowered beautifully with us last summer and seems perfectly hardy. The recent wet weather has almost defoliated our golden elder. Young's Goi.disn Juniper "burns" too much in summer, Wp: have tivoformsof Dimorphanthus Mandschuiicus, one that blcomed in August and is now laden with black fruit, and one which was in finest bloom about ihe loth of September. The cat-birds and robins are as fond of the fruit as they are of elderberries. Four ye.\RS ago we set out a himdred seedling hybrid rhododendrons along with a lot of grafted plants. The seed- lings are now more than double the size of the ,i;rafted rhododendrons. A/.ALE.\ MOLLisis very beautiful, some- what monotonous in color, may be, but unfortunately not absolutely hardy. Azalea amOPKKATIVK CATA- ^P**y''^\.ASeiitH' Private (iuide. Knives, etc. Piibliahers of Green's Fruit Grower. Introducers i>f Jessie Strawberrv and Shaf- fer Kaspberry. Surplus of Grape, Currant, and Gooseberry Vines, A full line of Nursery Stock. Send for tree sam- ple of I RUIT GKOIVEB, OR GREEN ON THE GRAPE GREEN'S NURSERY CO., CHAS. A. GREEN, Manager, Rochester, N. Y. Tess' ^ Weepings !^U5smN ^ rv^uLBERRY. OUR NEW TRADE i>ii« E> o o^ o le ^^ Contains over 6,000 Natnes of (Liive) Florists, nurserymen and seedsmen, In the United btates and Canada PRICE ONLY ONE DOLLAR. AMERICAN FLORIST CO., Chic«go. ~Mtj^b— This most remarkable tree will undoubtedly, when known, take the foremost place among Weeping Trees. And all who see it appre- ciate at once, that it is not only a FIRST-CLASS NOVELT), but at the same time a tree of sterling merit and imlue. I For further information, ; address as below. Our semi-annual Price List ready August ist, in which we offer a full line of general Nursery Stock. — : List Free. : — ' ■' a)Hy ^ — ' JAMES B. WILD & BROS., Sarcoxie, Mo. O. H. JOOSO^K^AT, 3 Coeuties Slip, N. Y., Begs to announce that he has been appointed Sole Agent in the U. S. (or LENAULT-HUET, extensive Grower and Exporter of Small Nursery Stock of Fruit and Ornamental Trees, at Ussy, Calvados, France, Catalogues on Application. Orders Solicited. UNION NURSERIES, ROCHESTER, N. Y. Fruit and Ornamental Trees. Shrubs, Roses, Small Fruits, &c. Prices ou application. GEO. MOULSON & SOIM. APPLE SEEDLINGS. I offer to the trade this fall an unusuiilly Hne Int of JAPPLE SEEDLINGS. 1:==- Send for price circular. Also including price for root grafts. Orders for root grafts should be receiv- ed by November 10th. IOWA CITY. IOWA, SAMUEL C. MOON, WHOLESALE NURSERYMAN, MORRISVILLE, Bucks Co.. PA. Ornauiental Stock a Specialty. Evergreens. Shade Trees, Purple Beech, Flower- ing Shrubs, Vines, Gladiolus, etc. , Autumn Price List appeared in AM. FLORIST in Sept. issue. Write for list of SURPLUS STOCK with special low prices. Imported H. P. Roses. Worked low on the Manetti Stock, offer the best re- sults to the florist, blooming freely and giving plen- ty of cuttings for propagating quickly. Fine plants for sale by the 100 or lOOO, at low rates. Price Lists to applicants. Address WILLIAM H. SPOONER, JAMAICA I'LAIN, (Bogton), MASS. Mention Ameiioan Florist, ' CHERRY TREES!! If you need any Cherry Trees, 1, 2 or U years old in 100 lots or by car-load send in yonr orders to the undersigned. ENGLISH RICHMOND, ENGLISH MpRELLO, OLIVET, MONTMO- RENCY, OSTHEIM, WRAGG, MAY OUKE, GOV. WOOD, YELLOW SPANISH, And others. Have also a general supply of Nursery Stock. Address p S. PHOENIX, Nurseryman, BLOOMINGTON, ILL. Mention American Florist. DORMANT ROSES. HYBRID, -* MOSS AND * — CLIMBING. strong 2 yr. plants. Will be sold low, for immediate delivery. State your wants. Terre Haute, Ind. The LaKE ^hore Nurseries, Have a Complete Assortment of App.e, Cherry, Pear, Peach, Plum, AND SMALL FRUITS, Which they would be pleased to give prices on. fii /AfMiiiifMis fiL©iOiir% RmsTica is "the Prnw nf the I/nsse!; there man be mnre cnrr.hrt /Im:d:;h:r^, br! irF? are the first tn t loirn Seas.' ¥ol. IV. CHICAGO AND NEW YORK, OCTOBER 15, 1888. With Supplement. Ho. 77. ITLHtE /ALMli0Ji!/41S IFlLOieil^T Copyright, i88S, by American Florist Company Entered as Second-class Mail matter. Published on the ist and 15II1 of each month by THE AMERICA.y FLORIST COitfPAJVy. Gknkkai. Offices, 54 La Salle Street, Chicago. Eastern Office, Room 15, Vanderbilt Building, New York. All communications should be addressed to the general office at CJ^Jcago. Leaves of Advice From a Limb of the Law. (Ftn }'oi(tiff FlonslsJ) II. Your cold frames certainly do look very well. You seem to feel instinctively the coniini; of a cold storm and to know exactly at what point the keen, destruc- tive air must be headed off. Yes, that is a capital idea to protect your glass by coarse wire netting. No, I hadn't given the matter much thought, but now that you call my atten- tion to the fact, of course I see that your arrangement of plants at clifferent dis- tances from the hot water pijies is very skillful and also your disposition of the fiowerless growths which require to be shielded from the sun, is based upon ex- petience gained by close application. But while you take all these wise pre- cautions to shield the valuable stock of your greenhouse I would like to ask whether you are taking equal care of your business in general and whether jou know in fact the exact extent anlanted June 26 are also in goad bloom still. Japanese Anemones. — Why don't you plant more of them ? From the end of August till cut down b\' frost in Octo- ber what have vou more beautiful among hardy flowers than the white variety ? If it isn't quite hardy with you a heavy mulching will save, or better still, lift the roots and winterthem in a cold frame. No, it isn't of much use among cut flowers, it will last a day or two pretty well. Isn't this one of the amateur's plants that would give tone to your busi- ness? Any one seeing it now in bloom and perfection, and who has not got it already would surely want it. Florists must eat. When you folks in Chicago drive wheat to $2 a bushel it is some consolation to know that the Jersey farmers can raise 1,076 bushels of potatoes to the acre. Why, 5S3 bushels are only an average crop. SOI.ANUM JASMINOIDKS C".K ANDIl-LO- RUM is the prettiest vine in our grounds to-day (Oct. 3). Raised from cuttings last spring, planted out end of May and given the support of a trellis, it is now some six or seven feet high, very bushy. viney and full of large lax heads of pure whiti- really beautiful flowers. They last well as cut flowers. A tender vine, native of South .'Vmerica. One of the easist of plants to grow and propagate, a capit.il window plant and a perpetual bloomer. Utir.Ai.iA c.RASSEs have recently be- come immensely popular and deservedly so. They are now (Oct. 3) in their finest condition, foliage five to seven feet high with flower heads two feet higher still. It is odd but true, the zebrina form is more vigorous than is the plain green- leaved plant, but the ordinary variegated form is less luxuriant than either of the other two. As soon as they are cut down V^\)s^ S^?^tu^uv^ M\■^^^t^ by frost I cut them over, clear away the straw and mulch about and over them with leaves or litter. Florists complain that if they lift and divide eulalia clumps in fall the young stock invariably per- ishes. You can not reasonably expect anything else, as the plant is ready to go to rest for the winter you mutilate it and then hope to see it mend and grow at once. Oh no, first let it rest, then lift and break it up and the young divisions will grow well enough. The London correspondent of Garden and Forest writes October i: " I do not know whether Gladiolus Gandavensis is grown much in America. * * If they are not they should be." Well, if he had been here .\ugust 25 and attended the Florists' party at Oueen's he would ha;e found himself surrounded by thirty acres of gladioluses in full bloom. Gl.idioluses in America ? Why, of all places on earth to see gladioluses by the million Long Island is the place. And if we can not satisfy your appetites in Queens county we can send you a few- miles further into Suffolk county to Jamesport, where you will find the mil- lion repeated. No need of going to England to Kelway's, nor to France to Lemoine's, if you wsji to see gladioluses in quantity. And we grow them in a wholesale sort of way in this country. We don't grow them in rows one to two feet apart and six to ten inches asunder in the row, but our rows are three feet apart and opened five inches wide in the drill and the bulbs planted therein about one to two inches from each other and so as to fill up the whole width of the opened drill. Hy planting su. blooming qualities are considered it will the more readily commend itself to the florist. This plant to obtain the best results, recjuires considerable more warmth than either of the preced- ing. The same firm have also in their houses A. nerifolia but this variety is hardly worth growing in comparison to the first named. For those who have use for such class of flowers and room to grow them, these plants would well repay them. The pure white of Lapageria alba, the beautiful pale red of rosea, and the delicate mauve color of the bougainvillea all blend and harmonize so well with the bright clear yellow of the allamanda, \\ hich has in addition a wealth of clear, glossy green foliage that greatly improves the whole, particularly when reflected by gas or electric light at night. But the best green for using veith any or all of the above is the light, feathery .Vsparagus plumosus, though in many sections there is a certain antipathy to it, possibly be- cause it is called asparagus. Certainly it cannot be because it lacks beauty, giace, or good keeping qualities. One florist calls it A. plumosus, drop- ping all of asparagus except the first letter. This, as he remarked to me, took the culinary sounie; thorouiihlv posted in all branches, and has hlylieslChicaito references. Ad- dress G-. care J. C. Vaujiihan, Chicago SITUATION WANTED— By a practical jiardener and Hiirist; over ;10 years' experience; under- stands the business in all its branches. First-class references. Address CitAs. W. Si'Bki>, 21 l.Hcock Street, Allepheny City, Pa. SITUATION WANTET)-As gardener by a sinple Scotchman who has had IS years" experience in this country, and understands gardening in all its branches. Only tliuse havinj; glass need answer. ALKx. JKFFKKV, 1525 Saybert St., Philadelphia. I'a. SITUATION WANTED -By a practical gardener and florist; private or commercial; thoroughiv understands the management of gentleman's place. Karly and late forcing, the propagation and growlrg of roses, carnations, chrysanthemums, bulbs and general stock; aged 4('>; 30 years' practical exper- ience; married, no family; first class references Address W. C. II., 2'.i Colvin St., Rochester, N. Y. WANTED, SEEDSMAN-Married man. to take charge of a mailing department and stock. Keferences. Lock Box IGIS Philadelpliia, Pa. WANTED— A Hrst-class man to take charge of three greenhouses. Must understand rose (trowing thorcuiplily and ll«>ral design work, as tlie business won't pay but one good man. Must be well recommended. B. F. Mii.i.Aiii*. Chippewa Falls, Wis. WANTED— A young man familial" with general greenhouse work, to incluiie the propagation of roses and bedding plants. State wages expected with board, etc . and give references. Evehgueen LOfiGE FiKiWEit GARDEN, Clarksville, Tenn. WANTED—A good thorough florist acquainted with the business in all branches. A (ierman American or German preferred; a man not afraitl to work will have a permanent position, and only such need apply. R. Maitke, HO Canal street. New Orleans, La. ANTED- A voung single man who understands growing plants and flowers for retail trade, doing tlorul work, bedding, and keeping greenhouses in repair. A practical tlorist for a small place. Must have good references. Address Javne & Cole, Painesvillo. Ohio. WANTED— A young man practically conversant with the seed business, especially the market garden and retail department. Alust be thoroughly competent to take charge of same, and to write and speak German. Address, stating reference A. Z,, care American florist. Chicago. ANTED- A strictly flrst-class, steady. -sobergar- ilener for a large private ulace. Must thor- oughly understand talde vegetables, stock, and how to taki' care id" tlus place. Must have best of refer- ences, and name them. Like t'l hear of J<)hn o.nborn. Address T. R., care Atnorican Florist, ('hicag.i. IjiOR SALE— A well paying tlorist business can be ' bought for less than *20CU. dwelling house, stable, three greenhouses 12 .x.'j!), nice stock of plants l-^acre of ground, and hydrant for w-atering. Address «,>. care American Florist, Chicago. IjlOK SALE — hive well stocked greenhouses and ' contents. clt> water, near entrance to one of the principal eemetories id (.'iiieiniiali. ( >., with a lucra- tive fall trade. Average amount of fall trade sales tu the cemetery alone is t5CU. Reason for selling, bad health <»f owner. For full particulars, address C. A. PBTKRS, Price Hill, Cincinnati, O. IjioR SALE In one of the best neighborhoods in r the city of North Chlcagj. two new greenhouses heated bv water, sales ollice and hotbeds. Stock of chrysanthemums, nalnis, drac;eiias. lilies, carna- tions, ferns and all kinds of good selling and decor- ation plants. U.WO bulbs planted in pots ami bo.Tes all ready. All are in good condition. Will be sold reasonable fur cash. Address P. KHOHN-, 175 N. Clark St., Chicago. 1000 Vinca major variegata at 7'^ cents. 22.'i Dianthus Vuerteri at T!^ cents. 225 Dianthus Mrs. Slnkins or Snow at 7'^. cents. Strcmg. Held grown plants. VUla Npv^ l'» Ov l>elaware Co., Pa. W W Large Roses for Florists. POT GROWN PLANTS, ONE YEAR OLD, STRONG THRIFTY PLANTS, MOSTLY IN 4 and 5-INCH POTS, AND READY TO BE RE- POTTED INTO LARGER POTS. 1,1150 Catherine Mermct, .So Ilermosa, 250 Hon Sileiie, 50 .\uj- miles from center of city, iwr) greenhouses w feel long; good huilTOW>, OHIO. FORCING ROSES .Special OMiT oC I.eadin;^ VaricticH. BON SILENE. CATHERINE MERMET, COUNTtSS FRICNEUSE, LA FRANCE, MAD. DE WATTEVILLE, NIPHETOS PAPA GONTIER, PERLE DES JARDINS SAFRANO, SUNSET, SOUV. DUN AMI, THE BRIDE. Strong, liiriftr plants. 3-inch prtts. ?S.0O per UO 4-incb pon. f 12 LO per 100. HENRY A. DREER, OUR NEW TRADE' i3iie E> c or o le ^^ Contains over 0,000 Ntttnes of (Zjive) Florists, nurserymen and secdsinen. In the United States and Canada. PRICE ONLY ONE DOLLAR. AMIRICAN FLORIST CO.. Chicago. Largest Collection of Roses, IncUulinpr all the Latest Novelties. Lowest pos- sible prices. Complete general catalogue and Special Wholesale Price List free on application {German or I-'reiich edition). KETTEN BROTHERS, Rose Growers, LUXKJIIUKC, IKurope.) Orleans, France. roses on their otsn roots Nursery Stock of all Descriptions Fur particiiliirs apply to B. liBPiJA.I«r>, Jr., P. O. Ho.v 1100 .San Ulego, Cal. jOMiv cui«wb;i«, Jr., GREENHOUSE STOCK AND ROSES. VillH Nftva 1*. <>., Delaware Co. Pa< Money Order Office: Bryn Mawr. Pa. THE HORTICULTURAL TIMES .\M) COVENT GARDEN GAZETTE. THE BEST POPULAR GARDENING PAPIvR IN ENGLAND. ANNDAL SUBSCRIPTION $1.75, POST-FRIE. ADIiltESS: I'lIllLISHKR. LONDON, ENGLAND 114 The American Florist. Oct. IS, Seasonable Floral Styles. Although large roses will never be superseded in favor, there is a boom in small flowers which are made up in hand bunches and which find their way in clus- ters in most designs. Center pieces of roses entirely are not arranged for the most stylish decorations, but these have a section of lilies, larkspur, or daisies. As long as they are to be had wild flowers will appear in rose designs. Baby daisies, purple asters and golden rod are brought daily to the florists and are used among rich flowers with charming effect. Very small specimens of the new crop of Bon Silene roses with knots of Faust,pansies make pretty contrasts in the rose baskets, those having scalloped borders being so arranged that at least two scallops are filled in with small flowers. The small pink roses referred to are used almost solely in ornamenting the baby baskets so fashionable at present for gifts to new comers. A picture will appear shortly of these baskets, which are more con- venient and decidedly more ornamental than the regulation kind without a handle. More flowers are used this fall for the embellishment of breakfasts than have heretofore been seen in this decoration which has ranked among the simple ones. Mrs. Irwin, of Wall street, ar- ranged the flowers for the breakfast of Mr. Depew on the morning of his arrival from Europe. A large center circle was formed on the table with La France roses and clusters of lily of the valley. At each plate there was a cornucopia containing a bunch of roses very daintily combined with Eucharis Amazonica on long stems. At breakfasts it is now the style to have an extra'favor for any one who happens in. This piece is placed near the cover of the hostess. Floral rugs are used con- siderably in breakfast rooms when there is no attempt at banking the mantel pieces or garlanding. Cape flowers are introduced in the rugs to define Persian patterns, and they are rather an im- provement than otherwise. Room decorations are still made with colored leaves, and choice flowers for the table and cabinet ornamentation. The bunches of colored leaves are very artis- tically arranged and have a graceful and gorgeous effect when finishing chains or garlands over doors, windows or mirrors. Particular attention is being given to the trimming of candlesticks and candelabra. The stems of these are surrounded with long stemmed flowers such as spikes of larkspur or tuberoses, and these are fas- tened with a sash and bow. Foliage and flowers trail from the base of candle- sticks when these are placed at the end of the mantelpiece. Fireplaces are dec- orated very elegantly just now. Andirons are made of calendulas and Faust pan- sies, the latter representing the dark metal. The flame from the pine sticks is represented by tritomas and salvias. After the autumn leaf decorations are over it is predicted that styles will be much less elaborate and more severe for room embellishment. Orders are being received for late fall weddings when rugs and cushions worked out in chrj s- anthemums will be the only floral orna- ments. Straw panel pieces will probably be the vogue for ornamenting walls at the fashionable balls of the winter. Branches of gilt laid on a background of greenery will be among wall decora- tions. On the branches will be hung favors for the cotillon. Favors for dances are elegant, it is a little early to intro- duce them. Fannie A. Benson. New York. New York. Henry Siebrecht is having elaborate drawings made of Rose Hill conserv- atories. Some of our leading florists are pro- jecting flower shows which will be on a grand scale. There is a very handsome crop of Grace Wilder carnations offered at present. Rufus Abbott has again opened a floral stand in the Erie station, where he keeps fine flowers and is well patronized. There is a great deal of competition and estimating in progress for coming entertainments. Peaches preserved by a secret chemi- cal process in storage houses in Baltimore are now the finest in market. They are of all late kinds such as Crawfords, late Rareripes and White Heath, and sell for $4 a crate and from 75 cents to $1 a doz. Pickling cucumbers are in excess of last year's amount. Those raised on Long Island and in Westchester county excel in flavor and keeping qualities. New Orleans hothouse mushrooms are the only ones to be had here at present Floral Atrocities. Among the floral "designs" entered at a recent exhibition was one described as "a column about six feet high, around which was coiled a green snake, his mouth red with blossoms from the ger- anium, wide open." We really must call a halt. We do not believe in refusing to make what a cus- tomer orders if he is willing to pay well for it, but for goodness sake don't feed the fire by exhibiting such atrocities as that described. If a customer wants a floral beer barrel with a floral glass of beer on top — a " design " which we understand was or- dered some time since for the funeral of a brewer — and a liberal amount of cash accompanies the order, make it, (soften- ing the outlines as much as you can), for our bread and butter must come from the business, but whenever you can do so without giving oflFense, discountenance the spoiling of good flowers in the con- struction of such monstrosities. Tolerate them but don't attempt to lead the public deeper into the mire. Exhibitions should be educational. Make them so by showing something which pleases your own eye rather than that of the butcher who has suddenly ac- quired some wealth but is a butcher still. Since our expose of a firm whose busi- ness methods were apparently somewhat shady, we have received many letters in- timating approval of our course, which were duly appreciated. We do not in- tend that any rogues shall use our col- umns and should any creep in unawares we shall promptly expose them as soon as discovered. But, we have also re- ceived a number of letters complaining of treatment received fiom various repu- table houses of which we can not take cognizance in print. We do not under- take to adjust trifling differences between buyer and seller, or to publish a reputa- ble house to the trade for some trifling error. When such occur first make your complaint to the house direct, ard be governed by the advice in Uncle Black- stoue's letter in last issue. Catalogues Received. I. N. Kramer & Son, Marion, Iowa, plants; Kennicott Bros., Chicago, florists' wire designs ; J. A. Simmers, Toronto, Ont. , bulbs;Societe Anonyme L. Horticul- ture Internationale, Biussells, Belgium, orchids and new plants; Armand Colombe & Sons, Ussy, (Calvados) France, nursery stock ; A. M. C. Jongkindt Coninck, Dedemsvaart, near Zwolle, Holland, bulbs and plants ; H. Cannell & Sons, Swanley, Kent, England, bulbs, plants, seeds; H. H. Sanford & Co., Thomasville, Ga., plants and nursery stock; E. H. Kre- lage & Son, Haarlam, Holland, bulbs; R. S. Brown & Son, Kansas City, Mo., plants and bulbs. The Golden Rod. Never a king can statelier nod Than the glorious August golden rod! No crowns are richer with hammered gold Than those which its strong green stalks uphold. And yet we can pick the carriage full In a twilight drive by the river cool — So common, so thick, are its shining crowns Over the uplands and over the downs. And the farmers say this beautiful thin g Is only fit for the harrowing. Alas! that the truth must aye be told, "All that glittereth is not gold!" — K^ale Upson Clark in The Congrega- tionalist. i888. The American Florist. 115 Subscription $i.oo a year. To Europe, $1.25, AJvertisements, 10 Cents a Line, Agate; Inch, $1.40; Column $14.00. Cash with Order. No Speciul I'ositinn Guiiruiitcpd. Discounts, 3 months, 5 per cent; 6 months, 10 per cent; la months, 20 per cent. No reduction made for large space. The Advertlt^tntr DepHrtiiient of the Ameuican FlA>iiisT Is l<.»r KloriKtu, Seedsmen, and dealers In wares pertnlnlntj to thuso Udch onlv. I'lease to remember It. Orders for less than one-halt inch space not accepted. tMT AdvertlBementfl for Nnveniltor 1 iBBoe must KMACU U8 by noon. Oct. 25. Address. THE AMERICAN F-LORIST CO., Chicago. HoLi.ow Brick Wall. —Regarding the wall illustrated ou page 62 of Sept. 15 issue, we are advised by Mr. Wintzer that such walls should always be built ou a good stone foundation. CHAS. E. PENNOCK, WHOLESALE - FLORIST, 38 So. 16th Street, Ptiiladelphia, Pa. GEO. MULLEN, 17 CHAI'MAN PLACE, (near Park.T IIouBe). WHOLESALE AND COMMISSION DEALER IN Fresh Cut Flowers & Florists' Supplies. Flowers carefully packed and shipped to ull points In Western and Middle States. Ordera by Telegrapb, Mail, Telephone or Express promptly attended to. ROSE BUDS WHOLESALE. The Oakley Rose Houses. FOURTH SEASON. This establishment, with over :-;n,U(Ki feet of glass devoted to forcing buds for the trade, is now in betr ter condition than ever, and is prepared to supply buds to the trade direct, either on transient orders at lowest market prices, or upon contract for any length of time at ilxed prices. VARIETIES : BEAUTY, BENNETT, LA FRANCE, MERMET, BRIDE, NIPHETOS, PAPA GONTIER, BON SILENE, PERLE, SUNSET. TeleKruraa via. W. i:. Tel. direct to (jreenhou'ea. Send for price lists, terms and contract prices. CHAS. L MITCHELL, Mgr., p. 0. Box 188. CINCINNATI. OHIO. Teleuraph Address f via. W. U. Tel. Co. | Cincinnati. O. KENNICOTT BROS., TO THE TRADE OWLY. ALL CUT FLOWERS IN SEASON. Write for price list. Consignments solicited. WIRE-WOKK made to order, and in stock. 27 Washington Street, CHICAGO. A, S. KIMBALL, WHOLESALE CUT FLOWERS, 170 Lake Street, CHICA. I give Special Attention to Stiipping Orders. I want consignments of Am. Beauties, Violets and Bouvardlas. Cut Flowers. NlW 70RK. Oct. 10. Koses, (Jim tiers. Souvs ??.UOf'« $;10U " Perles, Nlphetos 2.W0'> 3 00 Am. Beauty 10 OU (./, JO 00 .Mcriiicts a.OOH 100 t'usih. Dukes, BenneCtB 300 La France 4.00 6* 6 00 Itrldes 2.00(<5 4.0(1 Mignonette 1 00 t*"i'lHX If .00® 20 00 ( arnatttms. fancy, Iohk 1 50 (arimtionn. short ^ Lily . careiully packed, to all points In Wes'^rn and Middle 8tiites. Return Tele£:rain is sent immediately when tt Is Impossible to fill your order. HAMMOND & HUNTER, Wholesale dealers in Cut Flowers ^ Florists' Supplies 61 West 30th Street, NEW YORK. FISK A KANDALL. WHOLESALE FLORISTS, 116 & 118 DEARBORN STREET. CMICA.GO. S*or*o Ojaoxi. PffiRSi* nntl X^njr- CUT FLOWERS ThtMhi>lr'c?t Cut Flowers at lowest market rate« shiupcil ('. (>. !>.. Telephone connection, l^se A. K. ChIl- when ordering by telegraph. For prices, etc« Address. J. L. DILLON, Bloomsburg. PAv WHOLESALES FLORIST, 230 Wabash Avenue, TIIE WISCONSIN 1 I.OWKK EXCH.VNOE, WHOLESALE CUT FLOWERS. ConslKnmenls Solicited. Send for price list. 133 SIUOQ St., .HILWAUKKE. WIS. Ii6 The American Florist. Oct. IS, Recoi* RofsA. Portage, Wis.— J. Bean is completing two small houses. Goshen, Ind — E. N. Burt has built another new rose house 60x20. Norwich, Conn.— Joseph Smith has built a new palm house and office. Lincoln, Neb.— L. C. Chapin has completed two new houses 100x22, heated by steam. Rutland, Vt.— H. De W. Bodmer, formerly of New York, has opened a floral store here. OSHKOSH, Wis. — John Nelson has add- ed a new rose house 75 x icS and a carna- tion house 75x11. YouNGSTOwN, O — The people of this city are agitating the question of secur- ing land for a public park. Council Bluffs, Ia.— L. A. Casper has just completed a new greenhouse 140 X 12 and a packing shed 140 x 10. Spencer, Mass.— F. F. Myrick has retired from the firm of Myrick & Hoyle. The business will be continued by A. W. Hoyle. St. Paul.— L. L. May & Co. have built three houses 75 x 20 each, one 75 x 16, another 75 x 11 and one 100 x 25, all heat- ed by steam. Erie, Pa. — The second meeting of the Erie County Horticultural Society was held Sept. 26. An excellent display of grapes was made. New Haven, Conn. — An amateur in this city has two rose geraniums which have grown to a height of ten feet. They are two years old. Green Bay, Wis. — Reinecke & Wen- dorff have built two new houses 75 x 14 and 75 X 20 respectively ; also a small propagating house. Syracuse, N. Y. — A clothing house in this city had recently on exhibition in their window a floral baby carriage as a window attraction. Anderson, Ind. — J. S. Stuart has just completed two greenhouses loox iS each. He would like price lists and catalogues from which to select a stock. Waukesha, Wis — Twenty acres of land has been purchased by E. V. Beales, formerly of St. Paul, who will go into flower growing extensively here. Columbus, O. — Sept. 26 a special dis- play of cut flowers was made at the Ohio Centennial Exposition in this city. Prizes aggregating J;20o were awarded. PouGHKEEPSiE, N. Y. — Herbert S. Ransom has completed four new green- houses at Highland, to be used for grow- ing roses for the New York market. Springfield, III. — In the pond at Oak Ridge cemetery six varieties of water lilies and lotuses have been successfully grown and bloomed the past summer. BERWYN, Pa. — E. G. Hornbrooke & Co., have sold out their florist business to John Heusall, who will continue it. The nursery business will be discon- tinued. Westerly, R. I. — S. J. Renter has just completed six new greenhouses, four being 15x72 and two 10x72 each, making him fifteen houses in all, heated by steam. Milwaukee. — Mr. C. B. Whitnall has been elected president of the Florists' Club and F. P. Dilger, vice president. Mr. Frank Whitnall will go to California about January i. RocHE.STER, N. Y. — W. A. R. More- house, until recently general manager for Hiram Sibley & Co., has severed his connection with that firm and will soon open a new house. Harkisburg, Pa. — ^Joseph Schmidt has rented his seven greenhouses to Logan McClintock, a young but well posted florist, Mr. Schmidt retains his store on North Third street. Morrison, III. — Robert Davis & Son market gardeners here, are building a greenhouse 50x20 and will branch out into floriculture. They will also handle seeds for local demand. Bangor, Me. — At the recent Eastern State fair the total number of entries in the horticultural departments were 599 against 40S last year. In flowers and plants there were fifty entries. Providence, R. I. — The floral ex- hibits at the state fair were numerous, but mostly made by amateurs, Robert Johnston and George Westcott being about the only florists who exhib'ted. Austin, Texas.— Wm. Radam the flo- rist and nurseryman is gaining consider- able notoriety by claiming to have dis- covered a sure cure for the yellow fever. He calls his remedy a "Microbe Killer." Beaver Dam, Wis — Joseph Wagner received athousand dollar check from the railroad company for the privilege of running through his new greenhouse, and he is now building two more new houses 60 X 18. ApplETON, Wis. — Dennis Meidam has built four new houses, two 75 x 1 1 each, one 75x20 and another 15x12. Also a packing room 40 x 10 and an office 16x16. He has a stone basement 30 X 16 for dormant plant, in winter. OuiNCY, III — We had a sharp frost the night of October i that killed all tender plants which were unprotected. Summer trade has been very light. Plants for forcing are in fine condition and a lively winter traie is expected. Montreal. — The floral department at the annual show of the Horticultural society was a splendid exposition of flori- culture in this section. The exhibits of both plants and flowers exceeded in num- bers and quality those of any former ex- hibition. MeadvillE, Pa. — On August 29 one of the churches held a floral exhibition at which prizes were ofiered for flowers and plants grown by the Sunday school scholars of various ages. There were a large number of entries and much inter- est was developed. Washington, D. C. — N. Studer is building five houses 20 x 300. He say s he looks for better buisnefs this winter than ever before. All the other florists are repairing and getting things in shape for frost. Business has been very dull ex- cept in funeral work. Lansing, Mich. — Prof L. R. Taft, a graduate of Amherst Agricultural College and for some years a professor of honi- culture in the Missouri Agricultural Col- lege, has been engaged to fill the place made vacant by the resignation of Prof. Bailey at the Michigan Agricultural College. BloomingTon, Ind. — The Indiana State University has received very liberal appropriations from the state and its twenty acres of grounds are being hand- somely laid out. Plans have been drawn by O. Benson, a Chicago landscape gar- dener, and work is now progressing. Brooklyn, N. Y.— A stranger called at the greenhouses of florist L. Rhoades Sept. 20, and ordered some flowers. When the florist returned from another house where he had gone to cut some flowers, he found that the stranger had committed suicide in his absence. No clue to the stranger's identitj* was found. Larned, Kan. — The gardeners of Paw- nee county recently met and formed a mutual benefit association with a mem- bership of seventeen, and elected officers as follows : President, Henry Booth ; Vice-President, W. T. Jackson ; Secretary, A. J. Burdick ; Treasurer, Archie Cook. The object is to maintain uniform prices. DanvERS, Mass. — Among the attrac- tions on the grounds of the hospital this season was a Chinese pagoda seventeen feet high cf growing plants. There was a dome supported hy six pil- lars with archways high enough that a person might walk under without stoop- ing. There was also a sun dial in plants. San Francisco. — At a meeting at the rooms of the State Board of Horticulture September 21, a State Board of Floricul- ture was organized and Messrs. A. D. Pryal, of Oakland, B. M. Lelong, of this city, W. .\. T. Stralton, of Petaluma, and David J. King, of this city, were ap- pointed a committee to draft a constitu- tion and by-laws. TopEKA, Kan. — At the recent exhibi- tion premiums for " best and mcst effect- ively arranged general display of plants in pots" were awarded as follows: Frank Sachs, of North Topeka, first, |6o; D. A. Rice, Topeka, second, ;^o. Paul M. Pierson & Co. received firsts for "best and most tastefully arranged floral dis- play" and "best arranged basket." Brooklyn, N. Y. — Martin Kennedy, a gardener in the employ of James Weir, Jr , the florist opposite the entrance to Greenwood Cemetery, has sued the trustees of the cemetery for |20,ooo dam- ages. He claims that he contracted blood poisoning by drinking water from a hydrant in the cemetery not being warned that the water was from wells in the cemetery and consequently poisonous. New Bedford, Ma.ss. — W. S. Brown built a large rose house this summer. His plants are looking finely and give promise of a gocd crop of buds this win- ter. His chrysanthemum house contains about 1,500 plants of the best varieties in 4 inch po's up to larje specimens in 12- inch pots. All his stock is in excellent condition and rt fleets credit on his fore- man John Rooiiey. La Crosse, Wis.— J. C. Easton, a local amateur, has built some very pretty con- servatories, containing 7,800 feet of glass. Edw. Kirchner is the gardener in charge. Paul Zoellner succeeded P. E. Stevts ss superintendent at the Oak Grove green- houses. The John A. Salzer Seed Co. is making some changes, moving the gen- eral otiice upstairs and using the first floor for a show-room only, and other- wise improving their facilities. They report trade as unusually gocd. At North La Crosse Bernhard Beyer has built two rose houses 100x20 each and a packing room 50X 14, all constructed in best style. i888. The American Florist. 117 Ri.MiRA, N. Y. — At the state fair Sep- tember 17-22, floral hall coutainoil prob- ably the finest c-xhibilion of plauts, cut flowers and floral designs in ilio nearly fifty years history of the society. James Vick, of Rochester, excelled in cut blooms of dahlias and gladioli. Rawson ()f this city hail the largest general ex- hibit, securing lirst premiums on t^eneral collection of plants, also I >r palms, ger- aniums, fuchsias, etc , in seprrate classes, first on roses, floral designs, etc. Mrs. • H. 1). Wells, of Klmira, had a creditable displa\-, but not taking as many pre- miums. The annteurs of the state were out in full force. CiJvVici.AND.^ames Ealie has extend- ed his ICuclid avenue store making it now 16x40. A bay window with stained glass is another feature, in addition to many other improvements. .Vt his green- houses he is building a cold house for bulbs. J. M. (lasser is adding 3,000 feet more glass, making him a total of 53,000 feet. Mr. W. J. Leitch resigned his posi- tion at the Newburgh asylum Oct. i, to go into partnership with J. C. (Vooding. The style of the firm will be Crooding & Leitch. The new firm has purchased eight adjoining lots and is building two new houses 100x21 and 100x8 respec- tively, all heated by steam. Mir.\v.\UKEK.—.\t the recent exhibition first prennums for most artistically ar- ranged floral ('esign, most tastefully ar- ranged basket, best pyramidal bouquet, best display roses, and best display orna- mental foliage plants were awarded to F. Whitnall & Co ; for best collection cut flowers, best pair flat table bouquets, best five named varieties roses, best twenty greenhouse plants in bloom, best ten geraniums, and best display of flowers of all kinds grown by exhibitor, to (>. W. Riugrose ; for best ten named dahlias to Chas. Ilirschinger; for best show pansies to Wm. Toole ; for best show gladiolus, best show lilies, best show greenhouse plants and best six fuchsias to Currie Bros. Boston. Snow flying in the air October 9, not an outdoor flower left, carnations not established in the beds yet, and chrysan- themums only showing bud. The tele- graph boys' step makes the heart of the commission man glad, the grower comes to town with head erect ami a new back- bone, while the retailer pulls down his old vocabulary of " cuss words '' and pre- pares himself for vengeance up an all "combinations" and cases of "large head" that crop out in his vicinity, and fills his show windows with plants, bas- kets and immortelle designs while he waits with as much patience as possible for the tide to turn. AV. J. S. Philadelphia Chrysanthemum Shiw. Preparations are being made for the grand chrysanthemum show which takes place in Horticultural Hall Nov. 13 16. Philadelphia has well earned the repu- tation of having the very best chrysan- themum shows in this conntry, and she will more than retain that reputation this year. Every lover of this favorite flower should not fail to come and see it. Call on Secritary I'arson at his office and auy information will be cheerfully given and coutteous treatment may be depended upon. Send for the new schedule which may be had by addressing Mr. Karson, Horticultur.il Hall, Broad St., Phil- adelphia, Pa. The I'lorists' Club will have its an- nual chrysanthemum supper on Tuesday evening. It would be a pleasure to the club to have visitors report on their arrival in the city, so that an invitation may be extended to our brethren from other cities, L. Sun.scRii'TioNS for the American El.oRi.sT may be left with any of the following : naltimore, R. J. Haliday. Boston, W. J. Stewart. Buffalo, Daniel B. Loug. Cincinnati, Harry Sunderbnich. Cleveland, O. Mr.s. Ii. G. Campbell. Detroit, J. Ureitmeyer & Sons Hamilton, Ont., Webster Bros. Harrisbnrg, Pa. J. Horace McFarland. Louisville, George Thompson & Sons. NewT Orleans, H. A. Despommier. Philadelphia, Kdwiti Lonsdale. New York, W. S. Allen. Aug. Rolker & Sons. C. H. Joosten. Pittsburgh, J. R. & A. Murdoch. St. Louis, Michel Plant & Seed Co. San Francisco, Thos. A. Cox & Co. Toronto, Ont., J. A. Simmers. Washingtou, D. C, L. Schmid & Sons, KOR SALE. THE CUTS USED IN ILLUSTRATING THIS PAPER. Write for prices ou any which you have seen in previous issues and would like. AMERICAN FLORIST CO. PANSY PLANTS, from first class seed, ready for immediate deliv- ery, 75 cents per loo, $5 oo per 1000. JOHN J. CONNELLY, Bryn Mawr, Pa. Mention American Florist. F. A. RIECHtRS & SOHNE A. G.. Florists, HA:«I51IKG, GERMANY. Largest stock of Azalea indica, Camellias, Lilies of the valley for the wholesale trade. Price list on application. •ro ms.:Bi •I':e»-.a.i3:e!. CLEMATIS CRISPA, ARUNDO OONAX VARIEGATA. EULALIA ZEBRINA. II. STKIXMETZ, Kaleifth, N. C. SEED OF EVENING GLORY. (White seeded var ). i.e. Moonflower. Pink Moon- tiower is a novelty not yet offered the trade. Kula- lias, ,Iup. var. and Zebrina. I\1KS. .1. S, R. TUO.MSON, SpartanlmrK.S.C. BOUND YOLUMES OF THE American Florist VOLUME II. Tlandsc.iicly bound in cloth with leather back and corners, and title lettered ou back iu gilt, may now be hatl from this office. American Florist Co., 54 La Salle St , CHICAGO THE EVANS CHALLENGE VENTILATING APPARATUS. ^ CO WHEN WRITING FOR ESTIMATES, PLEASE GIVE FOLLOWiNC DIMENSIONS: l8t. Give thf rmniticr ot sushes to be lifted. 2nd. Give the lenirih and depth of saebes, (depth Ih down the root.) 3rd. Give ttie length e!tt re »n\l» to the horUi, bloonitnti freely and Klvtni; plen- ty of euttInK!* for propagating quickly. Klne plants for F>ale by the 101) or 1(K)0, at low rates. Price Lists to applicant.**. AtMre!*9 WILLIAM H. SPOONER, .).V.MAIC.\ rL.VI.N, lEoHtoli), MASS. ii8 The American Florist. Oct. IS, Chicago. Mr. John Lane claims to have the largest, smallest, best and poorest chrys- anthemums in the city. He is building a new greenhouse to hold the smallest and poorest. At the last meeting of the Florist Club a discussion on the chrysanthemum was started, and after several had spoken in favor of this frequently abused flower, it transpired that no one present was serious- ly down on the chrysanthemum and the arguments tending all one way, the ex- citement did not run very high. The chrysanthemum crop around Chicago, by the way, promises to be fully double that of last year. The first severe frost of the season occurred the night of the 2nd inst. Coleus were killed and other tender stuff sadly marred. John Lane is preparing to display chrvsanthemums on his grounds at 4801 Lake avenue every pleasant Thursday evening during the chrysanthemum sea- son and will be pleased to see all his friends and their friends. A "Weather Plant." Vienna scientific societies have been investigating the wonderful "weather plant" discovered some months ago, and it is said that its weather-foretelling prop- erties have been thoroughly verified. The marine department of the Austrian war department is to give the plant a trial on shipboard. PANSY PLANTS. Fine varieties ae'any offered, good plants 50c. per 100, prepaid. DANIEL K. HERR, Lancaster, Pa. NEW DWARF WHITE DAHLIAS, SAGO PALMS. ETC. Dahlia Caiiielliallora alha, full ol buds,in5-in. pcita, $3 per doz., $30 per 100; 4-in. pots, $2. .SO per doz., $15 per 100. Sago Palms, finest stock in the West: 1 to '2 leaves. JG per doz.; 2 to 3 leaves, $12 per doz.; 'A to 5 leaves, JJ4 per doz.; extra large plants from Jli to jlOeach. Yucca Aloefolia Var.,an(l Ifonthly Pelergoiiiiim.s, 3-in. pots, tine plants, $2 per do/,,. $ir) per 100. Also a few hundred very tine Koses for Winter blo«»niing:, 4-in. pota at$12 per 100. Brides, Niphetos, American Beauty and Perles. Address JOHN G. HEINL, Terre Haute Ind. lOO Bright Pink Hardy Phlox, loo Deep Red " " IOC " " Pseonies, double, loo Bright Pink " " 50 Ehemanni Cannas. Ail stront; ruots. Name price. JOHN A. SALZER SEED CO., La Crosse, Wis, VENTILATING. THE PERFECTION Ventilating fi^aclnne I had on Exhibition at the NEW YORK FLORISTS' CONVENTION was pronounced by able judges the LEAST COMPLICATED, SAFEST, STRONGEST, EASIEST, and most rapid working machine ever offered to the public. Send for Illustrated Circular before throwing your chance away. E. HIPPARD, Youngstown, OHio. Mention American Florist. Bulbs, Seeds, Immortelles, Porcelain Flowers, Florists' Supplies, Etc. J. iV. I3E> \rE>E>I^, (Formerly of De VERR & Boomkamp,) SOLE AGENT FOR THE GENERAL BULB CO., Vogelenzaiig, (Holland), Bulbs. [Flowers. HOOPER & CO., LiM., London, W. C. (England), Flower Seeds, Porcelain Ls. BREMOND FILS, Ollioules, (France), Bulbs, Immchi:elles. A. H. HALLENSLEBEN, Konigsberg, (Germany), Vegetable Seeds. Catalogues of Prime Hyacinths, Tulips, Roman Hyacinths, and all leading fall Bulbs, Florists' Supplies, Porcelain Flowers, and Vegetable Seeds will be mailed free to all applicants IN THE TRADE. Per 1000 Paper White Narcissus, large bulbs $ 12 00 " " " improved bulbs.. . . ' " 14 00 Chinese Narcissus bulbs 100 00 Lilium Caudidum, (home-grown), extra selected 3000 " " (imported), extra size 28 00 " " " second size . - 23 00 Freesia Refracta Alba, (home-grown), extra size 2200 " " " *' first size 17 50 " " " " second size 15 00 Calla ^thiopica (home-grown), extra size •".... " " " medium size Gladiolus Colvillii alba, " The Bride " 2000 Lily of the Valley, true Berlin pips— in original cases of 2,500, $24,00 11 00 " " strong Dutch clumps 22 00 Dielytra spectabilis clumps 40 00 Spiriea Japonica clumps 40 00 Tuberoses, Pearl, Northern-grown, extra selected 18 00 " '' " second size, 3 to 4-in. in circum 1000 Paiidanus Utilis seed (fresh) . . . ■ ■ 10 00 Cycas Revoluta stumps in all sizes at moderate prices. TERMS: Net Cash, without engagement. Correspondence solicited. er 100 Per doz. I 50 $ .25 I 75 • 30 II 00 1.50 3 50 ■50 3 25 ■45 2 75 .40 2 50 .40 2 00 ■30 I 75 •25 12 00 175 7 50 1,00 2 50 .40 I 50 3 00 5 00 5 00 2 00 I 25 1 25 F»MIIvA.I3E;iL,r»MIA., LARGE STOCK OF ELECTROTYPES OF PUNTS AND FLOWERS FOR FLORISTS' CATALOGUES, ETC. Catalogue of electros of plants, flowers, designs, etc., with '87 and '88 supplements. Ii6 cts., with veg- etable, 50 cents, which deduct from flrst order. Electro of this Cut, $1.60. SEND OKDKRS NOW FOK WHEAT SHEAVES, Immortelle and Cape Flower Designs And all Florists' Supplies, Philadelphia immortelle Design Co., 904 Filbert St., Philadelphia. Pa. Delegates .to the next the convention win travel PtlUfnaD CaP CiDO vin thi» * ' ' • ' ^'^ '•"'' TO AND FROM .Louisville, Indianapolis.Cln- fidnnatl and tne winter re- Hntirts of Florida and the s^Soutn. For full information ' address E. O. McCormlck, Gen. Passenger Ag't Chlcajn. mm ROUTE German Bulbs FOR FLORISTS' TRADE. •We have large quantities of HYACINTHS, TULIPS, DAFFODILS, and all the leading bulbs, for forcing, grown for us on con- tract in HOLLAND, GERMANY and FRANCE. We quote strictly true, selected, first quality bulbs only ; delivered free of all charges, duties, or packing expenses. Send a list of your wants for estimate. No advances required on orders booked now ; and by so doing you can save money and secure extra fine stock. Address, z. Deforest ely & co.. Wholesale Bulb Growers I importers 1301 & 1303 Market Street, PHILADELPHIA, PA. FOR SALE, 50,000 VIOLETS, Maria Louise, Swanley White and Czar, All strunti, healthy plants, true to name, if'^.5U per 100 or $22.10 per lOCU. or MO at lOtO rates. ECHKVEKIAS,$3 MperlOO. Also tine double white, yellow, pink and varietiiited Hollyhock Seed at 2oc. per half ounce packaKe. Cash must accompany order from unknown parties. M. TRITSCHLER & SONS, Nashville, Tenn. i888. The American Flortst. 119 AUGUST ROLKER &. SONS, 44 Dcy St., NKW VOKK, 8uin>Iy Ibo TriKlo with SEEDS, BULBS, Aiul III! kliHls ol FLORISTS' SUPPLIES. Price List Free on application with business card. ROMAN HYACINTHS %y.i iKi per 1000. LILIUM CANDIDUM $4 00 per 100, {35 00 per locx). MICHEL PLANT AND SEED CO., 718 Olive St., ST. LOl IS, ,110. C. H. ALLEN, (Successor lo t_'. L. ALLEN A CD.) BULB GROWER TO THE TRADE ONLY, JAMESPOET, N. Y. JW" C'ataloj;ue now ready. GLADIOLUS, LILIES, TUBEROSES, DAHLIAS, TICRI- DIAS, AND OTHER SUMMER FLOWERING BULBS. Bulbs™ Plants IMPORTED BY C. H. JOOSTEN, 8 COENTIES SLIP, KErc YORK. FOR SALE, in FINE CONDITION Adiantum Ciineatiim Per doz. Per 100 FromB-lnch pots tnOO Hi" 4 " Address Per 1000. $7.";. 00.., 5.00 4 00 3.00 I 00 *1.". 00 ■Mi m 30 UO 22.00 18.00 WM. BENNETT, FX,OK,IST, CALIFORNIA GROWN FLOWER SEED TO THE TRADE Carnation, Verbena and Hollyhock. JOSEPH SEXTON, GOLETA. Santa Barbara Co.. CALIFORNIA. IMMORTELLES & DUTCH BULBS. Imiiiortelles— piiriile. reil and pink, $I."i LO per Imx nf one linniireU bunche?*. Bull's IlyHcintbs in named and mixture. Narrlssus. Tulipsand Kanuiu-ulus. KorwholeMHie prices write to :j:{H Second Street, MeinpliiH, Teiiii. Win exchange for Komaa Ilyaciuths, Uuses, Uer- aulams, or otber plaats. OUR WHOLESAIvB CATALOOUB OF Of all Sorts, Ls now ready. Will be sent to all applying tliat \vc know to be engaged in the trade — or to any fiirni.shiug us evidence, as cards, letter-heads or bill-heads. Y. H. HALLOCK & SON, QUEENS. NEW YORK. SEND FOR SPECIAL LIST OF i^m^ FALL BULBS. Roman Hyacinths, Lily Candidum, Lily ;/^ . ,f>")""^ Harrisii, Von Sion and other Narcissus. ft. -^^^p^'/,,f>p^ -^LSO A FULL LINE OP DUTCH BULBS. ^"^^ 170 Lake St. CHICAGO. PAM POLMAN MOOY, Zl^Z WHOLESALE GROWERS OF „ .„„ DUTCH BULBS. SEE OUR GENERAL LIST FOR NOVELTIES AND SPECIALTIES. HEADQUARTERS FOR FORCING BULBS. Established in leio. WHOLESALE DEALER IX §nnnrx/^.rA*^^r^'^''Y'^' ^nniliriTnr"i"ortenes!*^G?a^t."s™' "Knlnn For the Green- BBQSer^nTFa^rrr {\G(] UlSllGS^LrrPaAT" '''■ B 111 DS Sen." °' ''"' ^ Plumes, etc 2 2 Dey Street, - - - NEW VORK. HEADQUARTERS FOR GROUND PINE. Write to us for prices before placing your orders. It will pay j-ou. CURRIE BROTHERS, ^"=^^"\^^'o«i«t«, IV. »a^XJI>E^R, WESTERN FLORISTS W1I<)I.K.S.VI.K (iliOWKK OF I IMOW OFFER Plants and Cut Flowers doi ui.k boiv.vkki.vs. ver> stroni".""" *.-.c^ixx,j miu V.U1 ii-uii«c.no. well-sluipcd plaiu.«. roaily f,)rtrim.h pi)l9 H5 00 ^'' DnCCP A CDCPIAITV >'/► hinzks white caknatiov, strong ■^l" nUoLO A OrtulALI Ti "'i^ dumps from ..pen uround 10.00 I'lilMKOSK. Single Pink and White 6.t0 Decorative Plants, as Palms. iiibiscus. 5 varieties, stmng. 2-incii 5.00 ' MOON VINK 4.00 Dracaenas, Crotons, Ferns, etc. ikrenniai. phiox. s var.stronB2«.in. 5 m .VMPKI.OPSIS VEITCIIII. Strong, 3-ln.. 5 00 l»- Write for price list. Write for prices un Cjrclami'n. Regonla.v. Asparagus, Oemniums, Culeus, Passillonia. Violets, etc.. etc. IV. STUDEjie, Addre.ss N. S. GRIFFITH, ANACOSTIA P. O., Jackson Co. INDEPENDENCE, Mo. ___ , _ (Independence 11 well located for shipping, being W^eLSln.lz3.<£t:oxi.» r>, C. 8 miles east of Kanaas City.) I20 The American Florist. Oct. IS, The Florists' Clubs. It is not encouraging to learn that at least one or two of our florist clubs are in an unhealthy condition, for the bene- ficial influence of these organizations can scarce be doubted. Apart from their educational tendencies they have a social aspect which in no small degree enhances their value. The club meetings not only afford members an opportunity for dis- cussing matters of vital importance in a business sense, but also for indulging in social converse for the cultivation of a closer intimacy with each other, thus helping us to bear more charitably with some brother's eccentricities or infirm- ities, and to a fuller appreciation of his good qualities. I have noted with much satisfaction the interest that is being awakened among florists and the various eff^orts that are being put forth with a view to elevating the florists' vocation. Little by little abuses hitherto existing in the trade and tending to bring it into public disrepute, are being crushed out ; unscru])ulous dealers are beginning to find their occupation gone and their places taken by men of principle and intelligence. But no permanent good can possibly be accomplished except by persistent and united eff"ort on the part of those engaged in the business. "In union there is strength," and as'a means to this end the organization and perma- nent maintenance of local clubs is spe- cially desiiable. Then again, no general association, such, for instance, as the S. A. F., can very well give attention to all business interests or abate business grievances in every section of the coun- try. Trade interests are not, in all re- spects, universally alike, and there are grievances peculiar to certain localities. Therefore the utility of a local organiza- tion must be quite apparent, since it affords a medium for the concentration of business interests and for the more expeditious and effectual removal of trade grievances in a particular locality. As a matter of course the writer has his individual ideas — wise or otherwise — concerning the management of florists' clubs. I will, however, content myself by saying that I consider it bad policy to continue the same men in office for more than one term. They may be very able and capable men, but for many reasons I regard the election of new men each year as most conducive to the welfare of the club. I am also very much in favor of making the florist club a beneficial organization. The Baltimore Club has adopted this plan, which I consider an excellent one. It tends at least to keep up the active membership, and the very nature of the system is calculated to keep the finances of the club in a healthy condition. A. W. M. TRY DREER'S GARDEN .SEEDS Plants, Bnlbg, and Requisites, They are the best at the lowest pri- ces. TEADE LIST Issued quarterly mailed free* HENKT A. DREER, FhUadelphl» RoEMER's Superb Prize Pansies. tW The Finest Strain of Pansies in the World. .^J Introducer and Grower of all the lead- ing Novelties. Catalogue free on application. FRED. ROEMER, Seed Grower. QUEDLINBCRG, GERMANY. Bouvardias, Roses, Etc. Per 100 BOUVARDIA BOCKII, the finest pink variety yet sent out, :i-in. pots $15.00 2-lnchpGts 8.00 " Vreelandi and A. Neuner, 2-in.. 6.00 Leiantha, 3-inch, fine 5 00 ROSES, flue collection. SW-inch, fine 4.00 VERBENAS and COLE LIS. 2-inch 2.00 Rooted Cuttings of Coleus and Verbenas 1.00 FALL LIST NOW READY, AND WILL BE MAILED FREE TO ALL APPLICANTS. Address GEO. THOMPSON & SONS, LOUISVILLE, KY. Per 100 De Graw, from open ground ¥ 6.00 Colored Carnations in variety 8 00 Primula Oliconica S12.00to 35 00 Primula Double AVhite 10 00 Single Primulas, good strain, 2-inch, at — : 3 00 New Coleus of 1888 now ready. Send for price list, and mention American Florist. I. N. KRAMER &. SON, MARIA LOUISE, Strong Plants, HBSOLUTELY FREE FROM DISEIISE. First Size, $7.00 per 100. Second Size, $5.(10 per 100. Also Carnations, most popular sorts, fine, healthy stoclt. First size. $8 per 100; Second size, $0 per 100. ADDKE3S J. G. BURROWS, Fishkill, N. Y. TOBACCO STEMS FOR FLORISTS. ^^- '^ -^rs. For Sale, packed in : ."'> '^=^^^s. ^ii-\e% 200 to 250 lbs. ■''=£„ ::s.«^B No Charge for dellT^ erlng to depots, PRICE : 110 00 per ton. $1,50 per single bale. ADDRESS p. C. FULWEILER, 716 Arch Street, PHILADELPHIA, PA. T0BmC)€0 STEMS. $4.00 A BALE, THREE BALES FOR $11.00. Average 500 lbs. to the Hale. Delivered Free on board. We claim to have the Best, Cleanestand Strongest Stems In the market. STRAITON A. STORM, 204 East 37tli St., NEW YORK. My collection of Pansies has for years attracted a great deal of attention. Florists and amateurs both conceding them to be of the highest quality. My Collection received Premiums iKherever Exhibited. Pansy seeds, all varieties, mixed, per ounce, $8.00; 1-8 ounce, $1.00. Trimardeau and all the large flowering kinds, mixed, lOOU seeds $1 00. Send for price list. OSCAR R. KREINBERG. box 294 Pliiladelphia. Pa. THE BEST AND CHEAPEST Double Petunia Seed {p. hybrida grandifiora ft. pL) in the market. For sale to the trade by the grower, NORTH SAANICH. B. C, CANADA. BROWN &. CANFIELD. IQQO SMILAK PLANTS, from 2 and 3-inch pots cheap. Send for prices iind samples. We also have some Carnations to offer cheap— E. G. Uill, Garfield, Hinze's White and others. 527 Walnut Street SPRINGFIELD, ILL. GIDDINGS' SPECIAL OFFER OF WINTER BLOOMING PLANTS AND BULBS FOR FALL PLAKTING. per doz 100 Abutilona, three kinds yellow, white and scarlet, 2-inch pots $ .GO ¥ 5.00 Ahulilons. Thompsimii Pleno double 3-in .75 Acacia Pubescens. yellow fluwera .3-in — 1.50 Anthericnm Varienata 4-in l.M Aspidistra J-urida \'ariegata S-in 1.50 Aspamgiis Tenuissimus ;>-in 75 Agathea ('(t-lestis. blue daisy, 3-in 1.00 Ageratum Mav flower, blue. 2-in 50 ii.OO Alyssum, Ttaii Tlmmb, dimhle. 2-in 40 '-^ 00 Giani. l:irge double 2-in 40 Ji.OO AlternantherHs, tmir kinds 2-in 40 ."i.OO Begonias, Rubra, Rosa and Alba, 3-in GO 5.00 " Bruantii and Sutton's Snow- flake. :;-in fiO 5.0O Begonias, Saundersonii, pcarlet3-in (50 5.00 " 12 kinds assorted, 3-in 50 400 Kex assorted. 2-in 1.00 8.00 Bouvardias. Leiantha and Davidsoni 4-in 2,00 15.00 A. Neuner and Gen. Garfield 4-in 3.00 Bellis (daisy) double white 2-in 40 3.00 Coleus. ^ictof 12 new kinds 2-in 40 3 00 Cape .lasamine 3-in 1.00 8.00 " 4-in 3 00 Cestrum Parquii Night Blooming Jas 4-in 1,50 Chrysanthemums, fiowering plants 6-in.. 2.50 20.00 Cyperus Alternifolius 3-in 2 (JO Cyclamen Persicum, strung 4-in 4.00 Cereus, night blooming Ciictus3-in 1.00 Clematis. Targe flowering kinds 3-in 4 00 30.00 Cuphea Platy centra 2-in 40 3.00 Euphorbia .Iacguinatiora3-in 1.00 " Splenden35-in 4,00 Eupatorium Riporum 3-in 50 4.00 Eranthemum Pulchellum 3-in 1.00 li^cus Elastica 4-in 5.00 Farfugium Grande 'A-'\n 2.00 Fuchsias, double and single, new 2-in 40 3.00 strong, ;!-in. l.CO 8.00 Feverfew, Little Gem 2-in 40 3.00 Geraniums Mrs. Ella Giddings, Master Lewis. Master Willie. my three new ger- aniums sent uut last year 2-in "5 6.00 Geraniums, new set of 1SS7 now ready 2-in .50 4. TO " double and single standard sorts 2-in 40 3.0O Geraniums, Ivy Leaf, double and single 2-inch fiO 5.00 Geraniums, scented. 15 kinds assort'd 2-in .40 3.00 Mad. Salleroi. silver leaf 2-in 40 3,00 llydrangeas, Thomas Hogg and Otaksa 3-inch 1.00 Hoya Carnosa A'ariegata and Cunning- hamii 3-in 2.00 Hibiscus, double and single 3-inch 60 5.00 Heliotropes, White Lady and Jersey Belle 2-in 40 3.00 Heliotropes, Mrs. David Wood, double 2-inch 1.00 . Ipomtea Grandifiora Moonfiower2-in 50 4.00 Ivies, English, Irish and Variegata 3-in.. .60 5W Justicia Carnea 3-in 60 Lycopodiums assorted 2-in 40 3.00 Lagerstni-mla, Crape Myrtle. 3-in 1.00 Oxalis IjUtea pleno double yellow 50 3. TO Pepemmia, Prostrata and Resedaflora 2-inch 50 Palms, fine collections 25 cents to $1 each. Pelargoniums, Fred Dorner 3-in 1.00 8.00 assorted kinds 3-in 75 6.00 Petunias, double assorted 2-in 50 4.00 Pittosporum Variegata :i-in 1.50 Plumbago. Capenses and Larpenta3-in.. 1.00 Ruses, Teas, the below kinds 2-in 40 3.00 " " the same in i-in 75 6.00 Adam, C. Mermet, C. D. La Barthe, Mad. Jos. Schwartz, Papa Gontier. Perle des Jardins, Niphetos, The Bride, S. d'un Ami, etc. Roses, Hybrids. Teas, assorted 2-in CO 5.00 Canioens. La France, Meteor, Wm. K. Bennett, etc. Roses. Hybrid Perpetual assorted 3-in... .60 5 00 2-in.. .40 3.00 " climbing. 3 kinds assorted 2-in 40 3.00 " RubasGrandiflura.bridalroses2-in .75 6.00 " Dormant, Hybrids, strong 2.00 12.50 " Dormant. Teas, Bourbons, Bengal 1 .50 10.00 Smilax3-in : 50 4 00 FOR FORCING AND FALL PLANTING. Hyacinths in colors S 4 50 Tulips, double and single for forcing 2.60 Paper White Narcissus 2.25 I.ilium Candldum 5.10 Lilium Harrisli .XX.X best, 7U. to 9>2 inoiroum.. 22 00 Freosia Hefracta Alba 4.00 I.ilv of the Valley Pips 2.00 Cal'la Koots, strong bulbs U.OO Tuberose Pearl --00 Crocus, all colors •w' Roman Hyacinths, select white 4.00 A. GIDDINGS, Danville, III. i888. The American Florist. i2i 500,000 Gut Hardy Ferns TUesi- ferns are from II) to 20 inch- es in length, of a 'lieautiful dark i green and will \ keep for several 1 weeks. They are iiseil for Bouquet work, filling flow- er liaskets, vases, &c. , &c., and are j^also used exten- sively for decora- ting church altars for which they cannot be excelled. 500 bbls. first quality XXX Bouquet Green. WARRANTED. Sack or barrel of 30 lbs. $2.00. WO lbs. $6.00 Terms cash. or Green mill be sent C. 0. D. ,, „ VIEW IN THE BERKSHIRE HILLS. aOObbls.secondquahty Bouquet Green. $1.75 perbbl.. $5 percwt. ,ireyi„.k ivak rr..,„ ,...■ s,.„.i, .„ i.ak.- rices Each. «to 5ft. high S .10 to* .15 6to 7 " 20to ..■» 8to SI " 40to .50 lOtoll " Wto .75 12tol3 " 85tol.ll0 Bach U to 15 ft. high $1.25 ton. .10 li;tol7 " I.75to'.'00 18to20 " 2.50to:iC0 25to30 " 4.0010 COO GOODS SHIPPED TO ALL PARTS OF THE U. S. Iv. B. BR^^OXJE>, HINSDALE, MASS. Terms Cash, or 30 days apjiroved credit. All bills must Ite paifl on or before Jmiuary 1st, 188!>. After Dec. 5th at Old Stand, 47th St. and Lexington Ave., N. Y. Carnations fur Winter Blooming; good, strong f)lant8 from the open grouud, of the fvillowing var- eties ; BOUT. CUAIG, SNOAVDON, PBES. GARFIELU, SNOW WHITE, HINZE'S WHITE. Price, SlU. 00 per 100. Also flne liirge plants of Vinca Harrisonii from outdoors, lit $10 00 per 100. DOUllLE WHITE PKIMKOSES, 3-lnch, at $12.00 per hundred. A splendid strain of SINGLE PKIMKOSES, at $8.00 per hundred. •-^^STEVIA SERRATA.h^^ Fine, large plants in »;-inch pot;^, at $10 00 per 100. e;i>=8 VIOLETS, S=C>iC- MAKIA LOUISE, at $8, 00 per 100 GOOD STRONG S.MILAX, :t-ln. pots. $5.00 per 100 I also have a large stock of Koses— Teas, Hybrid Teas. Noisettes, and Polyanthus, at R^.OO per 1000. Strictly our selection: clean, strong plants in 2 and 2>4-lnch pots. GEO. W. MILLER, Wrights grove, Chicago. BOUVARDIAS. Strong; piiiiits Irum deld or from .'J aiidO-lncli pots at $10 per hundred. CAKN.XTtoNS. Snowdon and Gartlcld, extra fltronk' plant fri'iii tleld f.*^ per hiimlred. .lASMIM'M i.KANIHKI.oUfM in Inid and bloom from .'i ami iVuuh pots at ^\S per liiindretl. Can also lurnish ciii tluw^Ts nf Bouvurdia and Carnations tt> the trade throughout the season in lar^e quantities. I'rices on application. A. It. KKINKMAN & UKO.. i'.i 1- 1! in A\ K . PiT'i'siuit*;. PA. Carnations from open ground, large clumps of VVUITK LAI'UKITS. SlNlllSE, SKAVVAN, SCAR- IEST OKM, CHESTKR I'HIDE. MISS .lOl.lFFK. SCARI.KT i.H KE.\, LADV 1':.\1MA. /. LARKIN, Toughkenamon, Chester Co., Pa. CAKN.VTIOWS.-Hinze s White. llartleUl. and others. Extra strong rlunips. >^; DO per HIO; .T^.ViOOper 1000. Violets SmuoI.v Wlilti' and .Miirlii Louise, free from disease. $.'i (ll ami s; lid per ll«l: CU OO per IlKIl). Daisies -Large double ll..w<-re(1. while. redand pink; extra tine plants. $1 50 per lOd: $10 00 per lOCO. liouvardlas— in Hne variety, $6.00 per UIO. I'AUL I5UTZ & SON, New Caatle, Pa. PALMS, FERNS, ETC. All sizes from Seedlings up. Large stock of most useful varieties in best condition at lowest prices. CHARLES D. BALL, Holmesburg, Philadelphia, Pa. HUGHES' SOLUBLE FIR TREE OIL. FLORISTS AND NURSKRYMEN SHOULD NOT BE WITHOUT IT. Unsurpassed as an iiia«*riticide, it killseffectu- ally all parasites and insects which infest plants whether at the roots or on the foliage, without in- jury to tender plants: such as ferns, etc.. if used as directed. Used as a WASH it imparts the gloss and lustre to the foliaKe which is so desirable on exhi- bition specimens. Dor fanciers should not be withoutit! It makes a silky coat and produces healthy skin action; kills tleas, and is excellent for washing; clojjs. Housewives should not be without it! I'sed with ordinary household soap it is an ell'ectual DIS- INFECTANT. BI.EACHEU AND CLKANEK OF KABKICS. It kills insert life on man. animal, or plant, witliout injury to the skin, wherever parasites may appear. Hut up in 1 irallon tins. J.J 25 i Full directions Ot trade Put up in 1 quart tins, i^I.tW i niarkun each package. E. GRIFFITH HUGHES, MANCIIESTKU. ENGLAND. Nfw York l>*'pi>t \\ith AUGUST ROLKER & SONS, Sole Agents for Aiiierir:!. VIOLET PLANTS. FOR SALE BY sciii«oe:i>eji« ibivojs. POIGHKKEFSIE, N. V., $8.00 per liundreil. Cash mustaccoinpany all orders, i'lants are Urst-clasa, DECORATIONS. PALMETTO PLANTS and LEA VES, LONG NEEDLE PINES. WILD SMILAX. ETC. For Christmas and Hall Decorations. t^" Sent! orders early to A. C. OELSCHIG. SAVANNAH, GA. 1000 ROSES, 4-IN. POTS. MERMETS, PEBLES, BON SILfNE. FRIGNEUSE, THE BRIDE, NIPHETOS, SAFBANO, ETC.. al rlO.CO per 100. All in KOod »Hinditicin for winler bloominK- lUlO Houvurdia A. Nouncr. Pres. (iarlleld. tO per 100. 1500 Carnatlona. leadlni; kinds. SIO 110 per 100. 1000 VioletH, Maria I.ouife. Swanley White. S«; per 100 All the al"tve are tine clumps from open ground. ^ EVEN DEN BROS., Williamsport, Pa. New Wliue Carnations Wni. swayne and L. L. Lamfiorn, Fine fleld-crown plant!*, $35 00 per 100. New Dark Crimson Carnation. PRII>K of Ken.vett, fi^i.OO per 100. Prices of otlier leading vanetles on application. Also 2.;iOO t^Mll.A.X. :Mnch pot.H. priies low. WM. SWAYNE. Kennell Square, Pa. HIGLEY'S TRADE LIST OF SEEDS. PLANTS. BULBS AND FLORISTS' REQUISITES Now out. It yoa . rvE>E> «fc uldand Century. 1st size. $6 OiperlOO; $iX) CO per 1000. 2nd size, $5. 00 per 100; $45.00 per 1000. Perfecllv liealthy luit-door rooted cuttings. Mam- moth set XX collection.$I.2.'^per 100, $10 00 per 1000. (ieneral collection, variety unsurpassed. $1,00 per 100, $8.00 per 1000. VIOLETS.— Swanley White. $(l 00 per 100: $50.00 per 1000. Marie Louise, $5.10 per 100; $40.00 per lOCO. Our Carnations and Violets are yrown on new soil. They are large and perfectly healthy. I. C. WOOD & BRO., FishkiU, N. Y. Mention American Florist. ROYAL PALM NURSERIES OFFER TO THE TRADE Latania Borl>oiiica, 2 leaves, 10 to 12 inches, $5 per 100 postpaid. Oredoxa repia, same size and price. Latanias. 4 to fi leiivus, 12 to 18 inches. ?1. 00 each. '* 4 to 7 k-avi's, IS tn 2t inches. 1.50 " " 5 to 8 leaves, 24 to 32 inches, 8 00 " Krantlieniuiii puleliellnni. tilue-tiowered. 18 to 24 inches, $1.50 per do/. 'n. .-lU-IHl ['cr lllO. Caesalpiiiia puh-lK-rrima. the Barbadoes flower fence, 12 to Is'inches, $2.50 per do/.., $20.00 per lOO. Erisbotrya Japoiiioa, tlie Lo(|uat. with glossy evergreen leaves, strong 1 yr. plants, $.'>.00 per loO. /aiiiia iiite^rifolia, resembles Cycas revoluta, at 15c per lb net. Dry Bulbs Crinums and Pancratiums, at $5 00 per 100. Seedling Palms by the 100 000. Write for other quotations and catalogue. REASONER BROS., MANATEE. FLA. Ferns, Palms, Orchids FERNS FOR FLORISTS' PURPOSES, BY THE HUNDRED OR THOUSAND, GEO. WITTBOLD, Cor. School antl Ualsted Sts.. LAKE VIEW, CHICAGO, Mention American Florist. ORCHIDS! ORCHIDS! Many additions of Choice New varieties this season. Send for New Catalogue. ORCHIDS Cheap as Good Roses. Bend 8 two cent stamps for Catalogue and Plate. BRACKENRIDGE & CO.. Govansiown, Mi ORCHIDS. NEW AND RARE PLANTS, ETC. A very extensive Stock of Orchids : EAST INDIAN, 31EXICAN, CENTRAL and SOUTH AMERICAN, ETC. PITCHER PLANTS, a large Collection. NEW AND RARE HOTHOUSE AND GREENHOUSE PLANTS, carefully grown, at lowest rates. Finest Winter Blooming Roses, Clematis, etc ; OUTCfcl IIULBS. large inipf)rtations from leading growers in Holland. Fruit and Ornamental Trees. tS^ Catalogues on application. JOHN SAUL. Washington, D. C. ORCHIDS fl SPECIIILTY. The Stock at the Clapton Nursery is of such mag- nitude that without seeing it it is not easy tn form an adequate conception of its unprecedented extent. Coleus, Roses, Fruit Trees. Ornamental Leaved and Flowering Plants, also GENERAL IVURSERY STOCK Of fine quality and immense extent. The Glass Structures cover an area of 2117,300 feet. HUGH LOW & CO., Clapton Nursery, LONDON, ENGLAND. Mention American Florist. HIGH GRaDE P^NSIES A SPECIALTY. After a thorough trial of the most noted strains of Pansiea in cultivation, we confidently recom- mend the following to the trade as a long way ahead of all others, for size or colors : Our Improved Giant Triiuardeau as the best for market. And New French Fancies as Extra. Trade Packages of either variety at $1 each. Seed of our (.iwn growth. We have proved these to be the highest quality of Pansles at the present day, and are the same as we exhibited in Boston in May last. DENYS ZIRNGIEBEL. WATER LILIES, A.XX Oolors» ifoung plants suitable for late (lowering NOW REABY. ^^ Send for prices. BENJ. GREY, Maiden, Mass. F^CDP=? >.A.L_] A few thousand Magna Charta Koses, nwn rimts. tield grown, vcrv large and strong. Also.S.UUOone year nid Multiflora Jap. (Dawson's stock) are left for fall delivery. Ask for prices. A. C. OELSCHIG, Savannah, Ga. Mention American Florist 1888. The American Florist. I23 HARDY * ORNAMENTAL * SHRUBS FOR FLORISTS TO SELL. A SAMPLE LOT OF 50 KINDS ■?).r^oi« j«;io.oo. K- In order that tlorists ever3-wherc ma}' grow to appreciate the value of a line of samples of this kind, and add a new department to their business, we have decided to make the following offer to the trade only. We will furnish one each of the following list of fifty (50) distinct and valuable selected kinds of flowering shrubs and trees, packed and delivered in New York City for $10.00. The plants will be of regular catalogue size, and of finest quality in every respect. Japanese Maple — Dark purple. Low growth, somewhat erect form, foliage dark purple or claret tint, very deeply cut. A very attractive atid decorative form ; best variety for pot culture. ■Daphne Yezereum — Red flowers, small bush, blooms in April. Purple Berberry— Violet-colored foliage and fruit. Rich looking and effective. Berberls Thunbergii — Compact, glossy, light green foliage. The best hedge plant. Clethra ainifolia — Growth low and dense, leaves abundant and light green ; numer- ous small spikes of white and very fra- grant flowers in July. A valuable shrub. Red Flowering Dogwood — Flowerssutl'used with bright red color lasting long. A new variety of remarkable merit. White Variegated Dogwood. Cydonia Japonica (Japan ciuince) simplex alba — Pure white flowering variety. Cydonia Japonica rubra grandiflora — Large red flowers. Cydonia Japonica tricolor — A beautiful variegated-leaved variety. '^Deutzia gracilis— White, dense bushy low growing, end of May or first of June. Deutzia crenala flore plena alba — Flowers double white tinged with pink in racemes four or five inches Ioel;. ( >ne of themost desirable flowering shrubs in cultivation. ■ Exochorda grandiflora- Vi.i;orous grow- ing, finely shaped shrub, wiili light color- ed foliage and wood, and a great profusion in May of the most lovely pure white flowers. "Forsylhia Forlunei — Yellow, flowing bushy habit, .■\pril and May. Forsythia viridissima — Diifers from F. Fortunei in a more straggling growth and deeper colored flowers and Iiark. It also blooms earlier. Hydrangea paniculata grandiflora— \igor- ous spreadiiiL; form, immense pyramidal panicles of white flowers more than a foot long. Those marked with an Hydrangea nivea— A vigorous growing, hardy variety, with leaves of a silvery white underneath. Hydrangea quercifolia— American specify. Vigorous shapely growth, large folist^e like that of the oak, downy beneath, and richly tinted in autumn ; white flowers in spikes, showing finely among the massive leaves. Bulsts' variegated leaved Altheas. Hypericum Kalmianum — Low spreading bush with small bright yellow flowers in August. Itea Virginica— Small bush, white flowers in June ; very beautiful in autumn tint. Ligustrum ovalifolium. Lonlcerafragrantissima — A vigorous shrub of upright habit, suited to almost any soil and exposure ; leaves good size and rich green ; flowers pinkish early before the leaves and very fragrant. Philadelphus grandiflorus — Strong grow- ing branches, showy large slightly fra- grant flowers in June. Golden Philadelphus holds its color well. Prinos viticillata— Vigorous upright bush; fine ornamental red berries in autumn. ■Double Flowering While Almond — Beauti- ful doul>le white flowers in May. ■Double Red Flowering Almond — A beauti- ful small shrub, bearing in May, before the leaves appear, an abundance of small, double, rose like flowers, closely set on the twigs. Prunus Pissardii — A red-leaved plum of permanent color. Rhodotypus kerrioides (Japan) — A very pretty shrub with numerous pure white flowers. Sambucus nigra aurea— Solid, golden yel- low leaves. < ine of the very best golden- leaved shrubs. Spiraea Callosa Fortunei (Japan)— Rich, attractive foliai^e; rose-colored flowers in June. Spiraea Thunbergii — Airy Ijushy habit, white flowers, Ma)-. I'ine fall tints. Spiraea opulifolia aurea — Large shrub, very yellow foliage, rich and massive. Spiraea Bumalda— Pink, in teiminal um- bels, June and all summer. A small shrub often with partly variegated folipge. President Mossart Lilac— Uark purple. Large trusses. ■■ Chinese Purple Lilac. ■ Chinese White Lilac. Persian Lilac — .Small leaves, purple flowers. ■French Red Lilac — Abundant large si/td panicles of reddish flowers. Tamarix Africana—V'mV flowers in June; should be cut back and formed immedi- ately after it blooms to obtain flowers for another year. Tamarix Indica — Blooms in August; very- strong growing, feathery and waving in aspect. ■ Viburnum plicatum — Medium shrub, pure white, June. Best of the snowballs. Weigela or Dieryilla rosea — I>ect com- pact growth ; fine rose-colored flowers in June- Weigela Lavellee — Flowers dark reddish purple in June, and less abundant through- out the summer. Weigela rosea nana var. — Dwarf spreed- ing habit and possessing clearly defined variegated leaves. Stands the sun well, and is bright golden throughc ut the summer. Pyrus Malus //o//eana (Parkmanii)— Half tree, blooms when small, crimson and white, May. Purple Fringe, or Smoke Tree — This var- iety is a low tree with roundish head, and covered with reddish seed vessels like a purple mist. Cut Leaved Sumac — A beautiful low tree or shrub with leaves of very large size, deeply cut and drooping gracefully from the branches. Autumnal color, a rich red. ityrax Japonica ( Japan!- Ix)w growing shrub, or dwarf tree ; white bell-shaped flowers, hanging from branches on long pedicels. are such as might be suitabK- for forcing. PARSONS &, SONS COMPANY, r^iiMiTE;i>.i Kissena Nurf^eries, FLUSH I NO, N. V I Cotmlojtf t.t«>fi» oj-i «»i3i»llot*toi-i. I 24 The American Florist. Oct. 15 Boilers Again. In the September 15 issue Mr. W. W. Coles advises not to use cast iron boilers for steam beating. Right you are Mr. Coles. I had two large cast iron boilers in use last winter which caused a loss of at least |i,ooo. They were continually leaking and cracking, sometimes putting the fire out when the thermometer stood at 15° with the result of freezing same of my plants. Get good wrought iron boilers— as I have done this sea?on— and you who are putting in steam will not be troubled by Jack Frost if your pipes are laid right and the boiler is large enough. My houses are warmed with a pressure of only one pound. Regarding this important matter of laying the pipes, if any one wishes to know my method I will gladly respond to a query. Would give my plan here but so many different ones have been already printed that another one would tend only to confuse. If possible it is best to visit some place where you can see the method you think of adopting, in successful operation. You can then judge better than from printed plans, though if this is impossible a written or printed plan is the best substitute. Corfu, N. Y. E. M. Giddings. THI ;: HONXEE :: MINHFACTCEBB " IN " THI :: WB8T, 806 Main Street, - CIKCIKNATI, OHIO. SEND FOB WHOLESALE PEICB LIST. IMPROVED GLAZING. J. M. Gasser's Patent Zinc Joints, Smilax Worms.— Will some one give me a remedy for smilax worms? R. F. For buttlDg glass without laps; makes it air and water tight! saves f uetand glass No breakaKe 'rom frost. Also the best improved fuel oil. Burners for steam boilers. Send for sample and price list. J. Ikl. GASSEJK, 101 KucUd Avenue, CLEVELAND, O. Mention American Florist. Tlie Best Steam Boiler For Greenhouse Heating. STEADY FIRE NIGHT AND DAY. EASILY CONTROLLED. AUTOMATICALLY REGULATED. Send for Circular. FERGUSON BOILER COMPANY, No. /, 3 and s Church St., ALBANY, N. Y. m i^ tot ^A 1 tWmii ESXaBLISHED, 1866. Floral Wire Designs, Manufactured by 335 East 3l8t Street. - NEW YORK. SYRACUSE POTTERY CO. Whips Flower Pots the lonfest distance, the most safely, quickly and cheaply. Our freight rates are very low; to Norfolk 24c, Nashville :l2o, Memphis 37c, E. St. Louis 29c. Detroit 19c, and Cleveland Ibc. '^^-^I'ls'spadina Ave..TiiiiiiNTO.ONT., Oct 3,1888. Deah Slu.';:~The pots you sent came Up liand in good order 1 must siiy lliat lliey are the liest and cheapest pots we ever got. Yours respectfully. ■^ OKO. WAlins, giirdoner." Here is a letter from a customer who sends with it an order for four more crates: . „ ,c,cq Santa bauhaka, cal., Sept. '.i, 1868. J. NEALl'EUKlNS, Syracuse, N.Y. De^bSiu — The two crules came to hand Septem- ber 2 in fair condition, about two per cent of break- age. IThey wcreS.'idayson way.J Respectfully, Citas. F. Baton. READY PACKED CRATES Are our specialty. iWe also sell crates packed to order of mixed sizes fpim one pot upward. I-roin our great stock we ship at once and at buyer s risk and frt. Samples free in any crate on request. PRICES PER CRATE, CASH WITH ORDER: 3.160 Thumbs, $8.00 ; I 320 5-inch M 40 2 625 2H-inch, 8.00 ; I lr.0 frinch .i.60 1875 2«-inch 7.26 1 I lUS 7-inch 4.00 inOONo SRose, 7.00:1 60 8-inch, 4.00 - ■ •" 190 4-inch, J „ 1 125 5-inch. Crate S>5.00 I 80 e-inch, 1 30 7-incb, / . ^ I 20 8-lnch. • Crate WOO I It) 9-inch, 1 ^ ^ Large quantities of our Pipe are in use in Green- houses throughout the West, to any of which we refer as to its excellent quality. Pipe can be easily put together by any one, very little instruction being needed. Hot-Water Heating, in its Economy and Superi- ority, will repay in a few seasons its cost. .. «fc Mention American Florist. ^1 m^ ©®.5 g3 to III W. Lake St CHICAGO l.iaONo. ■-' Kose. l,.'i(IONo. 1 Kose, 1,300 special 3-in., L150 :Wnch. 875 3><.-lnch 600 4-1 nch, 360 4H-lnch 11.40 i;.50 6.00; 5.50 6 60 4.76 3.90 Send for price list and freight. J. H. PERKINS. Manager, Syracusa. N. Y. ONLY POTTERY MAKING A SPECIALTY OF pLOWER pOTS THE WHILLDIN POTTERY CO., 713 & 715 WHARTON ST., PHILADELPHIA. SASH BARS VENTILATORS, RIDGES, GUTTERING AND LUMBER. NO WIDE-AWAKE FLORIST need be told It will pay him to use Sash Bars, etc. made from a CLEAR C\ PRESS, e Bars all Shapes up to 20 feet long. |y Sen-i-ri :i wuiuler. both In power and ccununiy ii'^ing one-third less fuel to getsame ri'»ultH than any heater I have ever uHcri. The i-rirk-lined pot I consider a special fi-aturc. iiM It renders cotiibustion e(jual througln^ut the entire pot. Ytmrs truly. Thomas (;kav. Florist. Illust. Catalogue & Testimonial Sheet Free. GuRNEY Hot Water Heater Co. 237 Franklin Street, BOSTON. MASS. M. II..I01INR11N. UOCentreSt.. N. v.; Kick ,t WlllTACUE .Mfi; Co 42 4 « W ™,?'. ".','.'!.. '''»™'_"' pipe ana heat a doU!.e by t^leani. Addrej<8 HF.RKNUKKN MANUFACTURING CO.. GENKVA, N. Oataloffue. "Perfect" Trade Mark) Heater. THE M0S7 POWERFUL HOT-WATER BOILER EVER CONSTRUCTED. These Heaters contain more features lor saving fuel and labor, and are better adapted fur heating Con- aervaturies. Greenhouses. Dwellings, Oftices, Schools and Public Buildings than any uther makes. .f Hut- Water Heaters. By reason of their enormous heating capacity and increased square IVet uf builer surface and positive eirculatiun. they are the only rapid circulating Hut-Water Heaters made. At a lest made the I'.tth of ,lanuary, lasS, at the works of the A. A. drilling In»n Co., Jersey City, N. J., (manufacturers of the " BUNDY HadiatorsJ— where all the leading makes of Hot-Water Heaters have been tested-more nower was developed, with less fuel, than any heater ever tested there. SEND FOR CIKCULAK8. RICHARDSON & BOYNTON, 84 Lake St., Chicago, manufacturers, 232 & 234 Water St., New York. Mention this paper PIPE AND FITTINGS FURNISHED -TO PLANS AND SPECIFICATIONS. Contracts 8olicite«I for Most improved plans. ALL WORK GUARANTEED. %W Prices furnished on application. E. A. STIMSOK & CO., No. 23 and 34 Sears Street, Fair Hill Terra Gotta Works JACOB C. CASSEL, No. 2341 N. Seventh St., PHILADELPHIA. Illustrated Catalogue free upon application. REDUCE YOUR COAL BILL BY USING THE CELEBRATED Wilks Water Heater For He.i(ing POULTRY HOUSES, GREENHOUSES, STORES, DWELLINGS, BATHTUBS. ETC. Rubber Packing for Iron Pipe constantly on hand. Send for Circulars. JVIFi'CJ. CO., .Honrov ami Clinton St8., CHICAGO, ILL. I26 The American Florist. Oct. IS, Index to Advertisers. AdvertlainK Kates, etc.l 15 Allen, C. a. ll'.l Allen,W.8 Wi Ball.Chas. D 121 Bayersdorfer M M&C0II7 Benard, B 113 Bennett. Wm 119 Benz. Albert 113 Beruer, H. H. & Co.... 122 Blanc A 'IS Brackenridge &Co 122 Brague L. B 121 Brnwn ,Sc Canfleld 120 Burrows, J. G 12U Butz Paul & Son 121 Cassell. J C l?:i Cipnnelly John J 117 Currie Bros H'J nurwen, John J r IIH Detllippl B ll>.i Ue Veer, J. A 118 Devine, Peter 12;"> Dlez, John L., & Co....l2r> Dillon, J. L 115 nreer. H. A U.'i 120 Ely Z.l)e Forest & Co.llH Kvenden Bros 121 H'assett.F. E. & Bro....l22 Ferguson Boiler Co.. .124 Fisk & Randall 115 Fulweiler PC 1211 OarUeld Park Rose Coll5 Gasser,J. M 124 GiddinKS, A 120 Grey, Ben.1 122 Greene W W Son & Sayles 122 Grifllth, Jas 124 Griffith, N.S lla Gurney Heater Co 125 Hales, H. W 125 Hallock, V. H., & Son . . IW Hammond, Ben] 117 Hammond & Hunter. .115 Heinl. J G US Herendeen Mfn. Co. . . 125 Herr, Albert M 113 Herr, Danl. K 118 Hlgley, Henry G 121 Hllflnger Bros 124 Hippard B 118 Hltchlnjjs & Co I2C. Hooker, II. M 12il Ilciran, Bdw (' 115 norticiiltiiral Times.. 113 HughesEG 121 ivea, J.H 125 Jansen, Ed 117 Joosten, C. H 119 Kennlcott Bros 115 Ketten Bros 113 Kimball. A 8 115 KlnK, James lilt Kramer 1 N & Sun 12U Kreinbertr. Oscar R 12U Krlck, W.C 12(1 Larkiii Isaac '121 LaKoche & Stahl 115 Lee n&Son 122 l.,(ickiand Lumber Co. 124 l,ow Hugh &&> 122 McAllister, V. B IIU McCarthy, N. F. & Co. 115 McTarish.G. A 120 Mathews, Wm..; 122 Merrick. A. T 117 Michel PlantiSeed Co ll'l Miller. Geo. W 121 Mitchell Chas 1 115 Monon Route 118 Mt)oy, Polman ll'.l Mullen Geo 115 Mvers&Co 12r. OelschiK A C 121 112 Olsen M 115 Parsons & Sons Co — 12^1 Pennock Chas E 115 Perkins, J. N 124 Phila. Im. DesicnCo . ..118 Plenty, Josephus 125 OuakerClty Mch. Wksll" Reason er Bros 122 Reed & Keller 124 Reichers, F A &Sohnell7 Kcini'iiian A K& Bni.121 Ricliardson k Boyntorl25 Roemer, Frederick — 120 Rolker. A. & Sons ll'.l Sal'^er Jno A Seed Co 118 Saul.John 122 Schroder Bros !21 Rchuiz, Jacob 113 Scollay, John A 1211 Sexton .108 Hit Siebrecht ,* Wadley . . . 122 Situations. Wants 113 ShelmireW R 113 Spooner, Wm. U 117 Bteffens. N 1'24 Steiniiietz H .il7 Stewart, Wm. J 115 Stimson, E. A 125 Straiton & Storm 120 Strauss. C.& Co 115 Studer, N 110 Swayne Wm 121 Thompson Geo&Son».120 Thomson, Mrs J. S. R 117 Tritschl'y & Sons. .....IIS VauRhan. J.C 115 Walker F & Co 113 Weathered, Th08.W..12i; WebbB 113 Welch Bros 115 WilkaSMI'KCo 125 Wisconsin h'lower B.v.115 Whilldin Pottery Co.. 124 Wittbold, Geo 122 Woltf, L. Mfg. Co '24 Wood, I.e.. S.Bro 122 Woodrufl W B 113 Young, ThOB.Jr..*Co 115 ZirDKiebel, Denys 112 A SERIES of papers on Florida plantp, by Dr. A. Schaffranck, Palatka, Fla., is appearing in the Palalka M 'eckly Neivs. The FORTHCOMING REPORT of the Board of AgiicuUure will contain a cat- alogue of tlie flora of Vermont prepared by Prof. Geo H. Perkins. Clematises. — Which is the bast way to propagate clematis plants and the btst time to d ) it ? Will Clematis coccinea grow readily from seed ? Gardener. GREENH0US6 HEKTING. BY A. B. FOWLEK. Explainc fully all the best syMtiMii."A (if lieating SfreenhouHea by b:i%j^E^ivTr 0:^0 NURSERYMEN'S DEPARTMENT. ¥ol. IV CHICAGO AND HEW YORK. OCTOBER 15. 1888. Supplement to Mo. 77. fLlillE /AlMlEii!@miii IFlL@lQi!@7 Copyright, 1888, by American Florist Company Entered as Second-class Mail matter. Published on the 1st and 15th of each month by TffE AMERICAN FLORIST COMPANY. Gknerai. Offices, 54 La Salle Street, Chicago. Eastern Office, Room IS, Vanderbilt Building, New York. All communications should be addressed to the general office at Chicago. THE AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF NURSER YMEN. George a. Sweet, Dansville, N. Y., president; G. J. Carpenter, Fairburj-, Neb., first vice-pres- ident; Charles A. Green, Rochester, N. v., sec- retary; A. R. Whitney, Franklin Grove, 111., treasurer. The next annual meeting at Chicago the first week in June, 1889. Long Island Notes. BY WM. FALCONKR. PiNrs PONDEROSA and P. Jeffrey i, both imported trees in the Pacific forests des- pise our hospitality. They are hardy enough and they linger along year after year with us, but they always have an unhappy look about them. Abies magnifica and A. grandis are two other Pacific trees we can do without. The first seems to be hardy enough but I cannot get it to make any growth. The second grows like a weed in summer but gets cut in winter, so unless age adds hardiness it wont stay with us, still our plants are several years planted here. EUONYMHS EUROP.EOS ERECTUS NA- NUS is the name of a shrub I had a few years ago, reported to grow two feet high. Our plants are between four and five feet high and as fastigiate in form as an Irish yew. Hardy with us, apparently, but I would not recommend it as being hardy in more exposed places ; and one of the very best things of its kind that I know of. Perfectly columnar, of close but thrifty form, well branched and leaved from the ground up, and although decid- uous, the leaves havea persistent tendency and evergreen look about them that adds to the value of the shrub. RCSA RUGOSA FROM SEED. — It all de- pends upon whether you sow the fresh seed right now or wait till spring, whether your seedlings come up next or a year hence. The CUP-LEAVED MULBERRY is a home- ly tree. The leaves are very curious it is true, but it has a persistent tendency to throw out vigorous shoots bearing plain leaves. The Dwarf Sumach (Rhus copallinal has bright shining leaves that are seldom impaired by insects, and they do color beautifully in fall. But once planted what an inveterate weed it becomes, it suckers around and comes up all about the place and soon becomes a nuisance. Daphne Cnhorim is one of the sweet- est and prettiest of dwarf evergreen shrubs. It bears a full crop of flowers in spring and moderate crop again in late summer and fall. But it doesn't thrive well everywhere. I have tried it here in all manner of places that I thought would please it most, but to no purpose, it seems unhappy. At Hostor, however, I have had it in superb condition. It is hardy enough. Nurserymen propagate it by lifting the old plants and tearing them apart into many pieces, also by layering, and some who have greenhouse conven- iences propagate it from cuttings of the young wood. No fear of its becoming over plentiful. ( )ne New York firm tells me they used to handle it but have had to stop pushing it as they could not get stock enough of it. CiCRCiiuPHVLUM Japonicum is a small- ish (with us anyway) slender tree recently introduced from Japan. Some folks like it, others don't. lu growth it assumes two forms — a handsome pvramidal and a dense open fall apart shape; the first is obtained by early attention in thinning and shortening the shoots so as to set the form, the second is had by just letting the plants grow any way they choose. I particularly admire this tree. For sev- eral years after its introduction it was a very rare plant, "because," Mr. A. S. Fuller tells me, "Trumpej- didn't know what stock to graft it on." But don't bother about grafting it, the tips of the half-ripe shoots strike root very easily. As the tree is a shallow rooter it thrives only in good moderately moist soil. Our plants have not yet shown any disposition to flower, although they are large speci- mens with trunks several inches in di- ameter. Tran.splanting Trees and Shrubs. — I prefer transplanting all manner of easily handled hardy trees and shrubs, no matter whether they are deciduous or evergreen, in fall. But in the case of extra choice sorts or somewhat tender kinds I'd rather wait till spring and then plant just as soon as the ground is mel- low. In the case of large evergreens, particularly close growing sorts like ret- tinosporas and thujas, it often is Jlay before I am able to move them on account of frost in the ground about their roots, and we must not move them before the frost leaves the soil else the frozen lumps, now half rotten, will break apart and snap off the very rootlets we should strive to save. Pines being more open-habited do not hold the frost much more than would a deciduous tree. Well, but isn't late spring early enough to transplant evergreens? No, it isn't. We cannot plant them too early providing the ground is in good condition. Evergreens don't shrivel up and die as soon as thej' are transplanted ; about the middle of July you will be able to note the living from the dying. It is pretty harsh treat- ment to plant evergreens just as the heat and drought of summer are setting in, and then expect them to right-away recuperate their mutilated roots enough to sustain their thirsty bodies, many of them will die first. "Vandalism! Vandalism'" "Sacri- lege, sacrilege ! " and the like are epithets I often hear from the lips of visitors who catch me in the act of chopping down or rooting out some choice or noble tree. But it must be done. The moment one tree encroaches upon another, one of them has got to be cut down else lioth of them vrill be spoiled, for it is far better to have one perfect specimen than two imperfect ones. But why plant your trees so close to begin with ? For two reasons : First to give the place a full and furnished appearance we plant the permanent trees where we wish them to remain, and be- tween these, as nurses and for temporary effect we plant many supernumeraries which shall be cut down as soon as their services can be dispensed with. Second, new trees and shrubs occur everj' year and we must have them, and as we keep no reserve grounds for such material we are obliged to set them out in our already filled plantations. We are always bring- ing in and always throwing out. This brings me to to landscape archi- tecture. Oh, how many sermons do I read, what lashings we practical folks do get, how we are battered and buffeted and ridiculed in print ! But mark you, ob- serve how mighty little information our would-be teachers deign to give us. Talk, gush, balderdash by the volume, but ac- tual, pointed, practical information how to obtain the very pictures they hold up to our imagination is, I presume, too sacred to be given unto us. But, I often think, as Moses isn't here now it's mighty hard work work to squeeze water out of stone. At the same time we have archi- tects who can and do construct perfect landscape pictures, and who not only know how to do it but also what materials to use in doing it. Olmsted, Parsons, Vaux, Miller and Bowditch are of this kind. The Japanese Plums — The Satsuma. Since I wrote of the Kelsey Japan plum, Batankio (or Batankin, as some c^ll it) last month. I was so fortunate as to find young trees of that most curious of fruits, the Satsuma plum of Japan, or, as it is now quite geuerallj' known, the Japan Blood Plum, in fruit in the grounds of the University of California at Berkeley. The tree is a much stronger, smoother grower than the Kelsey ; leaves smoother and more lanceolate, wide in the middle and narrowing to each end ; twigs stout, long and smooth. The fruit is round with a deep suture on one side ; dark dull red, with bloom, flesh dark, bright crim- SUPPLEMENT TO AMERICAN FLORIST. son or cherry red ; skin very thin with no acerbity ; flesh or pulp very fine grained, very juicy, abundant free blood red juice, when fully lipe melting and delicious. AVe may say first best in quality to eat from hand when fully ripe. The plum when first matuie is quite firm and will prove a good long shipper. When over ripe becoming very soft, but still juicy, and not mushy. In size the plums ex- amined were about the size of the native plum known as Miner, or about the size of the well known Green Gage, but it is said to grow much larger. Stem longer and more slender than that of theKelsey which is very short and thick for a plum. The pit of the Satsuma is quite small for the size of the fruit, roundish, somewhat pitted and corrugated. I am intensely interested in these plums. This Satsuma very closely re- sembles in tree, leaf and growth a plum tree sent east from California under the name Ogon, which proved quite hardy with me in Illinois in our severest win- ters, much more so than the Kelsey, and it may be that some of these fine fruits may do well in the great Northwest. Since I wrote of the Kelsey last month I had some of them stewed for sauce, and found them very nice served in that way. Many young orchards in different parts of this state, of the Kelsey have fruited for the first time in quantity this year, and all report them very productive and profitable. The keeping qualities of these plums are truly remarkable. I have before me a vei)- large specimen of the Kelsey gathered when fully mature one month ago yesterday. It is yet per- fectly sound. That the Kelsey is quite near to the peach in many of its peculiarities is plain to any one who will examine it critically. It has the stem and pit of the peach. The pit is corrugated, pitted and shaped like that of the peach, and the kernel has the same skin and flavor, and fully bears out the view that I had long ago formed from observation, namely : That we may ex- pect, and that we now have, hybrids be- tween nearly all the diS'erent species of the almond family, and that we may look for very valuable future results from such hybrids. Hybridism brought about by skillful artificial means should be continually striven for, though we may have ten thousand failures for each success. Given our fully hardy native plums as a base — they lacking somewhat in self polliniza- tion, making them easy to experiment with in this Ime — should give the noith- west in time some good, fine hardy fruits. The high mountain regions of Northern California has some fine native plums that may prove of value in this work. But it is best for those who work for the great northwest to stick pretty close to the wild plums of the northern part of that region. Some of them are really fine valuable fruits in their wild state, and capable of endless improvement. The plums proper, those of the Euro- pean type, are not proving as profitable in California as the other members of the almond family. They nearly all do finely and bear enormous crops of magnificent fruit, but are too acid when canned or dried, except the prune section. Of these the sweet raisin like French prune, the Petit Prune de Agen is grown in great quanti- ties, and is still being more largely planted than any other fruit. The tree is a strong, healthy, handsome grower, wonderfully productive ; the fruit very sweet and easily dried into the prune of commerce. The crop is very regular and certain. An item before me gives the yield of an orchard in Tulare county, only four years old, at 300 to 500 pounds to the tree. At the lowest price prunes have sold at on the tree this season, a cent and a quarter a pound, and at the lowest figure of product as given, to-wit; 300 pounds, we would have a net return from this orchard of I375 an acre, and this in Tulare county, which twelve years ago was considered a worthless arid desert. But give the exceeding rich soils of these so-called deserts a little good water from the mountains and we have at once the fruit growers and fruit tree and vine paradise, where nearly all the fruit bear- ing trees and plants will grow and thrive wonderfully, and where great commercial fruits such as the raisin grape, prune, peach, nectarine, apricot, fig and pear can be perfectly dried in the open air cheaper and better than any where else in the world where they can be grown with success. And this is not all. In the hot, dry, even morning air of the great Joaquin valley, but very few of the insect enemies so injurious to fruits can propagate, and none — yes, we may say «o«d'— of the destructive moulds, blights and rusts so destructive in moist cli- mates can there exist. Sun dried fruit there, is as perfect from these reasons, as the very best evaporated fruit east. But to bring water to these rich valley lands is very expensive, requiring a vast outlay of capital. But when once rightly brought, and of good quality, it is there for all time, insuring perfect crops every year. One buying a farm in the great valleys now, pays a certain price for his land, his climate and his rain-fall, or rather water for all time. This price may seem great in the start, but is it ? I think if one will look this matter up very care- full}- that he will find an investment in Joaquin valley irrigated lands at the prices they can now be had for, a grandly good investment. If the soil is good and the water is good, so far as the soil is con- cerned we need trouble ourselves but lit- tle, for it is really all good. The waters of some of the rivers used for irrigation carry in solution too much alkali, which in time kills the land, rendering it unfit for most crops. The past month I gave the San Joaquin valley a pretty thorough looking over, directly after reading Prof. Hilgard's essay on "alkali." Over 500,000 acres have just been re- deemed from the sway of the Jack rabbit in Merced county by the great Crocker and Heffmau canal, costing a million and a half of dollars. This adds that amount of the very best of soils in one of the best fruit regions in the state, in a fine, healthy climate. D. B. WiER. San Francisco, Cal. The Seven' een Year Locust. If your correspondent C. B. W. had been in the vicinity of Marengo, 111., in 187 1 and again the past summer, I think he would have been satisfied that al- though the 17-year chaps may not be relied on "to the minute," they come as near to it as any of the broods of insects that make annual visits In the matter of details, however, he has not been alto- gether rightly informed. They do not come "in early spring." but after warm weather is fairly established. Neither do they wait for the trees to send out shoots and then "climb" to lay eggs. All the climbing they do is when they first leave the ground a wingless grub and climb upon a stalk, fence or tree and shed the skin, coming forth a perfect in- sect, and then they fly, and after flying a few days the work of egg-laying begins. During their flying lives what a howl they do keep up. It is very wearisome and it is quite a relief when the last one is dead. The males alone sing. Although to.day, September 17, I can show you plenty of trees that at some distance look like dead trees, still I think the injury is comparatively little, for only the outer twigs, six inches era foot in length are killed. The nurseryman, however, dreads their approach, for eggs are laid in the upper part of the bodies of young nursery trees where they are as thick as the little finger or less, and the form of the tree is badly damaged. I believe nurserymen in this vicinity kept boys among the young trees to frighten away the pests. I be- lieve the eggs do not remain unhatched seventeen years as stated, but hatch within a year, remaining in the ground in the larval state till the seventeenth year when they bore their way out from a great depth in the ground. C. C. Mil,lf (irecn's Fruit Grower. Introdm-ers of Jessie Strawberry and Shaf- fer Kaspberry. Surplus of Grape, Currant, and Gooseberry Vines. A full line of Nursery Stock. Send for free sam- ple of Fkuit Grower, or Green on the Grape. GREEN'S NURSERY CO., CHAS. A. GREEN. Manager. Rochester. N. Y. Mention American Florist. SUPPLEMENT TO AMERICAN FLORIST. THE NEXT ISSUE OF THE Supplement FOR NURSERYMEN Will 1)6 mailed with the FLORIST for Jan- uary 1, 1889. Send in 3^our con^= tribtjitions and ads. for it by DECEMBER 20, AT LATEST. Ayr still offering the most cnmplrte assot tnicnt of yotinf;^ smooth, thrifty Stock in America, BUDl>EI> AI'PI.KS, ST.\NDAK1> TEARS, DWARF I'KAKS (HlKli »n('iits to Hiiyern In l»r;;4' (tUHiitilH-H. Tra.]«' l.iMt «mt Aii(;ii^4t Int. Is the safe for Nurserymen and Florists, fire and Ijurglar proof and the price so low that no business man can alTord to be without one to protect valuable papers, books and money from theft or fire. In a florist's catalogue received a few days ago it was stated that he (the florist) had been robbed of his list of several thousand names of his customers by a former employe. This could not have occurred if he had kept the list in a Victor Safe. Price of No. 3 safe, large enough for most fiorists and nurserymen, $^o. Catalogue giving full information on application. Liberal offers to agents. F. WALKER & CO., Louisville, Ky. Our Holiday Number Will be publlsbed Decem.ber 15. THE /^m^riea9 plori5l: Qompapy's »DIRECTORY= OF FLORISTS, NURSERYMEN, SEEDSMEN, OF THE United States and Canada. The most complete and accurate list yet published. The key designates the particular branch of the trade each one is engaged in. The street andnumber of those living in cities will insure the delivery of tons of catalogues which have hitherto remained dead in the office to which they were addressed. At this low price every one in the trade can afford to have a copy for reference. Address AMERICAN FLORIST CO., 54 LA SALLE ST., CHICAGO. SUPPLEMENT TO AMERICAN FLORIST Fruits and Vegetables. What is the difference between a veg- etable and a fruit as the words are com- monly used ? Have the readers of the Florist ever thought of this question, and if so, I wonder how many can give a satisfactory answer ? I have asked several people the ques- tion hoping to receive some definite in- formation, and the only answer that I receive is, that a fruit is a product of a plant containing seed, such as the grape, berries, peach, pear, apple, etc., and that a vegetable is the product of a plant used for culinary purposes. These answers I deem insufficient, be- cause, how then would you classify the tomato? Would it be a fruit when served uncooked and a vegetable when cooked ? The same questions apply to the grape, berries, peach, pear and apple, which are all cooked or preserved. What class would the banana and pine apple (or other apparently seedless productions) belong to ? Class for me the pea, bean and like seed bearing product now gen- erally spoken of as vegetables. How about the radish, could it properly be classed as a vegetable according to the definition given? I have never known of it being cooked. A little information on this subject would greatly relieve and oblige me. Chas. F. Evans. FINE ROSES. We offer for sale to the trade this Fall a tine, healthy lot of out-door grown Roses: strong. 1 year old dormant plants on their own roots, including the following staple varieties and others : Prtce. 112 00 per 100; $100 00 per 1000; Viz: Gen'l Jacqueminot. Diesbach. l*:iul Neyron. Baron Bonstetteu, Jules Margottin. Pierre Notting, Comtesse de Serenye, La Reine, I'rince Canaille de Rohan. Magna Charla. Marie Bauman. Fisher Holmes. Also, Gem of Prairies (always scarce) at $12.50 per hundred. N. B.— We carry a full line of Fruit and Ornamen- tal Trees, Shrubbery. 2 year Roses, Clematis, etc. AI.WIESS ^ s. LITTLE, Commercial Nurseries. ROCHESTER, N. Y. Copyrighted 1S^>1.— H. S. Anderson. rf?;t tying material. Large or Small Lots at Low Rates! ^g~Iraportation of Raffia and Stocks for Nurserymen a Specialty. Sample FREE. H. S. ANDERSON, Union Springs, N. V. APPLE SEEDLINGS. T offer to the trade this fall an unusually tine lot of -r-=^APPLE SEEDLINGS. ^^ Send for price circular. Also including price for root grafts. Orders for root grafts should be receiv- ed by November 10th. IOWA CITY, IOWA. SAMUEL C. MOON, WHOLESALE NURSERYMAN. MORRISVILLE, Bucks Co.. PA. Ornamental Stock a Specialty. Evergreens, Shade Trees, Purple Beech, Flower- Ids Shrubs, Vines, Gladiolus, etc. Autumn Price List appeared in AM. Florist in Sept. issue. Write for list of SURPLUS STOCK with special low prices. Imported H. P. Roses. Worked low on the Manetti Stock, offer the best re- sults to the florist, blooming freely and giving plen- ty of cuttings for propagating quickly. Fine plants for sale by the 100 or 1000, at low rates. Price Lists to applicants. Address WILLIAM H. SPOONER, JAMAICA PLAIN, (Boston), OIASS. Tess'^ Weepings t^ussmN ^ rv]uLBERRY. =s®= This most remarkable tree will undoubtedly, when known, take the foremost place among Weeping Trees. And all who see it appre- ciate at once, that it is not only a FIRST-CLASS NOVELTy, but at the same time a tree t^ of sterling vterit and value. 1 For further information, address as below. Our semi-annual Price List ready August ist, in which we offer a full line of general Nursery Stock. — : List Free. : — JAMES B. WILD & BROS., Sarcoxie, Mo. OUR GREAT SPECIALTY. WARRANTED^ URE SOUTHERNj ^ NATURAL ' flNOA PITS pHNSON 8.SrOKES I % SEEDSMEN ^ CHOICE Southern Natural PEACH PITS, selected from original seedling Trees in Ten- nessee and NorthCarolina, which arc entirely free from Yellows or disease at 50 Years Old. C)wing to the almost total fail- ure of the Peach crop in these sections, our supply this sea- son is quite limited. Order early. Samples and prices on ap- plication. JOHNSON & STOKES, 217 and 219 Market Street, PHILADELPHIA, PA. w ONDERFUL ^ PEACH >1 warded FIRST PREMIUM and Special Prize of SILVER MEDAL at Mi. Holly Fair. Extremely large* very Into, esquisittly beautiful (bright yellow and carmine), a hi'avy mid sure cropper; the only large, late, liandsoiiic Free Stone Peach. Flesh yellow, wupcrb qualify^ very free and small pit— the inoHi profitable I'or market} invaluable for the home garden, and unsur- passed for canning or evaporating— j".«^ trbat fi fri/body unnis. Descriptive circular with testimonials of prac- tical fruit-growers and oolored plate free. 300,OLtU trees standard varieties of Peaches— a large fetock of Apple, Pear, Plum, Cherry, Quince and other Orchard Fruits", and an immense stock of Blackberries, Strawberries, Raspberries. Grapes and other Small Fruits. Headquarters for Monmouth andGANDY(the best early and late) SxiiAWUEnniES. ERIE Black- BERBT, Golden Queen Rabpberrt. Spauu>ing and ABtTNDANCE {curculio - proof ) PLUMS. MEECH S Quince, Lawron (r'.-^i'-r) Pear. Delaware WnJTER Apple and Nut-Bearing Trees. I.ovctt'8 Catalogue for Fall of 18S8, giv- ing plain and practical instructions for culture and management, wrth honest descriptions (telling the defects as well as the merits) of all worthy varieties of Orchard and Small FVuits, both new and old, gratis. J. T. LOVETT CO. Little Silver, N.J. 2|'*H'»,")I'"V«H"JV''i<|rf ■3-i:^^ i < -■«-i 4 RmErica is "t!:s P"2nr of the Usbse]; thers ma'j bo mere cnmf.ir! Jlrr. ^^•f we STB tke first ta tnuch Ur.kr.nu/n Seas, Vol. IV. CHICAGO AND NEW YORK, NOVEMBER 1, 1888. Mo. 78. fLHliC ZALK!iiil!@/4tM (FlL@LQ!@f Copyright, 1888, by American Florist Company Entered as Second-class Mail matter. Published on the 1st and 15th of each month by THE AMERICA.y FLORIST COMPA.YV. Gkngkai. Offices, 54 La Salle Street, Chicago. Eastern Office, Room 15, Vanderbilt Building, New York. All communications should be addressed to the general office at CJ^'cago, SOCIETY OF AMERICAN FLORISTS. John N. May, Summit, N. J , president ; W. J. Palmer, Buffalo, N. Y,, vice-president; Wm. J. Stewart, 6- Bronifield St.. Boston, Mass., secre- tary ; M. A. Ht'NT, Terre Haute, Ind . treasurer. The fifth annual meeting at Buffalo, N. Y., .■\ngust 20, 21, 22, iSSq. The Executive Committee. Following are the names of the mem- bers of the executive committee of the S. A. 1'. for the present term : Peter Henderson, New York City; Chas. D. Ball, Holmesburg. Pa.; J. U. Raynolds, River- side, 111.; R. J. Halliday, Baltimore, Md ; A P. Calder, Boston, Mass.; J. M. Keller, Bay Ridge, N. Y.; A. E. Whittle, Albany, N. Y.; Frank Huntsman, Cincinnati, O.; J. T. Temple, Daven- port, Iowa, Nomenclature. We print elsewhere in this issue the admirable paper on Nomenclature read before the New York meeting of the S. A. F. b}' Mr. Robt. J. Halliday, of Balti- more. As suggested by the ess.^3ast, a committee of twelve was appointed and if these gentlemen faithfully perform their labors great good to the whole trade must result. Following are the names and addresses of the gentlemen composing the com- mittee : Robert J. Halliday, Baltimore, Md.: Chas. D. Ball. Holmesburg, Phila.; G. H. Leahy, West Grove, Pa.; Edwin Lonsdale. Chestnut Hill, Phila.; J. N. May, Summit, N J : C. B. Whitnall, Milwaukee, Wis.; Wm. R. Smith, Washington, n. C; Hobt. George, Painesville, (i ; Robt. Craig, Philadelphia; A. V.. Whittle, Albany, N. Y.; M. A. Hunt, Terre Haute. Ind.; Benj. Grey, Mai- den, Mass. We wish to say to these gentlemen now that there is no time like the present to begin. Don't put it off or leave it all for one member to do. The eyes of the (loriculturists of America arc upon you and they expect thorough and careful work from each member of the com- mittee. New Cannas —We call attention to Mr. Temple's article on new cannas in this issue. No plant has been recently improved to a greater extent than the canna, and Mr. Temple's trials have in- cluded all the best new sorts. Coming Chrysanthemum Shows. Philadelphia, November 13-16. Boston, Mass., November 14-16. New York, November 13-15. Orange, N. J., November 7-9. Indianapolis, Ind., November 13-17. Baltimore, November 14-15. A few of our subscribers get huffy be- cause the Florist is not sent to them after their subscriptions have expired, and when they do get around to mailing their renewal interject such remarks as " Guess I am goodfor a dollar," " Needn't be afraid you won't get your dollar," etc. The gentlemen who pass in these remarks for our inspection may be financially capable of buying the whole office, but the point is not as to whether the sub- scriber is good for the amount or not. If these gentlemen had come to the conclu- sion that they did not want the paper any longer and we had continued sending it, would they pay for it when a bill was presented at the end of the jear? Most assuredly not I They would be foolish if they did. How are we to know whether they wish to renew or not unless they advise us of the fact? By securing cash in advance for subscriptions we are re- lieved from theheavy expense of keeping many thousand book accounts, and have so much more money to expend in giving you a good paper. Many of our readers write us that the Florist is worth many times the price charged ; we believe that it is worth all that we ask for it and that those who appreciate it and want it should be willing to order it and accom- pany the order with a dollar. We want all the subscribers we can get — in the trade — but only on above basis, and we are pleased to say that our list shows an increase each issue. The grand majority of the trade find it no effort to order their renewal upon expiration, whj' should an exceedingly slim minority find it £o diffi- cult .'ind feel aggrieved when the paper is stopped on account of their own oversight or negligence? The Philadelphia Exhibition. The fall show of the Pennsylvania Hort. Society opened on Tuesday even- ing, October 2. It was a fair average show and there were some fine examples of good culture, but for some unexplain- able reason the peo]iIe do not patronize these exhibitions as they deserve. Whether it is that the advertising depart- ment is not properly attended to, or, that the people are not sufficiently well edu- cated to appreciate superior skill in the production of grand specimens of the endless varieties of points, flowers and fruits I cannot say, but certain it is that the treasury does not show that ■amount of cash after these shows that it should. The main features in these fall shows are the foliage plants: crotons, caladiiims, marantas, ferns, lycopodiums, selagi- nellas and palms in great variety. The tuberous rooted begonias made a very attractive display and furnished ne.irly all the flowers that were in the hall, ex- cepting, of course, the cut flowers, roses, etc. The Kentia Forsteriana which was awarded fir,st premium for the best spec- imen palm, occupied a prominent posi- tion in the main hall mounted on a pedestal. It was exhibited by William Joyce, gardener for Miss M. A. Baldwin, who also had the finest lot of well giown plants in the exhibition, taking them altogether. The greenhouses in which Mr. Joyce grows these plants are located on Chestnut street, near Eleventh, in the very heart of the built up part of the city. Mr. Joyce is over 6ci years of age and has been an exhibitor almost continuously for nearly thirty 3'ears. He is, in fact, the oldest living exhibitor belonging to the society who is taking an active interest in its workings at the present time. Mr. Joyce declares this is his last year for exhibiting. His plea is that he is getting too old. To look at his plants and examine the premium list there is no evidence cf his age, and especially when we consider the adverse circumstances under which his plants are grown. What would a fall show be with- out William Joyce? It is to be hoped that he will re-consider his determination and be prevailed upon to continue bring- ing his premium winning collections ;ind specimens for many years to come. The kentia above referred to was :i grand specimen, the largest of the kind in Philadelphia. It is somewhat difficult to realize, when looking upon this large and graceful palm, that only a few years ago it was received by Mr. Joyce in a i28 The American Florist. Nov. /, cigar box. The lycopodiums and selag- inellas are always an especial feature in Miss Baldwin's exhibits, they were a very uniform lot. A plant of Nepenthes Hookerii with its "pitchers " gracefully depending from the tips of the leaves excited much cariosity. A bystander facetiously remarked that a good many of the pitchers would hold a quart. Hugh Graham's Son was awarded sec- ond premium for 25 ornamental foliage plants, in florists class. Robert Wark, gardener to Clarence H. Clark, Esq , had a pair of very symmetrical plants of Araucaria excelsa glauca (Norfolk Island pine). These are very useful for cool conservatory decoration. The drawback to their being used more generally is their cost. Thomas Long, gardener to A. J. Drexel, Esq., had a rare collection of palms; one, Livistona altissima, was much admired both by the ladies and florists. If it could be had in quantity and cheap there would be a demand for it as a win- dow plant. It might be described as a miniature compact though graceful form of Latania borbonica (Livistona chinensis). So well pleased were the judges with William Joyce's collection of 15 decor- ative plants that they awarded a special premium of |io in addition to the first, %20. Hugh Graham's Son carried off first premium for 12 crotons, also for speci- men plant (croton). There were three entries for 25 palms, which, in addition to palms forming a jiart in the collec- tions in competition in the decorative and ornamental (?) classes were quite plentiful. One mammoth specimen of Cycas circinalis was too large and heavy to be taken into the hall, so it occupied a position in the vestibule. It came from the conservatory of C. H. Clark, Esq. It is said to be the largest plant of the kind in this country. Pennock Bros, had a very large and perfect specimen plant of Latania borbonica; this occupied a pedestal in a prominent position which added greatly to the general appearance of the building. Caladiums were exhibited by William Joyce, H. A. Dreer and John M. Hughes, gardener to George W, Childs, Esq. Those from "Wootton" occupied most of the space on the left hand side of the hall. There were over thirty plants, they comprised the best of the old varieties as well as some of the newer ones. C. D. Ball, H. A. Dreer and R. Wark each exhibited collections of 25 ferns and a very interesting feature they proved to be. In Mr. Ball's lot were good spec- imens of gleichenia, and Adiantum dec- orum looked as though it would make a useful one for cutting purposes. There were three fine plants of Davallia Fiji- ensis in as many diSerent collections, a pretty good evidence of its value as an exhibition plant. Mr. Ball was awarded first premium, H. A. Dreer second, and Robert Wark third. Marantas were as much admired as ever. Mr. Joyce took first for six plants, Hugh Graham's Son second. For specimen maranta the order of the awards was reversed. A specimen Allamanda Schottii, exhibited by Wm. Frederick, gardener to W. W. Frazier, Jenkintown, was in fine bloom, and gave the only dash of yellow to be seen in the show. Aquatic plants occupied a position near the stage in a large square tank. There were the pretty blue Nymphsea zanzibar- ensis, the deep pink N. devoniensis, and Egyptian lotus Nelumbium speciosum ; foliage, flowers and seed pods formed the background, also the variety with white flowers striped with pink. H. A. Dreer, the exhibitor, was awarded a special premium, $15. Robert Bancroft, who represents the Haddon Floral Houses, of New Jersey, had a little tank filled with Pontederia crassipes which attracted much attention. There was only one exhibit of asters in pots and these were below the standard. The Philadelphia florists ought to do better than that. A good display of asters would have helped the begonias in furnishing color to make the hall more cheerful, relieving the predominating masses of green. Oscar R. Krienberg received first premium for a large and varied collection of pansy blossotns, which were nicely arranged with wild fern fronds. The same exhibitor also had some flowers of Cosmos hybridus. Allan Barr was awarded first premium for the only collection of wild flowers. Many of the visitors were of the opinion that first honors should have been with- held, because not one of the specimens were named. It looks as though the judges exceeded their duties by awarding a first premium where the exhibit was not according to conditions and reg- ulations. The cut roses, as usual, attracted their full share of attention. C. Ramsden's 12 "The Gem" were in good shape, so also were Coles & Whiteley's Perle des Jardias. Craig & Bro's American Beauties and Edwin Lonsdale's Mad. Cusins held their own as among the best roses grown. Considering the earliness of the season there were some very creditable " buds " among them. Pennock Bros, took all first premiums in the classes for florists. The other florists of this city deserve a vote of censure for not exhibiting in the above classes, Dreer's cut gloxinias, verbenas, petu- nias, dahlias, etc. occupied a good deal of space and made a good display. Mrs. E. D. Demaris also had a collection of dahlias and a pair of hanging baskets for which was received first premium. O. R. Krienberg had quite a number of cut single dahlias, but they are not nearly so perfect and fine as when forced under glass in early spring. Heron & Nisbet's basket of La France was awarded a special premium of |5 which was well deserved. It contained some good blooms and was attractively put together. Pen- nock Bros, were awarded a special of |io for a large and pretty table design. Hugh Graham's Son constructed a large mound of fruits: bananas, grapes, pears, etc. Although cut flowers attract more at- tention at these fall shows than palms, caladiums, crotons, etc., yet after the first night they are generally a disgrace to the place. The foyer is generally set aside for the purpose of displaying cut flowers, fruits and vegetables, but it would be to the society's (or those who have these matters in charge) credit to close the doors after the first night. One oftheoSicers expressed himself that in his opinion the exhibitors themselves should have sufficient pride in their own exhibit to renew the flowers from time to time as required, to keep them look- ing fresh until the close of the show. But when we turn to the schedule of premiums we find there the munificient sum of %2 offered for the first premium for 12 Perles, Bennetts, etc. as the case may be, and %\ offered as the second pre- mium; no third premium is offered. The first premium might induce the lucky recipient to keep his exhibit fresh, but there is very little inducement for he who gets no premium at all to keep his flowers in good condition. If the society was to offer premiums in the cut flower classes every day, that would have the desired effect, and until the society adopts some such liberal policy, there will be the same complaints among the society's patrons as now. It seems strange that this plan has not been adopted be- fore. After the first day there is nothing left for the daily papers to say to keep up the necessary amount of interest for the people to have a desire to visit the show. E. L. Massachusetts Horticultural Society. The sixtieth annual exhibition of the Mass. Hort. society was held at Boston, Sept. iSto 21. As to plants and flowers it did not compare favorably with corres- ponding exhibitions in former years, and was in many respects a disappointment, although this was not entirely unexpected. Several of the leading exhibitors of recent years were conspicuous by their absence, and had it not been for Mr. Manda who arrived opportunely on the second day with a fine collection of cyp- ripediums, oncidiums, etc., the orchid family, which has now become such a potent attraction in floral exhibitions, would have been represented by but one individual, a solitary plant of Vanda caerulea. Mr. Mauda's display was most creditable. Very large plants could hardly be expected when it is considered that these had to be brought over 250 miles, but many varieties quite rare were included and all the plants looked neat and healthy. There were forty varieties of cypripediums, the special gem being the rare C. .Sanderiana. One of the best plants of the collection was La^lia elegans prasiata. There was also a fine specimen of Catasetum Bunge- rothi, and a good assortment of oncidiums and odontoglossums. The Odontoglos- sum grande of course received the usual share of attention as the "Baby Orchid." One of the best grown plants ever seen here was the magnificent specimen of Nepenthes bicalcarata suspended in the center of the hall. It was grown by Geo. McWilliam; gardener to Mrs. J. Lasell, and well merited the silver medal which was awarded to it. Perhaps the most graceful plant in the hall was a perfect specimen of Aralia Chabrieri, eight feet high, from Wm. Martin, gardener to H. P. Kidder. Mr. IVIartin also made a good display of alo- casias, crotons, marantas, anthuriums, dracaenas and caladiums. His Anthu- rium Ferrierense received first premium for "specimen flowering plant," and his adiantums and other ferns were all well grown. Among the latter was an unusu- ally fine plant of Davallia Mooreana. The first prize for specimen variegated plant was given to Thos. Clark for Ficus elastica variegata. The old question of what constitutes a variegated plant was disputed as vigorously as ever, and prob- ably will continue to be. The society should define just what it considers as a variegation, otherwise it would be prefer- able to omit this class from the schedule entirely. Thos. Clark's crotons and dra- caenas were good, and being very large plants made a most effective and striking group. The whole collection was bought by Mr. Manda after the exhibition had closed. The largest plants in the hall came from J. H. White of Brookline; among them were magnificent plants of Cycas revoluta and Cycas circinalis, both su- perbly furnished. Of equal merit was a splendid Dasylirion acrotrichum shown by James Comley. From the Harvard Botanic Garden i888. The American Florist. I29 TOUH'^MU M TWt ^UtR\C^H \US"\nU"\t ?MR, Ut^ ^ORVn Silenes and even Perles would give j^ood results by the old system if the borders or beds were well drained. J. What is the matter with our bench of roses? They drop their leaves before they should, particularly- the Brides. They are pretty free from red spider, but have a little mildew on them, for which I have dusted them with sulphur and " grapf dust." They were benched in July. I keep the temperature of the house now 55° at ui};ht, 65" during the day, admitting air on all favorable occa- sions, syringing them well on sunny days and letting them alone on dull days. What is the best remedy for mildew? Florist. Seedling Dahlia.— Edward Moral, Louisville, Ky., sends us specimen blooms of his seedling dahlia. The flow- ers are a light yellow in color, double, about three inches in diameter and sym- metrical in form. Mr. Morat states that it is dwarf in habit and the most prolific 132 The American Florist. Nov I. bloomer he has ever seen, the flowers coming invariably perfect in form. The color is a desirable cne and if its free blooming qualities are not over-rated it should prove of value to the trade. '<^r Notes on Sander's Sale at New York. BY WM. FALCONER. Thk catalogue contained i,o6o lots, and although Elliott tried his best he couldn't sell them all in one day. Forty- two genera were represented. The hybrid cypripediums were the feature of of the sale. But althoug'a a large num- ber of plants were ofFertd there was not a correspondingly large assortment of popular serviceable orchids. Among tie orchids offered were 26 species and a few varieties of cattleyas ; 13 species and a few varieties of odontoglo'sEums ; 53 kinds, includingspecies, varieties, crosses and hybrids, of cypripediums ; 19 species of dendrobiums ; 12 of oncidiums ; 5 of ierides; 5 species and one variety of phal- aenopsis, and 4 species of vandas. What a glow of satisfaction suffused the warm countenance of Sander as on a chair he sat and smoked and listened to the appealing, coaxing, bluffing voice of Elliott extracting dollars where some- times quarters might suffice. AnoThkr sandwich, please. Why, man, are you crazy ? This is not Pharoah's storehouse nor Hutch's corner. Don't you know thati bread has ris ? Although Henry Siebrecht has thou- sands upon thousands of orchids at home and which he wishes to sell, he can't resist the temptation of patronizing other folks' sales, auiif he wantsaplaat you'll have to pay the piper if you can buy it over his bid, John Thorpe was buying orchids for some of his customers. George Savage came from Rochester and brought a box of orchid blossoms to tempt our souls and set cur hearts a- yearning to produce as good. After viewing a splendid spike of Vanda csrulea, that m:st glorious of all vandas, no wonder Arnold should pay $55 for a plant. And the bunch of goldea oncid- ium blossoms gave a mighty impetus to the sale of O. varicosum and Rogersii. FriendLockwood brought spicy posies of lovely carnations for the young ladies. "Reallv I hardly know where to put them, we are crowded full now. But we are building more greenhouses as fast as the carpenters can get them put togeth- er," said Mr. Manda to me at the sale. And still he spent more money there than did anybody else. CvpRii'EDiUM Drurvi, — A distinct yel- lowish flowering East Indian species. "The finest specimen in existence," to Mr. Smith of Lee for fco. CypripEdium Chantini, (Philbrick's variety. ) — In the way of C. insigne Maulei but very much finer, and this variety is one of the finest. This specimen was a large vigorous plant in a 12-inch pot, and Pitcher & Manda paid I150 for it. Cypripedium GRANDE. — A hybrid rais- ed by Seden at Veitch's nurseries, London, from C. Roezlei (the seed bearing parent) and C. ciudatum (the pollen-bearing parent), both S. American species. It is an extremely vigorous grower. Arnold bought a fine plant for J45. At the Mor- gan auction sile in New York three years ago Smder bought a plant of this orchid for ftyo. Cypripedium albo pcrpureum. — A very handsome rosy-cole red orchid raised by Seden at Veitch's. I's parents were C. Schlimi (ihe s^ed-bearing) undC. Domini (ihe po'.len-bearing). Pitcher & M-inda bought a handsome i:lant in a lo-inch pot for $~o. At the Morgan sale Veitch bought a plant of the same kind, but not so good a specimen for J120. Cyi'RIpivDiuji GodEFRov.e — A little gem in the way of C. nivium aad C. con- color. Introduced from Cochin China in iSSo by M Godefroy Lebeuf, whose collec- tor found it in the region of Laos "growing on limestone rocks on the east side of a mountain, where until about 10 o'clock in the morning it is in the shade, but where after that time and until night it is thoroughly exposed to the intense heat of the unbroken rays of a tropical sun" It first flowered in cultivation in Novem- ber 1SS3, and was exhibited for the first time at the orchid exhibition held at South Kensington, London, May 12-13, 18S5. McFadden, of Cincinnati, bought a hand^cme specimen for $},$. Sander bought a plant of it at the Morgan sale three years ago for f 130. CattlEya labiaTa is a popular orchid in any form, but some of its varieties are highly appreciated. Henry Siebrecht gave J37 for a small plant with one new growth and a few old stems of the true autumn blooming variety of it, and car- ried it home in a paper bag under his Erm. Manda gave 545 for another plant of about the same size, but considered a finer variety. At the Morgan sale Kim- ball, of Rochester, paid |i6o for a pret'y good plant of this species. CaTTlEya Bowringiana is a recently introducel species "a native of Gua'.e- mala, where it is found growing luxuri- antly on the bare rocks, enjoying full sun the greater part of the j'ear. It is one of the finest introductions of late years. Its blossoms are very beautiful, fifteen of them being often borne on a single spike and that during the winter months. The sepals and petals are mauve tinted rose, the lip being of a rich crimson and the throat j'ellow." Within a year or two large quantities of this crchid have been importeiD, and Sander offered many of them at his sale Rut the prices did not run high. Graham of Philadelph-'a. bought a splendid specimen about two feet square for JSo, and several of us bought small but good plants from $13 to J2.50. Vanda Sanderiana: — A magnificent showy species and "a native of Min- danao, one of the southern Philippine Islands, where it is found growing on the branches of trees in slightly shaded local- ities and blooming in Ihe month of Octo- ber." According to .Sander "it grows high up on old trees, perched upright between the branches, in situations which are not shady." It was first im- ported into Europe by Sander, then by Low. In the English Garden, February 9, 18S4, is a figure and colored plate of the first plant that flowered in England. A full page illustration is given page 441 of the Gardeners' Chronicle 1883. A double plate (532) occurs in the Illustra- tion Horticole, 1884. When first intro- duced to Europe the late Mrs. Morgan, of New York, bought what was corsid- ered to be the finest specimen of it in cultivation for f2,ooo. At the auction sale of her orchids it was bought by Siebrecht & Wadley, of New York, for J900, the highest price, I believe, ever paid at auction for an orchid in America. They immediately sold it to Mr. Osborn, a private gentleman at Mamaioueck for |i,ooo. After Mr. Osborn's decease his plants were sold, and Siebrecht & Wad- ley again became the possessors of this now famous specimen, but at a price about one half of what they paid for it at the Morgan sale. At Sander's sale the other day a very fine specimen with four growths about 16 or 18 inches high and in a cabin-basket some 12 inches square, was bought by Pitcher & Manda for $230. Another specimen, ta'ler and in bloom, but having only one growth was sold to Mr. Eyerman, of Pittsburg, Pa., for J70. Big Prices. — I don't mind pajing a big price for a vigorous, well-rooted plant which has a good chance of pulling through with rough treatment, but for a tiny morsel of the rarest gem ard which would require much careful attention to bring it on at all, I certainly should hesi- tate to pay a big price. Even take com- mon stock — cattleyas, one in the course of time we would clear off the rubbish. New plants and those of recent intro- duction should be fully tested before receiving the sanction of the association. Condemn no plant; if it is not worthy of approval it will fade from lack of notice. Much more could be said on this point. Appoint this committee and there will be many similar questions to be sub- mitted. Its work will be varied, per- haps troublesome, but the result can be only useful, profitable and beneficent to the entire trade of the country, enhanc- ing in the end our profits, the satisfacticn with which business is done, and above all, establishing the character of our membership for business-like and fair ilealing with all men, no longer sneered at as followers of a calling in which a low standard of honesty is maintained. Lapagetia Rosea. There are many varieties or forms of lapageria in cultivation, differing chiefly in size and the depth of coloration. Some of the paler forms may certain!)- be described as rose, and when this occurs the pale or white spots are brought out with great prominence ; but, on the other hand, when the coloration becomes in- tensified, it becomes inclined to crimson or rosy crimson. The Nash Court vdriety, of which we give an illustration, is ex- ternally of an intense unspotted rosy crimson, with a rich shining lustre, while internally it is closely and conspicuously marked with white, on a slightly paler grounil. We must also sjjeak in eulo- gistic terms of the great size of the flowers of this variety, as they measure from 3 '4 to 4 inches in length and appear magnificeut as they hang in closely con- tiguous pairs. The weight is also some- thing extraordinary, which speaks for 136 The American Florist. Nov. I, itself of the great substance of the floral segments popularly termed petals. The firmness and rigidity of the same corre- spond with their thickness or substance. A number of leaves and shoots bearing leaves which accompanied some flowers kindly sent us by Mr. Humphrey, gar- dener at Nash Court, were equally, if not more remarkable for their noble dimen- sions. Without the accompaniment of flowers we should certainly have said the leaves were those of L. rosea alba enor- mously enlarged, as the leaves of the latter variety are naturally broader than those of the type. The leaves of the Nash Court variety of L. rosea are heart- shaped, elongated instead of lanceolate, and measure from 4 to 7 inches in length by 3 to 4'4' inches in width, and are of a firm and leathery texture, deep green and shining. We have also been favored with flowers from Messrs. John Laing & Sons, Forest Hill, who have acquired the stock and who will put this grand variety into commerce. — Gardening World. Philadelphia. Trade is still improving and the out- look is certainly very promising. The florists have made no marked changes in their stores, but a number, by using a little paint and paper have freshened them up considerably. The one excep- tion to this is the store at Eighth and Sansom streets. We learn that James Ritchie started here over thirty years ago. The firm's name was changed to Ritchie & Cauley, then to Ritchie & Son, later to Ritchie Bros. On January 15, 18S5, J. H. Campbell & Sons took the store, and this year have made great im- provements for a small place. We regret that "Bennie" wasnotin when we called, as what he knows about the place would fill volumes, as he has been a fixture for years. The offer of Mr. Peter Henderson of Jioo for the best herbarium should not be overlooked, and those that intend to arrange one should remember that there are a number of fall blooming plants that can be collected now. The young men, and especially those connected with growing establishments, should make an effort to get this prize. Start at once to collect, then get a good book on botany which will tell you how to arrange them. There are eleven men employed at one of the nurseries in Philadelphia who have formed a little club. They propose to fit up a room over the potting shed and by making small weekly assessments obtain money to use for buying books, papers, games, etc. The object of the club will be purely social and no person can become a member unless employed on the place. We think the idea is a very good one and shall take pleasure in reporting their progress, and hearing from any other clubs that may start. Can not some person devise some bet- ter means of covering decorative plants than wrapping up with paper for moving short distances in very cold weather? Could we not get some very cheap bag- ging, line it and have hooks on one edge? Mr. John Thorpe deserves great credit for the graceful arrangement of wild flowers and grasses in tlie old shoe, as illustrated on page 105. Many a young "artist" in our business would be bene- fitted if he would study well the loose, careless, graceful arrangement of flowers. Apropos to this design we have sold hundreds of rough cherry bark "logs." We found a decayed wild cherry tree in the woods, cut the branches into pieces about twelve inches long, being careful to preserve the bark and then took out the rotten wood from the center. By filling the logs with moss and arranging choice flowers loosely in the eucs and tying a handsome piece of ribbon around the center with the bow on top, we were enabled to get anywhere from J5 to |io for them. We also put pieces of bark on easels, lashed a cluster of flowers to it, sometimes using a spider's web made out of wire, which pleased many people. The design on being sprinkled made the web look very natural and as though it was covered with dew. We have also taken straw coverings of wine bottles, filled the open end with the choicest flowers, tying a bow of ribbon on the smaller end and in many cases they were much appreciated. Several wctks ago when passing a store we were at- tracted by a broken willow basket that had been thrown away; it looked like a wine carrier large enough for two bottles. We took it to the store, bronzed it inside and out, filled it with the finest flowers, having orchids falling from the broken places, sent it to a horticultural exhilii- tion and it was very much admired. Roses are improving in quality. Amer- ican Beauties are retailing for J3 per doz ; La France, Mcrmets, Brides and Bennetts, jfi.50; Perles, Niphetcs, Papa Gontiers, Sunsets, $\. There are fewer Bon Silenes grown this year than ever before and we fear that we shall soon be obliged to say good bye to this little favorite. At the last meeting of the Florists' Club Mr. Edwin Lonsdale read a very good paper; for a subject he had "The Philadelphia Flower Market." (that is coming next year). A number of the largest growers are strongly in favor of it. Mr. Robert Craig spoke very much to the point when he said, "I will send every flower I grow to the market if three fourths of the growers in the city will do the same." Messrs. Edwin Lons- dale, Chas. F. Evans and Wm. Baker were appointed a committee to ascertain how many growers were in favor and would support a market. Mr. Robert Kift is very enthusiastic on the subject and feels as though it would be a benefit to the whole trade. The gentlemen actively connected with the chrysanthemum show November 13- 16, assure us that it will be better than last year, which is saying a great deal. H. H. Battles. Baltimore Odds and Ends. The Maryland Hort. Societj- proposes to hold a chrysanthemum show Novem- ber 14-15. This announcement comes a little late in the day; it was not generally e-xpected that such an exhibition would be held this season so that few, if any, chrysanthemums have been grown for show purposes, nevertheless there is enough good material on hand to make a fine display. Our boys vow they're going to do the best they can on such short notice. An admirable hall has been secured, there is an unusually com- petent committee in charge, and Secre- tary Sands is " whooping it up " for all its worth, so that prospects are cheering for an excellent exhibition. Bignonia venusta is, I think, one of the prettiest climbers we have and yet it doesn't seem to be very commonly grown by commercial florists for whom it ought to be profitable. If well cut back about August or September it will give an abuudance of bloom at a season when flowers are in demand. It should have a temperature of 60° to 70°, and although it will bear considerable neglect it will amply repay a little special care and attention. I saw an unusually fine speci- men of this bignonia last season at Mr. Wm, Fowler's and by the way, florists visiting Baltimore should not fail to call at Mr. Fowler's place, a part of the once famous John Hopkins' gardens, and but a few minutes walk beyond the city limits. Mr. Fowler was for a number of 3'ears gardener to the late John Hopkins, and after his employer's death he securt d from the trustees of the estate a lease of the greenhouses and adjacent grounds. Having made suitable alterations in the houses he has since devoted himself to commercial gardening. The business is confined chiefly to growing cut flowers and plants for the local trade, but the houses contain many good old things not often met with nowadays. The con- servatory is the only building unaltered ; it contains a number of fine specimen plants which, though of little use to the present incumbent, are cared for as the pro])erty tf the estate. The grounds are rich in rare evergreens, while an urn here, or a piece of statuary there, still speak to the visitor of the beauty and grandeur for which this place was cele- brated during the life time of Mr. Hop- kins. On the occasion of my visit I was a good deal pressed for time, but I am looking forward to another visit in the near future, when I hope to devote an entire day to "doing"this grandold place where the past and present of American gardening are so singularly interwoven. The regular meeting of the Baltimore Florist Club held on the 3rd inst, was a particular]}' interesting one. Mr. Kress read a good paper on roses. Mr. Walters had an excellent and practical essay on "What it costs to grow a geranium in a 4 inch pot." The essayist stated that they were grown for two widely different purposes. One man grew for bedding and desired simply a good stocky plant ready to bloom, another man grows for market purposes, and he must have a good bushy plant in bloom and built generally to attract the attention and shekels of passers by. A house 64 feet long with benches suited to hold thirteen 4-inch pots in each row, standing close together, will accommodate 4,700 plants, while of fine large market plants 2,500 would fill the same space. To grow the latter number, Mr. Walters said the nec- essary expense would be as follows : 2,500 3-inch pots, I1750; 2,500 4inch pots, I25: 4 tons coal, j22;soil, $3; ground rent, ta.xes, etc , fe9 ; wear and tear of greenhouses, I30; horse and wagon, fio; market stand and toll, I5 ; labor, jioo ; bringing the cost of a first class market plant in 4-inch pot to about 10 cents, while the cost of 4,700 bedding plants would be about 5,'2 cents each. As a matter of course above items would vary in different localities, but the figures given by Mr. Walters are a fair estimate of what it costs to grow geraniums in 4 inch pols about Baltimore. President Halliday read a very able paper replying to questions asked at previous meeting, as to what benefit the S. A. F. was to the trade in general. His arguments were sufficient to convince the most skeptical. This champion of the S. A. F. further replied to doubts expressed concerning the longevity of that organization. Of his views however readers of the Florist may judge for themselves. I like the remarks on page 74 in refer- ence to "early firing." Most of us I guess find it necessary to start a little fire once in a while before the regular iSS8. The American Florist. 137 season sets iu, but the writer found, and others have doubtless noted the same thing, that plants, esptoially roses, were rendered much more susceptible to in- jury by this system of occasional liring, and so yi'ars ago I adopted the plan of keeping up my firts once they were stirted, no matter how early in thi' sea- son that might be. It costs a little more coal, but this extra cost is as nothing compared with the improved health and vigor of the plants. Business is a little slow in Haltimore at present, but there is still something doing. Bulb trade has been very satis- factory and there has been a to'erable business done in connection with the fall opening of dry goods and millin- ery stores. (Juite recently the leading dry goods firm of Ilut/ler Bros, moved into new (|uarters, probably one of the finest buildings of its kind in the coun- try, and their greatest attraction on open- ing day was a perfect floral facsimile of the front of their building. The piece, 6x9, was a magnificent bit of work, every detail being carefully followed. This floral edifice was erected by Pent- land pursuant to orders received from New York parties. The new conservatory at Druid Hill Park has been completed and partially stocked from the Patterson Park houses. This robbing of Peter to pay Paul has been a decided advantage to the Patterson Park, as the houses were getting too overcrowded. Baltimore florists would very willingly contribute towards stock- ing the new conservatory, but they feel decidedly sore towards the park com- missioners for their action some time ago in prohibiting the exhibition of plants from the park conservatories. It is prob- able therefore that the honorable com- missioners will have to buy stock or depend on donations from private growers for their new building. A. W. M. October 6. SITUATIONS,WANTS, FOR SALE. Advertisements under this head will be inserted at the rate of 10 cents a line (seven words) each inser- tion. Cash must accompany order. Plant advs. not admitted under this head. SITIATION WANTED— By praclical t-'itnleneriind llurist; married. Private place. Best references. John Gukkniiah;u. box 141. Woodlmry, N. .1. SITI'ATION WANTEI)~By a younpitrardener; Ger- man:'.1 years' experience; private place prefer- red. Address .1. H., care Am. Florist. Chicanu. QlTUATUiN WANTKD-Hy an intelliKent florist l^ and i-'ardener. Would like a place as manauer or prt)paKator or private place. Address W. PAri.lMi. Wrij.'hls(;rove. Cook Co.. 111. SITUATION WANTED-SinKle Gertiian. compe- tent Hiirij'tand trardcnor in alt branches, wiiuld like tuentraKe at once if particulars in answer are given- AfUiress Wm. K,, care AmericMn Klirl^t. SITUATION WANTEI>-By younj; man atzed 'i^\ O H years' experience in England, 1 year in Canada 2 years in orchids, wood references Address (iKOHtiK. KRi-Ksc oiHT. Uuvenport, unt.. Canada. SITUATION WANTED Hy a competent k'ardener and rtorist; understands all branches of cardeii- inii. (Jrapc and rose culture a specialty. Capable of takiiik' full charire of Kentleman's pline. I'nder- staiiils the care of bl'iuded btock if reijuired. Best of references. Address .1 .. care American Khiriat. SITUATION WANTEO-As ftirenian. propagator or second, in a larye nursery. Aiic -".•; IT years' experience under i:lass in England and Canada, in all branches t>f the prnfessitm. Hoses a specialty. tJood references. Abstainer. Address G. SMiTiiKlia. Brockville(;recnh(iuses. Brockville. Ontario. ■WrANTED-Seedsman— Experienced in care of T? stoL-ks of garden seeds, for wholcsHle and re- tall. Address SKEDy, care Am. Kl<>ri?i ureenliouso stock and fdrctntr id veuelahles. Single; Klv(t references and stale wanes expected Including bonnl. Address KinltlsT, hd.x 7r»3. Kort Dodk'c. Iowa. WANTED A tirst-class. sober anrl Industrious rlon^t. tlutrouKhly competent to yrow rtises and otlo't <-ut tiowers tor commercial purpose and to take charge i)f same. No others need apply. S.. cure Amerlciin Florist, Chtcayo. WANTED- A yoiint: man to assist m store; one who liHH had some experience preferred; must miike himseir L'cnerally useful. Please state wanes wanted, exnerleru-e and cive references Address K\ANS.'t Baiti.ks HW.s. 12th street, Philadelphia. WANTED A K'ood florist ami uardetuT. Vevreta- ble raisiuK for Market a specialty. An honest man, not afraid to work, will have a permanent posi- tion- and only such need api>Iy. State wacea expect- ed. Married man preferred. Adtlress U. G. NiriKn.su.v. Che?-teriown, Md. "YY^'ANTED A younir man practically conversant ?T with the seed business, especially the market Karden and retail department Must he thorouKhly competent to take charge of wanie. and to write and speak (ierman. Address. statinK reference A. Z.. care American Florist, Chicago. FOR SALE-IUOO feet 4-inch cast iron pipe, two boilers and some manifolds and ells. all in good condition. Cheap. N. Stl i»eu. Anacostia P.O.. I). C. FOR SALE -One of the flneet retail flower stores on the West Side; fixtures all new and well stocked with baskets and desinns; a good trade estaljUshed; will sell at a great sacrifice for good reasons. Address .1.. care Am. Florist, Chicago. FOR SALE-Finest fiurisfsstoreinChlcago. Sales average *22,00(i a year. Big stock of seeds, bulbs, porcelain goods, and imported artificial Howers.etc. in addition. Good location. Owner engaging in other business is reason for telling. Address T.. care American Florist, Chicago. FOR SALE~^Mve well stocked greenhouses and contents, city water, near entrance to one of the principal cemeteries of Cincinnati. O.. with a lucra- tive fall trade. Average annmnt of fall trade sales to the cemetery alone is J,X)0. Reason for selling, bad health of owner. For full particulars, address C. A. Pktkrs, Price Hill. Cincinnati, O. IpOR SALE— An old establithed greenhouse can be bought on account of illness of the owner, at a very reasonable price. 5CW feet under glass and fully stocked: situated in one of the smartest manu- lacturing towns in New England. Address J. H. GitiFFiTH, care Rural New Yorker, Box 3;il8. New York City. To purchase canes of Dractena Terminalis, also seedlings of D. Indivisa, stumps of Cyeas revoluta. seedling Palms and Ferns. Please stale terms and prices, and confer with GOODING & LEITCH, Crawford Road, north of Wade Park. Cleveland. 0. HOT WATER BOILER FOR SALE. This boiler is made of the best wrought material, ?>i inches diameter by ID feet in length, with four S inch cylinders through it. One of the finest hot water lii>iler8 extiint. and recominended by best en- gineering talent as the most economical and durable heaters made It lias been in use one season, and the reason for having the same taken out is. we are putting Kteam system in ail our houses. We paid ti;,'j for this. Can be had for .T^ltO cash, free on board cars. Absolute guarantee as to ttuality and condi- tion given. HILL A: CO., Kiehiiiond, Iiid. F'CDIR Five acres of land in a high state of cultivation P.. miles from center of city, two greenh<»use8 liiH. Aiqdy u< ARTHUR M. BURTON, ESQ., 504 Walnut St . Philadelphia. 138 The American Florist, Nov I, Novtrtber Floral Fashions. As if wearied of the "sere and yellow leaf" and the gorgeous effects made with colorec' foliage, decorations have toned down in tints until they are almost de- mure. Ferns are so favorite that they compose the main part of all embellish- ments. The soft lace like fronds of Adiantum cnueatum are more effective than the gorgeously dyed autumn leaves, and when massed together they are very conspicuous. Talile arrangements are made with either an entire covering of maiden hair ferns with floral effects in each corner, or else there is a center circle of these with a cluster of Russian violets near the edge, or a bunch of roses in the same position. The baskets of living plants introduced by McConnell are frequently used for dinner center pieces, but these are so choicely filled that those who possess them dislike to expose them to too much light, so they generally have a position on the drawing room table or to ornament the piano. The most fashionable dinner arrange- ment maj' be said to be the rose, lily or violet cluster among adiantums. For luncheon arrangements the new I'rench roses, such as Cusin, Watteville and Wetmore, have replaced Hinsdale and Grace Wilder carnations so long pjpular for these affairs. The pink and yellow roses adorn the luncheon board gloriously and show off well in the glass bowls and baskets that are so much liked bv young girls. Favors of Bohemian glassware are now the vogue for young ladies' luncheons, which are being given at a furious rate by the coterie, who are this winter to make their debut in society. The girls who have been sep- arated during the summer are now feast- ing each other with sweets and flowers to attest their joy at reunion. The most delightful line of favors are filled with blossoms to decorate the table and then be given away. Blue, crimson and yel- low glass handled baskets contain clus- ters of Cusin and other roses of the same family. The de Wetmore rosebuds are very much admired; it is an excellent keeping rose, the same as Cusin and Watteville. Very natty poke bonnets of glass are also flower holders and have a crown trimming of ribbon. Pitchers of frosted glass hold roses, or look very daintily filled with any small flowers. The corner ornamentations when din- ner table are bedded with adiantums, are exceedingly artistic. Pansies are laid in purple and yellow patches so that they cut off one corner irregularlj' in a very jesthetic way. Diagonally opposite these will be a diamond of violets in the corner, all varieties of this flower being shaded into this design. There is a new departure in the way of presenting floral designs to actresses nights when they make their first appear- ance in new plays in parts they create. A bower of foliage is erected at cue side of the proscenium, or in the center of the orchestra if there is room, and the floral gift5 are all hung on this and not passed to those to whom they have been sent. The bower is of course an orna- ment and there is time for the audience to have a good look at the designs before they are removed. Baskets with the handle rising from the center and the edge turned over like the rim of a hat are filled with Puritan roses and ferns for bridal gifts. The handle is almost as round as a hoop and is covered with white rose buds, usually Niphetos. Fannie A. Benson. New York. New York. Hanft Bros, made an elaborate decora- tion of a terrace garden for the Brewers' convention. C. I/. Doran for an entertainment given at Chickering Hall for the yellow ifever sufferers, embellished the stage tastefully with plants, free of cost. Henry .Siebrecht, Jr., is now his father's cashier in the Fifth avenue store. Florists are all grumbling at the low prices of flowers. Only those who de- pend upon transient trade keep any stock of flowers as yet. Lemon verbena is now the popular bit of foliage "thrown in " as was geranium, to the order of cut fljwers. It is very much valued. Peter Henderson & Co. have just com- pleted a new seed warehouse 50x100 feet, and three stories high. Hanft Bros., of Fifth avenue, have widened and otherwise improved the en- trance to their store and redecorated their interior. They have now a highly attractive establishment. Plant stands of cedar, costing from jti5 to J25, are very neat and ornamental. These are 2 feet 8 inches high and in length and are 14 inches wide. It is about decided to hold the coming chrysanthemum show in a tent to be erected on the northwest corner of 14th and Union Square. It has been impossi- ble to engage a suitable hall for this purpr f e Mr. T. II. Spaulding has chrysanthe- mum plants that are six feet in diameter. He has 5,000 chrysanthemum plants alto- gether on his place. F. A, B. Boston. Galvin's exhibition of the " Century Plant" in Horticultural Hall has drawn crowds of people and made more money thau a whole horticultural exhibition would. The ofticious showman in charge clears his throat and solemnly informs the gaping public that "this plant, ladies and gentleman, flowers just once in a hundred years and is now exactly one hundred years and six months old." "How can you tell so exact?" inquires a doubtful bystander. "Oh, it is a matter of record," replies the showman with a look of injured innocence, and adds, "It is of very rapid growth. You observe how the bracts ramify on the stem as the decimation goes on." Over against the wall stands a smiling donkey made from pampas grass, and as the last remark falls upon his fuzzy ears they have to hold him up to prevent his falling down. In the lower hall is a model of Ancient Jerusalem, and at the entrance stand two shivering young men who strive to outdo each other in crying, "This way to the senty plant," and " This way to Jerusa- lem," and you pay your money and take your choice. In Boston we don't have to depend upon politics for all our ex- citement. Artist Storer, of this city, is at Short Hills, N. J., painting rare orchids for Messrs. Pitcher & Manda. The Mass. Hort. Society held its an- nual election cf officers Oct. 6 and the following were elected: President, Henry P. Walcott; Vice-Presidents, Charles H. B. Breck, Benjamin G, Smith, Frederick L. Ames, William H. Spooner; Recording Secretary, Robert Manning. W. J. S. LiLiuM AURATUM. — The demand for the blooms of this li.y is on the increase. Hallock & Son report sales of 5,000 spikes this fall and state that with a little care and judgment blooms may be had every month in the year. A FLORIST in a western state advertises in the local paper that he has a number of creditors who are now living with their second wives, but who have not yet paid for the floral designs which symbolized their intense grief at the loss of their first loves. He threatens to publish their names unless they step up and settle within sixty days. Christmas Greens —The sales of these by the florist is constantly incrcss- ing. Mr. L. B. Brague, Hinsda)e, Mass , gives his sales of last season to florists as Soo barrels of bouquet green, 25,000 3 ards of wreathing made from the green, and io,ocHD Christmas trees, in addition to several hundred thousands of cut hardy ferns which have in some sections par- tially supplanted smilax for use in deccr- ations and in floral work. Kansas City, Mo. — Baker Bros, have opened a floral store at 15 East Seventh street. J. N. Kidd, formerly of Logans- port, Ind., is a new florist at 711 Main street. E. F. Heite & Son have built a chrysanthemum house 45 x 20. W. W. Hainden & Co have succeeded Hamden, Mason & Case, the seedsmen at 417 Walnut street. /8S8. The American Florist. 139 Subscription $1.00 a year. To Europe, $1.15. Advertisements, 10 Cents a Line, Agate; Inch, $1.40; Column $14.00. Cash with Order. No SiMH'iiil INisitidii Ciujiriiiitc«« Issue must UIDACU US by noon, Nov. .1. Address THE AMERICAN hLORIST CO.. Chicago. Catalogues Received. Fred W. Kelsey, New York, trees, shrubs and bulbs ; C. H. Murphey, Ur- bana, O., plants; John S Hay, Oneida, N. Y., bulbs, plants and trees; Herbert Post, Selina, Ala., seeds; W. D. Boynton, Shiocton Wis , nurssry stock ; Geo. W. Miller, Wright's Grove, Chicago, plants; John Saul, Washington, D. C, bulbs and plants ; V. Lemoiue, Nancy. France, plants ; J. Newman & Sons, Boston, Mass., wheat sheaves and immortelle designs ; English Specialty and Novelty Co., Newtoa-le- Willows, England, seeds. CHAS. E. PEXNOCi;, WHOLESIILE >^ FLORIST, 38 So. 16th St'ee!. Philadelphia, Pa. GEO. MULLEN, 17 CIIAI'.MAN I'LACK. (near Parker House), WHOLESALE AND COMMISSION DEALER IN Fresh Cut Flowers & Florists' Supplies. Flowftrs carefullv i)ackei1 and tibippedtouU puints in Western iiinl Muldle States. Orders by Telowraph, Mail. Telephone or Eiprest promptly attended to. A. a KIMIJ^LL, WHOLESALE CUT FLOWERS, Shipping Trade my Specialty. t3f~ Consignments Soli*"itfd. 170 Lake street, CHICAGO ROSE BUDS WHOLESALE THE OAKLEY ROSE HOUSES Ifieauty, Bennett. J n France, ."M'Tinrt, lirid<>, Niplietos, Ferle, ?• unset, Papa trontier, Bon Sileu*'. CHAS. L. MITCHELL, Mgr., P. 0. Box 188. CINCINNATI. OHIO. Tolcmapli Ad.ires9|via.W.L'.Tel.Cu.|('iminnati.O. KESriVriCOTT BROS., TO THE TRADE ONLY. ALL CUT FLOWERS IN SEASON. Write fur price list. ConsiKnmentB solicited. WIKK-WOISK made to order, and In stock. 27 Washington Street, CHICAGO I*>A.UIv Kzi-eoiiiv, 175 NORTH CLARK STREET. CHICiVGO, WHOLESALE FLORIST Shipping (.irdera will receive prompt attention, (iood supply of tine Adinntuni ferns. ©^VftofaAafa Ma7ifaU. Cjt Flowers. NBW 70BK. Or^t. 25. UoHes, Bon HllenoB $\ to Perles. NiphctOH.Souvs 3 00 Conliers 2 UU CuhUis. Ilennettf 4.1)0 Mernjef*. »rl les 400CO 5 no Lii f>uiice f.OO DiikcH .''.'Ill Am. Beauty .10 00("i :J0 uii I'lirltanu SOOf" HKO Carnationa. lonji 2 00 ( arnHtione, short 1 OJ •Jniilax 2100 Lily of the valley 8.00 Violets 1.00 BuSTON. Oct. 25. Koses, Teas .. f I .'lO Merrneta, La h'rance r. (id Brides, PeriCB COO Niphetos .5.00 Beauty 12 00 Gontier ;<.00 Carnations, white 2 00 Carnations, colored 1 00 Chrysanthemums 2 00 Lily of the Valley 6.00 Violets .7.') I'linsles .r>lf Smilax 12 IK) Adiantiinia I.IO PHILADBLPHtA. Oct. 25. Hoses, Buns, Safrain'S $2 00 Perles, Niphetos :J00 " Mermets. Brides 5.C0 Benn*»ttft -i 00 " La France. Cooks 5.00 Am. Beauties 12 00 (iontiers ;i.00 Carnatlone 1.00 Bouvardia, heliotrope l.UO Lily of the Valley 8.10 Smilax 20.00 Callas lo.o'J Hamnii lilies 10.00 Double violets .51 Single violets .25 <'hrysanthemnni8 .75 CHICAGO. Oct. 2T. Roses. Perles, Niphetos $.3.00® 4.00 " BonB,8afranos 2.00 Mermets 4 00^ .').00 Bennetts Dukes 4 03^ 5.00 " Papa Gontier 2.00 La tYance Brides 5.00® H.OO Am. Beauties 10 00® 15.C0 Carnations, short .75 Carnations, long 1.00® 1.25 Smilax IB.OU @ 20 00 Adiantums 1.00® 1.51 Callas 12..50 @ IVCO Tuberoses 1.50 Heliotrope 1.C0 Chrysanthemums l.OO ® ;J00 Vi olets SO ® l.iXi Wm.J. SIEWART, Cut Flowers I Fiorists' Supplies -^ WHOLESALE es=- 67 Bbomfield St., BOSTON, MASS. N. F. MCCARTHY & CO., WHOLESALE FLORISTS and Jobbers in Florists' Supplies, 1 MUSIC HALL PLACE, BOSTON. MASS Alb. entrance t'rciii Hanitlt(»n i'lace thrnuKli Music Uull. We keep a large supply of Fancies and Carna- lions always on hand. Return telegram sent immediately when unable to fill orders. AT HHOLESALE. The only esiabllMthment in the West ^Towinn Unses exclusively. ■Jnriu square feet of kIh.'-.s tlevoted to the Krowth of the It.ise, We cut, pack and nhtn the same day; thus cnaldln^ the consumers to Kct ircsh KoseH without bcln« handled the fecond time. We ship Cut Hoses all over the country with perfect safety. Also all the leadlnw varieties of younu' Rose plants for sale. GARFIELD PARK ROSE CO., 1<>.S8 West Madisou .Street, Corner SI, Louis Avenue. CHICSGO. WHOLESALE FLORISTS. 165 Trcmont Street BOSTON MASS. We make a spcciiill v of .«hi['itlnK choice Kusos ar.C other Fli'tvors, c jircl'iilly packed, to all points It Wes*«rnand .Miiiilic Slates. Ketiirn T«-lcKraiii is sent liumediatcly wben It 1» Impossible to till ynur oruer. Tho^. Young, Jr., \ Co., Wholesale Florists, INCURFOKA IKD IKK'), 20 W. 24th St.. NEW VOKK. ' J*(/Vauchan.'^ OpEU'rtt<}HY ■^.tfi, ■fT>^^ -O. Wholesale Dealer in Cut Flowers, 36 EAST 23rd STREET, NEW YORK. ESTABLISHED 1877. Price IjiBt sent upon application. LaRoche & Stahl, plorists & C^ommission /Herchants OF CUT Fi«i:^0WEI*S, 1237 Chestnut Street, - - PHILADELPHIA Conslcnments Solicited. Special attention paid tc shipping. Mention A.MEHiCA.N' FLUHIST. C. Strauss & Co., WHOLESALE ROSE GROWERS, Telephone n7i '( WASHINGTON, U. C. Roses planted f'C3exi JX'if^lkt /anc:! X3<«>'. CUT FLOWERS The choicest Cut Flowers at lowest market rate< shipped C. O. D.. Telephone connection. l"se A. F. Code when ordering by telcKrapb. For prices, elc^ Address, J. L. DILLON. Bloomsburq. Pa. WHOLESALES FLORIST. 230 Wabash Avenue, TIIE WISCONSIN i-I.OWKR EXCH.VN<;E, WHOLESALE CUT FLOWERS. ConalKnments Solicited. Send for price list. 133 Mason St.. MILW.VUKKE, WIS. I40 The American Florist. Nov. r, Mr. Thorpe Explains. Here is how I became identified with Ih it original design. After a. siintpltious meal at the hotel on lona Island, together with a few sportive friends I went to see the "Base Bawl" game. On arriving at the ground my attention was called to a group of men intently looking at some- thing almost microscopic in size laying on the sod, and to satisfy my curiosity I had to ask, what is the trouble ? One fellow from the far west said somebody had thrown uphiscollation, which wasn't true. At this moment up stepped the noble Fred Gordon and said, "John, here's an original design I have made up and I want to present it to the umpire. It's my own creation, John, but nobody dare present it as theirs. That Willie Allen is waltzing up and down here on the foul line with his cane, like one of the finest on Broadway and we are afraid he will club us." It did not take me long to grasp the situation and the design and as soon as there was an opportunity for the east to beat the west by a decision of the umpire, I gracefully stepped up with that truly original and valuable design and with my best manners presented it to that prince of umpires, Charley Anderson. Well, never shall I forget the time.- Here's what he said (the umpire): "Take that thing away! Strike one! Will Allen, why don't you keep these folks away? Foul! No ball, striker out!" Not to be outdone and knowing that those mem- bers of the S. A. F. who could not attend the convention would like to have some reminiscence of it, a happy thought struck me that a photograph in all its truthfulness would be appreciated in spite of the umpire's "strike one," and that's how the photograph came about. Sa far so good, but here comes the Croton tiglium, or the bitter part. Fred Cordon, the original designer of the " piece de resistance," wrote me, under date by the postmark August 25. — " Dear Sir : Kindly inform me what became of that piece, I O.N.A Island, U O 2 know. Did Cinderella see that Slip-her? Please reply or pay me for my eff'orts " I did not reply to Mr. Gordon for fear of being saluted with "strike one," or " foul," or "striker out," and this is how the matter stands in relation to what I did with the best intentions. John Thorpe. Judging by the Point System. Having recently had opportunity to study this system in practical operation, we have no hesitation in pronouncing it a great advance on the old method. The system should by all means be univer- sally adopted. There are, however, some disadvan- tages which should not be overlooked. Rarely will you find three or five judges whose ideas of perfection — 10 points or 100 points as the case may be — are the same, and should one of three have a low standard and consequently vote com- paratively high on everything, while the others having a higher standard vote low accordingly, the one who votes high wields an undue influence in the grand average, and where he may differ in judgment in regard to any entry, he may overrule both the other judges. This however will probably rarely occur and is not an argument against a system which has so many great advantages to offset it. An inspection of the " returns" from the judges is very interesting. The re- markable unanimity in some votes and the wide difference in' others is a subject for much speculation, but a still more interesting fact is that while one of the judges may occasionally vote lower on one point than the others he is pretty certain to vote correspondingly higher en some other poirt thus keeping the average practically the same. A very valuable feature of the system is that each exhibitor may know the exact degree of excellence he has, in the opinion of the judges, attained, and by how many points he has won or lost a premium. Where there are three judges voting on three different points on each entry, the nine votes of the three judges may be added and the result divided by nine, giving the average quickly. There should of course be no discussion on the merits of an exhibit by the judges and each be in ignorance of the result until the re- turns are compiled ard the averages computed. Asparagus Plumosus. How can we distinguish Asparagus plumosus from Asparagus plumosus nanus? Does the variety nanus have any tendency to climb? If so, does it climb less rapidly than the type, or wherein lies the distinction? This question has been asked by me a number of times but without getting any satisfactory reply. Your large circula- tion among the very best talent in the business ought to bring the desired in- formation. A Tyro. William C. Germond died at his home in Sparkill, Rockland county, N. Y., October 6, at the early age of 32 years. He was widely and favorably known to the trade as an enthusiastic cultivator of roses. Mr. Germond was a person of peculiar endowments. From early life singularly correct, generous, courteous, cheerful and courageous ; always earnest and zealous in business, respected and es- teemed by all who knew him. His fu- neral was largely attended. The services were conducted by the pastor of the Reformed Church at Tappan, at which place he was buried. He leaves a young widow to mourn his loss. W. B. Corning. Recoi* RofeA. Loi'iSviLLE, Ky.— Edward Morat has just completed eight new greenhouses on his new place. Grand R.\pids, Mich.— T. R. Renwick & Co. have built three large new houses. Trade has been excellent. Winona, Minn.— John Wunder has erected a new rose house So x 18 and added another story to his residence. Cleveland. — Miss Rose B. Gasser, daughter of florist J. M. Gasser, was married to Mr. D. R. Knisely Oct. 30. New London, Conn.— John Spalding has finished a new house for camellias and azaleas. Brick walls all around. Fort Dodge, Iowa.— John U. Kellen- berger has just completed three new houses, one 18x100 and two iSx6oeach, heated by steam. Louisville, Ky. — Nanz & Neuner have just completed three new houses 16 X 100 each, to be used for roses, and heated by hot water. St. Joseph, Mo. — Mr. Hans Nielson received first premium for floral display at the exposition and an excellent notice in the daily Herald in corsequtnce. Springfield, Ma.ss.— C. F. Fairfield has completed three new houses and has taken out his hot water pipes from all the houses and arranged to heat by steam. Allegheny City, Pa.— E. Ludwig, formerly in the employ of Ludwig & Richter will start in business for himself at stand 217 Central Market, the 3d inst, as florist and seedsman. Washington, D. C— A floral street car with horses also of flowers was con- structed by J. H. Small & Sons, for the rtcent banquet to street railway man- agers at Willard's hotel. Norwich, Conn.— G. Geduldig has finished two houses, one 50x20 and the other 40X 12, fitted with the Hippardsash lifting machinery. Geo. Young's green- houses have been sold and carted off. H. Goldsworthy is very low with con- sumption. Stillwater, Minn. — Mrs. Geo. Low has built three new houses, 25X 20, 85x18 and 45x11 respectively. Also a neat office 18x10, lighted by electricity. Chas. Nehring is now completing two rose houses 60x16 and an office 20x10 on Fort street. St. Paul. — H. W. Bunde has built two rose houses 14 x 60 each, one carnation house 12x32, two other houses 13x22, and an office 16 x 20. Louis Edlefsen has added a new rose house ICOX15. The German gardeners of the city had a grand ball October 24. Springfield, Mass. — At the Bay State Fair held here October 4 to 11, ten first premiums on plants and flowers were awarded to N. J. Herrick, of this city. Among other exhibitors in the floral de- partment were L. W. Goodell, of Dwight, J. W. .Adams and the Mass. Agricul- tural College. Minneapolis, Minn. — Most florists are busy repairing their houses and bringing plants into winter quarters. Weather has been favorable. Cut flower business is rather slow yet, but all look for good trade for the winter. There have been several weddings and receptions, but nothing very elaborate in decora- tions. Chrysanthemums are just coming in now; roses are plenty ; carnations and bouvardia are scarce yet. Omaha, Neb. — L. A. Casper has moved his store from Fifteenth street to the Paxton Hotel building. T. N. Parker has built four more houses, two 90x12 for carnations, one 100x16 for sniilax and another 130x8 for orchids, ferns, palms, etc. The benches are supported by iron frames. He has 1,100 chry.san- themums in preparation for the exhibi- tion to be held in the opera house November 15. An aquatic house 40x30 is filled with fine stock which is looking well. Hess & Swoboda have built two rose houses So x 16 heated by steam, and Clans Matties has erected two additional houses covering space of 162x44. Henry Ehrenpfort's new houses are two 60 x 14. two 50 X 16, with a new office 16 x 16, and boiler house 30 x 22. The whole place is heated by steam, a 30horse power boiler doing the work. i888. The American Florist. 141 Dansvii.le, Pa. — Xavier P. Le Due will start into the llorists' business here. Bun-AUi. — W. J. Palmer has com- |)letely refitted his liiiwn town store, Having it newly papered, grained in white oak ami put in electric liKht, and new refriijerators, adding much to its .'ittractivcuess. San Kranci.sco— The California State Floral Society has been ori,'anized with officers as follows : Prof. Iv. J. Wicksoii, president; W. A. T. Stratton, vice presi- dent ; Emery Smith, secretary ; Mrs. W. H. Ware, treasurer ; directors : A. I/, Bancroft, John H. Sievers, I). J. King, Mrs. Ahern and Mrs. Farnham. A paper ou " The Clirysanthemum " will be read .It the next meeting by John H. Sievers, of this city. The State Board of lloiti- culture will hold its semi-annual conven- tion at Chico, commencing Nov. 13 and continuing four days. CiiiNRSK Narcis.su.s.— It IS Stated that all the bulbs sold under this name are not the true Chine.se. The bulb of the true Chinese narcissus is larger and different from that of any other of the family. 10 ots. Jl^S.OO PRICE TO BE RAISED JAN. is/. The largest, handsomest, most valuable gardening magazine in all the world is The American Garden of New York. Its writers are practical, successful gar- deners, fruit growers, florists, investiga- tors and amateurs, whose experience covers all states and countries; thus it is adapted to the needs of all sections and conditions. It is thoroughly indepen- dent, not being connected with any nur- sery or seedsman'.s interest. It is firmly established, covering 42 years of age, dating back to the old HorlicuHiirisl of Downing, and the Gardener's Monthly of Meehan. It is practical, beautiful and finely illustrated. It is valuable to tte florist, fruit grower, market gardener, country gentleman, amateur, to every man and woman who loves growing things. You come the nearest my ideal of a Horticul- tural Monthly for popular cin ulatiou of any of the makers of such literature.— Chas. W. (f.-iK ■■•IKLI), Sei'y Michigan Hmliculfural Society. Indispensable to horticulturists, gardeners and florists (both practical and amatetir).— CvRfS T. I'"o.\, State Piimologiit >>/ Pcninvli'atiia. For introduction where unknown the magazine will be sent two months for 10 cents. Subscription price, |i.oo a year; to be raised on Jan. ist to |2.oo. Pre- vious to that date sub£criptions received at present low rate (|r 00 a year), for one year or several years. Two months now for 10 cents, for introduction. 8®° With American Fi.orkst, one year, Jti.75, if sent before Jan. ist, with ANY BOOK.S AND PKRIODICAlrS AT RE- DucEn PRICES. Address, s/n/iuo yom wants, E. H. LIBBY, Publisher, 751 BROADWAY. N. Y. OUR GREAT SPECIALTY. 'URE SOUTHERN t> NATURAL pEACH PITS J^OHNSON S^SrOKES I ^ SEEDSMEN ^ J CHOICE Southern Natural IpEACH pits, selected fioni 'original seedling Trees in Ten- nessee and NorthCarolina.which are entirely free from Yellows or disease at 50 Years Old. Owing to the almost total fail- ure of the Peacli crop in these -sections, our supply this sea- son is quite limited. Order early. Samples and prices on ap- plication. JOHNSON & STOKES, 217 and 2ig Market Street, PHILADELPHIA, PA. SA,-VI3; CO A.!, \i-V ITSIIVO THE CELEBRATED WILKS' WATER HEATER, Poultry Houses, Greenhouses, Stores, Dwellings, Bath-tubs, etc. RUBBER PACKING FOR GREENHOUSE PIPE CONSTANTLY ON HAND. S. WILKS MFG. CO., Monroe and Clinton Sts., CHICAGO, ILL. 142 The American Florist. Nov. I, Indianapolis. About 10,000 square feet of glass has been added to the greenhouse capacity by the florists of this city the past sum- mer. Ouite an interest is being taken in the coming exhibition. The public schools will close Wednesday afternoon of exhi- bition week to give the children an oppor- tunity to attend. The committee would like to have as many florists from other cities as passible attend the exhibition and the entertainment on the evening of Nov. 14 Write the secretary if you decide to come. At the State fair last month the display of plants, designs and cut flowers was very creditable. Berterman Bros, receiv- ed first premiums for new funeral design, original funeral design, basket, bouquets and cut flowers, cut roses, newest show design, cut gladiolus, palms, begonias, etc. Mrs. Hilker received first for best arranged display of plants and second for bouquets, baskets, etc. Chas. Reiman took first on caladiums, ferns and ger- aniums, and second on new funeral de- sign, original funeral design, newest show design, etc. J. Larsen took first for hanging baskets and asters. A fea- ture was three premiums offered by an undertaking firm for the newest funeral design; there were five entries, Berterman Bros, receiving first, Weishaar Bros. & Lentz second, Rlrs. Hilker third. Nothing can beat natural gas It is fine, and if pressure indicates anything it is here to stay for some years to come. The system of judging suggested by Mr. Battles is a good one and should be universally adopted. W. B. NEW DWARF WHITE DAHLIAS. SAGO PALMS. ETC. Dalilia CJinielliafiora alba, full of bud3,iii.>in. p<»ts, $;f per (loz.. $20 per lOO: 4-in. pota. ti.'-*) per do/.. ^\h per \m. Saaro Faluis, tinest stock in the West; 1 to 2 leaves. Jti per doz.: 2 to 3 leaves, $12 per doz : :'. to ij leaves. $24 per doz.: extra large plants from %'^ to SlOeaeh. Yucca Aloefolia Var., and Monthly Pelergoniuiiis, i^in. pots, tine plants, $2 per doz., $I;i per lOO. Also a few hundred very tine Roses for Winter blooming, 4-in pots at *12 per ICO, Brides. Niphetos. American Beauty and Perlea. Address JOHN G. HEINL, Terre Haute Ind. SPECIAL OFFER. Per 100 Alyssum.Tom Thumb $3.C0 Begoniaa, a-tsoried 5 tU Fuchsias, new set 3 00 Geraniums, Mrn. Ella Giddings, Mate Lewis, and Master Willie B 00 Geraniums, double and single, new set 4.00 Standard :i 00 Helidtrupe. Mrs. David Wood 8.00 Ipomft-a granditiora. Moonflower 4 OJ Roses, Teas, assorted, 2-inch 3.00 Tlybrid Teas, assorted 2-inch 5.00 " Dormant, Hybrids, strong 12.50 Smilax, :> inch. 4 00 A. GTDDINOS, Danville, 111. VENTILATING. THE PERFECTION Ventilating iVJachine I had on Exhibition at the NEW YORK FLORISTS' CONVENTION was pronounced by able judges the LEAST COMPLICATED, SAFEST, STRONGEST, EASIEST, and most rapid working machine ever offered to the public. Send for Illustrated Circular before throwing your chance away. E. HIPPARD, Youngstown, Otiio. Bulbs, Seeds, Immortelles, Porcelain Flowers, Florists' Supplies, Etc. J. A.. r>E> \rE>E>i^, (Formerly of De Veer & Boomkamp,) ^^oiei«:. 1^3 A?V^^ter Sti^eot, SOLK AGENT FOR THE GRNERAIv BULB CO., Vogelenzang, (Holland), Bulbs. [Flowers. HOOPER & CO., LiM., Ivondon, W. C. (England), Flower Seeds, Porcelain Ls. BREMOND FILS, Ollioules, (France), Bulbs, Immortelles. A. H. HALLENSLEBEN, Konigsberg, (Germany), Vegetable Seeds. Catalogues of Prime Hyacinths, Tulips, Roman Hyacinths, and all leading fall Bulbs, Florists' Supplies, Porcelain F.ovvers, and Vegetable Seeds will be mailed iree to all applicants IN THE TRADE. Per lOCO Paper White Narcissus, large bulbs $ 12 oo " " improved bulbs.. . . * * 14 00 Chinese Narcissus bulbs 100 00 Tviliuni Candiduiu, (home-grown), extra selected 30 00 " " (imported), extra size 28 00 " " " second size- 23 00 Freesia Refracta Alba, (home-grown), extra size 22 00 " " " '• first size 17 50 '* " " '* second size 15 00 Calla -ICthiopica home grown), extra size ' . . . . " " ," medium size . Gladiolus Colvillii alba, " The Bride " 20 00 Lily of the Valley, true Be'"Un pips — in original cases^ ui 2.500, $24 00 11 00 " " strong Dulch clumps 22 00 Dielytra spectabilis clumps 40 00 Sciraea Japouica clumps 40 00 Tuberoses, Pearl, Northern-growTi, extra selected iS 00 " '■ " second size, 3 to 4-1 n in ct^ cu-n 10 00 Paiidanus I'tilis seed (fresh^ . . . " ' 10 00 Cycas Revoluta stumps in all sizes at moderate prices. TERMS : Net Cash, without engagement Corrrspocdence solcited. Per ICO P erdoz. $ I 5° $ .25 I 75 ■30 II 00 1.50 3 50 •50 3 '5 .45 2 75 .40 2 50 .40 2 00 •30 I 75 ■25 12 00 I 75 7 50 1. 00 2 50 .40 I 50 3 00 5 00 5 00 2 00 I 25 1 25 German Bulbs FOR FLORISTS' TRADE. LARGE STOCK OF ELECTROTYPES OF PLANTS AND FLOWERS FOR FLORISTS' CATALOGUES, ETC. Catalop:ue of electros of plants, flowers, designs, etc.. with '87 and '88 supplements. 36 cts.. with veg- etable, 50 cents, which deduct from first order. Electro of this Cut. tl.50. SEND ORDERS NOW FOR WHEAT SHEAVES, Immortelle and Cape Flower Designs And all Florists' Supplies, Philadelphia Immortelle Design Co., 904 Filbert Si., Philadelohia. Pa. Delegates to the next the convention will travel DfjUfnaD (^3 T CI DO ■''" '''^ TO AND FIIO.M Louisville. Ind iami polls. Cin- cinnati and the winter re- ports of Florida and the 'Soiitn. For full information MGNDN ROUTE '""F"*!""""""""* address We have large quantities of HYACINTHS. TULIPS, DAFFOD'LS, atid all the leading bulbs, for forcing, grown for us on con- tract in HOLLAND, GERMANY and FRANCE. We quote strictly true, selected, first quality bulbs only; delivered free of all charges, duties, or packing expenses. Send a list of your wants for estimate. No advances required on orders 1 looked now ; and by so doing you can save money and secure extra fine stock. Address, z. Deforest ely & co.. Wholesale Bulb Growers I Importers 1301 & 1303 Market Street, PHILADELPHIA. PA. ^-TUBEBOSES.-^ We can still receive orders for tlrst-class Bulbs lor Fall delivery. CLKMATIS CRISPA, in quantity to suit. CAPE JAS>IINKS, AND FIKLD-GKOWN Ki>SKS. For iirires stlclre.<4s. JAMES M. LAMR. SuniivsiilR. FavfiltRVille, N. t i8S8. The American Florist. 143 AUGUST ROLKER &, SONS, 41 Uey St., NKW V»)KK, Supply tho TrHtlo with SEEDS, BULBS, AikI iiII kliKl.i of FLORISTS' SUPPLIES. Price List Free on application with business card. ROMAN HYACINTHS J30 00 per 1000. LILIUM CANDIDUM $4 00 per 100, f35 00 per 1000. MICHEL PLANT AND SEED CO., 718 Olive St.. ST. LOUIS, MO. C. H. ALLEN, (Successor to C. L. Al.LKN & CO.) BULB GROWER TO THE TRADE ONLY, JAMESPORT, N. Y. I^^ Catalogue now ready. GLADIOLUS, LILIES, TUBEROSES, DAHLIAS, TIGRI- DIAS, AND OTHER SUMMER FLOWERING BULBS. Bulbs and Plants IMPORTED BY C. H. JOOSTEN, •A COEMTIES SLIP, NEHT YORK. FOR SALE, in FINE CONDITION Adiantum Ciineatiim Perrtnz. Per 100 Fromfi-lnch pots Jfl.OO $t.i 00 '• 5 ■• •• 5.(10 .TtiOO " t%" •■ 4 00 mm " 4 •• '• X.W 22 OU " :!^ •■ " 2,.iO 1S.(» " Hi" " Per 1000, »76.(K) 100 Address WM. BENNETT, FLORIST, CALIFORNIA GROWN FLOWER SEED TO THE TRADE Carnation, Verbena and Hollyhock. JOSEPH SEXTON. GOLETA. Santa Barbara Co., CALIFORNIA. H. P. Roses, BtroDK ■-? and .( yeiirs. of best var. for bloonilny in pots; also Monthly and leading kinds for wmter tlowerlnp. Mosses and Climbirt:, Ac . in Kood asst. Arapelopats Vettchli. One plants cheap. nahlias, splendid ussortnient. tine ground roots; Grape Vines, leadtnK kinds. 2 year, very IdW. Her- baceous Pii'onies. Kood iisst. OowninK (Jnoseberry, perfectly harly. nrnfiiMe beater, never mildews. Also M general j-'reenhoiise stock, bulbs, nranwes. lemons, etc., etc. Write for prices. F. A. BALLER, Bloomington. III. We are No\\^ Ready to Deliver TUBEROSP] BULBS At the following rates f o.b. New York. Special prices on large lots : I'er 100 rI3si«» "Veitolaii, ^S.OO i^ei- lOO. I'lNEvST PRIMULA. AND PANSY .SICED. Apple Geranium Seed, iS3..~>0 per thousan. C Mention American Florist. FOR SALE. THE CUTS USED IN ILLUSTRATING THIS PAPER. Write for prices ou any which you have seen in previous is.sues and would like, AMERICAN FLORIST CO. CMIOA.GK>. WESTERN FLORISTS I MOM OFFER Per 100 DOUULK BOUVAKUIAS. Very strong, well-shaped plants, ready forG-inch pots $15 00 HINZK'S WHITE C.VKXATIOV, stronu clumps from open ground 10.00 I'KIMBOSE. Single Pink and White 5.C0 HIBISCCS. Svarleties. strong, 2-inch 5.00 MOON VXNJS 4.00 TEKENNIAL I'HT <)X. 8 Tar.strong21i-ln. 5W AMFKLOPSIS VEITCHII. Strong. 3-ln.. 5.00 Write for prices on Cyclamen, Begonias. Asparagus, Geraniums, Coleus, PasslHoras, Violets, etc., etc. Address ^1 s. GRIFFITH, Jackson Co. Independence, Mo. (Independence is well located for shipping, being 8 miles east of Kansas CItT.I Mention American Florist. FOUXD GUILTY! No. 25 Beverly Street, BOSTON, MASS.. I.riiiral ABrnI for the "LVDIK" Steam & Hot Water Heating Apparatus FOR GREENHOUSES. CONSERVATORIES. ETC. Hiis bPPii f.iriiuitly iricl itiul cctiMcleil by h lury uf over lUKI Klnrlst!* and <;»r»ietier{» tn the U.S. and rHtiiidii c.i liidiiK the best Hnd nii..st8Htlsfaftorv work lor the leiixl money. For Huthi-ntlc reports of these jurors, ftddresH Tie "CONVICTED," 25 Be?erly St., BOSTON, MASS, 144 The American Florist. Nov. I, Daily Record of Work Done at the Lincoln Park Greenhouses, Chicago, 1887. November i — Tem. morning 40°, noon 58°, evening 48°. Wind SE. Continued potting rooted geranium cuttings. Potted sempervivums and echeverias from out- side. Spread leaves in frame yard. 2— Tem. 47, 63, 52. W. Same as yes- terday and laid down half standard roses in bed outside. 3 — Tem. 42, 62, 60. W. Same as yesterday. 4— Tem. 39, 48, 36. NW. to N. Same as yesterday and laid down clematis. 5— Tem. 32, 49, 48. NW. to SW. Con- tinued potting rooted geranium cuttings. Continued potting echeverias from out- side. Bent down root-grafted roses in bed outside and prepared to cover with dry leaves for the winter. 6— Tem. 43, 66, 55. SW. Sunday. 7— Tem. 50, 68, 59. SW. Potted rooted cuttings of rose geraniums and geraniums Mme. Phitzerand EarlRoslyn; also of petunias. Potted little echeverias which had been kept pricked in boxes all summer. Cleaned white-wash from glass on front of conservatory. 8— Tem. 43, 45, 40. NE. Continued same as yesterday. 9— Tem. 44, 44, 42. E. to NW. Sifted sand and prepared it for propagating. Commenced propagating Alternanthera latifolia and amcena. Cleaned and potted old echeverias. Cleaned shed and frame yard. 10— Tem. 37, 42, 39 W. Continued putting in propagating bench cuttings of Alternanthera amcena, II — Tem. 31, 43, 42. N, Same as yes- terday and surrounded outdoor rose beds with boards to keep dry leaves in position. 12 — Tem. 32, 47, 35. N. Continued propagating Alternanthera amcena. Pot- ted a lot of geraniums which had been heeled in in frames. Cleaned echeveria offsets and repotted a lot of echeverias which had been kept in pots. 13— Tem. 38, 54. 50. S. Sunday. 14 — Tem. 42, 44, 45. W. Putin bench cuttings of Alternanthera aurea. Fin- ished potting old echeverias and com- menced potting rooted offsets in thumb pots. Cleaned stock geraniums. 15— Tem. 41, 45, 38- NW. to N. Put in propagating bench cuttings of Alter- nanthera aurea nana. Continued potting echeveria offsets in thumb pots. Con- tinued cleaning stock geraniums. Best Carnations, My specialty is growing cut flowers of carnations for wholesale trade. For white flowers I secure best results from Peerless, though Hinze's White has done well. I have two houses of Peerless which are looking fine. Of colored kinds Crimson King, Sec'y Windom, Duke of Orange and Mars have done well with me. This year I am growing for the first time Grace Wilder, Anna Webb and But- tercup. They give promise of a good crop. I have also tried a few plants of Wm. Swayne, American Wonder, Uncle Sam and American Florist. The Swayne died this summer of disease, the American Florist is not very strong, the American Wonder about the same, but Uncle Sam is one of the healthiest of any I have. Will other growers of the carnation please give their experience with the above named kinds and other new ones. It would save many of us trouble and expense. F. H. P. New Bedford, Mass. Are still offering the most complete assortment of young, smooth, thrifty Stock in America. BUDDED APPLES, STANDARD PEAKS, DWARF PEARS (High and Low HeadedJ PLUM.S, CHERRIES, PEACHES, QUINCES, RUSSIAN APRICOTS, GOOSE- BERRIES, CURRANTS, and a full line of Ornamental Trees. Shrubs, Etc. Also Extra Sized Standard Pears ol the Finest Quality. Special Inducements to Buyerg in large quantities. Tra.le List out August lat. THE BEST AND CHEPPEST Double Petunia Seed iP. hybrida grandifiora fi. pi.) In the market. For sale to the trade by the grower. G. A.. IWCoTiVVISSH:, NORTH SAANICH, B. C, CANADA. Mention American Floiist. *JCO "T^IIE ■X*.lrL.^VX>£2. CLEMATIS CRISPA. ARUNDO DONAX VARIEGATA, EULALIA ZEBRINA. H. STEINMETZ, Kaleigh, N. C. SEED OF EVENING GLORY. ( Wbite seeded var.). i.e. Moontlower. Pink Moon- Hower is a novelty not yet offered the trade. Eula- lias, Jap. var. and Zebrina. MRS. J. S. R. THOMSON, Spartanburg, S.C. ED. JANSEN. Importer & Manulactui 124 W. 19th Street, Bet. 6th & 7th Aves.. NEW YORK. Mention American Florist. M. M. BAYERSDORFER &, CO. S6 N. 4tli St., Pliiladelphia, Fa., Manufacturers and Importers of BASKETS AND FLORISTS' SUPPLIES. Send for Catalogue. THE HORTICULTURAL TIMES AND COYENT GARDEN GAZETTE. THE BEST POPULAR GARDENING PAPER IN ENGLAND. AMDAL SUBSCRIPTION $1.75, POST-FREE, ADDRESS, PUBL.ISHER: LONDON, ENGLAND OUR NEW TRADE r>iie E> O O^ O R» ^^ Contains over 6,000 Names of (Live) Florists, nurserjTnen and seedsmen, in the United States and Canada. PRICE ONLY ONE DOLLAR. AMERICAN FLORIST CO., Chicago. Bouvardias, Roses, Etc. Per 100 BOUVARDIA BOCKII, the finest pink variety yet sent out, l^in. pots $15.00 2-inch pots 8.00 " Vreeiandland A. Nenner,2-in.. 6.00 " Leiantha, 3-inch, fine 5 00 ROSES, fine collection. 2ii;-inch, fine «.00 VERBENAS and COLK US, 2-inch 2.00 Rooted Cuttings of Coleus and Verbenas 1.00 FALL LIST NOW READY, AND WILL BE MAILED FREE TO ALL APPLICANTS. Address GEO. THOMPSON & SONS, LOUISVILLE, KY. Per 100 De Gra%v, from open ground $ 6.00 Colored Carnations in variety 8 00 Primula Obconica $12.00 to 35.00 Primula Double Wliite 10.00 Single Primulas, good strain, 2-incb, at 3.00 New Coleus of 1888 now ready. Send for pnce list, and mention American Florist. I. N. KRAMER &, SON, PANSIES. PLAKTS A SPECIALTY. F-*-» AIJ novelties of merit are added annually, and I grow my own seed, carefully selecting the bestonly. Therefore I recommend my strain of MIXED PANSIES either for forcing or planting cold frames for spring sales, knowing that they will give the best of satis- faction as to size, variety and brilliance of colors. PRICKS:— Good, stocky plants, per 100, 8.75; per 1000, f5. 00. |y" Send for Pansy and Smilax Special. ALBERT M. HERR, L B. 338. LANCASTER, PA. ORDERS TAKEN For Rooted Cuttings of COLEUS, CARNA- TION.*!, VINCAS, GRANT GKRANIUMS. Ktc. $2.00 per 100; tl5. 00 per 1000. METAI.LICA BEGONIA, 2-inch M 00 per 100 ROSES. H. 1'. and Teas. 2-inch 4.00 " I)R AC.EN AS, INDIVISA J1.60 to »3.00 per doz. W. W. GREEN SON & SAYLES. WATERTOWN, N. Y. Mention American Florist. TOBACCO STEMS FOR FLORISTS. FOR SALE, packed in bales 200 to 2S0 lbs. No Chabqe for deliv- ering to depots. f PRICE : 110 00 per ton. $1.50 per single bale. ASDRSBS P. C. FULWEILER, 716 Arch Street, PHILADELPHIA, PA. TOBACCO STEMS. $4.00 A BALE, THREE BALES FOR $11.00. Average 500 lbs. to the Bale. Delivered Free on board. We claim to have the Best, Cleanest and Strongest Stems in the market. STRAITON & STORM, 201 East a7tli St., NEW YORK. i888. The American Florist. 145 500,000 "Cut Hardy Ferns These ferns are from 10 to 20 inch- es in length, of a 'beautiful dark jgreen and will (keep for several I weeks. They are used for Bouquet work, filling flow- er baskets, vases, &c., &c., and are I also used exten- sively for decora- ting church altars for which they cannot be excelle, HINSDALE. MASS. Terms Cash, or 30 days approved credit. All bills must l>e ]>aid on ur hefore January 1st, 1889. After Dec. 5th at Old Stand, 47th St. and Lexington Ave., N. Y. " The flower of American horticultural journals." GARDEN AND FOREST An Illustrated Weekly Journal of HORTICULTURE, LANDSCAPE ART AND FORESTRY. Edited by Professor C. S. SARGENT, of Harvard. Every progressive florist should read this new journal. Its pages contain from week to week articles on flowers, their cultivation and the most artistic methods of using them for purposes of decoration. Subjects bearing on the work of florists and the influence of their work upon the public taste, receive special mention. The paper is read regularly by many of the most intelligent florists in the country, who find in it information (especially about new flowers and plants) and suggestions not to be found in any other publi- cation. Now is the time to subscribe. $4 00 a year. Club Rate, 5 Subscriptions tor $16.00. GARDEN AND FOREST, Tritiline Building, N. Y. V^r If you wi8li to make a Chri«tnias pres- ent to your friend, send lilni GAllDKN and FOREST for a year. Kvery week will In- crease his ap]>reeiation of the gift. Tcutf(J)c iUxWivXxtc Qrfdieint jatrii* li iiuil in .(Stjlcu jiir .■) lliatt, |>canumctanbo bei froitco 3u|cnbung. 3mmer 6as Hciiffe ; iiur Original^ 2tb[)ant>Iiingon, au«f*Uc6lld) ubtv iRofcn. ^lilcllunj on (£rnft lUcij, Kcbactcnr, in ©tciufutt^ bei 5Pnb 9Jaiit)eim, §effcii, SJciUfc^lQiib. OPM^EjI«Bjr> THORNS FOR HEDGING (CRATAEGUS), PER lOO.OOO S45.00. ALSO Tciung Ornamental and Fruit Tree Stocks at BOTTOM PRICE, by the ten or hundred thousand. LENAULT HUET, NURSERYfWAN. USSY, CALVADOS, FRANCE. W For Catalot^ues lind Special Prices, address C5. HC. JOOSTEJIV, 3 Coenties Slip, NEW YORK, soXiE j^Cj-eitt eoe- the xj. s. HUGHES' SOLUBLE FIR TREE OIL. FLORISTS AND NURSERYMEN SHOULD NOT BE ^VITHOUT IT. Unsurpassed as an inseeticide, itkillseffectu- ally all parasites and insects which infest plants whether at the roots or on the fohage, without in- jury to tender plants: such as ferns, etc., il used as directed. Used as a WASH it Imparts the kIoss and lustre to the foliage which is so desirable on exhi- bition specimens. Dog fanciers should not be without It! It makes a silky coat and produces healthy skin action; kills fleas, and is excellent for wanhhig thig-s. Housewives should not be without it! Used with ordinary household soap it is an elTectual DIS- INFECTANT, BLKACHEU AND CLBANKR OF FABIIU'S. It kills insect life on man, animal, or plant, without injury totheskln, whereverparasites may appear. Put up in 1 pallnn tins, $.'1 25 > Full directions & trade Put up in 1 quart tins. Jl.OO s mark on each package. E. GRIFFITH HUGHES, Operative Chemist, MANCHESTER, ENGLAND. New York Depot «ith AUGUST ROLKER &. SONS, Sole Affents for Anieriea. HIGLEY'S TRADE LIST OF SEEDS. PLANTS. BULBS AND FLORISTS' REQUISITES Now oat. It yoa do not receive one, send for it. Address HENRY G. HIGLEY, CEDAK KAPIDS, LA. DlCOHATIQIia PALMETTO PLANTS and LEA VES, LONG NEEDLE PINES. WILD SMILAX. ETC. For Christmas and Hall Decorations. ZJf" Send (irders early to A. C. OELSCHIG. SAVANNAH, GA. XMAS TREES. BLUS SPttUCE. The lllueSpruce l8 a "(■U-fornied trec'f beautiful dark blue preen foliape, and Is everywhere the prime favorite for this purpose Sniull liranciies I !■ r dec'iratint' packed closely in barrel, for T2 per barrel. Special Prices on Car Lots. Co r r e spond- • Tire solicited. Terms: -half . a>h with order, balance Jan. 1, Reference, New London Bank, New London. Wisconsin. Delivered on cars here, packed in light, strong crates at fotlowiog prices: 25 50 100 2 to ;i feet high $2.50 14.00$ 6.00 :ito5feethi«h 4.00 r..oo lo.oo 5U»8feethiKh 6.0O 10.00 18.00 8 to ISfeethtnh 9.00 ir.OO 30.00 W. D. BOYNTON, Shiocton, Wis. 146 The American Florist. Nov. /, Chicago. L. Dreher & Co. are new florists at 205 North Clark street. Geo. Burke is out of business at 74 State street. Geo. Klehm now conducts the business. James Farrell has opened a floral store at 227 Wabash avenue, next door to the Eit<'h^i aud QuiiiquefoUa* pot- grown, orst size $8 00, second size $*i 00 per 100. Eucharis Amazonica, strcing plants from 5-inch pots, $15.00. 4-inch pots, JIO.CO per 100. CARNATIONS, Strong Clumps. Peerless, Kdwardsii. liinze's White, Portia. Crim- son King. Philadelphia. Hinsdale. James Garfield. Mrs. Garfield, Alegatiere. Fred .Johnson, Andalusia, Annie Webb, J. Gould and Century. 1st size. $6 01 per 100: ft« CO per 1000. 2nd size, »5.00 per 100; $45.00 per 1000. Perfectly healthy out-door rooted cuttings. Mam- moth set.X.X collection. $1.25 per 10(1, SIO 00 per 1000. General collection, variety unsurpassed, $1 00 per lOO, $8.00 per 1000. VIOLETS. -Swanley White. $1! 00 per 100; $50.00 per 1000. Marie Louise. $6. CO per 100; $40.00 per 10(0. I. C. WOOD Si BKO., FUhkiU, N. Y. COLORED ILLUSTRATION, Drawn from ^ature, Of PHLO.X nRUMMONDl FIMBRIATA, CUSPIDATA (Starof (.luedlinlmrgh.) — Highest Prize Medals Awarded.— Greatest sensational Novelty-Grashoff, 1888. Special offer, with colored plate. Wholesale prices gratis. General catalogue ready soon. MARTIN GRASHOFF, Quecilinburgh, Germany. HIGH GRat)E PSNSIES A SPECIALTY. After a thorough trial of the most noted strains of Pansies in cultivation, we confidently recom- mend the following to the trade as a long way ahead of all others, ftir size or colors : Our Improved Giant Trimardeau as the best for market. And New French Fancies as Extra. Trade Packages of either variety at $1 each. Seed of (lur own growth. We have proved these to be the highest quality of Pansies at the present day, and are the same as we exhibited in Boston in May last. DENYS ZIRNGIEBEL. WATER LILIES, Ifoung plants suitable for late flowering NOW READY. 1^ Send for prices. BENJ. GREY, Maiden, Mass. A fi»w thousand Magna Charta Koses, i)wn roots, tleld grown, very large and strong. Al3o5,000one year (ikl Multitlora Jap. (Dawson's stock) are left lor fall delivery Ask for prices. A. C.IOELSCHIG, Savannah.'.Ga. i888. The American Florist. 147 JAS. R. PITCHER. W. A. MANDA. Florists and Amateurs are cordially in\ited to see the NEW CHRYSANTHEMUM 44 MRS. ALPHEUS HARDY, " AT THE Orchid and Chrysanthemum Show, UNITED STATES NURSERIES, Trains leave New York from Barclay or Christopher Street Ferry, 7:30, 8:30,* 10: to, 11:10, A.M.; 1:30, 2:30, 4:00, 4:30 Express P.M. Returning, leave Short Hills, 9:50, 10:20, 11:00 A.M., and 12:15, 1:44, 3:00, 5:08, 6:54 P. M. GET YOUR VERBENAS EROM HEALTHY STOCK. I have the NEW MAMMOTH, and all the very best varieties grown for the Florist Trade now ready. (Only first-class varieties kept in stock.) I shall be able to supply 25,000 good, strong ROOTKD CUTTINGS weekly up to May i, 1SS9. CARNATIONS, ROSES AND PANSIES. A fine healthy stock to select from. Send for my Wholesale Price List before placing your order elsewhere. FRED SCHNEIDER, Wholesale Kutuisr, WYOM'NG CO.. ATTICA, N. Y. Mention Am«r1oan Florist MUSHROOM SPAWN FRE8IIIA Best >||||. irark. *>l , uiihurp'sM .>IF<»KTr.I>. — quality Ciin Ix.- iliuruughly reliMi 111) tu produce a tiiic eritp of the bi'N t 31 u hIi' rouiii.s. Our stock.s ai¥ the largest and IreNllPMl in the cimntrv. Quality guarant«tii the BEST IN THE WORLD.Why .spen.i your money on douhiAil uality, when you can get ' \vr*l ftt a price that please youV We sell rork-hnirnm prices forfirNt qnnht> Hpnwn. By mail, post-paid, 'i'i rts. per pound, Five pounds foriSl.OO. By express. Ten pounds for SI. '20, Fifty pounds for!45. One pound of spawn will plant a space 3 feet bv 4. Special prices for L.\R(fER quantities. iohn Gardiner & Co., i5iir„-7el'.;.T„ri5^noa; qua the GRAPE VINES. Moore's Diamond and CayuRH. early black, No. 1 vines, 50c. each. $5 0() per doz. Niagara, Empire State. Ulster, PuuKhkeepsie, F. B. Hayes. Woodruff Ued. 'i-w. each, $".;.oO per do/.. Niagara. Empire State. Hayes. 2 vears, extra bear- inir size. 'rUc. each. $4 00 per dtiz. Warranted true to name and of he^^t i|uality. Sent postpaid on receipt of price. AUBI'RX GR.APE NrnsKRiEfl, AUBURN, N. Y. If you are troubled with it, read these documents, and send for sample. A CAREFUL MAN'S REPORT. Monroe, Orange Co., N. Y., Oct. Sth, iSSS. Mr. H.\mmond :— The sample of " GRAPE Dl'ST" sent to me some time ago I have tried on Roses for Mildew, and so far I am well pleased with its «ction. // is superior to anvthing that I have found. Indeed, I think it ziill prove a specific for the disease. I am now experimenting with it for "Black Spot." * '"' - * Yours truly, FRANK CHARLTON, Rose Grower. "We use 'GRAPE DUST' because its reliable." Greenhouses of I. C. Wood & Bro., Fishkii,!,, N. Y., Oct. 3, :S88. Mr. Hammond: — Please deliver to our team one barrel of "GRAPE DUST," loose. Respectfully yours, I. C. WOOD & BRO. To better introduce, we will send samples free ifapplicants will pay post3i,'e or expressagc. HAMMOND'S PAINT & SLUG SHOT WORKS, FISH Kl LL-ON-HUDSON, N. Y. SOLD BY THE SEEDSMEN OF AMERICA. TREES. BERRY PLANTS AND SHRUBBERY, A^^holesale and Retail, C. BIBSi^M & SONS. TRENTON. N. J. We offer a very large stock of Erie Blackberry Plants, Asparagus Roots, Apple Trees. Peach Trees, Slirubbery Plants and large Evergreen Trees, Willows, Raspbern,* Plants, Catalpa Trees, etc. Your correspondence solicited. Wholesale Price List and Retail Catalogue free. Mention Amerlomn Florlit, HYDRANGEAS. CLEMATIS, ALTHEAS. ETC. Per 160 Per 1000 200 Ilydrangen 1". G. 2 lu 2>t f eel flU.OO 4,000 Hydrangea P.O. 12 to IMnches.... TOO M).W S.oro •• •• .Ito.vinches s 50 ») 00 2.000 VarleKaledLeaf \Veii:elm,8t; ki,^ Large quantities of our Pipe are in use in Green- houses throughout the West, to any of which we refer as to its excellent quality. Pipe can be easily put together by any one, very little instruction being needed. Hot-Water Heating, in its Economy and Superi- ority, will repay in a few seasons its cost. Mention American Florist. ©Qn- 93 to III W. Lake St. CHICAGO ESTSBLISHED, 1866. Floral Wire Designs, Mannf actured by 335 East 8l8t Street. - NEW YORK. THE EVANS CHALLENGE VENTILATING APPARATUS. wo 80:3 o5n2 QH^ g»B HISO n M H w f! W e4 s i» WHEN WRITING FOR ESTIMATES, PLEASE GIVE FOLLOWING DIMENSIONS: 1st. Give the number of sashes to be lifted. 2nd. Give the length and depth of sashes, (depth is down the root.) 3rd. Give the length of house. 4th. Give the height from the ground to the comb of root. 5th. Give tile thickness and width of rafters or sash bar. Mention American Florist. ONLY POTTERY MAKING A SPECIALTY OF pLOWER pOTS THE WHILLDIN POTTERY CO., 713 & 715 HrHARTON ST., PHILADELPHIA. SASH BARS VENTILATORS, RIDGES, GUTTERING AND LUMBER. NO WIDE-AWAKE FLORIST need be told it will pay him to use Sash Bars, etc. made from a CLEAR C\ PRESS, e Bars all Shapes up to 20 feet long. I^r- Sena for circulars and estimates. LOCKLAND LUMBER CO., LOCKLAND. Hamilton Co.. OHIO. HAND TURNED EARTHEN WABE Fric 2!^-inch per 100, 3J4-inch.... 4 -inch.... 5 -inch — " 6 -inch.... 7 -inch " No charges for pa ,, . satuple barrel before purchasinn elsewhere. All florists will find it to their advantage to do so. as we make the best and strongest ware in the market. Terms cash. Address all communications to HILLFINGEK BROS., Fort Edward, N. Y. VOLUME III OF THE AMERICAN FLORIST, Bound in Half Leather. Price. $2 25. ■ l/ist for 1888 $ .60 S-inch.... per 100, $ 5.50 .(53 9-inch.... 6,76 88 10-inch.... 8.00 1 38 13-inch.,., 2.3. 50 2 20 U-inch.... 50 00 3 75 16-inch.... 100,00 jltage or cartage. Send $1.00 for i888. The American Florist. 149 ESTABLISHED 1854. iGvine'sloilGriforks THE FLAT TOP TYPE Wrought Iron Hot Water Boilers. Capacity from 350 to 10,000 feet of four-inch pipe. Send for New List. PETER DEVINE, 387 s. Canal St., CHICAGO. Ives' Putty Machine. Patented Jan. 8, 1887. The best device ever invented for laying putty. With thl8 you can make uld lealty eaah perfectly tight without reniovinj: the glass. It will do the work of five men in beddiiiK glass. Setft by Express on receipt of price. $3.00. J. H. I¥ES, Danbury, Conn. MOLE TRAP For denttroyinir ground inoh'M in lawns, parks^ gardens and cemeterieB. The only PKItPKCT mole trap m existence. ('iir SIth: In answer tn yours. nuking my MpiiiiKti oi' the (Jurney II')t Waii-r MeiiiiT whirli ydii Mold me, would siiy that 1 have liiid II I teen yearn" experience in heating Imt Ii'nis4-s hy water, and niuHt say the (Jurney llctiter |>urchaHed of you has proved Itnelf a Wonder, both In power and ocnnoniy. UHing <»ne-third lews fu»'l tr> get name results than any heater I have ever us4td. The brick-lined pot I connlder a special teature. as it renders coiiihustlon e'lual ihruughout the entire pot. Vnurs truly, Thomas (Jkav, KInrist. jj^ Itlust. Catalogue & Testimonial Sheet Free. ^ Gurney Hot Water Heater Co. 237 Franl Ventilating HlfcHlNQS & CO. 233 Mercer Street, New York. Ki^e Tfaf}«i>r)s of ]Soilei»s, Eighteen Sizes, ffioppuqaiza Kire jSox jSeilepS ©aaale Jsetlei's, fejer)ical J^oilcps, JQasa Jsupr)ir)q w afep fiiafePd Perfect Sash Raising Apparatus. Send 4 cents postage for Illustrated CatAloeue. i^or Heating Greenhouses, Graperies, CONSERVATORIES, ETC." ALSO Cast Iron Pipe, Fittings, Valves .ind all Material for Heating by Hot Water. Send for Catalogue. MYERS & CO. 1 173 So. gth St., PHILADELPHIA. Florists' Letters, Emblems, Monograms, Etc PATENT APPMEll FUR. These letters are made of the best Immortelles, wired on wood or metal framea with holes to insert tooth- picks. Send for Sample. 2-in . purple per 100. $3,00 Postage lii cts. per 100. Also dealer in Florists Sup plies. Send for Catalogue. W, C. KRICK, 12S7 Broadway, Brooklyn, New York. M. M. Bayersdorler & Co., I'liilft.. Agts. for Penna. J. C ^'alIg:llaIl, Chicago, Apt. west of Penna. A full line of samples at the Convention. ALL BIZKS OF SINGLE AND UOLTBLE THICK GLASS FOR GREENHOUSES. ALL GLAZIERS' 8DPPLIK8. IV Writ* for Latest Prices. Mention Amertoan FlorlBt r '^m fkmmmm ffiLooBO^T Rmerica is "tlie Prow of the L'essel; there may be more cauifort b';t ire ¥ol. IV. CHICAGO AND HEW YOHK, HOV EMBER 15, 1888. Copyright, 1888, by American Florist Company Entered as Second-class Mail matter. Published on the 1st and 15th of each month by r/f/; AAfEK/CA.V FLORIST COMPANY. Grnekal Offices, 54 La Salle Street, Chicago. Eastern Office, Room 15, Vandcrbilt Building, New York. All communications should be addressed to the general office at Cl^Jcago. SOCIETY OF AMERICAN FLORISTS. John N. May, Summit, N. J , president; W. J. Paemer, Buffalo, N. v., vice-president; Wm. J. Stew.-vrt, 67 Bromfield St., Boston, Mass.. secre- tary ; M. A. Hunt, Terre Haute. Ind., treasurer. The fifth annual meeting at Buffalo, N. Y., 'August 20, 21, 22, 1SS9. The printed report of the proceed- ings of the fourth annual convention of the Society of American Florists held at New York last August has been received from Secretary Stewart. Certainly every member of the society — and every mein- ber of the whole trade — will have reason to be proud of this record of work accom- plished by the national society. It bears evidence of careful and painstaking work on the part of the secretary in its compi- lation, and its typography is excellent. The uniform high character .and practical value of the essays presented at the New York meeting was certainly remarkable when compared with those presented at conventions of similar bodies, and these with the interesting discussions on them appear complete in this volume of 190 pages, and we believe that no florist who is worthy of the title can affonl to be without it. If you are not already a member of the society send J2 now to Secretary Wm. J. Stewart, 67 Bromfield street, Boston, Mass., and .secure the re- port for this year. This will also entitle you to membership up to January i next, after which the membership dues will be $3 per annum. S. A. F. The printed report of the New York meeting has been mailed to all members whose dues for i.SSS have been paid, and should now be in the hands of all those entitled to receive them. A copy of the constitution and by laws has also been mailed with each report. Any member not receiving liis report should notify the secretary at once. Those whose dues are unpaid should attend to the same at once as the number of reports is limited. The opening date of the New York chrysanthemum show was changed at the last moment from Nov. 13 to N'ov. S, hence we are enabled to give in this is.sue a few preliminary notes on this show. A full report will appear in next issue. The Orange Chrysanthemum Show. Naturally it was a success — it always is. Good plants and good flowers — abundant enthusiasm and executive ability together make a very efficient combination for a successful show. There were some few weak points, but they were insignificant amid the general excellence. The weak- est point, as at every show of this kind, was the display of designs. There seems no actual reason why a rigid design of chrysanthemums should exist, but people will make them. There were some bas- kets here which were built on the same model as a store-made birthday cake, round and smooth, with a pattern on top which looked as if it might be made in gum drops. The general effect was enough to bring tears. But there were some few compensating arrangements, in the shape of loose masses of flowers, which were really artistic. General arrangement ? That was much improved by the addition of large palms, backing the plants and thus preventing any bareness. The pyramids of chrys- anthemums, such a feature at previous shows, were not really so good this year. The star of the show was the much heralded "Mrs. Alpheus Hardy," unques- tionably the most unique introduction of recent jears. One might say the most unique introduction in the entire list of chrysanthemums without being far out. It is a large globular flower, long-petalled like the Japanese, yet in regularity of form resembling the Chinese type. In color, purest white, free from faintest tinge of color, and most remarkable feature of all, the backs of the petals are covered with long silky hair. The effect is in- describably strange and beautiful, it can be likened to a white ostrich tip, and nothing else. One can see at once what an acquisition this must be to the trade. Its keeping quality is as yet unlsinown, but the texture is thick and fiini. It was a lovely sight to see these flowers resting on a bed of adiantum ; perhaps the only chrysanthemum which does not become coarse by comparison with delicate ferns. ^Messrs. Pitcher and Manda were the ex- hibitors ; they possess the entire stock. This flower received special honors. The committee reported on it thus : "New chrysanthemum Mrs. Alpheus Hardy your committee consider is the most remarkable acquisition in the wav of new and beautiful plants that has been introduced in recent times." The orchid display for which Mr. San- der offered a special prize — a magnificent bound volume of " Reichenbachia " — was taken by Pitcher and Manda. Their display included some of their remarka- ble cypripediums. C. Fairieanum, a little gem, C. Leeanum and C. Arthurianum were among them. That new kelia, L. Kyermannii, was there, a pretty thing. A good plant of Oucidium incurvum with three tall spikes of bloom, was noticeable; so was a big pan of Cypripedium insigne. The collection would have attracted at- tention anywhere. A fine group of decorative foliage plants attracted attention near the door. A big tree fern in the centre ; Anthurium Andreanuni, with its showy flowers; Pan- cratium oratum, sweet and snowy, and several fine crotons. One oddity with metallic leaves would attract attention anywhere, especially if announced by name. It was Camphylobetris Ghies- brechtiana. Adiantum Farleyense, Aspar- agus plumosus nanus, and other dainty plants completed a most beautiful group. Pitcher and Manda were exhibitors, first prize. The same exhibitors received second for ferns — a handsome group, though Iheir finest gleichenia was,in the group of foliage plants. First prize for ferns was taken by Mr. Burke, of Short Hills; it included a plant of Adiantum capillus veneris of tremendous size; many authorities declared it the finest plant of the variety extant. It was certainly remarkable. But this was a chrysanthemum show. There were the usual tremendous cut blooms ; one of Mrs. Frank Thompson, e.xhibited by John Cullen, gardener to Mr. Wilbur, Bethlehem, Penii., was ten and a half inches in diameter. This ex- hibitor made a fine display of cut blooms. First prize for 24 distinct varieties in pots was taken by Geo. McClure, form- erly gardener to Mr. Spaulding, who was conspicuously absent to the regret of those who remember his former fine dis- plays. Mr. McClure's display was ex- ceedingly fine. Second prize in the same class was taken by Michael Doyle, gardener to Mr. Ferry. ]•:. Williams, of Montclair, showed some native grapes — not for competition. For ID standards, Mr. Barr first, second Mr. McClure, gardener to Mr. Brown. Single specimen, first, Geo. McClure; second, Michael Doyle ; grafted stand- ards, Mr. Barr first. Pyramid, Dennis Brachen second, first withheld. For 50 dwarfs, first, William Barr, superb; second, Geo. McClure. Cut flowers, first, John Cullen, Beth- lehem, Penn.; second, Inited States Nurseries, .Short Hills ; third, Geo. JIc- Clure. The remainder of the prizes were divided among several, Inited .States Nurseries taking first from four classes. For best seedling of any section, first, Thos. Jones; second, Geo. McClure. Best 12 seedlings, Thos. Jones; second, Geo. JlcClure. For roses, Mr. May made a regular sweep ; five first and two second pre- miums, a fine exhibit. Mr. F. I^. Moore, of Chatham, made a meritorious exhibit. Mr. McGall took second with his asters, first was withheld. 152 The American Florist. Nov. IS. Best collection of palms, Alexander McPherson. gardener to Mr. Burke, of Llewellyn Park — fine too. Best cycas, Mr. Brown, Orange, Geo. McCIure gardener. Best new and rare plant, United States Nurseries; second, Mr. Burke. Seedling carnations, first, John Mc- Gowan. Too much can not be said in favor of the new chrysanthemums exhibited by Mr. William Barr. Mrs. Wm. Earr is a wonderful crimson, incurving petals lighter beneath. Peter B. Mead is per- haps the most remarkable golden yellow, with long tubular petals. Sunset is what its name implies, glorious yellow shading into orange and red. Mrs. Carnegie and Miss Alice Brown are more fine ones. Mr. Barr's exhibit was of remarkable beauty all through ; there could be no question of its superiority. Mr.McClure al.so deserves special mention and Mr. Michael Doyle, all well known a.s prize takers. Philadelphia wasrepresentedbyMessrs. Harris, Lonsdale, Burton and Craig, who with Krnest and Rudolph Asmus, Mr. Henshaw and others, acted as judges. Mr. Fewkes, of Boston, was present. Mr. Pitc>ier gave a pleasant dinner to these visiting gentlemen, an attention much appreciated. Mr. May had work enough for two, but he didn't seem to mind it, and there was enough sociability about the affair to furnish half a dozen ordinary societies. It was a grand success, and we only hope it may be repeated for many years to come. Emii.y Louise Taplin. Brevities From the New York Show. At time of writing this show is hardly under way, so it would be obviously un- fair to attempt any criticism. It prom- ises well, certainly. It is held in a large marquee in a cor- ner of Union Square. A flower show in a tent is truly British, and as such should appeal to the New Yorkers. We don't know yet who are the lucky prize takers. Mr. Spaulding makes up for his absence from Orange by a large and fine exhibit; Mr. Barr is here with his beautiful dwarfs and John Cullen, of Bethlehem, has a lot of immense cut blooms. Thos. Tricher, gardener to Judge Benedict, exhibits fine plants and flowers grown out of doors. Mr. Hamilton came from the pleasant land of Pittsburg, where natural gas and coal trains perennial bloom, to show Mrs. Andrew Carnegie; her first appearance in this form. Description will be given later. Mr. I'ewkes brought from Boston a lot of unique blooms, being the batch among which "Mrs. Alpheus Hardy" made her appearance. They are most remarkable; one which may be described as the most noticeable is LilianB. Bird, a large tubular petaled flower, delightful shrimp pink in color. Neesima is a strange yellow, and all this batch present marked distinguishing characteristics. Most of the well known exhibitors were present; later report will give their names and honors. Chrysanthemum designs were poor ; the artist who learned bouquet making in a broom factory appears still to be devoting his attention to this flower. J. G. Bebus had some fine baskets of roses ; John Finn displayed his usual taste in plateau and basket of ferns, palms, etc. Of course Mr. May had some fine roses; also John Henderson and J. H. Taylor. These gentlemen are always looked to for such flowers. vSome good decorative plants relieved the chrysanthemums, and the arrange- ment as far as can be judged in its imper- fect stage, will be eflective and artistic. The general opinion is that a well filled marquee is better than a dim and sparely furnished hall, an opinion in which many will concur. Detailed report in next issue. Emily Louise Taplin. Chrysanthemum Show at Chicago. Flori.st M. F. Gallagher's chrysanthe- mum show at the Eden Musee was an agreeable surprise to local florists. Mr. Gallagher is certainly entitled to much credit for his enterprise in getting up unaided such a very creditable display. The hall was well filled with plants, and while there were none which might be called really fine exhibition plants, they were arranged in masses of color that created a pleasing eff'ect and appar- ently excited the admiration of the average visitor more than would the handsomest specimens of cultural skill. All the plants shown were purchased outright by Mr. Gallagher and the show was given strictly as a business venture. A remarkably liberal feature was that after buying the plants, prizes for best, second best and third best collections was offered. The growers of the plants should certainly be satisfied with this arrange- ment— be paid for their plants and then secure prizes in addition. The first prize was a large silver fruit and flower holder; second, a large silver cup; third, a smaller silver cup, awarded to Messrs. John Goode & Co., Chicago Floral Co. and John Lane respectively. The show was continued for a full week, iresh plants being substituted for those which began to look bad. The displays of cut chrysanthemums and cut roses were changed daily, and some very handsome flowers were shown. A table containing handsome specimen blooms of Chrysanthemums frolden Band, M. Delaux, John Webster, Daimio, Mrs. T. Norris, Soliel Levant, White Venus, and other good kinds, some of them decided novelties, attracted much attention. A very pretty feature was an old tree covered with blooming orchids. A table spread with a cloth of white chrysanthe- mums on which stood a vase of pink filled with yellow was the only thing in the way of designs, though numerous baskets filled with chrysanthemums and other flowers were scattered through the hall. Blooms of Lapagerias rosea and alba and of Anthurium Scherzerianum occupied a place near the orchids and were admired by visitors as members of that family ; one lady pointing to an anthurium remarked to a friend that it was " the largest red orchid she had ever seen." Two large wicker shoes were filled with chrysanthemums and labeled " Chicago," while two of fully twice the size similarly filled were labeled "St. Louis." This caught the crowd, but a St. Louis lady who visited the show took the liberty of transposing the signs and they remained so for some time before discovered, so the joke worked both ways. The roses were arranged in vases with a bit of Adiantum I'arleyense in each. This added much to the general appear- ance of the table. The ownership of all plants and flowers by one individual per- mitted arrangements and changes that would probably have been impossible under the usual circumstances and the general eff'ect was undoubtedly height- ened in consequence. In spite of the large outlay the show was a financial success which is certainly gratifying. A bulb show under similar conditions is promised for early spring. We understand that the chrysanthe- mum show at the Cincinnati exposition occurred as announced, but strange to say have been unable to obtain any tacts, even in response to requests. Can it be possible that the Cincinnatians were unable to make it the howling success that was anticipated? Speak up Cin- cinnati. John Henderson. The retirement of John Henderson from active business on the first of Octo- ber of this year, is a noteworthy event in the history of American floriculture. Mr. Henderson comes of a family famous in horticulture ; his father was E. G. Henderson, well known as the late head of the large nurseries at Pineapple Place, London, England. The subject of this sketch came to America about forty jears ago, being then in his thirty-first year. What occu- pied his busy brains and hands for the first fifteen years of his residence in this country is not known to the writer, who first knew of him as a partner of the late John Taylor in the florist business at Bay Side, Long Island, N. Y. At that time the firm grew a miscellaneous col- lection of plants, and were the first to send cut flowers to the New York market in any considerable quantities. Mr. H. superintended the growing of the plants and was then, as now, an adept in all that pertained to plant culture. He was the first man in America to organize and carry to practical success, a chrysanthe- mum show ; the show was held at Bay Side, and while far behind many of the shows which are held all over the coun- try in these latter days, it was a revela- tion to most of the visitors at that time. He remained in partnership with Mr. Taylor for ten years and then removed to his present location at Flushing, L. I. At this place he turned his attention to the growing of the better varieties of zonal and other pelargoniums, fuchsias and a few other soft-wooded plants; these he grew in what was then considered im- mense numbers and the fine specimens he turned out have seldom been equaled, and never surpassed, even with all the added experience up to the present time; the good work in this department and the quantities he sent into New York raised the standard of the successful mar- ket plant in that vicinity many degrees ; he really taught the New York florists of that day how to grow such plants to per- fection. A few years later he .abandoned the growing of these plants in pots on account of the distance from New York, which entailed considerable expense in delivering them, and turned the whole of his now immense area of glass into the cultivation of cut flowers ; in this branch he has been pre-eminently successful. He has done more to raise the standard of cat flowers than any man in this coun- try; he has been a pioneer and leader in growing most of the flowers that have been popular in the past quarter of a century, and has been the introducer of more sterling good things; to him we are indebted for discovering the merits of that most useful of all roses, Perle des Jardins; he also, before any of his breth- ren in the trade were aware of its good qualities, was growing thousands of Papa Gontier ; he raised and introduced the i888. The American Florist. 153 HtVJ NNtOO\HCi MtW CKH0?N. Snowdon carnation; the hardy pink Mrs. Simpkins (Snow), and many other plants most useful in their day ; his recent suc- cess in forcing magnificent blooms of Magna Charta and other hybrid roses, in immense numbers in the early days of winter, are too well known to need more than mention. While dwelling on his remarkable suc- cess in his private business his discharge of public duties as a horticulturist and as a citi/.en must not be overlooked ; he it was who resuscitated the New York Hor- ticultural Society some years ago when it had lost nearly all its members and showed but few and feeble signs of life ; and as a result of his force and energy ( with the assistance of a few bright spirits notably Wm. Davidson, the secretary at that time), there was thrown open to the public the grand horticultural exhibition in Madison Square Garden, which has never been equaled in this country, and which was financially and in every way a grand success. It is sad that the New York Society has again fallen into a dor- mant state, but even now, with all the lamentable lack of interest, something good from John Henderson is to be seen at every exhibition. Mr. Henderson has also been one of the strongest supporters of the Society of American Florists and has been present at all its conventions; at the first meeting he told the younger brethren the secret of his success in life ; it was constant, persistent work. " When I came to this country," he said, "my time was from 4 o'clock in the morning until dark at night." That constant work in garden- ing, if coupled with a temperate life, does not hurt the health, his present vigor of mind and body amply testifies. He also, in addition to his work as a horticulturist, has for many jears found time to dis- charge the duties of village trustee in Flushing; is an active deacon and trustee in the F;piscopal church ; is president of the Niantic Club of Flushing ; vice presi- dent of the Flushing savings bank, and has been one of the most active spirits in the building of the recently finished charity hospital at Flushing, to which he donated five acres of ground, admirably located, on which the new building now stands. His love for flowers began with infancy and shows no sign of abatement, and while he has retired from active work to a richly deserved rest his interest in flowers, especially what he calls good flowers, will doubtless only end with his life. The new firm will be known as the John Henderson Co , and the former managtr, Charles Anderson, (now a partner in the new concern) will remain as superintendent. His many friends can wish him nothing better than a con- tinuation of health and of the success he has already achieved as a grower of first class flowers. The new firm is, perhaps, the very largest concern in the country, anil starts with the brightest of prospects and their establishment will doubtless continue to be one of the most interest- ing of places, always worth a visit from any one interested in the forcing of roses, which has become the great spe- cialty in the Flushing greenhouses. Philadelphia, Nov. 6. R. C, New Wedding Veil Canopy. A high panel with gothic top is fjrmed of wire work covered with adiantums and roses. A tiara of orange blossoms extends from this like the top of a can- opy, and from this falls a bridal veil which is worked out with orange flowers, lily of the valley and bouvardia in a lace pattern. Both slender silver wire and net are used for the foundation of the veil. Palms are placed each side the panel at the base. Klunder made this elegant design. F. A. B. Naming Plants. We all are very anxious to raise some new and worthy plant and reap the credit and the profit that should belong to us as the originators and disseminators. This is our legitimate right. As soon as we have raised a good thing and we know it to be good we wish to give it a name, and as we have been the raisers of it, it is only natural that we should name it after our- selves.for instance geranium James Hrown, carnation John Smith or chrysanthemum Robert Jones. Now if we of ourselves are capable ot pushing our new namesake for all that it is worth and we wish almost exclusively to command the sale of our own raised plants, this is all well and good, and Brown can cry aloud for Brown till he is tired, and Jones yell out for Jones with all his might, and so on. But if you do not wish to confine the sale of these plants within yourselves and would wish to have your brother florists also take hold of your plants and help you boom and sell them, then let Brown name his geranium Bonfire, Smith his carnation Spitfire, and Jones his chrysanthemum Golden Ring- lets. Then all of you can join in the booming .and selling of the same p:ants without advertising one another. Brown wont if he can help it mention the names of either Smith or Jones in his catalogue because they are his rivals in business ; for the same reason Smith wont mention the name of Brown or Jones, and you cant blame Jones if he too ignores his competitors Smith and Brown, lixpatia- tiiig on the narrowness of this policy is all bo.sh, it's human nature and it's busi- ness too, and it is precisely what is prac- ticed every day of our lives. Remember that the names that are easily spoken, easily understood and easily remembered are the most profit- able names because they appeal to the masses, and at all times strive after des- 154 The American Flortst. Nov. /J, criptivc names — names that will iu one word convey some idea of what sort of plant it is. We seem to have a craze for naming our varieties with people's names for instance, Fuchsia Henry Clay or Gladiolus Mrs. Cleveland ; well, this may be all right, but as these names convey not the least idea of what sort of fuchsia Henry Clay may be or gladiolus is Mrs. Cleveland, the florist who has an eye to business should renounce the idea of the Mr. Crowley and Miss Kitty names and give us something that will mean some- thing. Wm. Faixonkr. [We heartily concur in the views above expressed . — Eb. ] Madame Gabriel Luizet. The H. R. rose Madame Gabriel Luizet, the subject of illustration on page 131 in last issue was sent out by Liabaud in 1.S77 or 1878. The flowers in the "cut" hardly do justice to the variety, as to size. It may not be as large as Her Majesty, Paul Neyron or Baroness Rothschilds, but it will compare favorably with any other variety in general cultivation. In color it is a delicate silvery pink, pronounced by many to be the most beautiful shade of pink in cultivation. It may become lighter after having been cut a few days, but it never gets tinted with purple. It is delicioxisly fragrant. It was not until 1SS2 that it began to attract the attention, in this country, to which it is entitled. Its popularity has been steadily increasing ever since. It would have been more generally cultiva- ted long ago, had it not been so very dif- ficult to raise from cuttings — both hard and green wood. The people in this country have a prejudice against budded or grafted roses, and a decided preference for ''own root" plants, which has retard- ed its general dissemination to a great extent. It seems to have yielded more graciously to the propagators' art within the past year or two, for it is now met with in most of the prominent rose cata- logues. No rose, among the H. R's, is hardier than the "Luizet." It gives universal satisfaction wherever planted out, but it is as a forcing rose that it commands at- tention and admiration. It will bloom from ten days to two weeks earlier than Baroness Rothschilds in the same house, under exactly the same conditions. The flowers shown in the photograph from which the illustration was made were cut last February. It "breaks" free and every shoot produces a rose. As an exhibition sort it ranks as the best in England ; actually heading the list ac- cording to the London y(«n page 130 you quote from the Lon- don Garden that they copsider the new rose Madame Andre Duron identical with the old Bourbon variety Sir Joseph Pax ton. I think there must be some mistake in this somewhere, as I have this variety received from two different sources in Europe. Both are true to name I feel certain, but they are certainly not iden- tical with Sir Joseph Pax ton and while I do not consider they are identical with the old Appoliue, yet they very much more resemble that variety than the first named. It appears to be a free blooming variety judging from the plants 1 have had growing here some months, and prol)ably it will prove of value on further trial, but it certainly, in my estimation, does not come up to anything like what it was represented to be to me. One party wrote me from the other side that it would rival our American Beauty. Well, I do not know in what way it is to do it, for certainly in color, size or fra- grance it is nowhere in the race with that standard favorite. But perhaps I am premature in my estimation ( I hope I ami, but we get so many grand things in )ii!»tt- from the raisers, and after one or perhaps two years trial they very many of them go to decorate the nibbjsh heap'. Very many of our rose growers are getting tired of spending large sums of money on such worthless things, ami the sooner the raisers of new roses and other novelties for the American market learn to retain only such as are of real merit the bttler it will be for them and their business. 1-or while our jjeople are ready and willing to pay a good price for a really good thing, >Lt they to-day tre just as good judges of good roses as any of their Jvuropean brothers and are much flicker to resent any unfair dea ings. Let the raisers elevate the standard of 'luahty before they can expect us to buy in the future. John X. May. Summit, N. J. Primrose Dame. Mr. Hunt in qualfyirg his reniarlcs made at the New Yorx meeting on this rose in your last issue, exhibits a fear lest he may have said too niucli in its fa\ :)r .\ow I would go even farther than Mr. Hunt, and recommend this rose to every one who has use for a beautiful rose. Grant that it does not ecjual in size Perle or Mermet, yet it presents charms, and beauty of coloring not to be found in any other forcing rose. I make th-'s assertion and add that it will produce five buds ^here Niphetos or Perle will pro- duce one, and where good culture, and Its special wants are considered it can be grown nearly equal to Niphetos in size. But as Mr. Hunt remarks, where good quality, and quantities of buds are requir- ed give Primrose Dame a trial, and wlien once you have stronp plants, thi^ beauti- ful rose will not need any help to win its way ictD your favor. In growth it is weak when small, but with good culture, it can be grown into strong, healthy bushes. I send you a few blooms for inspection. Richmond, Ind. E. G. Hii.L. [The blooms sent were of about the size of a medium Perle, in color a pale yellow deepening to apricot iu center. Certainly a charming rose, though stem weak and foliage rather small. — Ed.] The Blue Rose Again. And " Nemophila blue" at that! Cox, Crews & Co., of Gloucester, Eog., in their pamphlet just received tell us that they not only have actually that rara avis, but a great many other before un- heard of wonders hitherto unthought of in the horticultural world. They have got an orange the skin of which is so transparent that the luscious pulp shows through it. They have got a cross between the black currant and the gooseberry, a bona fide blark goose- heriy. And a hybrid between the plum and the peach, and other things of like ilk. Are we Yankees going to be beaten ? Where are now our venders of the " Blue Roses" that flourished a few vears ago, the gentlemen that offered their wares each .spring from New Orleans to New York ''. What has become of them and of their strawberry trees that bore straw- berries like cocoaniits ? Where are their blue apples as big as pumpkins, why do they not now tell us where such things can be got, through the advertising col- umns of the Florist, or other horticul- tural magazines just as Cox, Crews >c Co. are doing through the London floral magazines? Does the .^mkricax Flo- rist question the existence of these wonders of the vegetable kingdom that it has failed so far to advertise them ? Does it mean to set it? [lardly fledged iS6 The American Florist. Nov. 75, existence against the opinion of the venerable Garden and Chroniile, who evidently rlo not question the wonderful story, as their publishing the claim en- dorses it ? Peter Henderson. jersey City Heights, N. J., Nov.3, 1S88. [The American Fi.ORIST would cer- tainly not admit to its columns an adver- tisement of such impossibilities as those described in the adv. mentioned. The blue rose confidence game is now so ven- erable that it bears moss of immense length, and that any one should attempt now to work such an ancient swindle through the horticultural press shows a remarkable confidence in the gullibility of the public. And that horticultural papers of high standing should adinit advs. of .such palpable swindles is in- deed surprising.— Ed.] Substitution. We give below a copy of a card posted up in the packing room of an establish- ment doing a catalogue trade, for the instruction of employes filling orders. This concern indignantly denies that substitution is ever practiced at their place, but admits that " errors will occur in spite of every precaution." After perusing this card it would seem Ihat it would be largely an "error" for a cus- tomer to get even one variety ordered true to name. I Safrano, I JeanPernet. rerle des Jardins 1 Mme. Margottin, I Isabella Sprunt, I Marie Van Houtte. i Mme. de Vatry, Duchess Bdinburg- Aline Sisley, [ Souv. de David. f Cels, Tea, C. Cook, The Bride : Bella, I Mile. Rachel, t Coquette des Blanches, Mabel Morrison - Olga Marix. ( Perfection des Blanches. We are informed that the list is changed from time to time to suit the stock on hand. No wonder that they are always able to "fill complete" any order received. Let us no longer dally with this matter. Decisive action is necessary. The sub- stitutor is a criminal and should be pun- ished as such. He is guilty of obtaining money on false pretenses. If the trade or the national society would crush out this practice let them take legal action in every case where conclusive proof can be obtained. Fear of the consequences would then deter those who have lost all sense of honor. The Florist stands ready to publish to the trade the names of any who may be convicted. Catalogues. Are we not over- doing this catalogue business? We receive catalogues with long lists of plants, from concerns which would probably find it difficult to house one plant of each kind that they cata- logue. Such concerns must certainly have greater temptation to practice sub- stitution than larger ones, and it seems to be almost irresistable to some with acres of glass. Is it vpise for these very small concerns to issue such a catalogue? We believe that it is not in the majority of cases. Don't try to do too much! Don't attempt to do both a local and cat- alogue trade. And above all don't send out a catalogue until you are able to spell at least a few of the plant names correctly. u-.- ^ .. I grow carnations al- . i'-^ ^^ most wholly, selling Vihe flowers at wholesale in Bos- - ' ' ton. Three quarters of the whole are white; crimson next, then pink, yel- low and variegated. Locality seems to have much to do with the success of varieties. Twenty years ago DeGraw was my best white; now I have given it up on account of disease. I have tried a large number of sorts from different sources and have grown a great many seedlings. Some of the lat- ter are becoming widely known. Among them Anna Webb, Florence and Silver Lake are some of the best. I have this season a number of new ones of my own on trial, and some that I purchased. I have Anna Webb for crimson ; Florence, soft scarlet; No. 82, (new) a fine early white; No. 84, dwarf white; No. Si, pure lemon yellow ; No. 89, Naples yellow ; No. SS, yellow shaded red ; Silver Lake, late white. . Silver Spray made a good growth in the open, but the last of August the lower leaves began to turn yellow. Since putting in the house it is doing better. It is early, the flowers large, somewhat loose petaled, and some of them split. I look for fine flowers later on. White Gem is not an early pink. A few straggling stems have bloomed. The flowers are very full, sweet, and in clus- ters. The main crop is yet in the future, probably not before February, and prom- ises to be abundant. This also lost its lower leaves while in the open ground, but is now looking nicely. Wm. Swayne made only a moderate growth, and the excessive rains in August caused the lower leaves to die with the others. It is now in flower, looks healthy but the plants are small. It is dwarf, flowers large, of good substance and very sweet scented. L. L. Lamborn is also dwarf, flowers very white, larger, and plants are stronger than Wm. Swayne. , , t. Daisy is another white purchased. It is only a moderate grower, but is healthy haviug scarcely lost a leaf Flower good size and shape, dwarf, and medium early. I had American Florist last winter and it died on the bench. The color is novel. Grace Wilder seems to be the best pink carnation, healthy and early, but gives a good many imperfectly colored blooms. Of Grace Fardon I have two plants, but it makes no show beside Grace Wilder so far. Mrs. F. Mangold is a good pink, rather late but gives nice long stemmed flowers. I do not succeed with Boule de Niege, it being liable to disease. Buttercup does not flourish on my light soil. The same with Hinze's White. I find it a good way for me to grow a number of different kinds of the same color, to secure a constant bloom by the different sorts coming into flower suc- cessively. ''• Framingham, Mass. Best Carnations. In reply to F. H. P., page 144, can say that Buttercup is fine with me. Swayne, Lamborn, E. G. Hill and Mrs. Cleveland are fine growers, splendid bloomers and perfectly hardy. W. W. Coles is diseased with me. Anna Webb makes a good many bad flowers. Alegatiere is not con- stant in color and don't bloom rich, but sometimes the floweis are fine. Hin/.e's White and President Garfield are A. No. i with me, but the last named is coming a little late. Mrs, Garfield is gcod for a light pink after Jan. i. Hamilton, O. Theo. Bock. Fireplace at American Institute Fair, New York. "The Hanging of the Crane," a prize design at the American Industrial floial display was worked out with great care and precision. The mantel-piece was com- posed of ivy, and there is an ornamental cluster of purple asters on one side, and a sprig of nightshade berries on the other side. There is a cricket on the mossy hearth. Andiioiis are of golden rod and the flame is swamp alder berries. There are ferns and Virginia creeper en the shelf. Long Island Plant Notes. BV WM. FALCONER. CoLEUS Golden Bedder was the firtt to succumb to cold and wet. The White Day Lily is one of the commonest garden plants in country gardens ; we find large clumps of it on every hand in old-fashioned village gar- dens and farmers' yards. But if a gar- dener or florist should ask for a clump just see how quickly the village lady be- lieves her day lilies are worth something, and it isn't an ordinary but an extraor- dinary value she immediately sets upon them. At the same time we must admit that it is one of the scarcest plants in the trade to-day. I question if there is a firm on this continent who can supply 500 plants of it. I propagate it by division only. It has never ripened seeds with me. It loves rich moist soil and at all times a shady place to grow in. Although it can be grown fairly well in open sunny quarters, to have it in perfection we must give it shade. ViNCA ROSEA is one of the finest sum- mer garden plants in existence. From the time it is three months old as long as it lives, be that one year or twenty years, it is continually in bloom. The typical form has rose-purple flowers; one variety has pure white and another white with red eye blossoms, and these last two are the prettiest. I use all three and in quantity, but I never keep over an old plant, nor raise a young stock from cut- tings as European books advise us. I save the seed in September and raise my young stock from seed sown in winter or early spring in a warm greenhouse. The young plants love heat, and when plunged in a brisk hot bed in March or April become "o'er a' the ills o' life, victor- ious." By the middle or end of May they are fine stocky plants in bloom, taking plants for the market and in ex- cellent condition for planting out. They hate shady places and dislike wet feet. They dearly love open sunshiny quarters, warm soil and rich if you like to make it so. Plant them in masses if you wish to enjoy them. Sometimes we have a lot of early summer flowering plants which, as soon as they have done blooming, should be cleared away. We can supply their places with coleuses, geraniutiis, French marigolds or zinnias, or with i888. The American Florist. 157 V\Rtp\.^ct M ^v.\tR\c^u \usinuit ^k\r. Ht\N Nor\(,. these vincas. I use a lot of this vinca for this purpose. It doesn't wilt, it isn't scraggy, it is in bloom when set out and it continues uninterruptedly in blossom all summer. The Aby.ssinian Banana. — "Well, now I am glad that I have brought you something that you have not got," said Benj. C. Townsend, of Bay Ridge, to me one day last June as he gave into my hands a small plant of Musa ensete in a little pot. In the side of a large bed on an open sunny slope and dry sandy land I had a big hole made and filled with a couple of barrow loads of manure and there planted tlie banana. It grew immensely and by the end of September some of its leaves were seven feet long. Then I shortened back all of its leaves except the center ones which were not ([uite unfolded, dug up the plant and shortened back its roots enough to allow me to set the butt into a uinch pot which it fits snugly. In this way I will winter it in the greenhouse, then plant it out again next summer. No wonder the people extol the grandeur of this tropical giant in the flower garden. As it never produces any suckers it is always propagated from seeds. The PeppivR-tree, or Chili Pepper is familiar to everybody in the southern part of California. It belongs to the sumach family of plants and is a small or middle sized evergreen tree, a native of Mexico and South America, and now extensively cultivated as a garden shrub or tree in California, where its graceful habit, evergreen character, beautiful foliage and aromatic fragrance render it a great favorite. It ripens seeds abun- dantly and the seeds are cheap and they germinate readily and the seedlings grow with the greatest freedom. These seed- lings raised in February may be six inches high in May. Then plant them out as a border to a sub-tropical bed in a warm sunny place and you will have one of the loveliest bands of green your heart can desire, and in passing by it you can not resist the temptation to lower your hand and pluck a leaf and squeeze and smell it. And it will be such a border that you don't find in everybody else's garden. If you wish to you can lift, cut back a little and pot a few of them to winter over in the greenhouse, for they are not hardy, but what's the use of all this bother and lumbering up your house room besides, when you can buy the seeds so cheap and raise a stock of fresh plants so easily from seed every year. But they make capital pot plants if they are grown along in pots from the first. Planted out they grow from 12 to iS inches high the first summer from seed and bushy in proportion. We raise them in this way and enjoy them exceedingly. Adiantum Farleyense. I notice a statement in W. W. Coles' note on ferns, in your last issue, that Adiantum Fergessonii is a better grower than A. Farleyense. I am very sure that no adiantum is easier of cultivation than Farleyense, and I have yet to find the adiantum that can be grown into such a large specimen in one season. I started last April with a plant that the fronds had been nearly all cut from for decorative purposes the previous winter. This plant was in a 10-incli pot ; it is now in an iS-inch, and measures over four feet through and is still growing freely. The plant sits on the top of a twelve inch inverted pot and the fronds are almost touching the bench, completely hiding both pots all around. I cannot understand why so many find this noble fern diflicult to manage. I do not claim to have any special method of cultivation. I use for all my adiantums (with a few exceptions) nice fresh loam witli an abundance of well rotted manure. I am also very careful to provide perfect drainage by using a liberal supply of fresh sphagnum over the crocks. I find it immaterial in what way they are watered. In summer I invariably water with the hose, and no need to be afraid of wetting the fronds (old cultivators ad- vise to the countrary). When the roots have taken a good hold of the soil give an abundant supply of water, so that it will soak entirely through. In warm weather do this twice a day. There is no danger from over watering in warm weather, but once let a large specimen of this fern get dry and we may say good bye for the season. John Dallas. Fairfield, Conn. Asparagus Plumosus and Var. Nanus. In answer to your correspondent, page 140, relative to these plants, I may say that they only differ from each other in their habit of growth. Though the dwarf variety certainly has a tendency to climb and under good cultivation will often attain a height of ten feet, its normal height is under two feet. In addition to this the stems are much more slender and tufted than in the type. All of our plants of nanus grown under ordinary stove plant treatment are under e'lghteen inches in height and may easily be mis- taken for ferns. F. Coloring. Kenwood, N. Y. Asparagus Plumosus. A Tyro wishes to know the distinction between Asparagus plumosus and A. plumosus nanus. The plumosus has a tendency to climb, but in the plumosus nanus there is no such tendency what- ever. I have grown the true plumosus nanus for four years, and it climbs no more than an Adiantum gracillimum or cuneatum. Theo. Bock. Hamilton, O. Hydrangeas. Will you please allow me through the Am. Florist to ask the best treatment for teut'er hydrangeas ? I had about twelve or fifteen two years ago, kept them in a house with mixed plants, growing all winter. They came out in the spring all right with large clusters of flowers and sold at a good profit. Last year I bought a hundred or more, gave them the same treatment and lost nearly half before spring, and none of them did well. F. H. P. Foliage Beets. In a former number of the I'lorist a correspondent mentioned the foliage beet as somewhat of a humbug. At that time when the plants were small I en- tirely agreed with him and destroyed all mine but six. They grew wonderfully and have been very ornamental all sum- mer and fall and now at this writing (Oct. 291, they seem more desirable than ever, as the frosts which destroyed other foliage plants seems to have added to their beauty as they are more brilliant than ever. They have grown about two feet high, the foliage is bronze red, the 158 The American Florist. Nov. 75, leaf stock bright scarlet with yellow cen- ter. AltoKether I think they will prove a grand plant for the park or lawn. St Joseph, Mich. T. A. Seasonable Notes. BY WM. FALCO.NEH. Examine your own collection, tike careful notes and do some heroic weeding. Discard and spare not all poor, wee washy flowers aad plants of mildewy, delicate constitution. , Full double flowers are most desirable and in greater demand than are semi- doubles or singles. Pure white, pure yellow and glowing crimson colors are more popular than are purple, red or mixed colors. Flowers with stout, stiff necks are pre- ferred for home or market use to weak- n ;cked drooping blossoms. The largest blossoms are the most ad- mited, no matter how double aiid perfect in form and bright in color the small flowers may be. , , . ^ From seeds saved from the choicest named varieties and hand-fertilized flow- ers we seldom get more than one plant in a hundred worth perpetuating, often not as many. . In light airy houses and with a little fire heat in cold, dull or damp weather we get our finest flowers. Chrysanthemum flowers from plants growing in the open air are of a darker or deeper hue than are those grown un- der glass ; what should be white indoors often comes purple tinged under open air treatment. Eighty-five per cent of first year seed- lings have good, vigorous constitutions, and ninety-eight per cent bloom the first year from seed. Among hundreds of seedlings I have observed that what was very early last year is only early or second early this year or vice versa. If any of the seedlings you saved and named last year are not as good this year as they were last, don't you think the proper thing to do with them is to cut off their flowers, then pitch their roots and bodies into the rot pile ? Visit the flower shows and take notes, but particularly avoid getting bewildered among the multitude. Be severely cnt- ical and insist upon general excellence, distinctness, size, fullness, brightness and purity, and if there is any doubt about any point give yourself and not the flower the benefit thereof. The already vast and fast increasing multi- tude of varieties compels this severity. For general purposes lean favorably toward the varieties that produce a large number of good flowers upon a plant rather than towards those that produce only a few extra sized blossoms and these with extraordinary eff'ort. And for this purpose you must give more attention to the plants in pots than to the cut flowers upon the exhibition table. Extra early, also extra late good chrys- anthemums are often more profitable than are those that bloom in the flush of the season. Keep an open eye in this direction. Cypripediums. The ITuited States Nurseries, Short Hills, N. J., is believed to have the most complete and extensive collection of cypripediums known, and they are about to issue a catalogue containing a com- plete list. The cypripedium is believed by many to be the coming flower for general stove and greenhouse collections and is already a favorite with leading orchid amateurs in both Europe and America. The en- thusiasm for this charming genus, has been gradually increasing for years and the hybridists' skill and energy are being exerted to the utmost to increase and improve upjn existing varieties, while numerous collectors aie searching the unexplored tropics for new s{)ecies. The existing varieties of the various species and hybrids are already so numerous and distinct, that one never tires of their beauty. A good collection possesses a daily interest, and furnishes blooms throughout the year. When small plants are procured they gradually grow into valuable specimens, so that they increase yearly in value, and become a good in- ves'ment. Their culture is simple. To be grown to perfection, they like abundance of moisture and plenty of drainage, being potted in peat fibre alone, without soil- given a temperature of 60 to 65, with ventilation and shading from direct rays of the sun. No cut flowers blend more charmingly with roses than orchids. They are noble and beautiful in themselves, unique and graceful in form, rich and delicate in coloring, of great substance and dura- bility. Their flowers last for weeks even after being cut. Thcs; who have never grown cypripe- diums should begin with a few of the leading species, and add to their collec- tions as interest in them developes. A series of articles on the cypripedium by W. A. Manda appeared in volumes 2 and 3 of the Florist. Substitution. A western florist writes that he ordered a quantity of young Bon Silene roses from a wholesale grower at a distance, and in due time received a box contain- ing the number of plants ordered, but when some of them bloomed the flowers were small, nearly single, a dirty white in color and about as far from Bon Silene as could be imagined. He wrote the firm but could not obtain a satisfactory reply. A draft for the amouut was pre- sented through a local bank, payment of which be refused, aud asks for advice as to his future action in the case. We have answered a number of such queries by letter feeling that talk on such a matter would seem superfluous to most of our readers but as the number seems to increase we will endeavor now to relieve ourselves from any future letter writing on this subject. If you order one variety of plants and the concern you order from sends you something else, return them at once. If you ordered beef from your butcher and he sent you pork you would send it Viack at once and insist on having what you ordered, wouldn't you? Well, the two cases are identical. There is no earthly chance for argument one way or the other. But if you should keep the pork and use it you would expect to pay for it wouldn't you? If you wanted the error corrected you would return the article you had received or let the niatter go and pay for what was delivered. With plants it is not always possible to tell at once whether the same are true to label or not, therefore you should accept them as correct until they prove other- wise. But when they have advanced to such a stage that they may be proved something difi'ereut from what the label calls for the time to return the plants has arrived. First advise the shipper of all the facts in the case, and a wise precau- tion would be to call in some of the local florists to inspect the plants that thev may be competent witnesses in case of necessity. In your letter to the shipper state that as the plants are not what jou ordered you have no use for them and request that he advise you as to what disposition to make of them, also that unless other orders are received you will return the plants. If no reply received within a reasonable time pack up the plants as carefully as possible and ship. It don't make any difference what stage of growth or condition the plants may be in— even if they should be in such condition that they will be certainly killed by the operation, jour duly is to at once return the goods, after you have used due diligence in notifying the party and have received no response. Of course it is presumed that you have kept a copy of your order and of all cor- respondence with the shippers. If the case came to a suit it would be incvm- bent upon you to prove conclusively that the plants received were not what you ordered ; that you used due diligence in notifying the shippers of the fact and waited a reasonable time for instructions before returning perishable goods ; and that the plants returned were the identi- cal ones you had received from them. Some will sav that they wouldn't go to this trouble for only f 10 or $15. " I'll settle this bill, but they will never get another order from me," is a remark frequently made. We do not believe in this way of doing business. It is not business ! If an error has been made by a reputable firm they will be glad of an opportunity of rectifying it, and if it has been made by some disreputable concern you are injuring the whole trade by pay- ing tribute to a sharper. Insist on hav- ing what you order, and when you get what you order pay for it as per original agreement. Deal honorably with all men and exact the same treatment in return. Long Credits. We want to say a word about long credits. These are most expensive lux- uries and it is remarkable how many in- dulge in such costly things. There are few wholesale houses that give a credit of 30 to 60 days on bills of goods that do not allow from 3 to 5 per cent off" for cash in 10 days, and some houses allow as high as 10 per cent. When you take a credit of 60 days from a house that allows 5 per cent for cash you are paying for the use of that money at the rate of 30 per cent per annum; on a credit of 30 days from a"house that allows 3 per cent for cash you are paying interest at the rate of 36 per cent per annum; on a credit of 60 days from a house that allows 10 per cent for cash you are paying interest at the rate of 60 per cent per annum. If \ ou arc able to obtain credit at all you must certainly be woi th some property and lie able to secure a loan at the bank. If you are short of money when bills are due how much cheaper it would be for you to secure a loan from the bank at 6, S or even 10 per cent per annum, and pay your bills after having deducted the i888. The American Florist. 159 OOUBLt UUUW ^URM'JU. discount for casb, saving frcm 20 to 50 per cent per annum in interest. Perhaps you hadn't thought of it in this lignt before. But, you say: "I don't always pay these bills when the usual credit has ex- pired. I let them run three or four months, sometimes longer, and so I wouldn't save so much interest by going to the bank." Ah ! But is that honor- able? If a bill is due November i accord- ing to the terms of sale and you permit it to run till March i, you are withhold- ing from some one money that belongs to them, not to you. You have practi- cally dishonored a note when due. In addition to this how about your future credit with that house ? Will they be as anxious for your orders as they would if you paid promptly ? Will they make you as close fig II rrs as Ihey would if they felt assured that payment would follow promptly when due? There can be but one answer to both these questions. Be careful about giving long credits in your own business. Recklessness in regard to these matters has been the ruin of many a bunness man. The greatest fallacy of all is the policy described in the remark quite frequently made : " If I could get what is due me from that man I would never give him another dollar's credit, but if I stop selling liim now I would lose all I have on the books against him." This is the lieiglil of folly. When this stage is reached cliop it right off short anil waste no time in getting in your claim while there is yet hope. Let some other fool carry mea of that kind. Don't let any account run over si.x months without a settlement. Get a note if you can't get cash. The wholesale houses who give long credits to irresponsible parties do the whole trade a great injury. It is really surprising after each smash up of one of these brilliant but irresponsible parties to find how many houses have been cajoled into giving credit for considerable sums, and that to men who have employed sim- ilar tactics several times before. Credit is necessary to the proper trans- action of business, but in these days of brisk competition its abuses have grown to wonderful proportions. Conservatism in financial matters has grown to he one of the most essential features of success- ful business management. Catalogue Spellirg. Now that we have provided a com- mittee to revise our present jumbled nomenclature, how about some means of securing more correct spelling of the names afterward ? While the compilers of a few catalogues seem to exercise care in this matter, the majority have a large proportion of the names horribly misspelled. Is it lack of knowledge or carelessness and poor proofreading? Probably in some cases it is the first, in others the latter, and in still others a combination of both. We have seen common names which must have been as familiar as the alphabet so misspelled that as they appeared in the catalogue they resembled more the names of some Russian villages than common plant names. Any one who has a business of suffi- cient site to warrant sending out a cata- logue should have sufficient pride in it to see that the names are at least cor- rectly spelled, e\en if the discriptioDS are rather lurid. In addition the retail buyers of plants use these catalogues as authority on the spelling of the names ; give them correct names or none at all. A buyer judges a house very much by its catalogue. A poorly gctten up cata- I logue full of misspelled words and typo- graphical blunders creates a poor im- pression at once on a discrimioaticg buyer. Send out a good catalogue if you send any, for a poor one will prob- ably do you more harm than good. Double Auratum Lily. Our illustration is fmm a pbo'.ograph of ibe flower.^ sent us by Mr. K. F. Sieg- enthaler, Woosttr. O., ard mentioned in our issue of October 15. In each llower there were two rows of segmetls looking much as though one perif.nth hsrl been set inside of the other. A number of the segments were in a state of partial trars- formation frcm the stamens, anthers being in several cases to be seen on the tip or edge of the segments. The beauty of the flower is certainly not enhanced by being "doubled," but should it be possil le to perpetuate this freak, catalogue men would proljably find it a great caid, the tirg'e auratum being so well and favorably known and people so anxious fcr "double " flowers. Should this double auratum be cata- logued with the defcr;])Mon usually ac- corded such novelties, we have no c'oubt the buyers would expect a flower as double as a dahlia. . Our National Emblem. I am very much pleased with Jlr. Bat- tles'article on the "Convention of Na- tional flowers," and it has opened up to me some new ideas about what care should be used in adopting our emblem. I regret exceedingly my inability to ex- press my thoughts as beautifully. Would it be right for us, the grandest nation on the face of the globe, to adopt a flower that is comparatively unknown in other countries than ours? one that all strangers would know only from pictures and not from actual acquaint- ance. I would say, no! Let it be some- thing which every being in the world is more or less familiar with and one which they have supreme respect for and look upon it with awe fcr its wonderful strength. Do not let it be the golden rod, Nymphita odorata, rudbeckia, or any like flower. Can we as florists use any other than a liotanical name ? If not, then in place of golden rod (a merely Iccsl name) we must use the name solicUgo. Look in your dictionary and you find the sDlidago is clo'iely allied to the a^ter fam- ily, and that it is comparatively speaking indigenous ocly to this country. There- fore, foreigners would no', know the flower, as it is unknown with them ; a sufficient cause to make th's flower un- desirable. Shall we adopt the water lily as our emblem ^' Jly vote again should be cast in the negative; weie we to adopt the Nvmpbica odorata it would be supposed that we were copying after both Hiu- doostanee and Egyptian, which have adopted as the'r emblems Njiiiphjea rubra and the Ictus respectively. I)cn't let us add another nyniphiea iN. odor- ata) to represent a third nat onalembkm. Mr. Battles spoke of the water lily going to sleep; had any of us thought ot this fact. We represent ourselves as a nstion always alert and ready to grasp any new ideas and improvements. Is the water lily then symbolical of our energy and jiush ? Of all the flowers and plants that have thus far been presented for selection, I would vote for Mr. Battles' oak. It car- ries cut the idea of our aim as citizens ; it is a representative of the noblest, i6o American Florist. Nov. 15, strongest and grandest vegetable life, the three ijualities that we all aim to reach as loyal cit'zeus of this grand country. It starts just as our nation did, from a small beginning, the acoiii as compared with a band of Puritans. Then the Oak tree, the "Monarch of the Forest," as compared with the national government of today, the monarch among nations Some of your reaiers may oppose the oak from the fact that it is not a flower. Let this have no weight with us, for on looking over a list of national emblems both ancient and modern, how often we find that leaves are used. Among them we can mention the laurel, palm, olive, shamrock and acanthus. Don't let us put the first stain on that grand flag present, d to the national society by adopting an unworthy flower or leaf as our emblem. Very few of us can loak around ourhomes without being reminded of the grandeur, strength and durability of our favorite, the oak. The question of durability raises an- other point in favor of the oak. Public men ia Europe have said that it was an impossibility for a republic to exist for over a couple of centuries. We refute the idea and the oak would therefore be a fitting emblem in that it is, as a tree, most durable. Lastly, in the language of flowers, the oak means hospitality ; how suitable for a nation that opens its portals wide to the oppressed of all nations to adopt as its emblem such a suitable leaf and fruit. Philadelphia. Chas. F. I^vans. Philadelphia. Our chrysanthemum show takes place the 13th to i6th inst ; we are promised great things. Cut flowers of chrysanthe- mums are selling now from 25 cents to %2 per dozen ; we understand that some New York florists are selling them for as much as |5 a dozen ; Philadelphia has not yet enthused enough ;o pay such prices, but we are living in hopes. Roses sell at about the same prices as I quoted in my last. Fern pans for table decoration are more popular than ever ; many families have two, one being taken away at the end of the week and the fresh one delivered. In this way the pans are always in good condition and make a cheap and beauti- ful table ornament. There is quite a cry against the use of ribbons with flowers ; in the main we l)elieve the opposition well founded, but in some cases ribbons are effective. An instance of this came under our notice a few days ago. A prominent club gave a dinner anil used 500 yards of ribbon of the club's colors. They had a large ball of laurel sixteen feet in circumference hanging from the ceiling in the center of the room and directly over the center of the table. P'rom the base of the ball they had probably 150 ends of ribbons of the club's colors hanging ; tacked on the ends of the table and on the centers of the two sides were ribbons arranged in fan shape. On all candelabra were sashes of ribbons and on the officers chairs were canopies made of laurel wreathing and ribVoiis. While we are not in favor of this profuse use of ribbons, we cannot help admitting that in such instances it is very effective. Dried, pressed autumn leaves are effect- ive in dinner decorations at this season. Such leaves do not wither. They are made into sprays which can be festooned over the chandelier and mirrors, then wreaths made of them to place around the mirrors upon which stand the cande- labra, and upon the center one a fine cut- glass bowl rilled with Puritan roses on extra long s'.ems. This arrangement was much admired at one of our best club houses. Draccena fragrans and Araucaria excelsa (Norfolk Island Pine) are very popular for house plants this season. Two gentlemen were seen the other day with an oaklesfand acoiii in their buttonhole. They evidently have heard of its baing propostd as our national emblem and aie in favor of it. Grace Wilder ca-nations will not be as scarce this year as previously. Our growers have more of them planted and one firm has contracted for 2,000 cut flowers of this variety a week with a Bostonian. A wreath or cluster of flowers has been used in place of crape to mark the houses that have been visited by detth. Not a new idea but one that should be encour- aged. Among the growers Messrs. Harris' ard Colflesh have entered for the grand prize. We are promised some chrysanthemum flowers 12 inches in diameter. Quite wordetful, don't you think so? The places of Slessrs. Craig, L'lisdale, Burton and Evans are all looking promis- ing for a big winter's business Their stock generally speaking looks fine and we hope it will exceed their anticipations Chas. F. Evans has put up a house especially for orchids and has added four others Messrs. Craig & Bro. have built a house for azaleas which they have just imported. Messrs. R. Atkinson & Son, Edgewater Park, N. J., have seven houses and sev- eral framts. all of which look well and are extremely neat. They are among the largest growers of chrysanthemums for their flowers, and grow roses and a general stock for spring. Violets, both single and double, sre more plentiful this year than ever before. We are glad to say that a number of growers have stock of lemon verbena, rose geranium, heliotrope, Adiantum cu- neatum and Asparagus plumosus for cut- ting purposes, and promise them in quantity during the season. Several of Philadelphia's prominent growers went to the Orange chr} santhe- mum show to act as judges. We are glad to see by Mrs. Benson's article that the New Yorkers are com- mencing to appreciate the Puritan rose, as we feel that it is a rose that has come to stay. H. H. Battli:,s. Boston. The Mass. Hort. vSociety has generously granted the use of its library room to the Gardeners' and P'lorists' Club for their meetings. Geo. L. Parkerof Dorchester, has made large additions to his rose houses. The steam heating arrangement in these is one of the most perfect systems in the country. Chrysanthemums are very abundant. There is a noticeable improvement in the quality of those grown this j'ear, as to variety and in size of flower. Many magnificent specimen blooms are to be seen in the store windows, and these bring orices equal to the best selected roses. Much regret is expressed that so many of the chrysanthemum exhibitions have been set for the same days. The various societ'es in arranging for these shows would do well to consult one another and arrange as far as possible that their ex- hibitions should be consecutive, thus giv- ing exhibitors an opportunity to show at various places and givingthose interested an opportunity to visit the different cities. Roses are very abundant at present. This is due partly to the influence of the chrysanthemums, but mainly to the bright warm weather that has prevailed. One large grower states that at no time during llie past year have his American Beauties been so prolific and full of fine blooms as at present. Sunset has new become an established favorite here, even mote so than the Perle. W. J. S. Harry B. Morse, of the firm of T. Donovan & Co., florists at Natick, Mass , died at his father's horre in South Fram- ingham, Mass., October 28. He had been ill for nearly three weeks with typhoid fever, the symptoms from the first being of an alarming nature, but his death was a great surprise to his friends, who for a few daj s Lad corsidered that there was a prospect of his recovery. Mr. Morse was born in Fitchburg, Feb- ruary 13, 1863, At the age of 10 years his parents removed to Framicgham. He came to Natick in 1879 and entered the employ of T. Donovan, and in 18S0, at the age of 17 years, became an equal partner in the business. He was natu- rally of a quiet and retiring dispositit n, but when well acquainted was found to be of a social nature and made firm friends. In his business relations he was always honorable and won the esteem of all with whom he had dealings. At the time of his death he was a member of tl: e Boston Florist Club and the Society of American Florists. Baltimore Parks. Probably the grandeur and sublimity of scenery in Dtuid Hill Park is rarely excelled, and indeed the entire park has been regarded by cosmopolitans as ex- ceeding anything of its kind in natural Ijeauty, as the aim here has been to assist nature in the embellishment of this pleasure ground, rather than to bring it intosubjection by the landscape gardener. At this season the autumnal tints and colorings are exquisite. The dells in this park are truly lovely. The bro.wn leaves of centuries have fallen and car- peted these refreshing retreats which are very suggestive of repose. A fine arch- way has been formed by removing trees and pruning off branches of others, and from the Mansion House a glimpse through this will reward the observer with a picture, the perspective of which would gladcen the eye of any artist, let him be the most exacting. Two rows of magnificent lindens line either side of the mall and finally en- circle the music pavilion, and on Whit- suntide we can almost imagine — and probably the Germans dc — " Unter den Linden" of their "Vaterland." A fine lake contains 60 acres of water, the mean depth of which is 40 feet, the water being so pure as to present a steel-blue color. This lake is a part of Baltimore's water supply and is seen on entering the main entrance. A fine forest of oaks is re- flected in its placid bosom. The park abounds in finest forest trees, many of which have withstood the rav- ages of centuries. Some with twisted trunks and gnarled branches seem to have contended with nature in a grand struggle for supremac}'. Several espla- nades have been built overlooking a magnificent country and lovely vistas have been formed. The Woodberry iSS8. The American Florist. i6i esplanade is the most prominent from which the observer can see the iiianiifec- turiug town of Woodberry, with its in- dustrial establishments. The chit-f cotton mills are here planted, also extensive iron foundi ies. The massivi' hills behind this busy place seem frowning down on the stir and bustle below and seem ready with little provocation to entirely anni- hilate the town. A fine conservatory is being erected in Drui 1 Hill at a cost of f6o.(ioo. the main building of whicli, with dome 6ci feet high, his been completed, and is slocked with a fine collection of plants. The two winijs, each 130 feet lont; and .\u feet wide are yet to be built. The perfect arrangement of this building is un- ecjualed in the heating, ventilation and drainage. In the environs of Baltimore are other parks quite interesting in themselves. Patterson Park is situated in Kast Bal- timore. From its main plateau one may see that part of the Patapsco river on which the British Man of War was an- chored, on which (as piisDner) was Francis Scott Key, the composer of the "Star Spangled Banner," and floating free to the breezes of heaven on the par- apets of Fort McHenry, can still be seen those bright stars and broad stripes which so inspired the immortal Key. This park contains a fine conservatory and is noted for its fine bedding. Riverside Park with its beantiful water front and Federal Hill Park with its lofty elevation and historic associations are (juite pretty and attractive. Baltimore besides is dotted with many beautiful squares. The most prominent of which is Eutaw Place, containing at least twelve large plats which are of ia- calculable benefit to residents of these localities as objects of horticultural inter- est, and as places of revivification. Wm. D. Hamilton. Business Methods. Do you know what you are worth ? Do you know how much you owe? If you can not answer the second question yon certainly cannot answer the first one. If you cannot answer both you are not a business man, but merely a poor sort of an imitation. You are like a ship sailing along a dangerous coast in an impenetra- ble fog. You don't know where you are and have no means of finding out. Can you afford to go on in this way when it is such a simple and easy matter to keep such a record of your business that you can at any time know just how you stand? Realizing that the great stumbling block in this matterwith many nori=tsis, in making the original entries, we have had had printed a quantity of debit and credit tickets — of which we give herewith sample reduced one half in size — on which original entries can easilj' be made anywhere — in the greenhouses, out in the field, in the p:)tting shed or anywhere, and with hands dirty or clean. The tickets are put up in blocks of 100; 50 of the debits and 50 of the credits, back to back in each block, the debits in black and the credits in red ink so that they may be readily distinguished. All that is necessary is a block of these tickets and a pencil to make any entry required. You can carry the tickets you have used in your pocket until you reach your office or desk when you can put them on a spindle cr hook, where thev will furnish data from which any book-keeper can readily work. Do not use all your elTort in keeping track of what is due you. Be just as careful to make a record of any de^jtsyou may yourself contract and make proper credit entry at once. Insist on a bill with all gocds delivered, check up the bill at once and if correct crecil the amount at once. In \ising the tickets for this purpose date a credit ticket ai d write "By invoice elated | . . . " Trust nothing to memory. Should a man meet you on ihe real and pay jon some money on account, fill o;it a credit ticket at once and you are assured against a failure to make proper credit on Lis account when you return home, an error which might give rise to an unpleasant controversy, at the termination of \\ hich you would have to "eat crow" when he produced his receipt for the amount. By being careful to make credit entries at once on receipt of goods you are protected against disagreeable disputes as to items in statements when presented. Check up your statements with the credits -ion have made and if both are correct they should correspond. We know of many cases where bad bleed has grown out of, and pleasant business relat ons been broken through neglect to attend to sim- ple matters of this kind. We will furnish the printed tickets above described at the following rates : 100, 20 cents ; 200, 35 cents ; 300, 50 cents ; 500, 7,s cents; 1000, fijo. SITUATIONS, WAJMTS, FORSALE. Advertisements under this head will be inserted at the rate of 10 cents a line (seven words) each inser- tion. Cash must accompany order. Plant adva. not admitted under this bead. SITUATION WANTED-ln grt-enhoufe or floral O store, by a yoiinp man who has had several years' e.vperiPnce. Ueferences e.xchunBed. K. V, I*iK??<>Ns. Leavenworth, Kansas. SITIATION \VANTE1>-By a tioristandKanlener; many years' experience; best of refHrences; un- married. I'rivaiu Place preferred. Address .1. A. (i.care W. J. Stewart. 67 BromHeld 8t.. Bo.sion. ^1ITL:ATI()N' WANTKI) Bv a rtor St of ]:; year« r> expiTience iti all brandies. Also understands the retail ^i-uil busniuss. ("un lurnish best of refer- ences us to character or ubi lily A;,'e2ti: sinple. State wHyes. Address (). B , care American Florlt-i. f'Tonian or propat:ator, or liclp in urcenliouses. Indcrstands ruse iirnwiriK, KTOwinK palms, ferns, all kinds of beddinj: plants. cut flowers for retail or wholesale trade, rloral de- stj:ns. and ilecorator. Could inanaKe a florist busi- ness, held same position. 17 years' exnerlunce. Go).(d reason for hoint; diseiiKaBetl. (iood references. Address (i. S., care American l-'hirlst. ChlcaK"- w^^ TKI)- -Sot er yount: j; irden ■r who las had arce o! :. reenh 'Use?; mus under«l and lilt howers and ) lani s thori Mik'hU ; mu> t 1 •eable toman- awe phi ■e. A . H i'flS. 1 .'.i K. lilvisi< n St . CI icak'o. WANTKD-I'ractical tlorist. Must understuno the ralsini: -A (rood tlorlet nnrl cardcncr. VcKeta- ble raisinfc for Market a sueelalty. An hor.eKt iniin, not afraid to work, will have h pcrmaneni po.^l- tlon and only such needa^Jidy. Mate wa^es e-V|>eci- ed. Married man prefprred. Addre«h U, (i. Nil iicii.soN. Che^tcrtQwn. Md. L^OU SAI.K OK I,1':\>K *1U,CUI will buy our block r ^'|uare. two i:reenh( uses i)j x "Ji It. healed b* s(eam,7-ro'un rlwcilln;.', con venlent to horse cars and It, K. depots: or will rent houses and (iarden to an pnteri)rl*-lntr th^rist at i'i\3 per m^iiih (Jood locaiion in a live town II. l.Kl'i.v, |lb^ti^(fs. Neb. SITUATION WANTED. A practical seedsman uf many year.s' expel i- encc, beiiijf familiar with ail details of Iht seed business, both in the house and on the road is desirous of locating with some reliable firm. Address l\ U. Iiov i!»7 KoL-liester. K. Y. HOT WATER BOXER FOR SALE. This boiler is made ol the host wroiij.'lii material, ■'•'.I inches diairn'ter by IK I«'el in lernrtti. witn four Sinch cylinders thrmiKh !'. One of the tlncst hot WHier b.)ilers extant, and recoiniiiernled l-v Left en- fcjineennK talent as the most ("eonomicral and durable heaters made It has been in u'e one season, and the reason for having the same taken out is. we are nutting' w'eam system in all our houses. Wc paid 117.^ for this- Can be had for.^H.1) cash, free on board cars. Absolute Buarantee as i<» quality and condi- tion k'ivon. HILL. & CO., KitTbiiionfl, Inil, GREENHOUSES TO RENT AT CI.AVMONT, UK I,., On the P. W. & B U. 11 , 1'.' miles below Phila- delphia. Apply to ARTHUR M. BURTON, ESQ.. 501 Walnut St . Pliila Fl<- rist. *• ORLEANS, FRANCE. ROSES OX THEIR OITIV ROOTS Nursery Stock of all Descriptions For pHrticiiIars applv to K. :^Ja;IV^^.I«I^, jr., !■ O. Kux HCO San Uleito, Cal. Mention American Florist. JOMI« CUFi-WKSI, Jr., GREENHOUSE STOCK AND ROSES. villa Nova I>. <1., Delaware Co. Pa. Money Order otlice: Bryn Mawr. Pa. Imported H. P. Roses. Worked low on the Manettl Stock, offer the best re- sults to the tlorist. bloominK freely and tcivinfr plen- ty ot cutlinKs lor propatfattnt; quickly, ttne planis for sale by the lOU or lOCO, at low rates. Price Lists to applicants. Address WILLIAM H. SPOONER, .J.\M.VICA 1'1..\IN, >l$08ton), M.VSS. .Mention American Florist. CARNATIONS. VERBENAS. ROSES. 1 aui rcc*'ivinK orders lor rooted cutlinKs ami vouuK planuto be delivered in January. February Marco and later. £. M. GIDDINOS, Corfu, N. ¥. i6- The American Florist. Nov. '5, Latest Floral Styles. Fashions in flowers become more ele- gant as the season advances. The demand for novelties is active, especially among those who order heavily. Several of our leading florists are importing designs for all kinds of decoration. Costly fabrics will be used lavishly in choice arrange- ments. Sitin is out of fivor, but rich silks and gauzes stamped with silver and gilt will be the most desirable adorn- ments for baskets and table designs, that are richly filled. Wide sashes of silk, fringed and stamped with gilt in some appropriate motto are laid under center baskets of flowers for breakfast and luncheon orna- mentations. Thes2 look very beautifully; if the silk is stamped with silver the basket work is usually silver covered ; if the stamping is in gilt the basket work is gilded. Silk tablecloths for expensive dinners are the same color as the Amer- ican Beauty rose. This flower is prom- inent in the centerpiece among a bed of ferns and there are lighter shades of pink roses, such as I, a IVance, Mermets, Madame Cusin and the other new I'rench roses. The Bridal Tiara takes the lead as the piece de resistance in handsome wedding amngements. It is a superb design, but is an expensive piece to make up. All the brides seem to be determined to be married under a wreath this fall. Very simple and pretty embdlishments are made with the att'st wreath and the ordi- nary circle of flowers. .Same of these are suspended with chains of foliage and are finished with very wide sashes. The Hebrew brides prefer the bell and this will always be in vogue. Brides are carrying chrysanthemums. Tfle bouquets are made up in the latest style, the center being loose and formed of tasselling flowers of the Japanese type. When the bride carries a bunch of chrys- anthemums the biidesmaids' bouquets are made of roses, the loose center being formed of lilv of the valley or jasmine. The latter flower makes an exquisite center to a bouquet. Bouquets for recep- tions and the theater are formed of richly colored chrysanthemums and are made quite large. A cluster of Par na violets is the fashionable street bunch. White violets with a center of orchids is the v.;ry choicest hand bunch for full dress occasions. Men are wearing boutonnieres of a large size ; bouvardia is the fashionable flower for the coat. The bunches are made up half pink and half white. Half of the boutonniere is formed of double bouvardia and half of single. Funeral work is more elaborate this season than ever known 1 jefore. Wreaths for laying on caskets are made up with great care and beauty of finish, they are entirely without ribbon. Ivy wreaths have longsprajs of small leaved ivy run- ning over the foundation. They are usually finished with large clus.ers of violets. The fashion of having a casket entirely surrounded by blooming flowers is very popular. The casket is set on a low bier and roses and high colored flowers form a bed that reaches to the top of it, which is entirely massed with bright flowers; the idea is, to be buried in flowers. Fannik A. Benson. New York. London Notes. The flower market at Covent Garden has been well supplied the last week with blooming plants and cut flowers, English grown flowers bringing good prices. Early chrysanthemums have been in good demand, and owing to the early frost have advanced somewhat in price. Bunches of violets are now in and find a ready sale. As promised in our last we now give a list of the principal cut flowers for sale in the flower market and their wholesale prices in American money. Chrysantheiimms, wtiite . . 25c to 31c per bunch Chrjsanthemums, specimen flowers 50c to 75c per doz. blooms. Kucharip $i 25 to $1.50 per doz. blooms Stephanotis $'.50 to $2.00 " " Gardenias 50c to J1.25 " " Tuberoses 25c " " White roses soctoji " " Yellow roses scctoji Pinkroses $1 to $1.50 " " Huff roses 37c to 75c " " Paper White Narcissus 75c a dozen spikes. .\zaleas 31c to 37c a dozen sprays. Lapageria 50c a dozen sprays. The above prices are for first class goods as supplied to the best class of London florists. Imported flowers from France are much cheaper and are used by the street sellers principally. In speaking of street sellers we must make an exception of some half dozen men and women who sail flowers near the Stock Exchange. These sell button holes principally and sell fine flowers and get good prices, 12c bsing charged in many cases for a single carnation with a little green around it. The annual exhibition of chrysanthe- mums (blooming plants) was opened at the Temple gardens October 19 and will continue during the month of Novembtr. There are some very goad specimens on show, but will be in better condition in a week or two, as many of the plants are not in full bloom yet. This show always attracts a good deal of attention. While the show is not large, the plants are well arranged and well grown and many of the choicest specimens can be seen. The plants are arranged very closely on benches in a glass house specially ar- ranged for the show, in one of the most charming parts of the Temple gardens, on the Thames Embankment. No charge for admission is made. We noticed last week in passing through the West End Parks that the gardeners were busy taking up the plants from the flower beds, to make way for the fall planting of bulbs. The plants were pulled up by the roots and given away to the crowds of men, women and children, that were waitirg for them along the walks near by. These would be taken home and transplanted into pots, or cuttings taken, and placed in the windows to grow and bloom all winter. The giving of these plants to the proper classes is a pretty custom, and no prettier sight can be seen in England than the cottage window with its clean white cur- tains and pots of blooming plants. The weather the last week has been "quite English." Two days of fog and two clear; the fog was so bad that gas had to be used most all day. T. October 19. Florai, Designs, a handbook for cut flower workers and florists, is the title of a volume received from the publishers, Messrs. A. Blanc, Philadel- phia, and J. Horace McFarland, Hariis- burg. Pa. It contains fifty well executed wood engravings of various styles of floral designs elegantly printed on heavy paper with titted back grounds, and should be of great value to florists, in enabling them to show customers what a design or basket will look like when filled. Many florists keep albums of photographs of filled designs, and this book is designed to be supplemental to such albums or where none are had to fill the vacEucy. It will undoubtedly be heartily welcomed by all in the trade and especially by those who are so situated that it is difficult to secure good photo- graphs of their own work. In addition to the plates thirty pages are devoted to practical hints on arrangement of floral work, which will be of interest to be- ginners. A New Orchid. Speaking of the Orange, N. J., chrys- anthemum show the Newark daily Call says : a novelty will be the exhibition of the Mrs. AlpheusC. Hardy orchid, an entirely new var- iety imported from Japan by James R Pitcher. It IS believed that he has the onlv specimens of this wonderful orchid in the world. He has carefully bred and propagated them until he now has in his conservatories at Short Hills, over 5,000 specimens. The flower is an exceed- ingly quaint and peculiar one, exactly resem- bling a white ostrich tip. Next Mny llr. Pitcher intends putting these wonderful flowers on the market. Everything of note is an orchid now- adays according to the average reporter. One recently referred to Authurium Scherzerianuni as "a remarkably large red orchid which grows on trees in South America, the flowers shown being brought from that continent especially for this exhibition." iSS8. The American Florist. 163 Subscription $1.00 a year. To Europe, $1.15. Ailvertisements, 10 Cents a Line, Agate; Inch, $1.40; Column $14,00. Cash with Order. Xo Special l*ositloii (iiuiriiiiteed. Discounts, 3 months, 5per cent; 6 months, xoper cent; 13 months, 20 per cent. No reduction made for large space. Tho Advertlsinc nepartment of the AMERirAN F'LultlST l» Inr Horlsts, Seedsmen, tind dealers in wares nertaltiltiK to those lines O.nlv. riease to reineiuuer it. Orders lor less than one-hall in^h space not accepted. ^F~ Advertlseruents for Dfceniber 1 issue must BHACH nS by noon, Nov. ■>!. Address THE AMERICAN l-LORIST CO,. Chicago, Catalogues Received. 1). B. WoodrulT, Macou, (.a., plants and bulbs; Wm. Paul & Sons, Waltham Cross, England, roses; same, bulbs; same, fruit trees ; same, ornamental trees and shrubs; same, seeds; same, new roses and plants; S. J. Thompson, Louisville, Ky , bulbs, seeds and cut flowers; M, Grashoff, Qaedlinburg, Germany, flower seed nov- elties ; Michael Rains & Co,, I^ondon, Eaglanil, bulbs ; L, CauoUoix, (Orleans, France, roses and hardy shrubs; ICugene Verdier, Paris, France, new roses ; Hille- brand & Bredemeier, Pallanza, Italy, seeds; C. Raoux, New York, bulbs, plants and seeds; Wisconsin Flower Exchange, Milwaukee, Wis., florists' supplies. Jas. M. Thorburn & Co , New York, seeds. ('HAS. E. PEXXOCK, WHOLESALE • FLORIST, 38 So. 16th Street, Philadelphia, Pa. GEO. MULLEN, 17 CHAl'MAX PLACE, uiear Parker Ilouse), WHOLESALE AND COMMISSION DEALER IN Fresh Cut Flowers & Florists' Supplies. Floweracarefullv packed and shipped tuull points in Western and Middle States. Orders by Telenraph, Mail. Telephone or Kzpress promptly atteDded tu. R. S. KIMBJiLL. WHOLESALE CUT FLOWERS, Shipping Trade my Specialty. Hf I'lHisiSnliient-i Solifitfd. 170 Lake Street, CHICAGO. ROSE BUDS WHOLESALE THE OAKLEY ROSE HOUSES Beauty, Bennett. I.'a Franrr, M«rmet, Bride, Niphetos. Porle, sunset, Papii (inntier. Bon Silent'. CHAS. L. MITCHELL, Mgr., P. 0. Box 183. CINCINNATI. OHIO, TeleKTHpli Address [ via. W. V.Tel. Co. ] Cincinnati, O. KEIVIiVICOTT BROS., TO THE TRADE OX'LY. ALL CUT FLOWERS IN SEASON. Write fur price list. Consignments solicited. WIKK-WOI\K made to order, and in stock. 27 Washirgton Street. CHICAGO CUT FLOWERS The chnice?t t'ul Khjwer8 at luwc^i market rate* ehtpped f. (). !».. Telephone connection. I'se A. F. Cone when ordering by telegraph. For prices, etc, Address. J. L. DILLON, Bloomsburg. Pa. «Y^ftofai*afe MaTiCsL*. Cut Flowers. NBW YOBF. Nov.'.'. Hoses, Bon Silones %\\.ii<-h n.-*i (ionticPH 2 00 " Perlen, Nlphetos.SouvB 300 Merm^ts :> 00 Cusins. Bennetts 6.00(" liOO I.H tYance 8.U0 Hrldes i;(Mj Am. Beauty ;tOW) Mignonette im Sniilax 2J UO Carnations, fancy, long I r>0 Lily of the valley 8.1)0 Violets i.uo Boston, Nov. h Roses, Hon Silene $1 oO Perle. Sunset 4 00 Bride* Mermets 4.00 Nlplietos 4.[)0 (jontler ;i.00 Lily of" the Valley fi.OO Carnations, long i.fo ("j L50 Carnations, short 75^iS 1.00 Violets £0<'« .75 Tuberoses J .00 Bouvardia 1.00 Panales .50 Adian turns ' l.ro Smilax I'i ru Till las 12.50 rhrysantheiiiuiiiM, per buncb .50 Flowers very abundant. Philadelphia, Nov. it. Roses. Bon Silene $2.00 Perles, Niphetos 2.00 Bennetts 4 00 .Mermets ;;.C0 La France. Brides .S.OO Am. Beauties 10.00 " Gon tiers ,i.00 Camattons, bouvardia .T.'^. Lily of the Valley 8.00 Smilax ij.oo Single violets .25 Double violets .5] Market glutted with flowers. CHICAGO. Nov. 12. BoBee, Perles, Niphetos $3.00(gi 4.00 Bons. Safranos 2.00 " Mermets, 400f«j G.OO Bennetts Dukes 4.00t'*- 6.00 Papa Gontier 2.00t". 2.iiO La tYance. Brides 5.00fe» f.OO Am. Beauties 10.00 @ IS.CO '• Cusins 300 Carnations, short .so Carnations, long l.OO® 150 Smilax 18.00 ©20 00 Adiantums 1.00® 1.51 Callas 12.50 (ai 1^(0 Tuberoses i.oo Heliotrope l.ro Ciirvsanthemums 1.00® 'Mt\ Violets 75 @ 1.1)11 Wm. J. ST EWART. Cut Flowers I Fiorists' Supplies WHOLESALE E 67 Bromfield St., BOSTON, MASS. N. F. MCCARTHY & CO., WHOLESALE FLORISTS and Jobbers in Florists' Supplies, 1 MUSIC HALL PLACE, BOSTON, MASS Alsn entrance irnin rianiilton I*iace tlirouKli Musie Hall. We keep a large supply of Fancies and Carna- tions always on hand. Return telegram sent immediately wlien unable to fill orders, ' *. I Aucfion Sales ol Plants Spring and Fall. | .' • AT IXHOLESALE. The only establishment in the West growing Rosea exclusively. 2(.MtO s<)uare feet of kIhss devoted to the growth of the Rose. We cut, pack and ship the same day; thus enabling the consumers to get fresh Roses without bein« handled the pecond time. We ship Cut Roses all over the country with perfect safety. Also all theleading varieties of young Rose plant-s for sale. GARFIELD PARK ROSE CO., Kiss West MHdison .'Street, Corner SI Louis Avenue, rHirAGO WHOLESALE FLORISTS, 165 Tremont Street BOSTON MASS, We malte a specialt j' of sbippinx ctiolce Hoses anC other Flowers, rnretully packed, to all points U Wes'ern and Middle States. Return Tele^ruiii i.s sr.nt Immediately wliCL !f Is impossible to flil your or jer. Tho^. Yonng, Jr., \ (Jo., Wholesale Florists, iNCOHPOHilTItD leSb, 20 W. 3ttli St.. TiV.W VOKK. CUI FLOWERS. We are on d<» k I>AV anil NK.IIT to ^Ive > (Mir or(i«*r« CAREFUL ATTENTION, PROMPT SERVICE, GOOD STOCK. .\nd our record shows lluu we "wi-t there ' a Mule oftcner than some others. VAUGHAN'S FLOWER DEP'T, TeleBram.*, ss Slate Letters, l)0.\ (iSS, W. a ALLEN, Wholesale Dealer in Cut Flowers, 36 EAST 23rd STREET. NEW YORK. BSTABLISHEI) 1877. Price List sent upon application. LaRoche & Stahl, plorists & (Commission /T\erchants CUT r'l^OA.VEI^S, 1237 Chestnut Street, - - PHIL^DELPHIf' Conslimments Solicited. Special altcntUm paid Ic shipping. Mention A.MEUiCA.N Florist. C. Strauss & Co., WHOLESALE ROSE GROWERS, Telephone it" W.VSHlNtiTON, I». C. Ko«e,< iilHiilol for Winter 1SSS-!I Souvenir de Wootton, The Gem, Puritan, American Beauty, Annie Cook, Mad, Cusin, Papa Gontier. The Bride, La France, Bennett, Perle, Mermet, And other standard sorts EDWARD C. HORAK, WHOLESALE FLORIST, 36 West 29th street, The Bride. Meriiiet, aud Am. Beauties. SPECIALTIES. NEW YORK. HAMMOND & HUNTER, Wliniesalt' dealers In Cut Flowers ^"^ Florists' Supplies 61 West 30th Street, NEW YORK. FISK >( H.iKD.iLL, WHOLESALE FLORISTS. 116 i 118 DEARBORN STREET. CHICA.GO. S*o*-© Oi>oxi IViglxt #«xicl I>«5-. WHOLESALES FLORIST, 230 Wabash Avenue. TUK Wl-i( ONSIN- ri.'UVKR E.XCHAXGE, WHOLESALE CUT FLOWERS. Consliinments Solicited. Send f.>r price list. 133 .Hagon St., .HILW.IUKEE, WIS. 164 The American Florist. Nov. ;5, Philadelphia. Ground has been broken for the erec- tion of a large manufacturing plant, the property of S. L. Allen & Co., makers of agricultural implements, on a lot of ground recently purchased by them, bounded by Fifth street, Glenwood ave- nue, the North Pennsylvania Railroad and the connecting road of the Pennsyl- vania Railroad. The plans will comprise four buildings, arranged in the form of a hollow square, ■with the railroad terminals and boiler and engine house, etc. arranged therein. The buildings will be cocstructed on the most approved ideas of modern mill con- struction, being designed with brick enclosed stairways and elevator shafts, with p'.ank floors throughout and large elevated water tanks, all greatly increas- ing the security from fire. The main buildings are designed with a view to enlargement by the addition of two more stories in the near future. To enable this to be done without disturb- ing the operations of the plant, what will constitute the third floor is already pro- vided for, and a temporary roof will Ije laid over it. A site on the l-"ifili street front of the lot has been left for the addi- tion of a foundry building to the plant at some future time. The foundations for the plant are already under contract and wiH be com- pleted during the present year, and the entire operation pushed to completion as soon as the weather opens in 18S9, as the firm expect to occupy it by June i of that year. — Philadelphia Ledger. Chicago.— Geo. S. Haskell, A. B. Cleveland and Aloert McCullough were in the city October 31; also a day or two later William Meggat, C. W. Moore, Dan'l DeCou and Henry a Salzer. Cincinnati, — J. Chas. McCullough formerly of J. M. McCullough's Sons, has opened in the grass seed business at 21 and 23 West Canal streets. Hudson, N. Y. — R. W. Allen has suc- ceeded Brockbank & Allen. BuKKAto. — Wm. Legg has removed from Bryant street to 1015 Eilicctt street, Elmwood, Conn. — Swensou Bros, have succeeded Chas. K. Swenson, flo- rist here. Little Rock, Ark. — Smeeton, Cole- man & Co. have opened a down-town floral store. Oakland, Cal. — James Hutchison is completing two new houses 100 x iS each at his branch nursery at Piedmont. Wa.shington, D. C— N. Studer has opened an office and store atyi" Fifteenth street N. W. with telephone connections. ToPEKA, Kans. — D. A. Rice has opened a floral store at 819 Kansas Ave. James Hayes has built a new carnation house 75 XI 2. Allegheny Citv, Pa. — The chrysan- themums are making a grand di.'.play in the city park conservatories, and crowds of people visit the park daily to view the display. Meadville, Pa. — August Kruegtrhas j ust finished six ne w houses — three 1 S x 60 and three 11x60. Sash bars are all cypress, glass is lox 12 double thick and benches are of slate. Springfield, III. — Florist H. L. Phelps gave his third annual chrysanthe- mum show at his greenhouses the 7th to loth insts , and made a very creditable display which attracted many visitors. Nashville, Tenn. — A chrysanthe- mum show was held the wetk beginning November 5, the proceeds going to the Hospital of the Good Shepherd. A very creditable display of plants and flowers of autumn's queen was made. Sacramento, Cal. — The Bell Con- servatories have been sold by their former owner, Mrs. E. B. Crocker, to M. J. Dillman, who has for the last four years been manager for her. The glass houses cover an area of 22,000 square feet. Racine, Wis. — Julius Martens, the 12th street florist, has sold his green- house business to F. Fountaine, the North Side florist, who will run it in connection with his old stand. Mr. Mar- tens has taken a position with Currie Bros., Milwaukee. Nyack. N. Y. — Mr. John Foley, late fore m in for A. C. Tucker, is preparing to commence business for himself W. R. Davison has built two eighty foot houses for carnations. J. Winterbottoni has built and planted two houses, one hun- dred and fifty feet each, violets and carnations. Louisville, Ky. — Trade for October was immense. The demand for roses was remarkable, owing to the numerous weddings that occurred during the month. Florists have been working day and night. Plant decoiations are in great demand for weddings. November has opened well and promises to be as lively as October. Council Bluffs, Ia. — \\. the trades display held on the occasion of the open- ing of the Council Bluffs and Omaha Bridge, florist L. A. Casper had one of the mojt bsautiful displays in line. His large delivery wagon drawn by four horses, was surmounted by three huge horns of plenty made of Cape flowers, and filled with dried flowers and grasses; two large horseshoes of dried flowers were placed in front. Inside the wagon each of the fourteen glass panels were draped with smilax looped with a cluster of roses, a large vase filled with choice roses, and ferns arranged loosely in the center. The outside was also festooned with roses and smilax, the whole having a most pleasing effect. Kansas City, Mo. — Fire in the store of C. E. Hampton, florist on Ninth street, caused a loss of $[,000 October 28; par- tially insured. Fred J. Faschman, wire worker, in same building, lost $500. R. Jarrett has left for Ma'dstone, Kent, Eng- land, where he intends to grow roses. His son. Nelson Jarrett, succeeds him here and has built three houses 75 x 28, 75x18 and 75x10 respectively. Probst Bros.' new store in the Coates building is 50 X 24 with double flint glass windows and handsomely furnished. Newell & Gregorius have opened a floral store at 421 East I2th street. The florists of the city had a meeting the night of October 31, the object being to regulate prices in future and talk on subjects of interest. Minneapolis — At a meeting of local florists held Oct. 29, the Minneapolis Florists' Club was organized with officers as follows: W. A. Smith, president; Richard Wessling, vice-president; E. Xa- gel, secretary and treasurer. A commit- tee was appointed to arrange a scale of prices for cut flowers, bouquets, baskets and designs. Trade in cut flowers ard plants has been good for past few weeks and is still improving. Chr}santhcmums are now in their glory and people setm to take advantage of the abundance of these flowers, as there isan unusaal num- ber of receptions and weddings in the decoia'ions at which the chrysanthemum plays an important part. Aug. S. Swan- son was married to Selma J. Sudor Oct. 20. THE HORTICULTURAL TIMES AND COVENT GARDEN GAZETTE. THE BEST POPULAR GARDENING PAPER IN ENGLAND. ANNUAL SUBSCRIPTION $1.75, POST-FREE, AdDKESS. PUBHSHER: LONDON, ENGLAND The AMEitiiA.v Gabhe.n. 10 ots. ^S.OO PRICE TO BE RAISED JAN. isl. The largest, handsomest, most valuable gardening magazine in all the world is The .\merican Garden of New York. Its writers are practical, successful gar- deners, fruit growers, florists, investiga- tors and amateurs, whose experience covers all states and countries; thus it is adapted to the needs of all sections and conditions. It is thoroughly indepen- dent, not being connected with any nur- sery or seedsman's interest. It is firmly established, covering 42 years of age, dating back to the old Hortiiiillurist of Downing, and the Gardener's Monthly of Meehan. It is practical, beautiful -and finely illustrated. It is valuable to the florist, fruit grower, market gardener, country gentleman, amateur, to every man and woman who loves growing things. You come the nearest my ideal of a Horticul- tural Monthly for popular ciri ulation of any of the makers of such literature. — Chas. W. Gar FIKLD, Sec'y Michigan Hot ticulluial Socifty. Indispensable to horticulturists, gardeners and florists (both practical and amateur). — Cyrus T. Fo-X, State Pomologiit of Pcniisxlvania. For introduction where unknown the magazine will be sent two months for 10 cents. Subscription price, |i.oo a year; to be ra'sed on Jan. ist to |2.oo. Pre- vious to that date subscriptions received at present low rate (Ji.co a year), for one year or several years. Two months now for 10 cents, for introduction. B^"With American Florist, one }-ear, Ji.75, if sent before Jan. ist, with ANY books and PKRIODICALS AT RE- DUCED prices. Address, s/aling your van/s, E. H. LIBBY, Publisher, 751 Broadway, n. y. tSSS. The AMERiCAtf Flortst. 165 orrr^R DECORAIION8. WE ARE HEADQUARTERS ON HOLLY BRANCHES, Aud can supply you with Fine Holly, fresh picked, and well berrieil ; cases well packed and PROMPTLY SHIPPED AT THE RIGHT TIME. Order early and you will get it. Prici:, per case of 16 cubic feet, $6.00; five cases, J5.75 each. Half case, f3. 00. MISTLETOE. I We have arranged this season for good cases and specially careful packing to secure safe arrival of this perishable stock, and expect to supply best possible grade. Prick, per bbl. fcoo; per original case [10 cubic ft. ] J12 00, Mistletoe should always be shipped by express to reach buyer not before Dec 17, and be stored on arrival in a cool place. We will not be responsible for delay after delivery to Ivx- press Company in good order. LYCOPODIUM, Bouqaet Gi:een. We are large shippers of Green, and will make closest market rates at any tune. Write or telegraph us for latest prices before you buy. We can allow no shrinkage after delivery on cars. Low freight rates from Chicago to all points. We quote following prices subject to market changes : BARREL OR SACK. aSout 25 lbs f 2.C0 CRATE OR SACK, 50 lbs. I3.00; loo lbs. . . 5.00 1000 POUNDS ^000 2000 POUNDS, One Ton -600 WREATHING, good quality, per 100 yards . . 3 50 " Extra Heavy, " " . . 5 00 FLORIDA GRAY MOSS, perlb..5c;perbbl 13 .5 XMAS BELLS, o'Scarlet immortelles, each 100 HOLLY WREATHS, 00 3 II 50 I 14 00 I ICO 00 11 2S 00 3 22 00 2 . 15 00 I 20 00 2 I [ 00 I 22 00 3 50 00 u 40 00 5 18 00 2 10 00 10 00 IfO Per doz. 25 50 50 .25 75 30 00 1,50 25 -50 50 .40 7t -25 50 1 00 .SO ,40 Bulbs, Seeds, Immortelles, Porcelain Flowers, Florists' Supplies, Etc. J. iV. i>E> >rE>E>ie, (Formerly of De Vekr & Boomkamp,) 1S8 XATciter Street, IVEJ"W "VOI«IC SOLE AGENT FOK THE GENERAL BULB CO., Vogelenzang, (Holland), Bulbs [Flowers. HOOPER & CO., LiM., London, W. C. (England), Flower Seeds, Porcelain Ls. BREMOND FILS, OlHoules, (France), Bulbs, Immortelles. A. H. HALLENSLEBEN, Konigsberg, (German}), Vegetable Seeds. Catalogues of Prime Hyacinths, Tulips, Roman Hyacinths, and alt leading fall Bulbs, Florists' Supplies, Porcelain Flowers, and Vegetable Seeds will be mailed tree to all applicants IN THE TRADE. si*Ejciivry OFP^Ejies Roman Hyacinths, Standard Size " ' Extra Selected Paper White Narcissus, large bulbs " " " improved " large bulbs Chinese Narcissus bulbs (true) Liliuiu Candidum, i home-grown), extra selected Freesia Kefracta Alba, (home-grown), extra size " " " " second size Calla .^ithiopica home growxi). medium size filadiolus ColviUii alba, " The Bride " Lily of the Valley, true BeT-liu pips— in original cases ot 2 500, $24 00. . , " " strong Dutch clumps Dielytra spectabilis, strong clumps home-grown) Spitiea Japonica, s rong clumps Tuberoses, Pearl, extra selected " " second size, 3 to 4-in in circum 10 00 i 25 Pandanus Utilis seed i, fresh 1 ... _ . . . 10 00 1 25 Cycas Revoluta stumps in all sizes at moderate prices. TERMS : Net Cash, without engagement. Correspondence sd'cited. Lily of the Valley. Best Hamburg: Pip8, per IfO $1,511: per 1UUU*IMII. Special rates on 5.100 to 10 000 lots. Larffe Clumps, Iniported. per ICOjiSOO, Spirpea •lapoiiiea, Iinp't, large clumps, per )OU$ti.0O. Dielytra Spectal)!!!?, Import- ed, large clumps, per 110*j.()0. Hyacinthus i'aiulicans. Good Bulbs, pltUOJI.oO: Ferl({)0$12 UO. Ready Nov. Ifi to 20. We can sttll supply Roman Hy- acinths, an assortment uf Narcis- Mus. includinji Paper White, t^ran- liitldfa. Vuii Si(in, Incomparable. Alba Plena, etc. TUBEROSE BULBS KXTRA FINE THIS VEAK. KEADY NOAV. Special rates for large Iota for immediate delivery, * NEW ENGLISH IRIS. 'NEW FORCING GLADIOLUS. Now ready. See prices in Fall Trade List. S^nd ill your orders now. J. C. VAUGHAN, BOX 688. CHICAGO. LARGE STOCK OF ELECTROTYPES OF PLANTS AND FLOWERS FOR FLORISTS' CATALOGUES, ETC. Catalogue of electros of plants, flowers, designs, etc., with '87 and '88 supplements. ^ cts., with veg- etable, 50 cents, whicli deduct from flrst order. Electro of this Cut. 11.60- SEND ORDERS NOW FOK WHEAT SHEAVES, Immortelle and Cape Flower Designs And all Florists' Supplies, Philadelphia Immortelle Design Co., 904 Filbert St., Philadelphia. Pa. Mention American Florist. Delegates to the neitf" the convention will travel DijUfnan CaT ZlDQ vin the * ' ^ * ^ ^'"' ^"^ TO AND FROM • Louisville. IndlanapoIis.Cln- Ijciinmtl and tne winter re- IJsurtrt of Florida and the 'Soutn. For full information address B, Oo McCorsffilcki Geo. Paseergfer Ag't Chlcar" MQNDN ROUTE y .Vi-rmr.V,"»lliiM mill, nil' NOVELTIES IN FLOWER SEEDS IS NOW PUBLISHED and mailed upon application. Ql'KDLINBURG, GERMANY. CUTTINGS OF IWULTIFLORA JAPONIC*, {Dawson's stocli,) at $10. CO per thousand, by A. C. OELSCHIG, SaTannab, Ga. ^— TUBEROSIS. -^ We can still receive ordera for flrst-class Bulbs for Fall delivery. CLEMATIS CRISPA, in quantity to suit. CAPE JAS>I1XES, AND FIELD-GROWN ^ ROSES. For ]irireK address. lAMES M. LAMB, SPiiysJile, Fayetteville, N. C i888. The American Flortst. 167 IKI 10 IK] 10 00 AUGUST ROLKER &, SONS, 44 Dey St., NKW YOKK, Supply the Trude with SEEDS, BULBS, Ami nil kimla ..f FLORISTS' SUPPLIES. Price List Free on applicalion wilh business card. AnipelopBls yulnquefoIlR. 1 your $ 8.ro Ampelopsls Veltchll H tof*. Ill AspHTHKil^ Tenut98l[riU8.. I to 6 CD IIi'Kunia Metallica 4-lncli... H.OI OhDh nHna,.'t'lnch putt* TlOO Deutzin Kracills.:i yr. Btronft l'> (Kl lUHca-na InMlvlsa, 2V'nch. ^ 00 Krheverm Secun^-tn.. Tarlega- ta, 2Vlnch pots 10 1'O ; Ueranliims, all leadlDK var- ' ieties 4 00 Hydmn»foa Uortensls, 3. 4 and 5-ln. ...18, $12 and 25 CO Ipomti'a Noel Ipli lion 4.00 Palmatit, strong garden roots 15. CO Laurus Nobills 3-lnch pots 15 CO Lygodium Scaodens, 3-iiich 5 00 ROSES In .t-inch pots— La France. Mermet, Bride, Bon SUene, Safrann. Brabant.. 8 CO Lycopodiuni or Clirlstmaa Greens, Holly and Mlf- tletoe. Price on application. Roman Hyacinths, Narcissus, Tulips, etc. MICHEL PLANT AND SEED CO., 718 Olive St., ST. LOUIS, MO. C. H. ALLEN, (Successor to C. L. ALLKN & CO.) BULB GROWER TO TEE TRADE ONLY, JAMESPORT, N. Y. 8^~ Catalog^ue now ready. GUDIOLUS, LILIES, TUBEROSES, DAHLIAS, TIGRI- DIAS, AND OTHER SUIVIMER FLOWERING BULBS. Bulbs™ Plants IMPORTED BY C. H. JOOSTEN, 3 COEIVITIES SLIP, KEiar YORK. FOR SALE, in FINE CONDITION Adiantum Ciineatum I'erd From iVInch pots Hi. 00 5 4 •■ Address S.OO - 4 00 T .1.(10 2..'« Per 1000, J75.00 1 OO I'er 100 $46.00 36 00 30 00 22.00 18.00 WM. BENNETT, FLOK-IST, PORCING gULBS. KOMANS ANIJ DUTCH II YAt:lNTIl.S, NABCISSUS, LILIUM HAKKISII AXD CA>'DIDUAI, TUMI'S. KREKSIAS, KTf. Send feir prices liy the IllO cr IlKX). Speiml list reiidy A. GIDDINGS, DANVILLE, ILL. We are No\v Re;=idy to Deliver TUBEROSE BULBS At the following rates f o.b. New York. Special prices on large lots : I'er 100 I'lr 1000 Excelsior Pearls $2.00 Sl.S.OO Dwarf Pearls, fine stock 1.7.^ H.OO NO. 2 AND NO. 3 AT VJCRY LOW RATIOS. CSL-A^EDICDLI I^CDr=? F^CDP=?C= IISICS. Now is the time to buy CHRYSANTHIvMUMS for stock, when they are in bloom. We have over 400 varieties, all the finer new so.-ts included. A.«-»r»eloi^sijs» 'Veitolaii, IStS.OO i»t;«* H>f>. I'INEST PRIMULA AND PANSY Sl'.ED. Apple Geraniuiii Seed, iS,'5..~)0 i)er thousand, I"'rexh. FORCING BULBS I OFFER A CHOICE LOT OF THE FOLLOWING BULBS: Per Hill I'eriao l>ilium Candldum ;i 00 fX) 10 Roman Hyacinths, select 4)0 :ii {\i Kirstquality 'AM a)tu Rosy 2.50 K OU Von Sion Narcissus 2.50 2J Ui Incomparable Narcissus I .'>0 12(0 Single Due Van Thol Scarlet Tulips 1 .'id S 50 Rosanmndi. Iluyknian Tulips 2 Tii ','1 00 1. ilium Harrisii tj ,VJ 5o IX) Also a fine stock of DUTCH HYACINTHS. TULIPS. NARCISSUS. &c. XVO Xjf»Ivo St., C^MICJ-A-CVO- -WHOLESALE DEALER IX- eedsssa? iGquisitGsiiUss lulbssS-- -^ Plumes, etc Green- r liar- 22 JDey Street, NEW YORK. HEADQUARTERS FOR GROUND PINE. Write to us for prices before placing your orders. It will pay you. CURRIE BROTHERS, IS^il-W^^ljke:] WHOLKSAI.E CBOWKR OF Plants and Cut Flowers. ^;c ROSES A SPECIALTY. -^i^' Decorative Plants, as Palms, Dracaenas, Crotons, Ferns, etc. ^T" Write for price list. IV. {S'TUIDKR, 717 Fifteenih St., N. W , Mention American Florist. KOR SALE. THE CUTS USED IN ILLUSTRATING THIS PAPER. Write fur prices on any which you have seen iu previous issues and would like. AMERICAN FLORIST CO. BOUND VOLUMES OF THE American Florist VOLUME II. Haudscnely bound in clolh with leather back and corners, and title lettered on back in gilt, may now be had from this office. F»rioe, ^H.iiS.. American Florist Co., 54 La Salle St., CHICAGO FOUIVD GUILTY! No. 25 Beverly Street. BOSTON. MASS.. (Ii-lieral Agi-nl forllie ••I.^KIi:" Steani& Hot Water Heating Apparatus FOR GREENHOUSES. CONSERVATORIES. ETC. Man l>een furmally irietl and c»in\ icled by a jury of over IllO Florists and (;ardeners m the U.S. and t^anada of doln^ the best and iiiostsatlsfactorT work for the least money. Knr aulhenticreportaof these jurors, Address The "CONVICTED," 25 Beverly St., boston, mass, 1 68 The American Florist. Nov. /J, Daily Record of Work Done at the Lincoln Park Greenhouses, Chicago, 1887. Nov. 16 — Tern, morning 44°, noon 54°, evening 46°. Wind SW. to NW. Con- tinued propagating Alternauthera aurea nana. Potted rooted echeveria offsets in thumb pots, 17 — Tem. 30, 42, 35. NW. Same as yesterday and pricked in boxes rooted echeveria offsets and covered clema'.is with leaves. iS— Tem. 31, 47, 45. SW. Same as yesterdaj' and propagated Begonias Saun- dersonii and Weltoniensis. Also cleaned cyclamens and moved to warmer place. 19— Tem. 42, 27,27. SW. toNW. Prop- agited matricarias and Santolina tomen- tosa. Commenced repotting prinndas into 4-inch pots. Covered out door beds of standard roses with leaves. 20— Tem. 18, 26, 18. NW. Sunday. 21— Tem. 25, 33, 34. S. to SW. Fin- ished repotting primulas. Repotted cin- erarias, some into 4 inch and some into 3- inch pots. Commenced repotting coleus into 3- inch pots. 22 — Tem. 32, 41, 40. S. Continued repotting coleus into 3-inch pots. Took Roman hyacinths from frames into houses. Covered with leaves prepared pansy frame and standard rose beds and covered the whole with shutters. 23 — Tem. 40, 41, 40. NE. , Same as yesterday. Chrysanthemums about done blooming. 24— Tem. 37, 40, 40. NE. to N. Thanks- giving day. 25— Tem. 38, 42, 40. N. to SE. Con- tinued repotting coleus into 3-inch pots. Potted rooted cuttings of Alternantbera atncena and A. latifolia. Removed dried gloxinia bulbs fiom pots. 26— Tem. 42, 43, 42. S. to N. Finished repotting coleus. Potted rooted cuttings of .'\Uernanthera amtcna and A. aurea nana. Removed dried gloxinia bulbs and roots of tuberous begonias from pots and packed them in moss in boxes. 27— Tem. 27, 19, II. NW. Sunday. 28— Tem. 2, 13, 10. NW. to WSW. Covered tulip beds with manure. Potted rooted cuttings of Alternantbera aurea. Banked early frames in frame yard with manure. 29— Tem 20, 27, 24. SW. to SE. Carted potting soil into houses. Sowed fern spores in pans. Potted rooted cuttings of Alternauthera aurea nana. 30— Tem. 34, 36, 34. ENE. to SE. Same as yesterday and cleaned and ar- ranged geraniums in No. 7. CLEMATIS CRISPA. ARUNDO DONAX VARIEGATA. EULALIA ZEBRINA. H. STEINMETZ, lialeigh, N. C. SEED OF EVENING GLORY. (White seeded var.), i. e. Moonflower. Pink Moon- Hower is a novelty not yet offered the trade. Eula- has, Jap. var. and Zebrina. MRS. J. S. R. TH03IS0N, Spartanburg, S.C. PANSIES ONLY! The BEST STRAIN and the most COM- PLETE COLLECTION In the market. Send for new circular and price list to the Trade. ALBERT BENZ, Douglaston. N. y OUR NEW TRADE 1311^ E> O ^ O R* ^^ Contains over e,000 Naiues of (Ijive) Floriats, nurserymen and seedsmen. In the United States and Canada. PRICE ONLY ONE DOLLAR. AMERICAN FLORIST CO., Chicago. Bouvardias, Roses, Etc. Per 100 BOUVARWA BOCKU, the finest pink variety yet sent out, i(-in. pots $15.00 3-inch pots 8.00 '* Vreelandi and A. Neuner,2-in.. 6.00 " Leiantha, 3-inch, fine 5 OO ROSES, fine collection. SVinch, fine 4.00 VERBENAS and COLEUS, 2-inch 2.0O Rooted Cuttings of Coleus and Verbenas l.OO FALL LIST NOW READY, AND WILL BE MAILED FREE TO ALL APPLICANTS. Address GEO. THOMPSON & SONS, LOUISVILLE, KY. ORDERS TAKEN For Rooted Cnttiligs of fOLEUS, CARNA- TIONS, VINCAS, (iKANT GERANIUMS' Etc. J2.C0 per 100; $1.0 00 per 1000. METAI.I.ICA BEGONIA, 2-inch $4 00 per 100 ROSES, H. 1>. and Teas, 2-inch 4.00 DR AC.KN AS, INDl VISA $1.50 to $3.00 per doz, W. W. GREEN SON & SAYLES, WATKRTOWN, Mention American Florist, N. Y. HOSES. SMILAX. VIOLETS. AND CARNATIONS. IN (JUANTITY. ICEADY NOW. JOS. I«BJI«A.Ri:», UNIONVILLE, Chester Co., Pa. lis APAMS^tp.t^. ^Jm©@o ED. JANSEN, Importer & Manula Street, Bet, 6th & 7th Aves,, NEW YORK. Mention American Florist, M. M. BAYERSDORFER &,CO. 56 N. 4th St., I'hiladelphia. Fa., Manufacturers and Importers of BASKETS AND FLORISTS' SUPPLIES. Send for Catalogue. TOBACCO STEMS FOR FLORISTS. FoK Sale, packed in bales 20O to 250 lbs. No Ch ARC E for deliv- ering to depots. $10 00 per ton. $1.50 per single bale. Address p. C. FULWEILER, 716 Arch Street, PHILADELPHIA, PA. t0ijlCco) stems. $4.00 A BALE, THREE BALES FOR $11.00. Average 500 lbs. to the Hale, Delivered Free on board. We claim to have the Best, Cleanestand Strongest Stems in the market. STRAITON & STORM, 204 East 37th St., NEW YORK. Air still offering the most complete assoi tiueni of young, smooth, ihi'ifty Stock in Anieiica. UUUDED APPLES, STANDARD PEAKS, DWARF PEARS (High and Low Headedl PLUMS, CHERRIES, PE.ICHES, QUINCES. RUSSIAN APRICOTS, GOOSE- BERRIES. CURRANTS, and a full line of Ornamental Trees, Shrubs, Etc. Also Extra Sized Standard Pears ol the Finest Quality. Special Inducements to IJuyers in lar^e quantities. Tra.Ie List out August l8t. We can now lurnish in any quantity desired Debit and Credit Tickets of whicl we give below samples reduced one-half in size. DEBIT. I Co The debits are printed in black and the credits In red, so they can be readily distinguished. They are put up m blocks of 100 ; 60 of each, placed back to back ; thus but one block will have lo be carried. By means ot these tickets an entry ot a sale or receipt of eoods can he made anynhere-in the house or in the Held— and afterwards tiled. Tickets for each transaction in your business will make data from which a book- keeper can readily work. Witli this simple and easy means of keei>iug a record of your business can you anord to neglect so important a mattery Price of Tickets, postpaid, 100, 30c. i 200, 3Bc.i 300, 60c.; 500, 76c.; 1000, 81.40. 94 X, hinsdale, mass. Terms dm must be pakl h. or 30 dav'^ a|>)>r(>ve<1 credit. All bills on or before jHiiuary 1st, 188!>. After Dec. 5th at Old Stand, 47th St. and Lexington Ave., N. Y. "The flower of American horticultural journals." GARDEN AND FOREST An Illustrated Weekly Journal of HORTICULTURE, LANDSCAPE ART AND FORESTRY. Edited by Professor C. S. SARGENT, of Harvard. Kvery prog^ressive florist should read this new tournal. Its pages contain from week to week articles on flowers, their cultivation and the most artistic methods of using them for purposes of decoration. Subjects bearing on the work of florists and the influence of their work upon the public taste, receive special mention. The paper is read regularly by many of the most intelligent florists in the country, who find in it information (especially about new flowers and plants) and suggestions not to be found in any other publi- cation. Now is the time to sub5cribe. $4 00 a year. Club Rate, 5 Subscriptions lor $16.00. GARDEN AND FOREST, TriDnne Building, N. Y. tW If you wish to make a Christinas pres- ent to your friend, send him GAKUKN an OTHKR VARIKTIES. Send for complete li^t and prices on carnations and ntlicr caltings. Satisfnct SILVER SFRAV, ROUT, CRAIG ALBERT M. HERR, Lock Box 338, Lancaster, Pa- HUGHES' SOLUBLE FIR TREE OIL FI><>RI.STS AND NURSEKY3IEN SHOUf.D NOT BE AVITHOUT IT. UnAurpassedas an insecticide, itkillseffectu- ally all parasites and insects whicb infest plants whether at the mots or on the foliaKC, without in- jury to tender plants; such as ferns, etc.. It used as directed. Used as a WASH it imparts the gloss and lustre to the foliage which is su desirable on exhi- bition specimens. Doff fanciers should not bo without it I It makes a silky coal and produces healthy akin action; kills tleas. and is excellent for washiuff dogs. Housewives should not be without It! Used with ordinary household soap it is an effectual DIS- INKKCTANT. BLEACHER AND CLKANEK OK FABKK'S. It kills insect life on man, animal, or plant, witli')ut injury to the skin, wherever parasites may appear. Put up in 1 gallon tins.?:!. 25) Full directions & trade Put up in I quart tins, $1.00 s markoneach package. E. GRIFFITH HUGHES, operative Chemist, MANCHESTER, ENGLAND. New York Depot with AUGUST ROLKER & SONS, Sole Apents for Anieririi. HIGLEY'S TRADE LIST OF SEEDS, PLANTS, BULBS AND FLORISTS' REQUISITES Now out. If yon do not receive one, send for It. Address HENRY G. H(GLEY, CEDAll KAPIDS. lA. l>ie KrzieliuDg der Ptlan/cn mii^- >Hnirn. EIN NEUES HANDBUCH IN OEUTSCHER SPRACHE FUER GAERTNER UND FLORISTEN. herausgegeben von H. Jaegkr und E. Bexarv. Preis l>ei Post. ?;t ii. Zu verkaufen bei J. C- VAUUH.VX, ''nrrA<;o. XMAS TREES. BLUE SPRUCE. Ttie BlueSpruce is a wfll-forined treeot beautilut dark blue green '-* !otitt«e, Hnd is everywhere the prune favorite ' ' Ills purpose ■ ;ill branches I decorating packed closely m barrel, for f2 per barrel. Special Prices on Car Lots. Co r re spond- ence solicited. Terms ; -half cash with order, balance Jan. 1, iss;t. Reference, New London Bank, New London, Wmconsin. Delivered on cars here, packed In light, strong crates at following prices: 25 M 100 2to:Ueethigh f2 50 H 00? 6.00 :Uo5feethigh 4.00 fi 00 10.00 f. to 8 feet high 6.00 10 00 19 m' S to 12 feet high 9.00 It'-.OO 30. OU BOUQUET GBEEM, Ji* cents per pound. FESTOON GROUND PINE. W. D. BOYNTON, Shiocton, Wis. i7o The American Florist. Nov. . s. Taking Inventory. It has been my practice to take in- ventory November i every year, as it is a time when stock on hand represents as near as possible a par value and is not likely to depreciate for many months. In the midsummer season it is utterly impossible to place an accurate value on stock as so much depends on the manner in which it is propagated, etc. In making an inventory of houses I carry the first cost till they are rebuilt or discarded, as I find it impractical to estimate the actual decrease in value for each year. This summer I rebuilt two old houses using the steam pipe and fit- tings of the old for the new hoases. The old houses C03t $1,450 and the new ones Ji ,Soo, including the old pipe and fittings; this would rea'ly give me an increase of value of only $350 on these new houses. I would like to have the views of those who hive had experience in this mutter in regard to the manner in which houses and real estate are inventoried. Should the la'.ter bi carried at ori;inal cost or at a reasonable increase of value where property is improving, etc.? Harry Chaapel. "Cut Rate" Competition. Tae so-called aristocrats who are break- ing down prices in the flower -market by selling flowers at "cut-rates" from the gar lens which surround the mansions are not in a business they should be proud of. The capitalist who is so greedy of a few dollars that he will keep a poor gardener out of work to make them, ought a* least to go openly into competition with the man whose ruin he seeks, and not pose as a gentleman of elegance while his gar- dener is around selling flowers, or get credit as a lover of nature when his flower beds are cultivated with a careful eye to gain. Of course business is business and gardeners could not object to legitimate competition. But when he has to com- pete with capitalists who care nothing for market rates and do not bother them- selves about a few dollars more, which would represent a little fortune to the gardener, or a few dollars less, which would almost ruin him, he has reason to complain. We have heard of European aristocrats doing this kind of thing. But hardly thought the idea had been already adopted in America. — San Francisco Daily Report. Per 100 Hybrids from open ground. stroDE...$8.C0and JIO.OO Teas " •' " '* ... G.COand 8 00 Mermet. Bon Silene. \ from 3^a-inch pots $ 7.00 Safrano, S-d'un Ami.' " 3-inch pots 5.00 IjaFrance.lorfori:infi r " 2Ve-in. puts 4.00 Ampelopsis Veitchii and Quiuquefolia, put- grown tlrst size Sf8 00. second size $6 00 per 100. £}ucliaris Amazoiiioa. strung plants from 5-inch pots. $15.00. 4-inch pots #10.00 perlOO. Perfectlv liealthy out-<1oor rooted cuttings. Mam- moth set XX collection. $1 .25 per 10(1. ¥10 00 per lOOO. General collection, variety unsurpassed, $1.00 per 100, $8.00 per 1000. I. C. WOOD & liRO., FishkUl, N. Y. F. A RlECHtRS & SOHNE A. G.. Florists, IIAMIJlKti, GKKMANV. Largest stock of Azalea indica. Camellias. Lilies of the valley for the wholesale trade. Price list on application. To tiie Trade at all Seasons. F. E. FASSETT 4. BRO. ASHTABULA, OHIO. Mention American Florist., PALMS, ORCHIDS and DECORATIVE PLANTS. Immense Stock, at Low Prices to the Trade. ROSE HILL NURSERIES, New RocHelle N, Y, 409 FIFTH AVENUE, NEW YORK. ORCHIDS! ORCHIDS! Many additions of Choice New varieties this season. Send for New Catalogue. ORCHIDS Cheap as Good Roses. Send 8 two cent stamps for Catalogue and Plate. BRACKENRIDGE & CO., Govanstowu, Ml COCOS WEDDELIANA, THE BEST SJIALL I'AI.M. r'INE PLANTS. I'er lOO '.t inches liieb W (0 li inchusliii-'a 40. CU HI incheiliigh M-OO TeM at the hundred rate. Delivered in .New Yorfc or Philadelphia. A. S. MacBEAN, LakewOOD, N. J. raniatii'MS f'lr WintiT Bh'i'TuirK; li'^"d, strung plants from the otien ground, ot the lollowing var- ieties ; KOBT. l.\- good gtrong one year old plants at .*I2 UO per 100. ^^ VIOLETS, ^^* MAKIA LOUISE, at $8 (X) per 100 I aljO have a large stock of Roses— Teas, Hybrid Teas. Noisettes, and Polvanthus, at KiO 00 per 1000. Strictly onrselection; clean, strong plants in 2 and 2!i-inch pots. GEO. W. MILLER, Wrights grove, Chicago. TRY DREER'S GARDEN SEEDS Plants, Bulbs, and Kequisltes. They are the best at the lowest pri- ces. TRADE LIST Issned quarterly mailed free. H£NRT A. DREEB, Fhllsdelphl» WESTERN FLORISTS I NOW OFFER FINEST STRAIN of Single Pink and White; strong, well established plants from 2-inch pots, .« 00 per l(iO; $28 00 per 1000. Stronger plants of above from 2".,.-inch pots, U 00 per 100; $:«.C0 per uiJO. NO LESS THAN 500 AT THE 1000 RATE. GERANIUMS. Plants from 2'j-inch pots. A choice selection of 30 best double and single var- ieties, $3 110 per 100; $i5 IIU per 1C03. Double White AlV8snm,2>".-inch pots $3.00 per 100 ti.xalis, Pink and White 3.00 B.iuvardia, Double. STRONG, l.INCH..l.i.rO " " Leianlha, 8-inch 3.00 " Address N S. GRIFFITH. Jackson Co. Independence, Mo. (Independence is well located for ahlpping. beinfi 6 mtlee east of Kaosas CUt.) Mention American Florlat. VIOLET PLANTS FOK SALE. Good healthy plants in bud. and true to name. Double blue Marie Lnuise. and early ainfile blue. C/ar. at $2.ii\ per lOU. $22.1IU per 1000. .'lUU at lOOO rates. Also a large lot of double Swanley White which has to be disposed of on account of being in open ground and no way to protect them, at the low rate of ¥2.00 pernio. $18 00 per 1000. All goods sent G. O. D. one-third cash must accom- pany order. Gasli must alsoiiccompany orders from unknown parties. M. TRITSCHLER & SONS, Nashville. Tenn. Ferns, Palms, Orchids FER/IIS FOR FLORISTS- PURPOSES, BY THE HUNDRED OR THOUSAND, GEO. WITTBOLD, cor. School and Halsted Sts., LAK£ VIEW, CHICAGO. Mention Amerlcdn Florist. HARDY AND RARE JAPANESE I PLANTS FOR THE EAST. 15 FINEST VARIET.ES OF MAPLES, 1-4 ft. STYRAX JAPONICA, SlYRAX OBASSIA. (Read article in this year's LomioH <,'a>tf''»-) SYRINIjA JAPONICA. HARDY MAGNOLIAS. THE GRAND CONIFER SCIADOFITYS V. "umbrella pine," in sizes 1-6 ft. (Has been shipped safely by frt. to Boston.) RARE VARIETIES RETINOSPORAS. 50 VARIETIES TREE PytONIAS. NEW HERBA- CEOUS p;eonias. NEW HYDRANGEAS. CHRYSANTHEMUMS. CLEM- ATIS. IRIS. HARDY AZALEAS. RHODODENDRONS. FOR THE GREENHOUSE. RHAPIS AND CYCAS PALMS, BAMBUSA NANA. AR- AUCARIAS, TREE FERNS FROM AUSTRALIA. 32 VARIETIES OF JAPANESE LILY BULBS LARGE ASSORTMENT OF SEEDS FROM JAPAN AND CALIFORNIA. Send for our Catalogue. Now is the best time to order for Spring delivery East. We have many val- uable novelties never before introduced. Send for estimates. H. H. BERGER & CO., 315 & 317 Wasllllljtoil SI, SAN FRANCISCO, CAL. P.O.Box IMl. (Established 1S78.) MAMMOTH and other tine varieties, free from all disesse. VEK BENAS A SPECI ALTT. Per 100 Per 1000 From pots Sa 00 KS.OO Transplanted on benches l.OO 10.00 Rooted Cuttings 1.00 S.CO Ueduced prices on large lot^. WJM. 13 K SIM OPS 13, KEWANEE, Henry Co.. ILL. TO FLORISTS! Why nut sell some of Our 3vi_ji«sb:i«^^ stock: tlii^ winter and make a profit of Irom 25 to 50 per cent. Satisfaction guaranteed. Write fur term.>*. etc. ADDRESS yfj s LITTLE, Commercial Nurseries. ROCHESTER, N. Y. WATER LILIES, A.11 Color***. fuung; pl^iitH BultaWh- tor late llowerlng: NOW KEADY. tW Send for prices. BENJ. GREY, Maiden, Mass. A few thousand Magna Charta Hoses, own rmitM, tleld grown, very large and strong. Alao5,000one year old Multiflora Jap. (Dawson's stock) are left for fall delivery. Ask for prices. A, C. 0Ct5QHIQ, Savannah, Ga, 1888. The American Florist. 171 JAS. R. PITCHER. W. A. MANDA. Florists and Amateurs are cordiallv in\ite(l to see the NEW CHRYSANTHEMUM "MRS. ALPHEUS HARDY," AT THE Orchid and Chrysanthemum Show, UNITED STATES NURSERIES, SMOieOD HirvX^s, :iv. J. Traius leave New York from Barclay or Christopher Street Ferry, 7:30, 8:30,. 10:10, 11:10, A.M.; 1:30, 2:30, 4:00, 4:30 Express P.M. Returning, leave Short Hills, 9:50, 10:20, 11:00 A.M., and 12:15, 1:44, 3:00, 5:08, 6:54 P. M. GET YOUR VERBENAS FROM HEALTHY STOCK. I have the NEW MAMMOTH, and all Ihe very best varieties growu for the Florist Trade now ready. {Only first-class varieties kept in stock.) I shall be able to supply 25,000 good, strong KOOTHD CrXTINGS weekly up to May i, 1SS9. CARNATIONS, ROSES AND PANSIES. A fine healthy stock to select from. Send for ray Wholesale Price List befoie placing your order elsewhere. FRED SCHKEIDER, WHOI-KSAI.E Ki.nui--r. WYOMNG CO.. ATTICA, N. Y. i-nck. 01 I UllSUIp'.s'ii i^'UE??m>V I,>ll*OKTi;i). quality C'iin Ih- thoroughly rcUcd on to produce u lint' [iikIi> I'OOiiiM* Our stocks are the largest and IVrNlirNt in thf countrv. Quulitv Kuarantftd the BKST IN THE WORLD. Why spen.l vour money on doubtful MUSHROOM SPAWN. liPHt at a price that Snce t ualitv, when you can Hft the lipHt at a" pi ■ will plea-se youv at rorU-linllniil prire.s for firsi i|iinlii> HimniL By mail, pnat-paid. *i"J ris. i- r ihhiihI, Five pounds forJSI.OO. liy expr^-.-i-N Ten pouiui.s l\.r !41.'.20, Fifty pounds forSil.'S. One pound of .spawn will plant a space 3 feet bv i. ' SpecinI prices for L.\RGER quantities. iohn Gardiner & Co., i^iii^.TlVhV.lVp.-n:;!;: Mildew on the Rose Try GRAPE DUST. Sold by the Seedsmen. For sample send sHimp to SLUG SHOT, Ftshkin-on-Hudson,N.Y. THE HELP FOR CUT FLOWER WORKERS AND FLORISTS, PUBLISHED BY A. BLANC AND J. HORACE McFARLAND, Has been kindly received, although out but a few weeks. It hits a weak spot, and helps those who sell floral work in many ways. 162 royal octavo pages, including 50 plates of designs, printed in soft tints and rich tones, and a complete treatise on floral work. Send for it, or send for a prospectus if you want to know more about it first. The extracts below show how it has impressed subscribers : " Cheap at $5 per copy; to tlorists in small towns must be very valuable," H. H. Hi^nthess, N. H. "A book that no hical florist ought to be without. • • • will save me time in selling set pieces." -I- Fl'LLeu, Mast*. "Well pleased; • * admire plain English hints upon design work." llrxTS. Pa. " I tlnd it most satisfactory to show my customers to select from. It is the proppr tiling m the proper place." J. Li. EiSKLK. Phila. "Highly creditable to the floral art." J. Bkkitmeveh & Sons. Detroit. " For the florist doing a retail cut flower business is almoct indispensable, since it illustrates that which canniit well be described. It will help to improve tiit* taste, and give the average florist a source for Ideas." E. A. Skidkwitz, Maryland. PRICE, substantially bound in cloth. $3.50. on recpipt of which it will be mailed promptly by well ree I?i\l} tl A T T? CYCAS REVOI^UTA. « ' yflh OiV Ijrj pstabliHhed trunks fn.ni th to rtfty years old. Wl A \TT^T?T^ Extra choice Norway Sprure T Y /V-Li 1 Hi I ' Christmas Trees/ seven to tiltfcn feet, John R. & A. Murdoch. 508 Smithfield Street. PITTSBURGH. PA. TREES. BERRY PLfiNTS AND SHRUBBERY, \Ai'holesale and Retail, C. BIBS AM & SONS. TRENTON, N. J. We offer a very large stock of Erie Blackberry rianls, Asparagus Roots, Apple Trees, Peach Trees, Shrubbery Plants and large Evergreen Trees. Willows, Raspberrj- Plants, Catalpa Trees, etc. Your correspondence solicited. Whole.<;ale Price List and Retail Catalogue free. Uflntlon Amartoftn norlit. *'Tlie Flower of Hie ruturr,'" THE TUBEE0U8 JJE(tON1A, ITS HISTORY AND CCI.TIV.VTION. Now ready. Demy Svo.. Cloth Btards. witli i'l illus- trations, inrUniing portiKits of Mr. .lolin Laini:. Mr. H. ('Hnncll and the late Mr. it, Pearce. Price Is.: post free. Is. ;{d. direct from the tiAKiiti.M.vt; Woiti.i) Otlice, 17 Catherine Street. Londi'n. W. C. Can be obtained also from the amkkican Garden oftice, 751 Broadway. New York. HYDRANGEAS. CLEMATIS. ALTHEAS. ETC. Per U« Per woo 200 HydrBngCH P. (;.■-> to -'i^ feet flu. 00 4,000 Tlydrannoa P. O. U'tiilS-inchcs.... TOO JlW.OO S.O'O •■ " 3 to .>lnclies 3 50 30 00 2000 Varleiltttecl Leaf \Veinelm,8tol2-ln 5.00 .1,000 Clematis Vlrtrlnlca. 1 year layers.. 6.W SO.OO 1,000 " Ftamula, 2 years 6. CO 1,000 •• Vltlcella, 2 years COO .VO " Crlapa, strotiK, 1 year 10. OO I,5C0 One year Climbing Roses, stronp. . 7.00 1.000 llandaome Named Altbeas. 3 to i feet 12.00 1,000 Swanley White Violets 3.60 30 00 r*. r^KK «fc sore, MADISON, Lake Co., OHIO. 172 The American Florist. Nov. I£, Professional Nerve. There is a certain enterprising scheme employed by more than one florist in New York to catch orders for flowers at fuaerals, which strikes me as not only being heartless and cruel, but a down- right insult as well. Several weeks ago the wife of an acquaintance of mine died, and her death was published in the news- papers. The next day an envelope was received at the house, addressed to the husband of the deceased, and when open- ed was found to contain a printed circu- lar from a local florist. As it is not before me as I write, I am unable to give it word f jr word, but as well as I can remember it read somewhat like this : " De.\R Sir : — We sympathize with you deeply for the loss of one so near and dear ; but life is but an uncertain thing at best, and death is but the beginning of a peiceful and everlasting life. Our spec- ialty is floral devices and emblems for funeral decoration, and our sets combine modesty and taste as well as cheapness. We execute orders at the shortest possi- ble notice and with the greatest care and exactitude, and we should be happy to call upon you with samples. Respectfully, . " Establi-shed iS— ." Enterprise is well enough in itg way, but, carried to this extreme, something ■should be done to put a stop to it — A'eiv York Daily. THE PIONBKR ■: MANUFACTUKEB : THB : ■WS8T, 806 Main Street, CIKCI^THATI, OHIO. BEND FOB WHOLESALE PBICE LIST, IMPROVED GLAZIISG. J. M. Gasser's Patent Zinc Joints, For butting glass without laps; makes it air and water tight; 'saves fueLand glass. No breakage from frost. Also the best improved fuel oil Burners for steam boilers. Send tor sample and price list. J. a.!. Oi^^SSE^ie, 101 Euclid Avenue, CLEVELAND, O. Mention American Florist. SYRACUSE POTTERY CO. During November make great clearing sale of flower pots, lo sizes, 4-inch and under. Unheard of prices per 1000: Thumbs $230; 2'4-inch |;2.75; 2J+-inch I3. 50; special 3 inch 14 15; 3 !i-inch $5 66; 4 inch ;f7 12; Rose pots fe %i, «3 60 and I3.90. These are tde NOVEMBER NET PRICES after deducting ' 10 PER CENT. DISCOUNT from our regular prices by the crate for cash, delivered f. o. b. free of all charges for crates, straw, packing and cartage. .f.lSO Thumbs, 2,635 2«-irch. 1,R75 2M-innh, l.flOONo. 3 Rose, 1,H)0 No. 2 Rose. L.'iOO No. 1 Rose, tS.OO ; I 8.00 ; 7.26 ; I 7.00 ; li.40 ; t;..VJ ; j 1.300 special 3-ln., l.liin 3-inch. 875 .T-lnch 600 4-rnch, SfiO 4^-lnch, 320 5-lnch 6.00; I 6.50; 5 60; I 4.7S ; I 3.90 : $4 40 I ir,0 ifinch lUS 7-inch 60 8-lnch. .'» 7-lnch, ^ ,.$5.1,0 IHO 4-inch, J 126 5-Inch,' 80 O-inoh. \ This last J6 crate we Hirer Ml 20 8-inch. [■ 4.00 per cent discount on as well 16 9'inch, 3 [ as Ilrst ten crates. "..50 I 4,00 4.00 I These rnust be ordered by the crate. I4 28 buys crate of 4 inch, and I4.95 a crate of_3 or 3'2-inch, These are no old poor stock, but they are our best pots and made this summer on our new machines. We offer them now at cost to attract and hold a thousand new customers. I.arge iTuyers are especially invited to write to us for any special terms desired. We will give samples and accommodate all. Write at once for full price list and our very low freight rates. J. NEAL PERKINS. Manager, SYRACUSE. N. Y. Large quantities of our Pipe are in usein Green- houses throughout the West, to any of which we refer as to its excellent quality. Pipe can be easily put together by any one, very little instruction being needed. Hot- Water Heating, in its Economy and Superi- ority, will repay in a few seasons its cost. Mention American Florist. Itt Mil. i^v, g3 to III W. Lake St. CHICAGO ESTABLISHED, 1866. Floral Wire Designs, Manufactured by 335 East 3l8t Street. - NEW YORK. THE EVANS CHALLENGE VENTILATING APPARATUS. aio H Oil 2'tBta MMC „W H 23£ oh" I/! 1> 3 hH '• R Qe CO §^ 2 WHEN WRITING FOR ESTIMATES, PLEASE GIVE FOLLOWING DIMENSIONS: 1st. Give the number of sashes to be lifted. 2nd. (live the length and depth of sashes, (depth is down the root.) 3rd. Give the lenfith of house. 4th. Give the height from the ground to the comb of root. 6th. Give the thickness and width of rafters or sash bar. Mention American Florist. ONLY POTTERY MAKING A SPECIALTY OF F LOWER PoTS THE WHILLDIN POTTERY CO., 713 & 715 WHARTON ST., PHILADELPHIA. SASH BARS VENTILATORS, RIDGES, GUTTERING AND LUMBER. NO WIDE-.%WAKU FLORIST need lie told It will pay bim to use Subli Burs, etc. made from -^ CLEAR C\ PRESS. E=- Bars all Shapes up to 20 feet long. OT" Sena for circulars and estiujates. LOCKLAND LUMBER CO., LOCKLAND. Hamilton Co.. OHIO. HAND TURNED EARTHEN WARE 2i«-inch.... 3^-inch.... 4 -inch 5 -inch 6 -inch 7 -inch.... Prire l.lst for 1888 8-inch.... per UK), 9-inch " 10-iDch.... 12-inch.... " H-inch " Itrinch per 100, $ ..'lO 1 38 2 20 6.7.1 8.0O 2:) 50 f>0,UO 100. 00 Send SI. 00 for No charKea for packatie or cartage, sample barrel before purchasing elsewhere. Al flori.sta will hnd it to their advantage to do 90, a8 wo malie the best and strongest ware in the marl^et. Terms cash. Address all communications to HILLFIMGER BROS., Fort Edward, N. T. VOLUME III OF THE AMERICAN FLORIST, BoiTND IN Half Leather, Pbioe. $2 25. i888. The American Florist. 173 ESTABLISHED 1854. iGYme'sSoilcrWorks THE FLAT TOP TYPE Wrought Iron Hot Water Boilers. ■0, fl'' ^' '■^' ^' ^^ fOILlIJ ;|r^R:nj'! Capacity from 350 to 10.000 feet of four-inch pipe. Send for New I.ist. PETER DEYINE, 387 S. Canal St., CHICAGO. Ives' Putty Mactiine. Patented Jan. 8, jSS?. The best ilevice ever iriventeil for lavinK putty. WilU this yuu eiiri iiiuke >ild leiiky Biish perfectlj tt>;ht without reiiii'viii^; the t'hiss. It will do the work of Ove men in bedding ^Iii^.-^. Sciit by Express on receipt ot price, $3.00. J. H. I¥ES. Daxbury. Cohh. H MOLE TRAP For dcstrnyinfi: eroiiiitl niolc?* in Ijiwdh. parka^ gardens and cemeteries. Tb« mily PF^KI-Kt'T mole trap in existence. <■ MiLrunl4*t'(t to rntch moles «'liere nil other inipH tui^^bold by Beedamen, A^cultaral Implement and Hardwart dealers, or Bent by express on receipt ol 83*00 by Conservatories GREENHOUSES, ETC. Erected In any part of the IT. S. or Canada Glazed on the Helliwell Pat. Imperishable System OR WITH PUTTY. For further testimonials, Illustrated catalogue oi estimates address JOSEPHUS PLENTY. HOPTICULTURAL AND SKYLIGHT WORKS. Offices, l« Pearl Street, NEW YORK. 5 YEARS' EXPERIENCE. THE GURNEY SAVES titi'A PER CENT IN FUEL." Letter fVf»ni Tboman rimy, of Fltchburf^, Manii.f In refereiii'p to GURNEY "ot-aTe^r" FiTCiiBi-ur,. Mahs.. April 1^*. IRftS. Dear Sirs: — In unswer tt* yours.imklnK niy npltilon of the Curnt'y Hot WatHr IIl-hIlt lilrh you sold uil*. wmilil »my Unit I have ill tltlL-en year.s' exiftTieiicc In heuttnt: hut iiiist'r* by wiiter. una must wuy the (Jiirney i-iitiT punlia-*ed ot you han r>r<'vi.i(l It^rll' w'liuler. hf)ili In power atul cc-itnoniy, -iiiy one-tlilrd leas fuf! to f^et HHUHi rt^sultH iMui tuiv healer- 1 IiHve ever u»f-d. The n.kllneil put I coriHlcler a Mpeclal feature. '^ It renders c'oinbustlon (Hjua) throuRhuul tie entire pot. Vnurs truly. Thomas (iUAV. Flnrlat. tllust. Catalogue & Testimonial Sheet Free. GuRNEY Hot Water Heater Co. 237 Franklin Street, BOSTON. MASS. SELLING A(iKNCIES-M. H. .loMNSoN, 140 Centre St., N. V.; KirE S, WUITACUE Mfo. Co.. 42 4 44 W Monroe 8t.,Chleaco. 111.: T. K. Chahe. :il Edmund Place. Detroit. .Mich.; WlI.I.IAM (iAUli.Ntlt Sc Cu IM Third St., Portland, Ore«on; J. L. KllIslilK. 52t; Phila. St., Covlnilton, K?.; VAI.K 4 .MlKIioCH, li:. l.'^ 4 Hasell St., Charleston, S. C, MENTIO.N THIS Papeh. 5x=iia Reduce your Coal Bills FURMAN STEAM HEATER ESPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR WARMING GREENHOUSES. UJ X t- Cives a most uniform heat niRht and day. Can he ran with less attwDtinn. and a SAVING Of fully 20 to 25 Per Cent, in Fuel over, any other method. Burns HARD or SOFT COAL. Endorsed hj leading flonsta. Send for full IlluHtrated Catalo^ae, showinif how to pipe alio heat a hou^e by uteaiii Addre^is HKIJKNKKKN HI.\NIIKArTrRIN(; f«>.. OENKVA. N.tv. "Perfect (Trade Mark) Hot- Water ^i«»»|!^ Heater. THE M0S1 POWERFUL HOT-WATER BOILER EVER CONSTRUCTED. These Heaters contain more features for savinK fuel and labor, and are better adapted f.,r heatlnir Con- servatoriea, Greenhouses, DwellingB, OfMces. Schools and Public Buildiniis than any other makes of Hot- Water Heaters. By reason of their enormous heating capacity and increased sgiiare leet of boiler surface, and p.isitive circulation, they are the only rapid cinulatlnB Hot-Water Heaters made. At n test made the mh of .lanuary, IS.S.S. at the worksof the A. A. lirimoB iron Co.. .lersey City. .N. .1., imanulaeturers of the •■BU.S'l)YKH(liators)-whereall the leading makes (d Hot-Water Heaters have been tested -more power was developed, with less fuel, than any heater ever tested there. SEND JOK CIRCULARS. RICHARDSON & BQYNTON. 84 Lake St., Chicago, manufacturers, 232 & 234 Water St., Mention this paper New York. PIPE AND FITTINGS FURNISHED -TO PLANS AND SPECIFICATIONS. Coiitrwcts Roliciteil for Most improved plans. ALL WORK GUARAIMTEED. jy Prices furni.^hed un application. E. A. STIMSON & CO., No. 22 and 24 Sears Street, Fair Hill Terra Cotta Works JACOB C. CASSEL. No. 2341 N. Seventh St., PHILADELPHIA. Illustrated Catalogue free upoD application. REDUCE YOUR COAL BILL BY USING THE CELEBRATED Wilks Water Heater For Healing POULTRY HOUSES, GREENHOUSES, STORES, DWELLINGS. BATHTUBS. ETC. Rubber Packing for Iron Pipe constantly on hand. Send for Circulars. es. xvijuiis jviF^G. CO., Monroe iinil Clinton Sta., CIIIC.\tiO, I LL. 174 The American Florist. Nov. /J, Index to Advertisers. Advertising Kates, etc.ltio Allen, C. H. lr,7 Allen. W.S 163 Bayersdorf er M M&Colfi8 Benard, E 161 Bennett. Wm 167 Benz. Albert VA Berger. H. H. & CO....170 Blanc A 166 Boynton W D 169 Brackenridge & Co 17U Brague L. B 169 Cassell, JC 173 Currie Bros 167 rurwen. John J r 161 Desmond Wm 17(1 De Veer. J. A 166 Devine, Peter 173 Dlez, John L., & Co. . . .173 Dillon, J. L 163 D.-eer. H. A 170 b'assett.F. B.& Bro....l70 Flsk & Rimdall 16.3 Foster F W 167 Fulweiler 1> C 168 Garden & Forest 169 Gardening World 171 Gardiner John & Co... 171 Garfield Park Rose ColfiS Gasser, J. M 172 Glddings. A 167 GiddingsKM 161 Grey, Beni 170 Greene W W Son & JSayles 168 Oriflith, Jas 172 Griffith, N.S 170 Gurney Heater Co 173 Hales, U. W 173 Hallock,V.H.,&Son..!C7 Hammond, Benj 171 Hammond & Hunter. .li>3 Herendeen .Mfg. Co. ..173 Herr. Albert M 169 Hlgley, Henry G 169 Hilfinger Bros 172 Hippiirii F 166 Hllching8& Co 174 Hooker. H. M 174 Horan, Edw C 163 Horticiiltnral Times.. 164 Hughes E G 169 Ives, J. H 173 Jansen, Bd 168 Joosten.C. H 167 Kennlcott Bros 163 Ketten Bros 161 Kimball. A S 1(3 King, James 1G7 Krick, W. C 174 Lamb JasM IIB La Roche&Stahl 163 LeeD&Son 171 I.ibby E H 11.1 Little WS 170 Lockland Lumber Co 172 McAllister, F. B lf>7 McBean A S n7ll McCarthy, N. F. & Co.163 Mc Farland J Horace lot 171 Mathews, Wm 170 Merrick. A. T 168 Michel PlantiSeed Co 1117 Miller. Geo. W 170 Mitchell Chas L 163 Monon Route 166 Mullen Geo 163 Murdoch John & B A..171 Myers&Co 174 Oelschig A C...166 169 170 Olsen M 163 Pennock Chas E liwi Perkins.J. N 172 Phila. Im. Designee . ..166 Plenty, Josephus 173 Quaker City Mch. Wk8l72 Reed & Keller 173 Renard .los h'fi Reichers. F. A &Sohnel71) Rib«am C & Sons 171 Richardson & Boyntonl73 Roemer, Frederick 168 Rolker, A. & Sons 167 Schneider Fred 171 Schulz.Jacob 161 Scollay, John A 174 Siebrecht & Wadley. . . 170 Situations. Wants .161 Smiths Powell &Lambl68 Spooner, Wm. H, 161 StefTens. N 172 Steininetz H 168 Stewart, Wm. J 163 Stimson, E. A 173 Straiten & Storm 109 Strauss. C.&Ce 163 Studer. N 167 Thompson Geo&Sons.ltVS Thomson, Mrs J. S. R UH Tritschler M & Sons... 170 U S Nurseries'. 171 Vaughan.J C VA 1IB1(K169 Weathered, Thos. W..174 Welch Bros 163 WilksSMfgCo 173 Wisconsin Flower Ex. 113 Whilldin Pottery Co.. 112 Wittbold, Geo 170 Wolff. L. Mfg. Co 172 Wood, I.C.&Bro 170 Young, Thos. Jr.,»Co.l63 Portland, Oregon. — The Oregon State Horticultural Society held its quar- terly meeting in this city Oct. 9. Carnation Pres. Degraw. — This is the best white with me. I have tried all the leading white varieties but with me the Degraw beats them all. Appleton, Wis. Dennis Meidam. BULLKTIN No. 2 from the Hatch Ex- periment Station of the Massachusetts Agricultural College, Amherst, Mass., is received. In the space devoted to horti- culture appear reports on new and stand- ard varieties of fruit which should be of interest to nurserymen. Henry H. Goodell is director of the station and Samuel T. Majnard, horticulturist. Insect Ijfe. — The fourth number of this periodical bulletin from the division of entomology of the l'. ,S. dept. of agri- culture at Washington .appears under date of October, 188S. These bulletins contain the results of the more recent investigations of the department and are undoubtedly of great value, more espe- cially to the agriculturists and the agri- cultural press. GREENHOUSE HEATING AND VENTILATING. Superior Hot Water Boilers. JOHN A. SCOLLAY. . 74 & 76 Myrtle Ave., Brookyn. N. Y. ^~ Send for Catalogue. EVERY FLORIST SHOULD HAVE Our Trrde Directory Price only One Dollar. ikMERICAN FLORIST CO., 54 La Salle St., Ctiicago. FOR HEATING GREENHOUSES GRAPERIES, POULTRY-HOUSES, ETC. ALSO FOR HEATING WITH HOT WATER UNDER PRESSURE VENTILATING APPARATUS For Raising Sashes in Greenhouses. GALVANIZED SCREW EYES % And Wire for Trellis Work. i:^ ., Send for Catalogue. Sectional View. thos. 1. leattiered, 46 & 48 MARIOnr ST., N Y. Greenhouse Heating if Ventilating HlfcHlNQs 8, CO. 233 Mercer Street, New York. Eighteen Sizes, Cieppaqeiza Hire jSex JSeilzPS ©aaale j^eileps, Ciei)ical Jeieileps, TSase J0upr)ir)a w af ei> rleafepa Perfect Sash Raising Apparatus. Send 4 cents postage for Illustrated Catalogtje. i Kor Heating Greenhouses, Graperies, CONSERVATORIES, ETC. ALSO Cast Iron Pipe, Fittings, Valves and all Material for Heating by Hot Water. '~~') Send for Catalogue. MYERS & CO. 1173 So. gth St., PHILADELPHIA. Florists' Letters, Emblems. Monograms, Etc PATENT APPLIED FOU. These letters are made of the best Immortelles, wired on wood or metal franiea with holes to insert tooth- picks. Send for Sample. 2-tn . purple per 100. $3.00 Postage 15 cts. per 100. Also dealer in Floris+s Sup plies. Send forCatalogue. W. C. KRICK, 1287 Broadway. Brooklyn, New York. M. M. Bayersdorfer & Co.. I'liilfl.. Ants, for Penna. J. f. Vaughan, Chicago, Agt. west of Penna. A full line of samples at the Convention. il,l, BIZES OF SINGLE AND DOTTBLK THICK GLASS FOR GBEENHOUSES. ALL GLAZIERS' SUPPLIMS. ■V Writ* for Lateit Frloai. Mention Amirlnn Florlit. Rmerica is "the Prow af the Uesseh there may be mors cnmfart Hmidships, but we are the flrst to touch Unknown Seas, Vol. IV. CHICAGO AND NEW YORK, DECEMBER 1, 1888. No. 80. Copyright, iSSR, by American Florist Company Entered as Secoud-class Mail matter. Published ou the ist and 15th of each month by THE AM ERIC Ayr FLORIST COMPANY. GkN£kal offices, 54 La Salle Street, Chicago. Eastern Office, Room 15, Vanderbilt Building, New York, All communications should be addressed to the general ofl&ce at CkJcago. SOCIETY OF AMERICAN FLORISTS. John N. May, Summit, N. J , president ; W. J. P.\l.MER, Buffalo, N.Y,, vice-president; Wm. J. Ste\v.\rt, 67 Bromfield St., Boston, Mass., secre- tary : M. A. Hunt, Terre Haute. lud., treasurer. The fifth annual meeting at Buffalo, N. Y., August 20, 21, 22, 1SS9. Question Box for 18 The cjuestion box was a very interest- ing feature at the New York convention of the S. A. F., the answers elicited giving general satisfaction. The executive com- mittee at its meeting in Buffalo next January wishes to arrange a list of ques- tions which will equal or exceed in inter- est the list answered at the New York meeting and request that any member who wishes any iuformation relating to the trade will forward the query now to W. J. Stewart, secretary, 67 Bromfield street, Boston, Mass., that the committee may refer the same to a competent mem- ber who will prepare an answer to be read at the next convention. The members of the executive com- mittee are required to travel long dis- tances ana to leave their business at a very busy season when meeting to ar- range the programme and every member should do all in his power to facilitate and shorten their labors. You can assist materially by responding promptly to this call. If there is any subject you want brought up before the next annual convention let the executive committee know it now. You may rest assured that it will receive careful consideration. The meeting of the committee last January at New York lasted two days and kept the members hard at work each day from 10 a. m. to 10 p. m., and with the increasing work before them the coming session will consume still more time unless business is facilitated by assistance such as is now ask<>d. J. N. May. Summit, N. J., Nov. 19 (iRi'tj(«)ant^enrjurTj ^ftocofS. The chrysanthemum craze instead of being on the wane seems to have gained a fresh impetus. The shows in the larger cities all equal and some ex- ceed those of former years while a large number are being held this year iu places where the chrysanthemum has hereto- fore been but little known to the general public. Boston. The annual chrys:inthemum exhibition of the Massachusetts Horticultural Socie- ty opened in Horticultural Hall on Wed- nesday, Nov. 14, and continued for three days. Most of the plants were in position the night before, many of the exhibitors working far into the night arranging their displays. So, when at twelve o'clock on Wednesday the public were admitted to the hall they had the very rare experience of finding there an exhibition practically complete and ready for inspec- tion at the opening hour. Entering the lower hall the first object that met the eye was a grand plant of Cypripedium insigne with ninety blooms, which was exhibited by Wm. Martin. It attracted much attention on account of its fine habit, vigorous growth and abun- dant bloom. This, and a small group of camellia flowers from James Comley, was the only entry of any plant or flower not a chrysanthemum. No roses, no palms, no designs of any kind, and even the ever-present fruit and vegetable tables were quietly left at home and the chrys- anthemums were given full swing for the time being. The method of exhibiting the individ- ual blooms here is much better than that followed in various other cities. Most of the specimen flowers being shown in vases, with stems and foliage present, instead of being spread out flat on a painted board. The introduction of a tall vase here and there, filled with showy blooms also served to break the monotony of the long rows of single blossoms, and added much to the general effect. The display of cut blooms this year was much , more extensive, and in quality far ahead of any previous effort here. There were also a large number of seedlings raised by local fanciers and many of them were of a high order of merit. The plants although not quite equal to some previous displays were, as a rule, well grown, dwarf and stocky in haliit. with but few stakes, and very little un- necessary tying. Boston is to be congrat- ulated that the pernicious and utterly repulsive system of tying the individual flowers on a chrysanthemum plant to a big wire frame has obtained so slight a foothold here. One fault which is generally noticeable here however, is the neglect of disbud- ding. The result is, of course, verj' showy masses of bloom when seen from a distance, but the individual flowers are small and irregular, and our growers would do well to devote a little more attention to securing larger and more perfect blooms on their specimen plants. The exhibitors this year were mainly the same who have been prominent in previous .shows. Kdwin Fewkes & Son deserve special mention for their display of sixty plants on the stage, which were arranged with artistic effect and consti- tuted one of the leading atti actions of the show. The competition for prizes offered for general displays filling twenty-five and fifty bottles was considerable. The bottles however were much too close to- gether and much of the effect in this sec- tion was lost through overcrowding. Speaking of the plant exhibits in de- tail, the best group came from Jas. Com- ley who receiveil the premium for " best twelve. " One specimen of Golden I )ragon in this lot was an unusually fine speci- men. E. W. Wood took first prize for 20 plants, P. Mallev second, and W. H. Elliott third. E. W'. Wood also took first on specimen Japanese, .specimen pompon and specimen anemone, while the first for specimen Chinese went to P- Malley. The competition in the various classes of Japanese was considerable, but on Chi- nese it was very limited. The proportion of pompons shown was quite large, a somewhat singular fact in view of the universal fancy for large flowering kinds. There were no "standards" worth men- tioning. The premiums for six small plants each of Japanese and Chinese var- ieties, the plants being limited to not over four flowers each, brought out some wonderfully good specimens from Mr. Fewkes and Mr. Wood. Mr. Fewkes' set of six Japanese which took first prize was simply grand. It contained the following varieties : Dom- ination, G. F. Moseman, Mrs. Frank Thompson, Robt. Crawford, Jr., Neesima and Mrs. Langtry. It would be hard to improve on this collection. In this same section were remarkably good specimens of Lord Byron, Christmas Eve and Mrs. Forsythe from E. A. Wood. Among the most noticeable new plants were a seed- ling from Mrs. Wheeler of very dwarf habit by E. A. Wood, a seedling of deep- est orange color grown by Pres. Walcott, ,tnd a plant of Wm. H. Lincoln by E. I'ewkes ^; Son, this latter being one of the famous set imported from Japan last year, one of which was the Mrs. Alpheus Hardy. A singular freak shown by Mrs. E. M. t'.ill was a plant of St. Patrick, a dark red variety of the incurved Chinese type, where one half of the plant had sported and bore pale yellow flowers. The principal exhibitors of cut blooms were E. A. Wood, Edwin Fewkes & Son, C. J. Power, Jos. H. White, Geo. Hollis, Pitcher & Manda, Mrs. J. W. Woodice and L. W. Goodell. For superior culture and unequaled finish, four tall vases of Cullingfordii, Jardin des Plants, and Mrs. C. H. Wheeler, grown by C. J. Power of South Framingham, excelled anything else iu the hall, and it would be impossible to improve upon them. 176 The American Florist. Dec. /, Mr. Manda was on hand with cut blooms of the famous Mrs. Alpheus Hardy, and he had no reason to complain of any lack of admiration for it. Mr. Fewkes exhib- ited the other varieties imported at the same time with Mrs. Hardy and known as the Neesima collection. Their names and colors are as follows : Neesima, bril- liant yellow ; Lilian B. Bird, pink, very double and of peculiar form ; Nippon, bright pink ; Wm. H. Lincoln, bright pUre yellow ; Empress of Japan, white ; Mrs. Pettier, pink ; Kioto, incurved yel- low, best of all ; Medas, white with droop- ing thread-like petals, and Katayma, dark maroon, single. Certificates of merit were awarded to Lilian B. Bird and Kioto. E. A. Wood received a certificate of merit for a seedling from Mrs. Wheeler, richer in color than the parent and very double to the center. Among a lot of twenty-four seedlings shown by Geo. Hollis were three of spe- cial merit, named Mandus, pale rose ; Mrs. Harrison, white ; and Peerless, pale lemon. A certificate of merit was award- ed to the collection. President Walcott staged a large number of seedlings among which the best were F. No. i, a large, full yellow, and several descendants from the Mrs. Wheeler, partaking in greater or less degree of the peculiarities of that variety. A certificate was awarded to the yellow seedling, and also to a superb white flower said to be a sport from Nil desperandum. The prize for best twelve Japanese blooms was awarded to Jas. Brydon, This exhibit comprized the fol- lowing varieties : Mrs. Frank Thomp- son, John Thorpe, Canon Farrar, Mrs. C. H. Wheeler, Robt. Bottomley, Golden Dragon, John Collins, Madame C. Andi- guier, Boule d'Or, Thos. Cartledge, G. F. Moseman, and Mrs. R. R. Mason. Among the most noticeable of the showy Japanese collections the follow- ing white varieties may be men- tioned : Edna Craig, Domination, Jessica, Moonlight and Christmas Eve. L. W. Goodell staged a collection fifty-two named varieties including many of the best sorts. The attendance during the three days of the exhibition was very large, in spite of the stormy weather which prevailed during a part of the time. Quite a num- ber of florists from a distance attended and this number would no doubt have been largely increased if it were not that the Philadelphia show was on at the same time. Wm. J. vStkwart. New York. After all we have reason to be pretty well satisfied with our show. If the plants were not all they should be, the cut blooms were so far above the average that they made up for anj' deficiency, and the courage with which Mr. Thorpe and Mr. Spaidding worked in spite of discouragement and dismal weather, was certainly worth}- of every success. It was really a pretty show ; the pleas- ing light under the canvas made every- thing appear to the best advantage, and even the poorer plants (and I'm sorry to say a good many of them ought not to have been exhibited) lost their defi- ciencies when viewed in the mass. But the cut flowers were certainly the chief attractions. The two rival stars in this class were Mrs. Alpheus Hardy and Mrs. Andrew Carnegie. They can scarcely be called rivals either — they are so totally distinct. The first with its feathery white flowers has become too famous to need another description. The prevailing sentiment here, as at Orange, was that it was the most unique intro- duction of recent years, and it received special honors. This flower was unable to compete for the special prize offered by Mrs. Carnegie, a silver cup, since that called for a flower never before ex- hibited. This prize went back to the land of natural gas, in company with Mr. Hamilton, being awarded for his flower, Mrs. Andrew Carnegie. Another highly commended seedling was exhibited bj- John Jones, of Summit, it was called Mrs. Levi P. Morton. A very large Japanese, somewhat flat in form, disclosing the yellow center ; color lively magenta pink with a silvery tinge beneath the petals. A showy flower altogether. Geo. McClure, gardener to J. Crobby Brown, of Summit, exhibited a new seed- ling called Miss Emmy Brighthurst. A regular flower of the Mrs. Wheeler type, but deeper in color and broader in petal ; handsome and distinct. The finest display of cut blooms. was in the amateur section, exhibited by Thos. Tricker, gardener to Judge Ben- edict, of Farview, Staten Island. These were grown out of doors, with no other protection than canvas, and it was inter- esting to notice the variation of color under these circumstances. In most cases it was richer and deeper than the color of similar varieties grown under glass. i\Ir. Tricker's display in the Chinese section was really remarkable for the size andshapelinessof the blooms; this class does not always seem so well grown as the Japanese varieties. This exhibitor received most of the first prizes for cut blooms in the amateur class. Another exhibitor who might have made a good second, left indignant because the judging was delayed — the only discord- ant element of the show. For bush and standard plants, Geo. McClure received first in the amateur class; for dwarf plants, Thos. Tricker. Among professionals John Thorpe and T. H. Spaulding took the lead. Mr. Spaulding's collection of cut blooms was large and fine, especially those in sprays, the most attractive manner of displaying them. The same exhibitor received first prizes in all classes for bush and standard plants. Mr. Thoipe received first prize for a handsome display of dwarf plants, and also for vases of cut blooms and specimen flowers. Mr. Spaulding dis- played the best specimen plant. Johu Finn carried off first prizes for palms and ferns, which added much to the beauty of the grouping, and also for two designs. The first, an original de- sign suitable for a reception, was pyra- midal in form, composed of adiantums, kentias and pandanus, crested by a small plant of Anthurium crystallinum ; the result was exquisitely simple and grace- ful. The second design, a table plateau, was of adiantums and kentias, with a few Beauty roses here and there. J. G. Bebus exhibited some baskets of good roses ; also bouquets. The floral arrangements in chrysanthemums were poor, but then they always are, at an exhibition, at least. The roses and carnations exhibited were really fine. Mr. Jones' Cornelia Cook, Mr. May's Beauty and Mr. Taylor's Mme. de Watteville were all alike superb. The prize takers were Messrs. Bebus, May, Taylor, Jones and John Henderson, the latter having a large display. In carnations the premiums were pretty evenly divided between John Thorpe and J. H. Taylor. Mr. Thorpe exhibited a new crimson Orient, which was very rich in color. The X-'nited States Nurseries showed a few orchids, among them Oncidium splendidum in bloom; W. C. Wilson dis- played a few plants of the same class. Mr. Fewkes, of Newton Highlands, Mass., exhibited nine distinct Japanese flowers, being the batch in which Mrs. Alpheus Hardy was discovered. The handsomest among them was Lilian B. Bird, exquisite shiimp pink with tubular petals; next comes Mrs. Fottler, a very fuU-petaled flower with a tint just like a La France rose. A first class flower for the florists' use, because it is just the color women want. Another good flower in the same lot was Kioto, a very rich yellow. A. A. Wood, of West Newton, Mass., brought a good anemone, Mrs. T. F. Gaue, which was much admired. Henry Hales, of Ridgewood, N. J , ex- hibited a deliciously fragrant chrysan- themum called Nymph iea. Its white petals give it a look of a miniature water lily, a resemblance increased by its pro- nounced water lily fragrance. This originated with an amateur, Mr. E. M. Allen, of Ridgewood. Dailledouze Bros., of Flatbush, exhib- ited a vase of specimen blooms arranged with careless grace; among them was a very excellent white Pelican. Mr. J. H. Taylorshowed what he could do with chrysanthemums — some tremen- dous flowers of Gloriosum and Comte de Germiny. Fine commercial varieties both. The duration of the show was pro- longed from three days to a week. It is worthy of note that both plants and flowers kept very much better and fresher in this tent than in an ordinary exhibi- tion hall. Even the roses kept their freshness long after the usual time. In conclusion, it the show was not as large as we have a right to expect in New York, it had the merit of fine flowers and attractive arrangement. Among the visitors Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Stewart, Mr. Fewkes and Mr. Wood rep- resented Boston, while the Philadelphians who were at Orange visited the New York show also. Emily Louise; Taplin. View at the New York Show. Our illustration shows a central group at the New York chrysanthemum show. The chrysanthemums compri.sing this group were in 6-inch pots, each plant bearing one immense specimen flower. Around the central pole of the tent were arranged evergreens and palms among which were blooming orchids. In the left hand corner appears a bloom of chrysanthemum, Mrs. Andrew Car- negie, which was nine inches in diam- eter, and for which was awarded the vase or cup offered by Mrs. Carnegie for the best seedling never before exhibited. A picture of the vase appears at the riglit. It was awarded to Mr. Wm. Hamilton, of Allegheny City. Pa. Philadelphia. The sixth annual chrysanthemum ex- hibition was opened November IJ5, and continued open day and evening until Friday the i6th. It could have profita- bly been kept open a week longer. This fact should be borne in mind another year. There were not as many plants at this show as in 1SS7. The lower h.all, it will be remembered had to be called into requisition to accommodate the great number of plants in that year, at which time there were seven competitors for the grand prize of jf .350, for 25 best plants. i888. The American Florist. 177 CHR'iikUIHtWUM, VARS, KU'jRt'.'l CkHNtG^t. ?ailt K.'.HRDt'- SOR atsi St5.0V\HG. NJ\L\N M IHt ^L\N ^0R\^ SWO^. When the committee on the revision of schedule met to prepare a list of pre- miums to be competed for this year they deemed it advisable to offer, as the high- est premium, Jioo for the best 12 plants, this, it was said, would open the doors wider for competition, because more growers of chrysanthemums could give the time and space to 12 plants than could accommodate and take care of 25 plants, and it did seem reasonable that such should be the case, but it proved otherwise for only four competitors toed the mark this year. There was no appre- ciable falling off in the quality of the plants. Although one courageous indi- vidual made the assertion that 25 plants as good as those Craig & ]!ro. took first prize with last year could not be found in the building. The committee of arrange- ments had more space at its command to display the different collections to the best advantage, and room enough was left for the public to examine them critically. In point of quality, taking into consid- eration the number of really valuable acfjuisitions, among the seedlings and recent importations it was by far the best chrysanthemum show ever held by the Pennsylvania Hort. Society, or, perhaps in this or any other country. It is cjues- tionable if in ICurope so many fine varieties not yet in commerce were ever gotten together before, at one show. The most sensational novelty was the beautiful Mrs. Alpheus Hardy. Words of mine are inadequate to convey an idea as to its beauty. The flowers are pure white, medium si/e, incurved Japanese, the center slightly indented, the disc entirely hidden, 1 in the upper surface of the floret petals is what as first sight appears to be hoar frost or snow, which gives it a chaste, delicate and Unify ap- pearance. It was exhibittd both as growing plants and as a cut flower. It is evidently a healthy and free grower, and the dozen or so flowers shown were uni- formly good. A silver medal was awarded Messrs. Pitcher and Manda, of the Ignited States Nurseries, Short Hills, N. J., who own the stock. Another noteworthy addition to the long list of chrysanthemums was Mrs. Andrew Carnegie, exhibited by John Thorpe. To say the least it was immense. It also has a distinct character. The floret petals are broad and have more of a tendency to stand out than do those that are usually knovsn as Japanese varie- ties. It is crimson in color, the lower side of the floret petal is somewhat lighter in color than the upper surface, but not sufficiently so as to detract from its effectiveness. William K. Harris came out strong with a seedling which he declares is the best one he has yet raised, and that is saying a great deal; for W. K. has raised some of the very best sorts in cultivation. He has named it Mrs. Wm. K. Harris. The first one he says that he has hereto- fore considered worthy of the name. In color it is yellow, a shade or so deeper than the old favorite Grandiflorum — when grown in a cool temperature. It is also larger, as shown by Mr. Harris, than any Grandiflorum ever seen in Philadel- phia. In its general make-up it is sim- ilar to it, only that the bloom seems fuller and higher. In short there is more of it. It will be eagerl)' sought after both by exhibitors and those who grow first class chrysanthemum flowers for the cut flower market; Mr. H". Waterer is the fortunate owner of the stock, who bought it last year before it had developed its true character. Fine cut blooms of new and distinct varieties wereexhibited liy Edwin ?"ewkes & !^on, Newton Highlands, Mass., which deserved aiid received marked attention both by connoisseurs and the public. Mrs. Fottler is a delicate blush tint, very large. Wm. H. Lincoln a fine yellow, deep in color and broail and somewhat flat in shape. Kioto is a yellow too; similar in shade to Grandiflorum, it also resembles it in size and contour, but the floret petals are broader at the base and tapering to a point. They have a ten- dency to whorl in a fantastic manner, hugging each other as it were, taking various directions yet preser^'ing a uni- formity which commends it to every chrysanthemum lover. A seedling of last year, E. H. I'itler, was exhibited by the raiser, Thomas Monaghan, gardener to C. H. Trotter, Esq., Chestnut Hill. It is not too much to say that it was one of the most distinct and valuable in the show. It is a seed- ling from Mrs. I'rank Thompson. Mr. Monaghan is positive about this, because one head of seed was all that he sowed that year. Out of the same lot of seed came some varieties which when in flower resembled Mrs. Charles Wheeler, but The I'itler stands alone as one of the most lovely, distinguished and valuable sorts that has yet been introduced. It is more like Mrs. I'rank Thompson in form than any other variety, but in color it is a rich, bright yellow more or less streaked \vith red, gi\'ing it a slight bronzy appear- ance, yet it retains unusual brilliancy. The flower has more substance than its parent and like it, it will be a long time I)efore it is displaced a^ a show flower or for choice cut blooms. It is not yet in commerce, Craig & Bro. have secured the stock and right of distribution. Lucky Craig's I Another notable variety which the same enterprising firm has bought is one that has been named Mrs. Levi P. Morton. It was awarded the first pre- mium as the best seedling at Orange, N. 178 The American Florist. Dec. /, J. It was also exhibited at the New York chrysanthemum show, where Mr. A. D. Cowan, the popular seedsman, had the honor of giving it the distinguished name it now bears. In color it is a pleasing shade of pink, the floret petils are wide and long, whichradiate with the utmost regularity from the disc. The base of each floret petal is white, which makes a broad and decided ring around the yellow center. The extremities of the floret petals have a slight but grace- ful inclination to incurve. Many expres- sions of regret were heard from those who had seen it once and had hoped and expected to see it again. But, as Mr. Thomas Jones, of Shoit Hills, the raiser, had no really good flowers to send — hav- ing only the original seedling plant to cut from — he thought it best to send none at all, if flowers creditable to the variety and himself could not be sent. Mr. C. H. Trotter had a fine large seed- ling plant of the Mrs. Charles Wheeler type, only it was darker, having less yel- low in its coloring. It was labelled President Harrison, I am told, at 9 o'clock on the morning after election. There is likely to be some confusion on account of that name. The most popular one of the hour possibly and at a time when seedling chrysanthemums are opening every day for a few weeks. This may be something for the committee on nomen- clature to look into. In Messrs. Fewkes' collection there was another flower worthy of mention, the Medusa. It is creamy white in color, but its floret petals hung down shred-like; it has a very wilted appearance; this may prove valuable to raisers of seedlings; it is entirely distinct; nothing at all in cultivation heretofore is anything like it. Of course the strictly practical florist could see nothing in it. Craig & Bro. had a meritorious exhibit, mostly new varieties that were not yet in commerce, or were exhibited for the first time, one of the most conspicuous was Sunnyside. On first opening it shows a pink tint. It becomes pure white when fully expanded; its quilled floret petals stand out straight, the outer row being a trifle longer than the rest, gradually shortening to the center ; it is very full, large and has great substance. This is sure to take high rank both as an exhibi- tion variety and for choice cut flowers. L. Canning reminds one, at first glance, of Mrs. George Bullock, being white and a fine flower. The habit of the plant is dwarf and free blooming. Its flowers keep better than the Mrs. Bullock, it has not the sad fault which that variety has of showing the effects of dampness so soon. Mr. John Westcott asserts that it is destined to take the lead as a white flower for market, both as a pot plant and cut flower. Mr. Westcott is con- servative, his opinion is based upon ob- servation, he having seen it growing at Craig & Bros.' greenhouses. Mrs. E. W. Clark (Chinese) is a companion plant to the preceding; in color it is rich light purple, a dwarf and sturdy grower. Dr. Stryker (Japanese) is a striking variety, dark pink in color, broad floret petals and has a slight tendency to incurve. Mrs. Isaac C. Price (a silver medal was awarded this variety) isa yellow Japanese, outer floret petals show a bronzy tint. It is a promising variety. Mrs. Irving Clark, a light pink Japanese, large and double. Mrs, M. J. Thomas is a pure white incurved Japanese with broad floret petals, very showy and distinct. It will l)e much sought after for exhibition pur- poses also for cut flowers. Mrs. J. N. May (Japanese) is a light soft shade of yellow, broad incurved floret petals. This would add greatly to any collection as an exhibition variety. A novelty, which divided the honors with the new varieties was a grafted Puritan, on which were worked nineteen distinct kinds. This was grown and contributed by Wm. K. Harris, for which he received a special premium of |io. The highest prize was f 100 for the best 12 plants, which was awarded to J. Wil- liam Colflesh. The collection consisted of Mrs John Wanamaker, light silvery pink incurved Japanese; Mrs. Charles Wheeler, a finer plant of this well known and favorite sort was never seen in Hor- ticultural Hall before. The same may be said about Mrs. Frank Thompson in the same collection, it was a magnificent specimen; there was more color in the flowers than is usual in this variety. A good plant of CuUingfordii added mate- rially to the general good effect, so also did William Joyce, a comparatively new variety. It is a semi-double, an uncom- monly pretty pink in color, very showy. Retta Colflesh is one of Mr. Colflesh's own seedlings, pure white, semi double, very attractive and it is evidently a good grower. Eugene Mizzard, a tassel-like Japanese purple flower. Gloriosum, the well known yellow; Puritan, the delicate blush; Surprise, a Chinese bronze and yellow, and two other seedlings, the names of which Mr. Colflesh has not yet made public. Second premium, $85, (only eight points behind the preceding) was award- ed to John Kinnear, gardener to Jlrs. Joel J. Bailey, .Sunnyside, Darby, Delaware Co., Pa. This collection contained Christmas Eve, Mrs. A. Blanc, sent out by Craig & Bro. last year and was named after the wife of the celebrated horticul- tural engraver. A well grown plant of Mons. Freeman; some experts in chrys- anthemum culture said it was the best plant of the kind they had ever seen grown, as it is a difficult sort to do well. M. Boyer, a delicate blush. The Bride, the first time exhibited, one of Waterer's last year's importations from Japan. It is pure white and it certainly is one of the best of the color. It is large, the outer row of petal florets have a tendency to act as guards, while a few droop grace- fully, the inner ones incurve with equal grace. It makes a striking appearance in any group. Robert Crawford, Jr., is also a telling variety, it is valuable for exhibition purposes; it is semi-double and blush tinted. Mrs. Isaac C. Price (new) one of Craig's last year's novelties. It is chrome yellow in color, incurved Jap- anese, distinct and fine. CuUingfordii. Robert Bottomley, still one of the best whites. I'nritan, John Collins and Gold, another valuable addition that Waterer sent out last year. Third premium, $65, to Gordon Smirl, gardener to Wm. 51. Singerley, Esq., of the Record greenhouses, Gwyned, Pa. The most conspicuous plants in this col- ■ lection were Shakespere, Gold, Puritan, Robert Crawford, Jr., Temple of Solo- man, Boule de Neige, CuUingfordii, Duchess, Lucrece, (new) a beautiful and distinct white. Marvel, white, blotched in the center with light purple, very good, and Wm. M. Singerley. The three last were imported by Waterer in 1SS6. This was the first time they had been exhibited. Fourth premium, $50, weutto Wm. K. Harris; his collection contained Mrs. Charles Wheeler, Puritan, Mrs. Frank Thompson, Wm. M. Singerley, Mrs. J. C. Henzey (Harris), new incurved yel- low, very pretty, Mrs. W. Bowen, (Harris new, Mrs. Charles Wheeler type, but somewhat darker in color) Gold, Mrs. Langtry, Belle Paul, Tokio, Snowball, (Harris) new, very appropriately named, being descriptive, but there is already one in commerce named Boule de Neige. Many people would be under the im- pression that the two varieties were synonymous. For ihe best collection of six new var- ieties not before exhibited, Henry Sur- man, gardener to E. W. Clark, Esq , Germantown. for a grand lot of immense seedlings — No 5 was particularly fine — first prf mium I30; W. K. Harris, 2nd J25; William Jamison, gardener to R. S. Mason, Geimantown, 3rd J15. Bestspeci- men plant, new variety not before ex- hibited, ist |io to Henry Surman; 2nd $8, P. Conlan, gardener to Percival Rob- erts, Jr., Pencoyd, Pa.; 3rd fo, W. K. Harris. In nurserymen and florists' class, ist $20, for six, one of a kind, J. W. Colflesh; 2nd ;fi5, W. K. Harris; ist fao, for 6, one of a kind, incurved, J. W. Colflesh; 1st |2Q, for 6, one of a kind incurved Jap- anese, W. K. Harris; specimen plant, white, 1st fo, W. K. Harris; 2nd fe, J. W. Colflesh; specimen plant, yellow, ist J5, W. K. Harris; 2nd fo, J. W. Colflesh; specimen plant any o'her color, ist J5, J. W. Colflesh; 2nd $3, W. K. Harris; six single flowering, six sorts, ist %\o, W. K. Harris; 2nd|6, J. W. Colflesh; three spec- imen plants, 3 different colors, ist $15, W. K. Harris; 2nd $\o, J. W. Colflesh; specimen plant on which 19 distinct varieties were grafted, special premium of Jio to W. K. Harris; seedling Mrs. Isaac C. Price, silver medal to Craig & Bro.; for display of seedlings and others not before exhibited, special, Jio, to same exhibitors; display of standards trained in various fantastic shapes, fans, vases, parasols, etc., special, |io, to Ed- ward Banyard. In the amateurs' and gardeners' class Joseph Shaw, gardener at Ravenswood, Germantown, Pa._, was awarded ist pre- mium, jt20, for 6 different varieties; 2nd $15, P. Conlan; 3rd, John McCleary, gar- dener to William Weightman, Esq , Ger- mantown, Pa.; collection of 4 different varieties, Gordon Smirl, ist I15; 2nd Jio, F. R. Sykes, gardener to Mrs. Harry Ingersoll, Olney, Pa.; 3rd, P. Conlan; Patrick Conlan also received ist, J25, for 6 standards, different varieties; 2nd |20, Wm. Dewar, gardener to Mrs. Charles Wheeler, Bryn ]\Iawr, Pa.; P. Conlan ist, fs, for specimen plant white; 2cd|3, John Kinnear; 3rd, Joseph Shaw; specimen p'ant yellow, ist ^5, John Kinnear; speci- men plant, any other color, ist fc. John Kinnear; 2nd fe, Thomas Monoghan, gardener to C. H. Trotter, p;3q , Chestnut Hill, Pa.; 1st, fo, for specimen standard, P. Conlan; 2nd I3, Wm. Dewar; 3rd I3, John McCleary; ist for best seedling plant in bloom, Wm, Jamison; 2nd $3, John McCleary; 3rd, Henry Surman. Open to all class. The Red Leaf prize, a silver cup, presented by Mrs. Wm, P. Henzey. for the best four yellow varieties was secured by Wm. Dewar. The Sunny- side prize, a silver cup offered by Mrs. Joel J. Bailey for the best four Chinese varieties, was deservedly awarded to John Kinnear. The Pembroke prize, a silver cup, presented by Mrs. Charles Wheeler for the best 4 Japanese varieties was taken by P. Conlan. The Record prize, a silver cup, presented by William M. Singerley, Esq , for 6 naturally grown plants was awarded to Gebhard Iluster, gardener for Mrs. Heyl, Darby, Pa. The Blanc prize, 125, offered by Mr. A. Blanc for the best seedling plant in bloom never before shown, was taken by W. K. Harris i888. The American Florist. 179 with his superb yellow seedling Mrs W. K. Harris. Cut blooms — The Wootton prize, agold medal, presented by I\Irs. Geo. \V. Childs for the best 25 cut blooms in jj varieties, was awanled to William Tricker, gardener to Judi,'e Benedict, Staten Island. The Wilbur prize, a silver cup, presented by !•;. V. Wilbur, Ivsq , South Bethlehem, Pa . for the best loovarieties; cutblooins, 3 of a kind, was awarded to V. V. Wilbur, South Uethlehem, Pa. The Shaffer prize, a tilver cup, offered by Miss lUizabeth Shaffer for 25 varieties; cut blooms 3 of a kind was awarded to E. P. Wilbur. Thomas Monoghau, gardener to C. II. Trotter, K.s(i., was awarded a special of |iii by the society for a collection of fine cut blooms, which was placed in compe- tition for the last named prize. In the nurserymen and florists' class for c\it flowers Craig & Bro. were awarded second premium, Jro, for a collection of cut sprays in vases, one of a kind; W. K. Harris ist, fc, for 12 naturally grown sprays, Craig & Bro. 2nd, f3, J. W. Col- flesh 3rd, %2\ fifty blooms, one of a kind, ist jf25, John Cullen, Bethlehem, Pa.; 2nd, Craig & Bro , J20; 12 blooms, one of a kind, ist fio, W. K. Harris; 2nd J6, Craig & Bro; 3rd I4, John Cullen. In amateurs' class, 12 sprays naturally grown, 1st Is, E. P. Wilbur; 2nd $3, F. R. Sykes; 3rd %2, John McCleary-^ 100 blooms, one of a kind, ist $75, E. P. Wilbur; 2nd |6o, William Tricker; 3rd fso, John Kinnear, and a special, |io, to John McCleary, fourth being -withheld; 25 blooms, one of a kind, ist |20, E. P. Wilbur; 2ad I15, William Tricker; 3rd |i5, John Kinnear; 4th I5, Joseph Shaw. Thanksgiving Design, ist 123, Hugh Graham's Son; 2nd |r5, I'ennock Bros. Plateau of chrysanthemums, ist Jio, Pennock Bros ; 2nd I5, Craig & Bro.; 3rd f3, John Mertz. Window box of chrys- anthemums, 1st 15, Hiss Annie Bissett; 2ad, Craig & Bro. .A. special, fc, Miss Bissett, for a basket of flowers, and a special, %i. to Mrs. E. D. Demaris, for a vase of Cosmos hybridus. Special men- tion was granted to John G. Gardner for a fine lot of Erica Wilmoreana, growing in 5 and 6-iuch pots, some of the sprays were IN inches long. Anj- person who has any doubt about the practicability of growing heaths in this country should take a trip to Jobstown, N. J., where Mr. Girdaer grows heaths — and everything eUe he has under his care — well. In florists' class for cut roses there were only two exhibitors, Pennock Bros, and Wm. N. Crawford. Pennock Bros, took first for 12 each of Niphetos, Ben- netts. Papa Gontier, Sunset, Mermet, I, a I'rance. Mr. Crawford took first for Perle and American Beauty. In the Growers' class Craig cS: Bro., Coles & Whiteley, C. V. Evans and Clarence Ramsden were competing for supremacy. The result was as follows: Crai.i; & Bro. were awarded first for Perles, The Bride, Bennetts, Sunsets, Mermets and Amer- ican Beauty. Coles S: Whiteley were first with Papa Gontier, La France and .Mad. Cusin. C. 1". Evans secureil first with Meteor in the "any other variety" class, against C, Ramsden with "The Gem," who was awarded second premium. The last named exhibitcr took first for Niphetos. The judges on plants were Messrs. Charles .'Vndersou, I'lushing. Peter Hen- derson, Jersey City. John Bell, llestoii- ville, George Huster, Viirard College, and Dr. Reed, Philadelphia. On flowers, W. W. Coles, Lansdowne, Pa , John G. Gar- dener, Jobstown, N. J., and B. l". Dor- rance, Wilkesbarre, Pa. On bouquets, designs, etc., John Burton, Chestnut Hill, Pa., Bryant l''erguson and W. S. Dilks, both of this city. One omission, wliich is to be regretted, was that the fine flowers and meritorious novelties exhibited by Messrs. Ivdwin Fewkes & Son, Newton I lighlands, were not recognized in any way. There were at least three deserv- ing of certificates of merit, they were Kioto, W. H. Lincoln and Lilian B. Bird. John M. Hughes had at least 50 flowers of as many seedlings on exhibition, prominent among them were: Wootton. pure white, a dis'.inct type — after the Chinese, and Mrs. S. ;\I. Gross, a large and beautiful pink Japanese variety. The decorations were on an elaborate scale, such as had never before been attempted here. It was a revelation to the members and patrons of the society. The Florists' Club of Philadelphia took the matter in charge and appointed Messrs. John Westcott and H. H. Battles to superintend the arrangements, and no two florists are better qualified to con- ceive and execute so practical and artistic decorations as these were. A liberal quantity of Chinese lanterns and Japanese parasols were judiciously interspersed among the evergreens and autumn boughs, which were grouped along the sides of the hall above the gallery with telling effect. Laurel wreathing was festooned around the balconj-. suspended from the chandeliers and gracefully over- hanging the Japanese garden on the stage. The coral colored fruit of the burning bush (Enonymous europeous) was thickly studded on the branches used in the decorations, which gave them a novel and pretty effect. Palmetto fronds formed the background of large bunches of chrysanthemums in which were ar- ranged, with good effect, autumn leaves. The only bunting used was on the bal- uster and in front of the stage, and this was in subdued tones in coloring, Nile green and cheese cloth, each color alternating in knots and loops. This was Mr. Geiger's idea of the Floral Exchange, and it was favorably commented upon by those who make these matters a study. Much of the success of the exhibition is due to the untiring efforts of Mr. David Beam, chairman of the committee of arrangements, and his able assistant, ^Mr. John Nisbet, who had charge of class- ifying the cut flowers. The way in which both plants and flowers were arranged greatly facilitated the work of the judges, and was vastly appreciated by those who composed the committees on awards. The judging on plants was done by points as recommended by Mr. H. II. Battles. It is a matter for regret that one of the resident (quack) judges unaided and alone undertook to reverse the decision of the committee, as a whole, after he himself had signed the report. This is reprehensible and should Ije vigorously opposed on principle, especially when it is known that the original decision was rendered strictly in accordance with the schedule. Lonsdai.e. Indianapolis. A really excellent show was made in- cludin.i; many well grown plants and quite a number of novelties. The best exhibit was decidedly that of Hill ^i Co., Ricbmonil, Ind. Their twent\ five plants, one of a kind, con- tained some very well grown plants, most of them new and meritorious kinds. Among them were noted Mrs. Wm. Howell, ,1 prett\ shade of red; Mrs. Rich- ard I<;iliott; Venus; Mon. Boyer; I'rank Wilco5, 8 very attractive flower; Delie; Mrs. Isaac Price, a handsome yellow; Mrs. M.J. Thomas; Mt. Pleasantand Leopard, a novel flower, well named. Fred Dorner's exhibit in same class ranked second. The plants were nearly as well grown, but it contained fewer novelties than that of Hill & Co. Among his plants Dr. S. II. Metzger, a single yellow of good form and well flowered is worthy of mention. In the class for ten standards Hill & Co. were first with ten good plants. Among them were Mrs. Frank Thomp- son, Pietro Diaz, Marvel, Mrs. Richard Elliott, Mrs. A. Blanc, Lewell, W. W. Coles, Mme. Drexel and I'rank Wilcox. A feature of Hill & Co.'s exhibits was that each plant had a plainly printed label which could be easily read twenty feet from the plants. L. Canning, a large white variety im- pressed one with its value as a florists' flower. The flowers are large, very freely produced and the blooms seemed to come uniformly perfect. In addition to Messrs. Dorner's and Hill's exhibits large displays of plants were made by Messrs. Weigand, Keller, Berterman Bros., Rieman and Mrs. Hilker. Messrs. Weigand and Berterman Bros, made displa} s of palms and decor- ative plants. The United States Nurseries, Short Hills, N. J., sent a liberal qaantity of excellent cut blooms including the great novelty of the season, Mrs. Alpheus Hardy. This is certainly a beautiful flower, a clear white in color, much incurved and the petals cotsered with white hairs as described. It is certainly the most novel chrysanthemum in exist- ence and is withal remarkably hand- some as well as novel, but its resemblance to a white ostrich tip is not as close as it might be, though possibly it resembles that as much as anything else. Other handsome blooms in their exhibit were Cloth of Gold, a large fine yellow ; Hero of Stoke- Newington; Admiration, hand- some pink; Mrs. H. Cannell, a superb yel- low; Robert Owen and Edwin Molyneux. Hill & Co.'s exhibit of 24 varieties, one bloom of each contained many choice varieties, among them Mrs. Iv. W. Clarke, niajeuta, of large size; Sunnyside, large flesh colored flower ; Mrs. Isaac Price, large incurved yellow, petals thready and twisted ; Newport, pink, much incurved, fine flower; Minnie Pal- mer, white; Mrs. John ISIay, yellow, and a number of others, duplicates of varieties which appeared in the plant exhibits. Elk's horn as exhibited in this collection was a bitter disappointment. It required very close examination to detect the "horn," and the flower was very inferior, liilher Mr. Hill has had verj' pcor suc- cess or Mr. Blanc drew very heavily on his imagination when he executed the en- graving which we recently published as a portrait of this novelty. We hope that the trouble lay with Mr. Hill for the picture represented a handsome and novel flower. Mrs. Cleveland is another flower which is certainly flattered by the engiav- ing which appeared in last spring's cata- logues. Mr. M. \. Hunt, Terre Haute, Ind., showed blooms of Lady Slatthewson, a globular, cream colored flower which appeared as though it might be valuable to the florist. \ few cut orchids incluiling a spray of \'anda Sanderiana from Siebrecht & Wadley. New York, were an attractive feature. The vanda spray was presented to President-elect Harrison at the con- clusion of the exhibition. The designs consisted principally of i8o The American Florist. Dec. /, plows, lounges, hats, etc. A fan of white chrysanthemums on which roses and ferns were gracefully laid, was well done. It was the work of Chas. Rieman. An exhibit of artificial plants and flowers — roses on plants bearing apple leaves, Rex begonias bearing trusses of geranium flowers, etc.. excited some criticism and should not again be ad- mitted. President-elect Harrison and his wife visited'the show and seemed much inter- ested in the exhibition. During the show a banquet was given which was much enjoyed. President Carmody had an extra supply of his own brand of humor which he dispensed liberally to the great amusement of those present. A number of visitors from other cities, among them Messrs. Michel and Koenig, of St. Louis, Murphy and Hard- esty, of Cincinnati, I.ane, Raynolds, An- thony and Grant, of Chicago. Mr. John Lane,the Chicago amateur, and Henry Michel, of St. I.ouis, acted as judges. Secretary Berterman is a hustler which is an excellent thing, as he and his assistant, Mr. Hartje, seem to fall heir to most of the work. I'ollowing are the awards: Twenty-five plants one of a kind; ist Hill & Co; 2nd Fred Horner; 3rd H. W. Rieman; 4tli J. D. Carmodv. Ten .stanciards: 1st Hill .St Co.; 2nd Berteriuann liros.; ,;rd John J. Keller. Ten yellows: ist Fred Doruer; 2nd H. W. Rie- man; 3Td A. Wiegand. Ten whites: 1st Hill ^ Co.; 2nd H. Rieman; 3rd Fred Dorner. Ten pinks: 1st J. J, Keller; jiid A. Wiegand; 3rd Berteriuann Bros. Five seedlings: 1st Wm. Hack. Specimen yellow: 1st \^'ra. Hack; 2iul Mrs. Henry Hilker. Specimen white: ist Hill &Co.; 2nd Mrs. Henry Hilker. Specimen standard: 1st Hill & Co.; 2nd Mrs. Henry Hilker. Specimen pink: 1st Hill S: Co.: 2nd John J. Keller. Specimen seedling: 1st Hill ^c Co. Collection in 4-inch pots, one bloom to a plant; 1st Fred Dorner; 2nd Jens Larsen. Collection cut sprays; ist Hill & Co ; 2nd Jens I.,arsen; 3rd Bertermann Bros. Tweuty-fonr varieties one bloom of each: ist Hill ^: Co.; 2ud Henry W. Rieman, On cut roses ISIr. Jacob Schulz, of Louisville, took all first premiums except that on Niels which was awarded to Mrs. Hilker. Baltimore. The chrysanthemum show of the Mary- land Hort. Society held here on the 14 and 15 insts. , was by long odds the best exhibition of the kit.d ever given by the society. The large concert hall in the Academy of Music was filled to its utmost capacity, there was a marked improve- ment over former years in the general arrangement, and altogether the exhibi- tion was exceedingly satisfactory, espe- cially in view of the limited time allowed for preparation. The decoration of the platform — for which a special premium was offered — was arranged by Pentland, and was the most conspicuous object in the hall. Crotous and pahns were used for a background, faced with a perfect mass of chrysanthemums and finished off with a fringe of adiantums and other ferns. John Donn, as usual, had the largest and most vai'ied collection of chrysanthe- mums. Among so many excellent exhi- bits it is a delicate matter to discriminate but Mr. Donn's collection contained some unusually fine specimens, H. Wat- erer, Cullingfordi, Princess Teck, Jennie Y. Murkland, Souv. de Harlem, Mr. T. Norris and many others were never shown here in better form. Mrs. C. H. Wheeler, Mrs. F. Thompson, Mrs. Bul- lock and Robt. Bottomley, with flowers five to seven inches across were grand and a plant (in 7-inch pot) four feet in diameter was good enough for Boule de Neige. The cultural skill displayed in this collection was certainly creditable, not only to Mr. Donn himself, but also to his efficient foreman, Mr. Ekas. Another very fine collection was that of Gen. Geo. S. Brown. The plants were not of the lean and lanky style, they were well furnished from top to bottom, none of tlieni very tall, but all of them extremely symmetrical, Mr. Henry Bauer exhibited some im- mortelle work that was the best I have ever seen in Baltimore. The same ex- hibitor had a floral guitar on placiiue of ivy leaves, very well executed. Mr. V, A .Seidiwilz deservedly carried off the honors for floral designs with a large mirror having a frame of miniature marigolds, at the upper left hand and lower right hand comers roses, chrysan- themums, etc. were exquisitely arranged; it was a very simple design, but in its conception Mr. S. showed that he kiiew how to secure special attention from the fair sex, for it is ijuite safe to say that every lady in the hall examined that mirror frequently. There was a good showing of palms, ferns and other plants, but the chrysan- themums were the chief attraction during the two days of the exhibition. The judges were — on plants: Captain A. C. Pracht and Wm. I'raser; on designs, W. D. lirackenridge, John Donn and Chas. G. Campbell. They performed their duties to the satisfaction of all concerned, especially the victorious exhibitors. We give below a list of the awards: Twelve chrysanthemums, large flowered or Chinese — First John Donn; second Chas. Camp- bell gardener to Gen. George S. Brown. Six chrysanthemunis large flowered or Chinese — First John Donn: second K. A. Seidiwitz. Twelve chr\-santheinums large flowered or Japanese — First John Donn; second John Cook. Six chrys- anthemums large flowered or Japanese — First John Donn; second E. .\ Seidiwitz. Six chrys- authemums large flowered or pomp 3ns — First John Donn. Specimen plant large flowered or Chinese — First John Donn Specimen plant large flowered or Japanese — F'irst John Donn. Specimen plant large flowered or pompon — l-'irst John Donn. Display of fifty named plants in pots all classes — First John Donn; second Ham iltoii Easter. Display of twenty-five plants in pots all classes — First John Donn; second Wm, Fowler. For best display in puts without regard to name or classes — First James Pentland. Twelve cut blooms Chinese chrvsauthemums — First John Donn: second Win. Fowler. Twelve cut blooms Japanese chrysanthemums — First John Donn; second John Cook. Twelve cut blooms pompon chrysanthemums — l-'irst Wm. Fowler. Display cut blooms distinct varieties chr>'santheiuunis — First John Donn. Grouj^ stove and greenhouse plants— First Thomas Maddock, gardener to Messrs. Hoeii. Group ornamental and varie;.;ated folisge plants — First John Cook; second Thomas Maddock. Group ferns including tree ferns — First John Cook; second Thomas Maddock. Display of cut flowers — Certificate of merit John Cook. Display of plants— Thonias°Maddock. Design of cut flowers of nierit---First E- A. Seidiwitz; second Miss Mary Patterson. Basket of cut flowers of merit — Henry Bauer certificate. Bouquet of cut flow- ers of merit— First Miss Mary Patterson. Car- nations—Henry Bauer certificate of merit. Be- gonias—Henrv Eberhardt certificate of merit. A. W. M. Germantown, Philadelphia. You will remember that I mentioned in the spring that it was proposed at that time to hold a chrysanthemum show in Germantown in November. As I said then, the committee that had it in charge based the premiums on awards amount- ing to $250, with I50 more for expenses, and that the whole amount was obtained by subscription, with no trouble what- soever. Indeed the committee reported that J600 could have been obtained almost as easily as what was got. The gentlemen and ladies who subscribed did so because of their desire to see good premiums given to encourage the growth of plants which would be a credit to the place. In this they were not disappointed. While the plants as a rule were not so massive as they are often to be seen in the large cities, being confined — except in the case of single specimens — to 9-inch pots, they were evidences of good cul- ture. One collection, that of William Beasley, attracted every one's attention on account of the luxuriant foliage on every plant. Three specimens from Michael Sammon, one each of Source d'Or, Duchefs and Puritan were over four feet in diameter, well grown and were pronounced by good judges to be superior specimens in every way. Pur- itan had from 450 to 500 flowers. The judges were the well known Phil- adelphians, Thomas Cartledge, Walter W. Coles and J. William Colflesh. The following is the list of first pre- miums : AMATEUR LIST. Collection of twelve plants- William S. Beasley. Collection of six — First, William S, Beasley. Collection of three plants— First, William S. Beasley. Single Specimen Plants— For red, John Mc- Cleary: for white, Michael Saminon ; for yellow, John McCleary. Cut flowers — Joseph Shaw. FLORISTS. Collection of twelve plants — Thomas Meehan & Son. Six plants, six varieties — Woltemate Bros. Three plants — Thomas Meehan & Son. Specimen plants, three colors — Woltemate Bros., for red, white and yellow. Cut blooms — Woltemate Bros. Collection of seedling chrysanthemums, six plants, open to all— Robert Carey. Single specimen seedling, open to all — Alex. Lawson. Design of cut flowers, other than chrysanthe- mums, open to all — John W. Young, Design of cut chrysantht mum flowers— Wol- temate Bros, Cut roses—John W. Young. Jos. Meehan. New Bedford, Mass. The chrysanthemum show of the Gar- deners' and Florists' Club was a fine one, especially in the cut flower classes. Mr. A. P. Calder, of Boston, acted as judge and made awards as follows. PLANTS. For 25 distinct varieties, double, in pots, one plant in each pot and each plant to have a single stem— George Brenuan, gardener for L. A. I'lum- mer ist ; William M. Howard 2d. For 12 jilants as above — John Driscoll gardener for William J. Rotch, 1st; James Rickerson gardener for Ed- ward D. Mandell, 2d. I-or 6 Chinese — Dennis Shea gardener for Horatio Hathaway, ist. For 6 Japanese — William Keith gardener for Walter 1'. Wiiisor. Fairhaven, ist. For 3 Chinese — Patrick Murphy gardener for S. (irifiiths Mor- gan, 1st. For 3 Japanese— AVilliam Keith 1st; Patrick Murphy id. For 3 pompons— William Keith 1st. For 1 Chinese— William M. Howard ist For 1 Japanese— John Driscoll ist; William Keith 2d. For i pompon— George Brennan 1st; John Driscoll 2d. For I specimen any variety — John Driscoll ist; (.'.eorge Brennan 2d. For 1 standard not less tlian 3 feet high — Dennis Shea ut; Patrick Murphy 2d. For group arranged for eflTect- E. S. Haskell ist; Dennis Shea 2d; John V, Tynan 3d. For 3 seedlings— John F. Tynan 1st; Patrick Murphy 2d. For largest named collection— E. S. Haskell 1st; William M. Howard 2d. CUT FLOWERS. For 24 Japanese varieties, i flower each— John Driscoll 1st; John W. Riley gardener for K. S. Potter, 2d. I-"or 12 Japanese— Dennis Shea ist; J. W. Riley 2d. For 6 Japanese— Wm. Keith ist; I-:. S. Haskell 2d. 1-or 3 Chinese— p;. S. Haskell 1st; George C. Bliss 2d. For .; Japanese— E. S. Haskell 1st; William Keith 2d. l-"or 1 Chinese flower— f;. S Haskell ist; (Jeo. C. Bliss 2d. I-or 1 Japanese flower— E. S. Haskell ist. For Bas- ket of Cut l-'lowers decorated with foliage — John F. Tynan ist; (^eo. C. Bliss 2d. For \'ase of l-lowers decorated with foliage— f:. S. Haskell 1st; Patrick Murphy 2d. Worcester, Mass. The Worcester County Horticultural Society held its fifth annual chrjsanthe- mum show at Horticultural Hall, Novem- ber 15 and 16. The exhibition was very i888. The American Florist. i8i good but on account of the rain the atten- dance was not large. A collection of well grown plants shown liy the State Lunatic Hospital, occupied tlu- center of the hall. H. 1'. A. I.ange had a good exhibit of finely flowered plants arrauj^'ed on terraces in front of the stage. F. H. Wesson, Joseph Brierly and others grouped their specimens along the sides. Some of the best cut blooms shown were : Mrs. C. II. Wheeler, G. K. Moseman, Domination and Mrs. Frank Thompson. The obnoxious green slake was not as prominent as last year, but a little less green stake and more green foliage would be an improvement. One objectionable feature was the poor light, which did not bring out the more delicate shades, but with the exception of this everything was well arranged, the tables covered with cloth and the floor kept clear of ruboish. A. II. L.\Nr,K. New Haven, Conn. The chrysanthemum show was an ad- vance on all previous efforts of the Chrys- anthemum Club. It was certainly highly successful. Wm. J. Rowe exhibited a specimen of Volunteer which was eight feet high. Robert Veitch & Sons' exhibit which contained over fifty plants was a fine display, not entered for competition. Many prominent people were in attend- ance. The awards were as follows : Six Jap- anese distinct named varieties — ist, Arch- ibald Veitch ; 2nd, John ("yallagher, gar- dener to Mrs. Hillhouse. Six Chinese distinct named varieties — ist, Archibald Veitch. Four pompon distinct named varieties — ist, Archibald \'eitch; 2nd, William Colter, gardener to Mrs. Shef- field. Specimen Japanese — ist, Archibald Veitch; 2nd, John Gallagher. Specimen Chinese — ist, Archibald \eitch ; 2nd, John Gallagher. Trained standard any class — 1st. W. J. Rowe, 8;ardener to Joel Sperry; 2nd, Mrs. Dr. B. S. Lewis. In the fourth class a special award was made to William J. Rowe for a specially large plant. Springfield, Mass. The chrysanthemum show was an im- provement upon previous ones in spite of the fact that many growers lost plants by the early frosts The Miellez Horti- cultural Company had perhaps the largest display. Following is the list of awards : Display of 12 plants of distinct named varie- ties. Miellez Horticultural Co. $10; C. H. Denisou $S: K. H Smith $^; six distinct named varieties, Miellez Horticultural Co. J5; R. H. Smith $4: C. H. Denison $2 so: three distinct named varieties. Miellez Horticultural Co. $3; K. II, Smith $2; C. H. Denison $1; single plant, .Miellez Horticul- tural Co. $3; K. H. Smith J2; C. il. Denison 51: standards. R. H. Smith 55: C. Denison $3; cut blooms, Miellez Horticultural Co. $10; ii. H. Howland. Holyoke. I5; 2.s cut blooms, distinct named varieties. Miellez Horticultural Co. $5; C. H. Denison $3: E. H Howland 52; 12 cut blooms distinct named varieties. Miellez Horticultural Co. }4; J. ]■;. Taylor $3; R. H. Smith 52; single blooms, R. H. Smith $2; Miellez Horticultural Co. fi; C. H. Denison 50 cents; carnations. Dexter Snow, Chicopee. $3; K. H. Howland $2: X. J. Herrick $1; single blootu Dexter Snow $1. Hartford, Conn. The annual chrysanthemum show prol>- ably eclipsed any former exhibition of the kind held here. Many well grown plants and flowere were shown. The I'nifcd States Nurseries at Short Hills, N. J., sent some handsome flowers, in- cluding two blooms of Mrs. .\lpheus Hardy. The Horticultural Society offered as prizes: For the best collection, first prize I40, second fi.s; for standards and Ja])anese Jfn) and fs in each class ; for pompons f.}, and $2; for .^twood prizes J25 and Jio. The prizes were awarded as follows : Collection — George W. Atwood ist; James Smith, gardener for Newton Case, 2nd. Trained standards — George W. Atwood 1st; Robert I'atchet, gardener for Rev. Francis Goodwin, 2nd. Japanese named varieties — ^John O'Neil. Pompons — ^John O'Neil ist; G. W. Atwood, 2nd. Atwood gift-.Vrthur Scrivener ist; Arthur Jaqueth and bojs of Watkinson F^arm School 2nd; C. E. Beach 3rd. THt LkSI W0\.'. CkVV. OsHKOSH, Wis. — The annual chrysan- themum show was much superior to any which has preceded it. In addidition to the chrysanthemums there was a display of ferns and other plants from the con- seivatories of Senator Sawyer, and cut roses, carnations, etc. from John Nelson. Among the exhibitors besides Mr. James Lewis, Senator Sawyer's gardener, were John Nelson, George Reese, Mrs. Charles Kohlmann, Mrs. Haben, A. H. Bartlett and Isaac Miles of Oshkosh, and Frank Whitnall of Milwaukee. Among those present from other points were Messrs. Wm. Currie and C. B. Whitnall of Mil- waukee, and J. C. Vaughan of Chicago. Syracuse, N. V. — The chrysanthe- mum show at Greyhound hall attracted a large attendance of society people. The prize for the largest and finest exhibit was awarded to Mrs. Theodore Dissell. The finest collection of ten cut blossoms was exhibited by Mrs. J. J. Belden. Mrs. Theodore Dissell exhibited the finest single plant. Peter Kav, the gardener for J. J. Belden. sent for inspection a miniature garden, which attracted much admiration. Edward Wheadon. a florist from Skaneateles, acted as iuilge. A handsome collection was exhibited by florist Albert Burt, not for competition. S.\cr.\mi;nto, Cat,. — The chrysanthe- mum fair held November 9 was a grand success. Four of the booths were elab- orately decorated with chrysanthemums in colors to represent the seasons and the others were each covered with chrys- anthemum blooms of some special shade. Many handsome designs in the same flowers were seen. Newark, N. J. — .\ very creditable ex- hibition of chrysanthemums was made at the lirst Baptist Church November 13-15. The must attractive display of chrysan- themums was made by liird Bros. A splendid array of flowers, ferns and plants came from the greenhouses of Mr. William Clark, and numerous other pri- vate conservatories contributed. Macon, Ga. — The annual chrysanthe- mum show opened in the Armory build- ing Nov. 13. D. B. Woodruff exhibited quite a number of new varieties which were very handsome. The chief clesign was a mantel piece and hearth of chrys- anthemums in various hues. It was elegantly made and was much admired. Harrisburc, Pa.— a private exhibi- tion of chrysanthemums was made by Mr. L. S. Bent at his residence in Steel- ton, Nov. 9. His collection is a very fine one comprising over mo varieties. The exhibition was under the supervision of florist Samuel A. Parker. Omaha, Neb.— Florist T. N. Parker gave a chrysanthemum show at the expo- sition hall beginning Nov. 12. ,\bout a thousand plants were shown in 2,50 varieties. Orchids and decorative plants were an additional feature. The attend- ance was large. Charleston, S. C— This city had a very creditable exhibition of chrysanthe- mums November 20-22. "The Last Roll Call." This design was made for the funeral of a police officer who was a member of the G. a. R. The design shows guns crossed on a policeman's shield. The latter is formed of white carnations, and edged with roses and adiantnms. There are bunches of roses at the upper corners and callas at the lower ones. The more open spaces are dotted with Eucharis am- azonica. The guns are worked out in immortelles. .V band of white carnations edged with ferns and smilax contains the inscription "The Last Roll Call " worked in violets The piece is on a stand of foliage. It was made by Fred. Gordon. New Vork. F. A. B. The Autumn Show at the Eden Musee, New York. An autumn show in which chrysanthe- mums take second place is a decided novelty; needless to say it is a success. We always expect such a result when Siebrecht & Wadley fill the Eden Musee; their two orchid shows were affairs of note, and their first autumn show, open- ing Nov. 20, falls into line with its pre- decessors. At this season it is impossible to hold an orchid show; there are not sufficient varieties in flower, so this was described as an exhibition of ilecorative plants. The arrangement was different from pre- vious shows and mucli, more effective. As before, the alcoves along the mirror- lined walls were filled and banked with plants and flowers, but the main floor in- stead of being filled up with two or three long tables contained twelve circular stands or pedestals, each bearing one line plant as a center piece, with a mass of plants and flowers about the base. The one exception to this rule was in the i8 The American Florist. Dec. /, center of the hall, an eccentric mass of gnarled and twisting branches hung with orchids. This arrangement showed every- thing to the best advantage while allow- ing space for the visitors. The show was first opened for invited guests only, many prominent society people being present, as well as profes- sionals, before it was opened to the public. The first noticeable group on entering was a good plant of Phcenicophorium sechellarum, the "Thief Palm," with its broad leaves and spiny stem ; at the base a mass of Cypripedium insigne. Next was a superb specimen of Seaforthia elegans, its pedestal covered with artisti- cally-grouped stove plants. A good plant of Auanassa sativa fol. var., richly col- ored, attracted more attention because it bore a little ripe pine apple. There was Alocasia Sanderiana with oddly cut leaves; small marantas and ferns. This was a very beautiful group. Another group, with a fine Areca lutescens in the center, had the base covered with Adian- tum Farleyense; mingled among the ferns were vases of cut roses, fine Beauties, Mermet and Puritan. They are cutting really fine specimens of the last-named rose at Rose Hill ; it really seems deter- mined to redeem its character this winter. A group with Cycas revolutafor center- piece displayed some good chrysanthe- mums, stag's horn ferns were hung upon the cycas. A big Caryota uren§ had a base of Adiantum Farleyense; a few cut flowers were mingled with the ferns — Odontoglossum crispum, Lapageria rosea, a few oncidiums, cattleyas, etc. making a very pretty effect. Another big seaforthia with a base of stove plants, is a match to the first mentioned; this is probably the finest pair anywhere about New York, being equal in size and perfect in shape, only unfortunately they are getting too big for ordinary use. A plant or two of SphEerogyne latifolia contrasted well with the other stove plants. Its rich coloring and bold habit makes this a very orna- mental plant in any group. A fine also- phila was surrounded by orchid plants; cypripediums, spicerianum, Lawreuce- anum and< insigne, cattleyas, odonto- glossums and Iselias. The center pedestal was most unique. It looked like a mass of forked branches, striking out in every conceivable direc- tion; it was full of odd nooks and cran- nies and had a broad low base covered with ferns, marantas, crotons and other foliage plants. The branches were cov- ered with hanging orchids, here and there a nepenthes. Little baskets of Sophro- nitis graudiflora covered with its vivid scarlet flowers; fine Phalaenopsis amab- ilis; Miltonia spectabilis; Calanthe vestita; oncidiums, odoutoglots and lx4ias. The arrangement was charming, being so free from any suggestion of artificiality. Its irregularity made it the most noticeable arrangement in the room. At either side the large central mirror was draped with a curtain of smilax, caught back at either side. Masses of chrysanthemum plants were in front of these curtains; on one side Mary Anderson in her white Galatea costume, stood in the midst of these brilliant flowers. A little group of heaths. Erica hyemalis and australis, filled one niche ; pity these plants are not grown more extensively. There were very good chrysanthemum flowers from Mr. Wm. Barr, Mr. Tricker, gardener to Judge Benedict, and the Johii Henderson Co. Mr. Barr sent some of his fine seedlings. "Mrs. O. D. Munn" is a large white flower with exactly the same thick soft texture and creamy tint as a Puritan rose. " Mrs. Jessie Barr " may be described as "Mrs. Alpheus Hardy" without the hairs — a perfect beauty — this, however, is not an Ameri- can seedling, being an importation from Japan. Sunset, Miss Alice Broome and Mrs. Wm. Barr were other especially fine flowers. Oncidium ornithorhyncum, Vanda c:e- rulea and suavis, Odontoglossum crispum and other orchids filled one side recess, with a backing of ferns; another alcove contained a good plant of Livistona horrida surrounded by crotons, dracxnas and ferns. These side groups were really charming. Some of the orchid blooms were from Wm. Mathews, of Utica; others from John Bush, of Tremont. The main exhibition, however, came from Rose Hill Nurseries. A much admired exhibit from John Bush was a very hand- some plant of Ouvirandra fenestralis, the Madagascar lattice plant. It was beau- tifully grown, filling a glass globe, also tenanted by a few gold fish; this vessel displayed its form to the best advantage. This exhibit was given a place of honor by itself on a little stand in front of the platform. The platform, which has been built out beyond the regular music stand, is very originally arranged. Along the edge it is fringed with variegated vinca ; at one end a large specimen of Cyathea dealbata stands in front of it. At the back is a prim little hedge of arbor vitse, while the platform itself is turned into a miniature Japanese garden. There are masses of carnations and stevia at either end and borders of marigolds with two tall standard chrysanthemums overlook- ing the whole. A center bed of Roman hyacinths bordered with pansies; an end bed of fine cyclamens and another of various primulas, among them the dainty obconica. Neat little gravel walks pass around the beds, and the whole has a look of formality in miniature. Of course "Mrs. Alpheus Hardy " was winning admiration at this show; it is the first flower people ask for at every exhi- bition. Nepenthes were hung about wherever they added completeness, and there were some queer satracenias. Big latanias outside gave promise of the beauty inside. It was a fine show — there was no ques- tion of that — and doubly admirable at this season. A benefit to the trade too, and every visitor will hope to see it re- peated. Emii«"«t;t"'^ Cattleya Bowringiana. ■-'if' ^'i.S' This is one of the tall growing varieties attaining a height of about a foot and a half It is a very striking plant, and is a free bloomer. 1 think it will be found quite an acquisition to flo- rists when belter known. The pseudo- bulbs are erect, supporting two or three stiff smooth glaucous green leaves and are covered by three or four loose glau- cous sheaths when young, they are mitch swollen (cormoid) at the base from which the roots are freely produced. The flower spikes issue from the tops of the pseudo-bulbs bearing from five to a dozen or more flowers measuring two and one half inches across, sepals and petals broad, deep rose color, lip somewhat cupped, bright crimson with a rich dark stain at the base extending along over the column, which is partially exposed and pure white, throat white, prettily penciled inside and rose outside. It is a late fall bloomer and lasts a long time in good condition. The plant does best in a pot three parts fUled with potsherds in a mixture of roughly chopped fibrous peat and sphag- num, care being taken to press the com- post firmly in around the roots. A day temperature of 75° and 65° at night suits it best. R- M. GrEV. Pittsburg, Pa. Chrysanthemxim NvMrH,?' a. — H. W. Hales, Ridgewood, N. J. sends us flowers of his new sweet scented chrysanthemum Nymphsea. The blooms are shaped something like a water lily, rather small in size and fragrant. The fragrance how- ever savors more strongly of the chrys- anthemum than of the water lily, though more attractive than that the first named flower usually favors us with. Mr. Hales states that the plants are dwarf and very free flowering, theindividual flowers being borne on long stems making them desir- able for cut flowers. Carnations.— Mr. Theo. Bock, Ham- ilton, O., sends us specimen blooms of carnations of standard new sorts, show- ing evidence of good culture. Garden and Forest and the Ameri- can Fr.oRiST one year to one address for $4.75. Leaves of Advice From a Limb of the Law. {Fot Yoitng Florists.) III. Softly, softly, young man, you'll butst that rubber hose in a minute unless you work that force pump more gently. That's it, come to a rest and let me hear what the matter is. Old Sciubbs is a rascal, is he? Possibly, but give us the facts. You say you were in your nursery the other day filling an ordtr for six dozen fruit trees when Old Scrubbs' son presented a bill for compost amounting to I4.75, you paid it, he receipted it with a pencil, went off and spent the money for liquor and now the old man sajs it was no payment because the bill was not receipted in ink. Pretty mean business this ; but take it coolly. The receipt is perfectly good. But let me say to you right here, that in general the law looks upon signatures and memoranda written in pencil with some suspicion. There- fore, unless absolutely impossible, make use of ink in all books and papers relat- ing to your business. It doesn't look well to see a bill written in ink with the receipt in pencil. But I am glad jou called my attention to the subject fcr if you have no objection, I'll talk to jou about the execution of instruments, doc- uments, contracts, etc. If you sell a firm a bill of cut flowers you may think j'our work is done and that you have only to go to their place of business and collect the bill on the first of the month. A great mistake. You or some one for you must make out the bill properly and send it with the goods. Now siippose this firm is composed of Rough & Bluff. Through some care- lessness the bill is made out to Mr. Rough personally. That very week the firm fails. Rough hasn't a cent in the world; Bluff is the moneyed man. Here you find yourself with a piisoiial claim in- stead of a /;rw one; for make sure that Bluff will claim that the cut flowers were sold to his partner personally and not to the firm and the bill rendered will prove it. Again, suppose it so happens that you are called upon to accept some document under seal from a firm, say a lease, a general release bill of sale or bond. Now it might occur to jou that if one of the firm should sign the firm name to the instrument, it would be all that the law required. Not so. See to it that each partner signs his name and that the fact that they are partners constituting such and such a firm is set forth in the body of the instrument. Bear in mind that in all these matters an ounce of prevention is worth a hundred weight of cure! If you have dealings with a married woman take care that she doesn't sign as a great many of them do : Mrs. Doe, in- stead of Susan B. Doe. It is matter of proof to show that she is the wife of John Doe. Now suppose you hold a power of attorney from some friend to jell or lease a greenhouse property. When it comes to signing, Jirsl write out the name of the giver of the power, t/icn your own, preceded by the word "By" and followed by the words : "Attorney in fact." If }OU should be called upon to execute any instrument as executor, administra- tor, guardian, etc., never fail to add the descriptive word to your name. This gives notice to the world that jou are executing in a representative and not in a personal capacity. There is a vicious custom among busi- ness men to hold themselves out to the world as having partners, when in reality i888. The American Florist. 185 they have nom-. and to use the sign "Co" wheu there is uo " Compauy," or to call themselves a corporation wheu there is uo lojjal iucorporatiou. IMy ad- vice is in all tluse matters uot to try to count for more than yon really are. Nothing hurts a business man so much as to he t)bliged to j^o into court and confess that his partner is a mjlh. It prejudices a jury against a business man at once. Right here let mc call jour attention to sjuiething before I forget it. lie par- ticular in paying the wages of your helpers of all kinds and uo matter how small the account, insist upou a receipt. If you make these payments every week keep a regular pay roll. Suppose they can't write? Then let them make a cross and have a witness to it. Nothing is more vexatious than to be sued by one of your hired men. They are often shift- less and improvident and when they recover from a Saturday night ofT they feel chagrined totiud their purse depleted and at times insist that they were not paid in full. In full' On account! These are im- pcrtant words in the execution of all commercial documents, such as bills, receipts, releases, etc., and so too are "Cr. by cash," and"Cr. by merchandise." t'.et yourself once in the habit of exe- cuting these memoranda in a careful and businesslike manner and you'll not easily be turne/ from your approval, note the coudition of your signing over your signature, end above all, never sign a paper of any kind until you have read it from end to end. Unci.k Black.stone;. Youngstown, Ohio. The unusually mild weather makes everything in the greenhouses look strong and healthv. With the exception of our roses we have not had occasion to use nmch fire heat. Our Catherine Paid carnations are tine and producing an abundance of bloom, but none going to waste, as the demand for cut flowers for the last two months has been extra good. Chrysanthemums are in their prime and the demand for plants and cut flowers aheail of any season so far. I had a large number of Lady Selborne, which coming in early were iu great demand and brought good prices. No! No!! the interest and demand for the chrysauthe- mum does not abate any, nor is it likely to do so long as good flowers and good plants can be raised and put on the mar- ket. Plants of the early kinds with us left in the open ground have flowered well, an unusual thing for this locality. We have begun to cut our first Romans, being about two weeks earlier than usual, they are good and shall come iu well for funeral work. Our local retail bull) trade has this season increased considerably. Only a few \'ears ago but a very few bulbs were needed to meet the demands. This party, that one and the next one, however, be- gan to set out a tulip and hyacinth bed, their neighbors seeing them also wanted cue, and so it has grown that soon atulip bed will be considered as much a neces- sity as a geranium bed. Considerable increase has taken place in the demand for flowering aud orna- mental shrubs, and it is going to keep on increasing. Why should it not? What is more attractive than a good collection of hardy shrubs for the decoration of our homes? Every florist should keep a supply of the best always on hand ; it will certainly pay him, and instead of decreasing a demand for greenhouse plants shall increase it. M. JIilton. SITUATIONS, WANTS, FOR SALE. Advertlseraenta underthis head will be Inserted at the rate of 10 cents a line (seven words) each inser- tion. Cash must HOcompany order. Plant advs. not admitted under tliis head. SlTIATlitN WANTKD— In tlorlst etore; S years' t*.\'l)erieD<'e. Can come well reconiniended. Ad- dress ]). 1, care American Florist. Chlcapo. ^JITUATION \VANTKI>-Byayoiint.'iuana»tlorlsl; 10 t; yciirs" erpcri«*nce; well reccmiirended. Ad- dress II. Oi.SHN, Wl W. North Ave-.CliicaKO. 111. CIITL'ATION WANTKD- By yi>uii« Englishman O with 1-' years praitical experience in allhranches. S. BATSiix, 11 St. Monitiue St., Montreal. Canada. SlTCATiON WANTFIt— By 11 lirstclass jfttrdener. slnRle. German, competent in all Its branches, as foreman In a commercJal or private place. Best ol" references. Qard£N£K, UO Vine St., I'biladelphta. yiTIATION WANTKD By younK man with .1'^ I"! yearn' experience v\lth Knulish ilorlBt. Aifed :tl; Kinu'U'; sohor. W K II A. box Jd. Lllchtleld. Minn. urriA'I'lON WANTKIJ Ah fnretnen or assistant li In coiDinercial place by yoiin^ man thoroughly t ami liar with i^eneralk'reeiiliouse work; underHtandn prttpatjatlnK, etc. -NurBcry trade lists. Addrcsn BrlKliti)n Nurserlen, .1 A. Uk Mak. Proprietor, BrlKhton lilstrict, Boston, MaHs. W \yANTKl) A practi<-aU'ar(leneran carelul w:i. Fort Dodj;e. Idwa. '\\/'ANTED- A partner u> cnfat'e in horticnUural T T business In ( J uatpma la. (N'lit, America. Climate healthy, soil very fertile. A splendid chance for an enterprlhlntiman with somecapltal, Addressat once Mahtin BE.nson', Cutler, Dade Co.. Florida. W'ANTKD -A practial tInrl.Ht who understands the » T plant business and KrowiiiK of cut HDwersuen- entllv. Must Ite cnnipetHiit to take chitrKeof a larjie business: be Hrst class, sober and industrious. <;er- nian preferred. Address .\ . A. care Am. Florist. NUK.SKKVMKN AM> IXOKISTS. Advertiser is desirous t»f locating wiili an estab- lished llrm <»f seedsmen or tlonsts for the introduc- tion to the public of a class of plants destined to be* r.i[iie ;is Dopular ;is the rose or chrysantiienium, has t lie tinest stock in America, and is an e.vpert in the prudnctinn ut ^:^Mle. An e-vtraordinary opportunity ti' a tlior(HHjh. genuine tirni only, on veryadvanta- t-'eous terms I^. B.. rare American Florist. Chicago. FOR SALE OR EXCHflWGE Ki'i- l»Hlm». T)raf';rna8 c»r otlier decorative plants, ;€OMarechal Niel Rdsep. strong plants in iVin. pnta, $7 per ICU. .iCIO do »nialler l\i and ;i-in. pcjts J,'j per 100. W. .1. HKSSER. I'liittsinimtli, Neli. A Partner, or an energetic Florist to rent for a term of years, the Floral Department of one of Atlanta's most attractive and remunerative re- sorts. A good chance for the riKht,maii. l-'or particulars address JULIUS HARTMAN. Little Switzerland, Atlanta, Ga. NOVELTIES IN ROSES. Also the leading forcing varieties. Teas, Hybrid Teas and Hybrid Perpetuals, and Novelties In Chrysanlhemums. Per 100 Taberntemontana ¥*J.[Wto $8.00 Steplianotis Floril)unda, perdoz.$2 OOand J3.00 Cardenia Radicans and Fbtrida 8.00 Bniivardias, from 'J, liand 4-inch pots. ¥;t,$5 and 8.00 Carnatii'iis- Sunrise. P. De tJraw. President tiartleltl. <.,>ueen ot Whites. Century. Ilinze's White. Open tiround plants 8.00 ITS?" Trade list maded on application. JACOB SCHULZ, LOUISVILI.K, KY. Mention American Kloriat. Orleans, France. ROSES ON THEIR OWN ROOTS Nursery Stock of all Descriptions For particulars apply to B. :BE;ivA.i«r>, jr., V. O. Box unu .Shu Uleco. Cal. JOMI« CUie-WKIV, Jr., (3-E3SrEE,A.L GREENHOUSE STOCK AND ROSES. VlllH Nova P. O., Delaware Co. Pa. Money Order otbce: Uryn Mawr. Pa. Imported H. P. Roses. Worked low on the Matieitl Stoeii. oifer the best re- sults to the Hi'fist. bloumiiiK freely and j^ivlnn plen- ty of cuttiiiizs i.ir propHualint' i|uickly. Fine planis for sale by the lUU or lUCO. al low rates. Price Lists to applicants. Address WILLIAM H. SPOONER, .J.\MAICA I'LAIN, (HoBtniU, MASS. Our Seeds never had Sea S'ckness. FRESH HOME-GROWN SEEDS OF SELECTED PRIMULA OBCONICA. We are the lari^e^t k'rpwers. ami have the t)ne»t strain nf Primula t)hC'>nlra in thtscimntry. antLHl an unusually line crop of seeii. which we r.tTer to the trade at f l.tO per 1000. Special rates fipr lar>;o quantities. FISHER HROS. * CO., NEW BNGLANDNl'RSEUIKS, MONTVALK. MASS. i86 The American Florist. Dec. I, December Flaral Fashions. A great deal of the attention of our florists is given to the rich ornamenta- tion of modern mantel pieces and to corridors in house decoration. There is always one large effect in the latter, it sometimes being the hall fireplace, and again it is the settee where there is usually an oval mirror suspended above. Peter Bogart, who served a long appren- ticeship with A. S. Burns, has distin- guished himself by elegantly embellish- ing the Brokaw mansion, where a daugh- ter of the house was married the past week. In the corridor, where there is a settee and mirror above, an exquisite bit of floral business was done in greenery. The settee was formed into a bank of palms, the choicest specimens being used. The mirror was framed in a gar- landing of Lygodium scandens which, by the way, is grown very handsomely by Wm, C. Wilson, who makes a specialty of cultivating it. An elegant feature in the drawing-rooms was the designs of passion flowers in straw which were filled with Beauty roses, and the foliage, covered with asparagus, which were placed over the pier glasses. The mantels were festooned with pink chrys- anthemums, roses and Lygodium scan- dens. Fancy chrysanthemums of late varieties are much used for large effects. Mrs. Wheeler and Mr. Moseman, the stayers in old gold and crimson, are arranged with ivies in immense careless bunches over pictures, easels and on cabinets. Clusters of growing vines, such as trades- cantia, are quite the vogue placed on mantel shelves and left to trail down. Growing plants in drawing-rooms are considered necessary to their beauty. In the best houses here the parlors are light; the shades are lifted and there are growing plants, vines on the mantels, ferns here and there on tripods, and a few specimen palms on a pedestal wherever there is room for one. Many of these plants are hired for the season and taken care of by the owners. . Mr. Siebrecht has specimens all over the city in mansions where he looks after them, and if they begin to show signs of weakening they are at once replaced and the invalids carried out to the plant hos- pital at his Rose Hill greenhouses. Wedding bouquets are of immense size, and also those of bridesmaids. The bouquet holder appears once more and this time with a clasp to fasten it to the glove, I suppose for the reason that it is too heavy to carry. Eleven hundred white violets were put in one bridal bunch this week. Miss Brady's wedding bouquet contained 600 sprays of lily of the valley, and her bridesmaids carried bouquets with 100 Mermets in each. Klunder makes a superb bridal bunch of white orchids, with a fringing center of jasmine. It is about as lovely as any- thing can be, and his assistant, Wm. Irving Brown, can arrange the most ;ii3thetic corsage bouquet or boutonniere of any floral artist in this city. He makes one of the former of lily of the valley, with the stems turned upward and pro- truding among white and purple violets, with a bit of lacy fern, Adiantum gra- cillimum, pushing out from every point. Boutonnieres are a fashionable gift from ladies to gentlemen. They are made up with great care and finish and cost from %i to fe. Roman hyacinths with a center of white violets is among the choicest boutonnieres for full dress; they are quite large. For street wear a single chrysanthemum is considered elegant. Violets are in great demand for corsage bunches to be worn in the street. They are pinned outside the wrap if the weather permits, and inside on the dress if there is danger of their being frost bitten. Women will always take care of their violets. They are the sweetest and choicest blossom a flower lover knows. Hanft Bros, have had a run on Neapol- itan violets. A great many brides are carrying richly bound prayer books instead of bouquets. A prayer book bound in white plush and gold was this week ornamented with vScotch heather. It was so elegantly embellished that the arrangement cost as much as a bouquet. The heather sprays covered one side and a rich sash crossed one side the cover. It was cer- tainly very tasteful and beautiful. New York. Fannie A. Benson. Bai,TimorE. — Mrs. R. J. Halliday died suddenly October 29. COLUMRUS, O. — Florist Jno. R. Hellen- thal lost his wife Oct. 5. Zanesville, O. — E. L. Koethen, the florist, was married Nov. 13. Manchester, Pa. — Augustus Doll has built a new rose house Sox 20. Hastings, Neb — David H. Holmes has built a new house 100 x 12, heated by hot water. Also an office 12 x 12. Nicvada, Mo. — The thirty-first annual meeting of the Missouri State Hort. Society will be held here Dec. 5 to 7. Alma, Mich. — Charles Long, formerly of Rochester, this state, will start in the plant and vegetable business here. He is building three greenhouses, one 22x100 and two 12x100 each. He would like wholesale price lists from which to select stock. Lawrence, Kan. — F. Barteldes & Co. have added to the rear of their store a warehouse with three floors 1 17 x 50 each. containing machiner}- for cleaning grass seed, etc. They report that Kansas crops are much shorter than last year owing to the drought. Cincinnati. — W. Siedel has opened a floral store at 497 Vine street. The ini- tif.tory steps are being taken to form a florists' club. Secretaries of other clubs will confer a favor by forwarding copies of their by-laws to R. Witterstaetter, Sedamsville, Cincinnati, O. DenvER,Coi.o. — Braun & Satterthwaite have purchased four acres of additional land and are building two houses 100x20 each, heated by steam. Thos. Chapman has built three new houses, 40 x 18, 40x22 and 60x29 respectively. J. L. Russell is building a new house 75 x 20 a"d has just completed an eight-rocm dv\ tiling in connection. Albany, N.Y.-The store fid attached conservator)' of H. G. Eyres & Co., 36 North I'earl street, was completely de- stroyed by fire on the morning of Nov. 24. Nothing was saved but the books. The conservatory contained a very fine stock of decorative palms, etc., recently bought in for winter work. The insur- ance is about one fourth of the damage. The firm opened store the same day at II North Pearl street, where they will remain until their old stand is rebuilt. The building was owned by Col. James Hendrick. Milwaukee. — E. Elliot has given up business for the present on account of poor health and has leased his green- houses to Herman Schwoetke, who will conduct the business in connection with Patterson Bros, as usual, Mr. James Currie will on May i resign his position as superintendent of Forest Home cem- etery. He will again take an active part in the firm of Currie Bros. Mr. Wm. Martin, who has been Mr. Currie's assist- ant, will succeed him as superintendent at the cemetery, Frank Whitnall will leave for California in January to enjoy a milder climate, in the meantime growing callas and palms for the Milwaukee market. San Francisco, Cal.— At the regular monthly meeting of the State Floral Society November 9, an interesting paper on the chrysanthemum was read by Mr. John H. Sievers. The paper was followed by a general discussion on the culture and treatment of the plant. A large number of new members were admitted to the society and the membership roll now bears over fifty names representing fifteen counties of the state. The sub- jects for discussion at the next meeting will be spring flowering bulbs and rose growing. Exhibits of chrysanthemums, roses and dahlias were made by Miss Blanche Piatt, Mrs. C. Ware, A. D. Pryor, John H. Sievers and Charles V. Parker. i888. The American Florist. 187 Subscription $1.00 a year. To Europe, $i.aS' AJvertisements, lo Cents a Line, Agate; Inch, $1.40; Column $14.00, Cash with Order. No Special l*o8tiloii Cluariinteed. Discounts, 3 months, 5 per cent; 6 months, 10 per cent; 13 months, 20 per cent. No reduction made for large space. The Advertising Department of the Amkhioan FlohIHT iM liir Klortnl!*, Sec^. Address THE AMERICAN l-LORIST CO., ChicaBO. The printed xeport of the Proceed- ings of the second annual convention of the Association of American Cemetery Superintendents held at Brooklyn, N. Y., Sept. 5 6 last, has been received from Secretary A. H. Sargent, Akron, O. It is neatly printed, contains the many practi- cal and interesting essays read at the last convention and should be of great value to any one connected with or interested in cemeteries. The essays upon "Land- scape Gardening in Cemeries " by R. D. Cleveland, "An Ideal Cemetery" by K. Eurich, "Lawns" by Wm. Salway, "Greenhouses and Flowers" by Jno. G. Barker and "Evergreens in the North- west ' ' are of interest to the general horti- culturist as well. CHAS. E. PENNOCK, WHOLESALE - FLORIST, 38 So. I6th Street. Philadelphia. Pa. GEO. MULLEN, 17 CHAPMAN ri,ACE. (near Parkor HouBe), WHOLESALE AND COMMISSION DEALER IN Fresh Cut Flowers & Florists' Supplies. Flowers careful I v packed and tiliipped to all points Id Western and MidtlU; States Orders by Telepraph, Mall, Telephone or Express promptly attended to. WHOLESALE CUT FLOWERS, Shipping Trade my Specialty. tSf Consiffniiieuts SoIi4'it«*d. 170 LAKE STREET, CHICAGO. ROSE BUDS WHOLESALE. THE OAKLEY ROSE HOUSES Beauty, Bennett, Th France, M«rinet, Bride, Niphetos, Perle, Hunget, Papji Gontier. Bon Silene, CHAS. L. MITCHELL, NIgr., P. 0. Box 188, CINCINNATI. OHIO. Telenraph Address (via. W. i:. Tel Tn.] Clnclnnali.O. KENNICOTT BROS., TO THE TRaDE ONLY. ALL CUT FLOWERS IN SEASON. Write for price list. ConslKnnieiits sollclled. WIRE-WORK made to order, and In stock. 27 Washington Street, CHICAGO. CUT FLOWERS The choicest Cut Flowers at lowest market rale* shipped C. O. D.. Telephone connection. Use A. F. Code when ordering by telegraph. For prices, etc.. Address, J. L. DILLON, Bloojmsburq. Pa. Cut Flowers. N«W roBE. Nov. 24 Koses, Bon Hllones *-'.«! I*erlen, NlphotoB,8oUTS tW (iontlers 800© 4.00 Merniets, Cuslns 6 00 I.a France 12 00 " lieniietts. Brides 0 00 Am. Beauty 35 00 CariiAtlons, lung 2 00 Hyacinths 4.U) Mixnonette 4 00 Narcissus 0 00 I.lly of the valley 8.00 Violets 1.25 Huston, Not. 24. Roses, Teas I20O I'erlo. Sunset OOOr* «.00 Brides, Mermets 800te 10.00 I,a France 12U1 Oontler, Niphctos (5.00 Am Beauty 2500 Carnations, shttrt 100 Carnations, long l.liO C^arnatlons, fancy 2C0 Violets .75 l.llyof the Valley n.oii Komans. Narcissus 4.00 Tulips 400 Houvardla I.IIO I'linsles 1 0) Smllal 1200 Adluntunis 1..S0 Callus 15.00 PBII.ADELPHLA, NOT. 24. Boses. Bon Silene, NIphetos tlOO I'erles 4 00 " Mermets, Bennetts 5.00 " La France. (\)ok8 6.00 Am Beuutie.i 20.00 ruritans 8 00 Gontlers .1.00 Brides S.OO Carnations, bouvardla 1 OO I.ilyofthe Valley 8.00 Hyacinths 6.00 Hurrlsii Miles 10.00 (■alias 10.00 Smllai <. 20.00 Single violets .25 Double violets ..^0 CHICAGO. Nov. 26. Roses. Bon Silene J2.00(a) .! 00 Perles, Niohetos 6 00(.!. ('..(lO Mermets. Brides 7 00® 0.00 Bennetts Dukes 7.00® '.lOO Am. Beauties 20 OO (9 2.'..rO Gontlers 400® .5.00 Cuslns 4.00 Chrysanthemums 1.00® 310 Callas 15.10 carnations, short SP&i I.IO Carnations, long.. 1.00® IW Carnation. Grace Wilder 3.00 Smllai 16 OO® 18 00 Bouvardla 1.00® 125 ^H^^■i^8us, Romans 600 stevia 1.00 Heliotrope ICO Violets l.OO® 1.25 Adiantum ferns 1.00® 1.51 Camellias lO.CO (« 12..50 Wm. J. STEWART, Cut Flowers I Florists' Supplies ^^ WHOLESALE ^=- 67 Bpomfield St., BOSTON, MASS. N. F. IVIcCARTHY & CO., WHOLESALE FLORISTS and Jobbers in Florists' Supplies, 1 MUSIC HALL PLACE. BOSTON, MASS Also entrance from Hamilton I'lace through Music Hall. We Iteep a large supply of Fancies and Carna- lions always on hand. Relurn telegram senl immediately when unable to fill orders. • — *« — I Auction Sales ol Plants Spring and Fall.j — .■ — » CUT' i«05^E^» AT HHOLESALE. The only establishment in the West Krowtnir Koses exclusively, 'iomio t»quare feet of t;l»sf* devoleil to thcKruwth nf the Ko-^e Wo cut. pack and Hhin the name day; thus ertHbllntf the cunsuiners tu get fresh Hoses without betnif liandled the pecond time. We Bhip Cut Kuses all over the country with perfect safety. Also all the leading varieties of young Rose plants for sale. GARFIELD PARK ROSE CO., IGSK West M»ili40ii Street, Corner st Louis Avenue. CHICAGO WHOLESALE CUT FLOWERS, HOLLY, GREEN AND MISTLETOE. Write lor prices. THE WISCONSIN FLOWKK EXCHANGE, 133 Mason Street, Milwaukee, Wis. Tho^. Young, Jr., \ do., Wholesale Florists, INCORPORATRD IHKb, 20 W. 24th Ht.. "SV.W VOKK. Cyi Flowers. We Hr«i on (le< k IiA\' hikI NKiHT to K^ve jour orwH that we " v^y-X. there " a little oftener than some others. VAUGHAN'S FLOWER DEP'T, TeleBrmiiH, SS State, t'MAl^ \tU\ LetltTH, l>ox (iXS. \ 11 11 AUVJ. W. a ALLEN. Wholesale Dealer in Cut Flowers, 36 EAST 23r(l STREET, NEW YORK. BSTABLISHEU 1ST7. Price LlBt sent upon application. LaRoche & Stahl, plorists & (Commission /T\erchants CUT F!»I-,0'%^?'EI*S, 1237 Chestnut Street, ■ - PHILADELPHIA. Consignments Solicited. Special attention paid to shipplnK. Mention A.MEK1CA.\ KLuultiT. C. Strauss & Co., WHOLESALE ROSE GROWERS, Telephone :rrr. WASH I NtiTON, D. C. KoseM planted for Winter 1S8S-9 Souvenir de Wootton, The Gem. Puritan. American Beauty, Annie Coolc, Mad. Cusin, Papa Gontier, Ttie Bride, La France, Bennett, Perle. Mermet. And other Standard ports. EDWARD C. HORAN, WHOLESALE FLORIST, 36 West 29th Street. The Brifle, Mermet, "5^^6Ta'L?.">U':"- hew YORK. HAMMOND & HUNTER, Wholesale dealers In Cut Flowers !*■' Florists' Supplies 61 West 30th Street. NEW YORK. FISK & KANII.iLL. WHOLESALE FLORISTS. 116 4, 118 Dearborn Street, CMICA.GO. 8toz~e CI>i30n IDfif^lit f^nd X><«ya WHOLESALE s FLORIST, 230 WABASH AVENUE. WHOLESALE FLORISTS. 165 Tremont Street, BOSTON MASS. We make a (*i>erialty of .«hlpplnK chulce iloses and other Flowers, careiullf packeo. to all polnta In WeB'«rn and MltUlie States. Return Teleerani \» »p.nt Immediately wbeo tl Is Impossible to oil your order. i88 The American Florist. Dec. I, Hfte ^zz(\ Hmcle. Seed Trade Association.- -Geo. S. Haskell, Rock ford, 111., president; Albert M. McCuUough, Cincinnati, secretary. The Wanamaker stores in Philadel- phia and The Fair, Chicago, are in the seed business wit^ retail packets at two cents each Of newspapers in the seed trade for i.SSg we hear of but two, one in Chicago and one in Minneapolis. .Small country journals running the advs. of Kveritt & Co are not included. Reports are current concerning a new organization of seedsmen. Does the pres- ent associat'.on need reform? And if so, can it not reform itself? We should think so. H. \V Kuckbee, of Rockford, is mak- ing great preparations for his 18S9 seed trade. He will have a colored cover. L. H. Read, of Calro^ Vt., is now at Rutland, Vt , and the new firm is Gid- diugs & Read. The followiugsiedsmen passed through Chicago (luring the last week of Novem- ber: S. Y. Haines, l\Ir Vanderbilt, of A. B. Cleveland Co , T. N. Griswold, Geo. S. Haskell, H. W. Buckbee, J. M Kim- berlm& Son, A. H. Goodwin, C. R Root. At Minneapolis, Shuman & Co. have gone out of business; J. E. Northrup, of N., B. & G. Co , has been elected Park Commissioner. At St. Paul, V. N. I^ong has sold out his seed and wire business and will start for Alaska in the spring. Flowers in the Cemetery. [Exttatts /yam a />ap<'r tnid before the Aiiu't idiu Associafion it/' Cetnelt-i v Supei intrndrnis bv John G. Baikct, Fon-it Hill's. Bos/mi, Afass ) Although ^ ou have given me a wide range, I will try and keep to the text given, and that you may understand why we place so much dependence upon flowers as an important feature at Forest Hills, allow me to give you a few facts as a basis. This season plants were set out on seven hundred and fifty-eight lots; a few of these lots have one flower bed only, the larger majority, however, have twa, several three, and a few four beds on each lot, so that it is quite safe to siy that at least fifteen hundred beds of plants were s?t out on the various lots this season. Some of you, perhaps, are saying, why, that cemetery must be one vast flower garden. By no means, there are now a few over 3 goo lo^s sold, and y.^S only have plants set out upon them ; there are very many vacant spaces and bare lots, I assure you. But how about the number alluded to? These are all paid for annually, or by a deposit of money, which provides that plants shall be perpetually set out. Of this number, 312 have this provision, and 456 are paid for annually. As to their uses : The large plants just referred to are placed in summer, some of the best of them, under the por- tico of the receiving tomb, which is sup- ported by arches. The taller ones in tubs are set directly under the archways; here they receive an abundance of light, but still protected from the rays of the sun. Here they do well and look well, and add very materially to the appear- ance of this particular place, being oppo- site the large fountain, the surroundings of which are always neat and attractive, and where every one drives or walks by ; the larger portion, however, of these plants are arran ^ed in groups in a partially shady place, where they get the morning sun only; those in large tubs and boxes are out of the ground, while those in pots are plunged in the grass, not being re- moved from the pots. In this peculiarly well adapted place, arranged in this way, they have a natural appearance which should alwa\s be studied in order to give the most pleasing elTect ; this arrange- ment has proved very satisfactory and ceitainly is far preferable to scattering them singly all over the grounds, one here and another there, which amounts to nothing at all In this location is a small lily tank and a good sized rockery, laid out in a iliversified manner, wiih winding walks and bridgfs and a sum- mer house. This is planted nearly eyclusively with shrubs, hardy plants and ferns, and we hope to introduce many more of our rare hardy plants and ferns at this well adapted place for them. It is always kept neat and clean, and with the little fountains and trickling water, you will always find v sitors on a hot day seeking the grateful shade of this attractive spot, not on account of any gaudy appearance by any means, but the natural simplicity of the place. We have on our lots but few set beds; by this I mean masses or groups of color in foliage or flower; these are placed in the more public places. Of course there are some, as we have proprietors who have their preferences and give their orders as to how they wish their lots planted, but the prevailing way, and by far the most satisfactory, is the mixed system of planting, for the reason that there is always something in bloom, and if any one plant becomes shabby or dies out it can be removed and the others will rapidly fill up the space. In this way, when some of the earlier flowering plants give out they can be removed and not miised, and by keeping the dead blooms and leaves all picked off and the taller plants tied neatly to stakes, you always have tidy and attractive flower beds. Permit me to call your attention to the planting of graves. A great many are planted every season, and very many prefer the mixed style of planting, for the same reason that I have already given in regard to the beds on the lots — there is always something in bloom. In my pamphlet, I make reference there, and reiterate in part what I then said. Very many like pansies in the spring, but you all know that they are of little use after the hot weather stts in, and in many cases after being removed, variegated alyssum is planted in the center of the grave and an edge of alternanthera around it, or Pilea repens in the center surrounded by Alternanthera parony- chioides major ; these two forms are especially adapted to small graves, and are neat and pretty, or you can use for a center row the Crystal Palace Gem pelar- gonium, or santolina, next to that alter- nanthera with an edge of Ivcheveria secunda glauca, or mexicana. There are a large number of graves planted with the common ground myrtle or peri- winkle, and when well cared for it is very satisfactory, the deep green leaves contrasting finely with the delicate blue flowers. It is usually in flower about Decoration Day, a time when we want the graves to look well. The ivy is also used, and when planted in good soil and occasionally top dressed and kept clean always look well. This and the m5rtle can be edged with the small hardy Euonymus radicans variegata, and with care will last many seasons without transplanting. Three other hardy plants I have read of as being appropriate for planting on graves, viz.: Campanula pusilla alba is highly recommended and is said to produce a dense mass of pure white flowers, also Campanula carpathica alba and C. barbata alba, which is described as one of the sweet white floweis that abound in the lich, green meadows of Alpine France and Switzer- land, and then there is the well known Iberis gibraltaiica and semper virens, the foliage of each is a handsome evergreen, the flowers of gibraltaiica are of a pur- plish white and sempervirens of a pure white. I am asked to speak of the charges for planting. This I think would be difficult to do and make a rule for any other place, as circumstances are not alike; for lots of 300 feet the rule bas lieen to charge the same for flowers as we receive for the care of the lot, which is f5, making |io for care of lot and plants ; this includes watering in dry weather. For larger and smaller lets the charge is in proportion to what is required. For planting graves, f3 to $5; for care of myrtle graves, $2 each season, which includes covering with pine needles and leaves for the winter. All borders and graves are thoioughly pre- pared before planting by being trenched at least eighteen inches deep and a good supply of well decomposed stablemanure thoroughly worked in. This is a great help in retaining moisture in dry weather. BOTH $1 85 ^ 7s^ THE AMERICAN GARDEN | THE AMERICAN FLORIST i Tl After Jan. Ist the price of the Ainer- icHU Garden will lie #'.2.00, The "special numbers" of the Am Garhkn during the past jear have ^ been a Rose number, a Water Plant number, and two Chrysanthemum numbers. During the year to come there will be several special issues, very much finer than any yet issued. The December number, ready Dec. i, will be undoubtedly the finest issue of any gardening magazine ever is- sued in this country and will be pecu- liarly rich in fine illustrations and valuable articles. The Gardkn is so greatly improved that its low price is a marvel to many, 3 et the advance during the year to come will be far greater in every way. Subscriptions for 1SS9 are received now (up to Jan. i ) at |i.oo, including numbers of this year from November. After Jan. i the price will be f2.oo. 8@° With American Fi^orist, one year, I1.S5, if sent before Jan. ist; WITH ANY BOOKS AND PERIODICALS AT REDUCED PRICES. Address, s/ti/- ifig your zvants, E. H. LIBBY, Publisher, 751 Broadway, n. Y. ^k i888. The American Florist. 189 MAMMOTH VKRISKNA % % ^ % GROW VHRBliNA PLANTS A number of leading florists prefer deciiledly to grow Verbenas from seed. Seedling plants produce healthier growth and are more easil\ handled than Ironi cuttings. Our New Crop of MAMMOTH VERBEIVA SEED is now ready, grown from stock seed we saved from named plants uro- cured in iSSd WHICH WE GUARANTEE TRUE. The rtowers'are of mammoth size and of brilliant colors of all shades, from biilliant scar- let to pure while, showing large contrasting colored eves. Choice Mixed Seed . . . trade pkt. 50c.; ', cz. Ir.25; y^ oz. %i\ i oz. %\ Smilax Seed, new crop trade pkt. 50c ; i oz. (1.50 Ccntaurea C.yninocarpa Kxx) seeils 60c. Centaurea Candidissima nxx) seeds 75c. Mignonette Machet, the best for pots trade pkt. 30c.; i oz. |i SEASONABLK FLOWER SEKD 1, 1ST of New Crops now ready and mailed to all applican's in the trade. HENRY A. DREER, SEEDSMAN AND FLORIST, PHILADELPHIA. FOR THE SPRING CATALOGUES. Thfl niakers ora;:entsi>i the ti'lInwiiiK wixhIs ileal re them inserted i null the tMrtlK'nTiilimSeril Catalutiiies and will be^rlad tiifupply I leo ele(tn>t> [x's (any »i/e) ami tle.'^cripllve luattor. Write lh>-m tin- terms, etc. GEM COLTIVATOR AND MODEL SEED DRILL. THE AVERY TRANSPLANTER. THE A. H. MATTHEWS DRILLS. J. C "VA.UOMA.1V, 14G Si 148 W. Washington St., CHICAGO. SLUG SHOT, FOR BUGS. CRAPE DUST, FOR MILDEW AND ROT. l''islikiIl>on-llii(ls4>n, N. Y. FINEST QUAUTY, BRIGHT FOIJ- AGE, PLENTY OF BERRIES, FULL CASES. Order now and you will RECEIVE IT AT PROPER TIME Cases conliining 1(1 cubic feet, Jd.oo. Five cases in one shipment at $s 75 each. WM. J. STEWART, 67 Bromfield St., BOSTON, MASS. OUR VERBENAS ARE PERFECTLY HEALTHY. Per 11)0 Her 1(100 Stock Plants .\ X Mnninmlh Set $4,0(1 »:L'i IKl Oeneral Collection :i IIU KjCO Rooted CotthiKs ■■ - 1 nu 8 00 W Manini.ith Set l.ii 10.00 I'er 100 Hybrids from open ground f8. Oil and $10.(10 Teas •■ " " r.OOand SKI Mermet, Bon Silene, t from ;lM..liich pots ..$ 7 00 Safrano. S.d'un Ami,-; " :i-inch pots iI.OO I^aFrance, tor forcing/ " 2^-in. pots :>.00 AninelopsiH X'eitcliH jtiid lla, p<»t- u-rown, tirsi 8i/.e *■< (0. second M/.c J-i 00 per 100. KucliarlH .\ina/,oiri<;i. str.mi; pliiiils from 5-lnch pots, $l;'i.OO, 1-lneh pots. jlO.OO perH«.l. I. V. WOOD * UKO.. KlHhkill, N. Y. Mention American Florist. SURPLUS STOCK. We have Kood. heiiUliy stock ut the folluwinjt plants to olTer to the trade. Per 100 Coleusln var.,2^-inch pots J2.00 Calla Lily. 4-inch pots 8.00 Heliotrope Mad. Blonia«e. 2S.-lnch pots 3.00 QeraninniB In var., '^S-inch pots 2.,'iO Verbenas In var..'J'-rinrh pots 2.00 Cupheas in var., 2^.-1 nch pots -.00 J. W. DUDLEY & SON. Parkersburg, W. Va. HOLIDAY GOODS AND NOVELTIES. I.YCOroniUM, OR 1501101IKT tiKKKN In bunches. I'er sack of 2:i lbs. .K.OO; per lOu lbs. .J.'i.OO; lOOO lbs. $40.00; Toh, *i,i 00 There was an extremely short crop last year, and 1 ad- vise all to place their orders early KVKK(iREEN WKEATHING FOR FESTOONS-o' Bouciuot Erergreen, well wound with wire, for (lecoratlng Stores' l)wellini;s. Churches, Halls, Etc. Price, Svi. 00 per 100 yards: $40 00 per lOOO yards. , -""w EASTERN IIOI.IA'-Flnely covered with Ked Beriies. In demand for Christmas Decorations. Order early Per case of l; perlOO, f l:i:00. I liave a large stock ready for shipment. XMAS TREES. A large and tine stock: all sizes from 4. 11 ani 8 feet up to 15 and ■Jd feel, for Churches ?■" liM.'i'L?, ^A'-'.'','??''"'^'' "''"* "■'0 "«<' "P '1 '"'h'lles of one dozen each, readv for shipment. Prices $•> M) t.i 00, $4. 00 and }<,.0B per dozen. Specimen Trees for Churches, Ktc, from «,0lito$10 WIeach. ' MISTI.ETOE-Per barrel, WOO. Being perishable. It should go by Express. CHUISTMAS 15ELI.S. This beautiful novelty is handsomely made with Scarlet Imniortellei The Bright ( olors contrasting with Evergreens. Price, 8-inch, each, 75c.; per dozen, « 50; 10-inch, jeach,'$l 00; .in'm'*"'A!* V.^-'i'^*''^^- Superior stock for the Holiday trade. Select large Plumes, .jl.75 per dozen •tlO 00 per JOO. Dyed in assorted colors, S2. 25 per dozen ; *13..'i0 per 100. . . . - pei uozen •.,Tt^'V"i,^-„*'''"'?.V'''*''^ ^'"^ stock, in Scarlet, Pink, Blue, Purple and Yellow. $1 75 per 10(1: $15 00 iier 1000 White, S1.;.0 per 100: *12 60 per 11100. «iKEEN SUA MOSS- Per dozen bunches, .-1.25. ""•'"" 1 eriuwi, .T.A.]M[E>S KIIIVC^, 170 Lake St., CHICAGO. IMPORTERS AND GROWERS, Are constantly receiving large importations from the Kast and West Indies, etc., and are now offering them at very reasonable figures. If you have not received oiie of their special offers :ipply to 50 STORM AVENUE, JERSEY CITY, N. J. N. R. — From Jan. 1, 1.SS9 all communications should be addressed Summit, N. J. Qvserij iJforiilit ! Ei^^r^ Rur^Ser^yman ! &\>erij geesLi^maa ! ^"^;.?.''t^^;.'^k i3iBJE>caroieY'. AddreBg AMERICAN FLORIST CO., 54 La Salle St., CHICAGO. THE HORTICULTURAL TIMES .\M> COVENT GARDEN GAZETTE. THE BEST POPULAR GARDENING PAPER IN ENGLAND. BOUMD VOLUMES OF THE American Florist VOLUME II. Handsomely bound in cloth with ftather back and corners, and title lettered on back in gilt, may now be had from this office. American Florist Co., 54 La Sallk ST., CHICAGO ANNDAL SUBSCRIPTION $1,75, POST-FREE. AnoRESS, PUBLISHER: LONDON, ENGLAND 190 The American Florist. Dec. /, Washington. The trade in cut flowers has been un- usually dull during the past mouth, the supply especially of choice roses far ex- ceeding the demand. Florists in conse- quence have been animated to renewed efforts and several novelties in designs have appeared within the last few days. Notably so an artistic representation of the Rxecutive Mansion by the Smalls, on the occasion of their chrysanthemum show which opened to-day. In their largest show window, some twenty feet across, the White House and its ap- proaches are faithfully represented, the foreground of bright yellow, the walks of deep maroon chrysanthemums, and the roadway of natural cement. A well pro- portioned fountain is playing on the front lawn, then rises the familiar porte- coeliere with its columns and covered driveway, and back of that the main front of the White House with every win- dow and door jamb, every pediment and frieze accurately given, the whole in white chrysanthemums, etc. A most per- fect piece of work in floral designing. Above all, suspended in graceful folds across a staff hung the national flag in flowers of red, white and blue. Mr. Chas. F. Hale has attractive de- signs in both of his windows. In one a shaft eight feet high representing the Washington Monument, made up of chrysanthemums. The other window shows "Gates ajar" four feet high with the white columns and arch gracefully entwined with garlands of La France and doves perched on the portals. W. S. Fisher lately showed a Masonic altar piece three feet high with emblems. The whole made up of immortelles and seemingly giving great satisfaction. Other florists are also making fine fall displays. Schmid & Sons and also John Saul are doing a good trade in bulbs. Studer I learn is shortly to open a store- room and office in the city. Z. November 8. A California subscriber writes : "Tell the Chicago florist who is visiting our state that if he will visit Sonoma county during the seasons for roses and corn he will find them of as good quality here as anywhere." The Horticultural Magazine, Rochester, N. Y., has suspended publi- cation, the last number being the Sep- tember issue. VENT[LATING. THE PERFECTION Ventilating (VJachine I had on Exhibition at the NEW YORK FLORISTS' CONVENTION was pronounced by able judges the LEAST COMPLICATED, SAFEST, STRONGEST, EASIEST, and most rapid working machine ever oflFered to the public. Send for Illustrated Circular before throwing your Chance away. E. HIPPARD, Youngstown, Ohio. Bulbs, Seeds, Immortelles, Porcelain Flowers, Florists' Supplies, Etc. J. A.. I3E> VE>E>ie, (Formerly of De VeeR & Boomkamp,) SOLE AGENT FOR THE GENERAL BULB CO., Vogelenzang, (Holland), Bulbs. L^lowers. HOOPER & CO., LiM., London, W. C. (England), Flower Seeds, Porcelain Ls. BREMOND FILS, Ollioules, (France), Bulbs, Immortelles. A. H. HALLENSLEBEN, Konigsberg, (Germany), Vegetable Seeds. Catalogues of Prime Hyacinths, Tulips, Roman Hyacinths, and all leading fall Bulbs, Florists' Supplies, Porcelain Flowers, and Vegetable Seeds will be mailed free to all applicants IN THE TRADE. Per 1000 Per 100 Per doz. Roman Hyacinths, Standard Size $30 00 " " Extra Selected 33 00 Paper White Narcissus, large bulbs 11 50 " " " " improved" large bulbs 1400 Chinese Narcissus bulbs (truej 100 00 Ivilium Candidum, (home-grown), extra selected 28 00 Freesia Refracta Alba, (home-grown), extra size 2200 " " " " second size 15 00 Calla .^thiopica (home-grown), medium size Gladiolus CoKnllii alba, " The Bride " 2000 Lily of the Valley, true Berlin pips— in original cases of 2,500, $24.00 11 00 " " strong Dutch clumps 22 00 Dielytra spectabilis, strong clumps home-grown) 50 00 Spirtea Japonica, strong clumps 40 00 Tuberoses, Pearl, extra selected 18 00 " '■ second size, 3 to 4-in in circum 10 00 Pandanus Utilis seed afresh) . . . ■ " 10 00 Cycas Revoluta stumps in all sizes at moderate prices. TERMS: Net Cash, without engagement. Correspondence solicited. IK. ]3I_^.A.l^^Cr, LARGE STOCK OF ELECTROTYPES OF PLANTS AND FLOWERS FOR FLORISTS' CATALOGUES, ETC. Catalogue of electros of plants, flowers, designs, etc., with '87 and '88 supplements, 35 cts., with veg- etable, 50 cents, which deduct from first order. Blectro of this Cut, $1.50. SEND ORDKRS NOW FOK WHEAT SHEAVES, Immortelle and Gape Flower Designs And all Florists' Supplies, Philadelphia Immortelle Design Co., 904 Filbert St., Philadelohia, Pa. Mention American Florist. Delegates ;to tne neit the convention will travel poll/naD CS P CJOO vin thp » ' ' « ^ ^'•*' '■"*' TO ANT) FKOM Louisville, Indianapolis, Cin- jcinnati and tne winter re- [sorts of Florida and the Soutn. For full information address B. O. McConuickt Gon. PaseectjerAg't, Chicago. MQflON JOUTEj r -1 TTTTT^'i^ff^rj l^l'll ""I.Trt FORCING $3 25 3 50 I 50 •25 I 75 ■30 II 00 1.50 3 25 •50 2 50 .40 I 75 •25 7 50 1. 00 2 so .40 1 50 3 00 6 00 5 00 2 00 I 25 1 25 BULBS. We have all kinds that are now -• ■■'•i¥Tvr ®E.AlSOIV. ^^^ LOWEST TRADE RATES. NEW CROP FLOWER SEEDS arriving daily J. C. VAUGHAN, CHICAGO. LILY Of the VALLEY We have in store in splendid condition the best German Pips at $\ i.oo per looo.- Special price on large lots. SPIRE A JAPONIC A, $50 per 1000. HENRY A. DREER. PHILADELPHIA. Chrysanjhemums. Choice and new varieties at low prices. Trade List now ready. T. H. SPAULDING. ORAKGE, N. J. CUTTINGS OF MULTIFLORA JAPONICA, (I>awson"s stock,) at JIU.OO per thousand, by A. C. OELSCHIG, Savannah, Ga. smTiZIa3c To THE TRADE AT ALL SEASONS. Also nice thrifty CARNATION PLANTS, 2-in Buttercup, best velliiw f;i-00 per KO Uinze's White, best white 2.00 Anna Webb, best crimson 5.00 " F. E. FASSETT A. BRO. i888. The American Florist. 191 AUGUST ROLKER & SONS, 44 Dey St., NEW YORK, Supply tho Trade with SEEDS, BULBS, Anil nil kliijH ul FLORISTS' SUPPLIES. Price List Free on application with business card. Per lUO Ampelopats Qulnquefolla. 1 year f 8.0U Aiiipelupsis Voitchli %^ to fi.W) AsparHKus Tenulssinius. . 4 to G, 00 HcKonia Metallica, 4-incli... 8.0O Callii nana, 3-1 Dch pots 6.00 l)eut7iaKracllt8,:}yr. strong l&.OO Dractt-na Indivlsa, 2Vlnch. 8.00 Kchevena Secunda glauca, ;i-incli TkOO m,,.,., «« , .- (iardenia Florida, 12 inches \,S\\U Jfy Jf h iKli 10- (to ^wlf^ Gardenia Radlcans. a^-ln.. 10 00 " '* varlega- ta,2S.-inch pots 10 00 I (leraniums, all leading var- ieties 4. 00 Il.vJiunt:. u llnrtenals. 3. 4 and Mn. ...fS, fl2 and 25 00 Ipoiun'ii Noctipliiton 4.00 Palmata, strong garden roots 15.00 Laurus Nobilis. 3-lnch pots 15 00 Lygndium Scandens, 3-inch 5.00 KOSES In .t-inch pots— La France. Mermet, Bride, Bon Sllene, Safrano, Brabant.. 8.00 I..ycopodiuni or Christmas Greens, Holly and Mis- tletoe. Price on application. UtHiian Hyacinths, Narcissus, Tulips, etc. MICHEL PLANT AND SEED CO.. 718 Olive St., ST. LOUIS, MO. Mention American Florist. C. H. ALLEN, (Successor to C. L. ALLEN & CO.) BULB GROWER TO THE TRADE ONLY, JAMESPOKT, N. Y. tW~ Catalogue now ready, GLADIOLUS, LILIES, TUBEROSES, DAHLIAS, TIGRI- DIAS, AND OTHER SUMMER FLOWERING BULBS. Bulbs AND Plants IMPORTED BY C. H. JOOSTEN, 3 COEWTIES SLIP, KEH: YORK. CHRISTMAS TREES WANTED! A FEW LARGE NURSERY-GROWN BALSAM FIRS. STATE SIZE AND PRICE. H. C. SHEAI-EK, Florist, 10» South Seventh Street. PHILADELPHIA. PA. PORCING gULBS. ROMANS AND DUTCH IIYACINTH.S, NARCISSUS, LILIUM HARKISII AND CANDIDUM, TULIPS. FREKSIAS, ETC. Send for prices by the UN) or lltOO. Special list ready. A, GIDDINGS, DANVILLE, ILL, We are Now^ Ready to Deliver TUBEROSE BULBS At the followiug rates f.o.b. New York. Special prices on large lots : I"er 100 Per 1000 Excelsior Pearls S2.00 sl.5.00 Dwarf Pearls, fine stock 1.75 14.00 NO. 2 AND NO. 3 AT VICRY LOW RATES. - and secure you better results at the same time, for the Florist is pre- served while your trade list otherwise mailed would rarely be kept on file. We will print extra copies for you — from the type after being set — at a nominal rate if vou wish extra ones to mail in response to requests. If half a page is large enough it will cost you but f2i for the service. OUR NEW TRADE I3IFi K^ O O^ O RJ ^V^ Contains over 6,000 Names of (Live) Florists, nurserymen and seedsmen, in the United States and Canada. PRICE ONLY ONE DOLLAR. AMERICAN FLORIST CO.. Chicigo. Bouvardias, Roses, Etc. Per 100 BOUVARDIA BOCKIL the finest pink variety yet sent out, 3-in. pots $15.00 2-inch pots 8.00 Vreeiandiand A.Neuner,2-ln.. G.OO " Leiantha, 3-inch, fine 5 00 KOSBS, flne collection. 2^-inch, fine *.00 VERBENAS and COLE DS, 2-inch 2,00 Rooted Cuttings of Coleus and Verbenas LOO FALL LIST NOW READY, AND WILL BE MAILED FREE TO ALL APPLICANTS. Address GEO. THOMPSON & SONS, LOUISVILLE, KY. ORDERS TAKEN For Kooteil Cutting.s of COLEUS, CARNA- TIONS, VINCAS, GRANT GERANIUMS. Etc. fS.OO per 100; $15,00 per 1000. METALLICA BEGONIA, 2-lnch $4.00 per 100 ROSES, H, P, and Teas, 2-mch 4,00 I)RAC.«NAS, INDIVISA »1,60 to $3,00 per doz. W. W. GREEN SON & SAYLES, WATERTOWN, N. Y. Mention American Florist. ROSES. SMILAX, VIOLETS. AND CARNATIONS, IN OUANTITV. READY NOW. UNIONVILLE, Chester Co., Pa. ED. JANSEN, Importer & Manulacturer 124 W. 19th Street, 2ppiCK oxj33 .A.m3 :Et,:Biji-A 'Ftii:E, Aif slill offering the most complete assoilment of young, smooth, thrifty Stock in America. BUDDED APPLES, STANDARD PEARS, DWARF PEARS (High and Low Headedl PLUMS, CHERRIES, PEACHES, QUINCES, RUSSIAN APRICOTS, GOOSE- BERRIES, CURRANTS, and a full line of Ornamental Trees. Shrubs, Etc. Also Extra Sized Standard Pears of the Finest Quality. Special Inducements to Buyers in large quantities. Trade List out August Ist. We can now furnish in any quantity desired Debit and Credit Tickets of whicl we give below samples reduced one-half in size. DEBIT. -i-5_i8e< Tile debits are printed in blaclt and the credits in red, so they can be readily distinguished. They are put up in blocks of 100 ; ,S0 of eacli, placed back to back ; thus but one block will have lo ne carried. By means of these tickets an entry of a sale or receipt ot ifoi.ds can be made anywhere— in the house or in the tleld— and afterwards tiled. Tickets for eacii transactit)n in your businesa will make data from wiiich a boob- keeper can readily work. With this simple and easy means of keejtiug a record of your husine.ss can you alTord to neglect so important a matter y Price of Tickets, postpaid, 100, aOc; 'iOO, :!5c.; :fOO, 50c.; 500, " 5c.; 1000, «1.40. CO., S4: Xia Snlle Sti-eet, CIIXXCja-G^-O. t888. The American Florist. 193 500,000 Gut Hardy Ferns These ferns are from 10 to 20 inch- es in length, of ;i j beautiful dark sgreen and will ( kee]) for several i weeks. They are useil for Bouquet work, filling flow- er baskets, vases, 6tr , &c. , and are I also used exten- sively for decora- ting church altars for v\hich they cannot be excelled. 500 bbls. first qualHy XXX Bouquet Green. WARRANTED. Sack or barrel of 30 lbs. $2.00. 100 lbs. $6.00 Terms cash, or Green will be sent C. 0. D. ■,nnLu, .J ,.. „ .^ ...-„- LL, cr . VIEW IN THE BERKSHIRE HILLS. 300 bbls. second quality Bouquet Green, $1.75 per bbl., $5 per cwt. ,. ,,,.,.. ,, „ ., .,..,>, T ' 1 > ■*• r > r (ireylock leak lr4>iii the Soiitli vtu\ <>( I.nke Onotii. 20,000 yards of Bouquet Green Wreathing or Roping, all wound on a cord with fine wire in a thorough manner. 3- In. diameter, nat or one-sided, 4cts. per yard; 3-in. diam. round, Sets, per yard; 4- in. diam. round. Sets, per yard; 5-in. diam. round, 10 els, per yard. 1,000 b;irrels Sphagnum Moss, long, clean fibre, dry or green, |i.o s:i\i e::9I vsri; 8TP" Send orders eHrly t«i A. C. OELSCHIG. SAVANNAH, GA. HUGHES' SOLUBLE FIR TREE OIL. FLORISTS AND NURSKKY3IKN SlIOl LD NOT BE WITHOUT IT. Unsurpassed as an insecticide, It kills effectu- ally all parasites ami insoeta which infest plants whether at th*' roDis or on the toliaj^e. without in- jury to tender plants: ^ where the prime favorite for this purpose Small branches for decoratintc packed closely in barrel, for $2 per harrel. Special Prices f/ on Car Lots. Co r r e spond- ence 80llett«d. Terms: -half cash with order. balance Jan. I. Liindoii Bank. New London. WlhLUllSlll. Delivered on cars here, packed In tight, strong crates at following prices: 2o 50 100 2 to:; feet high $2.50 n.oo f ti.oo .ito3feethlgh 4.00 (uOO 10.00 Mu8 feet high fi.OO lu.OO 18. OP > to Yi feet high '.t.uo it;. 00 30.00 BOUQUET GREEK, 4^. ceni:* per puunil, FESTOON GROUND PINE. * cents per pound. W. D. BOYNTON, Shiocton, Wis. 194 The American Florist, Dec. /, Our Circulation. For the benefit of our advertisers we submit the following statement of the issues of the American Florist for the past year : December 1,1887 4.75" copies 15, 1887 8,000 " January 1,1888 5.000 " 15, " ^. 5.°oo " February i, " 5.000 " 15, " 5.000 " Marcli I, " 5 000 " 15. " 5,000 " April I, " 5.000 " ■' 15, " 7.000 " May I, " 5.<'<"' " 15, " 5.000 " June I, " 5.o°o " 15, " 5.000 " July I. " 5,000 15, " 5.000 '■ August I, " 6.100 " .' IS, " 6,000 " September!, " 6,000 " 15, " 5.250 ■' October i, " 5.500 15, " 5,500 " November 1, " 5,200 " 15, " 5,200 •' Total 129,500 copies Average per issue 5,395 The above figures are taken from our bills for press-work and represent the actual number of copies issued. While we do not believe that the value of a paper as an advertising medium is governed entirely by its circulation— de- pending much upon whether it reaches those who are interested in and want your goods — still it is an important factor, and in these days of magnificent tlaiins by most publishers we believe our adver- tisers will duly appreciate the figures above submitted. As to their correctness we stand ready to offer conclusive proof if desired. "WE LIKE THE Florist." "Each number is better than the last." "We couldn't get along without the Florist." "Can we help you in anyway?" These are sDme of the words of encouragement we find ill letters from subscribers when renewing their subscriptions, and which are duly appreciated. Yes, there is a way that you can help us and that is by making all your purchases from those who advertise in this paper and by mak- ing special mention of the fact that you saw their adv. in the Florist when ordering. We doubt if there is anvthing that a florist uses in his business that is not advertised in our columns, and we believe that every one of our advertisers deals on the square. As quick as one does otherwise he can not advertise in these columns. Some of the "shady" men in the trade have ascertained this fact. Are we not doing a good work in this way ? Is not this a benefit to the honest wholesalers as well as protect'on to the buyers? Let us say here that should any goods purchased from our advertisers prove to be other than as represented and the seller fail to properly adjust the matter we want you to report the matter to us. If we fail to secure an equitable adjustment and are convinced that a swindle was perpetrated that ad- vertiser will ia future be excluded from our columns. But please don't write us until you have corresponded fully with the shippers and faded to secure a satis- factory adjustment from them. s LAWN ROLLERS. > First Quality of our own make supplied to the trade at 1"'W prices. II^~ Write for prices. I,A\VN ROI l,KK. FRANK WHITNALL & CO., Milwaukee, Wis. PALMS, ORCHIDS and DECORATIVE PLANTS. Immense Stock, at Low Prices to the Trade, ROSE EILL NnRSERIES, New Roclielle N. Y. 409 FIFTH AVENUE, NEW YORK. Carnations for Winter Blooming; good, strong plants from the open ground, of the following var- ieties; ROBT. CK.4IG, SNOWDON, PKE.S. GARFIKLD, SN'OW WHITE, HINZE'S WHITE. Price, $1(1.00 per 100. Also fine large plants of Vinca Harriaonii from outdoors, at $10.00 per 10(1. DOUBLE WHITE I'BIMBOSES, 3-inch, at $12.00 per hundred. A splendid strain of SINGLE PKIMRO.SES, at $8.00 per hundred. BOUVARDIA, good gtrong one year old plants at $12.00 per 100. *^ VIOLETS, ^^* MARIA LOUISE, at S8. 00 per 100 I also have :i large stock of Roses— Teas, Hybrid Teas. Noisettes, and Polyanthus, at KO.OO per 1000. Strictly our selection; clean, strong plants in 2 and 2H-inch pots. GEO. W. MILLER, WRIGHT'S Grove, Chicago. TRv DREER'S r^ARDEN SEEDS Flants, Bulbs, and Requisites. They are the best at the lowest pri- ces. TRADE LIST ISBoed quarterly mailed free* HENRY A. DREER. Ptiiladelphl» WESTERN FLORISTS I NOW OFFER FINEST STRAIN of Single Pink and White; strong, well established plants from 2-inch pots, $3 00 per 1(0; $28 00 per 1000. Stronger plants of above from 2'^-inch pots, $4.00 per 100; RIS.CO per IIICO. NO LESS THAN 500 AT THE 1000 RATE. GEUASIUMS. Plants from 2>..-inch pots. A choice selection of 30 best double and single var- ieties, $3 00 per IOC; $25, (Kl per 1000. Double White Alyssum, 214-inch pots. . . .$3.00 per 100 (>-vaIis, Pink and White 3. CO " Bouvardia, Double. STRONG. 4-INCH. .15.00 Leiantha, 3-inch 5.0() " Address |^ g GRIFFITH, Jackson Co. Independence. Mo. (Independence is well located lor shipping, being 8 miles east of Kansas City.) Mention American Florist. VIOLKT PLANTS FOR SALE. Good healthy plants in bud, and true to name. Double blue Marie Louise, and early single blue. Czar, at ¥2 fi) per 100, 522.(10 per 1000. 50(1 at 1003 rates. Alt'O a large lot of double Swanley White which has to be disposed of on acrount of being in open ground and no way to protect them, at the low rate of $2.00 per mil. *18 00 per 1000. All goods sent (\ O- M. one-third cash must accom- pany i.trder. Ca^h must also accompany orders from unknown parties. M. TRITSCHLER & SONS, Nashville. Tenn. Ferns, Palms, Orchids FERNS FOR FLORISTS' PURPOSES. BY THE HUNDRED OR THOUSAND. GEO. WITTBOLD, Cor. School and Halsted Sts., LAKE VIEW. CHICAGO. KOOTED CUTTINGS OF CARNATIONS AND VERBENAS (.irders will be booked now and ready for delivery Jan. 1st. Verbenas in 40 varieties, largely scarlet and white, includins the best MAMMOTHS. Rooted cuttings $1 OO per 100 $S((I per 1000. Stock plant82V in. pots .J2 50 per 100, $20 00 per 1000 rarnations, rooted cuttiniis in 20 flno sorts $2 CKI per 100 $16.00 per iCOO. My stock is strong and healthy, and cannot fail to please. Cnrresporidence solicited. Address J. G. BURROW, FISHKILL. N.Y. ORCHIDS! ORCHIDS! Many additions of Choice New varieties this season. Send for New Catalogue. tTTrCA., Pr. IT. .WOO BUCHARIS BULBS, 1st size $26 (10 per 100 2000 2nd size 15.00 ORCHIDS Cheap as Good Roses. Send 8 two cent stamps for Catalogue and Plate. BRACKENRIDGE & CO.. Govanstown, Ml HARDY AND RARE JAPANESE I PLANTS FOR THE EAST. 15 FINEST VARIETIES OF MAPLES, 1-4 fl. STYRAX JAPONICA, STYRAX OBASSIA. (Read article in this yeai''s [.omloH Cai'dcu.) SYRINGA JAPONICA. HARDY MAGNOLIAS. THE GRAND CONIFER SCIADOPITYS V. "umbrella pine," in sizes 1-6 ft. (Has been shipped safely by frt. to Boston.) RARE VARIETIES RETINOSPORAS. 50 VARIETIES TREE PyEONIAS. NEW HERBA- CEOUS PyEONlAS, NEW HYDRANGEAS. CHRYSANTHEMUMS. CLEM- ATIS. IRIS. HARDY AZALEAS. RHODODENDRONS. FOR THE GREENHOUSE. RHAPIS AND CYCAS PALMS, BAMBUSA NANA. AR- AUCARIAS, TREE FERNS FROM AUSTRALIA. 32 VARIETIES OF JAPANESE LILY BULBS LARGE ASSORTMENT OF SEEDS FROM JAPAN AND CALIFORNIA. Send for our Catalogue. Now is the best time to order for Spring delivery East. We have many val- uable novelties never before introduced. Send for estimates. H. H. BERGER & CO., 315 k 317 WashinglOll St„ SAN FRANCISCO, CAL, P. O. Box 1501 (ESTABLISHElJ 1878.) MAMM(^>TII and other tine varieties, free from all disease. VEIJBENAS A SPECIALTY. Per 100 Per 1000 From puts $:!.00 r25.00 Transplanted cm benches 1,0(1 10.00 Rooted Cuttings 1.00 S.CO Reduced prices on large lots. waa:. i>e;s:ivi:o:ivi>, KKWANEE. Henry Co.. II.I.. TO FLORISTS! Why nut sell sitTiie of our ivxji«®e:i«^^ stock: this winter and make a profit ot from 25 to 50 per cent. Satisfaction guaranteed. Write for terms, etc. ADDRESS yy s. LITTLE, Commercial Nurseries. ROCHESTER. N. Y. WATER LILIES, A.11 Colors. f oung plants suitable for late flowering; NOW KEADY. tW Send for prices. BENJ. GREY, Maiden, Mass. F. A. RIECHERS & SOHNE A. G.. Florists, HAMBURG, GERMANY. Largest stock of Azalea indica, Camellias, Lilies of the valley for the wholesale trade. Price list on application. 1888. The American Florist. I9S ->^. o^HE^ ^ United States Nurseries. {SH01«T HIIvIvS, >f. J. JAS. R. PITCHER. W. A. MANDA, IMPORTERS AND DEALERS IN ORCHIDS, EXOTIC AND HARDY PLANTS. The stock of Orchids includes the choice collections of James R. Pitcher, W. A. Manda, Benj. Grey, Charles H. Snow, Wm. Bennett, W. W. White and J. Cartwright. The collection of stove, greenhouse and hardy plants includes varieties and sizes to suit all purchasers. All plants warranted true to name. The Cypripedium Catalogue contains 350 kinds, is ready and will be mailed free to all applicants. The collection of Chrysanthemums is complete, including the entire stock of the " Mrs. Alpheus Hardy," one of the most remarkable novelties in this class of plants ever introduced. Orders for Spring delivery of this stock will be received now at $1.00 per plant Cut flowers of Orchids, Clirysantliennums, finest strain of Cyclamens and. F*riniLtJ.la obconica at an^^ tinrie. GET YOUR VERBENAS FROM HEALTHY STOCK. I have the NEW MAMMOTH, and all the very best varieties grown for the Florist Trade now ready. {Only first-class varieties kept in stock.) I shall be able to supply 25,000 good, strong ROOTKD CUTTINGS weekly up to May i, 1889. CARNATIONS, ROSES AND PANSIES. A fine healthy stock to select from. Send for my Wholesale Price I,ist before placing your order elsewhere. FRED SCHNEIDER, Wholesale Flihhst. WYOMING CO., ATTICA, N. Y. n.st Hill. ,11111k. ot H unsurii's'd .>ll'(>UTi:l>.~ quality MUSHROOM SPAWN -KUKSIIKV l.>llM>KTi:i>. — . Can be tlion>u>iIily rrlitiJ on to prutiiur a i\ nc ci'Df of the Im-mI >! iinIi- ruoiiiH. our siiuks lire thf largest and I'lTHhcMl ill the country. Quality guaranteed the BE.ST IN THE WORLD.Why spend your money on doubtful quality, when you can get . the best at a price that I will please vou? We sell [ at roek-botiom prices forfirHl qimliiy Himwn. By mail, post-paid, 'Z'i els. per pound. Five pounds for <$1 .00. By exjiress. Ten pounds for !ft| .*iO, Fifty pound.s rorS.5. One pound of spawn \vill plant a space 3 feet by \. Sperinl prices for L.XKdKR ([uantities. John Gardiner & Co., if.iir„-.iT.|pi;ia:"A,;k.' Mildew on the Rose Try GRAPE DUST. Sold by the Seedsmen. For sample semi stamp to SLUG SHOT, Fishkill-on-Hudson,N. Y. THE HELP FOR CUT FLOWER WORKERS AND FLORISTS, Published by A. BLANC and j. HORACE McFARLAND, Has been kindly received, although out but a few weeks It hits a weak spot, and helps those who sell floral work in many ways. 162 royal octavo pages, including 50 plates of designs, printed in soft tints and rich tones, and a complete treatise on floral work. Send for it, or send for a prospectus if you want to know more about it first. The extracts below show how it has impressed subscribers : "Cheap at $5 per copy; to tlorists in small towns must be very valuable," H. U. Hi'NTHESS, N. H. "A book that no local florist ought to be without. • * pieces." "Well pleased; • • admire plain English hints upon design work." HrxTS, Fa. " I tlnd it most satisfactory to show my customers to select from. It is the proper thing in the proper place." J. G. EiSELK, Phlla. "Highly creditable to the floral art." J. Bueitmevek & Sons, Detroit. " For the florist doing a retail cut flower business is alniost Indispensable, since it illustrates that which cannot well be described. It will help to improve the taste, and give the average florist a source for ideas." E. A. yEiDKwiTZ, Maryland. PRICE, substantially bound in cloth, $3.50, on receipt of which it will be mailed promptly by will save me time in selling set J. Fltlleu, Mass. MV NEW SPECIAL OFFKK OF EXTRA CHOICE FLOWER SEEDS Is now puitliHhed and uiiiy lie hud on applicatiipn. SEED C3-E.OAA^EK,, QIKOLINBUKC;, GKKMANY. PRIN/IULAS. DOUBT.K WHITE, from 3-incli pots, at ?.' 00 per hundred. CUT Itl.OOIVIS OF BOUVARDTA. InnK and long stems. Also Carnations and Ciiiuellins. lar* Prices on application. A. R. REINEMAN &. BRO., .■}!) Fifth .VKiiiie, I'lTTSBl i: FOB WHOLBBALl PBICB LIST. IMPROVED GLAZIWG. J. M. Gasser's Patent Zinc Joints, For butting glass without laps; makes it air and water tight; saves fueland glass. No breaitage from frost. Also the best improved fuel oil Burners for steam boilers. Send for sample and price list. J. li^I. OiVJSiS£;:R, 101 Euclid Avenue, CLEVELAND, O. Mention Ajnerlcan FlorlBt. SYRACUSE POTTERY CO. During November make great clearing sale of flower pots, 10 sizes, 4-inch and under. Unheard of prices per 1000: Thumbs I2.30; 2 '4 -inch 12.75; 2-V-iich I3.50; special ■; inch 14.15; 3 '2-inch Is 66; 4 inch |7 12; Rose pots J3 33, %\ 60 and fe.go. These are the NOVEMBER NET PRICES after deducting 10 PER CENT. DISCOUNT from our regular prices by the crate for cash, delivered f. o. b. free of all charges for crates, straw, packing and cartage. 3,150 Thumbs, 2,626 2H-inch, 1,875 2!^-inch, 1,900 No. :i Kose. l.eoONo. 2 Rose. L.'iOONo. 1 Rose. tS.OO; 1.300 special 3-in., 6.00; 8.00; 1,150 S-lnch. 5.50; 7.25; 8Ti;;i..-incii 5.50; 7.00; 600 4-mch. 4.76; (;.40 ; 360 4>i-incll, 3.90: t;.50 ; 320 5-inch .W 40 160 frinch :1.50 108 7-inch 4.00 60 8-inch, 4.00 30 7-inch, , 20 8-inch. .... 4.00 16 0-inch, \ I'.lO 4-inch, ) 125 5-inch, S6.L0 80 6-inch. \ This last $6 crate we otTer 10 per cent discount on as well as first ten crates. These must be ordered by the crate. I4 28 buys crate of 4-inch, and f4.95 a crate of 3 or 3;2-inch. These are no old poor stock, but they are our best pots and made this summer on our new machines. We offer them now at cost to attract and hold a thousand new customers. I,arge l)uyers are e.>^pecially invited to write to us for any special terms desired. We will give samples and accommodate all. Write at once for full price list and our very low freight rates. J. NEAL PERKINS. Manager, SYRACUSE, N. Y. r(?;eiinoiise )' iMinil Large quantities of our Pipe are in use in Green- houses throughout the West, to any of which we refer as to its excellent quality. Pipe can be easily put together by any one, very little instruction being needed. GrE^T 'THK :BE>«STt Hot-Water Heating, in its Economy and Superi- ority, will repay in a few seasons its cost. Mention American Florist. k. ^yMS. m^ ©a., 93 to III W. Lake St. CHICAGO ESTiBLISHED, 1866. Floral Wire Designs, Manufactured by 336 East 31st Street. - NEW YORK. THE EVANS CHALLENGE VENTILATING APPARATUS. ■Cm WHEN WRITING FOR ESTIMATES, PLEASE GIVE FOLLOWING DIMENSIONS: l8t. Give the number of sashes to be lifted. 2nd. Give tiie length and depth of sashes, (depth is down the roof.) 3rd. Give the lenjith of house. 4th. Give the height from the ground to the comb of root. 5th. Give the thickness and width of rafters or sash bar. Mention American Florist. ONLY POTTERY MAKING A SPECIALTY OF F LOWER PoTS THE WHILLDIN POTTERY CO. 713 & 715 lafHARTON ST., PHILADELPHIA. SASH BARS VENTILATORS, RIDGES, GUTTERING AND LUMBER. NO WIDE-AWAKE FLORIST need lie told it will pay him to use Sash Bars. etc. made from ) CLEAR C\ PRESS. E Bars all Shapes up to 20 feet long. |y Sena for circulars and estimates. LOCKLAND LUMBER CO., LOCKLAND. Hamilton Co., OHIO. HAND TURNED EARTHEN WARE 2^j-inch... 314-inch... 4 -inch... 5 -inch-' 6 -inch... 7 -inch Price l.i.st for 1888. per 100, * .aO .13 ,88 i.;« 2 20 3 75 y-inch. i^inch.. 10-inch.. 12-inch.. 14-inch. . IG-inch. . per 100, i 6.50 t;.76 8.00 23.50 50.00 100.00 Send $1.00 for No charges for package or cartage, i^^..^*., sample barrel before purchasing elsewhere. All florists will find it to their advantage to do so, as wo make the best and strongest ware in the market. Terms cash. Address all communications to HILLFINGER BROS., Fort Edward, N. ¥. VOLUME III OF THE AMERICAN FLORIST, BotTND m Half Leather, price, $2 25. i888. The American Flor/st. 197 ESTABLISHED 1854. ine'sioi THE FLAT TOP TYPE Wrought Iron Hot Water Boilers. Capacity from 3501010,000 feet of four-inch pipe. Send for Xew List. PETER DEYIIME, 387 S. Canal St.. CHICAGO. Ives' Putty Machine. Patented Jan. 8, 1887. The beat device ever invented for laying putty. -■•■■■ • .... Bash perfectly It will do the With this you can make old leaky sasi tight without reni()vint: tlie glass work of Ave men in beddi^^; glaws. Seiit by Express on receipt of price, $3.00. J. H. IVES. Dambury, Cosn. MOLE TRAP For (leNtroyinfi: atoiiiuI iiioItn in lawns parks, gardens and cemeteries. The only PKUiKC-T mole trap in existence. <>unrnntee(f to catch moles «-|iere nil ochcr tnipH fniL^»^8old by Beedamen. Afrricultnral Implement and Hardwara dealers, or sent by express on receipt of 8 3*00 by H. W. HAIi£S. RIDGfiWOOD N. X Conservatories GREENHOUSES, ETC. Erected in any part of the U. S. or Canada Glazed on the Helliwell Pat. Imperishable System OR WITH PUTTY. For further testimonials, Illustrated catalogue or estimates address JOSEPHUS PLENTY. HOPTICULTURAL AND SKYLIGHT WORKS. Offices, l« Pearl Street, NEW YORK. I! 15YEARS' EXPERIENCE. THE GURNEY SAVES 33/j PER CENT IN FUEL. IfF^Bllll'3 ■••'Xir froiii ThoiUHH Cray, of KltehliarK, Maim., 1 ^^|-l|'^^ '" r*'f*Teiice to "^- "GURNEY Ho-^-wATER - KrT Ventilating HlfCHlNQS 8( CO. .' 233 Mercer Street, New York. KiJe jsaHai'ijs of Jsailers, Eighteen Sizes, C>e[aale J^erlzps, OBrjical JSoilers, JSase Isurrjirja Wafer rieafera Perfect Sash Raising Apparatus. Send 4 oenta postage for Illustrated Catalogt^e. tlteii Greenhouses, Graperies, CONSERVATORIES, ETC. ALSO Cast Iron Pipe, Fittings, Valves and all Material for Heating by Hot Water. Send, for Catalogue. MYERS & CO. 1173 So. gth St., PHILADELPHIA. Florists' Letters, Emblems, Monograms, Etc PATENT APPLIED FOR. These letters are made of the best Immortelles, wired on wotid or metal frames with holes to insert tooth- picks. Send for Sample. 2-tn . purple per 100. $3.00 Postage 16 cts. per 100. Also dealer in Florists Sup plies. Send for Catalogue. W. C. KRICK, 1287 Broadway. Brooklyn, New York. M. M. Bayersdorfer & Co.. l'hil»_:.Agt8. for Penna. .1. C. Viiiighaii, Chicago. Agt. west of Penna. ILL SIZES OF SINGLE AND DOL'BLE THICK GLASS FOR GREENHOUSES, AIX QLAZIBRa' SUPPLUCS. tr Writ* for I.ateit Prices. Mention Amtrlun Florlit. ( •'u- ^i/r,. wmw^' [oSiSStei^^^ if'''^35^!3^fitg5^ ^^X~i •.y^J'.^ ^^r^M, T -£^1'^^'-''^^' ^^^c^^'^'a:* "\^Bf-^i Mmerica is "the Prau/ of the I/ssseI; there may be more cnmfart P.midships, but u/e sre the fin;! to tnuch Unknown Seas, Vol. IV. CHICAGO AND NEW YORK, DECEMBER 15, 1888. with Supplement. No. 81. f l!i!£ /A01ili!@/4I» lFlL@L@l!@T Copyright, i88S, by American Florist Company Entered as Second-class Mail matter. Published on the ist and 15th of each month by THE AMERICAN FLORIST COMPANY. Gknekal Offices, 54 La Salle Street, Chicago. Eastern Office, Room 15, Vanderbilt Building, New York. All communications should be addressed to the general office at Cl=)cafi:o. SOCIETY OF AMERICAN FLORISTS. John N. May, Summit, N. J , president; W. J. Pai.mkr, BufTalo, N. Y., vice-president; Wm. J. Stewart, 67 Bronifield St., Boston, TMass.. secre- tary ; M. A. Hunt, Terre Haute. Ind , treasurer. The fifth annual meeting at Buffalo, N. Y., August 20, 21, 22, 18S9. OOR HOLIDAY SUPPLEMENT which every sabscriber receives with this issue will we think be appreciated as an ex- tremely useful present. A large number of subscribers have written us that they fount! the illustrations in the Florist of great value to show customers what cer- tain decorations and styles of work were like when complete, and always with benefit to their trade. Knowing that the engravings would be much more con- venient for reference and to show cus- tomers if together rather than scattered through the volume, we have arranged them as seen and present a copy to each subscriber herewith. We have printed several thousand extra copies of this sup- plemsnt, omitting a portion of the matter on the title page, so that those of our subscribers who wished to purchase a (juantity for presentation to their cus- tomers would have abundant space in which to print or stamp their business card. We believe that no better adver- tisement could be devised for a florist than copies of this supplement, for they would certainly be much appreciated and undoubtedly be preserved by the re- cipient. We will make low rates 011 ([uantities for this purpose. See prices quoted in our adv. on page 209. REV. S. Reynolds Hole, the author of that charming work. " A Book About Roses,'' has just celebrated his seventieth birthday at his home in England. The chrys.\nthemum shows in Eng- land have been as numerous as ever this season and there is apparently no abate- ment in the popularity of this plant there. Chrysanthemum Centi:narv. — The National Chrysanthemum Society of Kngland proposes to commemorate the introduction of the chrysantlu mum by a centenary celebration. The form of the celebration has not yet l)een decided upon. Notes From Around New York. A visit made to any of the numerous florists' establishments around New York will alw.'iys be found profitable, and it is to record some of the impressions re- ceived during a trip of this kind that this paper is written. One of the marvels of the day is the number of greenhouses that may be no- ticed in every direction within twenty miles of the metropolis. There seems to be no limit to the number of florists, from those who have thousands of dollars invested to those who possess only two or three greenhouses ; and as all appear to make a living, many, in fact, doing somewhat more than this, we may be sure that though production increases consumption does so likewise. The majority of growers are appar- ently about equal in ability as regards the cultivation of the plants that are usually grown for market purposes. But there is considerable inequality in the business ability of florists. The man who makes the most money is the man who uses the best judgment as to the market at his disposal. For instance, at one place was seen a large number of pot roses that were bought at auction for two cents each. These plants were of the various market kinds sufficiently larj^e to occupy 4 and 5-inch pots. Plants if bought per order would easily average twenty cents each. The man that grew these roses was wrong in his judgment as to the market for them and suffered accordingly. Probably there is not a florist living who does not make mis- takes and who will continue to do. But to the man of sound judgment mistakes aie a help to increased success. When we have grown our plants only half our work is accomplished. Next in order is the disposal of them. The most difficult part of our undertaking. To sell these plants or flowers at a profit, and to sell them just at the right time so that successive crops may be grown on the benches and everj' inch of room made available for all it is worth, is the busi- ness part of our daily operations, and one that taxes every man's ability to the utmost. For any man to grow an im- mense amount of stock without being sure as to his power to dispose of it to advantage, would almost certainly result in much of it being sacrificed. Not every one is so situated as tn be able to grow only that s'.ock which he is sure pays the best. Few markets in the country can equal that of New York. Those who tave their business located in smaller cities must necessatily occupy their houses with a varied assorlmeut It is, however, the ni;in that can confine his oper.itions to two or three specialties who succeeds the best in reaping the best return (rom his labors and investment. He can concentrate his attention and plan his work much better when only a few oljecls demand his care than he could ii they were more numerous. This fact is becoming more and more gener- .illy recognized and needs no argument. Men who once thought that to make their business a success it was necessary to have a little of everything, now dis- criminate and select. This method will be Still more practiced, and perhaps it will not be too much to say that ulti- mately the various good growers will each be noted for some one or two arliclts that have become his specialties. It is a fact worthy of notice that no grower has every class of his plants of equal degree of excellence. In one estab- lishment the Beauties and Merniets may perhaps be as fine as can possibly be grown. In a neighbor's these vaiietifs may not be as good, but possibly the Perles and Niphetos will be of superior merit. Teaching us that causes, very ofteti looked upon as of slight import- ance, determine the character of our stock for the season. Nothing in the cultivation of platits should be looked upon as of minor moment. Mildew be- coming established, the continuance of a cold atmosphere and a wet soil thereby checking growth, a few weeks delay in planting, improper feeding, e.xcessive pruning, all help to deteriorate our roses. Constant attention is requited, and how can this always be given in commercial places where a great number of plants is grown ? Better plants will be giown and more money made bj- carefully deciding beforehand what we are 1 kely fosell fnd then confining our opera'.ions to these few ihings and concentrating cur t ntr^y and attention upon them in such a man- ner that we shall be noted for their superiority. Among the many good growers of roses around New York not one is of higher repute than Mr. Ernest Asmus. His place when seen at the beginning of November was remaikable for the neat- ness and system everywhere displ.iyed. Though many of his houses are old and, there'orp, not so conveniently built for the production of cut flowers, yet the roses in these old houses look equally well with those that are in houses of later erection. But few roses appear to be grown the second year; all varieties of teas being of this year's planting. Perles were looking exceedingly well, with strong and luxuriant growth, not a sign of any malformed flowers. Niphetos, also, were in fine shape. Few rightly appreciate the capabilities of this rose. Grown as it should be, small snd even medium sized flowers should be the ex- ception. The finest Niphetos that the writer has ever seen were grown in solid beds, and the plants were three years old. As a rule, because Niphetos flowers freely and the shoots are cf moderate lergth, the rose is relegated to the side tenches, 200 The American Florist. Dec. IS, where it is naturally confined for want of room and seldom shows its true char- acter. But no rose repays generous treat- ment better than this one. Plant it in the center of the house in soil not too deep ; allow it to remain several years ; feed it freely but judiciously, and the grower will be astonished at the strong stems and large flowers that the bed will produce. Niphetos requires very little, if any, pruning. The dead and exhausted wood should be cut away once or twice each year, and if when the flowers are gathered the shoots are cut to the old wood, no other pruning will be found necessary. Should any one follow this plan with this rose let him not fall into the mistake of supposing that it should be rested through the summer. This would be injudicious treatment for any tea rose, and it is especially so with Niphetos. Get vigorous and clean growth through the summer and abundance of flowers will follow through the winter. One of the most striking features seen are two beds of American Beauty. These roses are grown in shallow benches in the center of the house, and have pro- duced a great quantity of vigorous canes which are tied down close to the soil. But these canes can hardly be seen on account of the large number of smaller shoots thrown up all over the bed and which evidently were all going to flower. After seeing these beds no one need detract from the merits of this glorious rose. If one man can make such a com- plete success of it, then those of us who have heretofore met with failure in its cultivation have an incentive to renewed exertions. What one man can do is within the power of another. Whether Mr. Asmus expects to have the rose in as fine a condition all through the winter is not known to the writer. Certainly if he does he is to be envied, not only for his skill but also for the pecuniary returns that he will receive. »Several houses of hybrids also promise well. In a large house in which lilacs, later in the season are grown, was a magnifi- cent bench of yellow chrysanthemums. It would not be possible by a written description to convey an adequate idea of this magnificent bed. Obviously, the plants must have been growing there all summer, they being about six or seven feet high and covered with as large flowers as can be seen anywhere. Many other chrysanthemums are grown and all show evidence of superior cultivation. Mr. Asmus confines his operations to roses, chrysanthemums, lilacs and bulbs. At the establishment of Kretschmar Bros., Flatbush, L. I., maybe seen the finest Perles and Bon Silenes that have come under my observation. One pecu- liarity in their cultivation is the extraor- dinarily heavy mulch that is used. Apparently from three to four inches in depth. It is commonly supposed that heavy mulching for winter work is con- trary to sound principles ; but here is direct evidence in favor of the practice. The roses are entirely free from mildew and spider and cannot be surpassed for luxuriance of growth and quantity of bloom. Though the mulching system works to such advantage with these gen- tlemen, yet it cannot be advis .1 as the best for every one. With many men, manure used so freely would only result in ruin to the roses. These gentlemen, to judge by their stock, certainly know how and when to use it. Houses in which there is the maximum of sunlight may perhaps be better adapted for this system than those not so favored. A fact related by one of the firm is worthy of remark. He stated that at one time everybody in Flatbush grew cyclamens. But now nearly all have given up their cultivation owing to dis- ease that makes its appearance after the plants have been grown two or three years. Bouvardias can be seen here in all their old time glory. Large plants and covered with flowers. A novel plan was also observed. The growing of the white Dahlia Camelliaeflora under glass for the purpose of cutting the flowers during the late summer and fall months. The plants were past their prime, but had evidently been covered with fine flowers. Mr. Messeburg of the same neighbor- hood, takes rank with the best florists for a well arranged and skillfully conducted place. The houses are noticeable for their great neatness. Cemented walks, brick pits, clean houses and clean plants combine to make a perfect picture ot cleanliness. The credit is his of having the tidiest commercial place of this sec- tion. Why should not this end be more striven for than it is? There needn't be much more expense attached to a right system than to a wrong one. And it is the right system that brings such pleas- ant results. What a contrast between this place and others with muddy walks, weedy benches and insect eaten plants. Much has been said about the greater profit to be derived from roses grown in shallow benches in preference to solid beds. Mr. Messeburg can show a house of Perles that have been in solid bed for six years. Such wood and such flowers ; no plants grown in shallow benches could ever equal them. As they are now be- ginning to get rather thin this is probably their last season. Yet it must be remem- bered that rose plants retained for so many years must have every attention, both summer and winter, in order to produce satisfactory returns. With all these growers La France was not up to standard. Proving that the best growers do not have all their plants in equal ratio of excellence. Carnations with Mr. M. were in perfection. Fine plants and full of buds. The older varieties of white carnations are still grown. One house of Snowdon is particularly well done. Ilinze's White are in good shape and so are the colored varieties grown. Smilax though extensively and easily grown is but seldom seen in the best con- dition. Here it presents a fine appear- ance. Thick strings of a deep green color; free from the ravages of thrip and without any young growth mixed with that which is now ready for cutting. The growing of plants for the sale of cut flowers is the distinguishing feature of these places; always, though in lim- ited variety. At Mr. Keller's, Bay Ridge, L. I., palms and ferns together with cut flowers are grown in large quantities for the market. Dealers soon find out what species of plants are best for their trade and growers must choose their stock accordingly. At one time Seaforthia elegans was quite in demand, but some of the arecas and kentias have quite superseded it. How the prices of small plants of many of these palms have been reduced. Good medium sized specimens are always sought after, and are sure to bring remunerative prices. Patidanus Veitchii can always be sold, but it was surprising to hear that Dracaena termin- alis has somewhat lost its hold on popu- lar favor. Mr. Keller's stock is healthy and well selected for the purpose for which it is grown — for sale to the trade. A great number of ferns in the market varieties are on the benches and all are looking well. A very fine bed of Niphetos of this summer's planting — stocky plants producing large shapely flowers. Bennetts also are good, espe- cially a bed planted this year. A house of Cypripedium insigne looks very well, for the plants are healthy and covered with flowers. But few orchid flowers sell as well as this old favorite, or pa)' as well. If stocks of barbatum and Spicer- ianum were as easily procured, it is doubtful if insigne could hold its own. There are also several houses of carna- tions; plants healthy and well budded. Mr. Keller has but lately returned from Europe and there is no food for our vanity in hearing him speak in glowing terms of the English and Continental growers. Some way or another we have assumed, on this side of the ocean, that in the growing of roses and other cut flowers we are away ahead. But Mr. Keller has a different impression. If he would write an account of his experience to the Florist its readers could not fail of being very much interested. Mr. Dean, also of Bay Ridge, has a number of houses and he makes a spe- cialty of stock for Easter sales. It would be difiicult to find a larger and better assortment of hydrangeas, azaleas and cytisus all to be used for this purpose. To the unprofessional visitor these plants would look anything but prepossessing now, but no display of plants can possi- bly be more attractive than these will be two weeks before Easter. A very large collection of Lilium Harrisii is also grown. Mr. Dean states, that in his opinion, there is likely to be some trouble with the bulbs that, in the future, will be imported from the Bermudas. With his last fall importation a number can now be noticed that are not Harrisii; they are somewhat alike in foliage, but the false is dwarfish at present compared with the true and blooms much later, thus making it of no value for Easter work. Before planting all the bulbs are similar in appearance. If Bermuda growers do not exercise care and their stock gets mixed in this way a serious loss may ensue to American florists, and it is well that all should be on their guard against being imposed upon in this way. Mr. Dean has also a large stock of carnations. Among the growers visited no new carnation of value was seen. We had three new white varieties sent out last spring with boastful advertisements de- scribing them as better than any in culti- vation. The writer bought loo plants of one of these peerless(?) varieties and which was raised in the New England States. It was represented by a friend as first class; but so far it has proved utterly valueless; poor in habit; weak in growth; shy in blooming. Another gentleman stated that he had a scarlet carnation much better than Portia. One hundred of these were obtained from him and the price paid for them just double the price of Portia. Planted on the bench for winter blooming, they have proved them- selves identical with Portia in every respect. In fact, it is Portia sent out under the name of " Glowing Coal." No doubt the gentleman from whom it was purchased was also victimized. There is no scarlet carnation yet sent out that is better than Portia — no white better than Hinze's White, Peerless and Snowdon. Anna Webb deserves to be more gener- ally known. It will eventually supersede both Seawan and Crimson King. Alfred E. Whittle. Albany, N. Y. i888. The American Florist. 201 'Mei'i'.'-nti 1'^^ ?iufe^ ^.L-j ^Kv-.T '■ il'i liWHHHk BtO OV Ht^KDN HXQRkHGtkS. Bed of Hardy Hydrangeas. Our illustratiou shows a bed of hardy hydrangeas! Hydrangea paniculatagrand- iflora) as seen the past season on the grounds of Mr. John White, Waverly Place, Elizabeth, N. J. The bed was twenty -five feet in diam- eter and contained thirty plants, the cen- ter plants reaching to a height of eight feet. The plants will be seven years old next soring. They were in bloom August I and" made a handsame show for two months. When at their best there were two or three thousand panicles of bloom, the largest measuring fourteen inches in length and ten inches in diameter at the base. Visitors came from miles around to see this bed and all pronounced it the finest bed of the kind they had ever seen. New York Notes and Comments. In addition to the Horticultural So- ciety's show there was quite a creditable display of chrysanthemums at the Amer- ican Institute Fair, Mr. Thorpe in par- ticular making a fine show. "Mrs. Alpheus Hardy" was there and received its usual honors; it is hard to name any other plant of recent introduction which has received so much notice. Partly, no doubt, because it appeals to so large a class; many novelties are attractive only to scientific or professional plant lovers. Judging from the extent to which it is already purchased by the trade, it is ex- pected to hold high rank among cut flowers. Nearest it in beauty one would be inclined to put "Mrs. Wm. Barr," another white which is full of promise for the florist. Chrysanthemums brought pretty good prices on the whole — cut flowers are referred to — especially as they became scarcer. J. H. Taylor says his two houses of Comte de Germiny and Glori- osum paid very handsomely, of course they were fine flowers, and these are decidedly popular varieties. Big, showy flowers are the most salable. Small doubt that Mrs. Andrew Carnegie will take a prominent place for cuttine, also Mrs. Fottler and Kioto. Mrs. Fottler is an uncommon tint for a chrysanthemum, and it just happens to be one of the colors women greatly admire. In addition to the regular shows in and around the city a great many guests visited the United States Nurseries at Short Hills in the latter part of Novem- ber, when the entire place was thrown open for exhibition. It was quite a new departure to have the exhibition take place at the greenhouses and addition- allv interesting on that account. It was a display especially interesting to orchid fanciers, particularly those devoted to cypripedes. Over fifty species and vari- eties of this class were in bloom at the time of the exhibition, amongthem many rare and unicjue. C. Arthurianum was one of the rarities noticed, showing dis- tinctly the character of its parent, C. Fairieanuiu. C. leucorhodum was an- other rare form, and also C. Hyeanum, with characteristic green-striped dorsal sepal. Harrisianum, Spicerianum and insigne are to be seen in great variety; these seem likely to be the general utility sorts for cutting, as they are easily grown, durable and prolific. We hear a good deal about cypripediums in cut flower work, and there can be no doubt of their usefulness, though they could never be used alone. Their stifT habit makes them ungraceful without other flowers; min- gled with others they are charming. Another interesting group at these nurseries is a collection of new anthur- iums from Switzerland, chiefly of the Rothschildianum section. Many novel- ties are promised among them, said to be unique. A good man\- were specially attracted by the opportunity of seeing the stock of the wonderful new chrysanthe- mum. It was certainly at a disadvantage this year, having been forced on into bloom, but a sight of the plants gives no doubt of its robust habit. A tremendous lot of Primula obconica is here in bloom; very dainty it is, too, though not yet fully established in public favor. There is a very strong determination in many quarters to bring out a lot of these simple springlike flowers about Easter. It is a question whether they takegreatly earlier in the season, but at Easter every florist is asked to provide something suggestive of spring. Bulbs have been done to death; they are needed, of course, but they are no longer novelties. It seems very likely that some of the pretty spring-like herbaceous plants will sell well if forced for the right season. Hellebores have not been a success here so far. It seems as if something might be done with a lot of the showy anemones; a number of them are spe- cially associated with Easter. All the bulbs or spring flowers are liked when grown in flats; in that case they can be 202 The American Florist. Dec. /J sold as they grow, to be cut when desired. The orchid houses which Mr. Foster- maun is building at Summit for F. San- der's American branch all have concrete walls. This is considered a great advan- tage; it collects moisture to a greater degree than brick, is warmer and soon becomes covered with moss, all working together to produce the atmosphere or- chids love. Ethel Brownlow is a rose our English friends praise very highly, but Mr. May has rooted it out with deep disgust. It is addicted to mildew and every other disorder a well conducted rose should avoid. It is a well grounded fact that a rose which does well in England very often does the reverse here. But then their usual test is oat of doors ; ours under glass. Comtesse de Frigneuse does not seem to become very popular, while Sunset is certainly increased in favor. Perhaps the Comtesse has not yet received the exact treatment it demands. Madame de Watteville which, for a time, seemed to meet with little favor, is now coming forward. The flowers exhibited at the recent New York show were larger and better colored than any previously seen ; it seemed a formidable rival to Mme. Cusin. There should be a tremendous crop of Beauties this winter ; so many growers have enlarged their .supply, declaring that it paid better than any other rose. As for chemical fertilizers under glass, Mr. Taylor, who has been carefully ex- perimenting with them, says that in most cases one is quite safe to leave them alone and stick to good barn yard man- ure if procurable. They can only be used with extreme caution and in a cltlute state, as they are very apt to destroy the delicate feeding roots of such plants as roses and cirnations. What are called high grade fertilizers could hardly be used at all with safety, and they all need such careful manipulation that it really seems the wisest plan to leave them alone. We can't treat roses like prize potatoes. One of the annual revelations of the autumn shows is the number of amateurs who grow chrysanthemums under can- vas, and in many cases beat the profes- sionals at it. This was the case at a small show held at the little suburban hamlet of Englewood, N. J. All ama- teurs, but a good many plants woidd make professionals tremble for their laurels. One of the most successful ex- hibitors was the sexton of a neighboring church, whose only glass is a few small frames. It is likely that next year will see a good man}' chrysanthemum shows in the small places about New York. The suc- cess of this show at Englewood has em- boldened its directors to project a local horticultural society, au enterprise which deserves every encoragement. Emii,y Louise Taplin. Long Island Plant Notes. BY WM. FALCONER. Anemone Japonica — Don't forget that this isn't any too hardy, but under a good mulching with a shutter over it to keep it dry, you may expect to find it all right next spring. From a chotce strain of seed of gar- den varieties of pentstemons we get most as good sorts as we already have under names. L!i.v Beds — I had these forked over three inches deep last week, and all bulbs, large or small, that were turned up were picked up and saved and planted over again. A lily bulb should not be nearer the surface of the ground than at least four inches, this is to avoid the heat and drought of summer, the freezing and thawing of winter and being heaved out of the ground by frost. After forking I mulched the ground with rotted manure and added a coating of dry leaves over longiflorum, Krameri and other some- what tender or uncertain kinds. Cytisus racemosus. — I am glad Mr. Keller called attention to it, page 1S3. I grow a lot of it and think a great deal of it. One year old plants make beauti- ful little specimens in 5 or 6inch pots and they always look so clean and thrifty. When in bloom they are so full and so bright and yellow that they arrest atten- tion and admiration at once. A slight frost won't hurt the plants. Ethel is the best conditioned late white chrysanthemum that I have got. If you have some choice retinosporas, arbor vitaes, yews, junipers or other dense growing evergreens, don't let the snow destroy them by weighting down the branches and spreading them apart. Just take a piece of marlin or stout string and run it in among the branches to tie them together and prevent their being spread apart by the snow. Sericographis (Jacobinia) Ghies- breghTiana is a name big and ugly enough to kill any flower no matter how handsome it may be, but this pretty little plant is really worth growing. Raised from cuttings in spring, planted out over summer, lifted and potted in September and protected from frost it blooms beau- tifully in November and December. In 4, 5 or 6-inch pots it forms nice stocky plants that are now laden with graceful panicles of narrow tubular scarlet blossoms. LiBONiA PENRHO.SIENSIS is another very pretty little plant now perfect bunches of bright crimson and yellow blossoms. As a showy plant for either greenhouse or window decoration it is very becoming, but for cut flowers not of much avail as the blossoms soon wilt after being cut. I treat it exactly as I do the sericographis. It is a cross between the above sericographis and Libonia fior- ibunda. Although hybrids between spe- cies are frequent enough, crosses between genera are not common. LiHONiA FLORIBUNDA, a Brazilian lit- tle plant and near relative of the last two is treated in exactly the same manner. But it does not bloom till L. Penrhosi»nsis is about over. It is the least showy of the three, but it blooms as copiously and is a bigger and bushier plaut"than either of them. Cactuses a-booming. — "What do you think of the boom in cactuses now ? I have sold |io,ooo worth this year! and I am only "small fry,' you know." This is what a prominent specialist writes me under date of Nov. 27. It has set other florists aworking too. One firm is prop- agating and collecting cactuses with all its might, and another firm knowing the facts would rush into the prickly business too if they could only get some one to grow the plants for them. Careful, brethren, careful! Castuses are most uncivil chaps, not one workman in twenty knows them or loves them, and while they will bear a vast amount of ill usage with apparent impunity, there is a limit even to that, and as a florist should be continually propagating and increasing his stock, he can only do tljif? from vig- orous thrifty plants, and not from ill-, conditioned scrubs. You can't strike a cutting in a few days as you can a coleus, nor can you multiply a variety ad in- fiiiitutii in a year as you can a chrys- anthemum. Primula obconica. — We usually raise it from seed, but sometimes seed is scarce. Some three months ago I divided a lot of old plants into as many pieces as I could get with good crowDs,andinserted each piece into a 2 inch pot filled with sharp sand and chopped live sphagnum and kept them near the glass in a close, shaded pit and watered them well. Every bit has now made a nice well rooted plant. Christmas Roses at Christmas are all right by way of variety and oddity, and no doubt a limited number of them will sell well by way of being a novelty and "English, you know." I have a lot of them (Helleborus niger maximus) in bloom now in a cold frame and they are quite attractive. In a place where they are sheltered at all times, slightly shaded in summer and in fairly moist soil. I planted them a couple of years ago. They have grown into good strong crowns with leaves nearly two feet long, and now from every crown bunches of large white buds and flowers have arisen. So that I can get the full use of the flow- ers in winter I have placed a frame with sash over the plants and shall protect them a little from severe frost. There are several species and varieties and be- tween them their blooming period ex- tends from now till May, but all are not pretty or showy. Woolson has a fine collection well established under the trees beside his residence. Berberis Thunbergii is the prettiest ornamental berried shrub that we have got at Christmas. It is better than the winterberry of our swamps because of its far more brilliant scarlet berries and the certainty with which all native plants bear fruit. Now, if florists will get a lot of these berries now and sow them in boxes they will come up in spring and make nice little plants a few inches high by next fall, then if planted out in a year's time they will be capital stock for sending out. It is seldom that a propagator takes to raising plants from seeds with the same enthusiasm that he does from cut- tings, but now is a good time to go into the seed raising business. We are more likely to be less pressed for time and room just now than we will be in a few weeks later on, and can better take care of delicate seedlings like gloxinias and begonias. And there is a host of things we can now raise from seeds for our spring sales. Take, for instance, snap- dragons, foxgloves, hollyhocks, annual asclepias, perennial coreopsis, pentstem- ons, larkspurs, anemones, irises and a host more. And among bedding plants especially, there is Vinca rosea. I WAS AT Jobstown, N. J., the other day to see Mr. Gardner. He had a lot of large plants of gardenias. But he says, "what's the use of growing them, the dealers won't take the flowers. They can sell a few, but nothing like as many as I could raise." Why is this? In the London market the gardenia is one of the choicest and most sought for of win- ter flowers. In A rose house he called my atten- tion to a plant of Perle that had also produced a branch bearing a true Sunset, and another branch bearing a large, full double, flat like a Malmaison, bright i888. The American Florist. 203 yellow rose. I hope he can secure a stock of this last freak. Hi'CHARi.s MiTK. — He showed me some eucharis plants that were affected by the root mite. These plants were perfectly clean a few years ago and he couldn't uaderstand how the mite came there. "Do you grow Roman hyacinths?" I asked. "Yes, thousands of them," he replied. "Well," I remarked, "most likely the mite was introduced by them." It is a fact that Roman hyacinths when imported are often infested with what we know as eucharis mite, which soon finds its way to most every other bulbons plant upon theplace, notablv amaryllises, crinums and eucharis, but it preys more upon eucharis than upon anything else. HeaTH.s. — Mr. Gardner has a good word for Cape heaths and grows them very well. Kiica Wilmoreana is his fav- orite. It is an easily cultivated, free growing, sure blooming species. He has a large number of plants in 5 inch pots and which are two years old and eighteen to twenty-four inches high and corre- spondingly bushy. They are growing in cool, light airy greenhouses. The soil used for them is a dark colored peat found in the neighborhood and a sprinkling of sharp white sand; and so that the young rOots inside the pols may not get dried up or injuriously affected by changes of temperaiure and drying conditions, the pots are plunged in sphagnum moss in- side larger pots. During the summer months he plunges them out of doors in an airy place not sheltered from the winds on any side. Here we can water them as liberally as we please with im- punity, whereas were they in sheltered places where the wind would not reach them on every side they would soon be- come unhealthy. Mr. Hughes' C.^ladiums were the chief attraction at the exhibition con- nected with the last meeting of the Florists' Convention in New York. I was at Bryn Mawr the other day and found these beautiful specimen cala- diums at rest under a gieenhouse bench. The varieties consisted of Boieldieu, Calypso, Candidum, Chantini, Clio, Mad. Alfred Bleu, Mad. Maijolin Scheffer, Mons. A. Hardy, Meyerbeer, Pearl of Brazil, I'rince .\lbert PMward and Tri- omphe de I'Exposition. The little .A^rgy- rites is one of the prettiest and most useful of all caladiums, and a good deal grown for table and bracket plants, and in small pots for mixing with ferns and other plants in furnishing. Lachknalias as basket plants. Mr. Hughes had wire baskets lined with moss and tilled inside with earth and studded all over with lachenalias, suspended from the roof in a greenhouse. Used in this way these little Cape of < '.ood Hope bulbs grow admirable and bloom well, and their multitudinous duplicity every year always affords abundance and to spare. They are kept dry and rested during the summer months, started into growth in fall and had in perfection of bloom from midwinter till midspring. Harhy PerE.nniai„s. — There is an in- creasing demand for these and a propor- tionate increase of supply. Landscape gardeners use them in quantity to plant about the front of shrubbery beds and belts, to furnish rockwork for effect in their natural landscapes and for the mar- gins of ornamental ponds and streamlets. Ilallock tells me he is going to import full sets of all good things as feverfews, paionias; Woolson tells me he has stock enougli to plant twenty five acres, and has bought another farm adjoining his present nursery and is building more greenhouses; JIanda writes me he has seven acres under hardy plants ; Josiah Hooper told me his fiim is going into them heavier than they used to; and at Mr. Meehan's I found that harrly peren- nials were quite a feature of the nurseries. Grafting Azaleas. In a former communication I gave you my views on growing azaleas from cut- tings, but as many varieties are of slow growth on their own roots and of too branching a habit to form goocj plants of convenient height, grafting is resorted to and thereby we are enabled to give the weaker growers more vigor and in fact a better constitution in general. For a stock we may select any strong, robust grower, usually the old Phcunicea and indica alba are preferred, because they root easy and make a growth in a very short time. The stock should be at least six inches high, in a thrifty condition and may be worked at any time in the year, either by side or top grafting. The side grafting should be done with a scion of half-ripen- ed wood and the incision made into the stock at a place where the wood has not turned darlc yet. Older scions and grafts into older wood will take a much longer time to unite and therefore should not be practiced. No wax is used, but the plants are placed in a close frame, shaded from the direct rays of the sun and in a few weeks will be united so that air may be admitted, and finally the glass taken off entirely. After that the stocks may be cut off above the graft. The better way in my opinion, but to a beginner far more difficult, is the soft top grafting, which also may be perfoimed anytime in the year, or whenever soft tips for scions are available. We do it here any time between January and June. Cut out the top of the stock, where it is still very soft, cleft it down about half an inch and insert a scion as young and ten- der as we can handle convenient!}- ; the younger the better, for in this soft stale it will unite with the callus forming on the cleft of the stock in a few days. The beginner may find it rather difficult at first to shave off both sides of so soft and small a scion, also the cleft into the top of the stock may not be a very easy task to perform for a new hand, but a little practice will bring everything straight and after a dozen or two have been worked, anyone will get used to it. The tying also may bother him, but practice will overcome this in the same way. I prefer to tie with bassmatting, for it will 204 The American Florist. Dec. IS, Kenerally decay soon after the graft has fairly taken and this saves the trouble of untying, which would be required if we used any other material for tae purpose. As fast as we grafc the stocks they are placed in a close sash frame on a bench in the propagating house and shaded a little. We lay them in a slanting posi- tion, rather close together, half burying the pots in the sand, but they may be set up erect if there is head room enough for the plants wi hout touching the glass. Anyone not familiar with the workirgof azaleas in soft tips may think that many grafts would wilt and die, but the close, moist atmosphere in the frame will pre- vent them from wilting and as the young and tender parts operated on will callus in a few days, the moisture rising from the sandbed under the little plants will keep them fresh, and in ten or twelve days a little air may be admitted and on examina- tion we will find that the grafts have practi- cally united. If the atmosphere in the frame was not constantly kept moist and close, the frame not being tight, then we may have poor success, but taking every precaution to avoid their getting dry, we are sure of 99 out of 100, even if we did not make a very good fit of bark to bark in someof the grafts. Azaleas are now almost universally so grafted in the large estab- lishments of Belgium, but the Belgians Wire not the first to practice stfft-wood grafting in azaleas, I believe. The originator of Herzog Adolph and Herzogin Adelhaide von Nassau (our Duke and Duchess of Nassau of today), Bernhard Andre, A. Borsig, Deutsche Perle, etc., etc Jos Mardner, who is still amongthe living, high in the eighties, in Germany, although for fifteen years or more retired from business, lays claim to that point. Guided bv the observation in sidegrafting, that by using softer wood and working higher up into the softer part of the stock the grafts would take much less time in uniting, with a much smaller per- centage of loss, therefore he worked high- er up until he came to the tips and the softest wood. He kept his secret only a few years, for by selling young plants of his renowned seedlings any observing plantsman would soon find out that they were grafted in a different way. He also was a very shrewd business man and most of us could learn from him in that respect. He raised large numbers of azalea seed- lings annually and when he had decided on half a dozen varieties, he would grow a large stock of them and then send cir- culars to all 'the leading establishments in Europe, stating his price for the set, shipment to begin not before he had secured 200 subscribers. As his seedlings had the highest reputation, the leading firms would order a number of sets and catalogue them in their next issue, before they could get even the plants generally and invariably they had a large number of orders before they were able to get up a stock, consequently they had to buy more of him to satisfy their customers. In this manner the old gentleman made more out of his seedlings than he would in the ordinary way, by sending the plants as the orders come in, but he was always honorable, and to his credit we must say, that he never sent out a poor variety; even now, after so many years' improvement, if we look back at any of his varieties, we must admit that the poorest of them are still among the best Rochester. N. Y. J. B. Kei,t,ER. Chrysanthemum Snowball. Our illustration shows a single bloom of this excellent variety, cut from a plant CHR-^s^^^Htv^\viw Suo\nbmv. grown by Superintendent Kanst at the South Park greenhouses, Chicago. It certainly presents great attractions to the commercial grower as the plants are very robust, remarkably free from mildew and other disfigurements and the flowers are not only very freely produced, but are very desirable when cut. They are double to the very center and in shape almost a perfect ball about three inches in diam- eter. We believe that this variety will take place with the florist as a valuable white. We understand that it was imported from Japan as No. 27 by Mr. M. A. Hunt, Terre Haute, Ind., and by him named Snowball. The name is certainly a very appropriate one, but as we note that Mr, W. K. Harris has given one of his seed- lings the same name it would be wise for these gentlemen to correspond and de- cide which plant was first given the name, and rechristen the other one. Even then the name may by some be con- sidered synonymous with Boule de Niege as noted by Mr. Lonsdale in last issue. Truly that committee on nomenclature has abundance of work before it. 15 issue. The flower is of exactly the size of the illustration and the peculiarity which gave it its name is strongly marked, almost as much so as in the engraving. Chrysanthemum Elkshorn. In response to our comment on this variety in last issue Mr. Blanc sends us a specimen bloom which is certainly handsome and fully realizes the expecta- tions raised by the engraving executed by him and which we published in Sept, Is It a Theory. Mr. Herr, on page 154, speaks of ex- changing cuttings as a necessary pro- ceeding to keep stocks of roses, carna- tions, geraniums, etc. healthy. While it will do no harm to select good healthy cuttings, of any of the above from your neighbors, or even renew old sorts by fresh importations from careful growers in Europe, we do not consider it at all important. First get the best stock you can find and from a reliable source grown m a proper temperature and proper soil, neither pushed by a high tempera- ture or stimulating manure. Select only the best for propagation and only from the strongest and healthiest plants. Per- sist in doing this and a weakling will be the exception and that too without going outside of ones own stock. We have found by persisting in this line we have kept old sorts up to their original standard of health and vigor but in many cases— as roses— when they were first introduced, being compelled to take small and sometimes weak planis or none, by continuing to only propagate irom the best wood and not driving the plants by excessive heat and fertilizers most sorts are quite sure to improve in 1668. The American Florist. 205 CViWSKH"\V\tVAVi^ URS, KLPHtViS VA^RQ^ vigor. Very true the Perle will outgrow the Niphetos, but the latter with a little more time will invariably make strong healthy plants, and in the long run will well repay for the extra time required to bring it along in a moderate heat and soil not over stimulated. I. C. Wood. Fishkill, N. Y. Rex Begonias as House Plants. Mr. Fred Kanst has some splendid specimens of Rex begonias in the con- servatories at South Park, Chicago. Many of them are three feet through and in handsome proportion. He has them placed on piers ot bricks in the basin of a fountain, the top brick rising about half an inch above the surface of the water. They thrive splendidly in this position and Mr. Kanst says they can be grown nearly as well in the dwelling by placing the pot on a brick in a pan of water, keeping the water about half an inch below the upper surface of the brick. In this way the plant absorbs the water as it requires it and moisture is supplied to the under surface of the leaves, which is necessary to the best development of the plant. Florists would do well to advise buyers of Rex begonias to try Mr. Kanst's method. Chrysanthemum Mrs. Alpheus Hardy. The illustration shows a flower of this remarkable novelty which has attracted so much attention wherever shown. It has been so many times described in these columns that any further descrip- tion is unnecessarj-. We may add that we are indebted to Messrs. Pitcher& Manda, Short Hills, N. J. — the owners of the stock — for the use .of the cut. London Notes. During the past week the public atten- tion has been drawn to the chrysanthe- mums. On Wednesday and Thursday November 7 and 8, the National Chrys- anthemum Society held its grand show at the Royal Aquarium, Westminster. The show was well attended and a very good display of blooms and plants were made by many of the best growers. We do not think the blooms were as large and fully expanded as in former years, but suppose this must be attributed to the wet cold summer we have had. On November 9 and 10 the annual chrysanthemum show was held at the Crystal Palace. The leading growers also took part in this, but manv of the blooms looked as though they had done duty at the Aquarium show. The first prize for iS Japanese varieties, distinct colors, was won by Mr. W. Packman, of Foots Cray, Kent. This was a grand show, the blooms being very large and well grown. Mr. Packman also received three certificates as follows; One for a new white chrysanthemum called "Ava- lanche," which was a splendid bloom, some 10 inches in diameter, pure white and very thick; also a certificate for a bloom called "Marsa," a deep rose color with silver reverse, which looked to us like a sport from Mons. F'reeman ; the )06 The American Florist. Dec. 15, third certificate was for a creamy white bloom with corkscrew petals called "Florence Percy." Mr. T. Skinner, gar- dener at Sutton Park, also won a first prize for 12 distinct varieties of Japanese chrysanthemums. One of the best in his exhibit was that of a bloom of Edwin Molyneux; in fact he had the finest flower of this variety in the show. Mr. J. Doughty obtained a certificate for his new chrysanthemum "Violet Tomlin." This is a sport of the chrysanthemum "Princess of Wales." The growing plants in bloom shown in groups were very fine. That of Messrs. Davis & Jones, of Camberwell was superb. These plants were arranged in banks of 100 feet square. Messrs. Davis & Jones won the gold medal at the Aquaiium on the 7th and Sth. This is the highest prize ever oifered by the National Chrys- anthemum Society. Mrs. Smouth, of Hastings, had a din- ner table ilecorated with dried sea weed which was very pretty. This article is coming into use here for yacht decora- tion. These seaweeds, vSertularias and Coralines, are prepared in such a way that they retain all the characteristics of the zoophites, from which they are made; they have the beauty of natural flowers and are practically everlasting. As we stated they are used a good deal for yacht decoration aad also for drawing Kjoms, table and electric light decoration. In the latter they can be placed over the shade or directly on the lamp and pro- duce a very pretty and novel eff'ect. The West End florists report that busi- ness is looking up; many of the occupants of the large houses have returned from the continent or the country, and cut flowers and plants for decoration are again in demand. Orchids will again be largely used this winter for table decora- tions and basket work. This is the worst season of the jear for orchids here, but the supply of late autumn flowering or- chids has been very good. T. November 10. Cyrtanthus McKenii. Cyrtanthi may be described as minia- ture amaryllis ; they have lovely droop- ing crimson, white and yellow flowers and are very well adapted for greenhouse cultivation. We have several species in Natal: breviflorus, yellow; angastifolius, crimson; obliquis, orange, green, etc. C. McKenii I consider the most useful and only wants to be known for growers to use it largely, blooming as it does through midwinter. The stem is about a foot long and bears six to eight snow white tubular flowers about two and a half inches long and one-half inch across tip, hanging in clusters, with a delicate jonquil like perfume. Unlike the above named cyrtanthi C. McKenii increases rapidly by offsets, like a tuberose. The blooms last for a week after cutting and are freely produced when white flowers are most needed. With rather a moist soil and temperature 60° to 70° Fah. I find it does well in winter. In summer the bulbs should not be allowed to diy off" too much, as naturally they do not quite lose their long narrow leaves. Ordinary light rich loam will be found the best soil for its successful culture. It has been largely propagated and bulbs can now be had at a very moderate figure. Freesia refracta alba is now — August, our spring — just coming into bloom. Few flowers I know have a more delicious perfume. The color, as is well known, is snow white with sometimes a pale lemon yellow throat. Several nursery- men hold large stocks and the price within the last year has come down 50 per cent. R. W. Adlam. Maritzburg, Natal, S. Africa. New Zonal Pelargoniums. The illustration serves to give an idea of the march of improvement that continues to be made in this old-fashioned, and, at the same time, most popular class of plants. Those who have seen the under- mentioned varieties, or some of them, at recent exhibitions, will have no doubt as to the correctness of the representations, both with regard to the size, regularity, and general disposition of the petals ; but, at the same time, they give no idea of the substance, nor the delicate, yet charming and brilliant hues of all shades possessed by the flowers themselves, which have been wonderfully improved in recent years, thanks in a great measure to the encouragement given to raisers b\' such firms as Messrs. H. Cannell & Sons. On the upper left-hand corner of the illustration, the first figure represents Lady Frances Russell, having soft rose- colored flowers, with a white eye, and dwarf, short-jointed stems. The second to the right is Lady Roseberry, with petals of the richest salmon, and white at the base. Countess of Derby follows with suff^used salmon flowers, deepening to a fiery tint in the center, and white at the margin. The fourth figure represents Brilliant, one of the richest and finest scarlet flowers existing in this class of plants. Lily, which follows, proe Mak. I'ronrietor, Brighton District. Boston, Mass. W WANTED— A sober, steady, reliable greenhouse man; single, one who understands the busi- ness in all lis branches, such as raising roces and general greenhnuie stuck; a steady job to the right man. Ueferences required. Wm a. Bi>< k. North Cambridge. Mass. WANTED— A foreman of wide experience in well known rose-growing establishment. East, to take full charge of lartie couinierclal place, two hours from New Vi>rk. Must be able to grow rosea and Dtlicr cut tlowers equal to best sent to New York niurket. Salary >I.(IOO and flrst-class acconinioda- tions, or If satisfactory arrangement made, will work on shares. Posit'on permanent. Address Rmsk (.;Ku\vEit. P.O. :vVv>. New York. FOR SAI.E-3MC0 will buv half interest in Horlsfs establifhmeniin Washington. I>, C. Single man. For particulars address MH-ES ScinifP ^ Sons. Washington. D. C. Florist business in a largo and growing citv In New York State— Paying and increasing business valua- ble rea' estato-lO.OUU square feet of gla«s. thorough- ly heated: large stock Palms, Koses etc.. etc. Sat- isfactory reasons ftir selling. A fine opn*^rtunity for a young man. Advertiser will take Interest as allent partner with responsible party. Terms and particulars un<>n aopllcatiun to UosKs. care Americjin FlorlM. Chicago. NOVELTIES IN ROSES. Also the leading forcing varieties. Teas, Hybrid Teas and Hybrid Perpetuals, and Novelties In Chrysanlhemurns. i'er 100 Tabprno-niontaiia W.UOto J8.00 St»'pluine Graw. President (iartleld, Queen of Whites. Century, Illnze's White. Open ground plants 8.00 t7~ Trade list mailed on application. JACOB SCHULZ, LOUISVILLK, KY. Mention American Florist. Orleans, France. ROSES OIV THEIR OWN ROOTS Nursery Stock of all Descriptions For particulurs uppiv to e;. I3E3VA.I«I>, Jr., P. O. Bol 1400 San Uiec<>, Cal. JOHIOJ CUBt-^^VEM*, Jr., GREENHOUSE STOCK AND ROSES. Villa Nova P. O., Delaware Co. Pa. Money Order office: Bryn Mawr. Pa. Imported H. P. Roses, Worked low on the Manettl Stock, offer the best re- sults to the tlorist. blooming freely and giving plen- ty of cuttings for propagating quickly. Fine plants for sale by the 100 or lOCO. at low rates. Price Lists to applicants. Address WILLIAM H. SPOONER, JAMAICA PLAIN. (Boston), MASS. ROSES. SMILAX, VIOLETS. AND CARNATIONS. IN QUANTITY. HEADY NOW. JOS. I«E:P, UNIONVILLE, Chester Co., Pa. RETAIL FLORISTS Secure a quantity of the handsome supplements which we mail with this i.ssue and present them to buyers of flowers. No bet- ter advertisement of your business could be devised than the numerous hand- some illustrations it con- tains. We have printed several thousand extra copies with blank spaces on the title page where you ma}- print or stamp 3'our business card, and will supply them at the following rates, cash with order : •45 Copies for 8 .'{.OO 50 " 5.00 100 •' !).00 200 " IG 00 :i00 '• 30.00 •100 " •iS.OO .lOO •' 35.00 SMERON FIORIST CO, ^4 Ua Salle Street, CHICAGO, 10 The American Florist. Dec. 75' Winter Floral Styles. Fashion dictates that for the trimming of evening gowns for all occasions, ex- cepting weddings, foliage shall be used. The reason is probably that green, with its numerous shadings into olive, and almost into yellow, is the most stylish color for costumes of all sorts. White, in light and rich fabrics, is the vogue for fall dress entertainments, if worn by young people, and even the dowagers dress in white satin brocades and velvets. Low necked and short sleeve, or sleeve- less robes are trimmed with vines or grasses in the following manner: They are attached to a green ribbon, which is fastened to the left shoulder and are trimmed off narrower as they cross the bodice; the sash extends around the skirt, the grasses widening at the side where they are at their greatest depth. The sash is then gracefully draped across the back and up to the left side where it is finished with a cluster of grass. Knots of grass fall from each shoulder down the arm. This is a lovely and easily applied trimming. A few frosted grasses are sometimes introduced among the fresh ones. Bridal gowns made in the Direc- toire style have the corselet entirely massed with double white bouvardia with a cluster of orange blossoms at the breast. The corselet is trimmed with flowers when it appears at receptions ; it is a most elegant garniture and not at all perplexing to adjust. Floral garniture on gowns would grow in popularity much faster were it not discouraged more or less by florists who have not the taste or deft fingers to apply it. This is the style of ornamentation, however, that brings in a round profit. There is a demand for it and many determined to have it em- ploy women out of the profession who make a good living in this city by trim- ming gowns with natural flowers, and becomingly and gracefully arranging blossoms in the hair and on the dress of those going to entertainments. Fashionable dinners are now in full blast and table novelties in floral designs are every day appearing. A great deal of glass for flower holders is favorite. Glass baskets for favors, glass gondolas for holding roses, and glass swans for filling with lilies are much used. Center banks of living palms, ferns and mosses are made very large, in fact, so large as to entirely cover the table to the line of the covers. The foliage must, of course, be selected to have the arrangement choice. Sometimes just a line of foliage is placed at the top of the cover; smilax or asparagus is used. In this line a cor- sage bunch is laid. A colored candle in a glass candlestick finishes each end of the line. The flowers in the center piece are the color of those in the corsage and the candles are also of the same tint. For dinners in a large hall a circular table within a circle made by a large table is the most elegant style of the season. The smaller circle, where the representative guests are to be seated is elaborately embellished with pink and red roses; the outer table has a wideband in its center filling to the covers, of asparagus, mignonette and cypripediums. Green bouquets made up with the loose centers are carried when the gowns worn are trimmed with vines or grasses. Cypripediums and ferns form the outer band and mignonette and asparagus the center fringing. New York. Fannie A, Benson. New York. C. L. Allen has started for Europe. Siebrecht &Wadley's show at the Eden Musee was financiallv damaged by the chrysanthemum exhibition which pre- ceded it. Too many shows within a fortnight. John Thorpe evidently won the hearts of Andrew Carnegie and wife at the chrys- anthemum exhibition, the same as he always captures the good graces of those who appreciate his work. Mrs. Carnegie invited him to luncheon at the close of the show. Mr. Henning, who was so long with Klunder, is now with Lee, of Union Square. Mrs. Irwin has opened a very pretty floral shop on Waverly Place near Sixth avenue. Silver and gold filigree bouquet holders are again coming in fashion. Rose and bulb sales at auction during the fall and so far this month have been unprecedentedly large. Isaac Young, Esq., is seriously sick. Henry Siebrecht will make a trip to Trinidad immediately after the holidays. Samuel Henshaw, of Staten Island, who was for twenty years gardener to Mrs. John Green, has lost his position. Alex McConnell decorated the casket of a prominent member of the stock board who died this week, very elegantly. There was a band of roses ten inches wide surrounding it, and from that hung a deep fringe of foliage. Over |ioo was paid for this choice arrangement. Boston. Trade in Boston has been lively during the past two weeks, but as is generally the case at such times good flowers have been difficult to obtain in any quantity. If the wholesale dealers could have sup- plied the demand for roses, carnations and violets, they would have good reason to be very happy. The weather has been as unpropitious as possible for the production of first quality flowers. Should it continue so till Christmas the prospects are for a very limited supply. There are .still a few chrysanthemums left, but not in sufficient quantity to influence prices of, or demand for other kinds of cut flowers. All signs point to a largely increased demand this season for best varieties of flowering plants, such as cyclamens, primulas, etc. There is also a noticeable revival of the demand for palms and other decorative plants, and this class of goods commands better prices than it has for some years. Bernard Minton, a well known rose grower of Dorchester, died of consump- tion on Saturday Dec. i, 1888. He has been in failing health for some time and his friends had given up all hope of his recovery. His brother, Peter Minton, was carried ofi" by the same disease a few years ago. The firm of Minton Bros, was well and favorably known, and in the days when Boston was the principal source of supply for the eastern rose market, the Bon Silenes and Yellow Teas grown at their place had a great reputation and com- manded at all times the very highest prices. "Barney" Minton had many sincere friends, for he was a generous, whole- souled man, and when a brother florist was in distress Barney could always be counted on as a willing and liberal con- tributor to any measure of relief or char- ity. His funeral was attended by many representatives of the florist trade. W. J. S. Chicago. M. Klok has opened a floral store at 465 North Clark street. It is reported that a certain fashionable florist not far from the south side of Washington street filled a ratification order with an alleged design of the national flag. The field of the same which was made in the upper right-hand corner was of ivhite with blue&\.axs dotted in it. The emblem was returned and changed later — but no one knows why the stars were blue that day. Flowers have been remarkably scarce for the last few weeks. It has been years since such a scarcity existed at this sea- son, and the quality of that to be obtain- ed is not of the best. Prices consequently rule high and everybody is grumbling. Catalogues Received. Reasoner Bros., Manatee, Fla., plants and nursery stock; F. C. Heineman, Erfurt, Germany, flower seed novelties; Roustan Servau, St. Remyde- Provence, France, seeds; Carbone & Monti, San Francisco, Cal., plants, seeds and bulbs; R. G. Nicholson, Chestertown, Md., fruit trees, vines, etc.; F. Dubreuil, Mon- plaisir, Lyon, France, roses; Fred Roemer Qued,lin1;Aurgh, Germany, flower seeds. i888. The American Florist. II Subscription $i.oo a year. To Europe, $1.15. Advertisements, 10 Cents a Line, Agate; Inch, $1.40; Column $14.00. Cash with Order. No Speciikl rosltlDU (iimrantced. Discounts, 3months,5pcrcent;6 months, 10 per cent; 13 months, 20 per cent. No reduction made for large space, Tho Advertlalnc nepanment of tho American Fi.oulST ts lor Klortsts, Se*-Ml(tmen. and dealers In warew nertnhiinK to tliuso linos ONLV. I'leaae to renieinuer It. Order* lor lets than one-hall inch space not accepted. |7~ Advertlsenientfi for .lanuitry 1 Issne mast KUACU US by noon, Dcf.-M, Address THE AMERICAN l-LORIST CO.. Chicago. From the United States Nurseries, Short Hills, N. J., we have received their Citalogue of cypripediums, and it is cer- tainly a credit to the establishment. On the outside cover page appear exceeding- ly well executed engravings of five kinds of cypripediums and the list of varieties is not only very complete but the habitat of the species or names of its parents appear opposite each name, which makes it ver)- conveaient for reference to any one interested in these plants. Typo- graphically this catalogue is a model and it is a pleasure to give credit for such excellent work. WHOLESALE CUT FLOWERS, HOLLY, GREEN AND MISTLETOE. Write lor prices. THE WISCONSIN FLOWEK EXCHANGK, 133 Mason Street, Milwaukee, Wis. CHAS. E. PENNOCK, WHOLESALE -^ FLORIST, 38 So. 16th St'-eet. Philadelphia. Pa. GEO. MULLEN, 17 CHAPMAN PLACE, (near Parlier House), WHOLESALE ANO COMMISSION DEALER IN Fresh Cut Flowers & Florists' Supplies. Flowers carefully packed and t^bipped to all points in Western and Middle Stales. Orders by TeleKraph, Mail. Telephone or Express promptly attended to^ R, a KIMBJILL. WHOLESALE CUT FLOWERS, Shipping Trade my Specialty. ^^ Consiguments Solicited, 170 Lake street, CHICAGO. ROSE BUDS WHOLESALE THE OAKLEY ROSE HOUSES Beauty, Fennett. I a France, M*rmet, Bride, Niplietoa, Perle, >un9et. Papa Uoutier, Bon Silene. CHAS. L. MITCHELL, Mgr., P. 0. Box 188, CINCINNATI. OHIO. Telegraph Address [via. W.U.Tel. Ci-'.]Clncinnaii.o. KEMMICOTT BROS., TO THE TRADE OXLY. ALL CUT FLOWERS IN SEASON. Write for price list. ConsiKonients solicited. WIKE-WOKK made to order, and In slock. 27 Washington Street. CHICAGO CUT FLOWERS Tile choicest Cut Flowers at lowest market ratei shipped C. O. D.. Telephone connection. Use A. F. Code when ordering by telegraph. For prices, etc. Address, J. L. DILLON, Bloomsburo. Pa. Cut Flowers. New YUBK. Iiec. lu. Roaes, Bon Sllenes HUO Perlea, Nlpheto«,(Jontler« JOOW .lOU Souvs *-H0 Mermels. Hrldes S.OO Cuslns Bennetts ».00 <■* Hi Ul I,M Krnnce 12.(X)(.' I.MIO ■• Am. Beauty 60.(10 (■■ IJIOO l-u-ltan l.iWl .Miigrja Chartas 7a 00 Mignonette *-W) Snlllax '-'0.(10 Carnations, long 2 00 Hyacinths. Narcissus J.tO l.lly of the valley 8.00 Violets 1.760S 200 BUBTON. Dec. 10. Roses. Bon silene .|3.00®»400 PerlB. Sunset SOOCSiOOO Oontler. Nlphotos... COO® 8.Cn Brides, Mermets 12.(10 Am Beauty CO 00 Carnations, short 100 Carnations, long 2 00 Carnations. Wifiler 30O l.llvoftho Valley 6.00 Romans. Tulips 4.00 Narcissus 4 00 Violets, Panslea I.£0(5< 20O Slevla. Bouvardla 1-00 Adiantums l.OOf.* l.."* Bmllai 1250 Callas IS 00 PHOiABKLPHIA, Doc. 10. Bofles, Bon Silene $4.00 Oontiers S.Olli- II.OO I'erles 40J& .')IJo " Niphetos 4I10(;« lUii Mermets. I,a France 700® 8.01 Brides 7.00® 8.00 Am BeautleJ I5.0O@2.i.0O Puritans 10 00 Bennetts 6110 Carnations 1 SI B.iuvardia 1 UJ Lilvoftlie Valley 8.00 Smilax 25.00 Romans, narc'ssus 6 00 (^' 8.C0 Callas It.OO Double violets l.to Single violets .35 CHIOAGO, Dec. 12. Boses, Perles, Niphetos jsiww m.OO Bon Silene 400® 8.0U Mermets. Brides 1200®15.00 I,a France 120:®18.(ll Am. Beauties S5.00®.'iOC0 Gontlers 8 OO Cirnations, short white lOOt" 1.25 Carnations, long white , 1.53® 200 Carnation, short fancy 1.50® 2 (X) Carnations, long fancy 2.50® 4 00 rtmllai 18.00® 20.00 Callas )8.f0 («, 20.00 Camellias 10.(0® 12.50 Bouvatdia 1.60® 2 011 ^a^<■issus, Romans 500® 6 OO Lily of the valley S.OO Violets 1.50® 2.00 Poinsettias 20 00® 25.00 Stevia l.CO Tulips 500® 600 Adlantum ferns 1.25® 1.53 WM. J. STEWART. Cut Flowers i Florists' Supplies Roses, Orchids, Fine Heaths, Lily of the Valley, Adiantums in var. CHRISTMAS HOLLY, WHOLESALE. 67 Bromfield Street. BOSTON. MASS. N. F. MCCARTHY & CO., WHOLESALE FLORISTS and Jobbers in Florists' Supplies, 1 MUSIC HALL PLACE, BOSTON. MASS Also entrain*.* f null HaiTiiltun IMace thrK\V V4IKH. CUI Flowers. We ure un our orctwrn CAREFUL ATTENTION, PROMPT SEPVICE, GOOD STOCK. .\nd our record 8h<.iw» that we "get there " a little oftener than some others. VAUGHAN'S FLOWER DEP'T, CHicAno. TeleBraiiis, KS State, Lettera, l>ox 0«S, Wholesale Dealer in Cut Flowers, 36 EAST 23rd STREET, NEW YORK. BSTABLlSHEt) 1ST7. Price List sent upon application. LaRoche & Stahl, florists & (Commission fT\erchants CUT r^I.,0"WEI«S, 1237 Chestnut Street, ■ ■ PHILADELPHIA. Consignments Solicited. Specialjittentlon paid to shipping. Mention A-MEitlCA.v Kl.uHlST. C. Strauss & Co., WHOLESALE ROSE GROWERS, Telephone !i;7. WASHINGTON, D. C. Roses planted for Winter 1SS8-9 Souvenir de Wootton, The Gem, Puritan, American Beauty, Annie Cook, Mad. Cusin, Papa Gontier, The Bride, La France, Bennett, Pprle. Mermet. And other Standard S'Tts. EDWARD C. HORAX, WHOLESALE FLORIST, 36 West 29th street. The Bride, Mermet, •'^^i^j^^i^r- MEW YORK. HAMMOND & HUNTER, Wholesale dealers in Cut Flowers tf Florists' Supplies BJ West 30th Street, NEW YORK. FISK * K.\ND.iLL. WHOLESALE FLORISTS, 116 4. 118 Dearborn Street, CtIICA.GO. 8tox-e Ox^en IViglkt f«sacJ. X>ny_ WHOLESALE I FLORIST, 230 WABASH AVENUE, WHOLESALE FLORISTS. 165 Tremont Street BOSTON MASS. We make li specialty of shipping choice Rosea anfl other Kluwcrs. cnrtlully packed, to all points In Wcs'ern and Middle Slates. Return Telegram Ih sf.nt Immediately when It Is Impossible tu till your order. 2^2 The American Florist. Dec. 15. Hfie ^eec^ @Irac|c. Seed Trade Association.- -Geo. S. Haskell, Rockford, 111., president; Albert M. McCuUough, Cincinnati, secretary. E. J. BowEN reports a good seed trade at his Portland, Oregon, branch. New Orleans. — Joaquin Rapp, seeds- man at 10 and 12 Phillip street, died last week, aged 72 years. Jerome B. Rice & Co., of Cambridge, N. y., have purchased the business of the Shaker vSeed Co., at Mt. Lebanon, N. Y., who retire. W. W. Barnard & Co. succeed to the garden seed and implement business of Hiram Sibley & Co. at 6 and S North Clark street, Chicago. Mrs. Bei,ilPOKTi:i>. quality (_'uii !«■ thorouglily relied oil to jiToduce a till*' orcif of tlic be.**! .IIiinIi- rooiiiH. Our stocks are thf largest and I'l-ivNliesI in tlif » spend .\;=. .i-.j per aozen, „,EA11{Y FLOWER.S— Fine stock, in Scarlet. Pink. Blue, Purple and Yellow $1 75 nnrinn. sifi f¥i „..i.in.'vi. White, JI..50 per 100; $12 M per 1000. GREEN SEA Ml>.SS -Per dozen bunches, sl.T ' * ^■"' ^" '°*'' J.A.]VIE>S K:IIVG, 170 Lake St., CHICAGO. cz)F=2c::iH:irD^. :F^. SA.Pi^I3E>I^ ^ CO. IMPORTERS AND (JROIVERS, Are constantly receiving large importations from the East and West Indies etc and are now offering them at very reasonable figures. If you have not received one of their special offers apply to 50 STORM AVENUE, JERSEY CITY, N. J. N. B.— From Jan. i, 18S9 all communications should be addressed Summit, N. J- Q'{ierL| iJPorii^t ! SHOl'LI) HAYE OI'K TR.VOE Address AMERICAN FLORIST CO., 54 La Salle St., CHICAGO. BouAiD VOLUMES OF JHE HORTICULTURAL TIMES THE American Florist covent garden gazette. VOLUME II. Handsc.nely bound in cloth with leather back and corners, and title lettered on back in gilt, may now be had from this office. American Florist Co., 54 La Salle St., OHIO AGO THE BEST POPULAR GARDENING PAPER IN ENGLAND. ANHDAL SUBSCRIPTION $1.75, POST-FREE. KD-DKKS9. PrBLISHER: LONDON, ENGLAND. 2l4 The American Florist. Dec. 15, Moving Decorative Plants in Frosty Weather. If your wagon has not a tight canvas cover make a strong lath frame-work with the rear end made to hang on hinges like a door, and leave an eighteen inch space in front for the seat. Cover it with canvas or strong cotton cloth which has been repeatedly dipped into boiled linseed oil until it is well saturated and coated with the oil, making it as airtight as possible. From the same cloth make round bags of different sizes and lengths to suit the plants you usually use for decorating, sew flexible canes to the inside in such a way as to keep the bag inflated like a balloon and arrange a hem at the bottom with a cord which can be drawn tight around the pot, thus securely covering the entire plant. These bags will easily last for years. After the plants are 1 jaded on the wagon place tightly corked cans or jugs of hot water among them, wrapped up well that they may not in- jure those plants which come in direct contact. By this method comparatively tender plants can be carried considerable distances in very cold weather without appreciable injury. G. M. StraTTan. Duluth, Minn. Make Money Now B'WIRINGVAUGHAN 'o" Xmas Stock. HOLtY BRANCHES. -Fine fresh Holly, well berried; " Get There " variety. Per bbl. %1 00; oer H Case, fS.CO; Case, $6.00. Special rates on larger quantities. MISTLETOE also in stock at Buffalo, for our regular customers. EASTERN depot: CLARK & SON, 59 Seneca Street. BUFFALO. IMPORTKD MI.STLETOE.-Flneststoektobe had; our own iniptirtation. Now ready. Per bbl. S.5.O0; original Case of 'fi cubicft.SU.dl, Tliisstock should always be shipped by express and kept in a cool but f rost-pi'oof place. GREEN WREATHING.-Wound for festoon- ing, gnod stock. Gond Quality, per 100 yds. .1vt.50. Extra Heavy, per 100 yds. $5 00. HOI.LY WREATHS. -Made of fine Holly, with plenty of I terries; diameter 12 inches; per do/.. ^2 25. XMAS BELLS. — Of best scarlet immortelles, each, .«1 00. FAIRY FLOWKRS. -WHITE, best quality, per 100 %\ 50; per uiHi, fXi'M COLORED. Bne shades, per 1(10, .*1 V.y, per KHI. ^1.'. 00. FLORII>.V MOS.S.— Live gray moss from the south Per lb. 15 cts.; per bbl. V, 25. FERNS ANU LEA VES. - Autumn Leaves.- bright colors, per 100, G5 cts. Hartford Ferns and Maidenhair Ferns,per doz.30cts. Common Eastern Ferns p-r doz. 15 cts.; per Kill $1.00. SCARLET IMMORTELLES, per bunch,. 35 cts; per doz. a;i 50. PAMPAS PLUMES.-Natural, Selected, longand bushy, per doz. Sil. 76; per 100. fU.OO. Natural. 1st Quality, good plumes, per doz. *1.25; per 100. *10 00. Natural, Small, short and bushy, per doz 75c.; per 100, $5.50. Colored red, yellow, green, purple, per doz. $1.50; pernio $12.(10. SOUTHERN NEEDLE PINES.-Handsome as a palm for decorations. Each,50c.; per lOD, $.15.00 TRY THEM. DOVES. -Very fine, each, $1.75; half doz. $10,110; dozen, $ls. 00. VAUGHAN'S SEED STORE, Office and Warehouse: 01110 APH 146 & 148 W. Washiugrton St., UnluMUUi Day Telegrams, as above. Night and Cut Flower Telegrams, 88 State St. Mention American Florist. EVERY FLORIST SHOULD HAVE Our Trade Directory Price only One Dollar, AMERICAN FLORIST CO., 64 La Sails SI., Chletgo. Bulbs, Seeds, Immortelles, Porcelain Flowers, Florists' Supplies, Etc. J. iV. I3E> >rE>E>I^, (Formerly of De Veer & Boomkamp,) 1S3 "Water {Street, IVBJX^T- "VOieK:. SOLE AGENT FOK THE GENERAL BULB CO., Vogelenzang, (Holland), Bulbs. [Flowers. HOOPER & CO., LiM., London, W. C. (England), Flower Seeds, Porcelain Ls. BREMOND FILS, Ollioules, (France), Bulbs, Immortelles. A. H. HALLENSLEBEN, Konigsberg, (Germany), Vegetable Seeds. Catalogues of Prime Hyacinths, Tulips, Roman Hyacinths, and all leading fall Bulbs, Florists' Supplies, Porcelain Flowers, and Vegetable Seeds will be mailed free to all applicants IN THE TRADE. «SF»BJCIA.rv OFFEJieS s Per 1000 Per 100 Per doz. Roman Hyacinths, Standard Size $28 00 $3 25 " " Extra Selected 31 00 3 50 Paper White Narcissus, large bulbs 11 00 " " "improved" large bulbs 13 00 25 1 50 ■25 •30 CHINESE NARCISSUS or "SACRED LILY" (True). White with yellow cup, fragrant, VERY DESIRABLE, forces well in water in three weeks, bulb can be started any time during the winter 90 oo In baskets of thirty bulbs, $3.50. Lilium Candidum, home-grown or imported, extra size 25 00 Calla ^thiopica ihome-grown), good size Lily of the Valley, true Berlin pips, best for forcing— in original cases of 2.500, $24 00 II 00 Lily of the \*alley, strong Dutch clumps Spiriea Japonica, strong Dutch clumps 40 00 Tuberoses, Pearl, extra selected 18 00 " '• second size, 3 to 4-in. in circum' 1000 Paudanus Utilis seed (fresh) . . . ' ' 10 00 riFMnTlQ (Dutch-grown) Jackmanii, 3 years, and White, Jackraanii and other good varieties, 2 years . " Alba (very scarce) 3 years . Coccinea (native) dazzling scarlet . . . li^I^ORISTS' «S. IMMORTELLES 3 00 •50 7 00 1. 00 I 25 20 00 3.00 5 CO •75 2 00 •30 ' 25 .20 I 25 .20 40 00 6.00 35 00 500 9 CO 7 00 1. 00 Per Doz. Eacb. $2 00 |.20 3 50 •35 4 00 ,40 3 25 ■30 3 00 ■25 3 00 ■25 2 75 .25 PAMPAS PLUMES. Per Case lOJ bunches. (French) Yellow Natural $14 50 Purple, Dark Blue and Pink 25 00 Purple and White (German; 27 50 Cardinal Red, open 24 00 Berry Red and White 2200 Red-eyed, Orange. Old Gold, Black Light Blue, Crimson. Green Asst. Ca?es, containing 20 yellow, 25 open red, 20 purple 10 white, 5 pink, 5 blue, 5 green, 5 crimson, 5 red-eyed 21 00 PerlOCO Per lb. 100 lbs. PDPF FI nWFf?Q Pure White, best quality, short stemmed $ 75 $ 90 | 7 50 In various colors i 50 Per 100 Per 1009 MIFKWFFn Rnf IQ ^^^^ quality white $1 50 $12 00 iMlLlVyilLLU DHLLO, Second quality white i 25 900 In various colors 2 00 17 00 In bunches of 12 of various colors (novelty), per doz. $2, 100 bunches $15,00. NATURAL, FIRST QUALITY. PerlOO Per doz. - —Extra size. 30 to 40 inches $15 00 $2 00 — First size, 26 to 32 inches per 1000, $85 00, 1000 i 50 —In assorted colors 14 00 2 00 HOLLY. Best Quality, per Case of 16 cubic feet, S6.00. Terms : NET CASH, subject to market fluctuations. «S" PROMPT DELIVERY. Correspondence solicited. J. A. DK VEKR, Near Fulton. 183 Water Street, NEW YORK. Mention American Florist. THE HELP FOR CUT FLOWER WORKERS AND FLORISTS. Published by A. BLANC AND J. HORACE McFARLAND, Has been kindly received, although but but a few weeks. It hits a weak spot, and helps those who sell floral work in many ways, 162 royal octavo pages, including 50 plates of designs, printed in soft tints and rich tones, and a complete treatise on floral work. Send for it, or send for a prospectus if you want to know more about it first. The extracts below show how it has impressed subscribers : *' Cheap at $5 per copy; to florists in small towns must be very valuable," H. H. Huntress, N. H. "A book that no local florist ought to be without. • « « will save me time in selfinn set pieces." j. fuller, Mass. "Well pleased: • • admire plain English hints upon design work." Hunts, Pa. " I flnd it most satisfactory to show my customers to select from. It is the proppr thing in the proper place." J. G. BiSELE, Phila. "Highly creditable to the floral art." J. Breitmeyer & Soxs, Detroit. " For the florist doing a retail cut flower business is almost indispensable, since it illustrates that which cannot well be described. It will help to Improve the taste, and give the average florist a source for ideas." B. A. Seidewitz, Maryland. PRICE, substantially bound in cloth, $3.50, on receipt of which it will be mailed promptly by i888. The American Florist. 215 AUGUST ROLKER A, SONS, 41 Uey St., NKW YORK, Supply thp TrittU- with SEEDS, BULBS, Arul hII kliult* of FLORISTS' SUPPLIES. Price List Free on application with business card. PerlUO AtupelopBls i^uinqaefolta, 1 year t B.OO Ampetopsls Veltchli ^toH.OU ABparaRiiH TenulHsiinuB.. \ to COO Bt'Koniii Metallica, 4-lnch.. . 8.00 Calltt nana, -t-inch pots tJ.OO Iteutzlu Kracll IB, :iyr. strong Ut-OU Dracft'na IniHvlBa. SVinch. 8.00 Kcheverm Secunda Klauca, ,. ,-. .. ;Hnch 5.00 mJ\ Im Gardenia Florida, 12 Inchee high 10.00 Gardenia Kadlcans.2)^-ln.. 10 00 " " varlega- ta, 'iVinch pots 10.00 - (ieranlunis, all leading var- ietieB 4 00 Hydrangea Hortensls. 3. 4 and 5-ln ... .18, ¥12 and 25 DO IpomrBa Noctlphlton 4.00 " Palmata, strong garden roots 15.00 Laarua Nubills. 3-lnch pots 15.00 Lygodium Scandens, ;i-inch 5.00 KoSES in :Hnch pots— La France. Mermet, Bride, Bon Hllene. Safrano, Brabant.. 8.00 I..ycopodluiii or ('hrlatmas Greens, HoUy and Mis- tletoe. Price on application. Roman Hyacinths. Narcissus, Tulips, etc. MICHEL PLANT AND SEED CO.. 718 Olive St., ST. LOUIS, MO. C. H. ALLEN, (Successor to C. L. ALLEN & CO.) BULB GROWER TQ THE TRADE ONLY, JAMESPORT, N. Y. ly Catalogue now ready. GLADIOLUS, LILIES, TUBEROSES, DAHLIAS, TIGRI- DIAS, AND OTHER SUMMER FLOWERING BULBS. Bulbs and Plants IMPORTED BY C. H. JOOSTEN, 3 COENTIES SLIP, NEBT YORK. SPECIAL OFFER. Kiist'S in '^-irK'h pot^, well established. PERLE DES J*RDINS, C. MERMET, S. DUN AMI, PAPA CONTIER, THE BRIDE, NIPHETOS, LA FRANCE AND MARECHAL NltL, $j per loo. MOON KL( I WKR per 100. Ki.aO GERANIUMS. aUj-lnch pots, strong " .1.00 .SMlLA.\,2Vlnch pots. stronK " < 00 See uctober 15 issue, page I'-JO. A. GIDDINGS. Danville, ILL. CUTTINGS OF MULTIFLORA JAPONIC*, (Dawson's stock, i at $10.00 per thousand, by A, C. OELSCIIIG, Savanimh, Ga. ^mTlZa3c To THE TRADE AT ALL SEASONS. Also nice thrifty CARNATION PLANTS. 2-in. Buttercup, best yellow $;i.00 per ICO Illnze's White, beat white 2.00 Anna Webb, best crlmsiin 5.00 F. E. FASSETT &. BRO. We are Now Ready to Deliver TUBEROSE BULBS At the followiug rates f.o.b. New York. Special prices ou large lots : I-erlOO Per 1000 E.xcclsior Pearls $2.00 $15.00 Dwarf Pearls, tine stock 1.75 14.00 NO. 2 AND NO. 3 AT VKRY LOW RATIvS. Now is the time to buy CHRY.SANTHKMUMS for stock, when they are in bloom. We have over 400 varieties, all the finer new sorts included. .^x-k:&13elor>s»iei -Veitol^iii, ^S.OO r**^*' lOO. FINEvST PRIMULA AND PAN.SY SEED. Apple Geraniun^ Seed, Si^.f^O per thousand, Kresh. T(^. E^. ^vrc^vr^r^isoTE^R, ieeds^ Forlhg Florist Market. Garden- er and Farmer. -WHOLESALE DEALER IN Such as Baskets, Im' 'smortelles. Grasses, iMosses. Boquet Pa- pers, Pampas lulbs 22 Dey Street, For the Green- house or Gar- den. Plumes, etc NEW YORK. PLANET JR Set-down for FAC That these Tools wp: more popular last year than ever l>efore, and and are thi-^ yearf hiin last. Another Fin'I., Not one in ten. win ought to own tlifiii knows it. Such n^ do not own tlifni, uk those vvhu do: FIREFLY examine them "' r/f, they tiear it well. 'Ruad our catalogue ; it is fri'V and r'li,i/>if. If you have ao upe for lene Tools.our advice do not baj then. L.ALLEN&CO 'ii'-iitiM - A: .M:iii.i(r.. 129 Catharine St. Philadelphia. ED. JANSEN I Manufacti Bet. 6th & 7th Aves., Street, NEW YORK. M. M. BAYERSDORFER & CO. 56 N. 4th St., I'hiladelpliia, Pa., Manufacturers and Importers of BASKETS AND FLORISTS' SUPPLIES. FULL LINE OF METAL WREATHS. Die Krzielninir iler (*t1an/en :iusSanU'n. EIN NEUES HANDBUCH IN OEUTSCHER SPRACHE FUER GAERTNER UND FLORISTEN. herausgegelten von H.-Iaeokh lunl K. Bknauv. Preis bei Post. V. J.'i. Zu verkaufen beij. C. V.VIGHAN. cnuAoo. FOR THE Mildew on the Rose Try GRAPE DUST. Sold by the Seedsmen. fur siiQiple send stamp to SLUG SHOT, FishkilI-on-Hudson,N. Y. Delegates to tne next the conTentlon will travel p^jllmap (^3 P CJl}^ T.oulavllle. In.llana|ioll!i.Cln- Hiati and tne winter re- nts of Florida and the iSoutn. For full Information address B. O. McCormicW, ti^n. P*s*wcLger A^r'*- Clito»c'> MY NEW SPKt'IAI. OFFKK OF EXTRA CHOICE FLOWER SEEDS Is now published and may be bad on application. SEED G-K.O"\A^EE,, Ol'KDLINBUKG, GEKMANV. VENTILATING. THE PERFECTION Ventilating (\lachine I had on Exhibition at the NEW YORK FLORISTS' CONVENTION was pronounced by able judges the LEAST COMPLICATED, SAFEST, STRONGEST, EASIEST, and most rapid working machine ever offered to the public. Send for Illustrated Circular before throwing your chance away. E. HIPPARD, Youngstown, Ohio. Fair Hill Terra Cotta Works MQNDN ROUTE j JACOB C. CASSEL. No. 2341 N. Seventh St., PHILADELPHIA. llluetraled Catalogue free upon application. i6 The American Florist. Dec. IS, Some Names. John Thorpe of Pearl River, N. Y., the expert on chrysanthemums, israckinghis brain to discover appropriate names for the twenty-two new seedlings exhibited by T. H. Spiulding of Orange, N. J. Mr. Thorpe is a combination of the wag, the scholar and the botanist, and his Lalia is as perfect as his chrysmthemums. He proposes to cUl the biggest bloom, for obvious reasons, the " Mattquayiensis Pennsylvanus;" th= smallest ''Jacobus Cooganius Junior;" a quilled specimen, " Heraldi Scripto-;" the prettiest, "Broad- wayiensis Pulchra ; " a brown one, " Cas- tanea Whiskeria," which, he explains, means the American chestnut wiih whis- k'"rs on. He givas that extraordinary name to a flower because he says that for years past he has seen it sent in as a new discovery in the chrysanthemum world. — Ne7t.i York Herald. THE AMERICAN GARDEN: THE AMERICAN FLORIST BOTH $1 85 Before JAN. 1.< After .Jan. Ist the price of the Amer- ican Garden will be »3 00. The "special numbers" of the Am. Garden during the past year have been a Rose number, a Water Plant number, and two Chrysanthemum numbers. During the year to come there will be several special issues. very much finer than any yet issued. Hundreds, yesthousandsof Florists read it regularly to keep posted on what the Amateurs (their best cus- tomers) are doing. The Garden is so greatly improved that its low price is a marvel to many, yet the advance during the year to come will be far greater in every way. Subscriptions for 1889 are received now (up to Jan. i) at $1.00, including numbers of this 3ear from November. After Jan. i the price will be $2.00. 8^° With American Florist, one year, I1.85, if sent before Jan. ist; WITH ANY BOOKS AND PERI0DICA1,S AT REDUCED PRICES. Address, s/a/- ing your wants, E. H. LIBBY, Publisher, 751 BROADWAY, N. Y. OUR NEW TRADE i>iie K^ o or O K* Y^ Contains over 6,000 Nantes of {Live) Florists, nuFBerymen and seedsmen, in the United States and Canada. PRICE ONLY ONE DOLLAR. AMERICAN FLORIST CO.. Chlcigo. L. L. LAMBORN, WM. SWAYNE, pure white, PRIDE OF KENNETT, dark crimson. Orders booked now for Spring delivery of these popular new varieties. Send fcr price 1st. ROOTED CmiNGS of other leading sorts of Carnatiors. I make a specialty of growing Carnations. Stock is true to name, and free from diset se. P.O. Box 226. WM. SWAYNE, KENNETT SQUARE, FA CARNATION CUTTINGS. HINZE'.S WHITE, SILVER SPRAY, KDWAKDSII, E. G. HILL, GRACK WILDER. ROI5T. CRAI«, CHESTER PRIDE, PORTIA, uble the above rates. Pips when we have them at one-half these rates. Wm. Swaync. L. Ij. Lamborn (will sell plants onlyi,?:iO CO per ICU Pride of Kennett, fine crimson (plants onlyj. JS 00 per 100. NOTICE. —We olTer the following discounts on pips, rooted cuttings or plants : 5C0. 5 per cent off; lOOO. 10 otl ; 2000. 15 off; 3000. 20 off; 4000. 25 off; 5000 or over, 30 off. Terms always Cash. Send for cir- cular. W. B. SHEL3IIRE, Avondale, Fa. ORDERS TAKEN For Rooted Cuttings of CHKVSANTHE- MUilS— Elaine, Fantasia, Mary IVIori;aii, Mad. Dr Ha.j«-, Guernsey Nugget, Maincli- es iu length, of a 'beautiful dark »t;reeu and will |i keep for several T weeks. They are useil for l!ou(iuet work, filling flow- er baskets, vases, &c , is:c , and are I also used exten- sively for decrra- ting church altars for which they cannot be excelled. 500 bbls. first quality XXX Bouquet Green. WARRANTED. Sack or barrel of 30 lbs. $2.00. 100 lbs $6 00 Terms casf). 1 or Green will be sent C. 0. D. ^^nuu, .J ,: n .^ ,. ,^ ^L, ,>r . VIEW IN THE BERKSHIRE HILLS. 300 bbls. second quality Bouquet Green, $1.75 per bbl., $5 per cwt. ,. , , „ , , .. o .. .<■..,.. ^ ' I '^ r '-^ r Oreylork I*tiak from the South oimI of l>iik«i Onotii. 20,000 yards of Bauqntt Greea Wreathing or Roping, all wound on a cord with fine wire in a thorough manner. 3-ln. diameter, flat or one-sided, 4 els. per yard; 3-in. diam round, 6 cts. psr yard, 4- in. diam. round. Sets, per yard; 5-in. diam. rounl, 10 els. per 1,000 ba-rels Sphagnum Moss, long, clean fibre, dry or green, |i 00 per barrel or six barrels for fs.oo. yard. i!-/ i4fe 10,000 CHRISTMAS TREES, from 3 ft. to 30 ft. hiuh. Fresh from the beautiful Berkshire Hills of old Massachusetts, where the fine.st shaped trees in the rt-orldgrow. WHOI,E!iALR PRICE OF CHRISTMAS TREES put on cars at Hinsdale, Mass If shipped from New York City add one-half to ihese prices : Earh Each 4 to ,1 ft. high.. C to 7 8 to 9 10 to II 12 to l:i $ .10 to$ -15 .. .30 to M .. .40 to .50 . .60 to .75 .. .85 10 1.00 14 to 15 ft high $1 25 to 11.50 llitol- " I.75to200 18to20 " 2 50to :< ro 25to30 " 400ti)G0O GOODS SHIPPED TO ALL PARTS OF THE U. S. Iv. B. :BR^%^0-XJE>, HINSDALE, MASS. Terms Ca^Ii, or 30 clays approved creaper IS read regularly by many of the most intelligent florists in the country, who find in it information (especially about new flowers and plants) and suggestions not to be found in any other publi- cation. Now is the time to subscribe. $4 00 a year. Club Rate. 5 Subscriptions (or $16.00. GARDEN AND FOREST, TribnDe Building, N. Y. ryif you wUh to make a Cl^rl^tmafl pres- •»nt to your friend, seud hlin OAUUKN and FORKST for a year. Every week will in- crease hlft appreciati*)n of the gift- LIVE FLORISTS Need good Catalogues, well illustrated, cor rect, stylish. No one does them better than the Florist Printer below named, to whom you can write for samples, J. HORACE McFARLAND, Harrleburp, Ta. SENl> OKDEKS NOW I <>K WHEAT SHEAVES, Immortelle and Cape Flower Designs And all Florists' Supplies, Philadelphia Immortelle Design Co., 904 Filbert St., Philadelphia. Pa. We have to offer 400,000 two year old CONOVER'S COLOSSAL ASPARAGUS strong, vigorous Roots, and are now prepared to take orders for deliverj' in Spring o ISS9 Also choice varieties of Melon, Toinato, Cabbage, Cucumber, Sugar Corn and Pepper, seed crops of iSSS. Rhubarb Roots, Horse Radish Sets, and Strawberry Plants. Send for Price List. WILLIAM R. BISHOP, Seedsman, ^Foc^t of IStiKali-k Stzreet t^xj^FtXjirffCi-rroiv, nv. or. HUGHES' SOLUBLE FIR TREE Oil FLORISTS AND NUKSERY3IEN SHOULD NOT BE WITHOUT IT. Unsurpassed as an insecticide, itbillseffectu- ally all parasites and insects which infest plants whether Ht the roots or on the fuliaiie, without in- jury to temltT pinntn; such as ferns, etc., II used as directed. Csed as a WASH it Imparts the (jluss and lustre to the tuliaye which la su desirable on exhi- bition specluienB. It kills insect life on man, animal, or plant, without injury to the skin, whereverparasites may appear. E. GRIFFITH HUGHES, operative Chemist, MANCHESTER, ENGLAND. PUICK * PutuplnlKallcm tins, S3,25(, K>„vnrk i-ullK. , p„tup,n 1 quart tins, $1.00 ( ""^«'' » o" TO SECURE THE GENUINE ARTICLE, see that each tin shows a white label with red trade iTiark, full directions how to use, and the name of AUGUST ROLKER & SONS, .Sole AgeiitH for America. New York Depot 44 DEY .STREET. HIGLEY'S TRADE LIST OF SEEDS, PLANTS. BULBS AND FLORISTS' REQUISITES Now oat. It yoa do not receive one, send for It. Address HENRY G. HIGLEY, CEDAR RAPIDS, lA. LARGE STOCK OF ELECTROTYPES OF PLANTS AND FLOWERS FOR FLORISTS' CATALOGUES, ETC. CataloKue of electros of plants, tlowers. deslKOS, etc.. with "ST and 'S8 supplements, .'te cts.. with veg- etAble, .=* cents, which deduct from drst order. Electro of this Cut, II. SO. i8 The American Florist. Dec, 75, Packing Plants. We hear considerable complaut of care- less packing by shippers. "Plants were evidently in fine shape when shipped, but were terribly crushed when we re- ceived them." is a common complant. Wholesalers would do well to devote some thought to this question and super- vise more closely the work of their packers. However excellent plants may be when shipped, if they are ruined in transit previous quality counts for little. We have several times heard the remark made "Blank's plants are usually good, but every shipment I get from him is nearly ruined through poor packing, so I buy from Dash whose plants are not quite so good, but they come through in better shape." This goes to show that careful packing is fully as essential as skillful growing, to build up a permanent busi- ness. A word to the wise, etc. Law Suit About Lilac Bushes. The following which is of interest to the trade we clip from the Jersey City Journal : Trenton, N. J., Dec- 3. Advisory Master Garretson filed an opinion to-day in the case of HoUinger vs. Asmiis, in which he advises a dismissal of complainant's bill. The defendant is a florist and rented some land from one Ernest. Hollinger afterward came in possession of the property under a tax title. At the time of the original renting the premises were in sods and weeds, and he, the defendant, told Ernest that he intended to plant pinks. For two seasons pinks were planted, but after- ward the land was used for growing lilacbushes. His purpose was to secure the flowers in advance of the season at which they bloom in the open air. In this way the flowers became valuable in the market, while otherwise they have but little value To accomplish this early blooming the bushes are planted in the open ground and allowed to grow until they are at an age when they will bloom. In the fall prior to the winter or spring in which they are to be forced, they are dug around, lifted from the ground and re- moved to the hothouse, and are in bloom shortly after the removal. The lilacs on the premises were all planted for this purpose, and the ques- tion in the case is whether the bushes come within the same rules as trade fixtures and removable by the tenant, or whether they belong to the reality. The Advisory Master holds that the tenant may remove the lilac bushes and advises a decree to that eflfect. BAY VIEW NURSERIES OFFER NEW CROP PALM SEEDS OF THRINAK AMENTEA, the '"""' silver leaved palm $3.50 THRINAX PARVIFLORA . . 2.75 SABAL PALMETTO 1.25 SABAL SERRULATA 1.25 Samples free (to the trade only). Pri e List of Tropical Fruit and Ornamental" Plants on appli- cation. Address BAY VIEW, FLA. Mention American Florist. LAWN ROLLERS. ^ First Quality of our own make supplied to the trade at low prices. B^" Write lor prices. r-AWN HOI,l,EK. FRANK WH'TNALL & CO., Milwaukee, Wis. PALMS, ORCHIDS and DECORATIVE PLANTS. Immense Stock, at Low Prices to the Trade. ROSE HILL NURSERIES, New Rochelle N. Y. 409 FIFTH AVENUE, NEW YORK. Carnations for Winter Blooming; good, strong plants from the open ground, of the following var- ieties : ROBT. CRAIG, SNOWDON, PRES. GARFIKI.D, SNOW WHITE, HINZE'S WHITE. Price, JIU.OO per 100. Also fine large plants of Vinca HarriBOnii from outdoors, at *10 00 per 100. DOUBLE WHITE PRIMROSES, 3-inch, at J12.00per hundred. A splendid atrain of SINGLE PRIMROSES, at $8.00 per hundred. BOUVARDIA, good gtrong one year old plants at $12. 00 per 100. ^^^ VIOLETS, ^S* MARIA LOUISE, at $8.00 per 100 I also have a large stock of Roses— Teas. Hybrid Teas, Noisettes, and Polyanthus, at BO. 00 per 1000. Strictly our selection: clean, strong plants in 2 and 2^-inch pots. GEO. W. MILLER, Wrights Grove, Chicago. T«v DREER'S %rWA>^\!\ GARDEN SEEDS /^SvTxjr Jjtl Plants, Bnlbg, and ^7S]^-'"^W;jReqiilsltes. They are the tOKlj\KriHlBJ»'H'/'*^s* *' ">e lowest pH- |tltt»li^j4U«« «j^y oes. TRADE LIST Israed quarterly mailed free. HENRY A. DREER, Phlladelplil» WESTERN FLORISTS I wow OFFER FINEST STRAIN of Single Pink and White; strong, well established plants from 2-inch pots, S<3 00 per 100; $28.00 per 1000. Stronger plants of above from Si^i-inch pots, 14 00 per 100; $:t8.00 per lOOO. NO LESS THAN 500 AT THE 1000 RATE. GERANIUMS. Plants from 3",.-inch pots. A choice selection of 30 best double and single var- ieties, $3 00 per 100; $35 (JU per 1000. Double WhiteAly8Sum,2'..-inch pots $3.00 per 100 (>.\alls, Pink and White :i.00 " Bouvardia Leiantba, 3-inch 5.00 Begonia Rubra Alba, 2-inch pots 3.00 Address ,^ 5 GRIFFITH, Jackson Co. Independence, Mo. (Independence Is well located for shtpplng, beloR 8 miles east of Kansas City.) VIOLKT PLANTS FOR SALE. Good healthy plants in bud, and true to name. Double blue Marie Louise, and early single blue. C/ar. at$2.r.UperlOO.«2'2.(IOperlOOO. 500 at IDOD rates. Also a larse lot of double Swanley White which has to be disposed of on account of being in open ground and no way to protect them, at the low rate of $2 00 perino, *18 00 per 1000. All gtHid.'^ sent ('. O. D. one-third cash must accom- pany order. Cash must also accompany orders from unknown parties. M. TRITSCHLER & SONS, Nashville. Tenn. Ferns, Palms, Orchids FERNS FOR FLORISTS' PURPOSES. BY THE HUNDRED OR THOUSAND, GEO. WITTBOLD, Cor. School and Halgted Sts., LAKE VIEW, CHICAGO. ROOTED CUTTINGS OF CARNATIONS AND VERBENAS -A. SJF»Ed.A.Xj«r"K'. Orders will be booked now and ready for delivery •Ian. 1st. Verbenas in 40 varieties, largely scarlet and white, including the best MAMMOTHS. Rooted cuttings $1 OOperiOO $8.(0 per 1000. Stock plants 2V in. pots $2 50 per 100. «20 00 per 1000. Carnations, rooted cuttings in 20 fine sorts $2.(. ;iper 100, $15.00 per lOOO. My stock is strong and healthy, and cannot fall to please. Correspondence solicited. Address J. G. BURROW, FISHKILL, N. Y. ORCHIDS I ORCHIDS! Many additions of Choice New varieties this season. Send for New Catalogue. .■lOOO EU0HAK18 BULBS, 1st size $25 00 per 100 2O0O 2nd size 15.00 ORCHIDS Cheap as Good Roses. Send 8 two cent stamps for Catalogue and Plate. BRACKENRIDGE & CO., Govansiowil, Md. HARDY AND RARE JAPANESE I PLANTS FOR THE EAST. 15 FINEST VARIETIES OF MAPLES, 1-4 fl. STYRAX JAPOmCA, STYRAX OBASSIA. (Read article in this year's London Ganifn.) SYRINGA JAPONICA. HARDY MAGNOLIAS. THE GRAND CONIFER SCIADOPITYS V. "umbrella pine," in sizes 1-6 ft. (Has been shipped safely by frt. to Boston.) RARE VARIETIES RETINOSPORAS. 50 VARIETIES TREE P.CONIAS. NEW HERBA- CEOUS PitONIAS. NEW HYDRANGEAS. CHRYSANTHEMUMS. CLEM- ATIS. IRIS. HARDY AZALEAS. RHODODENDRONS. FOR THE GREENHOUSE. RHAPIS AND CYCAS PALMS, BAMBUSA NANA, AR- AUCARIAS, TREE FERNS FROM AUSTRALIA. 32 VARIETIES OF JAPANESE LILY BULBS LARGE ASSORTMENT OF SEEDS FROM JAPAN AND CALIFORNIA. Send for our Catalogue. Now is the best time to order for Spring delivery East. We have many val- uable novelties never before Introduced. Send for estimates. H. H. BERGER & CO., 315 & 317 WasMngton St., SAN FRANCISCO, CAL P.O. Box 1501. (Established 1S78.) MAMMOTH and other line varieties, free from all disease. VKRBENAS A SPECIALTT. Per 100 Per 1000 From pots t.1.00 rffi.OO Transplanted on benches l.OO 10. OU Rooted Cuttings 1.00 S.OO Reduced prices on large lots. ■wivi. i3e;siveopsz>, KEWANEE, Henry Co.. ILL. TO FLORISTS! Why not sell some of our i«ui«®b:i«i^ stock; tbis winter and make a profit of from 26 to 50 per cent. Satisfaction guaranteed. Write for terms, etc. ADDRESS yfj s LITTLE^ Commercial Nurseries. ROCHESTER. N. Y. WATER LILIES, A.XX Colors. iToung plauts suitable for late flowerings NOW READY. t^T Send for prices. BENJ. GREY, Maiden, Mass. F. A. RIECHERS & SONNE A. G.. Florists, HAMBURG. GERMANY. Largest stock of Azalea indica. Camellias, Lilies of the valley for the wholesale trade. Price list on application. sxjr»F*rvE>iwxE>iv^ tto yoL IV. HOi:vIi:>iVY IVUIVIBEM^. CHICAGO AND NEW YORK. DECEMBER 15, 1888. Supplement to Mo. 81. PLANT DECORATION. A CHRISTMAS GIFT TO SUBSCRIBERS Extra Copies of this Siiplk.mkxt 20 lknts each. Rate.s in thk luo ok 1,000 mauk known on application. The American Florist Co., 54 La Salle St., Chicago. The American Florist. Dec. 5, WEDDING BASKET. COMHINATION BASKET. TABLE DECORATION. FLORAL MAT. j888. The American Florist. TABLE CENTER PIECE. BASKET. WEDDING VEIL CANOPY. FAVORS. The American Florist. Dec. 1$ KLORAI. TABLE. BASKET OF WATER I,II,1ES. WEDDING DECORATION. FLORAI, HORSE-SHOE. asi. The American Florist. ^„,,^.^rf.^.J IXORAI. KAN. DINNBR TAllLE DESIGN. JOCKBV BASKET. The American Florist. Dec. 15 FLORAI, BUTTERFLY. WEDDING DECORATION. MIRROR DECORATION. t888. The American Florist. VARIOUS FLORAE DESIGNS \*-^ J--RKNCU FKRN BASKET, llASKET, The American Florist. Dec. IS, BAI,I, DECORATION. ^Mef/<^ar) T^lQr'iSh'^^y,'^. 'y>y^''^^^-^'^''^-^/<-^ ^'f^'^y^y^x^ ,/^y;>^yy WEDDING DECORATION. MARIE ANTOINETTE BASKET. i88S. The American Florist. ^"ff't.... FLORAI, DEC0RAT:0NS FOR BAI.I.. BXt.I. DECORATIOXlS. FLORAI. BANNER. The American Florist, Dec. .5, PLANT DECORATION. ^^"^^ PLANT DECORATION. FESTOONED LEAF, i888. The American Florist. WEDDING DECORATION. POUCH UaSKET. Paii|n'i^^ United States Nurseries. JAS. R. PITCHER. W. A. MANDA, IMPORTERS AND DEALERS IN ORCHIDS. EXOTIC and HARDY PLANTS. The stock of Orchids includes the choice collections of James R. Pitcher, W. A. Manda, Benj. Grey, Charles H. Snow, Wm. Bennett, W. W. White and J. Cartwright. The collection of stove, greenhouse and hardy plants includes varieties and sizes to suit all purchasers. All plants warranted true to name. The Cypripedium Catalogue contains 350 kinds, is ready and will be mailed free to all applicants. The collection of Chrysanthemums is complete, including the entire stock of the " Mrs. Alpheus Hardy," one of the most remarkable novelties in this class of plants ever introduced. Orders for Spring delivery of this stock will be received now at $1.00 per plant. Ct-it flowers of Orchids, Chrysanthen^iums, finest strain, of C\^clamens and. Primnla obconica at an^^ time. CHRYSANTHEMUM ^- Mrs. Andrew Carnegie. The best Chrysanthemum yet i)roduced from seed either in America or Ikirope. Winner of the Silver Cup and First-Class Certificate at the New York Horticultural Society's Exhibition, and Silver Medal at Pennsylvania Horticultural Society, Philadelphia, November, 1888. APPEKDED IS THE DESCRIPTION OF THE COMMITTEE BY lYHOM THE CUP WAS AIYARDEU : "The Committee desire to make special mention of its enormous size, rich criiuson color and fine form ; it is a remarkably free, strong grower, and good bloomer. A grand and noteworthy acquisition." robt. craig, ) JOHN BURTON, } Committee. ' EDWIN LONSDALE, J I have obtained the entire Stock from the raiser, Mr. Wm. Hamilton, Supt. Parks, Allegheny City, Pa., and shall offer it for sale on and after MARCH ist, 18S9. PRICE: One plant $2.00, six $10.00, twelve $18.00, fifty $62.50, one hundred $100. Stock Limited. Address JOHIV THOI^F*E>, Rockiland Co. PKARL RIX'ER, K. V. 220 The American Florist. Dec. 75, Overhead Heating. I wrote you last season giving a descrip- tion of my house and mode of arranging pipes for overhead heating. The results were so gratifying in the healthfulness of my plants, the large number of flowers and size, to the plants, the vigor of growth — especially Crimson King and DeGraw, as well as those of more robust growth, as to fully endorse all that "L. W." stated in article on "Diseases of Plants," on page 350, March 15 num- ber, as to the natural and beneficial in- fluence of overhead heating on the health- fulness of plants. I find that I do not need so copious waterings nor sj often as when I run with under heat. The bottom of soil is moist and cool even when the top is (juite dry. I am not troubled at all with red spider, and it is very rare that I have any green fly. I only fumigated five times during last winter and did not use tobacco stems under the benches or in the walks. I filled the same house with carnations Sept, I this year, and under the benches are a variety of plants, yet I am not using stems nor fumigating. I am now just finishing another house for decorative and bedding plants which I shall heat in the same way. Nothing could induce me to use underheat again. If Mr. May would try overhead heating for roses he would, I think, be very much pleased with results. When ventilating the cool air passes the hot pipes and is warmed to a genial temperature by the time it reaches the foliage, giving no "chill " to induce mildew. Westfield, N. Y. S. *^SEEDSMEN^* In placing this season's advertising don't forget that the American Fi,o- . RIST reaches over 5,000 BUYERS e&ch. issue. 113 ADAM5 ^Tl^.£^.' JAS. GUtlTFITH, THB :; PIONKEB :: MANUFiCInEBB :: IN ;: THE :: TfXBT, 805 Main Street, - - CIWCISTSfATI, OHIO. SEND FOB VH0LI8AL1 PBICB LIST. IMPROVED GLAZING. J. M. Gasser's Patent Zinc Joints, For butting glass without laps; makes it air and water tight; saves f ueland glass. No breakage from frost. Also the best impruved fuel oil Burners for Bteam boilers. Send l-inch. 10-inch, 12-inch, U-inch, IG-inch. per 100, $ ^.m 6.T5 8 00 23.50 50.00 100,00 Send $1,00 for No charges for package or cartage, sample barrel before purchasing elsewhere. All florists will find it to their advantage to do so. as we make the best and stmngest ware in the market. Terms cash. Address all communications to HILLFINGER BROS., Fort Edward. N. Y. VOLUME III OF THE AMERICAN FLORIST BonND IN Half Leather. Phioe. $2 25. i888. The American Florist. 221 ESTABLISHED 1854. ievme'sloilGrlorks THE FLAT TOP TYPE Wrought Iron Hot Water Boilers. 15 YEARS' EXPERIENCE. THE GURNEY SAVES 33'^j PER CENT IN FUEL.' Letter frDlll ThoiimM <;ray, of Kltilihiirg, MltnH., Ill r«'fiT«-nr<* to Caiacity from 350 to 10,000 ftet of four-inch pipe. Send for New I.ist. PETER BEVINE, 387 S. CANAL St., CHICAGO. Ives' Putty Machine. Patented Jan. 8, 1887. The best device ever invented for lavlnjr pntty. With this you tun make uid leaky eaan perfectly tight without removing the k1b.8S. ll will do the work of Bve men in beddinji glass. Sent by Express on receipt of price, $3.00. J. H. IVES, Danbury. Coons. For deHtroyinir frrotiiiil inoleH in lawns, parks, gardens and cemeteries. The only PKKI'Kt'T mole trap in eii8t«nce. (■ itiiriintecft to cnlch moles where nil other (rnpM fiiiU. Bold bj Beedsmen. Afi^ri cultural Implement and Hardw&ra de&len, or sent by express on receipt ol 83.00 by H. W HALiES. HUDGEWOOD N. JT Conservatories GREENHOUSES, ETC. Erected in any part of the U. S. or Canada Glazed on the Helliwell Pat. Imperishable System OR WITH PUTTY. For further testimonials. Illustrated catalogue 01 estimates address JOSEPHUS PLENTY. HOPTICULTURAL AND SKYLIGHT WORKS. Offices, 144 Pearl Street, NEW YORK. '^ A' GURNEY HOT-WATER FiTcniiru*;. Mass.. April n. ls88. Dear Sirs:— In answer to yuurs.iiskInK my opinion of the (Jurney Hot Water Heater wlilrh you sold me, would say that I have hint II I teen years" exi)erienee in heatlnti hot ti.iii....M til' tpi.ii.r- i.n,i rt..i.i> ^,iy ( |, (, (jupney Titt(?r, unil niiis ■d . Heater imnlm-i-.i . ,1 ymi im H W'lnder, til I til in pnwer iind rconitniy, iisiiiy .iiie-thlrd Icwh Iih-I loKel Maine results than any heater I have ever used. The brick-lined pi:»t I consider a special feature, ■^ as it retiders cornbustldn equal throughout the entire pot. Yours truly, Thomas liitA v. Florist. Illust. Catalogue & Testimonial Sheet Free. 'GuRNEY Hot Water Heater Co. 237 Franldin Street. BOSTON. MASS. SKLLING AGENCIES-M. II. .lulINRiiN. ss .l.ihn St.. N. V.; IlICK A Wiiitache MF(i. Co.. 42 Jt U W Monroe St.. Ohlcaiio, III.; T. R. Chase. :)1 ISdmund l>lace, Detroit, .\Ili-li.; William (;Alt]i.NKK 4 Cii' YM Third St., Portland, (iregon: J. I.. FttlHBlK, 536 Ptllia. St., CovinKton. Ky.; Valk Sl Ml-kdijch 1*: IK Jt ' liartell St.. Charleston. S. C. Mk.vthi.v Tuis Papek. Reduce your Coal xPURM AN STEAM HEATER £i ^#B ml¥liF%l ^ ESPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR "^B BHIHBHBH^^HHB WARMINO GREENHOUSES. Gives a most aniform heat nixht and day. Can be run with less attenti'in. and a SAVING of fully 20 to 25 Per Cent. In Puel over any other method. Burns HARD or SOFT COAL. Endorsed by leading floriste. Send for fall niostrated Catalopie, showing liow to pipe and heat a house by steam. Addre'-B HKKFNUKKX M A VflFArTHRT^O CO.. GENKVA. N. v. SYRACUSE POTTERY CO. We wish to induce all tn try our flower pots now before the sale of iSSg opens. Prices of our READY PACKED CRATES in 1889 will be for spot cash— 3,160Thumbs, 2,62,'. 2H-inoh, 1,875 2S-lnch, $8.00; 1.300 special 3-ln., I.l.W a-fnch. 6.00; 600 4-inch. $1.76; VO 6-inch ».S0 8.00: b.m: ■TO 4H-iDCll, 3.90; 108 7-incll 4.00 7.25; 8-.i 3',;-lnch 5.50: 320 5-inch 4 40; 60 8-inch, 4.00 But to attract new trade we now offer UNTIL DEC. 31st , 5 per cent. Discount on all Sizes. deducted from above crate nrire.s leflvp.q the net ntipfi rpr rnnn — SRI? 1 This deducted from above crate prices leaves the netpiiceper looo — SEE HOW LOW!— 7 inch, fcs.io; 6 inch, J20.90; 5-inch, I13.1S; 4-inch, I7.51; special 3-inch, l4-.iS; 2^4 -inch, $1 69; 2 '4' -inch, $2 90; thumbs, I2.42 per 1000, but only for a few days. Send your order by Dec 31st and we will fill it at 5 off, but we allow no discount in 1SS9. Samples free iu first crate. Our freight rates are very low. Try a crate. J. NEAL PERKINS. Manaoer, SYRACUSE. N. Y. Wliilldin Pottery Co. JERMV Cllv, N J., Oct. nth, iSss. I have carefully examined the " STANDARD" Pot adoptfd by the Society of American Florists, and am thoroughly satisfied that it is the best model ofa pot I have ever seen. The projection or" foot" at the bottom of the pot insures perfect drainage when placed on a smooth surface, and the deep rim or band at the top gives it strength, where the danger from breakage mostlv occurs. I estimate that the loss from breakage by the use of this pot will be at least 25 per cent less than that of the ordinary pot, without the deep band or rim. PETER HENDERSON. For price list of tlie STANDARD" POTS THE WHILLDIN POTTERY COMPANY, No. 713 & 715 Wharton St.. PHILADELPHIA, PA. 1 1 KOR SALK. THE CUTS USED IN ILLUSTRATING THIS PAPER. Write for prices on any which you have seen in previous issues and would like. AMERICAN FLORIST CO. CIX10.A.00. FOUND GUILTY! No. 25 Beverly Street, BOSTON. MASS. GciiirHl Ac'""! for tlie "LVDIK" Steam & Hot Water Heating Apparatus FOR GREENHOUSES. CONSERVATORIES. ETC. Has heen r-irnially tried anti convuied by a jury of over UW> Klorlsts and (hardeners in the U.S. and (^anada of dolnjr the best and ni'ifttsatlsfaeiorv work for the least money. Fur authentic reports of these juri.rs. address Tie "CONVICTED," 25 Beyerly St., BOSTON, MASS. 222 The American Florist. Dec. 15 Index to Advertisers. AdTertlsIng Bates, etc.211 Allen, C.H. 2ir, Allen S L&Co 215 Allen. W. 8 211 Bayersdorfer M M&Co21.'j Benard. B 20!) Berger, H. H. & Co. . . .218 Bishop W R 217 Blanc A 217 BrackenridKe & Co 218 BraKue. L. B 217 Burrow J G 318 Cassell, J O 215 Curwen, John J r 209 Desmond Wm 218 De Veer, J. A 214 Devine, Peter 221 Dlez, John L., & Co.... 221 Dillon, J. L 211 21fi Dreer. H. A 213 21,8 Fassett.F. K. & Bro....2l5 Fisher Bros S Co 213 Fisk ,lt Randall 211 Foster F W 221 Kulweiler PC 2211 Garden & Forest 217 Gardiner John & Co. .,213 Gasser, J,M 240 Glddines, A 2'5 Grey, Ben.1 218 Greene W W Son & Sayles 2Iti Griffith, Jas 220 Griffith, N.S 218 Gumey Heater Co 221 Hales, H. W 221 Hallock, V. H., & Son. .215 Hammond, Ben].. .213 215 Hammond & Hunter.. 211 Hargadine K W 213 Herendeen Mfg. Co.. .221 Herr, Albert M 216 Hesaer WJ 213 Hlgley, Henry G 217 Hllflnger Bros 220 Hippard E 215 Hltchings* Co 222 Hooker, H. M 222 Horan, Bdw C 211 Horticultural Times. .213 HoytRD 218 Hughes B G 217 Ives.J.H 221 Jansen, Bd 215 Joosten, C. H 215 Kennlcott Bros 21 1 Kimball, AS 211 King, James 213 Kramer I N & Son 216 Krlck, W. C 222 La Roche &StahI 211 Libby B H 212 216 Little WS 218 Lockland Lumber Co 220 McAlllBter, F. K 215 McCarthy, N. F. & Co. 211 Mc Farland J Horace 214 217 Mathews, Wm 218 Merrick, A. T 220 Michel Plant&SeedCo215 Miller, Geo. W 218 Mitchell Chas L 211 Monon Route 215 Mullen Geo 211 Myers&Co 222 Oelschig A C 215 Olsen M 211 I'ennockChasE 211 Perkins.J. N 221 Phila. Im. DesignCo . ..217 Plenty, Josephus 221 Quaker City Mch. Wks220 Reed & Keller 220 Keniird Joa 20'.l Reichers, F A &Sohne218 Eoemer, Frederick 215 Rolker. A. & Sons 216 Sander & Co* 213 Schneider Fred 21(1 Bchulz, Jacob 209 Soollay, John A 222 Shelmire W R 2111 Sheridan W F 211 Siebrecht 4 Wadley...218 Situations. Wants 209 SpauldingT H 216 Spooner, Wm. H 209 Steffens. N 220 Stewart, Wm. J 211 Straiten & Storm 220 Strauss. C.&Co 211 Swayne Wni 216 Thompson Geo&SonB.2l6 Thomson, Mrs J. S. R 223 Thorpe Jno 21,, Tritschlsr M & Sons... 21'' U S Nurseries 21!; Vaughan.JC 211 213 2U21;| Weathered, Thos.W..22,? Welch Bros 21; WilksS MfKCo 22' Wisconsin Flower Ex.21 Whilldin Pottery Co.. 22.' .21I Whitnall Frank. Wittbold, Geo 21s Wolff, L. Mfg. Co 22° Woodrult W B 21^ Wood, LC.,&Bro,!!!'.!2l'' Young, Thos.Jr.,*Co.2ly Cost of Greenhouse Construction. Can any of your correspondents give the cost of building two greenhouses one hundred feet long by twenty feet wide, side walls three feet high, wooden posts boarded and clap-boarded ? And which would be the most economical way to heat the same by steam or hot water? Said houses to be used for forcing roses and general flowering plants for whole- sale. Temperature to run not less than fifty-five degrees in zero weather. Gloucester, Mass. Enoiirkr. St. Louis. At the last meeting of the local Florists' Association officers for the ensuing year were elected as follows : Chas. Connon, president ; S. Kehrmann, secretary ; Alex. Waldbart, treasurer. J. M. Hudson, formerly with the Jordan Floral Co., has opened a wholesale cut flower store at 1225 Market street. Chas. Connon and C. Young & Sons have had fine displays of chrysanthe- mums. John Young is recovering from injuries received by a fall from a wagon caused by the breaking of a wheel while driving. Wm. Schray has built two rose houses 20x85 each; Luther Armstrong two 100 x 17 each ; J. W. North one 120 x 25. SEED OF EVENING GLORY. ( White seeded var.). i. e. Moonflower. Pink Moon- tlower Is a novelty not yet offered the trade. Eula- lias. Jap. var. and Zebrina. MRS. J. S. R. THOMSON, Spartanburg, S.C. GREENHOUSE HEATING AND VENTILATING. Superior Hot Water Boilers. JOHN A. SCOLLAY. 74 & 76 Myrtle Ave.. Brookyn, N. Y. W Send for Catalogue. Sectional View. FOR HEATING GREENHOUSES GRAPERIES, POULTRY-HOUSES, ETC. ALSO FOR HEATING WITH HOT WATER UNDER PRESSURE VENTILATING APPARATUS For Raising Sashes in Greenhouses. GALVANIZED SCREW EYES And Wire for Trellis Work. Send for Catalogue. f hos. 1. lealtiered, 46 & 48 MARION ST., ni Y. Greenhouse Heating ^^^ Ventilating HlfcHlNQS 81 CO. 233 Mercer Street, Hew York. Ri^e Jfattepr)s oj JSoilers, Eighteen Sizes, ^ ooppngaizia Kipe jSex JSeilzPS £>ei(aale JSeilePS, (!ier)iceil J^oilePS, JSase ]©upr)ir)a XSj aiar flziaizr^ Perfect Sash Raising Apparatus. Send 4 cents postage for Illustrated CatalQgud. 4 Kor Heating Greenhouses, Graperies, CONSERVATORIES, ETC. ALSO Cast Iron Pipe, Fittings, Valves and all Material for Heating by Hot Water. Send for Catalogue. MYERS & CO. 1173 So. 9th St,, PHILADELPHIA. Florists' Letters. Emblems, Monograms, Etc PATENT APPLIED FOR. TheseletterH are made of the best ImmortelieB, wired im wood or metal frames with holes to Insert tooth- plcbB. Send for Sample. 2-in . purple per 100. $3.00 Postage 15 ets. per 100. Also dealer in Florists Sup plies. Send forOatalOKue. W. C. KRICK, 1287 Broadway. Brooklyn, New York. M. M. Bayersdorfer & Co.. rhilfl^ Agts. for Penna. J. C Vaughan, Chicago. Agt. west of Penna. ILL eiZKS OP SINGLE AND DOlfBLK THICK GLASS FOR GREENHOUSES. ALL, GLAZIERS' SUPPLIKS. W^ Writ* for Lateit Friooa. Mention American Florist. w wemmn riLii Rmerics is "the Prcu/ of ti ■';:;(;•/; there mnii he more corn fort /JmirlRhips, hut we are the first to touch Unknou/n Seas,' ¥ol. IV. CHICAGO AND NEW YORK, JANUARY 1, 1889. with Supplement. No. 82. Copyright, i88S, by American Florist Company, Entered as Second-class Mail mat.ter. Published on the ist and 15th of each month by THE AMERICAN FLORIST COMPANY. Gknerai. Offices, 54 l,a Salle Street, Chicago. Eastkrn Office, Room 15, Vanderbilt Building, New York. All communicatious should be addressed to the general office at CKicago, SOCIETY OF AMERICAN FLORISTS. John N. May, Summit, N. J., president ; W. J. Palmer, Buffalo, N. Y., vice-president; Wm. J. Stewart, 67 Bromfield St., Boston, Mass.. secre- tary ; M. A. Hunt, Terre Haute. Ind., treasurer. The fifth annual meeting at Buffalo, N. Y., August 20, 21, 22, l8Sg. The Execdtive Commi-ptee of the Society of American Florists meets at Buffalo, N. Y., on Tuesday the 15th inst. to arrange a programme for the conven- tion of 18S9. The American Florist has always been and always will be strictly a trade paper. Its subscribers include only flo- rists, nurserymen, seedsmen, gardeners and the employes of those in these lines. It is the only strictly trade paper for flo- rists published, in this or any other country. It was started as a trade paper and has been maintained as such only. The wholesale prices which appear in our columns are seen only by those in tlie Inidc. When any one solic- iting an adv. from you for some other publication makes any statement regard- ing the Florist contrary to above you may set it down as false. Pots of Uniform Sizes and Shapes. At the morning session of the second day of the convention of the S. A. F. held in New York city in August last, the committee appointed (by the executive committee at their meeting in January preceding) to "consider the propriety of recommending the florists of America to adopt uniform sizes and shapes of pots," made a report strongly recommending that the society should adopt a uniform standard of sizes and patterns, and sub- mitted samples of what it couceived to be the best adopted for the uses of flo- rists. Considerable discussion followed, developing the fact that the members were almost unanimously in favor of adopting the idea advanced by the com- mittee; the matter was, however, referred back to the committee for consideration and a further report at a subsequent session. At the afternoon session of the same day a paper was circulated by the com- mittee among the members for signa- tures, which was headed as follows : "The undersigned, members of the S. A. F., hereby give notice that in future they propose to buy only standard sizes of pots as adopted by the society;" this was signed by over three hundred firms, or nearly all to whom it was presented. After adjournment of the convention the committee (in accordance with instruc- tions received at the meeting) caused to be made another set of pots somewhat wider at the bottom and with other im- provements; these latter samples were submitted during the months of Septem- ber, October and November to a large number of the leading florists of New York, Philadelphia and other sections and received unanimous approval. The committee has done all in its power to secure a pot as nearly perfect as possible and has sent to most of the potters in America a copy of an engrav- ing giving the exact sizes and shapes as approved, (those who have been inad- vertently omitted will be supplied on application to the chairman, R. Craig, 49th and Market streets, Philadelphia, Pennsyl?ania). It is to be hoped that the makers of flower pots throughout the country will cheerfully and quickly respond to the wishes of their patrons and furnish them with what they so much desire. ROBT. Craig, chairman of committee. [See supplement to this issue with cut showing the exact shape and sizes of the standard pot as adopted by the society. Post it up for reference.] The Heating of Greenhouses. The leading question among florists, especially those commercially engaged, is how their greenhouses may be most satisfactorily heated. Economy of fuel is demanded with a persistence bom of a conviction that they are not now getting such results as are due to them. They naturally ask: Why is it that with all the advancements made in the science of heating and ventilation, greenhouse heat- ing has to a great extent stood still for twenty- five years ? There are some difficulties encountered in greenhouse heating which have un- doubtedly deterred engineers from giving to greenhouse work the same careful study which has been applied to other departments of their calling. We are compelled to acknowledge that the average or typical greenhouse in this country is heated with very little regard to economy of fuel. So long as the flo- rist's greenhouse stock has grown well he has heretofore paid his coal bills ungrudgingly. What are the recjuisites to a perfectly heated greenhouse ? First: A system of trausmission and radiation which will maintain a uniform temperature of radiating surface ; this radiating surface must be so located that the hot air currents are positive and in the right place, rising up behind the benches under the glass and breaking up the cold counter current which always follows down under the glass, unless forcibly broken up and pushed away by the hot current off the pipes. We have seen many houses in which the direct reverse of this was true, the cold current dropping directly on the plants. The cold or counter current of air should all of it so far as the side benches are con- cerned, pass close to the floor under the benches till it comes into proximitj- of the pipes, where it is expanded and forced up behind the bench and under the glass. There must be a sufficient amount of radiating surface to maintain the required temperature and such sur- face must be so distributed that tjie house temperature will be practically uniform in all parts of it. Second: A furnace and generator of simple design and durable material; no complex parts are allowable. A sectional device mai'e up of innumerable joints sure to leak and cause annoyance cannot be tolerated by the greenhouse propri- etor. Every part of it must be of easy access to clean and brush out and to make repairs. The furnace must show economy in the combustion of fuel; must be easy to fire. The whole apparatus must be of ample power; under complete control of fireman, and easy to manage. Ha\-ing all this and a well built house a superior heat is bound to follow. The two distinctive .systems most largely used, the steam and the hot water systems only, will be noticed in this article. Each system is thoroughly practical and capable of showing a very high degree of economy. It is net our purpose to enter into a critical compar- ison of all the merits of these two systems or to prove by argument and practical data the superiority of one over the other, but to direct attention to a few of the most salient features of the two systems. It is now quite well understood and acknowledged by engineers, and green- house men as well, that steam is a very convenient medium for the transmission of heat long distances. That it does it with little loss from friction in the pipes and when properly piped no diminution or appreciable diminution of pressure, and with no diminution of pressure there can be no diminution of heat in any pipe no matter how remote from the boiler; a fact we cannot absolutely attain in any hot water system. These two points, the low factor of loss from friction and the uniform temper.tture of .ill radiating sur- faces are strong and incontrovertible facts in favor of the steam system, and can not be claimed by any other system we are acquainted with. The perfect 224 The American Florist. Jan. ease with which every steam pipe is con- trolled, makes the system very popular with those who have steam plants de- signed and constructed in accordance with the best practice. Without going further into the merits of steam we will take up the hot water system and so far as this article is con- cerned will assume that hot water prop- erly applied to greenhouse heating is in all cases a very superior heat, very economical in its actual results, and that in many situations it is superior to steam, more economical of fuel and attendance than any steam plant is capable of. But we must allow and assume at the start that hot water heat is not quite so uni- form as the steam heat, which is in- variable or varies only with the pressure. The hot water after being expelled from the boiler is continuall)' and gradually imparting its heat to the surrounding air till it is again returned to the boiler, several degrees colder than when it left it. This feature of loss and lack of uniform temperature of hot water pipes and the friction which must be overcome in forcing this water through long pipes are inherent to the hot water system, and is in an absolute sense beyond the control of the engineer. However, an intelligent use of the means at his com- mand should, and we think does, enable him in a great measure to overcome these difficulties and bring the hot water sys- tem to a plane of excellence, even in this particular, nearly equal to steam. It is our experience that in extreme cold weather in our northern climate, there is no system of heat known to the en- gineering profession, which can show better results than a good steam system of the most approved type, unless we allow the hot water system a much greater radiating surface than is allowed the steam system. We have little left us now to bolster up our favorite system of hot water from an economical point of view except a lower temperature of radiating surface, and consequently a lower chimney temper- ature. If we assume a pressure of 15 lbs. in our steam boiler we have 3 steam tem- perature of about 250 degrees Fahr. That temperature is constant. To main- tain it we must have a high furnace temperature, and when the gases of com- bustion have passed out from the boiler, having produced all the possible useful effect, there must be in the chimney a temperature many degrees higher than the steam temperature, which we have assumed to be 250 degrees. The chimney temperature will be governed largely by the useful effect or economy accom- plished in the boiler. The nearer the chimney temperature approaches the steam temperature the greater and more noticeable will be the economy of fuel in the furnace. Now it must be observed that in the steam system this chimney temperature is nearly constant, no matter how great the fluctuation in temperature of the out door air. We can't raise steam without 212 degrees of heat and without steam we can transmit no heat into the houses. Tersely expressed the steam boiler chimney is always hot, never less than 220 degrees and often 300 degrees and over. Here then is the problem which confronts the steam engineer. How, during a mild night with a steam plant at his command, and this stream of hot gas rushing up the chimney into space out of his reach, to make this plant do the work with a fair showing of economy. Well, the problem is before him but he has not yet solved it. The hot water apparatus under the same conditions yields to his wishes beautifully. A slow fire imparts a gentle heat to the water, circulation at once commences, the necessary radiation heat is soon obtained and an examination will show that the temperature in the chim- ney is not high enough to burn the hand. Under the former conditions, or zero weather there can be little difference of economy in the two systems, for if we allow the hot water system the same amount of radiating surface as the steam system, the radiation temperature must be the same in each system. In raising the radiation temperature our chimney temperature is raised with it, and our hot water economy goes up the chimney along with it. It follows then that hot water apparatus should have a more liberal allowance of radiating surface than steam requires, otherwise we do not derive all the benefit which belongs to it. With an out door temperature of 30° to 40°, a very moderate temperature in the hot water pipes will maintain the required house temperature, and we can produce this low temperature granted a boiler of the best construction, without creating a high temperature in the chim- ney. It is this saving of heat which makes the constructing engineer, who is striving to meet the demands of his cus- tomers for a fuel saving apparatus, look so kindly upon hot water as a medium to receive and carry the heat generated in the furnace to his radiating pipes. The problem of reducing this high smoke stack temperature is solved with hot water as a conveying medium provided the boiler is of a good type and is capable of utilizing a due portion of the heat from the furnace. Careful investigation and experiment has led the writer somewhat against his will or former ideas to the opinion that for all small plants, and many large ones, hot water will produce, or is capable of producing, results tending toward true economy, that with our present knowl- edge of steam can not be attained by any system of steam heat. Assuming this to be true the next in- quiry is how we can best perfect and carry out a good hot water system for greenhouses. It is not within the scope of this article to enter into a detailed description of the many different hot water systems in use. The underlying principle which governs them all is essentially the same in each. The heat- ing profession, and the florists as well, are gradually gravitating toward a higher pressure system than the old low tank system involved. Instead of the old cumbersome 4 inch cast iron radiating pipes, wrought iron pipes with screw threads are most in favor. Some en- gineers have found I'iinch pipes very successful, I inch pipes have also been used. The writer's best success has been achieved by the use of 2'< and 2-inch pipes. The closed system of hot water heating can be made to do effective work, but it is more or less complicated in some of its features, and deserves in the estima- tion of many authorities little attention from those interested in the promotion of greenhouse heating. An open system under a pressure of ten to twenty pounds without any expansion tanks in the greenhouses, has m^y desirable features. We have obtained the best results with that system. We have this year heated the new houses of Mr. Julius Scharff, of Floral Park, Long Island, with that system, with extremely promising results. We hope later on, when the weather is colder, to make some experimental tests with this apparatus, and if they prove to be of value and interest the result will be fur- nished to the readers of the Florist. Mr. Scharffs houses are built in rota- tion with a large roomy shed across the ends of the houses. The boiler pit is located in the shed. The mains rise directly over the boiler and run along the ends of the houses and over the green- house doors ; from these mains the "feeders" drop down to the radiating pipes under the benches. The return main is in the shed and runs along the ends of the houses under the floor. All the mains and auxilliaries, shut off valves etc. are in the shed. The radiating pipes are 2'. and 2 inch. The outward flow pipe is 2';-inch; at further end of the house turns and branches into two 2- inch pipes on the return. Two of the houses are not separated by inside partitions. In these a 2 '2 -inch feeder branches into two 2-inch pipes which are hung under the gutter between the two benches; the return is duplicate of the outward flow and suspended directly under them. This arrangement gives a very uniform distribution of heat under both benches and leaves the entire space under them free for any useful purpose. It will be noted by most that this method of hang- ing pipes is not desirable for more than two houses, for if more than that number were left open without partition the cut- side wind pressure would certainly press the air inside of houses to leeward, and make the houses of uneven temperature. There could however be no objection to erecting the partition between the two lines of pipe which would effectually stop the evil. Hanging the pipes in this position produces a very natural and desirable circulation of air throughout the houses. The pipes from their posi- tion under the gutter compels the hot air current to rise behind the benches and push away the cold current which natu- rally falls from the glass in close prox- imity to the plants. In this plant the water tank which supplies the greenhouses is in the shed. This tank was utilized for the water sup- ply to boiler and is also made to serve as an expansion tank for the whole system. The height of tank is sufficitnt to create a pressure in the pipes of about fifteen pounds, which allows a hot water temper- ature of nearly 250 degrees, a heat equal to the usual temperature employed in steam apparatus. The circulation is very strong and rapid and the water returns to the boiler very hot. In describing this apparatus we have already occupied so much valuable space that the subject of boilers must be left for another article. E. S. TlTUS. Hempstead, Long Island. Begonia Octopetala Lemoinea. Ed. Am. Florist: — I beg to send you a photograph of a a new kind of autumn flowering tuberous begonia. This nov- elty is the result of a crossing between Begonia octopetala L'Heritier and some of the finest tuberous rooted begonias. As you may judge from the photograph the result is a magnificent one, and the new race octopetala Lemoinea is one of the handsomest that I have ever raised. The root is somewhat irregular, length- ened, black; the herbaceous stem very short, in such manner that the leaves seem radical, these are broad, undulated, of a glossy green with round hairy stalks. The plant bears six to eight erect flower stalks big and hairy, a foot high loaded with large flowers. The individual blooms attain the size of three inches, rSSg. The a mer i ca n Fl oris r. 22S e.tG.OH\^ 0^:.^o?u^\.^ \-two\ut^ are composed of six to eight large oval petals, which give them somewhat of the shape of Anemone japonica or Anemone fulgens. A nearly complete range of colors from the pure white to the scarlet with various shades of pink and carmine, is to be found in this new class which produces a beautiful show of blooms at the time when the brigntness of the tuberous begonias is over. The photograph was taken November 10, 188S, in my nursery from a variety of Begonia octopetala Lemoinea with pink flowers and is one sixth natural size. Nancy, France. V. LkmoinE. Notes on Building Good Greenhouses. Florists I think will unanimously agree with me when I say that one of the most i nportant branches of our business is the building of first class greenhouses, thus laying a good foundation from which the natural expectation will be good results. Those contemplating the erection of such houses will find it to their advan- tage to visit those recently built by Mr. Chas. S. Price at L:insdowne, I'a. , as they are certainly the most complete houses erected in this vicinity and this opinion is the universal one expressed by great numbers of florists who have inspected them. One of the first things one must look at is the location. In this respect Mr. Price is particularly fortunate as the ground on which he has built has a southern exposure with a gentle slope in that direction the greenhouses facing the same way thus reaping all the benefits of the sun's rays, which are so necessary, especially so to one in his business, that of raising cut roses for the Philadelphia market. There are six houses and they are all the same size, hxjxjo; the posts are of cedar, very, heavy and placed but four feet apart; the walls are of triple thick- ness, first being rough boards then com- ing a lining of heavy building paper, which is finally covered by the outside ("leruian siding; thus one will see that there are no cracks or crevices through which the cold air can creep in and this means quite a saving in steam, in which system of heating Mr. Price firudy believes. First quality French glass will be found in these houses, large panes 16x24, there are eight panes, 24-inch, between the front wall and the ridge, the sash bars i 'jxvinch are supported about half way by iron pipe some i '4 - inch, the ridge being strengthened by a like pipe every ten feet. The ventilating apparatus is the neatest and strongest I have ever seen being arranged in the following manner: About one foot from the bottom of the ridge there is a cross i,'4Xi inch, the inch way being reamed out so as to allow the i-inch pipe that is used for the shaft- ing to work more easily. It will be noticed that the shafting is directly un- der the ridge, this may at first thought appear to make it very difficult for the anns on the ventilators to work properly, but it does not have that effect as the ventilators work very easily, in fact more so than any others which have ever come to my attention. Two of the " F.vans' Challenge Machines" are placed in each house, they are giving entire satisfaction and Mr. Price endorsesthem most highly. Another evidence of the popularity which the locomotive boiler enjoys in our business is here given as Mr. Price has placed two of them in his cellar which has been excavated some ten feet below the surface of the ground and walled up in a most substantial manner by a hard stone which abounds in the locality. The boilers are each of 2S-horse power and he has them so arranged that either one or both may be used as required. A good idea and one which I believe is original with Mr. Price, is that in casing the smoke stacks, which is by a galvanized covering, a space of four inches has been alloweil so as to let all the dust, etc. have a free and unobstructed passage from the cellar to the open air, and this is something which readily commends itself as a great convenience. The shed or work room is placed very advantageously, there being three houses on either side of same connecting with each and every greenhouse and is 1 6 X yo feet. The water supply is also worthy of mention. Mr. Price, not believing in the efficacy at all times, especially the sum- mer season, of the wind mill, has a steam pump of the Worthington make, which throws a continuous 2-inch stream up to his tank some twenty feet above the ground, said tank having a capacity of 4i5oo gallons. In connection with the shed I would state that the roof has a slight slope so as to run off the water, and along the edge the tin which forms the covering is kept up three inches on either side so as to prevent any icicles from forming and dropping on the glass. The space between each house is twelve feet, and consequently none of them are shaded by each other and thereby all the light possible is attained. The benches are all made of iron and have slate bottoms, the side benches are placed eight inches from the walls so as to make allowance for any drip to fall behind the bench and so not injure in any way the plauts on the benches. A strong hook driven in each of the cedar posts serves to keep the benches perfectly firm and steady. The center benches are three feet wide with a passageway be- tween them of twelve inches so as to permit of syringing, etc., and in not hav- ing this space eighteen inches instead of twelve inches, Mr. Price thinks he has made a mistake which otherflorists would do well to avoid, as twelve inches is not room enough for a boy and still less for . a man to work in comfortably. These center benches are fastened to the i '4 - inch pipe which supports the roof by hooks matT Grandiflora (Bemaix). — The large- flowereil single multiflora makes a gigan- tic climber, and when covered with its great white flowers is most beautiful. First class certificate Royal Horticul- tural Society. Josephine Borland (Bernaix'). — A hybrid polyantha very distinct from the miniature Mignonette type, having per- fectly fonned almost white flowers of considerable size, but solitary; dwarf habit and most free. Lady Helen Stewart (Dickson). — This beautiful crimson rose appears to have been well suited by the cool season and has been constantly very finely ex- hibited. In the garden it has been in- cessantly in flower both during summer and autumn, and from its erect habit and immense freedom has been most effect- ive. The blooms are of good size, with large smooth petals, always expanding well, and the variety is altogether most reliable. Mme. Bols (C. I.evet). — A most attract- ive addition of the \'ictor \erdier race, but quite distinct in color; the flowers are very large, well formed, and of great depth, and of a most telling shade of fresh rose color. The plant is vigorous and free and the flowers most constant. Mme. Desir (Periiet perei. — A large, very full, distinct salmon-rose flower, which in a hot season will probably prove valuable. Mme. de WierrE (Leveque). — It is igipracticable to continue trailing about this rose's interminable original appella- tion, and it will therefore be best at once to employ the above shortened form. The variety is a promising dark rose of good size and form, very fragrant, free blooming, perpetual and a vigorous grower. Mme. Henri Pereire (Vilin).— One of the very dark roses and an exceedingly fine flower; the plant free and very vig- orous. It has frequently been very finely exhibited during the past season, and is certainly not a variety to be lost sight of, Mme. Joskth Dkshoi.s (Guillot).— A very beautiful rose of first- rate quality. The habit is sturdy and erect, as in Cap- tain Christy, from which, however, it is totally distinct; the flowers are large, perfectly formed, almost pure white, with a rich flush of salmon rose in the center, and are most freely produced, the variety constituting an invaluable addition to the light hybrid perpetuals. Mme. Trkyve-Marik (Liabaud) may be described as a cherry-colored Marie Baumann, not (juite so good in quality, but of similar form and more erect, and of so taking a shade as to be well worth growing. Mat. Baron i Veuve Schwartz) has been a good deal exhibited this year, but is of a deplorably gloomy color. Mrs. John Laino (Bennetti has proved the most constant rose of its color. Every bloom comes perfect and the plant is most vigorous and free. The only possible objection that can be urged against it is that its color is rather an ordinary shade of rose, but in the autumn wlu-n abundant flowers are produced, even this objection does not hold good, for late in the year the color becomes more clear and pure. Silvi:r Oueen (Wm. Paul),— A good light rose very much in the way of Oueen of Queens, but more pleasing in color. The Puritan (Bennett) has caused little surprise by being out of doors this year a complete failure. The flowers are of such immense substance that it seemed impossible that they could ever expand without very great heat, and the absence of sunshine this year settled the ques- tion. As a rose for forcing at a high tem- perature it will probably be valuable. Of the i8S6 roses the most prominent by far has been the exquisitely beautiful Viscountess Kolkstone (Bennett), which seemed to defy the unpropitious Etason, and developed bloom after bloom in the greatest perfection. Charles Dickens, Clara Cochet, Florence Paul and Her Majesty were well exhibited from time to time, and in the autumn Miss House, which may be described as a greatly im- proved Bessie Johnson, has been very pretty in its delicate blush color. Mme. Musset and Raoul Guillard are two sim- ilar and fairly good reds of Marie Baumann race; Rosieriste Chauvry and Souvenir de Victor Hugo, two very free deep reds of Victor Verdier family; Max Singer, the hybrid multiflora, has proved a most useful red climber; and Princesse Amedee de Broglie makes a striking pillar rose, its immense growth being clothed with large flowers of a distinct shade of telling rosy carmine. Mention should also be made of Mme. Villy, that all growers may avoid it, for it is without doubt one of the most worthless roses that has been sent out for years; worse, if possible, than the similar Joseph Metral distributed by the same raiser two years earlier. Among the teas The Bride has been far in advance of all con- temporaries and is already a very general favorite ; Ye Primrose Dame, Reine Nathalie de Serbie, Comtesse de Frig- neuse and Claudius Levet have been fairly good, while the pretty colored bud varieties Marquise de Vivens and Souve- nir de Victor Hugo have been very charming in their way. Edmoiid de Biauzat makes a handsome plant with glossy and abundant foliage, and the flowers are of a very fresh rose color, but they are not large and are too irregular. Thus it will be seen that among the novelties of each year there are some that can already be confidently recom- mended, and it is only to be hoped that there will be found as many varieties above the average of interest among the Continental hybrids distributed here last spring as among those sent out the year before. — T. W. C, /;/ Loiido?! Garden. A Paris Flower Basket. Nothing is more striking to the com- mercial observer in foreign countries than the wide difference in the classes of plants and flowers sold, from the cheap- est to the dearest, while at the same time equally large business is done in the finest stores in one country with plants never so used in another. The handsome flower basket here shown which was photographed for us in Paris, is an instance of this kind. Four polyantha roses in bloom in 4-inch pots covered with moss filled the basket, ^hic)j wgs fifteep inches across at thj 230 The American Florist. Jan. /, bottom and twenty-eight inches high. Very dwarf dahlias and other plants are used in same manner. The basket re- tailed at 30 francs (f/.so). Influence of Wood Ripen- ing on Buds and Blooms. Paper read by Mr. E. Molyncux at the Chrysan- themum Conference, Sheffield, England. The ripening of the wood of chrysan- themums is a very important matter in the production of high-class blooms ; in- deed, without perfectly ripened wood it is impossible to have blooms of the finest quality. What I mean by perfectly ripened wood is wood that is ripened suf- ficiently by natural means as the result of correct treatment throughout. Suu is essential for the maturation of the wood in all stages of the plant's growth ; but in some seasons and districts there may be too much of it and in others not enough, and we must make the best of both circumstances. Wood-ripening does not consist in merely hardening the wood, but storing it with nutriment for the blooms. Forcing the ripening, so to say, by drought or in other ways, contracts the sap-vessels unduly, and im- pedes the free flow of nourishment for the blooms at a critical time. Those per- sons who practice such methods in culti- vation act erroneously and fail to produce the best blooms. Seasons vary so much, that the locality in which growers reside is a very import- ant factor in the production of good or bad blooms. Circumstances very often oc- curover which cultivators have no control. They cannot, for instance, excel during a cold, wet summer in a low, damp dis- trict. The higher and drier the locality the harder the wood, and the greater the disposition of the plants to set buds pre- maturely. This is a difficulty some have to contend with, myself among the num- ber. Where buds are persistently formed long before the time we wish to see them, much valuable time is lost in the growth of the plants in their various stages during the time the buds are forming. Moreover, high and drj' localities result in narrow petals and rather small, but solid blooms ; while reverse conditions promote broader petals and larger blooms. Where the locality is high, the air, although much rain may be registered, is drier than in the lowlands, and it is this dry air that hastens bud-foimation which gives so much trouble to some growers. The proper time to "take" buds of some var- ieties is upset altogether under such con- ditions. They form either too early or too late for producing the finest blooms. The question of dew isimportant. Dur- ing a hot and dry summer, as in 1887, the absence of dews in high lying districts is much felt. Dew invigorates, and its scarcity or absence has been the cause of many small blooms. We can regulate and control moisture in the soil, but have practically no power over it in the atmosphere. We may do our best and may do some good, but after all the most we can do is but little in providing com- pensation for what we may consider the shortcomings of nature. When the growth of plants is soft and gross, the latter particularly, and the wood pale green instead of brown in color, a want of ripeness is evident. Such plants produce blooms large in diameter, but they are usually lacking in depth and solidity of the petals. This is more noticeable in the incurved section than in the Japanese family. Blooms which are composed of extra broad florets are seldom if ever as solid as medium sized blooms having narrower petals; neither can the former be considered of such high quality as those deeper in build, and consequently more firm and more likely to stand fresh a longer time. Blooms having unusually broad florets often show decided roughness and irreg- ularity, and the grower is not able to present such blooms in the same highly finished condition as when the petals are narrower and the flowers more solid. The present season is considered to have been a bad one for the growth of large high class blooms, especially those of the incurved section. This is borne out by the examples which have been staged at various exhibitions. It cannot be said they have been of the highest quality, or as they have been shown in some past seasons. Some stands have been extra heavy in the size of the blooms, owing to the immense breadth of the florets, but many of the blooms lacked depth in proportion with diameter consequently they were not so solid as they would have been had the blooms been deeper in proportion to their breadth. After a summer like the past we expect to see large blooms which lack solidity and closeness of the petals — a condition which is mainly owing to the unripened state of the wood. I am not in favor of extra large blooms of the in- curved section, which are only large in one way — diameter — as they lack depth and solidity. My idea of an incurved bloom is one not great in diameter alone, but deep and firm in build, consequently of a better shape. Such blooms are never seen with extra broad petals, but they carry what is known as a good "shoulder." Such blooms as I have de- scribed are the result of perfectly ripened wood and are seldom met with after a season like the past. Where prizes are ofiered for the premier incurved bloom in a show, this honor generally falls to a specimen of the character indicated, and not to a flower which has merely two points in its favor — extra width of bloom and broadness of florets. Blooms which are generally chosen for this honor are usually remarkable for solidity and high finish, which qualities cannot be obtained from blooms which have extra broad and thin florets. The ripened character of the wood is the all-important factor in the production of blooms of the highest possible standard of excellence, and the complete maturation we seek isobtained, as far as seasons allow, by careful treat- ment from the beginning. The method of culture I advise as the most likely to obtain the desired end is that of growing the plants in a regular steady manner, not by fits and starts, such as applying water regularly for a time, then neglecting the plants for a few days. Regular attention to potting is important, as if the plants are allowed to become root-bound many roots must be broken in the process, causing a check to the steady progressive growth that is so desirable in plants for producing the finest blooms. Crowding the plants in their younger stages of growth is most hurtful, and antagonistic to the develop- ment of vigorous wood and foliage. Sufficient space should always be allowed the plants. When in their summer quarters they should be arranged in an open position where the sun can shine directly on them, but the position should be protected from north, east and south- westerly winds, which are often so de- structive early in the season when the plants are first placed out of doors. Many plants have been so injured by a loss of their lower leaves during May that they have never recovered the de- sired strength. South-westerly winds, which are prevalent during the end of August and the early part of September, often do much damage to the buds and leaves where the plants are much ex- posed. The flower buds and their pedun- cles are at that time so tender that they are apt to be whipped about and so cause a check to the development of the blooms. Some growers set too much store on plants with extra thick stems and gross green leaves. These are perhaps pleas- ant to look upon during the summer by the uuiniated, but when the test of good culture comes to be looked for, blooms possessing the desirable characteristics are generally missing. Very vigorous plants, as a rule, produce blooms devoid of solidity and other essentials. It is possible to have the plants in some seasons ripened too much in dry locali- ties. The summer of 1S87 was a most trying one to contend with in high and dry districts, where not a drop of rain fell for eleven weeks, and scarcely any dew during a greater part of that time. The remedy in this case is that of shading the pots from the sun during the hottest parts of the day, by boards set on edge in front of them, fern, cocoa-nut fibre, or mats. Such means keep the roots in a cooler state than they otherwise would be with the sun shining directly on the pots most of the day. In the absence of shade to the pots the roots on the sunny side are almost sure to be killed, and we all know what that means. Plants in low-lying districts invariably produce the broadest florets and the largest, but not the most lasting blooms. The advantage of those which are more solid in charac- ter is often exemplified when the two kinds have stood two days at a show and borne the heat of crowded rooms. Those which are firm remain so longer than those which are more or less loose. The latter quickly show an "eye," which proves their weakness and non-sustaining form. Flower-buds are generally produced upon plants at a more regular time in the various stages of growth when the plants are steadily, hence properly, ripened than when they are not, except in very high and dry localities, where thej- ripen their growth too early, causing premature bud- formation, which nmst be counteracted as much as possible, though it cannot always be prevented. Growers in the extreme southern counties often experi- ence too early bud-formation, caused by a too early ripening of the wood, which their northern brethren are strangers too. This generally occurs with the whole of the Queen family, the plants forming flower-buds at times between the end of March and the end of April. This causes a serious interruption in their future growth, and prevents the formation of buds at the time most desirable for the district in which the grower resides. AlMERICAN POMOLOGICAI, SOCIETY. — The twenty-second biennial session of this society will be held at Ocala, Fla., pebruary 20, 21, 22, 1889. i8Sq. The American Florist. 231 An American Chrysanthemum Society. The chrysantheimiiii continues to grow in popularity, and with the rapid increase in the number of varieties, large numbers originating here, in addition to those im- ported, some organized action must be taken to avoid a hopeless muddle in their nomenclature, and means taken to elim- inate the duplicates and poor varieties which are too frequently fouml in lengthy lists. In Ivngland this is in the hands of a society entitled the "National Chrysan- themum Society," and America is now in need of a similar organization. The American Society should work in har- mony with other similar societies, but should be a separate organization, com- posed entirely of Americans who under- stand the requirements of the American grower. Conservatory Decoration. This is a matter to which insufficient attention is paid by the commercial flo- rist. Every florist who does a general trade has a "show house" which is too frequently anything but a credit to him. There is room for great improvement in this direction. lie cannot expect to have all his houses as carefully arranged for effect as a private or park conservatory, but he should use more efTort to make his show house an exposition of his skill in both the growing and arranging of plants. Our illustration of a rock work in the conservatory at Forest Hill Cem- etery, Utica, N. Y,, is presented to stim- ulate ideas on this matter. Can you not arrange some nook in your show house to be equally attractive? New York Notes and Comments. The Florists' Club will give a dinner on or about January lo, on which occasion they expect to welcome brethren from Philadelphia and Boston. A general good time is antiiipated, and it will doubtless do something towards reducing that troublesome surplus. In future the meetings of the club are to be held in the evening instead of the afternoon, as here- tofore. This gives opportunitj' for at- tendance to those confined to business during the day. But it is an incon- venient change to many out of town members, who, after an evening session, will be compelled to go home on the owl train. One member said he would prefer an evening session, because in that case he could get a night off once a month to attend the club, but this is a point of view which will present itself to few married men. At the next meeting Mr. Samuel Henshaw will give a paper enti- tled "A Plea for the Old- Fashioned Her- baceous Border," which, it is hoped, will be followed by a discussion. So far th-ire has not been so much discussion as one would wish ; the members seem a little bashful about getting up and speak- ing their minds. It is a pity, too; so many of them are able to give much valuable information, and exchange of ideas should be a msrked feature at such meetings. Let every man come pre- pared to have his little say on any topic that comes up, and we are not likely to hear that the society is losing its grip. Ouite a little txcitement was caused recently by the rumor that a great mag- nate of the seed trade had c)ienet H)cent>in line (seven wonlsl ouch inser- tion. Cush must ncf'iiMipHny order. Fltint advu. not admitted under this head. yiTl'ATlON WANTKl) n ... By H ^iirdi'ner fully Cfini- tCMil In pri>pH»:Htiin: lunl ail ureenlnnise wiTk, ri'ss <■ . cure Aineriiiin t-'lurint, ChicaK*'- ^rriA'rH)\ WANTKD Ity a flrst-cliiss t1..rlst lis s Addro» foreman and prupaKiitor in cuinnierctHl olacc- Ircss K E. Pausuns. care Cuttsk'e Hotel Kansas ("ity. Md. SITUATION WANTKl I -Any person who is in want of H seeilsmnri or tlont^t, ran 11 nd oiif who knows his bueines'*. hv adtircssinp (statinc wiit:t>s uiven il KM-:Kt. \ . fare AmerUun Kinrist, ChlcaK". SITUATION WANTKl) As gardener and Hiirlst. H8 Ilrsi or second nmn in private place pre- ferred; need 2:>; exi.erienced: dlspn^at'ed Feh. 20. Address 11. V. 1'., American Klorl»l. Chicago. SITUATION WANTKIJ-AsKHRlcner: thor.iuk'hiy O cxiHTirnced in lUrcink' all kinds ni' veu'Olahlos; capnhle oi iiikint; diurye of the tjcst tianlens. tcm- ptTttte and Willi tifj. Box :i. care ArnericHn Klurisl, oiTl'ATION WANTKlt— By a lirnt-clRss k'ardcner O (private or ctminiercial ); 1'.' years' experience in all hranches of nardenirH orchids and roses espe- cially. German, oiarricd, no children, Addre-'S HANS Von OtntT/EN Mont Clair, N.J. VITIATION WANTED -(Commercial establish- O mcnt or private place in want i>t" competent and actinn luaiiimer practically posted on all matters pertatnliits' to the business. Address for all partic- ulars A. B.. American Klorist. Chicago. CIITI'ATION WANTKO-As gardener, private or io commercial place. A^'edL'ti; I,' yeiir.s'expericnce: tiorman: sinjrle: capable ot tukinj; char^^e of tlrst- cla»B Krecnhouses. Bef*t ul reterences. Address r..w.. w»..,.vi.„ <"< ^M.^.,^,., m ji^rrjaburg. Pa. cla»BKrecr.,...-.,v,... -.v..-. ,-. .^.^, Cahl WAiiONKK, 4tU Cliestnui : SITUATION WANTED -By a practical tloriat gar- dener; (Jci man; eingle: 7 year." in l'nltel)0 cash, balance in four annual payments. 0 percent. The other of 8 acres. 'I squares from <-ourt house, house of 6 rooms, up and down stairs. One pi.-ach, apple and plum orchard, with rich black loamy soil; good for florist or nursery business. Never tailing water. Price. $4,000. For more particulars, address I* (>. Box ■,*.« Denton. Texas. Florist business in a large and growing city in New York State— Paying and increasing business, valua- ble real estate— lO.OlW square feet of glass, thorougfi- ly heated; large stock Palms, Uoses. etc.. etc. Sat- tsfactury reasons for selling. A fine opoortunity for a young man. Advertiser will take interest as silent partner with responsible parly. Terms and particulars unon aoplicat'on to Ui).";k.s. care American Florist, ('hicago. .\bout .i,(KX) feet of SECOND HAND 4-inch Greenhouse Pipe. Send net cash price to SCHILLER & MATLANDER. Cook Co., Nii.ES Centru, III. Mention Amerlaui Florist. 15. i?i5i*^Ar«T>, Orleans, France. HOSES ON THEIR OWN ROOTS a- sfecialty. Nursery Stock of all Descriptions Kit pill lii-iiliirf tiiipiv to B. uk;iva.i-«i3, Jr., IV () M'>rlimi J^Hil I*!.*!.''.. Crtl. JOM3V CUI^WKKJ, Jr., C3-E]SrEIiA.X. GREENHOUSE STOCK AND ROSES. villa Nova I". <>., Delaware Co. Pa. Mone^ Order Office : Bryn Mawr. Pa. Imported H. P. Roses. Worked low on the Manettl Stock, offer the best re- sults to the florist, blooming freely and giving plen- ty of cuttings lor propagating quickly. Kine plants for sale by the lOU lilU |«lrtirU. 01 unsurp's'd M>KTi:i). — quality (Liii \»: Umrougnly relit* on 1.1 pruduce a fine crof ul till' bent .>IuHh- ruuiiiM* Our stoctcs as the largest and trcHliCMl in the countrv. Quality guaranteed the BEST IN THE WORLD.Why spend your money on doubtful qualitv, when you can get the beMt at a price that ' will please you? We aell at rock-bottom prices forfirwi quality Mpii wit 'Z'i clH. per pound, Five pounds Ten pounds for St I. '20, Fifty pounds for SU5. One pound of spawn will plant a space 3 feet bv 4. " Spccinl prices for LARGER quantities. John Gardiner & Co., x^iiil.dTliihi'ai'pcnui' Bv mail, post-pi for Stl.OO.^By express, New Pure White Tea Rose The "QUEEN." This splendid new Rose originated with us two years ago, and having proved valuable, is now placedou sale. It is A PURE WHITE SPORT FROM SOUVENIR DUN AMI. A vigorous, healthy grower and continuous bloomfr, producine a great abimdance of Buds and Flowers all through the season. Flowers are PURE WHITE, show- ing no trace of Pink, makes goad finely formed Buds and is moderately full. Petals are thick and of good substance, opens well, is a good keeper and very sweet. We believe it will prove especially VA I UABLE FOR EARLY WINTER FORC- ING AS WELL AS FOR OPEN GROUND PLANTING, and recommend it for extended trial with the belief that it will be found a valuable acquisition to our list of Pure White Tea Roses. PRICE: Strong well matured plants from 2'iinch pots, I3. 50 per doz.; $2500 per hundred. Two year plants from 5-inch pots, fg 00 per dozen. THE DIMGEE & CONAED CO., We can now furnish in any quantity desired Debit and Credit Tickets of whicl we give below samples reduced one-half in size. DEBIT. /Jc^^^ 'o 188^ The debits are printed In hiack and the credits in red. so they can be readily distinjriiished. They are put up in hlnt'i((t (iC 100 ; .SO of earli, pi need Imrlt to tiiipk : thus luit one btoclc will have to he carried. By means 1)1 theMo tickels Hn einry of ji niile or reioipt ol troitds ran tie made anywhere — in the linn?*<' or in the field— anil afterwHrdM tiled. Tieltets for cacii tranxai'tlnn in your bujttness will make data from whirh a book- keeper can readily wtirk. Witli lhi« simple iiiul easy lueaniiuf keei>inK a record of your business can you iillord to netflect so important a matter .' I'rice of Tliki-ts, postpaid, 100, aOc: 'iOO, :i5c.; 300, 50c.: 500, 76c.: 1000, 811.40. A.AIEJFeiCA.lV F!*LOI«IST CO., 9-3: Xja Snllo Stiroet. C7X3:XC7.A.<3rC3. 234 The American Florist. Jan. /, Boston. It is many years since flowers htve been so scarce for the holidays as they have been this year. At the present writing it is too early to give a full report of the state of the mar- ket, but from present indications the holiday demand will be much in excess of the supply. This is due principally to the unprecedented season of dark sunless weather. The most Eurprising thing about it is the quality of the roses, carna- tions, etc., which have been brought in in such unfavorable weather, for much of the stock that is being received is very fine. Smilax is plenty with but little demand. Adiantum ferns are very scarce and will continue so for some time. Lily of the Valley is somewhat inferior, but on the other hand Roman hyacinths and tulips are unusuallj' good. In roses the drift of popular favor seems to be toward those varieties of recent introduction, such as the Beauty, Gontier and Bride. There are but few Jacqs in this market as yet, no hybrids and but very few Bennetts. Violets are in short supply and seem to be more popular than ever. • The sale of holly increases here every year. That received this season is of better quality than usual. Mistletoe is to be seen in but few stores, most of the florists having become completely disgusted at the useless condition in which it almost always arrives. Improper packing is the cause of all the trouble. The Gardeners' and Florists' Club will hold its annual supper in latter part of January. N. F. McCarthy has been elected to the Boston City Council. M. H. Norton received a unique and comforting Christmas gift. E. Sheppard, of Lowell, entertained a number of prominent florists at his home recently. Fred Mathieson did likewise. The potting shed was supplied with all the appointments of a first class hotel. David Allan wants to know whether Clematis Davidiana is a new species. S. Holiday Prices. I read with interest A. W. M.'s article on this subject and your reply in the December 15 Florist. I agree with A. W. M. that flowers should be for sale at such prices that people of moderate means can afford to buy them, and with you that flowers should be sold for all they will bring, as profits are small enough already and holiday seasons too short not to make the best of them. What the trade needs is a supply of flowers that can be sold at low prices, but at good paying profits to the grower and dealer. Why cannot such flowers as calendulas, bouvardia, etc. be grown in large quantities and offered at prices that will insure sales to the million ? My ex- perience is that people (I am speaking now of the general public) do not so much want roses as they do flowers of any sort that are bright, pretty and low in price. A glance at our flower markets will show that roses, carnations, violets and a few other sorts practically make up all holiday flowers offered; and these flowers are within the reach of compar- atively few persons. As the florist says we want this rose trade and have a right to it at the best profit we can obtain for our goods; but do we not want also the Irade of those thousands who will buy fifty cents to one dollar's worth of flowers even if they only get what costs twenty-five cents provided their money will buy a bunch; when they could not afibrd to purchase three roses for two dollars, even if these same three roses cost the dealer fifty cents each. What is needed are flowers for all at prices within the reach of all; but all flowers must show a good profit. Boston, Mass. M. B. Faxon. Baltimore Odds and Ends. One of the most notable events of recent occurrence here, was the banquet at Ren- nert's hotel, Dec. 6, in honor of Gen. Adam E. King. The decorations were very pretty, about two hundred plants, palms, ferns, etc., were tastefully arrang- ed and formed a perfect forest of foliage. The unoccupied side of a long table was arranged with smilax and roses. A mound three and a half feet in diameter and about four feet in height, stood in front of the presiding oSicer, the national colors in satin ribbon being fastened at regular intervals around the design and drawn to a point above it ; the design was composed chiefly of roses and Roman hyacinths. On the same table there were handsome baskets of Papa Gontiers and Brides. The center of another table was adorned with a balloon of roses between three and four feet in height. There were numerous other baskets of roses, and a couple of tables were decked with chrysanthemums. The chandeliers were handsomely festooned with smilax, and upon the napkin ring of each guest there rested an exquisite Gontier bud. .'Vs to the menu — " not knowing we cawn't say." We were the large and attentive au- dience the other evening at an impromptu discussion on the airing of greenhouses in winter and it recalled a statement made by President Halliday at a meeting of the florist club, to the effect, that he regarded any man as a lazy man who didn't air his houses more or less every day. The subject is one on which florists hold very different opinions, and some of our best growers regard it as absolute folly to air a house, no matter how hot it gets, if there is a cold wind blowing out doors. Nevertheless we believe that the admis- sion of a little fresh air every day results in healthier stock. When I took charge here last March, I found the roses badly used up with mildew ; every ventilator was securely nailed up, the former super- intendent having depended for fresh air on what might penetrate between the glass. My first work was to get the ven- tilators in working order, and they have been used every day up to date. I soon got rid of the mildew and haven't had a touch of it since. My experience in this case only served to strengthen my previ- ous convictions, that the admission of fresh air to rose houses every day — if only for five minutes — is one of the best pre- ventives in the world for mildew. Amongst a collection of statice seen recently I particularly noted S. Halfordii and S. profusa. They are both good var- ieties for fall and winter flowering, the former is the strongest grower, but pro- fusa is the most abundant bloomer, and the best for winter use. The average commercial grower might do worse thati handle a few plants of it. Like others of its class it likes a rich, light soil, with plenty of water during the growing sea- son ; the temperature of an ordinary greenhouse will be sufficient, but to get them at their best all the varieties should be grown in a temperature of 60° to 70°. A. W. M. Postage on Flowers. The question was asked of Mr. Peter Henderson at the convention in New York if the reduction in postage included all flowers. He replied, "Yes, there is no doubt about it, because the law says 'plants and cuttings,' and you can not make any difference between the flowers and the cuttings." The postmaster here demands the old rate of sixteen cents per pound. How is it in other places? C. F. G. Mr. Alfred Anderson, Portland, Oregon, sends us a bloom of Souvenir de la Malmaison rose which he states was cut December i from a plant budded September 15 last. Mr. Anderson worked twenty one different varieties of roses on to a wild rose last September. The Malmaison was the first to bloom; the other growths show buds of all sizes, the American Beauty standing second in point of advancement toward blooming. This certainly shows a quick growth from the bud. Owing to the illness of our correspond- ent Mrs. F. A. Benson, her usual letter on floral fashions does not appear in this issue. The New York Graphic for Decem- ber 19 devotes a full page to views in the greenhouses of the United States Nurser- ies at Short Hills, N. J. /,9.9v. Till-: Amf.rican Flo/^/st. 235 Subscription $i.oo a year. To Europe, $1.15. AJvcrtisemcnts, 10 Cents a Line, Agate; Inch, $1.40; Column $14.00, Cash with Order. No Spec-liil I'nsitloil Cuarikntcofl. Discounts, 3 months, 5per cent; 6 months, 10 per cent; 13 monttis, 20 per cent. No reduction made for large space. The AdvertislnK Dopiirtniont nf the AMKHIOAN F1.0KINT t.1 lor Horlhts. SuiHlnnien. uiid tloiilers In wsres iiertnliilnK to tlioso linus ONLY. I'loase to renieniber It. Orders lor less than one-hall inch space not accepted. |y AdvertlsementH for -liiinmry Ifi iBsue must RUACH US by noon, .Ittii. '.', AiUlreas THE AMERICAN hLORIST CO., Chicago. Carnations. Mr. Whittle in an article in your last number claims his new carnations pur- chased last year were not equal to repre- sentation. May not soil, location, or something of that sort have something to do with his failure? We grow Hiaze's White and E. G. Hill to perfection, but can do nothing with Alegatlere and Scarlet Gem. Why is it? Can Mr. Whittle explain ? John G. EslER. Saddle River, N.J. Large Tuberose Bur,B.s. — Mr. J. C. Vaughan, the Chicago seedsman, sends us two Pearl tuberose bulbs of immense size. With the attached sets one weighed II ounces and the other 12 'i ounces. GEO. MULLEN, 17 CHAPMAN PLACE, (near Parker House), WHOLESALE AND COMMISSION DEALER IN Fresh Cut Flowers & F/orists' Supplies. Flowers carefnilv packet! and shipped to all points in Western and Middle Slates. Orders by Telegraph, Mall, Telephone or Express promptly attended to. A, a KIMBilLL. WHOLESALE CUT FLOWERS, Shipping Trade my Specialty. nr* Consignments Solicited. 170 Lake Street, CHICAGO. ROSE BUDS WHOLESALE. THE OAKLEY ROSE HOUSES Beauty, Bennett. la France, HI«»rniet, Brir>.ou Mignonette < (10 Snillax 201X1 Cariuitlons. long 2.00fv 4.(iO Hyacinths, Narcissus 100 l.lly or the valley » (JO Violets 1.76l« 2.00 Boston, Dec. 20 Hoses, Bon (AV uimI NK.IIT to i^lve >oiir i>r(l«*rM CAREFUL ATTENTION, PROMPT SERVICE. GOOD STOCK. And our rerord shows that we "kM-t there " ii little (iftener than scuiie utherM. VAUGHAN'S FLOWER DEP'T, CHirA(;(). Telceriiiiis, «S StHte, betttTM, bo.x OSS, W. a ALLEH, Wholesale Dealer in Cut Flowers, 36 EAST 23rd STREET, NEW YORK. ESTABLISHED 1677. Price IilBt sent upon application. LaRoche & Stahl, plorists & (Commission /T\erchant& OF CUT F!»r^O"WI3I*S, 1237 Chestnut Street, - - PHILADELPHI*. Consignments Solicited. Special attention paid ta shipping. Mention Aaieuica.n Fluhist. C. Strauss & Co., WHOLESALE ROSE GROWERS, Telephone '.177. W.VSII I NtiTON, I). C. I4ose« planted for Winter ISSS-U Souvenir de Wootton, The Gem, Puritan, American Beauty, Annie Cook, Mad. Cusin, Papa Gontier, The Bride, La France, Bennett, Perle, Mermet, And other Standard sorts. EDWARD C. HORAX, WHOLESaiiE FLORIST, 36 West 29th street, The Bride, Merntet, "S^^^'JA'L^.'i-^^':" MEW YORK. HAMMOND & HUNTER, Whuit'sale dealers la Cut Flowers ps^' Florists' Supplies 61 West 30th Street, N£W YORK. FISK * H.iNDALL, WHOLESALE FLORISTS, 116 4. 118 DEARBORN STREET, CHICA.OO. Stoz-e O^aevi Pfi^lit fisad. JL_><^y_ WHOLESSLE I FLORIST. 230 Wabash avenue, WHOLESALE FLORISTS, 165 Tremont Street, BOSTON MASS. We nnlke u spei-iallv of sblppiriK choice Koses an, FiAlikill-on-Huflsou, N. Y, tyOvEH 6,000,000 people believe that it pays best to buy Seeds of the largest and most reliable house, and they use Ferry's Seeds ■^ D. M. FERRY A CO. are \ ackiiuwieilged to be the I^s'^^^^argest Seedsmen In the world. D M.Ferry A Co'3 Ilinstr.-iteii. DL'scrip. live ,iiid Priced Earliest Cauliflower In existence- SEED ANNUAL For 1889 Will hemniled FREE to all .-ipplicants. and , _ last year's customers 'without nrderinp it. Inmhu .i/,/ffO"U, Evcr,\j»erson using Oiirden, Field or Flower Heeds hboiild send tor it. Address r D. Wl. FERRY& CO.., Detroit, Bfigch. RETAIL FLORISTS Secure a quantity of the handsome .supplements which we mailed with last issue and present them to buyers of flowers. No bet- ter advertisement of your business could be devised than the numerous hand- some illustrations it con- tains. We have printed several thousand extra copies with blank spaces on the title page where you may print or stamp your business card, and will supply them at the following rates, cash with order : S6 Copie.s lor W 3.00 50 " 5 00 100 •' 9.00 200 " 10 00 :?oo '' 30.00 400 " 33.00 500 " 35.00 AMERICAN FLORIST CO. 54 La Salle Street, CHICAGO. /SSq. TifF American Florist. 237 ■ ENLARGED and IMPROVED. A li.nuisoinc book o( i68 pages, liMii.lrtds of illuMr..n..i.s and beautiful colored plates p.iint- c.lli..|ri n..liir.;, tclKjIl ..linu, tl,.- BEST SEEDS FARM ANNUAL""i889E!;Si!';^;?SSS THE BEST ami MOST COMPLETE Catalogue pitl.lislic4i U.r ihe 0;irdcn and K;iriii. Mailed free to all iiisti^iiids; tooih._Tson r. h may he deducted from fir-^l order. ■n 2c. stampsi wo will m. til the FARM ANNUAL and one lihnal piuktt h of Royal Prize, \/'.nicy, S/iow aiwl i^i'aut) Panaics, is in. i^;!!!!'!! cut Eck ford's New Sweet Peas, and our Ford hook Largest -flowered Phlox, OR "ii.- pat ka-ccn h of New Greek Winter Onion. h>ni: keeper, dtlicaie flavor. New Mid-Summer Lettuce of sup quality, ami the new Matchless Tomato. l!oih Vej^etahlcs and I'"low>},- /■.■!frr. ttir IF YOU WANT MORE information, or 'have no stamps handy, then write for BURPEE'S SPECIAL LIST OF NOVELTIES, mailed FREE to any n-ldrcss.on Postal Card. It'fii. A :-■/ W.ATLEE BURPEE & CO. PHILADELPHIA, pa. FOR 20 CENTS aru-iies. ■p."k.,;;c 1:^ It I ^U, bUY NORTHERN GROWN SEEDS and Illicit Vru.la))!.-.^ in lli,- n.aiL.l! Vf>. Wt'li. J*ALZKK'SSKI-:i».s )>in,|iirrth.iii cvvrvllme-juf _ the ruilif:sl — fidl iif I, lit- iiiid \ lirur. Th«>usaiiils of paixlcners ami lariin LTladlv testify that h\ s..»Mriu' our sreds they iiiiikc ^l^Kipria.'i-e on our lairlv Cahlia;,'.. Corn. Melons. IVas, Y.U-. Murk.t. Cat .l.iicis' \V hiiU-ul*- I'rU-v IJ-lMCK.K. l.«?= xQ- Come, Fellow Fanners ! ^ SEED . JFATAL001J5 llii- L'li.nl lliin;.'s :inil llic new lliings yuu want. i^ .1 < atali>;,'iR' full of tliciii! I>o j-oii want tested -<-e.i. lai-iil fr.nn stoek selecti-d with extra care, Lr..Hn fn.in ll,i- hest stiaiiis, ■:„t ficni the origi- nal.Jis? I aim to have mine jnst sneli. Do you nam new (alielies that ale really ■.'ooil. and not irierely iio\ ell H-.y 1 aim h. have mine sneh. Do you want M-e.l Ihal Ihe.l.'aler liiiiisilf Jias taitll enoueh III to uarrani ? I warrant mine, a^ see CalajoKue. Do > ...I waul an c-.xee|)tioiially larua .lion to seleet from? \iine is sneh. Do von waul them 'lir.--tl v fr..ni I he .."rower? 1 .-'row n larse portion of niiiu-— few se il~iMeii fn.w any! My \ ' L' labieanil Flower s-.-.l ( ■alaloL'iii- f.ii- Iss'.i FK I- f to everv- Ijocly. JAMES J. H. GKKGOKY, MtuhU-lit-ad, Mass. THE CELEBRATED WILKS' WATER HEATER, Poultry Houses, Greenhouses, Stores, Dwellings, Bath-tubs, etc. RUBBER PACKING FOR GREENHOUSE PIPE CONSTANTLY ON HAND. S. WILKS MFG. CO., Monroe and Clinton Sts., CHICAGO, ILL. DON'T SPREAD YOUR MONEY ALL AROUND THIN. PUT IT ON THICK, AS YOU DO MANURE, IN JUST THE RICHT PLACE. TAKE A PACE IN THE AMERICAN GARDEN FOR THE SEASON AND YOU WILL GATHER IN THE SHEKELS SURE WRITE TO E. H. LIBBY ABOUT IT, 751 BROADWAY, NEW YORK. i38 The American Florist. Jan. I, Overhead Heating. Seeing an article on overhead heating in the last number of the Florist I will give my experience in that direction. Our place is heated by steam with pipes below, except in two houses, each 20 x 60 feet, which have all the pipes overhead. In piping the house we used !'> inch pipes along the ridge of each house to the farther end, then branched and re- turned under glass on both sides, pipes about ten inches below glass on the sides; used i-inch pipe for returns. In this way all pipes except the one large one in each house are returns, which all connect and enter the bottom of boiler as one pipe. We can keep the temperature of these houses regulated better than the others. When the temperature above the benches and about the plants is 55° it is always from 3° to 5° lower under the benches. In these houses we have roses, carnations and general greenhouse stock, and find the plants are about as healthy in these two houses as found anywheie We also find that it requires but three fourths the amount of fuel, because a smaller num- ber of pipes will do the work. On the coldest night we have had this season, from S° to 10° above with a strong wind, as we bad never tried to see what we really could do we turned on all pipes and with four pounds of steam got the houses up to 80° in less than one hour. In the two houses we have two pipes each iji inches in diameter and eight pipes each one inch in diameter, making ten pipes for a glass surface of 40X 60. I have heated with all systems of hot water and steam, but find this the most economical and satisfactory that I have yet seen. Tno. C. Nolan. Salina, Kans. Inquirer. — To obtain pure whale oil soip apply to any florists' supply house. Tell them you want the pure article and that you are willing to pay what it is worth. We know of no brand which may be relied upon as being absolutely pure. You are near the coast, why not go "whaling" yourself Florists' and Market Gardeners" Seeds. CATAI.CICUE REAI>Y in JANl-AKY. Still on hand, a supply of BOUUl'ET "KEEN (9 Jl.OO per loa lbs. ■»VKEATMIN(;, fresh made, $4,00 per irtl yards, or *35.1)0 per ICOO yards. DVED WOUOUKT (iKEEN.-Klne for all (lower work. 36cts.perH. ; *:»l.l«jperllljlbs. JAMES KING, Seedsman, 170 Lake Street. CHICACO. A. BLANC, Horticultural Engraver, PHILADELPHIA. Rfinn ELECTROTYPES FOR IL- JUUU LUSTR4TINGFL0 RISTS. SEEDSMEN. AN^ NURSERVMENS CATA- LOGUES CHEAP. A FULL SET OF CATA- LOG U E S ILLUSTRATING ALL curs SENT ON RE- CEIPT OF 50c.. which de- duct from first order KfSSfSi yiilniijLxx FREE TO ALL. S <)lir ^U■^^^iJltive lllus-lt trated Catalogue lor 1 XVI* of lUO pa^'os. oollljiin-iP -s--»'"" Greentiouse.s. ^ .\(ldress NANZ & NEUNER. Loi'isvn.LE, Kv.^ fej' t' t lU.I l,'.M,',T,1f,W,1 VUrti' 1:1,' f.tf.I.'.'ll.'. I.^f4:*i' M.'.f,'f/rH ^1.', M ' M.'.MI.'f.^ i.H 'E?i Bulbs, Seeds, Immortelles, Porcelain Flowers, Florists' Supplies, Etc. J. iV. r>E> \rE>E>i^, (Formerly of De VEER & Boomkamp,) 183 -Water Stireet, IVEJ^W ^VOIilC. SOLE AGENT FOR THE GENERAL BULB CO., Vogelenzang, (Holland), Bulbs. [Flowers. HOOPER & CO., LiM., London, W. C- (England), Flower Seeds, Porcelain Ls. BREMOND FILS, Ollioules, (France), Bulbs, Immortelles. A. H. HALLENSLEBEN, Konigsberg, (Germany), Vegetable Seeds. Catalogues of Spring Bulbs, Seeds, Florists' Supplies, Porcelain Flowers, Rustic Work, etc., FREE to all applicants IN THE TRADE. «Sr»EJCIA.r^ OFFEJRJS S Per 1000 Per 100 Per doz Roman Hyacinths, Standard Size I2S 00 $3 25 " " Kxtra Selected 31 00 3 50 Paper White Narcissus, large bulbs . . ^ 11 00 i 25 .25 ' '* " Grandifloruni, large bulbs 13 00 i 50 .30 Our Improvement on the Old Variety ; Earlier, more vigorous, and larger flowering. CHINESE NARCISSUS OR "SACRED LiLY," (TRUE.) Wliite with yellow cup, fragrant, free flowering, forces well in water or light sandy soil, in a few weeks, can be started any time during the winter. VERY DESIRABLE. Baskets of thirty bulbs, $3.50. Per loco, $90 00; per loc, $10 co; per doz. $1.50. Lily of the valley, true BERLIN pips, best for forcing. Per ICOO PerWOPer doz. Iq original cases of 2,500 bulbs, $24.00 11 00 i 25 '' " *' Exira strong Dutch clumps iS 00 2.75 SPIR/EA JAPONICA, strong Dutch clumps 4000 500 .75 Tuberoses, pearl, Extia selected is oo 200 .30 " " Second Size, 3 to 4 inches in circumference . . . . 12 oo i 50 .20 For prices oil Immortelles, Cape Flowers, Milkweeds, Pampas Plumes, etc., see my ad, in issue of DEC. 151h Terms: NET CASH, subject to market fluctuations. NEW DWARF DOUBLE TROPJIEOLUM "DARKNESS." There is nothing among the STR CTLY NEW plants so well adapted to a retail trade as this. The quality and color of the flower will cause it to -?==ISELL AT SIGHT.^^S- Buy half a dozen NOW, and they will give you an abundant stock for spring sales. It is of low bushy habit, bear- ing an abundance of very double, dark velvety flowers. PRICE, 25 cts. each: Six for $1.25. MYRON A. HUNT. TERRE HAUTE, IND. Our Seeds Never Had Sea-Sickness. rRiMULA obconica. Frfsh Houi<*-Growu Seeds of SELECTED PRIMULA OBCONICA. We are the largest growers, and have the Hnest slraitmt" Primula Ubcjnica in this country, and have harvested an unusually tine crop of seed, which we offer to the trade at $1.1U per lUOO. Special rates fur large quantities. FISHER BROS. & CO., NEW England Nubsekies, MONTVALE, MAS8. The best " AI^I^ THE YEAR ROUND " green- house plant in cultivation. Specially adapted for florists. New crop seed iSSS, own selection. Trade price list on application to WM. BAYLOR HARTLAND, Seedsmaii, F. R, H. S., 24 Patrick St., CORK, IRELAND. Trade offer of Irish grown Daffodils in June. THE HELP FOR CUT FLOWER WORKERS AND FLORISTS, PUBLISHED BY A. BLANC AND J. HORACE McFARLAND, Has been kindly received, although out but a few weeks It hits a weak spot, and helps those who sell floral work in many ways. 162 royal octavo pages, including ,so plates of designs, printed in soft tints and rich tones, and a complete treatise on floral work. Send for it, or send for a prospectus if you want to know more about it first. The extracts below show how it has impressed subscribers : " Cheap at $5 per copy; to florists in small towns must be very valuable," H. H. Hitnthes8. N. H. " A book that no local florist ought to be without. * • • \f\\\ save me time in selling set pieces." J. Fulleh, Mass. " Well pleased; • _ * admire plain English hints upon design work." Hltnts, Pa. " I find it most satisfactory to show my customers to select from. It is tlse proper thing in the proper place." J. &loti»i» 'Veltoliil, ^S.OO per lOO. FINEST PRIMULA AND PANSY SEED. Apple Geranium Seed, S3. GO per thousand, Kresh. r^. E>. :^xc^^I^IvIsa^E>Ie, Seeds Forlho Florist Market, Garden- er and Farmer. -WnOLESAl>K DEALEIl IN^ ■ Such a. O O^ O I^ "^ Contains over e,000 Names of {Live) Florists, nurserymen and seedsmen, in the United States and Canada. PRICE ONLY ONE DOLLAR. AMERICAN FLORIST CO., Chloigp. L. L. LAMBORN, WM. SWAYNE, pure white, PRIDE OF KENNETT, dark crimson. Orders booked now for Spring delivery of these popular new varieties. Send for price list. ROOTED CUTTINGS of other leading sorts of Carnations. I make a specialty of growing Carnations. Stock is true to name, and free from disease. P.O. Box 226. WM. SWAYNE, KENNETT SQUARE, PA CARNATION CUTTINGS. HINZE'S WHITE, MRS. CARNEGIE, EDWARDSII, ■yOTJE. THAnDE SOLICITED. E. G. HILL, LA PCRITE, ROBT, CRAIR, CHESTER PRIDE, PORTIA, GRACE FARDON, AND OTHER GOOD VARIETIES. BLACK PRINCE, CRIMSON KING, SUNRISE, My Btock is exceptionally tine and healthy: cuttings will be well rooted and guaranteed true to name- Send for complete list and low prices. Satisfaction assured. .Special bare:aiu oti Ilinze's WhitE'w. a ■ ::5i« ■ Packed li^ht, and satisfaction guaranteed. Send for Circular. Having increased our facilities for propagating, we nope to be able to till all orders for plants or rooted cuttitgs. Our list comprises only the best Winter Blooming varieties. J. Ij. laiijxi.oiw, riBijOOMSr^trnGt, i».a.. NOW IS THE TIME TO ORDER ROOTED CUTTIRIGS of Verscliatleltii and all the lead rg varieties of COLEUS. Price, '.ID cts. per 100; ri.M per ICOO. JOHN J. CONNELLY, 100,000 ROOTED CUTTINGS UF CARNATIONS of all the leading kinds, ready after January ist. Hav- ing built last summer a house 100 feet long for that purpose. I am ready at any time to supply the trade with any quantity wanted. Send for trade price list. JOS. i«E^iViViei:>, Chester Co., UXIONVILLE, PA. Chrysanthemums. Choice and new vatieties at low prices. Trade List now ready. T. H. SPAULDING, Mention American FlorlBt. Perfectly clean, per 100, rooted cuttings 50c.; trans- planted $1.00; fiom potB$2.00; named $a.Od. Satisfaction guaranteed. Address W. 15. WOODRUFF, Westfield, N. J. C? -A. K. Pff-A-TIOPffS- KOOTED CUTTINGS OF Edwardeii, Scarlet Gem. Phila. Red i'rimson King, Fascination, Oe Graw, La Purite, etc., $1.25 per 11X1. Portia, Duke of Orange, Chester Pride, Peter Hen- der8«.iii, Mrs. McKinaey, etc., $1.50 per ICO. The Century, Robt. Craig or Garfield. Grace Fardon, Grace Wilder. Sunrise, etc., $2 00 per 100. Buttercup, Field of Gold. Dawn, Fancy Andalusia. Mrs Cleveland, etc., %'-\ 00 per 100. PLANTS in 2-inch rose pots at double the above rates. Pips when we have them at one-half these rates. Wm. Swayne. L. L. Lamborn (will sell plants only). $10 CO per ICO Pride of Kennett, fine crimson (plants only), $8 00 per 100. NOTICE. -We offer the following discounts on pips, rooted cuttings or plants : SCO, 5 per cent off; 1000. 10 off: 2000. 15 off; 3(iC0. 20 Off; -lOOO. 25 off; 5000 or over, ;?0 off. Terms always Caph. Send for cir- cular. W. K. SHELMIKE, Avuiidale, Pa. ORDERS TAKEIVT For KooteVATSRTOWN, >, ¥, GET YOUR VERBENAS FROM HEALTHY STOCK. I have the NEW MAMMOTH, and all the very best varieties grown for .the Florist Trade now ready. (Only first-class varieties kept in stock.) I shall be able to supply 25,000 good, strong ROOTED CUTTINGS weekly up to May i, 1SS9. CARNATIONS, ROSES AND PANSIES. A fine healthy stock to select from. Send for my Wholesale Price List before placing your order elsewhere. FRED SCHNEIDER, Wholesale Florist. WYOMING CO., ATTICA, N. Y. Mention American Florist. Bouvardias, Roses, Etc. Per 100 BOUVARDIA BOCKII, the finest pink variety yet sent out, 3-in. pots $15.00 '* " 2-inch pots 8.00 " Vreelandi and A. Neuner,2-ln.. 6.00 " I.ieiantha, 3-inch, fine 5 00 ROSES, fine collection, 215-inch, fine 4.00 VERBENAS and COLEUS, 2-lnch 2.00 Rooted Cuttings of Coleus and Verbenas 1.00 FALL LIST NOW READY, AND WILL BE MAILED FREE TO ALL APPLICANTS. Address GEO. THOMPSON & SONS, LOUISVILLE, KY. ROOTED CUTTINGS COLEUS OF 1888-Rot)ertCraiK, J.C. VaUKhan, M. A. Hunt, Pres Cleveland, w. H. Williams, Peter Henderson. R. ,J. Halliday, John Saul, John Thorpe, Wm. F. Dreer, Wm. C. Wilson, J. N. May, JS.OO per 100; 2-inch pot plants JIO.OO per 100. COLEUS— Mikado, Tokio, Kressi, Harry Harold, Louisa Beck, J. Goode, Mrs. Hunt and Rag Carpet, $1.60 per 100; 2-inch pot plants $4.00 per lUO. COLEUS, 3^ OLDER SORTS $1.00 per 100, $8.00 per 1000; 2-inch pot plants $3.00 per 100, $26.00 per 1000. Price list of Surplus Stock mailed free. I. N. KRAMER & SON, MA.RION, XOWA. iS8g. The American Florist. 241 MAUMOTH VKKISENA. ^ ^ ^ ^ GROW VERBENA PLANTS A number of leading florists prefer decidedly to grow Verbenas from seed. Seedling plants produce healthier growth and are more easily handled than from cuttings. Our New Crop of MAMMOTH YERBEISA SEED is now ready, grown from stock seed we saved from named plants pro- cured in iSS6 WHICH WE GUARANTEE TRUE. The flowers'.tre of mammoth si/e and of brilliant colors of all shades, from biilliant si ar- let to pure white, showing large contrasting colored eyes. Choice Mixed Seed . . . trade pkt. 50c.; % oz. I1.25; Yi oz. |2; i cz. ^ Smilax Seed, new crop trade pkt. 50c ; i oz. Ji. 50 Centaurea Gymnocarpa 1000 seeds 60c. Centaurea Candidissima 1000 seeds 75c. Mignonette Machet, the best for pots trade pkt. 30c.; i oz.|i SEASONABLIv FLOWER SEED IJST of New Crops now ready and mailed to all applicants in the trade. HENRY A. DREER, SEEDSMAN AND FLORIST, PHILADELPHIA. STOCK FOR FLORISTS. Per 100 Alyssiim, double 12,50 Aueratuni. fi.ur sorts 3 CO Alternant hems, two aorta .'1. 00 Begonia rubra, strong.'. 2^«.-inch 6 00 '• tloweriDK sorts 2''j-inch 5,00 Fuchsias, double and single 4.00 Geraniums, double and einjile. 'J'y-inch it.OO Heliotropes, four varietlHs. 2'»-inch i (lO Lan tanas, six varieties. 2^-incii 4,00 Smilax. strong. 2'^-iticli 3 00 Salvias, six sorts, 2^-lneh 3 00 Fine, healthy stock. Standard sorts. Good park- ing. Address HANS NIELSON, St. Joseph, Mo. ROSA RUGOSA. HAARLEM, HOtLANU. can offer fine plants of the above at following low rates, per 100: 1 vear. tl 00; 2 years, $5.00; 3 and 4 years, very strong. $12 00. Fine crowns, ?5.00 per 1000. TUBEROUS BEGOIVIAS. Large erect tlowers. very tine per 100. % tl.OO Extra selected, very large— superb '* 12.10 CASH WITH (IKIJKK PI ANT fiROWFRS Vou can gain no better ri.Hiii uiiuvfi-no. pj,y than write at once for list of :!;') sorts Verbena, all best attractive colors, the cream of many hundred seedlings of ■ftS from true Mammoth and othiT best sorts. They are remarkably vitrorous, forming plants rapidly. Rooted cuttings of each separate, and best named Mammoth ready any time. Seed of this superb strain produces an unusual percentage of bright salable colors, offering a most protltable means of getting up a good stock for spring. Prices and full cultural directions sent. DANIKL K. IIEKR. I.rtiiraster. I»a. 500.000 CUT HARDY FERNS. EST-A-BLISIIEX) 1864. We have to ofFer 400,000 two year old CONOVER'S COLOSSAL ASPARAGT'S, strong, vigorous Roots, and are now prepared to take orders for delivery in Spring cf ISSg. Also choice varieties of Melon, Tomato, Cabbage, Cucumber, Sugar Corn, and Pepper, seed crops of iSSS. Rhubarb Roots, Horse Radish Sets, and Strawberry Plants. Send for Price List. WILLIAM R. BISHOP, Seedsman, CARNATIONS ! ROSES ! Rooted Cuttings of Carnations ready by Jan. 20 and after. The best sorts. Prices low. X Young plants of MERMET, X X BRIDE, X AND PERLES from 2',2-inch pots. Ready in February and after. Write for prices. E. M. GIDDINGS. Corfu. N. Y. n^ P. S.:— Healthy stock, and well rooted. DOUBLE WHITE PRIMULAS. Per 100 Fine plants from 3-inch pots $ *).00 " *' " 4-inch pots 12 50 BOUVARDIAS, strong roots for propagat- ing. In Ave varieties 4 00 GK H AN lUMS, strong plants from 2J^-in. pots 0 00 Address A. R. REINEMAN & BRO.. 30 Fifth Ave., PITTSBURt;, PA. FANCY. DAGGEfi. These ferns are from 10 to 20 inches in length, of a beautiful dark green, and will keep for sev- eral weeks. They are used Cor IJouciuet work, filling flower baskets, .vases, &c., &c. , and are also used extensively for decora ting church altars lor which they cannot be excelled. #1.50 per thousand Ferns. Long, clean fibre, dry, f 1 per bbl., or six bbls. for to. L. B. BRAGUE, 47th St. and Lexington Ave., NEW YORK, N. Y. ffiSSWXONSSEED Specialties Aetoro. I'ansics, Sweet Pras, Naatiirtiunin, p ami DaiiverB Onion. KssAVS:— Annuals — Litul Their Cultivation. 10 cents. Garden .^ \(-fretahlis. HI cents. Both, nnd Cataldpue, :^WU|^^^ 1" cents, if you mention this paprr. ^^esS^ MB Faxon 21 5oMarket5 T.BOSTON MASS. HUGHES' SOLUBLE FIR TREE OIL. FLOKISTiS AND NUKSKKYMEN SHOULD NOT BE WITHOUT IT. Unsurpassed as an iiisectlcidp, It kllleeffectn- ally all parasites and Insects which infest plants whetherat the roots or on the foliage, without in- jury to tender plants: such as ferns, etc.. If used as directed. [Ised as a WASH It Imparts the Kloss and lustre to the foliaKe which is so desirable on exhi- bition specimens. It kills insect life on man, animal, or plant, without injury to theskin, whereverparasites may appear. E. GRIFFITH HUGHES, operative Chemist, MANCUBSTBR, KNGIiAND. ruim. (Put up In 1 quart tins, $1,00 ('° ^ew\o^k TO SECURE THE CENUINE AKTICI.E, see that each tin shows a white label with red trade mark, full directions how to use. and the name of AUGUST ROLKER & SONS, Sole Agents for America. New York Depot 44 DKY STKKET. LIVE FLORISTS Need good Catalogues, well illustrated, cor rect, stylish. No one does them better than ttie Florist Printer below named, to whom you can write for samples. J. HORACE McFARLAND, Harrlsbiirgr, Fii. SEND OKDKKS NOW FDK WHEAT SHEAVES, Immortelle and Gape Flower Designs And all Florists' Supplies, Philadelphia Immortelle Design Co., 904 Filbert St., PhiladelDhia. Pa. HIGLEY'S TRADE LIST OF SEEDS. PLANTS. BULBS AND FLORISTS' REQUISITES Now out. If you do not receive one, send for It. Address HENRY G. HIGLEY. CEDAR KAPI08. lA. FOL- per 100 SIIRPLl S STOCK. WE HAVE GOOD HEALTHY STOCK OF THE LOWING PLANTS TO OFFER: Aireratum. White Cap. 3-lnch |;i oO AiycHum, (l(iublc,2-incli •» (>^e Geraniums. 2'. -inch ' 2 50 " (.erflnUinit* In var.. i".. Inch ' 2 50 " fuphra Platvcentra. 2-inch '. " 2 00 " Cinerarias. 2'-.-lnch i'qq •• Helintrope Ma*1. Blondey, 2-Inch. ...! '" 300 " Calla Lilies, 4-inch g cq Correspondence solicited. y W, DDDLEY tk SON, Parkprsburg, W, Vg. 242 The American Florist. Jan /, Baltimore. Our recent chrysanthemum show was a success and the success was entirely the result of excellent management. We don't for a moment mean to disparage the excellent display made by our flo- rists, but we feel like giving "to Csesar the things that are Caesar's," and the committee entrusted with the adminis- tration of affairs on the above occasion can compliment themselves on the fact that their eflforts resulted in one of the most satisfactory meetings held by the Maryland Hort. Society for a long time. Speaking about exhibitions I am re- minded that the plant and fruit show held lately in Wilmington was not quite satisfactory to all concerned. Of the judges selected for that occasion three were from this city; of those three, one was prevented from attending by sick- ness, the other two got to Wilmington, but two or three hours later one of them was recalled to Baltimore to attend his daughter's death bed; the third remained but during his stay he was not very fav- orably impressed with Wilmington hos- pitality. He was not offered the most commonplace civilities and had not only to defray his traveling expenses, but in addition had to furnish his own dinner, supper, etc. It is but fair to assume that this lack of courtesy was not intentional, and if the Wilmington brethren desire to get competent judges for future exhi- bitions they will guard against a repeti- tion of such discourtesy hereafter. I have the honor of being personally ac- quainted with the gentleman referred to and I know that it was not a matter of dollars and cents with him; it was not the expense incurred that annoyed him, but the lack of hospitality with which he was treated. A. W. M. November 29. NEW BEDDING COLEUS "SUNBEAM." Bright dazzing pinksh scarlet, edged yellow; me- dium height; stout joiDted, and close bliinching. Selected from a large collection of seedlings ol lS.-s8. A clump of 25 plants the past season grown with all the old bedding varieties and most of the new, arrest- ed the attention of all who saw it; and the univerpal verdict was the "brightest and most effective bed- der of all." Somewhat dull in winter but all sum- mer brighter than " yueen Victoria, " and not stiff and coarse like that variety. Every florist should try it. One plant 25c.. 3 for 50c.. 8 for SI, free by mail. Rooted Cuttings of Golden Bedder, Verschatfeltii, Firebrand, J. Goode and 2.'j other varieties— bedding and fancy— $1-25 per 100 by mail. $1. CO by express Calla Lilies, 20 for %\ 00: $4,50 per lOU by mail, J4.00 by express. Address with Registered letter, R. W. HAKGADINE. Felton, Delaware. OUR VERBENAS ARE PERFECTLY HEALTHY. Per lUO Per 1000 Stock Plants XX Mammoth Set $4.00 |;6 00 " General Collection 3.00 35.00 Booted Cuttings " " 1.00 8 00 " " .X.X Mammoth Set 1.25 lO.OO Per 100 Hybrids from open ground $8. 00 and HO.OO Teas " '■ " e.OOand 8.00 Mermets, Cooii, Adam. Souv. d'un Ami, 8a- f rano and Brides, from 2i.i.-inch pots, strong plants 6.00 Ampelopsis Veitchii and Quinquefolla, pot- grown. Hrst size $8 00. second size S« 00 per 100. Eucliari» Amazonica, strong plants from 5-inch pots, tl5.00. 4-inch pots 110.00 per 100. Geraniums —New and old varieties, 2'i4-inch pots, per 100 $1.00; per 1000135 00. COLEUS, from pots Best collection, perlOON.OO: per 1000 $35 00. *' Rooted Cvitting:». Best collection, per 100 $1 25: perlOOOHO.OO. Trade Ijist of florist stock on application. I. C. WOOD Si BKO., FlshkUl, N. Y. ® LAWN ROLLERS, e First Quality of our own make supplied to the trade at low prices. B^" Write for prices. rZlLAWN ROLLER. FRANK WHITNALL & CO., Milwaukee, Wis. PALMS, ORCHIDS and DECORATIVE PLANTS. Immense Stock, at Low Prices to the Trade. ROSE HILL NURSERIES, NEW Roclelle N. Y, 409 FIFTH AVENUE, NEW YORK. Carnations for Winter Blooming; good, strong plants from the open ground, of the following var- ieties ; ROBT. CRAIG, SNOWDON, PRES. GARFIELD, SNOW WHITE, HINZE'S WHITE. Price, $10.00 per 100. Also fine large plants of Vinca Harrlsonii from outdoors, at $10.00 per 100. DOUBLE WHITE PRIMROSES, 3-inch, at $12.00 per hundred. A splendid strain of SINGLK PRIMROSES, at $8.00 per hundred. BOIIVAKDIA, good gtrong one year old plants at $12.00 per 100. ■*^^ VIOLETS, B=3CJ? MARIA LOUISE, at ^..$8.00 perlOO I also have a large stock of Roses— Teas, Hybrid Teas, Noisettes, and Polyanthus, at »;«.00 per 1000. Strictly ourselection; clean, strong plants in 2 and 2^-lncn pots. GEO. W. MILLER, Wrights Grove: Chicago. TRY DREER'S GARDEN SEEDS Plants, Bulbs, and Requisites. Tbey are the best at the lowest pri- ces. TRADE LIST Issued quarterly mailed free. BLENBY A. DREER, Philadelphia WESTERN FLORISTS Per 100 iJ.OOO Primulas, single, finest strains of white and colored, nice strong plants from 2!^- inch pots, ready for 3 or 3'.>-inch % 4.00 12,000 Splendid (ieraniums, all choice var 3 00 2,000 Oxalis, white and pink 3.00 | 4,U00 Violets, Maria Louise, 3-inch, strong 5.00 3.000 BeRonia Rubra Alba 3.C0 S OOU Verbenas . best varieties only 2.50 2,000 Ileliolropes, four best varieties 3.00 I will have for sale beginning JANUARY 10th, AW IMMENSE STOCK of Tea Roses, Carna- tions and Fuchsias. ANY FLORIST needing Begonias. Coleus, Pan- sies, Abutilons. Pelargoniums, Alyssums, Hibiscus, Feverfew, l^antanas, etc., etc.. should send his list to me to be priced. Address |>| g GRIFFITH, Jackson Co. INDEPENDENCE, MO. (Independence Is well located for shipping, being 8 miles east of EanBas Cltr.l Mention American Florist. VIOLET PLANTS FOR SALE. Good healthy plants in bud, and true to name. Double blue Marie Louise, and early sinple blue. Czar. at$2.50 per 100. $22. UO per 1000. .SOOat lOOO rates. Also a large lot of double fewanley White which has to be disposed of on account of being in open ground and no way to protect them, at the low rate of J2.00 per 100. $18.00 per 1000. All goiids sent C O. D. one-third cash must accom- pany order. Cash must also accompany orders from unknown parties. M. TRITSCHLER & SONS. Nashville. Tenn. Ferns, Palms, Orchids FERNS FOR FLORISTS' PURPOSES, BY THE HUNDRED OR THOUSAND, GEO. WITTBOLD, Cor. School and Halsted Sts., LAKE VIE'W, CHICAGO. ROOTED CUTTINGS OF CARNATIONS AND VERBENAS -A. SJE^JEd.A.Xj'X'Tr- Orders will be hooked now and ready for delivery ,Jan. Ist. Verbenas in 40 varieties, largely scarlet and white, including the best MAMMOTHS. Rooted cuttings $1 00 per 100 $8.(0 per lOOO. Stock plants 2Mj- in. pois $2 50 per 100. $20 00 per 1010 Carnations, rooted cuttings in 20 fine sorts $2,1 ^iper 100 JLO.OO per lOOO. My stock is strong and healthy, and cannot fail to please. Correspondence solicited. Address J. G. BURROW, FISHKILL, N.Y. ORCHIDS I ORCHIDS! Many additions of Choice New varieties this season. Send for New Catalogue. Tyric-A., Tt. -ST. .woo BUCHARIS BULBS, Ist size » 00 per 100 2000 " " ina size 15.00 ORCHIDS Cheap as Good Roses. Bend 8 two cent stamps for Catalogue and Plate. BRACKENRIDGE & CO.. GoTanstown, Md. HARDY AND RARE JAPANESE I PLANTS FOR THE EAST. 15 FINEST VARIETIES OF MAPLES, 1-4 11. STYRAX JAPONICA, STYRAX OBASSIA. (Read article in this year's London tiaidcft.) SYRINGA JAPONICA. HARDY MAGNOLIAS. THE GRAND CONIFER SCIADOPITYS V. "umbrella pine," in sizes 1-6 ft. (Has been shipped safely by frt. to Boston.) RARE VARIETIES RETINOSPORAS. 50 VARIETIES TREE P^EONIAS. NEW HERBA- CEOUS PvEONIAS. NEW HYDRANGEAS. CHRYSANTHEMUMS. CLEM- ATIS. IRIS. HARDY AZALEAS. RHODODENDRONS. FOR THE GREENHOUSE. RHAPIS AND CYCAS PALMS, BAMBUSA NANA, AR- AUCARIAS, TREE FERNS FROM AUSTRALIA. 32 VARIETIES OF JAPANESE LILY BULBS. LARGE ASSORTMENT OF SEEDS FROM JAPAN AND CALIFORNIA. Send for our Catalogue. Now is the best time to order for Spring delivery East. We have many val- uable novelties never before introduced. Send for estimates. H. H. BERGER & CO., 315 k 317 WasMnglOB St., SAS FRANCISCO, CAL. P, O. Box 1601. (BSTABLISHEI) 1878.) Mammoth and other Fine Variet'es. Verbenas a Specialty. Perfectly clean and free from all disease. Can have as many Standard Colors as you desire in your order. Goods paclied light. Will guarantee safe arrival of goods. STOCK PLANTS EXTRA FINE WILL AVERAGE FIVE CUTTINGS EACH. Per 100 Per lOOO Krom pots (Stock) $2.60 KO.OO Transplanted on benches, EXTRA 1.00 10. OO Rooted Cuttings 1.00 8.00 Send Ten Cents for Samples. WM. DESMOND, KEWANEE, Henry Co., ILL. WATER LILIES, foung plauts suitable for late flowering NOW READY. tW Send for prices. BENJ. GREY, Maiden, Mass. WHO IS HEADQUARTERS ON \-^^ •>!• CEDAR POT LABELS ? ADDRESS: "Seedsman." Am. Florist. iSSg. The American Florist. 243 JAMES R. PITCHER. Tlr^ W. A. MANDA. UNITED STATES NURSERIES, Importers and Dealers in Orchids. Exotic and Hardy Plants. /^T) /'^TTTT^C^ The largest stock of established plants in the country. We can make selections of free flower- l/|\^V; \\ Y I^y vj. '°K ^Ji'^ c^y growing kinds, to suit either cool, intermediate or warm house. SPECIAL OFFER TO BEGINNERS. [ 25 6 PLANTS, ONE OF EACH VARIETY, FROM $ 5 00 to $12.00 PER SET. >i " " " " 10 00 to 25 00 " " :' " " " 25 00 to 50 00 " I Yrrxlllllll VI 1 Catalogue containing 357 varieties free on application. SPECIAL OFFER TO BEGINNERS. 6 PLANTS, ONE OF EACH VARIETY, FROM $ 5 00 to $10 00 PER SET. 12 " " " " " 12 00 to 30.00 " 25 " " " " " 40 00 to go 00 " PUDVCAUTUCMIIM llMrC AlnhailC Uorriu" will be delivered in April. Orders are booked now at One Dollar UnnloAll I nLIVIUIVl IVIIOi AipilCUO ndlUy (|ioo) per plant. AIso, over 200 of other finest kinds. FOLIAGE, FLOWERING AND HARDY HERBACEOUS PLANTS iiv x^AiEtG^i stock:. We are pi-eased to receive visitors at all times. Trains leave from foot of Christopher or Barclay Streets. Only 17 MILES FROii New York via Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad. i,o!ro. The Rural Neiv- Yorker's seedling potato No. 2, will be sent to all yearly subscribers without charge. It yielded in the late celebrated "Potato Contest" at the rate of i .076 bushels to the acre, the report being sworn to by six well-known judges. This seedling is thought to be the nearest approach to a perfect potato yet pro- duced. The price of the Rural New Yorker is $2,00 a year. It will be sent on a trial trip of 10 weeks for 25 cents in order to show progressive farmers, who do not now read it, that it is the best farm weekly in the world- " It has done more to promote the interests of agriculture in its experiment grounds than all the experiment stations put together," So say the editors of the New York Times, Trihnne, li'orld, Faiin Journal, filter Ocean, etc.; so say all who read it and know. It is pure, sparkling and original. Its illustrations are from nature. It commands the best writers in the world. Subscribe at once. Address the Rural New V'orkt'r, 34 Park Row, New York. THE HORTICULTURAL TIMES AND COVENT GARDEN GAZETTE. THE BEST POPULAR GARDENING PAPER IN ENGLAND. I have a fine healthy lot of a few of the BEST CHRYSANTHEMUMS for COMMERCIAL ^ PURPOSES. Write me for a list, and I will tell you the price and the names. ANBDAL SUBSCRIPTION $1,75, POST-FREE, Address, PUBLISHER: LONDON, ENGLAND. Up to this date, Dec. igth, orders for have been received as follows--SEE AD. in last ISSUE. Only a few more can be booked at same prices : T. H. SPAULDING . . 400 plants. In lots of Six 200 plants. ROBT. CRAIG .... 300 " In Pairs 460 ERNEST ASMUS. . . .100 " In Singles 372 E. G. HILL 100 " JOHIV a:'HOH^]PE>, ROCKLAND CO., PEARL RIVER, N. Y. oxjZ> .a.ts'X} :gt.:EiijT a tjijib, Arf still offering the most complete assortment of young, smooth, thrifty Stock in America. BUDDED AI'PI.K.S, STANDARD PEARS, DW.VRF PEARS (High and Low Headedl PLUMS, CHERRIES, PEACHES, QCINXES, RUSSIAN APRICOTS, UUU8E- BERRIES, CURR.VNTS, Hnd a full line of Ornamental Trees, Shrubs, Etc. Also Extra Sized Standard Pears of tlie Finest Quality. Special ludureniciits to Buyers In lar^o ciuantitleH. Tra.le List out August let. 244 The American Florist. Jan. /, Catalogues Again. It seems to me that among the many good articles that have recently appeared in the Florist, the one entitled "Cat- alogue Spelling," in the issue of Novem- ber 15, deserves more than a passing notice. It is not necessary that a catalogue be large or full of costly plates; let each one have a catalogue suited to the needs of his business, but make a point of having all names of plants, vegetables and fruits spelled correctly, especially botanical names if they are used. One cause of so many mistakes in spelling arises from oar copying names and discriptions from our neighbors' catalogues without stop- ping to see whether they be right or wrong; in turn our books are copied and so the mistakes continue. As our yearly catalogue is with most of us our only opportunity of showing our customers what knowledge we possess of horticulture, how absolutely necessary it is to make the best possible impres- sion. If full of staring errors our book goes into the waste basket and our chance of a buyer is lost. If on the other hand our catalogue is compiled with care as regards spelling of names, descriptions, etc , it will at least stand as good achance as any received, otherrequirements being equal. A thoughtful buyer will in almost every case give his preference to the man who shows himself to possfsi the best knowledge of his business, and how can we ever reach this knowledge with- out being at least well enough acquainted with our goods to spell their names cor- rectly. M. B. Faxon. Boston, Mass. *^SEEDSIVIEN^^ In placing this season's advertising don't forget that the American Flo- rist reaches over 5,000 BUYERS c&ch issue. TKB :: PIONSEB :: MAimPACTUBBB :: ra :: the :: west, SOS Main Street, - CINCIIVIVATI, OHIO. BEND FOB WHOLIB^LI PBICI LIST. IMPROVED GLAZING. ). M. Gasser's Patent Zinc Joints, For butting glass without laps; makes U air and watertiKlit; saves luelaml glass. Nu breakage f rum frust. Also the best improved fuel oil Burners for steam boilers. Send for sample and price list. J. JVI. OiVS^SE^R, 101 Euclid Avenue, CLEVELAND, O. Florists' Letters, Emblems. Monograms. Etc PATENT APPLIED FOR. These letters are made of the best Immortelles, wired on wood or metal frames with holes to insert tooth- picks. Send for Sample. 2-ln . purple per 100. $3.00 Postage loots, per 1(XI. Also dealer in Florists Sup piles. Send for Catalogue. W. C. KRICK. 1287 Broadway. Brooklyn, New York. M. M. Bayersdorfer & Co., rhila_u Agts. for Penna. J. C. Vaughan, Chicago. Agt. west of Penna. STEMS. $4.00 A BALE, THREE BALES FOR $11.00. Average 500 lbs. to the Bale. Delivered Free on board. We claim to have the Best, Cleanestand Strongest Stems in the market. STRAITON & STORM, 204 East Sith St., NEW YORK. isiii^^i ff ||i ^^ i'Mttoii Large quantities of our Pipe are in use in Green- houses throughout the West, to any of which we refer as to its excellent quality. Pipe can be easily put together by any one, very little instruction being needed. Hot-Water Heating, in its Economy and Superi- ority, will repay in a few seasons its cost. Mention American Florist. !.5 93 to III W. Lake St. CHICAGO THE EVANS CHALLENGE VENTILATING APPARATUS. WHEN WRITING FOR ESTIMATES, PLEASE GIVE FOLLOWING DIMENSIONS: Ist. Give the number of sashes to be lifted. 2Dd. Give the length and depth of sasbes, (.depth is down the root.) 3rd. Give the lenytb of house. 4th. Give the height from the ground to the comb of root. 5th. Give the thickness and width of rafters or sash bar. TOBACCO STEMS FOR FLORISTS. For Sale, packed In bales 200 to 250 Its. No Cha RG e for deliv- ering to depots. »10 00 per ton. $1.50 per single bate. p. C. FULWEILER, 716 Arcli street, PHILADKLPHIA, PA. SASH BARS VENTILATORS, RIDGES, GUTTERING AND LUMBER. NO WIDE-AWAKE FLORIST need be told it wili pay iiim to use Sash Bars, etc. made from 3 CLEAR C\ PRESS. E Bars all Shapes up to 20 feet long. ^^ Seno for circulars and estimates. LOCKLAND LUMBER CO., LOCKLAND, Hamilton Co., OHIO. ILL SIZES OF SINGLE AND DOLTBLE THICK GLASS FOR GREENHOUSES. ALL GLAZIERS' SUPPLlKa. WT Writ* for IiStest Frloei. Mention Amerioan Florist. VOLUME III OF THE AMERICAN FLORIST BODWD IN Half Uathbr. Priok. 22 26 i88g. The American Florist. 245 ESTABLISHED 1854. GYinGSBOllGr THE FLAT TOP TYPE Wrought Iron Hot Water Boilers. Caiacity from 350 to 10,000 feet of four-inch pipe. Send for New List. PETER DEVINE, 387 S. Canal St., CHICAGO. Conservatories GREENHOUSES. ETC. Erected In any part of the U. S. or Canada Glazed on the Helliwell Pat. Imperishable System OR WITH PUTTY. For further testimonials, Illustrated catalogue or estimates address JOSEPHUS PLENTY. HOPTICULTURAL AND flKYLIGHT WORKS. Offices, 144 Pearl Street, NEW YORK. Mei^lon American Florist. Mention Amerloan Florist. BOUND VOLUMES OF THE American Florist VOLUME II. Handsomely bound in cloth with leather back and corners, and title lettered on back iu gilt, may now be had from this office. American Florist Co., 54 LA Salle St.. OHIOAGO l.ftlt-r frtiiii ThointiK tiriiy, of Kltt'liliiir^, Mhkh., Ill r«'f«T«MI<'<- to '15YEARS' EXPERIENCE. THE GURNEY SAVES 33'4 PER CENT IN FUEL.' GURNEY "SVaTe^p" FrrriiiirH*;. .Masm.. April \'.\. 1s,hs. Deiir Slrn: In iinHwcr In yuiird, itsklnt; my 'ipliilnti (M the (;urn(_'y Unt Wntt-r 1 h-uti-r which ymi mihl me, wmiltl •*iiy that 1 have liml til teen yeiirN' exi)ori*Mice In heutlntiliut ImuftoH by water una must say the Gurney llenter purchased ul you han proved ItHell' u womler. h<»ih In power and economy, lining one-third Ichh fui'l tcj ^et Manie reMultt* than any heater I have ever iiwed. 'V\\k' hrlck-llned pnt 1 cotiMtiler a upeclal feature, aw it rendern cnmbUMtlon equal throujihout the entire pot. Vourw inily, Tllu.MAS (iitAV. Klortnt. Illust Catalogue & Testimonial Sheet Free. GuRNEY Hot Water Heater Co. 237 Franklin Street. BOSTON. MASS. SKLLINO A«KNCIKS-M. II. .liillNNoN, SH .Ii.lin St.N. V.; KllE A WnlTAN£U i Co., IIM Third St., Portland, Oreiion; .l.l>. Kkisuik, 52»j Phlla. St., CovJnKton. Ky.; VAl.K & M UBDOCH, IB, 18 * IlHsell St., Charleston, s. c. Mention this Papek. SYRACUSE POTTERY CO. We must double the sales of i.s8s, and so we open the New Year by a "DRIVE " on five sizes for January. No discounts, but we cut the prices on i '4 -inch to %2 40 per 1000; 2's-inch |2 86 ; 2'2'inch $3 60 ; 3-inch and Special 3-inch 14511 per 1000 Our READY PACKED CRATES and the prices per crate, free on board, cash with order, are figured right down. The sizes of our pots are stated by the inside diameter as ordered by the Society ol American Florists ; and our sizes, I'^/z in., 3 in., 3', in., 4 in., 4'2-iu., 5-in. and 6 in. are the STANDARD POTS as ordered by the Committee. They are of the best quality, and when once used, the prices will sell them. 3,160 Mj-lnch, $7.50 ; I 1,300 special 3-ln., 5.85 ; I 600 4-Inch, 2,626 2'1-lnch, 7.60 ; 1,160 Mnch. 6 20; .360 4!^-lnch, 1,875 2'...-lnch, tl.75 ; I 875 3i.j-lnch 5 50 ; I 320 .Wnch We sell only on mail orders and ship safely far West and to the Pacific Coast. Our frt. rates are very low. Large buyers are invited specially to write to us. We give samples and will s.ttisfy all. .Send for price list and frt. rates. Try us at these prices before January closes. J. NEAL PERKINS. Manager. SYRACUSE. N. Y. *1.76; 160 l-rlnch *.1.50 3.S0; 108 7-lnch 4 00 4 40; 60 8-lnch. 400 Whilldin Pottery Co. Sr.MMiT, N. J., October 13th. 188S. THK WHILLDIN POTTERY CO.. GKN ri.BMKN ;- At the Convention ot theSocietv of American Klorlsts. held ut New Vi.Tk. Auk ->d, l^'^. A rebf'liiti'in was offered land uiianimu'isly carried) thai the Florists of America should ;idopt one riMFOUM STANliAKl> Size Flower Puts, and a ('i>ninilttee was app»iinti.*(I to carry out the suggeft- tinns there made. The samples just received rroui you and made under the Instructions of the Com- miitee, are the best KhiwerPdts 1 have ever seen atid 1 conj-'ratu late you <\\\ your sucress. These Pots have nnly to he seen once to be used continually after; they are Ut-'ht. strong, and well made in every par- ticular. I have been using your Pots for some years, considering them the best and cheapest in the mar- ket, but these new samples are certainly far superior to any you have previously made. Yours very truly, JOHIM N. MAY. For pri<'e list of the "STANDARD" POTS Adtlross THE WHILLDIN POTTERY COMPANY, No. 713 & 715 Wharton St.. PHILADELPHIA, PA. Address AMERICAN FLORIST CO., 54 La Salle St., CHICAGO. FOR SALE. THE CUTS USED IN ILLUSTRATING THIS PAPER. Write for prices on any which you have seen in previous issues and would like. AMERICAN FLORIST CO. 0X110A.00. FOUND GUILTY! No. 25 Beverly Street, BOSTON, MASS. G*'iier»l Apent for titf* *'I>\'I>IK" Steam & Hot Water Heating Apparatus FOR GREENHOUSES. CONSERVATORIES. ETC. Has been formally trletl and convicted byajuryof over U!UO Florists and Gardeners in the U.S. and Canada i)f doing the best and nmstsatisfaciorv work for the least money. For authentic reports of these Jurors, address THe " COKTICTED," 25 BCTerly SI., BOSTOH, MASS. >46 The American Florist. yan. t Index to Advertisers. AdTertislng Bates, etc.23o Allen, C. H. 2:s AllenSL&Co 239 Allen, W.8. 235 Bayersdorfer M M&Co23'J Benard. B 233 Berger, H. H. & C0....242 Bishop WR 241 Blanc A 238 Brackenridge & Co ... .242 BraBUe L. B 241 Burpee W Atlee & Co.2,37 Burrow JG 242 Cassell, JO 2.3;) Connelly Jno J 240 Curwen, John J r 2.33 ])e PewT 240 Desmond Wm 242 De Veer. J. A 238 Devlne, Peter 246 Dlez, John L., & Co. .. .246 Dillon, J. L 235 241.1 Dingee 4 Conard Co.. .233 Dreer. H. A 241 242 DudleyJ W&Son 241 Fassett. F. B . & Bro. . . . Zi'.i Faion MB 241 Ferry D M & Co 2:i(; Fisher Bros & Co 238 Fisk & Randall 23.5 FosterF W 245 Fulweller PC 244 Gardiner John ,SCo...233 Gasser, J. M 244 GiddincsB M 241 Glddlngs, A 239 Gregory Jas J H lit Grey, Ben] 242 Greene W W Son & Sayles 240 Qrlfflth, Jas 244 Grlfflth.N.S 242 Gurney Heater Co 245 Hales, H. W 246 Hallock, V. H., & Son. .239 Hammond, Beni...2.36 239 Hammond & Hunter. .235 Harcadine R W 242 HartlandW B 2:58 Herendeen Mfg. Co. . .24tj Herr, Albert M 240 HerrD K 241 HIgley, HenryG 241 Hippard B 2'» Hltchlngsi Co 24B Hooker, H. M 241 Horan, Bdw C 235 Horticultural Times.. 24:i Hughes E G 241 HuntM A 238 lTe8,J.H 246 Jansen, Bid 2:i9 Jooslen, C. H 239 Kennlcott Bros 236 Kimball, AS 235 King, James 23s Kramer 1 N & Son 240 Krlck, W. C 244 La Roche iStahl 235 Libby B H 237 Lockland Lumber Co, 244 McAllister, F. B 239 McCarthy, N. F. & Co. 235 McFarland J Horace 238 241 Mathews, Wm 242 Merrick, A. T 244 Michel plant4SeedCo23'.) Miller, Geo. W 242 Mitchell Chas L 235 Monon Route 239 Mullen Geo 235 Myers ACQ 246 Nanz & Neuner 238 Nielson Hans 241 Oelschig A C 239 Olsen M 235 Pennock Chas K 235 Perkins, J. N 245 Phila. Im. DeslgnCo . ..241 Plenty, Josephus 245 Quaker City Mch. Wks244 Reed 4 Keller 244 Relneman A H 241 Renard Jus 240 Roemer, Frederick — 239 Rolker. A. & Sons 2.39 Rural New Yorker — 243 Salzer John A 2;i7 Schneider Fred 240 Schiller ,t Mailander..233 Schulz.Jacob 2.33 Scollay, John A 246 Shelmlre WR 240 Sheridan W F 235 Siebrecht * Wadley. . .242 Situations. Wants 233 Smiths Powell ,'iT,amb243 SpauldingTU 240 Spooner, Wm. H 233 Stewart. Wm. J 235 Straiton & Storm 244 Strauss. C. &Co 235 Swayne Wm 240 Thompson Geo&Sons.2tO Thomson, Mrs J. 8. R 239 Thorpe Jno 243 Trltschler M & Sons.. .242 U S Nurseries 243 Vaugban.JC 235 236 239 242 Weathered, ThOB.W..246 Welch Bros 235 WilksS MfsCo 2,37 Wisconsin Flower Bx.235 Wbllldin Pottery Co.. 245 Whitnall Frank 242 Wlttbold, Geo 242 Wolff, L. Mfg. Co 244 WoodruHW B 240 Wood, LC&Bro 242 Young, Thos. Jr.,4 Co. 235 Zocher &Co 241 Building. There seems to be considerable divers- ity of opinion as to the proper pitch for the roofs of greenhouses; also as to the most advantageous distance to place the side bench from the glass where it meets the outside wall. I think many would be glad to hear from practical men upon these points and I am sure that I would. Walkerton, Out. Wm. RuSSELT-. Double Glass. This saved me during the severe hail storm early in November. I only had ten lights broken in my two houses, each loo feet long, while an adjoining house of single glass was quite badly damaged. The hail stones were large as walnuts, the largest ever known here. Peoria, 111. jAS. C. Murray. Boilers. — How many horse power capacity is required in a boiler to heat i,8oo feet i '+-inch pipe with a slow fire ? Think I am burning too much fuel. Venture. Chrysanthemum Lilian B. Bird. — Garden and Forest for December 19 con- tains an excellent photo-process plate of this handsome novelty. GREENHOUSE HEATING AND VENTILATING. Superior Hot Water Boilers. JOHN A. SCOLLAY. 74 & 76 Myrtle Ave., Brookyn, N. Y. J^" Send for Catalogue. FOR HEATING GREENHOUSES GRAPERIES, POULTRY-HOUSES, ETC. ALSO FOR HEATING WITH HOT WATER UNDER PRESSURE VENTILATING APPARATUS For Raising Sashes in Greenhouses. GALVANIZED SCREW EYES -t And Wire for Trellis Work. ^ Send for Catalogue. 'hos. 1 . Sectional View. 46 & 48 MARION ST., N Y Greenhouse Heating #^ Ventilating HifcHlNQS 8, CO. 233 Mercer Street, New fork. Bi^e Tfatteprjs oj |©8ilers, Eighteen Sizes, fi Eoppaaalea Kire ]©ex J^BilePS Seaale jSeilzpS, Cier)iceil JSeilepS, jSase j3upi)ir)a wafer ]4iafeP3 Perfect Sash Raising Apparatus. Send 4 oenta postage for Illtaatrated CatAlo^ue. i®^et tot W ttii Itieii F^or Heating .j4~.FJ-ri, Oreenhouses, Grapenes, ^JJgEZ^ll^^^ CONSERVATORIES, ETC. ^^^ ALSO Cast Iron Pipe, Fittings, Valves and all Material for Heating by Hot Water. Send for Catalogue. MYERS & CO. 1173 So. gth St,, PHILADELPHIA. Reduce your Coal Bills ^CURM AN STEAM HEATER ±r \y I «lwl^7il^ ESPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR t-m ^mm^a^i^^tmmm warming greenhouses. Gives a most anifonn heat Di«ht and dftj. Can be run with less attention, and a SAVING of fully 20 to 2^ Per Cent. In Fuel over any other method. Burns HARD or SOFT COAL, Endorsed bj leading florists. Send for full Clnstrated Oatalogne, showinK how lu pipe Hnu heat a nouae by steam. Address HKBENDKEN MANUFACTURING CO.. GENEVA, N. V. For dpstroyini? jBrrouud moles in lawne, .parks, gardens and cemeteries. The only PKKFKCIT mole trap in existence. C-uarnnteed to ontch moles ^vhere all other traps fail^^Sold by Beedsmen, Agricoltnra] Implement and Hardwan dealen, or sent by express on receipt of 83*00 by H."W.HAIiE8. BIDOEWOOD N.J. Ives' Putty Machine. Patented Jan. 8, 1887. The best device ever invented for laying patty. With this you can malie old leaky sash perfectly tight without removing the glass. It will do the work of five men in bedding glass. Sent by Express on receipt of price, $3.00. J. H. IVES. Dahbury. Com. V THE S SUPPLEMENT — TO — THE AMERICAN FLORIST January 1, iss'), Post this up in a con- spicuous place. See first page of lliis issue. A. F. STANDARD POT. The cut shows the shape and style of the standard pot adopted by the Society of American Florists, and the sizes up to 6-inch. Note that all measure- ments are inside, both as to diameter and height. Mmerica is "the Praw of the Uessel; thEre may be mare comfort Amidships, hut we are the First to touch Unknown Seas," Vol. IV. CHICAGO AND NEW YORK, JANUARY 15, 1889. No. 83 fLdliE /AlMiflBiiPM! |FlL@LQ0@f Copyright, i88S, by American Florist Company Entered as Secoud-class Mail matter. Published on the ist aud 15th of each month by r///r AMEKICA.-^ FLORIST C0.\fP.-1.VV. General Offices, 54 La Salle Street, Chicago. Eastern Office, Room 15, Vanderbilt Building, New York. All communications should be addressed to the general office at Chicago. SOCIETY OF AMERICAN FLORISTS. John N. May, Summit, N. J., president; W. J. Pai-MER. Buffalo, N. Y., vice-president; Wm. J. Stewart, 67 Bromfield St., Boston, Mass.. secre- tary ; M. A. Hunt, Terre Haute. Ind., treasurer. The fifth annual meeting at Buffalo, N. Y., August 20, 21, 22, 1SS9. The Executive Committee of the Society of American Florists will be in annual session at Buffalo when this nujn- ber reaches our readers. Our Holiday' Trade report in this issue is, we think, very complete aud it should be of great value to the trade. In most instances the reports do not repre- sent the observations of one individual only, as in the majority of cases we have had from one to four reports from differ- ent persons in the same city, and the reports presented combine the views and average the various estimates sent us by these different ones. While these reports varied as regards minor items, in nearly every case they were practically unani- mous as to the main points involved, such as total volume of trade, quality of flowers and prices. The value of such a report based on such data and carefully compiled can not but be considerable to all interested. Print your spring trade LIST in the American Florist. It will cost you less money and do you more good than to print and mail your list yourself. We will print and mail your list, in the col- umns of this paper, to 5,000 buyers for much less than the po.stage alone would cost you. A full page in the Florist costs only {42 for one insertion. It would cost you twice that sum to get up a list of your own and mail it to 5,ot wholly for loose floweis; the demand for baskets is yearly on the decrease. Terre Haute, Ind — Trade smaller than last year and quality of flowers not so good on account of so much dark weather. Prices about the same as last year. For Christmas the supply w£s in- sufficient, but for New Year's there was an excess, there being but little demand. Call for baskets and loose flowers was in about the same proportion as last year with perhaps a slight falling off in the call for baskets. New Year's trade is diminishing from year to year. New Haven, Conn. — About the same as last year. Roses shipped in from the large cities were poor, ttilips and lily of the valley poor and poiusettias very poor. Prices realized were generally higher especially for roses and violets. Consid- ering the very high wholesale prices the supply was sufficient. There was more demand for cheap showy flowers and less for large fancy rose s. The call was al- most entirely for loose long stemmed flowers. The unusual demand for cheaper flowers was especially noticeable. Louisville, Ky.— Larger than last year, roses not quite up in quality, other flowers about as usual, prices rather bet- ter, roses selling at from |2 to fc a dozen. Supply rather short, flowers have been very scarce the past month. Increased demand for violets and red roses. Call for baskets was about 25 per cent, less but for loose flowers 35 per cent, better. Demand for holly and wreathing was much greater than last year. Many buyers of flowers are becoming very par- ticular and want only the very best. Washington, D. C— Larger at Christ- mas with a little falling off at New Year's, quality of flowers extra good, prices abont the same as usual, supply equal to de- mand with the exceptionof violets which were scarce. Among roses an increased demand was noted for Beauties, Gontiers and La France. Valley sold well. Theie was a decided falling off in the call for baskets with an increase in that for loose flowers in boxes. Good palms and blooming plants sold well. Detroit, Mich —Holiday trade larger than last year. Quality of flowers was good except some of the roses which were not quite as good as last year. Re- tail prices about the same as last year ; carnations brought a little better price. Supply was sufficient except at Christmas when roses were in short supply. Two- thirds of the demand was for loose flowers and bunches. Good demand for wreath- ing and an extra large call for holly. Retail prices of flowers were one-third less than printed wholesale prices. Richmond, Va.— Trade double that of last year, quality of floweis better, owing to the unusually favorable fall and early winter we have hfd here, prices realized about the stnie. Had to rely on our home stock as northern flowers were too high in price to make a profit on. Supply about half enough for the de- mand. Theie was an increased demand for potted plants, roses and violets. Immortelle designs sold slow compared with last year. Four-fifths of the call was for loose flowers; less call for baskets every year. New Year's trade was slightly better. Des Moines, Iowa. — Larger for Christ- mas and smaller for New Year's. Home grown stock good ; that shipped in was inferior — especially roses. Prices of roses were lower than last year and carnations, hj acinlhs and smilax were not advanced from usual rates. More good rests and carnations could have been sold ; of Ro- man hyacinths there was plenty. The increased demand was for roses, carna- tions and hyacinths. But few baskets were wanted, the call being almost en- tirely for boxes of loose flowers. As none of the "upper ten" received calls on New Year's day, more of the demand was from the " middle class." Good de- mard for holly. Perles and Niphetos brought J2.50, LaFrance and Mermet f 3, Romans %\, and carnations 50 cents a dozen ; smilax 40 cents a string. I'TICA, N. Y. — Trade larger than Ifst year. As to quality of flowers, roses, orchids and violets better, while carna- tions were not quite as gocd. Chcice flowers brought letter prices than last year, second quality about the same as before, culls were not wanted. Supply was sufficient for the demand — or nearly so. Theie was noticed a decrease in the call for Romans, valley and freesias and an increase in that for good roses, violets, orchids, carnations, stevia, etc. Much less basket work, the increase being in box es of loose flowers, ferns, etc. I noticed that customers delayed placing i88g. The American Florist. 249 SHt RtCtWlS "IHl WOSW. Ht Rt.Ct\N|tS THi B\\.\.. SUUSH\Ut IvHO SHNDOV^ M CHR\bl«A^S. their orders till almost the last day. Although trade may be classed as "good" there is uot the usual excitement and bustle generally incidental to this season of the year. The unseasonable weather is probably one cause. Buffalo.— Trade about the same as last year, quality of flowers about the same, prices realized averaged about the same, too high at Christmas to do busi- ness at legitimate profits and be satisfac- tory to customers. Supply was sufficient or nearly so for the demand. An in- creased demand was noted for better (juality of carnations, violets and bou- vardia; roses held their place. Calls for loose flowers mrfre numerous in propor- tion than last year. There was an iucreased call for holly wreaths, loose holly and mistletoe. The disadvantage of wholesale prices being placed unduly high at the start lies in the fact that they frighten ofi" trade. Both the present and last year prices had to take a tumble at the last moment after trade had been already scared ofi" by the high prices and it was too late to make known to buyers that prices had been reduced. Surely this seriously injures trade. ROCHE.STER, N. Y. — Smaller than last year, quality of stock very good, but prices realized lower. Supply was more than sufficient for the demand. There was a decrease in the call for roses owing to the high prices. It is said that growers have to get a big price during the holi- days to make up for low rates that prevail during most of the year. It would cer- tainly be better to average the prices more, so that such a great increase at the holidays would not be neiessary. It is hard to make customers understand why roses that are sold at Ji a dozen one week should be worth %%, a dozen the next week, and the complaints and dissatisfac- tion that the dealer has to meet in conse- quence is simply fearful, to say nothing of the loss that is generally sustained through buying roses at from Jio to ^30 a hundred for ordinary varieties and fre- quently being obliged to sell them at cost or less. We have always done it but while the cry of hard times lasts we don't want any more Christmas roses. YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio. — The Christmas trade in cut flowers and church dec- orations was excellent. It used to be, only a few years ago, that the Episcopal church was the only one to observe Christmas with the decorations of holly, mistletoe and flowers now seen in nearly all denominations ; even the Calvinistic churches are following in the same path, and before long eveiy church shall have its Christmas decora- tions proportioned in extent according to the tastes and purses of its members. The New Year trade was not very large, receptions being out of style curtails the demand for flowers and other decorations. While we have uot had much cold weather it has not been very favorable for the production of cut flowers ; too many cloudy days during November and December. As a consequence Perles produced a good many "bull heads," and carnations did not attain the size they do with clear sunny days. To all observant florists the effect of a duration of cloudy weather on carnations of all kinds is apparent in the size of the flowers, espe- cially if a high temperature is maintained. Boston. Christmas trade was very brisk, the demand for good flowers being consider- ably in excess of the supply, particularly for lily of the valley, violets, fancy car- nations and roses of the choicer kinds. Yet in spite of this scarcity it was a diffi- cult matter to dispose of what is known as " common stuffs." It was formerly the case that when first class goods could not be obtained cus- tomers took whatever they could get. Not so now, however, the best or none seems to have become the rule, and so the mildewed, pale colored or aged rose found none so poor as to do it reverence. Stevia looked in vain for a purchaser, and that once useful and salable relic of by- gone days the short-stemmed carnation, although it smiled its sweetest and most seductive smile never left the ice chest until it took its final departure in dis- grace for the rubbish box. Smilax, too, was the worst kind of a drug, everybody trying to sell it, but nobody willing to buy at any price. With Christmas, how- ever, went also the cold weather and a season of sunny springlike days followed resulting in heavy crops of all varieties, and thus for New Year's day the Christ- mas situation was reversed and stock was plenty and buyers few. I'or the first week in January prices have been unpre- cedentedly low on many varieties. W. J. S. Baltimore. The holiday trade in this city was highly satisfactory and decidedly in ex- cess of last season. While an enormous (|uantity of loose flowers were sold it is probable that the bulk of flowers disposed of at Christmas were worked up into baskets for which there was a brisk de- mand, bouquets and other designs, how- ever, were rarely called for. There was no marked improvement in house or church decorating; there was an unusual demand for holly and mistletoe, but judging from trade in the past, few of our florists had laid in a large stock of the latter, conse- quently the supply was hardly equal to the demand. New Years doesn't generally count for much in this section, but it is conceded that this season was an exception. The New Year's trade was good, confined almost exclusively, however, to loose flowers. Instead of calling on their lady friends as heretofore, it was a fad with our society young men to enclose their cards in boxes of choice flowers, and we most heartily commend this " new de- parture" as a source of infinite relief to the ladies and profit to the trade. The plant trade was excellent throughout, indeed one of our oldest florists told me that the plant trade this season was the best he had ever known in Baltimore, and I doubt if Ballimoreans ever found better stock to select from. Prices generally were good. American Beauties sold at I15 per dozen, La France Is and }6, I\Iermets and Perles ^(4, jfs and ^6, IJly of the Valley #2 and fo, Romans and narcissus ^i 50 and ^2. tulips J1.50, carnations 75 cents to >i, violets )f3 per hundred. We took special pains this season to get at "the hang of things," and it is very gratifying to be able to record such a healthy condition of trade. The marked improvement over former years tends not only to show an increase of public taste, but serves to demonstrate the fact that our florists are getting abreast of the times and are beginning to realize that a little cultural carefulness brings its reward. Januarj' 2. A. W. M. Chicago. Leading down town florists report an increase of from 25 to 50 per cent in their holiday trade over that of last year. The qualitv of floweis on the market was about equal to last jcar, though in some cases quality was a trifle below the stand- ard. There is some complaint against growers who brought in large (juantities of "salted" stock, some of which had been "salted " so long that it was practi- cally woithless. Prices were higher than last year, and the supply was practically sufficient at the prices it was necessary for the dealer to obt.ain in order to come out on the right side. Some florists noted an in- creased demand for Beauties, C.ontiers and Brides among roses, and others noted an increased call for fancy carnations aud other cheaper flowers owing to the 250 The American Florist. Jan. 15, high prices placed on roses. One dealer reports that prices on roses and violets were so high that he could not sell them. At Christmas the call was almost en- tirely for boxes of loose flowers, the call for baskets being even less than last year, but for New Year's two florists report quite a considerable call for made up work, more than for several years past. Other dealers report New Year's trade as about equal to last year, while some say that the day before New Year's was very dull, one describing it as a veritable "Blue Monday." A feature noted by one dealer was that nearly all buyers of loose flowers ordered them to be all of same color, and very few mixtures of varieties were called for. Another florist reports that his Christmas trade was about the same as last year, but that it was less in cut flowers, this decrease being made up by an extra demand for plants. Retail prices per dozen were as follows: Bon Silenes %2 to I3; Perles and Niphetos %}, to I4; Mermets $4 to J8; La France I5 to Jy, Bennets $5 to $6; Gontiers $4; Am. Beauties %\i to $24; Jacqs |i2 to I24; long stem white carnations 75 cents ; long stem colored carnations |i to $1.50; Roman hyacinths |i to I1.50; narcissus I1.25 to |i.5o; tulips $2; violets |i for bunch of 25 blooms, I1.50 for bunch of 35, and %i for bunch of 50. Holly and green sold well and total sales far exceeded those of previous years. The banner sale of roses was a box of five dozen at fSo for the box. It con- tained two dozen Am. Beauties at |20 a dozen, two dozen Brides at fS a dozen, and one dozen Jacqs at $24 a dozen. The florist who made the sale said him- self that it was certainly robbery to charge such prices, but the buyer wanted them extra choice regardless of expense, and as it was he only made a fair profit after buying the roses at the prices de- manded by the grower. Several of the young men who collect the bills for the florists by whom they are employed threaten to resign. They state that they had rather meet Sullivan than present a bill to those customers who simply dropped in and ordered "three or five dozen of choice roses sent up to the house for Christmas" without inquiring the price. One collector re- marked that if ugly looks could kill he would have died a hundred deaths since Christmas. Philadelphia. It is very gratifying to all concerned to be able to report an increase in the Christ- mas trade here when it is understood that we have made a similar report for some years past. The quality of the flowers was fully equal to that of former years. The prices realized by the grower were a trifle lower than last year, though there was no appreciable difference in first class stuff'. The retail prices were about the same as for the past few years. Owing to the delightful weather which prevailed during and immediately pre- ceding Christmas, flowers were quite plentiful, especially carnations. La France among roses was the most scarce; nor were Beauties of first class quality any too abundant. There was no run on any particular flower or class of flowers. The salesman with the necessary amount of tact could generally persuade his par- ticular customer to take whatever he recommended. In some quarters there was a noticeable increase in the demand for baskets or other desigiis without any effort of the dealer, whereas in others it was about the same a? for the past year or two. The great increase of prices as boomed by the growi^r and commission men "ivas condemned v.nqualiSedly ty the dealer. And the practice of holding flowers for these higher prices was equally as vigor- ously condemned. The dealer is so busy at this time that it is impossible for him or his assistants to watch closely the class of flowers left on these ereat occa- sions, and it is not until the flowers are brought into use that the poor quality is noticed. At th°t rme it is aifficalt to place the Kame where it belongs. And another evil which this pla.i of holding flowers for a week or ten days develops, is that the dealer finds it very diflicult to obtain as many flowers as he could use to advantage for his legular trade during the few days before Christmas. - To the above complaints the grower thus retaliates: All through the fall and early win ter prices are so low that sufi- cient ca-h is not realized in fflany in- stances from sales made as to meet current expenses. These matters are reguls.ted by supply and demand ; tUo dealer will buy just as low as he possibly can when trade is dull and flowers are plentiful, and the grower vrill charge as much as he possibly can wheu the de- mand is heavy and the supply is compar- ativf.ly light. Then says the retailer as a parting shot, these high prices at the holidays injures trade for the futvire when the best and choicest flowers are in most demand. There is a great deal could be said pro. and con. on both sides of that question, but at the present writing there seems to be; no practical way of solving the ques- tion, or out of the difficulty. One dealer sf.ys somewhat sharply: "It will solve itself in time." Rose crops are the most difficult to control. The cheaper classes of flowers can be had in greater abundance, but these bring much extra work to the grower and retailer, especially the latter, at the time when, with the limited skilled assistance, that each dealer can command at this season, it is a question whether it would pay to encourage it at present. The trade at New Year's which had been gradually but surely declining for several years, has this year surprised most of the florists by a change for the better. Let tis hope that it may con- tinue. Smilan is very plentiful, and so also are adiantum fronds. The latter are almost daily increasing in popularity. Excuse this hurriedly prepared report. And wishing the Florist and all its readers a prosperous New Year, I am yours truly, E. L. New York. Christmas was fairly good for the flo- rists this year ; New Year's day very poor — in fact, the commission men say that at this holiday there was no increase over an ordinary day. It is entirely going out of date as a fete day ; consequently there is no special demand for flowers. Oaite a number of growers lost through the foolish practice of holding back for the holidays ; as one big commission man said, they would realize better prices by sending in stuff fresh day by day than by rushing in a quantity of held back flow- ers the day before a holiday. These back number roses are pretty sure to find their way into the ash barrel. A small per- centage of held-back flowers in a lot low- ers the grade of the entire number, and consequently lowers '.ct pnct even if it does not render them tijaalable. Very few Jacqueminots vc-S in, and, for the most part, these were poor in quality. Surprisingly few Jacqs. are now grown, in comparison with former years, and they are rarely of high quality. Many declare that this rose does not really pay, when forced for the holiday trade ; cer- tainly they don't bring the price they once did. It seems as if the Bennett has rather superseded it in public favor. Taken on the whole, the flowers sent in for the holidays were of a very high order of excellence ; this is now impera- tively demanded by the city trade. It is not suflicient for a rose to be a fine variety; it must be a fine specimen of the variety Prices did not vary greatly from those of last year. At Chnstirac, roses were as follows per hundred : Boa Silene i'6 to $\o ; Papa Gontier |i2 to %T% ; I erle des Jardins the same ; Niphetos f S to ?•: 2 ; Mermets $20 to f 30 ; Cusin *2o to I25 ; Duke of Connaught |io ; La France ^20 tofoo; Bennett I15 to f 25 ; Am. Beauty I50 to I150; Jacqueminot J35 ; hybrids 150 to $75. It will be noted that the general aver- age is about the same as last yesr. Fapa Gontier almost doubles Bon Silene, and yet the commission men complain of it ; they say it does not stay fresh-looking as long as the Bon, being more liable to turn blue. At New Year's, roses were decidedly lower. Both Bons. and Gontiers ranged from J6 to |S per hundred ; Perle d;s Jar- dins the same ; Niphetos J6 to |lo Souv. d'un Ami |6 to ^8. Mermets were divid- ed into half a dozen grades, sell:'ng all the way from |8 tc ^25 per hv ndred ; Cusin |i2 io ;?I5 and |;25 ; Bride J15 to I25 ; Beauty, all the i^ay from $15, to I75 ; jacqs. I35 to fro ; Magna Chf.rta {50 to $75- There were a good many poor Beauties; very good Magnas and Anna Alexieff. Fine Ulrich Brunner, and, about New Year's, beautiful Gabriel Luizet. A great many carnations ivere held back ; consequently they did not bring large prices. At Christmas, ?cng stem- med |3 to $4 per hundred ; sh.irt %2. At New Year's, long stemmed f i to %i ; short unsalable. Bulbs werj about the same at both holidays. Hj acinths', f4 per hundred ; tulips $/^ ; narcfssus J5 ; lily of the valley |6 to f S ; li'acs fi 50 a bunch ; violets jti.50, %2 and f 2 50 ; smilax 20 cents; mignonette 50 cents to Ji 50 per hundre-I. Quite a lot of cjpripediums and cat- tleyas were sent in oy var'ous growers ; they seem about the most sril able orchids. They are ULiully sold by the box, so much for the lot but the commission men do not seem very anxiovs to handle them. De Fo-est sends in a lot; J. H. Taylor grows fine cyprifediums ; Welch of Riverdale, sends in assorted cool house orchids, and many others send in odonto- glo'.s and cattleyas. Japan Quince (Cydonia Japcnica), both red and white, was forced beautifully by •Bird of Arlington Heights, (Newark), and by Siebrecht & Wadley. It is quite as easily grown as lilac. A tremendous quantity of green was sold by the florists, only they draw the line at Christmas trees, which are now sold almost entirely by down town mar- ketmen and street venders. There was a lot of very good holly in, among it that from J. C. Vaughan of Chicago ; the small trees imported by a few florists were noticeable as a rule for good foliage and plump berries. Among these trees i88g. The American Florist. 251 tR\o^•.^N\\.^AORt^H^. were charming varieties with variegated leaves and golden berries. Mistletoe was, on the whole, a failure, through being improperly packed. The berries were usually all gone, forming a slimy mass in the bottom of the crate, and the leaves dropped'also. "Colorado needle pines" sold well, and was a popu- lar green. It is the general opinion that the New Year's prices would have been better had the weather turned cold, but two weeks of unseasonable warmth hurt the trade very materially. A great many growers were off crop, but there was no scarcity of flowers through the large increase in glass. There was a large demand for loose flowers. Emily Louisk Tapi.in. Christmas Flowers at Covent Garden Market, London, England. There can be no question as to the popularity of white flowers — not only at Christmas, but at almost any time of the year. They seem, however, to prepon- derate in winter, owing, no doubt, to the fact that they pay better for production. Colored flowers are, however, tolerably plentiful, but it is evident, from the treatment they receive, that they are only considered of second rate value. Prominent among white kinds are camellias, eucharis, gardenias, Richardia africaua or Trumpet lily ami chrysanthe- mums, both incurved and Japanese, the latter beiug abundant during the early and latter part of the season, when in- curved sorts are anything but plentiful. Over and above these, however, are a large number of subjects which appear in quantity at times, but are more or less intermittent, each according to its particular season. Paper White nar- cissus, Roman hyacinths, double white Chinese primulas, and bouvardias may, however, be had in considerable (juantity at present, and the supply will continue for many weeks. The same might be said of white azaleas and lily of the valley. Strangely enough, Christmas roses are not so plentiful as one would be led to expect, especially after a long spell of unusually mild weather for No- vember and December. Roses are nearly always plentiful, but the greater bulk of them at present consist of blush colored, pink, pale rose, or salmon^ yellow tea- scenled kinds. White varieties are not particularly numerous. Lilium longi- folium, or its variety, L. 1. JIarrisii, is even already to the front and may be had nearly at any season. For ordinary boutiuet work a great variety of the commoner differently col- ored flowers are used, such as chrysan- themums (Japanese and Pompon), yellow roses, Christmas roses, scarlet pelar- goniums, blue, yellow and purple pansies, recalling the recent mild weather. Poly- anthus narcissus and similar subjects. The burst fruits of Iris ffttidissima, ex- posing the globular scarlet seeds, arc very ornamental and the plant might be more frequently grown in shrubberies and woodlands for this purpose than is at present the case. Unlike the common yellow iris, it prefers a dry and chalky soil, although the latter condition is not absolutely essential. The flowers used for button-hole bouquets are roses of various colors in the bud stage, carna- tions, gardenias, eucharis, Lilium specio- sum album, double blue violets and primroses of the common yellow wild type. Orchids are not particularly plentiful, but there is a tolerably good sprinkling of Odontoglossum crispum, Oncidium crispum, O. Papilio used for buttonholes, for which it seems wonderfully well adapted; Cypripedium insigne, Calanthe Veitchii superba, Dendrobiumnobile and Zygopetalum Mackaji. Among these the cypripediums are, perhaps, the most plentiful, while the calanthes are also pretty numerous and also tolerably well colored. Pot plants are by no means so plentiful as we have seen them, but conifers, aucubas and Erica hyemalis, together with Cyperus alternifolius and ferns may easily be had. Due van Thol tulips in various colors are also commencing to put in an appearance. — Gardening World Diicnibcr 23. Erica Wilmoreana. We present herewith an illustration of a'.blooming plant of this heath which has so frequently been favorably mentioned as a valuable variety for pot plants and for the production of cut blooms. The graceful spikes of bloom are very beau- tiful and meet with ready sale, and it is to be regretted that such an acceptable addition to our list of cut flowers as heaths would be is not made by growers of cut flowers. The reason is found in the fact that few growers have success in flowering heaths in this country. Growers state that all the heaths are plants that dislike either a very high or very low temper- ature and with the sudden changes of temperature encountered iii this climate it is impossible to give them the equable temperature necessary to their well being. But as an offset to this several growers have been successful and they are loud in their praises of heaths for cut flowers. Mr. John CI. Gardner, gardener for Pierre I.orillard, Jobstown, N. J., grows Erica Wilmoreana well, and while he is not a commercial grower, from his experience he believes that this heath can be made to produce flowers in quantity and at a profit to the grower. In our issue for April 15, 18S7, we printed a description 252 The American Florist. Jan. IS, of Mr. Gardner's method of treating heaths. We believe that if two or three men can successfully grow heaths in this climate others can do the same. There is always more profit in growing some- thing that the majority are unsuccessful with, and we believe that it would be worth the while of thorough soing, care- ful growers, near large cities, to give Erica Wilmoreana a systematic trial. Mushrooms in Greenhouses. It is now midwinter and our cut flower business is at its height, and we exercise ourselves to make as much money out of our greenhouses as we possibly can. This is right. Our greenhouses are pretty well crowded and we do not clearly see our way to introduce anything else. No place is empty. Under the benches we have lots of room, but beyond being a store place for canna, dahlia and other roots at rest we do not occupy the space. True we could grow rhubarb, asparagus and seakale there but this would necessi- tate growing these plants out of doors in summer and using a good deal of land that we could not well spare ; besides, they are a bulky crop, and not always profitable. But underneath our greenhouse benches is just the place for mushrooms. They are not a bulky crop, and a good sale for them at a good price is assured for all we can raise, for the supply has never been nearly equal to the demand. In growing mushrooms for profit we have got to produce them as cheaply as possible. Don't make them the primary but rather the subsidiary crop. If the crop turns out good it is nearly all profit; if it is a complete failure, nothing is lost except the labor and the spawn, and it must be a bad failure that won't pay for them. The greenhouse room and heat we need not include in the cost, for, if the space was not used for mushrooms probably we would not use it at all. The loam and manure we need anyway and it is just as good for potting purposes — better for young stock — after having been used in the mushroom beds as it was before. In order to grow mushrooms success- fully we must handle them intelligently and carefully ; it is no use to make the beds under our benches and then destroy them with water. Well, considering that they are under the benches and that we are continually watering the plants over- head and splashing water about the greenhouse with the hose, how are we to avoid wetting our mushroom beds ? Easy enough. Right out there stacked up in the shed we have any amount of hotbed sashes, and as we don't want them for anything else during the winter months and as we cannot have anything better for protecting our mushroom beds we may just as well use them for this purpose. What about the frame on which to rest the sashes ? We don't want a close frame in a warm house, but if we should, two rough hemlock boards along the back and one board in front will give us frame enough. We don't need rafters. It is only a temporary affair anyway and the simpler we make it the better for our- selves and the mushrooms too. Mr. Gardner of Jobstown has range after range of mushroom frames inside his peach houses and vegetable houses and in bearing now. But what about suitable manure ? Don't let that be a bugaboo. You want horse manure and pretty fresh if you can get it. But it doesn't matter whether the horses had been bedded with hay, straw, corn- stalks, or sawdust ; and mule manure is just as good as horse manure. It is too late now to think of making up some beds for this season's work, be- Cduse mushrooms really are a winter crop, aud it takes at the least two months' time from when you get the manure till you gather the first mushroom ; indeed it ofcener is three months. The proper time to begin is August, September or October, with successional beds in November and December; this will give us an unbroken supply from the end of October till the end of April. But you can think over these matters now. Go into your greenhouses and see how much empty space you now have under the benches and which might be devoted to mushroom growing as well as not. I presume you want to make some money? Well, if you do, why throw away this golden opportunity? Mush- rooms are worth a dollar a pound whole- sale and the supply has never been any- thing like equal to the demand. It is a mighty poor bed that won't give you four or five pounds of mushrooms a day. Now don't you think I5 a day for mushrooms during the winter months would come in nice and handy ? Then why don't you get it? Don't go into the business with a rush; get into the hang of it first by trying it on a small scale. The long Island market gardeners are going into mushroom grow- ing at an immense rate. In their busi- ness, times have changed from what they used to be some years ago before they had to buck against southern competi- tion, and in order to save themselves they are compelled to take a fresh line in their business. They see a bonanza in mushrooms. This is nothing new. Some of them have been growing mushrooms on a large scale for over a dozen years, but, oh, how carefully they do guard this mushroom business from one another and the outside world. . Let me give you an instance : About a month ago I called upon the largest mushroom grower (A) on Long Island. He showed me all around his place except where he grew his mush- rooms. I made some remarks about mushrooms but he answered me most evasively — he wouldn't even talk upon the subject. Half a mile distant is his next neighbor (B) who also has a very large truck farm and immense ranges of vegetable growing greenhouses. He had been born and brought up in this place and lived neighbor to A all his life-time and they were on good terms and he has never yet seen inside of A's mushroom- growing houses or cellars. But no mat- ter, although he never has seen a mush- room grown he is now erecting large buildings expressly for mushrooms and is going into the business. There isn't as much money in salad in winter as there used to be he said, and if his neigh- bors can make such a pile of money out of mushrooms he cannot see why he shouldn't do so too ; anyway he is going to try, aud is willing to pay for exper- ience. Some two or three miles further on is another mushroom grower. Last year he raised and sold 1,700 pounds of mushrooms; the year before that he raised 2,200 pounds, but he hasn't a greenhouse at all, he grows his in cellars altogether. When we called on him, I told him we came purposely to see his mushrooms and as I was a large grower myself he needn't bother with any mumness or secrecy. After having satisfied himself on this score we found him a mighty nice man, and he explained his. ways and showed us everything. Now all this secrecy means just this : There is a little bonanza in mushrooms. Those who have " caught on " are scared half out of their wits for fear some other fellow catches on too. And if they didn't make money, and big money too out of it, they'd pitch it overboard quick. I myself never had finer mushrooms nor such an abundanceof them as I have this year. And I can assure you there is no secret at all in growing muthrooms ; you just want to know the general routine of cultivation and attend to the same intelligently and earnestly ; but it you don't do this, then let mushroom growing alone. Wm. Falconer. Glen Cove, N. Y. A Carnation Disease. Early in November diseased carnation \% leaves were received by the Am. "^ Florist from Mr. Sewall Fisher of Framingham, Mass. Many were discolored and often wilted and had lost all their power to be ser- viceable to the plant as foliage. Others were discolored only in one large round spot, the rest of the leaf remaining green. The spots, often extending across the middle of the leaf, were light brown, studded on both surfaces with numerous black specks and surrounded by a differ- ently colored and slightly raised border. The portion of the leaf occupied by the spot was evidently dead. Under date of Nov. 16, Mr. Fisher writes in reply to a letter from me: "The disease on carnation leaves seemed to develop itself during the very damp weather in October and the dead leaves are a sorry sight to me. Since I have commenced steady firing it has abated somewhat. I can find a good many like the freshest, but the greater part are dead, as you will see. I am very glad to know that it is a fungus and not a 'disease of the tissues,' as one express- ed it." A microscopic examination showed net only that a fungus was the source of the trouble but that in the discolored orbic- ular spots there was little but fungus. In a thin section cut through one of the spots nothing could be distinguished of the original leaf tissue but the epidermis and the spirally marked fibers which constitute the veins of the leaf All the pulp of the leaf was destroyed, or its remnant was obscured by the abundance of fungal tissue. Fig. i shows one of the fresher leaves with a spot in the middle. Fig. 2 is a diagram made from a section through the spot. The fungal tissue was so intricately interwoven that it could be represented only with great difiiculty. The two lines a and h mark the leaf surfaces and c the vein in the midst of the leaf tissue. The spheroidal bodies are the reproductive organs of the fungus. The space around them was occupied by the filamentous mycelium. The number of reproductive organs in this particular section was somewhat above the average. In a line a little more than twice as long as the thickness of the leaf there are five. They are the black specks which are seen on the spots \ with the naked eye. They are asexual /SS(^. The a mer i ca n F l oris t. 253 in their nature aud are simplv concep- tacles which contaiu the spores. Some have not yet opened, others are discharg- ing some of their spores. I'ig. 3 shows more highly magnified an isolated con- ceptacle discharging its spores. A cut through one of these shows it to be lined with short spore-bearing threads, (l'"ig. 4) eicU of which bearsa spore at its lip. In this case the mouth of the couceptacle is Fig. I — A diseased carnation leaf, natural size. wide open and all the spores have become detached. The spores still more highly magnified are shown in Fig. 5. They are colorless bodies, usually curved, with thin walls and often containing nuclear globules. Snme appeared to be septate, but thii cDuld rarely be made out. The length of the spores is from twelve to eighteen ten-thousandths of an inch and the width less than two ten-thousandths. A comparison with scientific descrip- tions and accurately named spfcimens showed the fungus to be Septora Dianthi, Desm. It has been found in Italy, France, Portugal and Siberia, but has been reported only once heretofore in America, at Buffalo, N. Y. (Day's Cat. p. 137)- A black mold was also found on some of the withered leaves, where it had evidently established itself after the sep- tora had killed the leaf. F1G.2 X 50., Fig. 2 — A diagrammatic drawing of a cross sec- tion of the leaf, showing the conceptacles of Septcra Dianthi, Desni; magnified 50 diam. There is no cure for a leaf already diseased, for the fungus is beyond the reach of anything that will not also *innle. No. 1 references. Slate wages. Address \V C II. care American Florist, Chicago. SITUATION WANTKI) An intolli^'ent tlorlstand ;.'ardenGr wants a phirciiuuica lately, as foreman ur manager. Arply to B, I,. Goi-t'ENnofiEX, 2701 Cottage Grove Ave.. Chicago. SITUATION WANTKO Coniinerciul or private by single man. 2H years old; 7 years withllenry A. Dreer, Uivertoii, to whom he refers. Flt.\NK l^iNKit. Ulverton. N.,(. SITUATION WANTED By a yo^Jn^' man (single), well postetl in greenhouse work and willing to work under Instruction, (iood references. Address J C, cure .1. W. Ahern. Mt. Vernon, Ohio. SITUATION WANTKI* By a voiing niun '*] years old. III the cut ilower .lepartin.-nt; 1 years' ex- perience; can givoL'ood references. Adilress F. Biiksaht. 2HIU Olive St., si. Louis. Mo. SITUATION W^ANTKI) By a tlr?+t-t:NKK, ll^ll Wl star St.. I 'hi la. SITUATION WANTICO Bypriicllcul rose grower and plHnlsnian: 10 years' experience in cunimer- cliil line; age ;iU, single. Best of references. State terms and wages. Address E M, care /Vmerican Florist, Chicago. SITUATION WANTED Coiiimerclal eslublish- kj ment or privute place in want of conipeteni and acting manager practically posted on all matters pertaining t for himself, and can furnish flrst-clasB recom- mendaiioM>*. Address A -Nil IN Pm'TiatiCK, tloriBt, Westerly. U. I. yiTUATloN WANTED— As superintendent of park l^ or grounds of large public institution. Fully ex- perienced hotli under glass and outside. Had full charge where now employed tlve years. Haveiuade landscaping a life study. Address llAV, ca e American Florist, Chicago. SITUATION WANTED— By a young man in tloral , store or ollice. thoroughly understands all kinds of design work; also double or sinfr]^. entry book- keeping; has had .'> years' experience in tirst-class store. Best of references Adoress, stating salary paid. WoKKFR. care American Florist Chfcago. SITUATION WANTED— By a gardener and florist _ with 22 years' experience in the United States, growing plants and cut flowers. The growing, treat- ment and nrnpagaiion of roses a specialty torSyears in several states. Commercial place preferred. Single: age 42 years (iood references. Address A. GEKiiKN. florist, care American Employment Co. 7'.t Bienville Street, New Orleans. I.a. WTANTED— Salesmen. By the oldeft. largest and IT best-known Nurseries in the West. Perma- nent positions: good pay. Outflt free. STAKK NiTUSEiiiKS, Louisiana, Mo. 'YYT'ANTKD— A capable, energetic man, single, by y y middle of Feby. or 1st of MHrch. to run green- houses on shares. No capital re<]uired. Adilress A M C, box 27, Oxford. Chester Co., Penna. WANTED -A good landecape gardener; one who thoroughly understands rose growingand bed- ding plants. None but a reliable and thoroughly competent nian need apply. Address EitNEST Boi.TE. Allentown. Lehigh Co., Pa. WANTED A pariner In a plant and floral bunl- ness East. Store in thed sash, garden tools, wagon, horses, nil in good order: plen- ty water; 4 years more lease on W acres of ground; cheap rent; large house; stal>le. (Iround for sale any time. Done good business for (".years in flowers and early vegetables. Cause poor health Address A F S, care American l-'lorist, Chicago. About 4,ooo feet of SECOND HAND 4-inch Greenhouse Pipe. Send net cash price to SCHILLER & MAILANDER. Cook Co., Nii.es Centre, III. Orleans, France. ROSES OW THEIR OWW ROOTS Nursery Stock of all Descriptions For particiilHrs apply to , K. :^E;i«A.Fei3, jr., p. O. Box UOO San Dlec;". Cal. joMKj cui*'wb;i«, Jr., GREENHOUSE STOCK AND ROSES. Villa Nova P. O., Delaware Co. Pa. Money Order office: Bryn Mawr. Fa. Imported H. P. Roses, Worked low on the Manetti Stock. otTer the best re- sults to the florist, blooming freely and giving plen- ty of cuttings for propagating quickly. Fine plants for sale by the 100 or lOCO, at low rates. Price Lists to applicants. Address WILLIAM H. SPOONER. JAMAICA I'LAIN, (HoBton), MASS. New Pure White Tea Rose The "QUEEN." This splendid new Rose originated with us two years ago, and having proved valuable, is now placed on sale. It is A PURE WHITE SPORT FROM SOUVENIR DUN AMI. A vigorous, healthy grower and continuous bloomer, producing a great abundance of Buds and Flowers all through the season. Flowers are PURE WHITE, show- ing no trace of Pink, makes good finely formed Buds and is moderately full. Petals are thick and of good substance, opens well, is a good keeper and very sweet. Webelieveit will prove especially VALUABLE FOR EARLY WINTER FORC- ING AS WELL AS FOR OPEN GROUND PLANTING, and recommend it for extended trial with the belief that it will be found a valuable acquisition to our list of Pure White Tea Roses. PRICIC : Strong well matured plants from 2 '.'-inch pots, I3.50 per doz.; $25 00 per hundred. Two year plants from 5-inch pots, I9.00 per dozen. Address : THE DINGEE & COMARD CO., Mention American Florist. We have a verj- fine stock of Roses in four and five inch pots suitable for forcing, consistiri: of BON SILENE, BRIDE. LA FRANCE, MALMAISON, MERMET, NIPIIETOS, PAPA GONTIER, PERLES, SAFRANO, SUNSET, and many o'.her choice varieties. Price, Jio no to 5i-r Hnrlst.4. SeiHl(*aiL'n. and doalera In wareH nertalninK to thosu linos ONLY. I'lease to remenibor It. Orders lor less than one-hall inch space not accepted. \W Advertisements for I'l-hniurv 1 Issue niaet LiEACU US by noon. Jan. '.;:). Address THE AMERICAN l-LORIST CO.. Chicago. Catalogues Received. I'ark Nursery- Co., I'a.sadeiia, Cal., nur- sery stock; .\ugust Rolker & Sons, New York, trade list select flower seeds; J. M. Thorburn & Co., New York, retail seed catalogue; same, trade seed list; O^car H. Will, Bismarck, Dakota, seeds; Cole and Bro., Telia, Iowa, seeds ; I'red Roemer, (juedlinburg, Germany, seeds; F. C. Heineman, Krfurt, Germany, seeds; Ed. Pynaert-Yan Geert, Glient. Belgium, cypripediums; H. A. Dreer, Philadelphia, trade list seeds; N. 1*. McCarthy & Co., Boston, florists' supplies; F. Barteldes & Co., Lawrence, Kau. retail seed catalogue. Primula Obconica. I would like to ask through the Am. Florist, what is the best temperature, location and soil for the succe5sful grow- ing of the Primu'a obconica ? Is the plant sensitive to tobacco smoke, and how large do plants have to be before blooming profusely ? I have not been perfectly sa'itfied with the growing of them as yet. I will ba grateful for any information upon the subject. C. W. Lkwi.s. Lynn, Mass. Building. I wish to erect two houses for roses and carnations. Have a high elevation, wish to break power of northwest wind, can do so by building boiler house at north side and runniuggreenhouses north and south. Would I have as good results as are to be had from houses running east and west ? A. B. ELLSWORTH. Allentown, Pa. il. a KIMBilLL. WHOLESALE CUT FLOWERS, Shipping Trade my Specialty. ^r~ Consigriiiueuts Solirit«'iinett. laFraiio-, Mormet, liriile, NiphetoB. Pcrle, MiiiHet, Papa UiMilier, Bon .Slleni-. CHAS. L. MITCHELL, Mgr., P. 0. Box 188. CINCINNATI, OHIO. Telegraph Address I vm.W. f.Tcl r.i.: riiiiirinHli.o. CUT FLOWERS The choicest Cut Flowers at lowest market ratei shipped C. CD.. Telephone conncotlnn. tsoA.t'. Code when orderinK by telegraph. For prices, etc.. Address, J. L. DILLON, Bloomsburg. Pa. WHOLESALE CUT FLOWERS & FLORISTS SUPPLIES What have you to sell ■ Whiil ciiii we sell yuu - Let us know liy return tinill. THE WISCONSIN FLOWEU KXCHANGE, 133 Mason Street, Milwackee, Wis. Cut Flowers. Boston .lun. 10 Rosoi.Teas |:i{iU(./, SJ Oil Nliihetos il.l'OM 10X11 I'erlo. Sunset 8OO1* lUUI Brides. Merniets 10.00 M If'.IX) Henutlej 5i.tO(" 7.'),00 Vioieti 1 ro Lilvofihe Valley ilio Niirclssns 4 00 llyiu'lnlhs 300"' 100 Tulips.. 4.00 Bouvardia.sieyla 1(10 Ciillns lo.o;) Sniilax 12,10 Adlantunis 1.50 Philadslphla, .Jan. 10 Boflea. Teas. Bon Silenc M.OO Bennetts. Merniets (', rHJ I'erles. Nlphetos 50O " l.a France. Niels 810 " Souvenirs fiOO Am Beautle.'.l'urilan 20.10 .laei|« 5000 Brides S.OO Carnations. Bouvardia 1.' 0 l.ilyofiiie Valley (;.(io Ilyncinths 5 ou ("alias It.OO Smllax 1.',.00 Double violets 100 Sinple violets ,26 CHICAQO .lun. II. Boses, Bon Silene 4,00w il.OO rerles, N'K\V VOKK. ruT Flowers. We are on clerk DAY :iimI NKillT to Klve your orders CAREFUL ATTENTION, PROMPT SEoyiCE, GOOD STOCK. .\nd our record shows tliat we "net there" a little ottener than wome others. VAUGHAN'S FLOWER DEP'T, ClIKACO. Tehcranis. SS smle. Lei tern, l>o,\ (J.SS, a JIXILEM, Wholesale Dealer in Cut Flowers, 36 EAST 23rd STREET. NEW YORK. KSTABI.ISUEU 1877. Price List sent upon application. LaRoche & Stahl, florists & Q^ommission /T\erchants OF CUT Fi'I^O-WEIiS, 1237 Chestnut Street, - - PHILADELPHIA. Consignments Solicited. Special attention paid to ehippink'. iUention A.yt;iiic.\.N' Flokist. C. Strauss & Co., WHOLESALE ROSE GROWERS, Telephone 1177. av.\shim;t()N, h. c. Koses planteil for Winter l.S.S.S-!! Souvenir de Wootton, The Gem. Puritan. American Beauty. Annie Cook. Mad. Cusin. Papa Gontier, The Bride, La France, Bennett, Perle, Mermet. And other Standard sorts. EDWARD C. HORASr, WHOLESALE FLORIST, 36 WEST 29th Street, The ISride, ;>Iirnict, '"^^eij^t^r^r- HEW YORK. HAMMOND & HUNTER, \Vhu!o8:ile dealers in Cut Flowers pj^' Florists' Supplies fir West SOth Street, NEW YORK. FISK & Ii.iND.iI.1;. WHOLESALE FLORISTS, 116 &, 118 DEARBORN STREET, CMICA.GO. StOF*c» Oj^oxi 'PSi.f^'kxt. nnd 33f*y, GEO. MULLEN, WHOLESALE FLORIST, 17 CHAPMAN PLACE. 17 near Pa-ker Houje.) .=^ SPECI B LTI ES. ^=:u VIOLETS. FOSES IN VABIETY, SMILAX, FANCY CAFNATIO.SS. LIIY OF THE VALLEY, TULIPS, HYACINTHS, NARCISSUS, ETC. WELrOH lir^os., WHOLESALE FLORISTS, 165 Tremont Street. BOSTON MASS. We make a specialty of .ihlppliiK choice Hoses antf other Fli>wt'r^. careiully packed, to all points In Wes'ern and MitUlie States. Return Telegram Is sent Immediately when tt Is Impossible to ml your oraer. .6o The American Florist. Jan. IS, JRe 3®®*^ Urac^e. Sekd Trade Association.- -Geo. S. Haskell, Rockford.Ill., president; Albert M. McCullough, Ciucinuati. secretary. Mr. T. WeissTER of Hyde Park, Mass., is now engaged as a traveler for Mr. Wm. Meggat. C. W. Dorr has removed from Des Moiues, la., to Seattle, W. T., where he will engage in law praclice. Howard & Underhill will engage in the wholesale pea and bean growing business at Cape Vincent, N. Y. H. B. Crii'Fing'.s Son.s & Co. will be the style of the firm which succeeds the agricultural house of H. B. GrifBng in New York. A Texas Tuberose Bulb. The account of a tuberose weighing liji oz. in issue of January i, spurs me to carry out a long deferred intention of sending you a tuberose from Texas which I do by to-day's express. It is a bloom- ing bulb and it's sets of this year's growth. The old parent bulb is com- pletely covered with the sets and the sets are themselves blooming bulbs (one has bloomed) with a second crop of sets adhering. This is not unusual in this section with its long seasons, strong soil and long continued heat The sets of the blooming bulbs make flowering bulbs the first season and sometimes bloom. The bulbs would, I think, pass as extra select any where. This was one among 125 bulbs devoid of sets, planted out or started in the greenhouse middle of January last, planted in open ground middle of JIarch and dug December 15. I have an ambi- tion to grow tuberoses ten inches in circumference and hope to do it this year. Success to the Florist. Waco, Texas. J. H. Hurwood. [The bulb, or rather clump of bulbs and sets weighed 39 ounces and certainly beat anything we have ever seen in the way of tuberose bulbs.— Ed.] Wichita, Kan.— F. & A. Kreichen- meister have built two houses, 30 x 15 and 75 X 15 respectively. College Hill, O — Corbett & Wilson have rebuilt a rose house 60 x 18. Harry Corbett has built two new houses 60 x 15. Richmond, Ind. — Hill & Co. have put in natural gas service and are using it for heating. They are much pleased with it as a fuel. P'LEMington, N J. — L. Bonnot is build- ing a new house loox 15, and putting in a No. 19 Hitchiug's boiler. E. Bonnot has removed to Jersey City. RockFord, III.— J. J. Soper has built a new house 5ox 10 Wm. Melcher has just completed a new house with oflice down town ; this place is heated by steam. MiLFORD, Mass — Mr. D. B Brayton of Smeeton, Coleman & Co., florists at Little Rock, Ark., was married to Miss C. Carpenter of this city, on the S:h inst. New Orleans. — R. Maitre has added three new houses, 110x12, 125x12 and 90x12 respectively, alsj remodeled two other houses. He ha; also added two and a half acres of ground which is plant- ed with roses and orange trees, and built a new residence. J. H. Jlenard has added a new house 75x22. Denver, Colo. — Messrs Braim & Sat- terthwaite having dissolved partnership, the business will be continued by Geo. J. Braun and J. L. Miller under the firm name of Braun & Miller. Mr, Satter- thwaite who retires will devote his atten- tion to improving his city and suburban property which is becoming very val- uable. vSt. Joseph, Mo. — Hans Nielson has built the past summer on new ground niue new houses, eight 17 x 100 and one 12 X \! tlie l.>llo\viMKKunUf»tlt'Slrt> Iheiu Inaerteil in all Ihi! lortliti'iiiiny St-eil ('Htalok'ui'j* and will beKlHil tti suppiy Iri'i'eicctrutyiiosiKny size) Hiul descriptive lUHtter. Write them Itir terms, etc. GEM CULTIVATOR AND MODEL SEED DRILL. THE AVERY TRANSPLANTER. THE A. H. MATTHEWS' DRILLS. MOON FLOWER SEED (White), per lb. $7.50. J. C ■V'A.lJtiHA.JV, 14(i Jt I IX W. Wiisliiiigton St., CHICAGO. SLUG SHOT, FOR BUGS. GRAPE DUST, FOR MILDEW AND ROT. :^. zi.A.ivi:na:<:>i^7X3, I islilii. N. Y. ryOvEB 6,000,000 iwuple believe that it nays l>est to buv Seeds of the largest and miint reliable lumse. and they use Ferry's Seeds '^ D. M. FERRY A CO are iktumteilKcd to l>e the Largest Seedsmen In the world. D M Ft:RRY.tCo'a Illustrated. Descrip- tive uiid Priced Earliest Cauliflower Id existence. SEED ANNUAL For 1889 Willlje mailed FREE to all applicants, and to la,styear'.4 customers :;^::^wJthout ordering it. lur.ili,. aMrto.i//, Kverj'iierson nsinK Garden, Field or Flower Seeds should send for it Address ' B.>t »lil|- .iriu'k. 4^>t UusurpWI I). — q u a 1 1 1 y D. M. FERRY & CO., Detroit. Mich. MUSHROOM SPAWN -FRErSIILV l.>n»(H{Ti:i). - C';iii U- thoioughly relitil on tu produce a. iitw crvf III' ilie b r M t .>l ti H li> l'OUliiM> Our stocks »t¥ the lurgest iiiid li*<*NhcN( in tile country, i^ualitv guaranU'ed tlic BKST IN THE WORLD.Why spend your money on doubtful qualitv, when you can get the iM'Ht at a' price that will ])lease vou? We sell at rork-hnttoiii prices forfii'Hr qiiHlitv M|ini%'ii. By mail, post-paid, 'Z'Z cIm. per pound, Five pounds for $i.OO. By express. Ten pounds for !»I .'iO, Fifty pounds for!i(5. One pound of spawn will plant a space 3 feet by 4. " Siieniiil prices for LAKOKR quantities. iohn Gardiner & Co., piif;.„T.|';i.Va,l^u^uk: SM^^f^^o. LAWN ROLLERS. l-irttl yuHlity of our uwn like supplied t<> the trade ^ ^==t-__ [— yH v" '"" prices- i^g^lWI^V t^r Write for prices, I. A W N" Hi'l ] FH FRANK WH'TNALL & CO., Milwaukee. Wis B ENLARGED ami IMPROVED. FARM ANNUAL -isse A li.uid^uii.c 1. ,1 1. 1,1 l6S liagcs. humireds ui illustrutiMus ,in■ IF YOU WANT MORE inform. uion, or have no stamps handy, then write for BURPEE'S SPECIAL LIST OF NOVELTIES, mailed FREE to any address. on Postal Card. //>//, .\ ,< / W.ATLEE BURPEE & CO. PHILADELPHIA, PA. SEED BOX RETAI lvalue' ^17.50 tothetradeI IBUY NORTHERN GROWN — SEEDS Tlie HCcotupaiiying illustration allows our iQPPn ROY containint: :{U0 Pnckaifes ul ioi^t.L; OUA wellassorted LIVK, Fresh InoKTIIKKN (;|J(>WN SEKI>S. Thi« Iwe >ell to the traae tmly, lor ]$5.50 cas^h Iwith the order. The retail value oi thia ] splendid selection Is )§tl7.5<>. If any sorts Q are sokl out we allow reillHng at wholesale I prices. The box contains: :iU Pack'ges Ass't. Fhiwer Seeds at 5c-J l.iiO r.0 " •■ Vegetable ' at 10c— 5.00 itiO " " " •■ at 5c~ 11.00 Total Retail Value JIT. 50 Wholesale and Retail Catalogue tree. JOHN A. SALZER, Seed (irow tT, ILA CROSSE, - WISCONSIN. MOUNT HOPE NURSERIES-SPRING 1889 TREES FRUIT AND ORNAMENTAL. ROSES (il cvtT^ 1 lii«.f*. Tin- tiiic-st GRAPES SHRUB$-EVERGREEN$~SM«LL FRUITS. Wc otlor tin- laiv.'Ht. niopt conipl-tf and cavftillv cnltivat'-d collection,-' in the T'uit'd Statc-^ I'\cry PI-ANTKK should wud for OIK ILLI .sTKATF:I> AM» !>KS1'K I PTI VK CATALO*; ( ts which inve iiifonuation of the hiuhesL iiiiportanci-. FUKK lo all KK4-l'fliAU I'TiSTOAIKICS; To otluTi^: No, 1, Fruits, 10 Ci'iits; No. 2. Ornnnientnl Tr*-rs, i-ie.* Il]u<.ii-]ii« il, lo I'riilt; \.rs, riCKi:. 1/ ;,'. .,1 iii~ i'u'Jir.,n.,>, ELLWANCER ^ BARRY, yESg^vlVK" Come, Fellow Farmers ! ) (lie jjo(j(i thhi^'^ aii'l the iirw tliinj,'^ \t.ii want !■ is a fataln^'iie full ..f ihi-iijl I).) you «'uul leMiil seen, ralse.l troni .-loi-k seh-eteil with e\ti-aeare, frniwn fioiii li.e li.-^i .^tiaiiis, am fn.m the oiiirl- nat.irs? I .lim Ic, have nilm- just sui-li. I)o you w.iTil iii-« \ari.tie.-; lli.il are naliv i:""cl. anil not rmril> ii.i\. In<~y I aim (.. lia\e niiite sneii. Do want Mi-il lliat tile ih-aier liiniseit ha.- failii enonuli ► warrant? I warrant mine, jus see ('alahi*riie On vcHl want an e.teeptlunally larjre eullectlon lo seleel from? Mine Is stieh. I>o you want them direr-tlv from llie grower? . L'rnw a lar?e portion of nilne— few mtiI-uhmi t-row an\ ' Mv \ . L-rlahle an.l Fl.nver s.'e.i Cataloiriu- r..r l-i-*'' Kl{ KK to rverv- boily. JAMES J. H. GKEGOKY, M.ti'blflii-ad, Mass. TRY DREER'S (GARDEN SEEDS Plants, Bulbs, and Requisites. They are the best at the lowest pri- ces. TRADE LIST Issued quarterly mailed free. HENRY A. DREEK, Fhlladelphi» IVE OFFER TO THE TKADE I'LUM ANDAl'l'LESBI-DLlNGS which are all our own itn.wlng, liavebeen run under voTi/.i""",'.'",'""'^''" ,'if ^I'lPP'-l AT SHORT H»»TICK. riiiiii SeeilliliKS, small, suitable for transniatilinK I-erIlK)ll,,leB ini a|i[ilicaliun. FRASEK * I.IPPINCOTT, Mention Am. Kiorist. II iiiilKvilU', .Via. UTttTtiin n 1 11 Kill 1 1 n i irrrr::i n .it. 1 1 .id Itti f irTtn~i'tin'.". irriTT: j<>* FREE TO ALL. S < Mir iic>' ri|iii\c lllus-3c traled Catalogue lur l-^vi^ ni lot) pa-.-, rt.niain g ,' dcMTiplinli illldip ''illiistrulitin> ni a coni-l idcteji.vsortnifntof the| most iHipiiIar Plpnls| rf'T the ConMTViitory: iiiiil (ianU-n.nI«iBulDs.| Roots. Vines. Shrubs.? Flower and Vegetable! |Seeds,Ornamental Fruit and ShadeTrees.i^nlnilt'.l| pFREE t" all Applicants. K.| j^Salisi'jiiiiiiii u'Uaraiiirril. :''■'> (irccnhmisis, 3 |i A.Mns^ NANZ & NEUNER. I...ii.vvii.i k. Ky.| Stir '^ ufUjLUi.)iiijiiiiiui.'u.tiiALmmfM)umaw TREES Root Orafts— E:ey\th{n^! No Larger stock in I'. S. No better, no cheaper. Pike Co Nurseries. Louisiana. Mo. 202 The American Florist. Jan. 15 Seasonable Suggestions. Now that the rush of the holidays is over the houses should have a thorough straightening up and all plants that have had their day cleared off the benches in order to give as much room as possible for spring stock. Keep calceolarias, cinerarias, etc. as near the glass as possible; they are both very prone to green fly and as a prevent- ive tobacco stems should be placed be- tween the pots. Don't let the propagating bed stand empty, this is the best month in the whole year for propagating carnations, and the}- should be got in as soon as possible. Fuchsias struck last month should be kept growing as rapidly as possible, never allow a fuchsia to suffer for water at the roots and syringe freely overhead. All plants needed for stock should have special attention; there isn't nearly as much importance attached to this matter as there should be, there is a tendency to treat stock plants as a kind of better class rubbish. I remember last season while being shown through a certain florist establishmetjt I noticed a lot of bouvardia tumbled somewhat care- lessly under the benches and chancing to refer to them my escort remarked that they were only stock plants and they didn't bother much with them^ I think this is just the trouble with a good many of us, we don't bother enough with our stock plants, and the consequence is fre- quently much trouli'e and disappoint- ment to ourselves, and to others who may happen to get a batch of the un- healthy offspring of our neglected stock. Baltimore. A. W. M. A^AUGHAN'S TRADE LIST OF FLORISTS' SEEDS Mailed oil application. OUR NEW CROP SEEDS ARE MOSTLY READY. General Seed Catalogue ready Jan. 20 IVIUNY NEW AND DESIRABLE SPECIALTIES. MARKET GARDENERS' LIST now ready Florists' and Market Gardeners' Seeds. Catalih;i:e Reai>v IX Jancai:v. Still on hand, a supnlv of ISOIIOIIKT OKEEN I.. SI. 00 per 100 lbs. WKKATHlNti, tresh made. U.UO per lOU yards, or .?Sa,00 pel- ICOO yards. UVED «OUOIIKT (iKEEN.-Fine lor all llower work. 35 ets. per Ih ; Ml. 00 per 1113 lbs. JAMES KING, Seedsman. 170 Lake Street, ClIICAiiO. SCHILLER & MAILANDER, WILES CENTER, ILL., Again offer an unlimited quantity of Ilinze's White Carnation Cuttings from gand-bed at JT.CO per 1000; $1.00 per 100. Also our Darling {Empereur de Mar- occo), color of a Jacq. rose, at Ji.OO per 100. Order early and for Spring Delivery. Carnations, Rooted Cuttings of HINZE'S WHITE, EDWARDSIl. PETKU HEN- DERSON, PRBS. BE GRAVV, PHILADELPHIA RED. PHES. liARFIELI), at S1.35 per hundred; SlU.tO per tiM.usand. URACE WILDER, GRACE PARDON. MISS JOLIFKE, SPRINGPIELD, SEAWAN.at $1.60 per hundred. c. B. HUMPHREY, Walesville, Oneida Co., N. Y. Bulbs, Seeds, Immortelles, Porcelain Flowers, Florists' Supplies, Etc. J. A.. I>E> XrE>E>I^, 1S3 A?V titer Street, JVBJ'W TTOIiK:. SOtE AGENT FOR THE GENERAL BULB CO., Vogelenzang, (HoHand), Bulbs. LFlowers. HOOPER & CO., LiM., London, W. C. (England), Flower Seeds, Porcelain Ls. BREMOND FILS, Ollioules, (France), Bulbs, Immortelles. A. H. HALLENSLEBEN, Konigsberg, (Germany), Vegetable Seeds. Catalogues of Spring Bulbs, Seeds, Florists' Supplies, Porcelain Flowers, Rustic Work, etc.'; FREE to all applicants IN THE TRADE. {SI>EJCIA.rv OFFEJRS S Per 1000 Per 100 Per doz. Roman Hyacinths, Standard Size, in fine condition $27 00 $3 00 " ** Extra Selected " " 31 00 3 25 Paper White Narcissus, large bulbs 11 00 i 25 .25 " " " Grandiflorum, large bulbs 13 00 i 50 .30 An Improvement on the Old Variety : Earlier, more vigorous, and larger flowering. Tulips in fine sorts, comprising La Rcine, Kcizci skjcon, Re~ J\iibroru»i , la Candnir, loui uesol, e/c, my selection, |io 50, $12.00, and $15.00 per loco. Will sell CHEAP in lots of 5,000 or 10,000. CHINESE Narcissus or "Sacred lily," (True.) white with yellow cup, fragrant, free flowering, forces well in water or light sandy soil, in a few weeks, can be started any time during the winter. VERY DESIRABI.,E. Baskets of thirty bulbs, $3 50. Per loco, $90 00; per 100, $10 co; per doz. $[.50. Per 100 Perdoz. Lily of the Valley Extra strong Dutcli clumps $17 00 $2.50 PIFMIITIQ iDutch-grownl Jackmanii, 3 years, and White, 2 years 4000 600 bLLl'l H 1 10 Jackmanii and other good varieties, 2 years 35 00 5 00 A few Case.s line HOLLY left at »5 per case. P'or prices on Immortelles, Cape Flowers, Milkweeds, Pampas Plumes, etc., see my ad. in issue of DEC. 15lh Terms: NET CASH, subject to market fluctuations THE HELP FOR CUT FLOWER WORKERS AND FLORISTS published by a. BLANC AND J. HORACE McFARLAND, Has been kindly received, although out but a few weeks. It hits a weak spot, and helps those who sell floral work in many ways, 162 royal octavo pages, including 50 pla'es of designs, printed in soft tints and rich tones, and a complete treatise on fioral work. Send for it, or send for a prospectus if you want to know more about it first. The extracts below show how it has impressed subscribers ; " Cheap at $5 per copy; to florists in small towns must be very valuable." H. H. Hitntress, N. H. " A book that no local florist ought to be without. * * pieces." *'Well pleased; * * admire plain English hints upon design work." Hunts, Pa. " I And it most satisfactory to sbow my customers to select from. It is the proppr thing in the proper place." J. G. EiSELK, Phila. "nighly creditable to the floral art." J. Bheitmeveu & Soxs. Detroit. " For the florist doing a retail cut flower business is almost indispensable, since it illustrates that which cann<.>t well be described. It will help to improve the taste, and give the average florist a source for ideas." E. A. Seidkwitz. Maryland. PRICE, substantially bound in cloth, $3.50, on receipt of which it will be mailed promptly by Will save me time in selling set ,J. Fuller, Mass. Select Seed for Florists. ZIRNGIEBELS IMPORTED STRAINS OF GIANT PANSIKS. WHITE ASTERS, SCAKLKT ASTERS, CUANT CANDYTUFT, I»ERPETUAL WHITE STOCK. Trade packiiges of any of tlie above at $1.00 eacb. The above are our own strains as used by us in our cut flower trade. Every seed produces flrst-class tinwers nnly, which for qua'ity are not equaled by anyimjmrted >eed. None ^'"'niiine unless obtained directly ot us. DENIS ZIRNGIEBEL. Needham, Mass. MY NEW SPECIAL OFFER OF EXTRA CHOICE FLOWER SEEDS Is now published and may be had on application. QUEDLTNBUK(;, OKKMANY. Our Seeds Never Had Sea-Sickness. I''r«'sh llome-CiJrown S«'«*ds of SELECTED PRIMULA OBCONICA. We are the largest growers, and have the finest strain of Primula Obconica in this country, and have harvested an unusually tine crop of seed, which we olTer to the trade atSl.tiO per lUOO. Special rates for large quantities. FISHER BROS. & CO., New ENGLAND Nurseries, MONTVALE, MASS. PRIMULA OBCONICA. The best "AT,L THE YEAR ROUND" green- house plant in cultivation. Specially adapted for florists. New crop seed iSSS, own selection. Trade price list on application to will. BAYLOR HARTLAND, Seeflsmaii, 7. R. H, S., 34 Patrick St.. CORK, IKKL.VND. Trade offer of Irish growu Daffodils in June. TO THE TRADE ONLY. OERANIUMS. A tine assortment of Double anil Single of 40 var- ieties, at U.m per 100; VIS W per 1000. Per 100 HELIOTROPES, iu S varieties. . fo oo IPOMdvA NOCTIFLORA, true while, 4 00 CIIRYS.VNTHEMfMS, comprising 40 varieties 3 00 C( ILEUS, 15 varieties ^00 AC HVRANTHES, 4 varieties . . . 3 00 1'"KV1':RFEW, Little! -.em 400 CARNATIONS, strong plantsin bud 5-it). pots, Garfield, Hiuze's White, 12 00 VINCAS, Major Variegata and Har- risonii, 2-in. pots 4.00 GEO. W. MILLER, WRIGHT'S Grove, Chicago. To THE TRADE AT ALL SEASONS. Also nice thrifty CARNATION PLANTS. 2-in Buttercup, best vellow JS 00 per If 0 Ilinze s White, best white 2.00 Anna Webb, best crimson 5.00 '* F. E. FASSETT & BRO. CHOICE GLOXINIA BULBS One Year Old (David Allan's Prize Strain)* Sil'i.OO per hundred. ^W. C. WARD, EAST MILTON, MASS. Mention American Florist. ISS9. The American Florist. 163 AUGUST ROLKER &, SONS, 44 Dcy St., NKW YOKK, Supitty the 'I'rinlti with SEEDS, BULBS, Ami nil klncla uf FLORISTS' SUPPLIES. Price List Free on application with business card. Per 100 Ampelopsls Vuinquefolla, 1 year $ 8,00 Anipelnpsls Veltchtl f4 to (MO Aspnranus TenutsBiniUB.. Itoti.OO Hfk'uniH Metiilllctt, ^-lnch... 8.00 Callii nana, :i-lnch potn 0.00 DeiitzlaKracUiB.IJyr. strong If). 00 DrnciPua Indlvlsa. 2>^-lnch. 8.00 Kchevena Secunda gtauca, :i-inch 5.00 Cardenla Klorlda, 12 Inches high 10.00 Gardenin Radtcans, 2^-in.. 10 00 " " varlega- ta, 2V'nch pots 10.00 , Geraniums, all leading var- ieties 4,00 llydniiiKeu IIurtenalB, 3. 4 and 6-ln....f8,$12 and 26 00 Ipomoea Noctlphlion 4.00 " Palmata, strong garden roots 15.00 I,iauru8 Nubilis, 3-lnch pots 15 00 Lygodium Scanrtens. ;i-inch 5.00 KOSES in ."Vinch pots— I.a France. Mermet, Bride, Bon 8ilene, Safrano. Brabant.. 8.00 Ijycopodlum or Christmas Greens, Holly and Mis- tletoe. Price on application. Uonian Hyacinths. Narcissus, Tulips, etc. MICHEL PLANT AND SEED CO., 718 Olive St., ST. LOUIS, MO. M. M. BAYERSDORFER & CO. 56 N. 4th St., Philadelphia, Pa., Manufacturers and Importers of BASKETS AND FLORISTS' SUPPLIES. FULL LINE OF METAL WREATHS. LIVE FLORISTS Need good Catalogues, well illustrated, cor reel, stylish. No one does them better than the Florist Printer below named, to whom you can write for samples. i. HORACE McFARLAND, llarrlabnrg, Pa. SENI> OKDKRS NOW FOR WHEAT SHEAVES, Immortelle and Cape Flower Designs And all Florists' Supplies, Philadelphia Immortelle Design Co., 904 Filbert Sf., Philadelohia. Pa. 500.000 CUT HARDY FERNS. FANCY. DAGGER. These ferns are from 10 to 20 inches in ledRth, of a beautiful dark green, and will keep for sev- eral weeks. They are used for Bouquet work, filling flower baskets, vases, &c., Sic, and are also used extensively for decorating church altars lor which they cannot be excelled. igil.oO per thoiisaiicl KerDs. Lonj,', clean fibre, dry, $1 per bbl., or six bbls. f.>rK». L. B. BRAGITE, We are Now Ready to Deliver TUBEROSE BULBS At the followiug rate.s f.o.b. New York. Special prices on large lots ; Per 100 Per 1000 Excelsior Pearls $2.00 $15.00 Dwarf Pearls, fine stock 1.75 14.00 NO. 2 AND NO. 3 AT VERY LOW RATES. Now is the time to buy CIIRYSANTIIIvMUMS for stock, when they are in bloom. We have over 400 varieties, all the finer new sorts included. rXNEST PRIMULA AND PANSY SEED. Apple Geranium Seed, 5183.50 per thousand, Kresh. i^. K>. :ivrc^vivivisa^E^i«, -WHOLESALE DEALER IN- eedssss" IcquisltesiSgsii lulbss -^ Plumes, etc the Oreen- use or Uar> 22 Dey Street, NEW YORK. PUNITJR. Set''down for FACTS That these Toole wen more popular last year ^ than ever before, am' and are this yeii rtha n last. Another Fuel Not one in ten. who ought to own them knows it. Such as do not own them. &8k those whu do; Garoef^ Drills, Wheel Hoes, rmrpi \B Horse HoEsTmLrLT and examine them -it Tor/.-, they Ijear it well. Read our catalogue ; it you have no use for these Tools, ounadvico I. do not buy then. .L.ALLEN&CO P'.vnvt^ k .M:itM,frs. 129 Catharine St. Philadelphia. ED. JANSEN nufactu Bulbs AM Plants IMPORTED BY C. H. JOOSTEN, 3 COEWTIES SLIP, KEW YORK. SURPLUS BULBS at the followiug prices for Cash : Per ICO HYACINTHS, White $2.50 " Red 2.00 " Blue 2.00 " Pink 2.25 " Yellow 2.50 " All colors mixed 1.75 CROCUSES, Named .25 HYACINTHUS CANDICANS 2.00 25,000 open ground H. P. Roses, 2 rt. cheap. }?■ I'lHiil.,'. liiill.s. Kit-., hy iho chniisHnd. The PERFECTION VENTILATOR. SKNIi [-or I'lllCKS K. THE LITTLE CLIMAX SPRAY PUMP HANDSOME, USEFUL, DURABLE. ITS KljrAI. has not beoii in\ eiiK-.l for S|iniviiiir cleUcate plantH and lor ue^itiu InscrMi-idcH in Krecnlinusea to destroy ."^11 LI>KAV, KKI> sri- I>EI{, KTC, or for spruyinK l-iowers aiia<,ke«l in a neat, strong Ito.v lor shippiiik'. KUKNISHKI) <'<)MPI.KTE I'OK »!',;. 00. Liberal illscoiint III the trade. Write for larce iihiRtrateil price list of Spraviii^ Macliliu'^ anil iHKe. 1 I'olNon. Al,l,ifA.:Rr>, Choster Vit^ UNIONYILLE, PA. WESTERN FLORISTS Per 100 5X00 Primulas. sinKle, finest strains of white and colored, nice strong plants from 2>6- inch pots, ready for 3 or 3^ "-inch % 4.00 12.0110 Splendid Geraniums, all onoice var 3 00 2,CO0 nxalis, white and pink 3. CO 4 IIOO Violets. Maria Louise. 3-inch, strong ft. CO 3.0110 BeKonia Rubra Alba 3. CO 8 000 Verbenas best varieties only 2 5U 2.000 Heliotropes, four best varieties 3.00 ROOTED CUTTINGS. Per 100 Per 1000 Verbenas. 10 best colors, healthy % 1 00 $ 8 00 Coleus. 25 varieties 90 7.50 Begonia. Rubra Alba and Saundersonii 2 00 Ageratum, Chrysanthemum, Frutes- cens 1.00 Address p^ 5. GRIFFITH, Jackson Co. Independence, Mo. (Independence Is well located for Bhtpplng, being 8 mllfls east of KansaR Clty.i STOCK FOR FLORISTS. Per 100 Alyssum. double $2.50 Ageratum. four sorts 3 10 Aiternantheras. two sorts 3.00 Begonia rubra, strong. 2'-<.-inch 6 03 " tluwering sorts 2}^-inch 5.(10 Fuchsias, double and single 4.00 Geraniums, double and single. 2Lo-inch 3.00 Heliotropes, four varieties. 2^.-inch S.OO I^antanas. six varieties. 2!.^-inch 4.00 8milax.strorg, 2'T5-inch 3 00 Salvias, six sorts. 2'-^-inch 3 00 Fine, healthy stock. Standard sorts. Good pack- ing. Address HANS NIELSON, St. Joseph, Mo. CYCLAMEN GIGANTEUM. Now is the time to sow. GARDINER'S STRAIN IN THE TRUE GIGANTEUM. and consis s of the finest and most beautiful new sorts, unsurpassed for richness and variety of color, and certain to give unqualified satisfaction. Per 100 Seeds. $2.00: Per 1000 Seeds. $15 00. Sow 100 seeds to the square foot. JOHN GARDINER & CO., 21 N. THirleefltli SI,, PHILADELPHIA. PA. ROOTED CUTTINGS OF Edwardsii. Scarlet Gem, Phila. Red Crimson King, Fascination, I*e Graw, La Purite, etc.. J1.25 per 100. Portia. Duke of Orange. Chester Pride. Peter Hen- derson, Mrs. McKinsey. etc.. $1 50 per ICO- The Century. Rolit Craig or Garfield, Grace Fardon, Grace Wilder, Sunrise, etc.. $200 per 100. Buttercup, Kield of Gold. Dawn. Fancy Andalusia. Mrs Cleveland, etc.. .¥3 00 per ion. PLAXTS in 2-inch rose pots at double the above rates. Pips when we have them at one-half these rates. Wm. Swayne. L. Ij. I.amborn (will sell plants onlyt. $10 CO per ICO Pride of Kennett, fine crimson (plants only). S8 CO per HIO. NOTICK. -We offer the following discounts on pips, rooted cuttings tir plants : 500, 5 per cent otT; 1000. 10 ofl : 2000. 15 off ; 3100. 20 off : 4000. 25 off ; 5O0O or over. 'M off. Terms always CASH. Send for cir- cular. AV. K. SHELMiRE, Avondale, Pa, ROOTED CUTTINGS OF CARNATIONS AND VERBENAS Orders will be booked now and ready fur delivery Jan. 1st. Verbenas in 40 varieties, lart-ely scarlet and white, including the best MAMMOTHS. Rooted cuttings $1 (lOperlOU $h.iu per 1000. Stock plants 2^- in. pots *2 5U per 100, S20 00 per 1000 Carnations, rooted cuttings in 20 fine sorts J2 I ^iper 100 115.00 per 1(00. My stock is strong and healthy, and cannot fail to please. Cnrrespimdence solicited. Address J. G. BURROW. FISHKILL. N Y. ROOTED CUTTINGS OF CARNATIONS, Grown in large quantities for the trade, of the Wm. Swayne and L L. Lamborn. Having the largest quantity, nutside of the originator, for sale at the following prices: ?10 tO per 'OJ Buttercup. $;i.00 per lifd. ?:i5,00 per 1000, Grace Wilder, Grace Fardon, Sunrise. Springfield. Century, at *2 00 per 100, $15 00 per ICOJ Hinze's White, Peter Henderson, Snow- don. I.ady Kmma, Philu. Red, Scarlet Queen. Portia, Seawan, Ciiester Pride. Petunia, Hinsdale. Duke of Orange. Ouaker City. $l 50 per 100, ;?'2.5U per lOTO. Miss .loliffe. Scarlet Gem, De Graw. Edwardsii, White LaPurite, $1.25 per 100. $11.00 per 1000. Plants now ready. Also florets ot the above var- ieties at $1.50 per lOO. Cash must accompany all orders. Orders booked now for Spring delivery. ISAAC LARKIN, Toughkenamon, Chester Co. Pa. Rooted Carnation Cuttings. Orders NOW taken for rooted CARNATION CUTTINGS of 20 of the leading varieties, to be ready for delivery in EARLY SPRING. Prices on application. NVACK, NEW YORK. TO EXCHANGE. Any person having Geraniums, Vincas, Ivies, Fuchsias, rooted cuttings or in small pots, can exchnnge for the best varieties of Rose plants in 2-inch or 3-inch pots. Address GOODING & LEITCH, 13ie Euclid Ave., CLKVELAND, O. i88g. The Amerjcan Florist. M MAMMOTH VKKKKNA. ^ ^ ^ ^ GROW VERBENA PLANTS A uumber oflea.ling Horists prefer decidedly to grow Verbenas from seed SeedluiK plants jiroduce healthier growth and are more easily handled than froui cuttings. Our New Crop of MAMMOTH VERIiEIVA SEED is now ready, grown from stock seed we saved from named plants pro- cured in I.SS6 WHICH WE GUARANTEE TRUE. The flowers ire of mammoth size and of brilliant colors of all shades, from biilliant scar let to pure white, showing large contrasting colored eyes. Choice Mixed Seed . . . trade pkt. 50c.; % oz. Jr. 25; yi oz. f2; i cz. U Smi ax Seed, new crop trade pkt. 50c ; i oz. «i. so Cen aurea Gymnocarpa 1000 see.U 60c. Centaurea Candidlssima 1000 seeds 7sc Mignonette Machet, the best for pots trade pkt. 30c.; i oz. |i SEASONABLE FLOWER SEED LIST of New Crops now ready and mailed to all applicants in the trade. HENRY A. DREER, SEEDSMAN AND FLORIST, PHILADELPHIA. OUR VERBENAS ARE PERFECTLY HEALTHY. Per 100 Per 1000 Stock Plants .W Maniinnth Set WUU |:io 00 General Collection 3.00 26.00 Rooted CuttinRS " " 1.00 8.00 .X.X Mammoth Set 1.25 10.00 Per 100 Mermets, Cook, Adam. Souv, d'un Ami, Sa- frano and Brides, from 2'^,-inch potB, strong plants 5.00 A«»peI''- GEO. THOMPSON & SONS, LOUISVILLE, KY. I'cr lOO ASPAKAGIJS TBNU18S1MUS, 5-Inch pots SI5 00 PLUMOSUS NANt;S, 5-in. and G-lnrh pots, 75 cents and SI. 00 each. AIIIANTUM K()BNBECKI,4-ln.i5-in.,»15.00 4 20 00 Km VAUDl AS, all leading vars.3-ln GOO GAl{|)ENIAS,<-in.and.vin »I2.E0& 20.00 M AU4NTA8, 5-in. and B-ln , 26c. and 50c. each. SMALL FERNS in variety and at reasonable prices. DEUT/IA GRACILIS, for forcing, very large nice plants 16.00 Smaller but strong plants 10 00 EULALIA JAPiiNICA Varlegata and Zebrlna 15 cents each. Also a good assortment of other plants for sale by J. J. HARVEY, 9 E, Broad SI.. RICHMOND. VA. 100,000 VE>RBE>IV^^». THE CHOICEST OLD AND NEW VARIETIES FINE POT PLANTS, 12.50 per 100, $20.00 per 1000. ROOTED CUTTINGS, $i.00 per 100 $8 00 oer 1000 3 1VO I*U«*T OR JVIII^DE-vv. ' ^ satisfaction guaranteed. Send Parked ligrht. and for Circular. HavinK increased our facilities for propaKHtintr. we hooe to he Hhi<» f<^ «ii aii ,^^,i„- * . cuttiEKS. Our list conipriaes only the best Winter HloominR varilttes ^^^ P'*"^^ ^^ ro^X^ii, J- Xj. i>iXjXjopa', GET YOUR VERBENAS FROM HEALTHY STOCK. I have the NEW MAMMOTH, and all the very best varieties grown for the Florist Trade now ready. (Only first-class varieties kept in stock.) I shall be able to supply 25,000 good, strong ROOTED CUTTINGS weekly up to May I, 1SS9. CARNATIONS, ROSES AND PANSIES. A fine healthy stock to select from. Send for my Wholesale Price List before placing your order elsewhere. FRED SCHNEIDER, Wholesale Ki.okist, WYOMING Co.. ATTICA, N. Y. ROOTED CUTTINGS ^^S^'^^'S ***' 1888-Robert Craig, J. C. Vaugban, P^,i^-.,""2'' "■""„ Cleveland, W. H. Williams, Peter llendersoii. R. J. Ualliday. John Saul, John fi'TP®' X!"i?- ^]I^"- """'■ '-■ Wilson, J. N. May, ?.f.00per 100; 2-lnch pot plants $10.00 per lOO. COLEr.S-Mlliado, Tokio, Kressi, Harry Uarold, Jl"S 'JL^fiS,"',''- OooOe, Mrs. Hunt and Rag Carpet, fl 50 per 100; 2-inch pot plants SI. 00 per 100. ^« m'^'I'*',n^<,' OLDKR SOKTS-fl.OO per 100. peMfiS ''"' P'''"'''*^!''' per 100, $35.00 Price list of Surplus Stock mailed free. I. N. KRAMER d, SON, MARION, IOWA. Mammoth and other Fine Varieles. \'erbenas a Specialty. afri-val i^X^dr"^" '■*"■'■ ^^'i' ^-n.meer„?e^ STOCK PLANTS EXTRA FINE WILL AVERAGE FIVE From pots (Stock) ' %"S, '"%"*" Traiisplanted on benches, K.VTKa!'." i no 10 on Rooted Cuttings .."....; 1.00 8 0D Send Ten Cents for Samples. WH. DESMOJMD, KKWANEE. Ilenr.v Co.. IM,. NEW BEDDING COLEUS ■ SUNBEAM." Brluhl .iHz./ing plrlkl^h .scarlet, edned ycll,,w nie- Sel«.,.',l"f1*"' ",""' ■'"";'«''• »"1 cl,,„. branching. A Hn ,?n „f""' ", '•"■Ke colle<-tlo„ „f »,.edlings of K,a. tht,!l,?lL^' "'""',' ""^ P""' »eas,.n grown with all theold bedding varletie.-and most of (h,. new arrest- ed the atlentl,,,, „r all wh„ saw it; and the un Ivcr-ul Jef ff uH ■•"i" •■'"■'!"',"■?' ,«nd most clVc'tlvI. bed! „.i. I ■ w.- ^"""■"""t dull in winter but all suni- ?1,*H „'"^''"""',';,'""': "y>»^^en Victoria," ami no. »t r ?rv if"".?" "f" "!,?' ^•""■iety. Kvory liorist sh." 1 ' ?i "•. 'J"A' P'"'" -^- ■* f"r &c.. H for $1, free by uia Flro'bra^'^d'^f ;'"''V'' "V'.','■"^"•'''''" ^ "°^''«™^^^ firebrand,.! („io(lo and 2,,,,th,'r viirielies bedding and fancy-f I i, per 100 by mail, (1 (111 by eipre "s Feb l»7'"uV"r?' "';:! ' "■' >■'■""» vars.Vcadv heb 1st. It. , tcl ,-.iuliiL->. siimc i.rirc as i-nj,.ua. .. 1^'""" "'"' 'i"t''i)r regisierc.l b'ttcr K. W. UA14GAU1NE, ioltuii, UeuWare. Verbenas that never knew Rust /'i'^LV'';''"'''"''"'' ""■'■''■ '■'■L'""' of liver KCO-4-i./. $1 10 All goods ^ent prepaid. Write fur list and descrip- tion of plants and seeds for plant growers. UANIEI, K. IIERR, laM.a..ter. I'a. 1 erfectly clean and full of cuttings. ROOTEIl CDTTINGS '"f '92 THANSPLANTKD ,;; Fit. KM POTS I2.C0 nameij;;::;:;;"" aco AtiKUATlM, Blue, very (ineand true 3.U1 Satisfacliiin guaranteed. W. B. WOODRUFF. Westfield, Union Co., N. J New Coleus for 1889. PKn(,Kfc,bb, Iroin pots, per loo $2 00 ROOTED CUTTI.NOS per imT J,^. N. RANSOM & FOLGER, Highland, Ulster Co , N. Y. »66 The American Florist. Jan. 15 Baltimore. The holidays have come and gone, and I sincerely hope that my fellow readers of the Florist have, without exception, enjoyed a satisfactory holiday trade. It is a little late perhaps to indulge in those sentiments appropriate to the holidays, but it is not too late to express the wish that during the year upon which we have entered we may all abundantly realize that "good time" so pleasantly prophesied by Bro. Kift, "the sweet singer," of Philadelphia. Baltimore flo- rists so far have no reason to complain; trade has been good for some time past and it isn't likely to fall off before Lent. Baltimore society seems determined to enjoy itself this season, and of course that means more or less trade for the florist. Ever since Thanksgiving balls, dinners, weddings, etc. have been the order of the day, and although perhaps none of them so far have been very big affairs, judged from the florists' stand- point, they serve to keep up a good current of trade and long may it con- tinue to current. Mr. John Cook is quite jubilant over the success of his seedling Rose Souv De Wootton. He tells me that Strauss & Co., of Washington, D. C, have a bed 200 feet long planted with the Souvenir and they rate it A No. i. The rose was raised from seed of Bon Silene fertilized with Louis Van Iloutte; it is a rich red in color with a fragrance resembling La France. I saw « bench of it at Mr. Cook's before it was put on the market and I diila't notice an unfruitful shoot in the lot. Mr. Cook is at present testing one or two other seedlings of which more anon. Robert and John Halliday, sons of R. J. Halliday, and who have been hitherto engaged with their father at No. 10 W. Baltimore street, will shortly open a store of their own for the sale of cut (lowers etc., at No. 11 E. Baltimore street this city. A. \V. M. Florida Lily. Who can tell me the name of the wild Florida lily. It is small in size, ranging from nearly white to pale pink in color, blooming in January and February. It is hardy in I'lorida and is found in moist pine forests. J. C. C. Downing. Montclair, Fla. Mildew on the Rose Try GRAPE DUST. Sold by the Seedsmen. I'ur sample send stamp to SLUG SHOT, Flshkill.oD-HudsoD,N.Y. Delegates to tDe next the convention will travel Dtjllman CaT ClO^ ^■''^ ^^*^ TO AND FROM I.ouiaville. IndianapoHs.Cin- 'ciniuitl and tne winter re- jsdits of Florida and the Snutn. For full informatioD *• address MONON ROUTEj fSa O^ McCojTwxicbr G^n. Paseeoger A^K, Chicago. OUR NEW TRADE I3Iie E^ O O^ O RJ ^^ Contains over 6,000 Names of (I^ive) Florists, nurserymen and seedsmen, in the United States and Canada. PRICE ONLY ONE DOLLAR. AMERICAN FLORIST CO., ChlciflO. SPECIALTIES FOR THE TRADE. Price per 100 Alternanlhera Paronychioides Major, strong stock plants from 2)4-in. pots $ 4 00 AmpelopsJs Veltchii and Royalii, fine pot-grown plants 3 feet long 20 00 " " " " " " 2 feet long 12 00 " " " " " " I foot long 6 00 Chrysanthemums, in 12, 25, 50 or 100 best sorts for cut flowers 400 Cannas, New Dwarf, large flowering French (new), mixed colors 16 00 Dracaena Indivisa, in 3, 4, 5 and 6inch pots |i2 00, $16 00, $25 00 add 50 00 Geraniums, 25 best Dodhle and vSinc.le varieties, 3 inch pots 6 00 " Ivy Leaved. " " " " 4 00 Hollyhocks, in 10 distinct colors, flowering plants 4 00 Hydrangeas in variety, such as OTak.sa, Rosea, T. Hogg, IIorTKNsi.s, etc , etc. S 00 Lemon Verbenas, strong plants from 3-inch pots . 4 00 Lilium Harrisii (True Bermuda Easter Lily) for Easter forcing 6 00 Auraliim, large, sound bulbs, very fine 12 cxi Moonflower (Calonyction Orandiflora) true variety, strong 4 o as to show quality of stock at 100 rates. General Wliolesale List of Se4-tls ami Plants sent free on application. PETER HENDERSON & CO., 35 & 37 Cortlandt Street, NEW YORK. THE? «^iri«iVOU«SE> T^OI««EM2IEJs8't 3.00 OLEANDER. Pink and White. 2-in 4 CO GKIIANIUMS. Double and Single, 3-ln. (new).. S 00 A L VSSUM. Tom Thunih .50 cents per dozen A. GIDDINGS, DANVILLE. ILL. WATER LILIES, iTouiig plants suitable for late flowering NOW READY. tW Send fur prices. BENJ. GREY, Maiden, Mass. HIGLEY'S TRADE LIST OF SEEDS, PLANTS, BULBS AND FLORISTS' REQUISITES Now oat. It yon do not receive one, send for it. Address HENRY G. HtGLEY, CKDAB RAPIDS. lA. Wc Have Good, Healthy Plants. Per 100 Smila.v, stroDn plants, 3-inch pots $2.50 Cinerarias, all different colors, 2V4nch pots.... 2.50 Feverfew White Gem, 2»^j-inch pots 2.50 Ageratum White Cap, 2'v-inch pots 3. 00 Age rat um Capes Gem, 2'-j-incb pots ;> 00 Hoya Carnosa, :i-incti pots 5 TO Pansies, all shades, 2''j-inch pots 3.00 FABER BROS., Kankakee, III. ALAN'S ARCTIC MATS Fur Covering Hot-beds. Cold-Franiea, anne Dollar. Address W. T. ALAW, C'eenville, Mercer Cq., P^, SURPLUS STOCK. WE HAVE GOOD HEALTHY STOCK OF THE FOL- LOWING PLANTS TO OFFER. Ageratuni. White Cap, 3-inch Sii.OOper 100 Alyssum, double, 2-inch 2 CO " Begonia Metallica. 2-inch 3.50 " Rose Geraniums. 2' --inch 2.50 " Geraniums in var., 2''. inch 2-50 " Cuphea Platycenlra, 5-inch 2 00 " Cinerarias, 2S-incb 4.00 '* Heliotrope Mad. Blondey, 2-inch 3.00 " Calla Lilies, 4-inch 8.C0 Correspondence solicited. J. W. DUDLEY & SON, Parkersburg, W. Va. SPECIAL OFFER, Geraniums. Verbenas and Smilax, in 2V'nch pots, cheap to make room for other plants. Write for prices. MEMPHIS FLORAL TO., John M. Gii-t, Manager, Mk.mphis, Tenx. HUGHES' SOLUBLE FIR TREE OIL. FLORISTS AND NCKSKRTMBN SHOULD NOT BE WITHOUT IT. Unsurpassed as an insecticide, It kills effectu- ally all parasites and insects which infest plants whether at the roots or on the foliage, without in- jury to tender plants: such as ferns, etc., if used as directed. Used as a WASH it imparls the gloss and lustre to the foliage which is so desirable on exhi- bition specimens. Illtills insect life on man, animal, or plant, without injury to the skin, wherever parasites may appear. E. GRIFFITH HUGHES, Optative Chemist, MANCHESTER, ENGLAND. ni.r.^ii' S Put up In 1 nallon tins, $3.25 ?, NPwVnrk PRICE: JputuSin 1 quart tins, $1.00 i ^° ^^"^ ^*^'^'' TO SECURE THE GENUINE ARTICLE. see that each tin shows a white label with red trade mark, full directions how to use, and the name of AUGUST ROLKER A. SONS, Sole Agents for America. New York Depot 44 DEY STREET. Mention American Florist. i88g. The a me a' / ca n F l o r / s r 167 JAMES R. PITCHER. nrp^ W. A. MANDA. UNITED STATES NURSERIES, Importers and Dealers in Orchids. Exotic and Hardy Plants. -^^®£ /^T) f^ T T T T AO The largest stock of established plants in the country. We can make selections of free flower- \^ J\V^ Li. 1 U'O. '°8 ^"'' ^^^y growing kinds, to suit either cool, intermediate or warm house. SPECIAL OFFER f ^ PLANTS, ONE OF EACH VARIETY, FROM $ 5 00 to $12 00 PER SET. 12 " " '■ " " 1000 to 2500 TO BEGINNERS. ( 25 " ;' •• •• •• 250010 5000 I Yirxll 1*1)11 VI 1 Catalogue containin}; 357 varieties free on application. SPECIAL OFFER ( ^ PLANTS, ONE OF EACH VARIETY, FROM $ 5 00 to $1000 PER SET. 12 " " " " " 12 00 to 30.00 " TO BEGINNERS. ( 25 ■• " " " " 40 00 to 9000 CHRYSANTHEMUM "Mrs. Alpheus Hardy 'I will be delivered in April. Orders are booked now at One Dollar (f 1.00) per plant. Also, over 200 of other finest kinds. FOLIAGE, FLOWERING AND HARDY HERBACEOUS PLANTS ii« i-,A.F«ciE; stock:. We are pi,eased to receive visitors at ai,i, times. Trains leave from foot of Christopher or Barclay Streets. Only 17 miles from New York via Delaware, Lackawanna & Wf„stern Railroad. ORCHIDS! ORCHIDS I Many additions of Choice New varieties this season. Send for New Catalogue. ■WJVI. I^XA^THEJ-WJS, CUT BLOOMS AT ALL SEASONS. HARDY AND RARE JAPANESE I PLANTS FOR THE EAST. 15 FINEST VARIETIES OF MAPLES. 1-4 11. STYRAX JAPONICA, STYRAX OBASSIA. (Read article in this vea'''s London (,'a'ilrn.) SYRINGA JAPONlCA. HARDY MAGNOLIAS. THE GRAND CONIFER SCIADOPITYS V. "umbrella pine," in sizes 1-6 ft. (Has been shipped safely by frt. to Boston ,) RARE VARIETIES RETINOSPORAS. 50 VARIETIES TREE P/EONIAS. NEW HERBA- CEOUS PyEONIAS, NEW HYDRANGEAS. CHRYSANTHEMUMS. CLEM- ATIS. IRIS. HARDY AZALEAS. RHODODENDRONS. FOR THE GREENHOUSE. RHAPIS AND CYCAS PALMS, BAMBUSA NANA, AR- AUCARIAS, TREE FERNS FROM AUSTRALIA. 32 VARIETIES OF JAPANESE LILY BULBS. LARGE ASSORTMENT OF SEEDS FROM JAPAN AND CALIFORNIA. Send for our CatalnKue. Now Is the best time to order for t?prinK delivery Kast. We have many val- uable novelties never before Introduced. Send for estimates. H. H. BERGER & CO., 315 & 317 WasMngtOll SI., SAN FRANCISCO, CAL. p. O. Box l.'iOL |E8TABLI.SUEI> 1878.) CHOICE PRIZE CHRYSANTHEMUMS. Seed hybridized by .lohti Thorpe, from whom have purchased his entire crop. T. H. SPAULDING. box 995 A. Orange. N. J. PALMS, ORCHIDS and DECORATIVE PLANTS. Immense Stock, at Low Prices to the Trade. ROSE HILL unRSERIES, New N. Y, 409 FIFTH AVENUE, NEW YORK. Ferns, Palms, Orchids. FERNS FOR FLORISTS' PURPOSES. BY THE HUNDRED OR THOUSAND. GEO. WITTBOLD, Cor. School and UalstedSts., LAKE VIEW, CHICAGO. UH WHOLESALE LIST of Hardy Plants, Roses. Car- nations. Clematis, Rhodo- dendmns, Musa Eneete, etc.. uiiw ready and will be mailed tree on applicalinn. The most complete col- lection of Hardy Plants in America. B. A. ELLIOTT CO.. 54 Sixth St., Pittsburg, Pa ORDERS TAKEN For Rooleil Cattiiiga of CHKYSANTHE- Ml'MS Klaliie. FHulasiH, 3l:iry Morifaii, Mad. D<- MaJ)-, OuernHev Nugget, Matl. C Auilicuier, .JeHaUa, Traueclle, ISeii d'Or, Source d'Or, Fair Maid of (Guernsey, late while. KiDK fif Crlinaoii, :Moniili|;lit : Melal- llfa Hej^oDiaa. ^-' 00 per lUil. W. W. GREEN SON & SAYLES. watkktown, n. v. c;.a.IjX^.a.s j\.wi^ c;oi.i:eixjs- Tweiity cliolcp \arletif^ COI.Kl'S. stront: plants, form :!i,j.|n. pom. St. (XI pit 100; J-JiU) per 100(1. rAI.I.A>.»troni{ plants. :t-in. pots. M OOper 100; 4-ln. pots, blooming phinls, N<.[») per lUO: .VIn pots, extra stronK. S15.C0 per 100. lllN/.K!i WlllTK CAK.NA- 1 lONs. Orders talien now for strong! rooted cut- tings: early spring delivery: prices low per lOOO. PAUL IIUTZ & SON, New Castle, Pa. Mention Amerlckn Florist. ORCHIDS Cheap as (iood Roses. Send 8 two cent stamps for Catalogue and Plate. BRACKENRIDGE & CO.. SovanslOWD, Ml CHRYSANTHEMUMS. Six of the Finest Novelties ever introduced, viz: MKS. FOTTLEK. BELLK HICKEY, NKKSIMA. KIOTO, WILLIAM K. UIKU. Strong plants. $1.00 each, or the collection of six for $5 00. orders filled in rotation alter February 1st. The al)ove are from the famous collection which came to us from .lapiin in Sprint: i>f IKST, a present to a Ui)!4ton lady, who )ila<.'('V." for the stock of which we received last HprinK )Hll,r»00. ^^ Catalogue with full descrlpik)nfl. Seeds for Florists FROM CAREFULLY SELECTED STRAINS A SPECIALTY. Our Wholesale Calnlogue for KKoKISTS ONLY. Is now ready, and will be mailed upon application. No. I KulbH of Kxci'lHior IVitrl Tuberoses 5'!.50 per hundred. JU.IXi jier thouj-and. SCHLEGEL & FOTTLER, BOSTON MASS. ,68 The American Florist. Jan. 15, Greenhouse Heating. With reference to an article in your last issue headed, "The heating of green- houses," I should like to ask Wr. Titus : First, whether in his opinion the English plan of having a maximum of radiating surface with a minimum of furnace tem- perature is not far more economical in the long run ? Second, whether it is not more conducive to good results in plant growing than the fiercer heat of steam to produce which th° water in the boiler must of necessity be kept up to a tem- perature of 212°, whatever the outdoor temperature may be? Third, why it is better (as he says) that our open system of hot water heating thould have ten or twenty pounds pressure when the press- ure is the same all over the system? Fourth, why is it not better for the hot water to travel naturally up to the fuithest point in the greenhouse and return again naturally after being cooled than to run the hot water almost straight from the boiler down to the lowest point in the boiler again ? Fifth, is it a disad- vantage to have a "cool end" in a green- house as is sometimes the case in the old flow and return system? The tenor of Mr. Titus' remarks seems to be in favor of steam and yet nearly all his arguments (good ones too) are in favor of hot water as a means of heating greenhouses. Toronto, Ont. A. H. Ewing. Birmingham, Ai,a.— C. H. Reed has added two new houses looxiS and 100x20. Theo. Smith has completed four houses 100x30, 100x10, 100x20 and 32 X 10 respectively, heated by steam. The smallest house will be devoted to orchids. HAND-TURNED POTS, Standard Size. 3 in.h 2>2 " ;t 4 5 per UU .60 .5U .60 .70 .88 1.38 lUncli, per 10(1, 10 12 14 le * 3 20 :! 75 i.m 6.75 8 00 23,60 60 00 loa.oo No charge for cartage or package. Send $1 00 for h^,;'",'* A • J'^i ^"i* '"■« "" himd-turned and well burnt. All kinds of ware made to order at low prices. Address llll.l IN<;KK BIIOS., Fort EiUvard. N. Y. Fj^onji^Xr "WIS® wmmt'^mm. .TA.S. GRIFFITH, THB :: PIONEEB ■: MINPFACTUBKE :: IN :: THE :: WEST, 806 Main Street, . CINCIIVNATI, OHIO. SEND POE WHOLISILX PBICS LIST. IMPROVED GLAZIWG. J. M. Gasser's Patent Zinc Joints, For butting glass without laps; makes It air and water tight; saves f uelBnd glass. No breakage from frost. Also the best improved fuel oil Burners for steam boilers. Send for sample and price list. J. a^. o.^ss£>i«, 101 Euclid Avenue, CLEVELAND, O. Florists' Letters, Emblems. Monograms, Etc PATENT APPLTEll FOR, These letters are made of the best Immortelles, wired on wood or metal frames with holes to insert tooth- picks. Send for Sample. 2-in. purple per 100. $3.00 Postage 15 cts. per 100. Also dealer in Florists Sup piles. Send for Catalogue. W. C. KRICK. 1287 Broadway. Brooklyn, New York. M. M. Bayersdorter & Co., Phila^ Agts. for Penna. J. C. A'aughan, Chicago, Agt. west of Penna. ^^u ^^ ^^ ^^^ ^^-= -- — - ^=^ — — — ^ - — ^ — ^ STIMS. $4.00 A BALE, THREE BALES FOR $11.00. Average 500 lbs. to the Bale. Delivered Free on board. We claim to have the Best, Cleanest and Strongest stems In the market. STRAITON & STORM, 304 East a7th St.. NEW YORK. Large quantities of our Pipe are in use in Green- houses throughout the West, to any of which we refer as to its excellent quality. Pipe can be easily put together by any one, very little instruction being needed. Hot-Water Heating, in its Economy and Superi- ority, will repay in a few seasons its cost. Mention American Florist. ^ ¥(illl ^. ©©,, Q3 to III W. Lake St. CHICAGO THE EVANS CHALLENGE VENTILATING APPARATUS. 3rd. 4th. 6ttl. QS 00 WHEN WRITING FOR ESTIMATES, PLEASE. GIVE FOLLOWING DIMENSIONS: let. Give the number of sashes to be lifted 2nd. Give the length and depth of sashes, (deoth IS down the root.) "^ Give the length of house. Give the height from the ground to the comb of root. Give the thickness and width of rafters or sash bar. TOBACCO STEMS FOR FLORISTS. For Sale, packed in bales 200 to 260 lbs. No Charge for deliv- ering to depots, PRICE: 110 00 per ton. $1.50 per single hale. Address p. C. FULWEILER, 716 Arch Street, PHILADELPHIA, PA. SASH BARS VENTILATORS, RIDGES, GUTTERING AND LUMBER. NO WIDE-AWAKE FLORIST need be told It will pay him to use Sash Bars, etc. made from 3 CLEAR CY PRESS. E Bars all Shapes up to 20 feet long. ^^ Sena for circulars and estimatea. LOCKLAND LUMBER CO., LOCKLAND, Hamilton Co.. OHIO. ILL 8IZB8 OF SINGLE AND DOtTBLK THICK GLASS FOR GREENHOUSES. ALL QLAZLBBS' SUPPLIES. Wr Writ* for I,»te«t Friosa. Mention American Florlpt. VOLUME III OF THE AMERICAN FLORIST BotTND IN Half Leather. Prioe, $a 25. i88g. The Amp. RICA n Florist. 569 ESTABLISHED 1854. iGYinG'sloilcrWorks THE FLAT TOP TYPE Wrought Iron Hot Water Boilers. Capacity from 3501010,000 feet of four-inch pipe. Send for New List. PETER DEVINE, 387 S. Canal St., CHICAGO. Conservatories GREENHOUSES, ETC. Erected In any PHrl of the U. 8. ur Canada Uluzed on ttie Helliwell Pat. Imperishable System OR WITH PUTTY. For further testimonials. Illustrated catalogue or estimates address JOSEPHUS PLENTY. HOPTICULTURAL AND SKYLIGHT WORKS. Offices, lid Pearl Street, NEW YORK. Mention Amerloan Florist. Mention Amerlaan KlorlBt. REDUCE YOUR COAL BILL BY USING THE CELEBRATED Wilks Water Heater For Healing POULTRY HOUSES, GREENHOUSES, [• STORES, DWELLINGS, BATHTUBS, ETC. Rubber Packing for Iron Pipe constantly on hand Bend for Circulars. es. -wir^ics jvii^Gt. Co., Monroe Hiiil Clinton Sts.. CIIlCAtiO, ILL. f-^ EXPERIENCE. THE GURNEY SAVES 33K PER CENT IN FUEL. I^etter froiu TboiiiHH Gruy, of Fltchburg:, MaaH., in reference to GURNEY HOT-WATER KiTCHnriu;. Mash.. April n. 1SS8. Dear Sirs: — in answer t(i yunrs.asliinK niy itplnlon of the (jurney li'jl Watt-r Heater which you sold nie, wmlil say that I have liHd ttlteen years' experience In tieiitinK hot liciUMeK by water, and inu>»t say tlie (Jurney Heater jmrcliased of you has pruved llMelt II wimder. both In power and ecrder if pos- sible, and always drawn payable to J N. Perkins. We especially invite large buyers to write to us We pack full crates of mixed sizes to order, but our Ready Packed Crates are the favorites, always ready for shipment. Samples of all sizes are sent free in first crate or- dered. These are tiol "i-iiit" pots, but look at the PRICES ! The quality is the very best, and we guarantee satisfaction. Try a crate. Send for price list 'of 20 sizes, and for frt. rates. Prices advance sharp Feb. ut. BUY NOW. J. NEAL PERKINS. M.^nager. SYRACISE. N. Y. "STANDARD" POTS, Very Large. ( )urs is the only firm that has, up to this date, made pots which conform IN EVERY PARTICULAR to the requirements of the Committee of S. A. F. Whilldin Pottery Co. West l*nii.AnKTpniA. PA.,fkt. 10. 1888. THK WHILLDiN FOTTKRY CO.. Dkar Snis:-The committee aopointed by the Convention of the S. A. F., held in New Yorlt in Aur. last, to prepare 8aniple.s of pots, meeting as nearly as possible, the requirements of the tlorlsts of America, and to be known as the Society's I'niform Standard Hots, desires to thank you for the trouble yt.iu have taken in this matter and lor the very com- plete way in which you have carried out tlie Ctni- mittee's instructions. The last samples you made tiave tieen submitted to many of the leading ttorlsts of New York, Philadelphia, and elsewhere, and are ES'T[UKJ.vsATisi''ArT(inv toall wlio have Seen them. The Committee intends to furnisii the patterns to all the Cotter.'^ in the country and leel sati^tled ihat when these pots are made everywhere i the same sizes and patterns), and each pot heingexaclly what it purports to be. a :i-inch pot. tiikke inches inside measurement: a 4-lnch. Focit inelies. and 8o un, a verv useful reform shall have been effected. Yours verv irulv. ROBT. CRAIG, Chairman o/ Com, price list of the "STANDARD" POTS, address THE WHILLDIN POTTERY COMPANY, No. 713 & 715 Wharton St.. PHILADELPHIA, PA. FOR SALE. THE CUTS USED IN ILLUSTRATING THIS PAPER. Write for prices ou any which you have seen in previous issues and would like. AMERICAN FLORIST CO. FOUND GUILTY! No. 25 Beverly Street. BOSTON. MASS. (JpiurHl .\e.nt fur the " I.V 1)1 K " Steam&HotWater Heating Apparatus FOR GREENHOUSES. CONSERVATORIES. ETC. lias been formally tried and convicted by a Jury of over UKK) Klorlsts and (.Jardeners In the U. S. and Canada of doing the best and most satisfactory work for the leant money. Ki»r authentic reports of these jurors, address TUB " CONVICTED," 25 Beverly si., boston, mass. 2 70 The American Florist. Jan. 15, In lex to Advertisers. Afivert.lslnsr Rates, etc.25fl Alan w T 2i>; Allen S L&Co aa Allen, W.8 259 Bayersdorfer M M&C02HH Benard, B 267 Berger, H. H.&C0....2B" Blanc A ail Brackenrid^e & Co — 2tu BraBue L. B 2113 Burpee W Atlee & Co.2i;i Burrow J a 2tl4 Butz Paul & Son ISM Cassell, J 0 2r.:i riurwen, John J r 257 DePewT 21 14 Desmond Wni 2t',5 De Veer. J. A 2U2 Devlne, Peter 2iiS Dlez, John L., & Co. . . .a','i Dillon, J. L 259 2f.5 IHni^ee & ConardCo...257 ureer. H. A 2B1 a'.5 Dudley,! W&Son 2C.6 KlliottB A Co 2117 BllwanEeri Barry 267 21.1 Faber Bros Vt, Fassett.P. K. & Bro....2(12 Kaxon M B 260 Ferry I) M & Co ail ilsher Bros & Co 2(iJ Fist* Randall 2.59 Foster KW aa Fraser & liippincott. .ajl Fulweiler PC aS Gardiner John* Co261 2W Gasser.J.M aw UiddinKsE M 2W Glddlngs. A aw OoodinK & Leltch 284 Gregory Jas J H 261 Grey, Beni 266 Greene W W Son & Sayles 267 Qrieath, Jas 26t) Qrlfath,N.8 264 Gurney Heater Co 26'.i Hales, H. W 370 Hallock,V.H.,&8on..a;t Hammond, Ben].. .261 2i;6 Hammond & Hunter. .2,69 Hargadine K W 265 Hartland W B 262 Harvey J J 2l» Ileffron 1)8 aiO Henderson Peter & Co2rrf; Herendeen Mfg. Co... 270 Herr, Albert M: 264 HerrDK 2rt5 Hlgley, HenryG 266 Hllfinger Bros as Hippard E 2t>S Hltchings* Co 270 Hooker, H. M 268 Horan, Bdw C 2.59 Horticultural Times.. 260 Hughes B G aW Humphrey CB SB Ives, J. H 270 Jansen, Bd 263 Joosten, C. H as Eennlcott Bros 259 Kimball, AS 259 King, James 262 Kramer I N Si, Son 265 Krick, W. C 368 I.amborn LL 364 Lark in 1 264 La Roche &8tahl 269 Livingstons Sons A W.*J61 Lockland Lumber Co 268 McAllister, V. E 363 McCarthy, N. F. & Co-359 Mc Farland J Horace 302 283 Mathews, Wm 267 Memphis Floral Co.. 266 Merrick. A. T 2M Michel Plant&Seed Co 263 Miller, Geo. W 263 Mitchell Chas I, 269 Monon Route ai6 Mullen Geo .369 Myers&Co 270 NanziNeuner 261 Nielson Hans 364 Nixon Nozzle A Ma- chine Co 263 Pennock Chas E 269 Perkins,J. N 289 Phila. Im. DesignCo ...263 I'ilie Co Nurseries 261 Plenty, Josephus 269 OuakerClty Mch. Wk8368 Ransom N A Folger...2'i5 KeedA Keller 3C)S Renard .los 264 Roemer, Frederick 362 Rolker, A.&Sons 263 Rural New Yorker ... .260 Salzer John A 261 Schlegel & Fottler a~ Schneider Fred 265 Schiller A. Mailander 267 202 Scollay, John A 370 Shelmlre WR 264 Sheridan W F 259 Siebrecht * Wadley. , .267 Situations. Wants 2.57 Smiths Powell &Lamb2C-6 SpauldingTH 367 Spooner, Wm. H 357 Stewart, Wm. J 2.59 Straiton &..Storm 26^ Strauss, C. ,i Co 259 Swayne Wni 264 Thompson Geo&Sons.265 Thom.son, Mrs J. 8. E aiS U S Nurseries 267 Vaughan, J C... 259261 262 Ward W C 262 Weathered, ThoB.W..270 Welch Bros 369 WllksSMfgCo 369 Wisconsin Flower Ex. 259 Whilldin Pottery Co. .269 Wbitnall Frank&Co. .au Wittbold, Geo 267 Wolff. L. M(g. Co aiS WoodruffW B 265 Wood, L C, & Bro 3iS Young. Thos. Jr.,ft Co. 259 Zirngiebel D 262 Danvii Ventilating ttlfCHlNQS 8( CO. ; 233 Mercer Street, New York. Eighteen Sizes, ©aadle jSeilers, Ciorjical J©BilePS, JOase J©upr)ir)a Wafer rieaici"j( Perfect Sash Raising Apparatus. Send 4 cents postage for Illustrated Catalogue. tall®? i€ tot W^ii ®ite?i Kor Heating Greenhouses, Graperies, CONSERVATORIES, ETC. ALSO Cast Iron Pipe, Fittings, Valves and all Material for Heating by Hot Water. Send, for Catalogue. MYERS & CO. 1 173 So. gth St., PHILADELPHIA. "J-JlOi Reduce your Coal Bills ^CURM AIM STEAM HEATER ±^^ %^l mlWl^^l^ ESPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR >~B ■■^■■IHHII^HBH WARMINC GREENHOUSES. Gives a moat uniform heat night and day. Can be run with lesa attention, and a SAVING of fully 20 to 25 Per Cent. In Fuel over any other method. Burns HARD or SOFT COAL. Endorsed by leading florista. Send for full Illustrated Catalogue. showinK huw to pipe sind heat a house by steam. Address HKRKNUKEN MANl'FACTIJRINO CO.. GENEVA. N. V. hales: ?p°Ai For ileMtroyinM* in'ound iiioleH in lawns, )>ark9^ gardensand cemeteries. The only PKUfKCT mole trap in exiBtence. f^uaraiiteed to catrh muiea wlit're all oilier Ujijin laiVh^ti'^Jd by BeedHmen, AKritjultural Implemeut and HardwAn dealers, or sent by eiprass on receipt of 83*OObf H. W. HAIi£8. lUCOfiWOOD N. J. Ives' Putty MacMne. Patented Jan. 8, 1887. The best device ever invented for laying putty. With this you can iimke uid leaky sash perfectly tifcihl without reniovinii the glasw. It will do the work of tive men in bedding' glass. Sext by Express on receipt of price. $3.00. J. H. I¥ES. Dambuky. Cosk. flmerica is "the Prnw of tke I/bbseI; there mai/ be mnre cnrnfort /Imidships, b'lt we are the l:rst ta tcuch Un'known Seas." ¥ol. IV. CHICAGO AND NEW YORK, FEBRUARY 1, 1889. No. 84. f iHilE ZAlfiffiiiSJi/AiTil IFiL@l@i!@? Copyright, j88q, by American Florist Company Entered as Second-class Mail matter. Published on tlie ist and 15th of each mouth by THE AMERICAN ELORIST COMPAXV. Gkneral Offices, 54 La Salle Street, Chicago. Eastern Office, Room 15, Vanderbilt Building, New York. All communications should be addressed to the general office at CtUcago, SOCtETV OF AMERICAN FLORISTS. John N. May. Summit, N. J-, president; W. J. Palmer. Bviffalo, N. Y., vice-president; Wm. J. Stewart, 67 Bromfield St.. Boston, Mass.. secre- tary ; M. A. Ht'NT, Terre Haute. Ind., treasurer. The fifth annual meeting at Buffalo, N. Y., August 20, 21, 22, 1SS9. CONTENTS. Meeting l-;xecutive Committee S. A. F . . . .271 Work of K-xecutive Committee S. A. F . . - .272 l'"ern Basket (with illustration) 273 New York Notes and Comments 273 Washington 274 obituary— Henry J. McGall . . . 274 I'rize Chrysanthemums {with illustration) . . 274 Chrysanthemum Snowball 274 Winter Flowering Chrysanthemums 275 ,\ National Chrysanthemum Society 276 Carnations 276 Roses 277 Notes from Mamaroneck, N. Y 277 Forcing I-ily of the Valley 277 A Place for 'Everything 277 IvOng Island Notes 27S overhead Heating- 27S .\ Stiuare I-ssuc 279 Postage Kates and Cost of Building 280 Cost of Building 280 Crude Petroleum as a Preservative 280 Inch Pipes for Heating by Water 2S0 News Notes i?o l''eliruarv Floral Styles 2S2 Boston 2S2 Washington 282 Postage on Cut Flowers 282 Chicago 282 Catalogues Received 283 Print your SPRING TRADE I.IST in the American Florist. It will cost you less moucy and do you more good than to print and mail your list yoiirself. We will print and mail your list, in the col- umns of this paper, to 5,000 buyers for much less than the postage alone would cost you. A full page in the Florist costs only I42 for one insertion. It would cost you twice that sum to get up a list of vour own and mail it to 5,000 ad- dresses. Think it overl We can save you monev and secure you better results at the same time, for the Florist is pre- served while your tra r ]tKV. .My nelecllon of vitrlclii- n. AI-. .... •: Prlie winnlnif varletlen ol 1 IIIIVSA.ST1IK.\I( Ms. CAKNATIONH. and ueneral .irwnhous* ("ttick. Trade l.lnt nialleu on niiphrntlon JACOB SCHULZ, LOUISVILLE. KT. IMPORTED H. P ROSES. Work.'.l loir ou th.- ,M«in'Hl j^l.Tk. tH»«t kinds for forohiu. Orders re<-olvi*d now for dollrery In .No- TenilitT. ,\tldress WILLIAM H. SPOONER. Jamaici Plain. Miu. 578 The American Florist. *)uly 15 Hail Insurance. Among those who have lately become members of the Florists' Hail Association are the John A. Salzer Co., of La Crosse, Wis., and Julius Roehrs, of Charlton Hill, N. J., both of national reputation. The latter insures 33,000 fquare feet of double thick glass. The fact that men of this character are becoming members is enough to make the croakers eat their melancholy predictions. Occasionally we meet a rare specimen who says: "We haven't had a hailstorm in twenty years, come and see me after I get hit." When the life insurance agent calls no doubt this florist says: "I'm alive yet, call around and see me after I am dead." A parallel character is the oue who having been hit by hail says : "We won't have another hail storm in twenty years to come, I guess I will wait." What would you think of the man who having been burned out talked in that style ? Hail insurance costs less than fire in- surance and there is no reason why the Florists' Hail Association of America should not become in five years as rich and powerful as its German contem- porary, which has been in existence forty- five years. John G. EstER. WANTED! 1000 !eet or less of 4 inch Greenhouse Pipe. State price for cash. GEORGE W. LITTLE, GLENS FALLS, N. Y. ^is^ii-^.A.:x:- First tlfiss, from ;!'-y-iii<-li pots. Price, $13.00 per 100. JS35.00 per 10<»0, Address J. G. BURROW, F.xtra fine plants, twice cut back, from 2 inch pots, $3 oo per loo; ^25.00 per 1000. 50 at 100, 250 at 1000 rates. THEjo. :boci-£:, HAMILTON, OHIO. *^ SMILAX. ^N* 5000 Smilax in 3-inch pots, per 100 |4 00; per 1000 J35 00. 2-inch pots, per 100 $2.50; per Jioco J20, ADDRESS J. D. BRENNEMAN, Station F, PHILADELPHIA, PA. 4000 SMILAX. Fine stocky plants, 3 inch pots, f 3 50 per hundred; ^32 00 per thousand. 2 inch pots, J2 00 per hundred. IIAKKISISI RKSIREER. FhUadelphl* SSFAXON'SSeed Specialties If^^dfte,"-*^ '' . ABteri.Pansies, Sweet PpnB.NaBtiirtiuniB. g Biitl Daitvers Onion. Khhayh r— Annuals - and Their Cultivation, 10 cfnle. Garden .5 VeKetalilea. Ulcenta. Both, and Catalogue) P lu centa, if you meDtiou this paper. ''^e^a^ MBFaxon,2I South t^»RKETSiBflSTDW mass CONVENTION!^ SUPPLEMENT. Our Ani^vial Convention Siipplen^ent AA^ill be pnblishied witb tbe AUGUST 15 ISSUE. It will contain a sketch map of the city of Buffalo, give locations of Buffalo Hotels, with rates at each one, directions to reach points of interest, and other notes of value to visiting members. ^ADVERTISEMENTS^- for the Supplement should be received by jVtlStASt: ^ fit la-test:, and as much earlier as possible. KtO-tes same as in the bod}' of the paper: 10 cents per agate line; page $42; half page $21; column 51^14; half column $7; inch $1.40. Being mailed with the Atigust 15 issue it will reach members before they start for the convention, and will be their friend, philosopher and guide on the way to and during the meet- ing. Extra copies will be distributed at the convention. AMERICAN FLORIST CO., S^ r^a Salle^ street, OMIC^VOO, iSSg. TifE American Florist. 5 79 BULBS. Early Delivery Fall 1889 iini Auruluin, li 1(1 7 Inch clrcuiu j j cu 7 1"'. 5 00 lUi) 10 " •• r.OU MoriHtru, 4-ln. dtnni SOU A I hum ISpoi-li>!4Uiii)7 tuS-ln. rlr. 'J (KJ extra tliio, lO-in. clrcuiM HI (HI llubriiiii. 7 tiiU'lii cinam i; iw Moiiittio 7.00 Koniiifloruni Kxt.. 4 to 6-tn. dr.. . .'rfiO fitiili-ln. " .... I ;,0 " extra Hlif.7 to8-lii.clr. fi.OO KrainiTl.ox I'luilco. larKe liiillin 7 IKI ■,r IU«I »:;i.llO «6UU .ViOO 711.110 K) (10 ^10 (Kl fjU OU IH) 0(1 :i").(i« 4(100 .'■(J.Ud 10 on fiO I'll heav half, per <■ 1)11 I BHleniaiiiii i; (10 ! reiiack HiiM<» on Hrrlval rnnii .laiian fnitii y flay liitd HHWiliiRt. rortiicinu wiilijlit more than pick out hihI reiilHi-o ail docayeil nne.*. pay '^3 ent iluty anil ilellver f o. h. at above tluure.s. icK fall In sen. I lor onr lull List of RARE LILIES. SEEDS. PALMS. ETC. NOW READY. H. H. BERGER & CO., SAN FRANCISCO, CAL. POLMAN MOOY, HOLLAND. IHAUt; MA UK. NO AGENTS. FORCING BULBS VALUABLK IVOVELTIES IM Tl'LII'S. BEST FORCING DAFFODILS. 13^' Write for new IiMt, now i»':nly. Benjamin RIMBAUD, HORTICULTEUB, QUARTIER DU TEMPLE, TOULON var. FRANCE. Telegraphic Address, BENRIMBAUD, TOULON. MR. RIMBAUD is now booking orders for Early White Roman Hyacinths, PAPER WHITE NARCISSUS, DOUBLE ROMAN NARCISSUS, LILIUM CANDIDUM, ALLIUM NEAPOLITANUM, FREESIA REKRACTA ALBA ODORATA, And many other French Bulbs (good for forcing). Prices on application. As some of the.se bulbs, especially White Roman Hyacinths, last year were not sullkMeully produced for the demand ORDER EARLY TO SECURE STOCK. Immortelles Dyed and Natural Yel- low at moderate prices. J. A. ir%T^ ^TKI^l^, 103 \A/A-rE:p=? iMEzw vci)r=?H:. ullci-. l-iniM Shal. .1 DUTCH BULBS. ROMAX HYACINTHS. PAPER WHITE NARCISSUS. L LIUM CANDIDUM ami HARKISII LILY OF THE VALLEY. FREESIAS. CALLAS and olher (l«>irabl» FORCING BULBS FOR FALL DELIVERY. owrri* III Also loiim IV«.»l-w«3«->- «>« I < >i^i ■ <. , >i<^i-€ IM, *?!«.•., II. .Ill I. .olii iTancc, Illinium, llulland iiiil i .criiiaiiy, at lowol |irn.i~. NPKCI.VI, lltll-OKT rAT.ll.lXilKs KICKK TO Till-: TKAIll.. i:srni.\ri.;s «:iii:!:i{i i i,i.\ ii ksi.shki). s nisrAi'TioN au.tK.tNTKKU. p. S. STILL ON HAND : Fre.h LATANIA BORBONICA SEED, at rsc. \M II. ; in lot« of is II-" and ui,- wanl .S.H. |,ei ili_ s>' I.;; I'l '>e,^,o" J'l'Kc .|i..iiiliiifs iresh PANDANUS UTILIS SEED, .it (i ,K-r ic«; »H l)tr i.mi CYCAS REVOLUTA STUMPS. Hv:irraTil<..l sonn.li, jlosimhal Jsc. i,.-. inch in lull, i lo s in- l7sper I..., I looimli. Ji...pcri.«. CYCAS LEAVES. (Ii l-.-Ii cut), 3 feci ami up. |i v. an.l }i..« |K-r j,air. GIVKN AWA^'! A MILLION FINE BULBS AND PLANTS. TO THE TRADE AT IMTOKT PRICES. H"or Cataloj.rijes. addrt-ss Importer of Bulbs and Plants. 3 COEIVTIES SLIP, MEIV YORK. .Mentiuii Auierk'Hti ^■|ll^l^l. SEED AND BULB MERCHANr, 22 DEY ST., NEW YORK SPECIAL OFFER OF FORCING TULIPS. ALL FIRST QUALITY. AltiiN ■■ - - ISellf Allhiii.-e Criillsiiii Kin;; Canary Bird «,hr.vs<.l.il-n IIIOO Coinpriseil fif KIO eail II .'I per lojij. 17 .'« 9 00 24 00 •• 24 OO •' il' tli<. alio. Tulip. FORCING BULBS. GARDINER'S SPECIAL OFFER FOR 1 . 11.. \ .... TI...I. ,■- ■arlfl ' ' I.I per IIU) il. h .■•s .]« Piiriiiii II (JU I\ Hi/.. H II. i-N Kru<.ii in.- 2j(0 16 n> 1 ..[low rrin..*-.. 24tU Is. i r. ^-.'O OO. Clioirc ■n \f. l'"orc Ink 1" r III oiisaii.l. E.H.KRELAGE&SON. HAARLEM, HOLLAND. The new Whult-j'Hre Trmlc l.i>t ..i nil >..rii!» oi DUTCH FLOWER.ROOTS. MISCELLANEOUS BULBOUS and TUBEROUS-ROOTED PLANTS (No. 4'2i; a), is ni>w ready Biid will he !UU :;r> uo :«ro t;!00 lUUH) Wo mean to yive (jrowert* more advantMueMii* t'l price, (jualtty and service lliaii they raii Hnd Hrn- where el(*i'. This Henson's InipurtaliorKt it1r(»t iir- rlvala) will he here soun. Uet yuiir txilbo in carlv l>un't wait until ii)l the wide-awake mipii have unt ahead k your nrder nuw. EwtlnititPM r.M. extra .^elected... H.\KKISII, .'itoT Inctien •' •• Kxtrn oelectcd, 7 lo'J In., iw iv PATKU WHI ri: NAKC'IS.Sl'!* 12 »• VUN SION. Double Yellow I5.W I-KKKSIA I2W llynriiit liM. Tuliii-., l-lly of the Valley and jiNGAiiNER'&'co'.'piiiladelpliia :io,000 Iiiiificoreti Imliiti*. I vear lubers. Ki .'.J per UW. f Jl Ul pi-r lOJU CO. (Mill .\ni Trenl.'ii »nd Atnnmsc-o II ■JU.WIII lire liiki'n Ht »s 00 |ior 1(111 Ki UJ canh.bHlnnceiin tinio. 'JOO lbs. Muun Kl""cr .-ced, full ISfi'.l , „ MRS. J. S. R. THOMSON, Sparlanbuig. S. C. IRISH DAFFODIL" BULBS, DELIVERIES, JUNE iJULY. Send lor \Vhole!*Hl«.> prit cw |o WU. BAYLOR HARTLAND. Seedsman. .'I I'atiKK Ni.. 1 I»lili>h»'d IK .-ir... .■--11.(1 1,11 i-ear*. HULSEBOSCH BROS.. OVERVEEN. near HAAKLEH. HOLLAND.. lir.'wiT... mill \Vli<.lo>Alc< IM.uli.rs In itil kind, of Bulbs. Roses, Indian iialeas, Hhododendrans. Dahlias, Palms. Orchids, lily of the ¥alley Pips, Etc , Etc. .vddr,,, ^ HULSEBOSCH, 1'. ri. B..I :;il^ SK»\ \ inKlf, ;ill col- oi>i forcing and k-T'Icm varieties. Doul>le and Single. Candiduiiis, llarrJsii: NarcinKUK; I'apci White. Doulde and SinRle varirlica. Spire .1 JaiH>nica ; Lily of the Wnlley. Frcah Pansy Seed direct fntni Huroix:. Scnil for Foil Trndt I.ivl. A. GIIIIUNGN. OHiitMle. III. Mentiun Anierlcan KlortBl. 58o The American Florist. July IS, Substitution. The first case of substitution which came to the attentiou of a veteran New York florist was at a public market in Baltimore many years ago. A market woman hail a big clump of the old "grass pinks" under her stand, and when a gentleman with three children stopped to purchase a small clump of pinks for each of the children, giving them their choice of color, the woman supplied them with three small clumps, one "red," one "white" and the other "blue," each being broken from the same large clump under the stand. It is related of a nurseryman of the present day that he considers his orders well filled if his men send trees bearing a name which commences with the same letter as that ordered. If out of plums he sends peaches; as far as the variety is concerned, that is entirely too trivial for an instant's consideration. It is also stated that some of the large tree dealers send around a list of what they want for the season to various nur- serymen to "figure on," and the one who figures the lowest gets the order. In order to figure low he substitutes liberally of what he has a surplus. The dealer again substitutes on his orders, and heavens only knows what the planter is lavishing his care on. Catalogues Received. C. J. Alberts & Co , Boskoop, Holland, plants and trees ; Geo. W. Miller, Lake View, Chicago, plants ; Jno. Laing & Sons, Forest Hill, London, England, plant novelties; Htllebrand & Itredemeier, Pallanza, Italy, seeds and bulbs; Ludwig Moller, Erfurt, Germany, garden sup- plies ; EUwanger & Barry, Rochester, N. Y., strawberries; Wm. Toole, Baraboo, Wis., seeds; Siebrecht & Wadley, New York, Orchids. PANSY SEED. NEW CROP. Orders booked now for delivery July and August at the followlntr special rates: TKIMARl>fiA(T, choicest French mUed, un- surpassed in brilliancy of color and size of flowers, some TTieasiiring from 'r. to 4 inches across. Price, per 111. %-Xum, oz %-i 5U. ' ; oz. *I 50. 'i oz *l liU. Triruarileau, polden yellow, per i-lO oz. *1.00. IMFEKI ALIS or ODIKK Prize Pansiea. 3and 5 blotched, extra tine per oz. $4.01), ^i o/..$l r)0. BUGNOT'S NKW. spotted, lar^e flowering show Pansies, somewhat smaller than Trimardeau, but of evea more exquisite iiiarbinyH and richer colors, pronounced by many tlie Hnest strain pro- duced yet. This variety produces few seeds and is yet very scarce. Per lb. %m 00, oz. $f'.O0, '-. oz. $4.00, \i oz.SS 00. ikOz.*2 00. CASSIKK'S 3 and 5 blotched Giant, extra. Per H ounce lf:i.OO. FAl'S r. King of the Blacks, fine for bedding. Per ounce $1. CO. Wliite or Yellow, fine strain. Per ounce 75c. Emperor William (blue); Ijord Beaconsfleld (pur- ple). Peroz. $1. Fine German mixed, lb- -i^ri oz 50c. improved, extra large flowering mixed, lb. $10, oz. $1. Also Frenrli Jiomiuet Pyramidal A.sterB (dwarf), flne for cut flowers, in separate colors. Per lb. J15. oz. $1.50. Mixed, per lb. $12, oz. $125. TEItnviIS CASH. ADDRESS J f^ D£ VEER, 183 Water Street, NEW YORK. CHEAP LIST. PerlOO GKKANIUMS, Double and Single, in 10 to ;J0 choice varieties; nice plants, from 2'--inch pots; my selection $2 50 K<)SES, 10 to 25 choice varieties of Teas, from a-inch pots; my selection; all labeled G.OO HKLIOTROrES, 2H-inch pots 4.00 AMFKLOrSIS VEITCm, 2-inch pots 2 50 CANNA KKIN 2 00 Fine stock of Begonias, and most all varieties of greenhouse plants. Write for eatimates on any- thing you may need. Address N^ s. GRIFFITH, Jackson Co. Independence, Mo. (Independence is well located for shipping, being Smiles east of Kansas City.) Mention Amerloan Florist. NEW CROP 1889. NOW RKADY. Used for Bouquet Work, filling Flower Baskets, Decorating Altars, &c., &c , and are preferred by many to smilax. $1.50 per 1000 FERNS. Discount on large orders. BOUQUET GREEN. $2 00 per bbi. (30 lbs ) or $f>.oo per 100 lbs. Season commences Oct. ist for holiday trade. SPHAGNUM MOSS-ivongj0**s»s-msflg| clean fibre, dry or green, $1.00 per bbl. or six bbls. for |,s.oo. Sample or trial sacks containing 3 busliel= ^ Ju n r c I of Moss, dry, very light, designed t /"Uoo^ for express shipments, $i.co pei \ ''' Sack. L B. BRAGUE. HINSDALE, MASS Mention Aniencan KkTist. R. S. BROWN & SON. SURPLUS STOCK FOR JULY. AH StiM'k olT'eri'd is in No. 1 (Nimlitioii for Iteddiiitr out or for Stock to grow on. Per m Alyssum, 2 kinds $ i oo Achyranthes 3 oo Atternanthera aurea nana 2 50 " versicolor & tricolor. 250 " paronychioides . . . 300 Ageratum, white and blue 2 50 Begonias, Flowering, of sorts . . . 400 " Rex, of sorts. . . . |;5 to 16 00 Dusty Miller (C. maritima) .... 3 00 " " (C. gymnocarpa). . . 3 00 Echeveria glauca 5 00 Cyperus alternifolius 8 co Fuchsias, in fine assortment .... 4 00 " strong plants . . . .|6 to 1000 Coleus Golden Bedder 3 00 " Verschaifeltii 3 00 " in 20 kinds 2 50 Geraniums, double and single, J3 to 4 00 " Ivy, in sorts 4 00 " Mme. Salleroi .... 3 00 " scented, in sorts ... 3 00 Spotted Calla 6 00 Pilea arborea (Artillery plant) ... 3 00 Euphorbia splendens ... f 4 00 & 6 00 Lemon Verbena 4 00 Lycopodium, 4 varieties 6 00 Lobelia, trailing and dwarf .... 3 00 Sedum carneum var 4 00 Hollyhocks, of sorts, fine plants |6 & 8 00 Thyme Golden ■ ■ ■ . 4 00 Moon Flower 4 00 Nasturtium, new double red. ... 8 00 " " yellow . . 5 00 " of sorts 3 00 Ferns, in sorts 8 00 Stevia variegata 6 00 Cuphea or F'irecracker Plant ... 3 00 Croton, narrow leaf. 8 00 R. S. Brown & Son, Kansas City, Mo. GEO. W. CALDWELL, Florists- - Sylvan - Supplies. cut ferns in variety. KvPTKreeri and Ite^'iduous; also Mosses, Holly, Mistletoe, Wild Smilux and all Evergreens. Tele- Kraphic orders receive prompt attention. Corre- spondence solicited When you have a larjte Decoration consult nie. CHEAP PLANTS FOR STOCK Per lUU White Swan Geraniunis, C-inch pots $10. (HI 2-inch pots 3 0() Storm King Fuchsias, .'t^^.-inch pots "S.dO 2-inch puts 2 00 Phenomenal Fuchsias. SLij-inch pots 8.00 Curnations Anna Webb, Portia and Gen. Gar- field, 2-inch 3 00 F. E. FASSETT & BRO., Ashtabula, 0. LIVE FLORISTS Need good Catalogues, well illustrated, cor reel, stylish. No one does them better than the Florist Printer below named, to whom you can write for samples. J. HORACE McFARLAND, Harrlgborg. Fa. Attention Florists ! We are Larce Importer.s of HRRDY HYBRID ROSES. for Florists' use, which are selected abroad by a member of our firm each season, so we are able to guarantee the heaviest and finest stock sup- plied in this country. ORDERS TAKEN NOW FOR FALL DELIVERY OF 2 YEAR OLD PLANTS, BUDDED LOW. Wk'. also imitt' <>r«lers for CLEMATIS, HYDRANGEAS, RHODODENDRONS, AZALEAS, AND ALL OTHER FORCING STOCK in Lirge or Small Sizes. — SEND FOR OUR CATALOGDES. — We carry the largest and most varied stock of Hardy F»l£»nt» in the country, besides every known Orna- mental Tree or Shrub offered. TEMPLE & BEARD, Shady Hill Nurseries, CAMBRIDGE, MASS. UCUf f% SWEET SCENTED i!£2! CHRYSANTHEMUM *' Nymphat'51.*' A di'oided novelty. Form and fra- grance of Pond Lily. Fine fcir tlinint»' use. A so the creme dr la n-' nw cif older varieties. Send stamp for plate of "Nymphaeji." and Catalogue. H. W. HALES. Ridgewood. N.J. AZALEA IWDICA, AZALEA MOLLIS. AZALEA POHTICA, CAMELLIAS, RHODODENDRONS, PALMS, ORCHIDS, ETC. To THE Trade Only. ADOLPHE D'HAENE, GHENT, BELGIUM. Catalupues free upon iipplication. Address "Wjyi:. .A-. .A-A^is & CO., Ill FiuiNT Street, NKW YORK. CILEBY FLAMTS, Good Btocky plnnts now ready ol the following: WHITE PLUME AND BOSTON MARKET. Price per 11(0, $1 75; per 10(100, »12 EO CABBAGE PLANTS, THREE GOOD SORTS. Price per 1000, $1.00; per 10 COO fS (W. L. B. %15. MIDDLE BKAJe lirtppy to wait up- on pnri'hitserH, or senti speciiil ijiiol sitioiis on application. Aildress, OR.\NII CKN- TH.Vl, llori:!,, NKW YORK CITY. JAS. BACKHOUSE & SON WE HAVE A KINE STOCK OK mUTANTI ^6.^ GOLDI^N D.\WN 600 L.\ FA\^( )RiTK, T^^lit:;!."'.::!!. """':"• ":'!!"::":."""'"•:'.. $2.50 per doz. CHRYSANTHEMUMS, l^i'V.^lV^cr^ '" ''' ^■■"'^^' -"' ""^ '- CARNATIOIVS. NEW DAHLIAS. l^UOHSIA. MRS. E. G. IIIM, 15 cents each '* PIIENOMINAI, 5 ** STORM KINC, 5 IJLUIM AURATUMS, to plant out. Our FLORISTS' SEEDS are unsurpassed. Seeds of Foliage Plants, Asters, Balsams, etc., in the best f|uality. A«:parasiis Tcmnssimns. jij inch pots fi'-operiwi ,. " ■' 3-incli poU 6 00 Adiatitiiiii Capillus Veneris, 2'; inch pots t^ cm " AUernaiithera aiirca URna. 2'- inch poU .300 " Paronychioidts, 2j^-inch pots 3 co Ampelopsis Veitchii 3j4inch pots ^ 00 " Begonias, Rex varielics, 2f4 inch pots '..600 " Metaliica and flowering vars., 4-inch pots .12 v> *' Calla Nana, 4 and s-inch pots 1250 " Clerodendron Balfonri, 2'-:;-inch pots '. .* 5 00 *' Coleus, brst bedding varieties, ?';-inch pols .* ! ! 3 00 " Crotons, good assortment, 2';-inch pots '..600 " Dracaena Indivisa, 4-inch pots ! ! .15 00 " Echvera secunda glaiica, L''..-inch pots *.*.*.' 4 00 " Fuchsias, double and single. .■':; inch pots '. . 4 00 " Geraniums, all the finest sorts, 2-iuch pots '.'.'. 3 00 '* '' " " 3-inch pots ». 5 00 " " 4-inch pots 7 CO " Gardenia Florida, Radicins and Variegata, 3-inch pots 1000 " " " 4-iuch pots IS 00 " H5drangea Thomas Hogg, 2lj-inch pots 5 00 " Russellia Juncea. extra hne, .1 inch pots (^ c^ " MICHEL PLANT AND SEED CO., lt>10 Olivo St., ST. IjOXTIS. Tia.O >is^ I i^.A.:x:. Sam- I'^lrast Oti^lity pot plants at fa.oo per loo, f 18.00 per icoo. pies mailed on receipt of 10 cts. Your trade solicited. Satlstaction assured. OVER 100,000 SOLD from August ist, iSRs to May ist, \^^4. without a single complaint. an item worth your attention if yon buy plants. Another item is the low price, fs oo per looo for good, stocky plants, ready August 15th to November ist. Write for particulars. TEI^^ynS C-A.SI3: "WITH OI2.I5ER,. C O. D. IF i:>ESTR.Ei:). ALBERT M. HERR, Lock Box 338, Lancaster. Pa. Plants for Summer Decoration AND FLORISTS' STOCK. Per doz. Per IIH) Crotons, the best hl^h colored 8<)rt8, 5-lnoh pots f-'t 00 f I'andiinus. well i?rown In !t-inch pots, ready to shift up 2.00 15.00 AtipHriii;us Tenutssinius strong plants, ('. Inch pots 2 aO 18.(0 LutHniii ItorboniCH. '>-ln., stronK plantH, wtll nmkr tine pIimiH for tall 1.25 10. '"0 CtitiniJiTdps, ("iirytihus, Cocus and a lurtfe variety of ttHBorieii kinds In :Mn. puts at low prices. Large specimen plants of Crotnns. and a variety of dne hot liuntie pliintH. Prices on application. Fine Florists' Seeds for Present Planting. Primula, 10 papers. dttTerent sorts double and etln^'le. .'>0 feeds each for?2 lO. Punsies. l)e^t Uernian Prize Slralm*. lO papers, lUO seeds L'ach, the best In the nutrket. (1. 50. rinerariHH. double and single dwarf varieties, tlo- rlft packiiL-e ;'>0c. each mirt or mixed If wanted. Calceolaria, be!«t assortetl kinds. Hurlst package 'lUc. llollvhocks. s (litferent colors, 50 scetls each, Ue- nafv's Prize Strain, for f I OO. Storks. Sweet Alyssum, MiKnonctte. and a Kencral assortment of reliable seeds for the Kreenliouso and fall planting. CRITCHELL d, CO., ([\'ri\'N.\TI. OHIO. IMPORT AND EXPORT NURSERIES. F. A. RIECHERS & SOHNE, A. G. IIAMItl l{iti l;int. NEW CROP SEED OF THOSE STANDARD VARIETIES AFTER JULY tur fields and houses dur- ing the summer and autumn months will be a ^igbt never to be forgotten. DO NOT FAIL TO CALL. BE^ AWARDED FOUR GOLD MEDALS. Best route to reach our Nurseries is from Charing Cross. Cannon Street, or London Bridge CJO minutes' ride) to Ca 'lord Bridge Station, thence a walk of five minutes. Descriptive Plant Catalogues Post Free. Seed, Plant and Bulb Merchants, FOREST HILL, LONDON, ENGLAND. *■ Mention American Florist. TREE AND PLANT LABELS, MAILING BOXES, SPHAGNUM MOSS. TRANSPLANTING BOXES, And Supplies of all kinds. Send for Samples and Price Listx, FKKE. H. W. WILLIAMS & SONS, HIGH GRADE PANSY SEED. The largest most perfect, and finest colored pan- sies (irown Be sure to sow some of this seed if you wish to have the very choicest pansies. Extra, Ml-ved, per trade packet 35c. JOHN F. RUPP, Shiremansiown, Pa. CYCAS REVOLUTA. FINE SOUND STEMS FOR SALE AT ONCE. SEND FOR PRICE LIST. Single specimens of CYCAS REVOLUTA, fine Bulbs, $1.00 each. Send for Price List. SIEBRECHT & WADLEY, ROSE HILL NURSERIES, New Roclelle, N. Y. 409 FIFTH AVENUE, NEW YORK. Mention American Florist. We are boobint^ orders now for new crop seed- ready September 1st. No advance in price. $1.00 per thousand. _„______^ CHINESE PRIMULAS. Our strain is unsurpassed. Do not fail to procure a supply. raiNGKO, CHOICEST nOLORS, splendid substance, per thousand Seeds. Jl 2.'). FK'NGED. FERN-LEAVEI>, choicest mixed colors, per tho isand Seeds. Jl 50. NEW ENGLLSH I'KIM ROSES, beautiful new colors, per thousand teeds, SI UU. John Gardiner & Co., •i.iI'V.aM.^Y/iT.ri'a. Mention American Florist. A. BLANC. Hoiticultnral Engraver, PHILADELPHIA. Knnn ELECTROTYPES JUUU for ILLUSTRATING FLORISTS. SEEDSMEN & NURSERYMENS CATA- LOGUES CHEAP. A FULL SET OF CATA- LOGUES ILLUSTRATING ALL CUTS, SENT ON RE CEIPT OF 50cts . WHICH riFnuCT FROM FIRST ORDER. Electro of this Tut 75c. A larger one ^L.'iO. 10,000 SMILAX PLANTS. Extra strong, jrrown in '^-incii pots Icut bacli to make busliyl.at M 00 per 100; S35.00 T>er UOO. 5,000 trrown in 2'.j-incll pots. $3 00 per 100, or $28.00 per 1000. PAUL BUTZ & SON, NKW <,\STI.K, I'A. Toole's Choice Pansy Seeds FOR FLORISTS AND AMATEURS New Crop ju>»t (lathered. Selected Mixed, or Flo- rists Mixed, 15c. pkt.; IGUU seeds ;S0c.; ^ oz 75c. Guide to Pansy culture and catalogue free to any address. WM. TOOI.Z, fansy Specialist, BARABOO. VS\S. CELEB Y PLAMTS. White Plume, Golden Dwarf, Perfection Hartwell and Giant Golden Heart now ready, at $2 per looo. Larger lots cheaper. CKLBRY ClIl.TUKE. ei.oiplete 50 cents, or given with all orders of 200U plants. Address G. BOCHOVE & BRO., ORCHIDS I ORCHIDS! Many additions of Choice New varieties this season. Send for New Catalogue. WAX. IWJ[A.THEJWSi, CUT BLOOMS AT ALL SEASONS. ORCHIDS Cheap as Good Roses. Send 8 two cent stamps for Catalogue and Plate. BRACKENRIDGE & CO.. GOTanslowB, Ml Ferns, Palms, Orchids. FERNS FOR FLORISTS' PURPOSES, BY THE HUNDRED OR THOUSAND. GEO. WITTBOLD, Cor. School and Halsted Sts., LAKE VIEW, CHICAGO. xx^ OiVOTivrvOOxiK OF NARCISSUS, LILIES, CLEMATIS, DAHLIAS, PERENNIALS, AND OTHER MISCELLANEOUS BULBS, Has been mailed to all my Customers, and I trust to be favored with their early Orders, so as to secure FIRST PICK BU LBS. Narcissus Princeps. Narcissus Horsfirldi. MY STOCK IS IMMENSE, THE PRICES REMARKABLY LOW, AND THE BULBS MUCH FINER THAN LAST SEASON I'd 11. s <,KN\iis. The Easter-flowering Poet's Eye Narcissus. SPECIAL PRICES FOR LARGE QUANTITIES. LET ME KNOW YOUR WANTS EARLY. HALE FARM NURSERIES. TOTT ENHAM, LONDON, ENGLAND. 584 The American Florist. July 15^ The June Floods. In the awful destruction of life and property caused by the June floods in several of the states it is likely that many florists are numbered among the victims. In Williamsport Harry Chaapel was flooded to the depth of about five feet in his store and also in his greenhouses. In Johnstown Alvar Akers lost his life in the fearful flood that carried away so much of that thriving town ; and Robert Leupke only saved himself and family by getting them through the upper windows to the roof of an adjoining house and from there to a third one when the second one started down stream, meanwhile his greenhouses, plants, household goods, clothing, etc., were all swept away. He has since decided to move to East Liver- pool, Ohio. c ^. a A Pittsburg was just west of the flooQ limit and suffered no loss from this cause. "^' As to Lottery Tickets. "When June comes in the florists will find enough to do between the June weddings and school graduations, but just now there is a lull, so that they find time to go onct in a while 10 the base ball game and to the auction sales, to visit their neighbors, and to buy an occasional I,ouisiana Lottery ticket. Some ol them seem to have phenominal luck in the lottery line. From "Boston Notes," page 492, June I issue Am. Florist. "Kmbezzler Flann kept a precise account of every dollar he stole, expecting to make up the thefts some day by a big strike in the Louisiana Lottery. Deluded youth. The victims this lot- tery has lured to destruction are legion, and yet it manages to elude the law and keep right on in its nefarious work." ■ , r^ ,, From Pittsburg Commcirial Gazette, June 27. The boys had better stick to base ball and let the lottery tickets alone. M. M. M. BAYERSDORFER & CO. 56 N. 4th St., Philadelphia, Pa., Manufacturers and Importers of BASKETS AND FLORISTS' SUPPLIES. rULL LINE OF METAL WREATHS. ■in.ORlSTS and SEEDSMEN , write to The Aldine Printing Works, Cincinnati, O., for samples ami prices before ordering elsewhere. I Mention Tile Aiiieric.lli lU.rist.l T%&WLik%, "Will© ©ESieiis. .TAS. GRIFFITH, THE ■.: PioireEK t: manotactuebb :: in :: the :: tsbt, 808 Main Street, - - CIKCIISNATI, OHIO. SKND FOE WHOLEBiLl PBIC« LIST. THE EVANS CHALLENGE VENTILATING APPARATUS. ESTABLISHED. 1866j Wire D( Msnufaclured bT 335 East 21st Street. j-AiR HILL Terra Cotta Works JACOB C. CASSEL. Office and Salosrooui : 709 Arch Street, PHILADELPHIA, PA. Illustrated Catalogue free upon application. WHEN WRITING FOR ESTIMATES, PLEASE GIVE FOLLOWING DIMENSIONS: 1st. Give the nuiuher of sashes III be lifted. 2nd. Give the length and depth of sashes, (depth is down tlie runt.) 3rd. Givethe lent'thiif house. .i,„„„„k 4tti. Give the height troin the ground to the comb Sth. Give the thickness and width of rafters or sash bar. Florists' Letters, Emblems. Monograms. Etc_ PATENT ArPLlEI) FOK. I These letters are made of the best Immortelles, wired on wood or metal frames with holes to insert tooth- picks. Send for Sample. 2-in . purple per lUO, J.*s.00 Postage 15 01.1. per 100. Also dealer in Florists Sup piles. SendforCatalogue. W. C. KRICK, 1287 Broadway. Brooklyn, New York. M. M. Bayersdorler & Co., I'hiliL, Agts. for Penna. 1 J. C. Vaughan, Chicago, Agt. west of Penna. Toronto. Ont., Agent for Canada. STEMS. $4.00 A BALE, THREE BALES FOR $11.00. Averace 500 lbs. to the Bale. •*'' Delivered Free on board. We claim to have the Best, Cleanest and Strongest Stems in the market. STRAITON &- STORM, 304 East 87th St., NEW YORK. Large quantities of our Pipe are in use in Green- houses throughout the West, to any of which we refer as to its excellent quality. Pipe can be easily put together by any one, very little instruction being needed. Hot-Water Healing, in its Economy and Superi- ority, will repay in a few seasons its cost. Mention American Florist. k W^ W^ ^®^> Q3to III W. Lake St CHICAGO iioago. ILL 8IZI8 0» SINOLB AND DOtTBLK THICK GLASS FOR GREENHOUSES. ALL GLAZIERS' SOPPLIMS. W Writ* for I.»t«rt Pric«i. HUGHES' SOLUBLE FIR TREE OIL. FLORISTS AND NCBSERTMEN SHOULD NOT BE WITHOUT IT. Unsurpassed as an insecticide. It kills effectu- ally all parasites and insects which infest Plants whither at the roots or on th« <»l'»'l"',' '';}'',?"A'°• iurv to tender plants: such as terns, etc^. It used as d"?lcted Used as a WASH it imparts the gloss and lustre to the foliage which is so desirable on eihl bition specimens. it kills iDsectlife on man, animal, orplant, without injury to the8kln,whereverparasites may appear. E. GRIFFITH HUGHES, operative Chemist, MANCHBSTBB, KNQLAND. Duirw- S PutnP "> Iftallon tins, W. 25) , New York PRICE; j Put up In 1 quart tins, »I.00i TO SECURE THE GENUINE ARTICLE, see that each tin shows a white label with red trade mirk fun dfreclions how to use, and the name of AUGUST ROLKER &- SONS, Sole Agents for America. New York Depot 44 DEY STREET. Ives' Putty MacMne. Patented Jan. 8, 1887. work of ave men in bedding glass. Sent by Express on receipt ot price, $3.00. J. H. I¥ES. Danbury, Cosh. i88g. The American Florist. 585 ESTABLISHED 1864. SGYine'sioilGrlorks THE FLAT TOP TYPE Wrought Iron Hot Water Boilers. Caiacity from ssoto 10,000 feet or rour-iiich pipe. Send for New I,ist. PETER DEVINE, 387 S. Canal St., CHICAGO. Conservatories GREENHOUSES, ETC. Erected In any part of the U. S. or Canadft Qlazed on the Helliwell Pat. Imperishable System OR WITH PUTTY. For further testimonials, Illustrated catalogrne oi estimates uddresa JOSEPHUS PLENTY. HORTICULTURAL AND SKYLIGHT WORKS. 69-73 Broadway, NEW YORK. Mention Am«rloKD KlorlNt. •A SOLID> »TEEL FENCE! 15 CtS. per Foot, mnlcrlnl S fppf wide. A.ii|.i,.i r.ir Residences, Churches, Cemete- ries, Farms, Cardens. Ac. All neodinjf Fences, (iiites. Arbors, Window Onnrds, TrelliMMs, etc., write fur eiir illus, price list, inniled fr«o, THE NEWEST THING AND THE BEST. CfDtnilE^naniliil JlflalCo, I S. W. Kals. VENTILATING MACHINERY. This cut represents my licw Mmliiiic (ur raisiiif; sr.sli ,,n Krcc,ih..u-.cs, iic. II coimtllulcn nil I'oii posl liiade otlt of l\-iiicll f;:is ))ipc, ,Tii(l is so i oiistnicled .is to revolve around the l>o«t to unit llic convenience ol the operator. No links or chains 10 l.tcnk or sliji. When once in pooition il in peniiaiient, and locks at any decree, WRITE FOB PRICES, ETC. I'ir- I iiImo i.lVci- iiiv enliii' iiiiilliiiK ilnd sliipiiliii,- Irixle for kiiIi>. ISave Your COAL i^S^r.l^^f.^i& floridAh%i;^w*a'?e';heaters Saves r. per Cent in fuel. Made t..r Hard or »ofl n^ar Cnnn j. APTIIil II^P \i:i> rOTsl any amoniu ^I.T.'! ami (ivtT. lit lo\v«-Ht prices, Wrlic iiulrkljr- J. N. PERKINS. Mff'r. Syracuse. W. Y. For bnttlnK Klaitfl without lapn; niaken U air and watertight: ^ave» rnoland Klaus. No hrenkafte fmru ffdHt. Also ihe best impri'ved fuel ntl Burners fur Bteam boilers. Send fur HHiiiple ntut price tint. J. JVI. O.A.Si!i£;i«, 101 Euelld Avenue, C'I.KVKI..\NI>, O. AHEAD OF ALL COMPETITION. I?»rlC>t»(S» KVeil si/.i-H aiitt "^i \l(ui lot II.umI hup. »*>iKhiiiK rr4»iii 'il lu .'*! IUh. THREE SIZES FOR HORSE POWER. I.H"M Sw t-eiMTx. 4iriiM<4 K«li;ert \%- GRAHAM. EMLEN & PASSMORE. l*iitentees and Maniifncliirer*. ' 631 Marhet Street. PHIL/tDELPHI*. PA. A. T. MERRICK, HORIICULIURAL ENGRAVER. Room 711. Chicago Opera House Block. CHICAtliO. 586 The American Florist, July 15 Index to Advertisers. AdvertlslDK Ratefl. etcrtTi Aldiiu;- Printing Wks..fi.S4 Allen, W.8 .075 Atltins A (.; 5TT Baeithuuae Jus A Son.rtHl Bayersdorfer M M&CO.S84 Berger, H. II. & Cu. ...fiTH Blanc A 583 Bliiomfleld Bros 580 BochoveG 4 Bro 682 Boc-lt Theo 578 Brague 1> B 581) Brackenridge & Co 582 Brenneinan .1 D 578 Brown K8 & Son 5f0 Burrow J G 578 Butz Paul &Son 582 ualdwell Geo W 680 Carmody J I) 586 Cassell, J C 584 Cook John 577 Critchell B P&C0....581 DeVeer J A 579 680 iJevine, Peter 586 Dickson A ^v Son 677 Ulez, John L,., & Co 686 Dillon, J. L 676 Dreer. H. A 578 Elliott B A Co 577 Expanded Metal Co.. .585 Farson I> I) L ,677 FaBBett,K. E. * Bro....680 Faxon M B 678 Fisher Bros & Co 582 FiskChas H 675 Gardiner Jno&Co. 679 f.82 Gasser J M .685 tiermond & Cosgrove.677 Ulddings. A .579 Graham Emlen &Pass- more 685 GrIfflth.Jas 584 GrtfBth,N. S .6fU Haene Adolph IJ 580 Hales, H. W .580 Hallock.V. H.,&8on..681 Hammond. Ben] ,577 Hammond A Hunter. ..57."> Hartlaiid \Vm B .579 Uerendeen Mfg. Co.. .586 Herr, Albert M 581 Hiltlnger Hroa 595 Hippard E 585 Hltchlngs* Co 586 Hooker, H. M 684 Horan, Bdw C 676 Hoyt KD 682 Hughes B G 584 Hulsebosch A 679 Ives, J. H 684 Joosten CH 679 Jordan Floral Co ... .677 Kennlcott Bros 675 Kramer I N A Son .582 Krelage E II A Son.. ..579 Krlck, W. C 684 Laing J A Sons 682 La Uoche A Stahl ... .575 Little Geo W 578 Lockland Lumber Co. 585 McAllister. F. K 679 McCarthy.N.F.&Co. . . .576 Mc Farland J Horace 578 680 Mathews, VVm 582 Merrick, A. T 686 Michel Plant&3eedCo63l Miller, Geo. W 582 Mitchell Chas L 676 Mooy Poliiian 579 Mueller John 58o Mullen Geo 675 Perkins.J. N 586 Petteraon G ,578 Pickelman S Jr 677 Pierce Butler A Pierce585 Plenty, JosephuB 586 Poehlman AH .577 Quaker City Mch. Wk8684 Reed A Keller 684 Riechers FA A Sohne.OSl Rimbaud Benj 579 Rnemer Fred 582 Rolker. A. 4 Sons 578 Ross A Jlillang 675 Rupp Jno F 682 Schulz Jacob 577 Scollay, John A 686 Sheridan W F 675 Siebrecht A Wadley..682 Situations. Wants 576 Smitli David 680 Spooner. Wm. U 577 Stearns ATLumberCo.. 585 Stellens N 684 Stewart. Wm. J 576 Straiton A Storm 6?4 Strauss. 0.4 Co 575 TaylorJolin U 577 Temple A Beard 680 Thompson MraJ S R..679 Toole Wm .582 Van der S(.bootR&Son,578 Vaughan, .1 C 676 WaroTnoa S 681 Weathered, Thos. W. .586 Welch Bros. 576 Whitnall (■ B A Co. ...577 WilksSMIgCo 686 Williams H W4Son...6S2 Wisconsin Flower E.v.675 Wittbiild Geo 692 Wolff, L. Mfg. Co 684 Wood Bros 677 Vounff. ThOH. Jr .575 Zirngiebel 1) 681 MEMPHIS, Tenn. — The Memphis Floral Co, is building two new houses, 20x100 each, also rebuilding some old houses. Coal oil is the best and cheapest thing for cleaning oleanders, gardenias, euony- mous and other hard wooded plants of white and brown scales. I use about two table-spoons full to a ijuart of water, churn it well with a syringe and then apply with the syringe. An hour or two afterward I give the plants a good wash- ing off with the hose. A C, GREENHOUSE HEATING AND VENTILATING. Superior Hot Water Boilers. JOHN A. SCOLLAY, ^ 74 i 7G Myrtle Ave., Brooklyn, N.Y. B s^ Send for Catalogue. A CARMODY BOILER Will Cost less, Tse less Fuel, and has more advantages than any other Bjiler in the market, (y Senil for IJesriiptive Cataloitue. J. r>. CA.i«iMor>^v, EVANSVILLE, IND. Thos. W.Weathered's Sons, 46 & 48 MARION STREET. NEW YORK. MANt'FArTUKKlIS OF Improved J^oilers (si,aki«K*«raies), PIPE and PIPE FITTINGS, for heating Greenhouses, &c. vi:i*i'rii,ATiisi; ,4i"r.\it.\Trs, (or rai.sinjjT Saslies in Greenhouses. A thornii/x'i V^pntilftting i. lelivprf d on <■ UALVA9iI%ED SCltK>V ICVKS and "WIRK lor Trellis Worli. - 'Al-.^O* - j^orticultural® j^uilders. Conservatories, Greenhouses, &c.. Erected in any part of the United States or Canada. f (irHPnhiitmp, I:l.x8 feft. with Boiler House 4,\4 feet. Heating Apoaratua and ..mtileieifreighl prei>.-ii.l)0, or '^liO.OO. Jind ;tnv gardener or itrdinary methanic can erect it iu one da.v. Greenhouse Heating # Ventilating HlfcHiNQS & CO. 233 Mercer Street, New York. Eighteen Sizes, feopptiqalza Hire j^ex j^eilzps ©laiacile JSeilePS, feor)iceil l^oileps, l^eise ]AL.S have been t'iven _ tlie KIH.'».\N BOILKKS lit all tile l,;irf;'' K\l>i>sil ions iil tlii.s t'omitrv- Made in two Styles. as MACiAZINE HCKNKUS ami SUHI'.\- under cultivation in botanical order and scarcely a weed is to be seen. In the infant nur- sery there are at all times not less than twenty thousand young plants of all descriptions, seedlings, graf(s, layers, etc. and these are all transplantcil and re- placed annually. In the propagating house are to be seen now over a thousand Andromeda 592 The American Florist. Aug. /, speciosa which were sown last February and are now two inches high, several thousands of the "high-bush" blueberry, which, by the way, are commonly re- garded as very difficult to start, au equal number of tiny Rhododendron maxima and Berberis Thunbergii, about twenty newly found species of roses, besides new varieties of clematis, pyrus, spirsea, pru- nus, etc. in large numbers. Mr. Dawson shows among his newest acquisitions vigorous grafted plants of Pinus ponderosa, a magnificent pine with needles nine inches long, which origin- ated as a chance seedling at Mr. H. W. Sargent's place at Fishkill Landing. Also a new weeping Ginkgo tree, known as G. biloba pendula What becomes of this vast accumula- tion of young trees and shrubs ? From five to seven thousand go in exchange annually to the various agricultural col- leges and experimental stations in this country and in Europe and Japan. There is a great and increasing demand abroad for American stuff. Large quantities of seeds and plants are received in exchange or from interested collectors. Dr. Regel, of the Imperial Botanic Garden at St. Petersburg, is one of the largest contrib- utors, and a considerable quantity is also received from Kew gardens. The larger part of the young plants, however, are set out as fast as the^rounds can be got ready, on the slopes and banks of the Arboretum Park, which is fast becoming one of the grandest features of Boston's park system. With the excep- tion of the roadwajs and policing which the city of Boston assumes, the whole work is conducted under the supervision and at the expense of Harvard University. Wm. J. Stewart. Boston, July S, 1S89. Plants for Decorating. I see that Mr. Ball omits from his list of palms Cham:erops gracilis, one of the very best of its class, low, compact and bushy, the base breaks all around with young plants and makes a solid filling very desirable in many situations. Phoenix sylvestris is also a good tough plant and strong grower. Don't over- look Phoenix canariensis if you want something you can bang around ; it stands lots of abuse, anything except freezing; it stands the hottest sunshine in vases or bedded out in tubs. F'or outdoor decorating Areca lutescens and Latania borbonica are worthless here, but for house decorating Areca lutescens is first on the list. No doubt some varie- ties of palms that are useful in the east would be of no use for outdoor summer decorating in the west. Mr. Ball's ex- cellent article covers those best for house decorating only. Will not he or some other eastern palm grower give us a list of palms and other decorative plants that are most valuable for use in vases, on lawns, etc. Western florists would un- doubtedly like to try any they have not yet had, Robert S. Brown. Kansas City, Mo. Geranium Bruanti. Mr. James McKenna in Florist, July I, asks if there is any difference between Geranium Double Gen. Grant and Bruanti. Perhaps that depends upon where the stock of Bruanti is purchased. Last year I had both growing in the same bed and failed to see any difference, but this year I purchased Bruanti of another dealer and find it rather more double, much brighter and altogether a decidedly better geranium. A few days of damp weather completely ruins the entire truss of Double Gen. Grant while Bruanti stands damp weather well and soon recovers. Geo. H. HENDERSON. Dover, N. H. Tuberous Begonias. I have forwarded to you by express to-day a box of blooms of my seedling tuberous begonias. The plants from which these flowers were gathered have been raised from seed sown on the 9th of January last. After growing on the seed- lings in a greenhouse and hardening them off well we planted out several thousands of them in beds in the open air on the 20th of May. They have grown pretty well since then and are now coming nicely into bloom. The light colored varieties are later in blooming than the high colored ones, and the yel- lows the latest of all. I fowed a lot of choice seed early last summer, but not early enough to have strong plants in time to set tnem out of doors, so I grew them along duiing summer iu cold frames slightly shaded. Early in September I lifted and potted them and brought them into a light greenhouse in which I used a little fire- lieat night and day. They were a mass of bloom through October and November. I selected the ones with the strongest constitution and best shaped flowers in their respective colors for seeding, and saved all the seed possible about the middle of December. And it is from plants raised from this seed, as already stated, that the flowers I have sent to you have been gathered. T. G. Hackettstown, N. J., July 2. [A large and lovely lot of flowers, single and double, and ranging in color from glistening, velvety scarlet to pale pink; also shades of yellow. The largest single flower was 4'n inches across. The double blossoms were very full ; the largest rosette being two inches across. There is a bright future ahead for tuber- ous rooted begonias for summer gar- dening.] Cost of Production. Like many others I don't think that plants, even the commonest kinds of bedding plants, can be raised for thirty cents a hundred. To grow plants iu large quantities requires a good supply of stock plants, these are the raw mate- rial in a plant factory. It costs to pro- duce the stock plants and to care for and prepare them several months beforehand. Even if grown outside in summer they have to be housed on the approach of winter and every square foot of space under a glass roof costs money. The hand that writes this has time and again taken off, trimmed and put in propagating bed three thousand rose cut- tings a day. Any one accustomed to the handling of small stuff can do the same thing, so that there is nothing extraordi- nary in the quantity of work reported to be done eX Mr. Henderson's establish- ment, but who can say that that single day's work was one third or one fourth the cost of production. There is a material difference in the cost of different kinds of plants that are raised from cuttings. Geraniums are one of the most costly of common things, on account of their leafiness, they require room. If any one can raise them for less than J25 a thousand in 2;2-inch pots I would like to know his methods. Many kinds can be more cheaply raised from seed than by cuttings, by sowing in flats, transplanting in flats and finally potting. Many growers dispense with transplanting in flats, but transfer from the seedling boxes at once to small pots, but they don't get as good plants in the same time. Carnations are among the cheapest that can be raised from cuttings. I'or an early crop of these the grower has to sacrifice his blooms by cutting back, but for the general crop he can sell his flowers and get a good supply of cuttings from the fame plants. H. P. roses can also be very cheaply raised, where the plants are forced into bloom in winter and early spriug for the sale of flowers as is now so extensively done. The flowers are generally disposed of at a good profit and from the same plants a good crop of cuttings can be obtained, which may be said to cost noth- ing for the care of the stock plants. The same, however, cannot be done with the monthly roses. For these the plants have to be, or at least ought to be, raised for the exclusive production of cuttings. Cuttings and blooms cannot be taken from the same plants without injury. Every healthy leaf taken from an ever- green rose while iu a growing state is a damage to the plant. Delaware, O , July iS. E. FryER. Cost of Production. The note on " Mr. Henderson's Plant Factory" may be all right, but it is mis- leading. The majoiity of florists don't stop to think of the actual cot t to them of growing their plants, and many of the smaller florists can grow only one crop. Place 10,000 plants in 2 inch pots as close together as they can be set and they will cover a space 4 feet wide and 100 feet long. If not sold when they had made a certain amount of growth they would soon be spoiled by crowding each other and becoming drawn. To give them sufficient room it would be neces- sary to take out one half, which would leave you 5,000 plants. It would not be long before this would have to be repeated and your space would contain only 2,500 plants. If treated properly they will by this time be in 3-inch pots nice bushy plants ready for sale, and I don't think that the grower could afford to sell them for less than jt6o per 1000. This would give him I150 for the use of the space occupied and other expenses. I think that this is as low as they can be grown at a profit. iS8g. The American 1'lorist, 593 -^ jl,r„- \.0\N GHttUHOViStS. OR P\"^S StCT\OU^\. M\tVJ OV \.0\N GWttHHOUStS, OR PUS, A. Sash 6x4 feet. B. i '/-inch steam pipe-. C. Cemented Iiciich 45^ feet wide. D. Walk 2 feel vpide and 6}< feet from ridge. E. Yellow pine gutter 10x4 inches. K. Front wall 3'; feet high. G. (iround level. I know that Mr. Henderson sells in large ijuantities, but he would have to have an itnmeuse market and then grow only a few varieties of soft sUifT. As for seedlings the majority of florists could not sell them at any price. I think that I15 is too low an estimate for care, firing, interest, etc., even for a common green- house with brick flue and certainly for a house put up as good as money can make it and heated by hot water or steam. Don't let the average florist or would-be plant grower think he can grow i,cre- gon and Washington Territory, I was impressed with the beauty and vigor of the flowers, shrubs and trees, .is well as with the fruitfulness of the orchards and viuevards. The eifects of the currents of the Pacific *>cean on the climate on our western coast, even so far north as .Maska. is remarkable, and to this influ- ence 1 largely attribute the success of the half hardy flowers and fruits. I'uchsiaa in San Francisco were often m to 20 feet high, and roses all along the coast were far more healthy an4l vigorous than in New \ ork state. ' Shrubs aud trees grow 596 The American Florist. Aug. /, successfully there as far north as Tacotna, W. T., without protection, which would perish in New York state under the same circumstances unprotected. Golden Gate Park, San Francisco, em- braces 1,300 acres, taking in a large mountain^ It is not entirely completed, but as far as complete the work is effective and pleasing. As every plant must be irrigated the expense of maintaining is great. The mountains along the stage road to the Yosemite valley are beautfuUy cov- ered with forests, mostly "sugar pines" so called, many of enormous size. There are various spruces, firs and cedars often growing in fissures of rocks on abrupt mountain sides, where there is but slight trace of soil and where rain seldom falls. There was in June a profusion of flowers on these Sierra Nevada mountains, azaleas, lupines, Mariposa lilies, colum- bines, wild marigolds and others. Earlier in the season I am told the.se mountains are carpeted and ablaze with flowers, far more numerous than in June, when the soil becomes ijuite dry. To say that certain flowers or fruits will thrive in a certain state is to make a wild statement of no value to the planter, for different sections of most states differ as widely as it is possible to imagine. For instance, Washington Territory west of the mountains has a moist, mild climate and is heavily timbered, while east of the mountain slopes the climate is very dry and there is no timber worth mentioning. The Mariposa Big Trees (Sequoia gigantia), are wonderful. I measured one, 80 feet in circumference. There are 600 in the Mariposa Grove. It resembles the cedar in texture and color of wood, and is a conifer. Charles A. Green. Rochester, N, Y. SITUATIONS, WANTS. FORSALE. Advertisements under this head will be Inserted at the rate of 10 cents a line (seven words) each inser- tion. Cash must accompany order. Plant advs. not admitted under this head. 8ITUATI0N WANTED~By a first class rose grower, propagator and cut flower worfeer. with a large firm, will be ready August 15. Address E. C. Pakton, Denver. Col. SITUATION WANTED— As under gardener in private or commercial place by a young man of 20; excellent relerences; 5 years experience. Address A. Kavjes. Box 85. Wixoin, Mich. SITUATION WANTED— Have had six years' ex- perience in greenhouse, lawn and garden, under- stand market plants, cut dowers and tlower beds. Good reference. Address U M. Am. Florist. SITUATION WANTED— By a practical and trust- worthy man.astluristand gardener. Rose grow- ing a specialty. References. Address JAS. P. HENNKHTV. Oakdale, SutTulk Co.. N. Y. SITUATION WANTED-By young man. age 23. with some experience, in tl rat class rose growing establishment, where able to get full knowledge of the business. References if wanted. Address P. O. Box 3, Mount Auburn, Mass. TTTANTED— A young man to grow plants and roses T> for market. Single German preferred. F. A. ChaI'MAN, Grand Rapids, Mich. W~ SITUATION WANTED — By an Knglisliman as manager, single, age 28: flrat claps rose grower, propagator and plantsman. Can furnish the best of ANTED -Immediately, a single man, in a mod- erate si/.ed florist establishment. F. FUUNTAINE, IIM N. Erie St., Racine, Wis. WANTKD~.K flrst class cut flower man. Perma- nent situation providing party suits. Reler- ences required as to character and ability. No tramps need apply. !'• A. Oasi'KR. Council Bluffs, Iowa. w ANTED— Middle aged man who understands the , . tloristbuslness.onewho wants a good home and willing to work (or small wages. Must be honest and sober; work very light. Address L. R. Fox, 117 B. Fulton St.. Qloversville, IV. Y. WA^TK1>— single man to run my greenhouses on shares, or will lease same. Two 75 ft. houses nearly new— head house with sleeping room. Steam heat. Best ol references given and required. Ad- dress A. B. HOYT, Atkinson Depot, N. H. WANTED— To buy or rent, greenhouses with es- tablished trade: must be in good condition and well stocked, with all conveniences. &c.. for doing business and room to increase. Address, giving lull particulars, price' etc.. , Green Hoi'sEs, care American Y lonst, Chicago. WANTBD— On a commercial place, a gardener- single lierman preferred— thoroughly exper- ienced and successful in gri>wing roses, cut flowers in variety, and bedding plants. To the right man a permanent situation. Address with references J. Nk\vm.\N & Suns, .M Tremont St., Boston. Mass. WANTED— Experienced commercial florist as assistant foreman at Dreer's Nursery, Kiver- ton. The application of only first class men with ability and experience in commercial places and bestof reference will be entertained- , ^ , . . Lock Box 1(118. Henry A. dreer, Philadelphia. 'ANTED— A sober and industrious man. as gen- eral manager, to take charge of 100.000 leet ot glass and 10 acres of ground: must Vte competent to grow a general assortment of cut flowers, and under- stand the management of men. We have good men who have been with us for many years in each de- partment. Jordan fi.urai. Company 70) Olive St , St. Louis, Mo. WANTED- A flrst class gardener and florist to run a garden and greenhouse: must have $.00 or SlOO in cash. A gocpd chance for a first class nian^ Man can make a good thing; a :; story house, good barn, wind pump, tanks, hydrant, greenhciuse. etc.. and manure for one year on the ground. None but a man who can meet the requirements and come well recommended need apply. Address 8. K. HAOINs, Portland, Ind. WANTEI>— At once, a florist, must know how to propagate, understand floral designs and land- scape gardening. Will require flrst class references with application: must be sober, honest and indus- trious. Salary s:tO per month-board and lodging frtje-with an incraase to tbe right man Situation permanent. Don't answer unless you fill above re- quirements and can come at once. No useless cor- respondence desired. „. ^ .^ S. WACHENHEIM, Vicksburg, Miss. fefere~nce8. Address R C, care W. J. Stewart. 07 Bromfleld St., Boston. Mass. SITUATION WANTBD— A practical florist of ex- ecutive ability and experience in all depart- ments of the business: propagating, rose growing. cut flowers, plants, etc : private or commercial. First class references. Address PL.\NTSMAN, care American Florist, Chicago. SITUATUlN WANTED— Piivate or commercial. English: married; 15 years' experience in all branches: abstainer: good references. East prefer- ed. Address, stating wages, t- Walters, 151 North Glen Ave., W. Wichita. Kan. SITUATION WANTED— As rose growers and prop- agators. Can take entire charge of private or commercial place. No objection to going east or west; by two experienced florists. Address GARDENER. IGI9 Arapahoe St.. Denver, Colo. SITUATION WANTED— As foreman, private or commercial. Good rose grower and general greenhouse work. Also landscajie gardening, la now engaged as head gardener City Park. Reading. Address HosKiN & Giles. Reading, Pa. ANTED— 700 ft. 4-in. greenhouse pipe. Slate cash price. KlRKHA.%t & FORRES, Kalamazoo. Mich. W^ 50 FARFUGIIIMS. fiO MMK. I"OLI.OCK. GEKANIDMS, 6 MAKANT.V ZEHKINA. Name size of plants and price. JOHN A. SALZER SEED CO., JIjA. chosse, aa^is. w One of Myers & Co.'s I Philadelphia) Hot Water Boilers, largest size, in good conoition— used three seasons. Also over 2000 (eet 4-inch pipe, 40O feet of which is extra heavy. For terms, etc., apply to jom:iv cui«vs?-BPi, jr., VILLA NOVA, Del. Co.. PA. Near Philadelphia, five greenhouses, 7,000 feet of glass heated by steam and hot water, houses in good repair, including stable. ofTice. ground, etc.; would suit party having cut flower trade in city, also good local trade. StocK for sale. .\ddress Box 341, Media, Pa. FOR BALE— A bargain; second-hand— used part of two months only— No. 2 Weathered boiler; good as new. Address Box 191 Foxboro, Mass. FOR SAI.K— A fruit and vegetable garden, with glass, containing 14 acres, 2^ miles from city, for$2,000. Address care box f.4C, Kalamazoo, Mich. FOR SALE- A No 4 Bitchings Conical Boiler. One season's use. Price, J40 Address Aema S. PATTERSON. Fort Scott, Kansas. FOR SALE and LEASE— My greenhouse and nur- sery business. Rare chance for good rose grow- er with some means. Phil. Peeiffer, Scdalia, Mo. FOR 8ALB OR RBNT-Greenhouse property, only one ill the growing city of Asbury Park; estab- lished 10 years; good location, artesian water, and doing a good business. Address „ , „ , J H B, P. O. box 251, Asbnry Park, N. J. FOR BENT— A rare chance for a young man to rent four greenhouses, cottage, tool bouse, pot- ting shed, etc., large garden. Rent Wm only:.tiOOto HOU cash will buy the present tenant out. Box 1 Tuckahoe. N. \ . FOR SALB-Goodestablished florist business with 6 greenhouses, a 5-room dwelling, k' acre of land, large choice collection of plants, five blocks from postoflice, in County Seat of 8,000 inhabitants. Address 8 H B, care American Florist. FOR SALB-Our entire hot water heating appara- tus, consisting of six nearly new Hitchings, Smith Sl Lynch, and Zirngiebel boilers, POOO ft. 4-inch pipe and fittings. Offer solicited, or price sent on application to J. Newman a Suns. Boston, Mass, FOR ■-inch pots. $8. CO per 100. CMII AY s Strong plants from 2i-^-lnch pots, S.'J 00 omiLHA. , per 100; s;25.00 per 1000. Celery, early transplanted plants. $5.00 per 1000. CHRYSANTIIKMUMS, best flowering sorts, at $4 OU per lOO: »:!5.00 per 10,'U. "WOor> :bi«o«s., (Successors to 1. C. WOOD & BRO..) FISHKILL. N. Y. ROSES AND SMILAX. La France and Gontiers, 3in. pots, 4 cts. Niphetos and Mermets, 3-in. pots, 5 cts. Heavy Smilax, 2 'i-inch pots. 2 cts. JORDAN FLORAL CO., 70(! Olive Street, ST. l.Ol IS, IMO. Mention American Florist. ICO NIPHRTOS, 3-inch. 50 BON SILENE, 3-inch. 100 LA FRANCE. 150 MERMETS, 2-inch. 1000 SMILAX, 3-inch. 1000 " 2-inch. A. H. POEHLMANN, MORTON GROVE, Cook Co., ILt. lOCO fine Catherine Mermets. ,'Mnch pots, at S^5 per 100 Also 10000 large Neapolitan VIOLETS, plants In open air, r26.00 per 1000. ^^"'^^^ LINCOLN HEIGHTS NURSERY, NKWTOWN, Bucks Co., PA. iSS(). The American Flor/st. 597 "S7^00TT0]N^». WE HAVE STILL A FEW LEFT AFTER PLANTING 20,000 FOR NEXT WINTER'S CUT. These 20,000 plants required 1,800 running feet of Greenhouses 16 feet wide, which we have erected at a cost of $35,000, to be devoted exclusively to " WOOTTONS." WHY WE PLANT THIS ENORMOUS NUMBER, AND WHY YOU SHOULD DO LIKEWISE : Because it is the best red rose in the world. Hecause it blooms contiuuously for the whole year. Because it is as large as an American Beauty, and Because it is of a much richer color. Becau.se it blooms best in winter. Because with us it never has shown disease. Because repoils from huudreds o I growers are favorable. Because uext winter it will pay four times the profit of any other rose. Because the greatest profit will be this coming season. Because it is no snare and deUision like hundreds of others that you and I have tried. Because it has been thoroughly tested. Because we offer it at reasonable figures. Because red roses will take the lead this winter. Because it is a home production. Because it has tikeu first prizes whenever exhibited. Because ALL THE FLOWERS AKE PERFECT. WITH LONG STEMS AND ELEGANT FOLIAGE. REMEMBER THE $300 PRIZE WHICH WE OFFER. 8®" Plants in perfect order, from 3-inch pots, at $180 per thousand ; $100 per five hundi-ed ; $25 per hundred ; less quantity, 50 cents each, during August and Seijteniber. C. STRAUSS & CO., Rose Growers, JOHN H. TAYLOR, ROSE growe:r, BAVSIDK, L I , N. Y. Offers to the Trade the Great TEA ROSE MME. CUSIN. The leading Rose in New York market this season. Sixty thousand buds cut from 200 running feet of glass, from July ist, i8S8 up to Feb. isl, 1SS9. — ALSO — HUE. DE WATTEVILLE, CATHERINE MERMET, PAPA GONTIER, BRIDES, and PERLE DES JARDINS, NIPHETOS. Write for iKirlk-iilars. To avoid all unnecessary correspond- ence, I would say that my stock of Souve- nir of Wootton Roses is at present ex- hausted, and that I am unable to fill any more orders until later on. joiiiv cook:, BALTIMORE, MD. S.I.OOt) ft llie le:ulink' K'-rcln^.' himI M^'dtltnif vHr- lelien: TKaS. IIVHKlDTKAS.Bml II V BRIO PKIl- PKTIAI.S. Tens, |;i.> 110 pnr lUlB; llybnils. fl.', OOuer IWO. .My selection of viirietieM. Also ttie leHdlnK Prize wlnrlnu viirletles ot CllKVSANTIIKMl'.MtT. t'AHN ATIONS. and KenerHl tJreenhousu stoclt. Trade i.isl miiUed on npplicalion. JACOB SCHULZ, I.OUISVII.I.E, [KT. ORLEANS, FRAIVCE. ROSES ON THEIR OWN ROOTS Specia.1 Offer for Fall Delivery. Per loa Per lOUO Anniide Diesbach H.OO K« DO Captain Christy 4.1)0 :19.II0 Uermosa. 1st size 2.25 20.110 2nd size I'i.OO I.auretlede Messlny (New China) '.LOO 60 00 Mme. Gabriel l.uizct <00 :».») Mme. Planner .t.SO 30.[0 Wanna Chnrta 3.".^ WOO Souv de la Maltnalson 4.00 311.00 Ulrlch Briinncr 4.00 3'.1.00 AMPELOPSIS VEITCHII, 1 yr. transplanted fi.OO pcr.MnOlot m.vo LILACS, CHARLES X. pot Kronn for forcing 2.'). CO Nursery stock of all descriptions at very moderate prices. Cash with order from unknown correspond- ents. For particulars apply to I3I£IViV^r», Jr., or to C. RAOU-X, 300 I»o««i-l St., Pff. "V. 450 PeRLES, 150 Nll'llKTO.S, 4511 liRiDK.S, 100 C.ONTiER.s, 5110 La France. These are Id 4-inch p(»ts, well urown. anil free from any disease. Will sell, out of pois. forSiperlCO. G. R. CLARK &. CO., Roses f(^r Forcing^. Healthy, vigorous plants from 4 in. pots, Perle, Mermet, ISride, Niphetos, Papa C.ontier, I'.ennett, etc., at f6 00 per ico. RA WSON the Florist, Elaira, N. Y. EJ. (lood strong plants at }S'*' per hundred. A fine assortment of Teas — will only name a few of the leading varieties : Adam, Hride, C. La Baithe. Ktoile de Lyon, I. Spnint, Safrano, Marie Lambert, M. Margottin, M. Van Iloutte, P. de IlohenzoUern, While Bon Silene, Her- mosa, D.iuplas, Malmaison. r^i CD I ^, e: ~r ~r e: ^. M Niel, Chromatella, Gloire de Dijon, and R. JL Henrietta. Price, 5; iHi per no; f.v 00 per i(«xi. Have also a goou; f 45 i«> per loo". Gen. Jacn, Charlevoix, Mich. Some forty varieties were repre- sented in addition to fifteen unnamed seedlings raised by Mr. Meech. Among the single varieties Prince of Wales (Laing), crimson, 4'2 inches across; Duchess of Edinburgh (Laing), salmon, 4 inches across ; Princess Louise, white, and Mrs. Bellew (Cannell), deep rose, ,^ inches across, were most noticea- ble, the color of the first named variety being unusually rich and velvety. So many of the doubles were of such excel- lence that it would be difficult to make a choice. Terre de feu (Lemoine), is dark pink, of very large size and very double; Clemence Denisart, a beautiful pink and fully as large; Rosamonde (Leguin), pink; H. Barnet (Laing), almost crimson, 3 inches across and very double; Goliath (Leguin), pink; Glow (Laing), scarlet; Ju- bilee (Laing), deep rose; Felix Crousse (Crousse), scarlet; Bouton d' or (Lemoine) rich yellow; Louis d'or (Lemoine), lemon yellow; Gabrielle Legros (Crousse), white with yellow tint; Mrs. French (Crousse), white; Mrs. Amy Adcock (Laing), scarlet with white center; Anges Sorel (Leguin), beautiful light pink; Mrs. .\rnoult (Arnoult), rich pink ; Thalie (Lemoine), small white; Little Beauty (Laing), dark rose; Longfellow (Lemoine), rose; Wm. Bealby (Crousse), scarlet with salmon shade; Le Grand Citoyen (Le- moine), dark scarlet; Ionia (Laing). red; Comtesse H. de Choiseul, pink; Gluck (Van Houtte), dark rose; Prince de Bat- tenberg (Van Houtte), pink, of very large size. Several of Mr. Meech's seedlings are excellent, a single salmon pink 4,'2 inches across will undoubtedly find favor. Had anybody told us ten years ago that we would ever see begonias equal to any in this collection we should certainly have laughed at him. For a selection of a half dozen double varieties -we picked out the following (judging from the floweis and knowing nothing of the habits of the plants): Clemence Denisart, pink; Bouton d' Or, yellow; Lucy Closon, white; Jubilee, rose; Glow, scarlet; Terre de feu, dark pink. To complete ten varieties we added Rosa- monde, pink; Mrs. Arnoult, pink; Com- tesse H. de Choiseul, salmon pink; H. Barnet, crimson. Geraniums Sunlight and B. K. Bi,i,ss. — A correspondent writes that in his soil and with his treatment these two geraniums can not be distinguished as two varieties. Regarding the matter Mr. Thorpe writes : "Sunlight is not the same as B. K. Bliss. They are both chickens of mine. Sunlight is a shade lighter than B. K. 1!., the flower a trifle better shape, but B. K. B. surpasses it in size of flower truss and general good properties, and is two years younger." It is possible that our correspondent has received plants of one of these varieties under the two names. It may be a case of substitution or carelessness on the part of the party frcm whom he pur- chased, but is not a case of renaming. The Best Geraniums. — In order to determine which geraniums are most valuable in all sections of the country for bedding we retiuest each grower of these plants to drop us a postal card naming his best single scarlet, best double scar- let, best single pink, best double pink, best single white, best double white, best single any other color and best double any other color. Remember that the first requisite of a bedder is to stand the sun and look well through the summer. A full report can not fail to be of great interest and value to all in the trade. Don't neglect to do your share. It will cost you only a moment's time and one cent. Cost of Production. — On the blank form sent out for our plant trade reports we at^ded a query worded as follows : "Have you kept a record of expense so iSSi^. The Amhrican Florist. 599 that you could iletermine th6 cost of pro- ducing bedding plants? If so give your estimate on the cost of producing good plauts of geraniums in |-incli pots; ver- benas in j'^-inch pots; coleus in 2 '..inch pots; alternantheras in 2 '.-inch pots." Out of the sixty replying to the other (lueries but eight had kept any accurate record, though several sent in estimates. An average of the reports received is as follows: ('. eraniums in 4inch pols f6 per id;); verbenas in 2'j-incli pots ;^2.5o per too; coleus and alteruantheras f.2 jer K>). All of the estimates were very cloie to tlieie figures, hence it may be con- sidered a fair average. Haii. Insuranck. — Persons ilesiring to join the Florists' Hail Association at lUiiTalo should measure their glass before going to the convention. Measure your single and double thick glass separately, and the secretary will fill and receive your application on the spot. The direc- tors and oflicers will imparl whatever information may be desired to any one interested in hail insurance. This issi k completes the fourth vol- ume of the Fi.oRi.sT, which shows an in- crease of twenty four pages over volume III. Volume IV bound in half leather uniform with previous volumes may be had by the 15th inst. at ^2.25 prepaid by mail or express. SoMK srF.ciMEN.s of the "Hew Seed- ling" .strawberry sent us by II F. Dew, Lansing, Mich., were of unusually large si/.e and excellent flavor. CoN\ HNTioN Suri'LKMKNT advertise- ments should be mailed to reach us by August 7 at latest, and as much earlier as possib'e It pays to have a few things extra well grown, that your neighbors do not have. They will attract attention and make sales. B. KEKNICOTT BROS., TO THE TRADE ONLY. ALL cur FLOWERS IN SEASON. Write for price list. Consignments solicited. WIRE-WORK made to order, and In stucli. 27 Washington Street CHICAGO. TELEI^IiOKTE JSTO. -ioo. IK vol' WANT ClIOK'K, !• RKSII CUT FLOWERS, WKI.L I'ACKKIJ ANO SllirrKIl I'KOMl'TLY, YOll SIIOUI.U OICDKK OK CHAS. H. FISK, Wholesale Florist 116 A, 118 DEARBORN STREET, AND KKI.V ON <;I:TTIN<; TliK UKST STOl!2SZ<3-IVS of Mupenor worknitinohlp Htul at lowe>tt prkrs. Ex- tra pleres of liny defcriptit'ii rmule loonier on short- est notice. Send for CatiiloKiic. CHAS. E. PENNOCK, WHOLESaLEPLORIST 38 So. 16th Street. Philadelphia, Pa. ©yfioPeAaPe MariCttt*. Cut Flowers. BUHTuN, .Inly 2.1. Uoaei.Tcaii . . tl.OO KunoT 1(10 ViilkB- too (HrnTillciiiB I.UO Sw».et IV'HH .2.'t IMiik l-i>iid Mllua sua Blue I'oiid Llllea tt.CU Smilal 12.« Adiunlunis I.'jO NBW roBK, .luly ri. Koses, Hon i^llone.Contlnr... tl.OO '* PerleH, Nlplietos, 80UVB :t.CNl Merniets, BrIdeH 4.00 CuBlns XIX) " hit Kritiice .'•■QO Am.lleauty l.'i.OO " Jiic<|s -.00 Hybrids lO.OO ('arnallontt, lontf l.l^ MlKnoncUo -^ SnillB.v I.VOO .VdlantuniB 1.00 PHILADILPHIA, .luly ■& Boaea. M liulllola. NIphetoa Ci.OO I'eriea 2.00 MO Wm. J. STEWART. Cut Flowers I Florists' Supplies ^s WHOLESALE ^^ 67 Bbomfield St.. BOSTON. MASS. N. F. MCCARTHY & CO., WHOLESALE FLORISTS and Jobbers in Florists' Supplies, 1 MUSIC HALL PLACE, BOSTON. MASS. Alwo entrance Irum HHiiiilton i'lace IhroUK'h Mut«ic Llall. We keep a large supply of Fancies and Carna- tions always on hana. Return telegram sent immediately when unable to fill orders. • — >< — tAuclion Sales of Plants Spring and Fall.( — * — • WHOLESALE FLORISTS. 165 Trcmont Street, BOSTON MASS. Wo luak*! 11 •'priiitliv of t»hippini; i-hott-L- Kowe^ and other Klowcrs. raatiilly packed, to all points lE Wes'ern ami .Mi»l«li»' Slates. Ketiini Telfuraiii l« sf:nl Immediately when 11 \f Impossible to Hll your order. lY. F. SHERIDAM, Wholesale and Commission Dealer in CUT FLOWERS, NO. 50 W. 30th ST., NEW YORK. Orders to be ubipped will receive pmmpt attentton WHOLESALE FLORISTS, l/o. 1168 Broadway, Bet. 27th & 2Sih Sts., NEW YORK. THOS. YOUNG. Jr . WHOLESaiiE FLORIST 20 W«sl 24lh Sifccl. VAUGHAN'S CUT l-LOWlik Dlil'T. 88 State St., CHICAGO. KecclTea flesh Klowem nii>rnliit( and I'venlnu l).\II.V. Hend your orders to the above address, where lliev will be attended to pmperly. KKMKMIIKK. When any one In ( hlcaao has Klowers t" sell. VACIillAN has also. WHITK l-Olt l»nl>.il for \\iiil<.r I S.S!l-:iO. 20,000 WOOTTON, 2.000 MME WATTEVILIE 15.000 PERLES. 2.000 MME CUSIN. 10,000 LA FRANCE. t.OOO LUCIOLE. 3.000 AM. BEAUTY, 6.O00 BRIDES. 2.500 PURITAN. 2,000 MERMETS, 2 000 MME. HOSTE, 2,500 COHTIERS. EDWARD C. HORAX, WHOLESALE FLORIST, 36 West 29th street, Tlie Itrlile, Mennet, ■•S'kVJA'ilyi'V':!.'." NEW YORK. HAMMOND & HUNTER, Wtu>it>sale dooleni In Cut Flowers p.^' Florists' Supplies Bt West 30t/i Street, NEW YORK. WHOLESALE FLORIST. Florists' Supplies Always m Stock. (OITSchot'l St.. in-ar Tarkor II. .il...). BOSTON, MASS. Ordern br Mati, Ti>le»:rnph. Telephone or Kxpres* promptly tilled. CUT FLOWERS The rh-'icodt Cut KlMwer« at l.'wc-t ninrkot nit«4 uhlptK'd t'. O. I>.. Tplephi-ne iN>nneflli»n. I'm A. P*. Cone when ordeiinit by telciirmph. Kor price*, •to. Addre^^. i. L. DILLON. Bloomsburo. Pa. THE OAKLEY ROSE HOUSES ROSE BUDS WHOLESALE. Iteaoty, Hrlile, I a KrHoc, I'crlr, Kennett, NI|»l»e|o«. >lerin..t. Papa Donlirr CHAS. L. MITCHELL, Mgr , P. 0. Bo> 188. CINCINNATI. OHIO. Also plants ol above b) doz., 100 or 1000. 2. 3 & 4-in. Select Stock. Planta in quaatity at ducount. ir 1VHITE roK PHicia. 6oo The American Florist. Aug. I. HRe ^eec^ Urac^e. SEED TRADE ASSOCIA TION. H. W. Johnson. Philadelphia, president; Al- bert M. McCi'LLouGH, Ciiiciunati, secretary aud treasurer. The eighth annual meeting at Saratoga Springs, N. Y., June, 1S90. Carl Schmidt succeeds Haage & Schmidt in the well known firm of that name at Erfurt, Germany. Toronto, Ont.— Steele Bros. & Co.. the seedsmen, have opened a new retail store, 120x44 feet, on King street with an elevated conservatory 16x12. Richmond, Va.— T. W. Wood & Sons have enlarged their seed warehouse by putting in five floors 75 x 25 with an elevitor suitable to carry heavy seeds and bulbs. Rochester, N. Y. — Morehouse & Annis are making contracts for a new store, corner North A and Main street, with four floors 84x25 with steam ele- vator, to be completed October i. C. A. Rekskr in a personal card in his catalogue complains bitterly of compet- itors who have stolen his list of names valued at f 20,000 and cautions the public that the firm of & C C is the one referred to. Latest cable advices from Holland report tulips a short crop and scarce. This is contrary to the expectations of American growers and dealers who have generally reduced their orders. The week of hot weather early in May hurt the foliage and has caused most bulbs to ripen early. New York.— -The A. C. Nellis Com- pany, seeds, at 64 Cortlandt street, is in the hands of Deputy Sheriff McGinnis, on two judgments for f i,o!S2, which Pres- ident A. C. Nellis confessed to his attor- neys and wife, the result of a quarrel between the president and some of the stockholders. The latter have elected another president in place of Mr. Nellis, aud will try to have the judgments vacated. Mr. Nellis c'aims that these stockholders are trying to get possession of the company, to the detriment of the creditors. It is said the merchandise debts are only |2,ooo. The company was incorporated in July, 1SS4, with a capital stock of 150,000, succeeding A. C. Nellis Co., who bad been in business at Canajo- haiie, N. Y.. where the company's gar- dens have since been located. The Per- oxide Silicate Company, at 422 West street, was sold out by Deputy Sheriff Anderson yesterday under two judgments aggregating |i, 345, realizing about f 750. The liabilities are reported to be about |i7,oo5, of which |i2,ooo is due the treas- urer, H. B. Farrington, for money ad- vanced. The business has been estab- lished several years, and was incorporated January 13, iSSS, with a capital stock of 150,000. The company manufactured a preparation for destroying insects on plants. It is expected that the company will be reorganized. — New York Times, July n). Now is the time to send in advertise- ments for the Convention Supplement, which we shall publish with next issue. P. H. MeEHan, the well known rose grower, is now located in Richmond, Va. Mr. Meehan has had good success in several large places in Illinois and ought to do still better where the climate is so well adapted for roses. Geranium Bruanti. — When I first got this geranium I set it down for Heteranthe (Double Gen. Grant), though I could hardly believe that the firm I bought of would knowingly send out an old plant under a new name. There is a great similarity, one could be easilpsold for the other, yet there is a difference. In Bruanti the truss is more compact and a deeper scarlet. Both are good sorts, but Bruanti is the best with me. Kansas City, Mo. RoBT. S. Brown. n.ecO(^ RoCeit. Ionia, Mich. — The Ionia Pottery Co. is manufacturing standard pots. Meadville, Pa. — August Krueger sailed July 10 for an European trip. Denver, Colo — C. R. Gallup lost nearly 5,000 feet of glass by hail during the last storm. Grand Rapids, Mich. — T. R. Ren- wick & Co. are building a new green- house 150x20. SvRACUSK, N. Y. — L E. Marquise has built three new houses, 50x18, 50x10 and 110x17 '2 respectively. Also an office 20X 16. Manhattan, Kans. — The Kansas State Agricultural College is arranging to build three greenhouses 70x11 each, to be heated by hot water. We.st Grove, Pa.— Mr. Conard, of Dingee & Conard Co., is making a trip to Paris with Mrs. Conard. G H Leahy, of the same firm, was married July i. Great Bend, Kans. — Hail smashed 300 feet of glass on the greenhouses of Mrs. J. E. I'alton June 15. The loss was promptly paid by the Hail Association, in which she held a policy. Worcester, Mass — H. F. A. Langeis building three new houses which will take 5000 feet of glass to cover. They will be devoted to roses. With this addition Mr. Lange has a total of 30, two feet of glass. New Britain, Conn. — The horticul- tural society organized here last April has now on its rolls seventy-three names and applications are coming in at each meeting. The last meeting was held July 2. New York. — At the annual meeting of the New York P'lorists' Club held July 10, the following officers were elected for the coming year: John H. Taylor, pres- ident; Julius Roehrs, vice-president; Chas. B. Weathered, treasurer; Wm. S. Allen, secretary. Normal, III — The Home Nursery company and Fruitgrowers exchange, to grow and sell nursery stock, has been incorporated with headquarters here. The capital stock is j75,ooo; incorpor- ators, W. II Schuman, Geo. A. Griggs, H. M. McKnight, J. I. Guthrie and J. E. Baker. San Francisco.— Spring plant trade was about 10 per cent larger than last year; no change iu prices; increased de- mand for roses and palms; less call for coleus and soft wooded plants; collections about as usual. In our semi-tropical climate many people propagate their own geraniums and other bedding plants, but something new and choice will always find a buyer. Louisville, Kv. — Jacob Schulz is re- building three houses 20x 70 each with cedar and cypress. Ed. Morat is build- ing eight more new houses 25 x 80 each for roses for winter flowers. George Morat has bought a new place next to Ed. Morat's and is preparing to build thirty new houses. Wm. Mann has just completed three new houses. Business, here is dead at present. New York. — The first orchid auction sale at August Rolker & Sons drew together quite a goodly company of both growers and amateur orchid men and very fair prices were realized. Mr. August Rolker, the senior member of the firm, was the auctioneer and he is not only efficient but seems anxious to be very fair in every way and courteous in his manner. If this auction business is to be continued, as in all probability it will be, it is well that there is at least Eome com- petition, and it is indeed surprising that another plant auction house was not opened before this. Baltimore. — The Lutherville Nursery and Florist Company, of Baltimore county, was incorporated July 12. The capital stock of the company is f50 000. The incorporators are": William H. Bald- win, Jr., .\ndrew L. Black, Chas. McRae, Lemuel T. Appold and E J. Codd. The directors for the first year are: Charles Markell, Andrew L- Black, Alfred J. Carr, Charles McRae, David Abercrombie, George J. Storck and Lemuel T. Appold. Work has been commenced on the con- struction of three greenhouses on Semi- nary lane, in Lutherville, two of which will be iSx2co feet and one 1SXI50 feet. The houses will be heated by steam. BOKKALO.— The Buffalo Florists' Club met July 12 to make further arrange- ments for the coming floiists' convention. The following local committees were decided on: Reception committee, Thos. Clayton, chairman, and 16 assistants; committee on ball game, E. J. Mepstead, chairman, and two assistants; committee on entertainment of ladies, R. F. Law- rence, chairman, and four assistants; committee on printing and badges, E. J. Nolan, chairman, and three assistants; committee on excursion, lunch and en- tertainment, William Scott, chairman, and two assistants; bureau of informa- tion, J. W. Constantine, chairman, and three assistants; committee on decoration of convention hall, C. F. Christensen, chairman, and three assistants; committee on decoration of club rooms, W. A. Adams and three assistants. A. T. MERRICK, Horticultural Engraver, Room 711, Chicago Opera House Block, CMICAOO. ^SYRACUSE NURSERIES OLD •l>°„S,?.V«?.'-/' LARGEST AND MDST COMPLETE tSTSK.rl.SX.. In BUDDED APPLES and STANDARD PE^RS they acknowledge no competition- quality considered. Nurstrymen and Dealers will consult their own interests by getting prices on this SUPERB STOCK before liuving #S" Special inducements to buyers in large quantities. SMITH, POWELL &, LAMB, SYRACUSE, N. Y. rSSg. The a mer ica n F l o r is t. 60 1 Coming Exhibitions. August 20 22, Buffalo.— Exhibition at convention of Society of American Flo- ri.st.'i. September r; 2(i, Hoston. — Annual Rx- liil)ition Mass. llort. Society. November s ■'^, Cliic.igo. — Clirysaiithe- mum Show Chicago I'lorist Club. Novembers ij, ludiauapotis. — Chrysan- themum Show Society of Indiana I'lo- rists. November 12-16, Philadelphia Chrys- anthemum Show Peniisylvauia Ilort. Society. Noveuiber 12 14, Boston. — Chrysanthe- mum Show Mass. Ilort. .Society. November u 1 ;, Orange, N.J. —Chrys- anthemum Show New Jersey Floricultur- al Society. November 12-16, Cincinnati. — Chrysan- themum Show Cincinnati Florist Club. I'ixtra fine plants, twice cut back, from 2inch pots, f.\ IK) per 100; |25.tx)per looo. 50 at Kxj, 250 at HKK) rates. HAMILTOIV, OHIO. 4000 SMILAX. Fine stocky plants, ,^ inch pots, |,< 50 per hundred; $},: do per thousand. 2 inch pots, $2 fK) per hundred. iiAi:ifisiii K<., r.\. 10,000 SMILAX PLANTS. KxtrH strong, yrnwri in ;i-in(li puts U'Ut buck to niHke bUHliyl. Ht U Ull pi-r lOU; fl&.OO per lillU. 5,000 trnwn in '."..-inch pets, ».! OO per KKI, or 128.00 per 11X1(1. PAUL BUTZ & SON, NF.W po!**. rrtc4N 9:t.OO ]ier lOO. !4it25.r»'«T*8 lliu'st >ll\»'il I'aiiHies, :t|ir> per lODO. Address J. G. BURROW, Nice thrllty tilttntH lor iniuiedlilte plunllnK, 2^>-ln., R.IIU per lUU; jr, 00 per lau. CHINESE PRIMULAS. Nice, plroMk' voun^.' plmitH for eurlv lull blooinlPK. 6«cept» per dozen; *1 OO per 100. bloomiiv(;toiv. ill. Strong, 2 '4 in. pots, in first class shape for planting, f2.,so per kx); J20 per hxx). Smilax in first class strings .six feet long, good stock fV, IK) per 100. W»n:». J. IBI^iMele, TORRISDALE. PHILADEtPHIA. PA. ^iviii_/\x:. 1000 STRINGS TO CUT. SoiUtix plittits In 4-iii. pots. I'rire!* on :i)>|ihi'titli>n. "w. J. liowixrss, l:\ INSTIIN. II. I.. >iv[ii_/\>:. .'•00 plMiii-'. I' -in. pot'.. «:<.o(i iiir ino. THE WISCONSIN FLOWKK K.VUUANqK, 133 Idsson Street, Mn-WAUKIK, Wis. THE WEST SHORE RAILROAD TO THE BUFFALO CONVENTION. THE WEST SHORE RAILROAD offers the ilirect and most popular route Iwtween NEW YORK and BUFFALO to the florists who contemplate visiting Ituffalo at the time ol the next convention, August 20 to 2.), iS.Si;, inclusive. .\s a scenic route the " West Shore " is unsurpassed, passing as it cloes through the magnificent scenery on the west bank of the world famenrturc of West Sliorc Trains from .New Vork unil intermediate points, and the .irrival of Oiese trains at Iluftato : l.eKve New Vork (It. .lay St.. N R) ....'Ii'lio' 's'uu' • u"«o' t »' Ul' New Yorkirt. W.42tl8t.) 6.15 8 15 S> 'A SIS Weehawken(WestSboretlt>tlonl i.m 8.30 lU.IU 3 30 I'rar.atons 647 jfl.lO 11.88 &.W West I'oint n 49 10.13 11.31 &.0B Cornwall 7.00 10.26 11.42 & SI Newburiili 7.19 10. .1; II .'jO 5:11 KIniislon 8.20 ll.6.'i lOUP.M. 7.01 Sunnertles 8. 37 12.17 A.M. I I'.i 721 Catsklll 8.55 12.42 III 7 42 Albany 8 45 t I i'l 8 :u Cunajoharle II 2:1 3.50 4.l.'» \ttM Utlca l2.:f.'A.M. 6 21 5 2'.i 12.02 I'.M. Syracuse 1.58 7 .B T.iU 155 Newark 3.12 1)18 H 43 3.3; Kochester 4 10 10 15 lt.;6 4 40 Arrive Bullalo C05A.M. 12.;*l P..M. 11.40P.M. T 00 I'.M. ' l>ally. \ liaily except Sunday. The following condenseii sr. Hoao.ri Mak- BUFFALO CONVEIVTION, Chicago, Detroit^ Niagara Falls Short Line will .sell to MeinlK-f-.s attcuding the Florists' Coinx-iuioii at Piuffalo on August 2otli to 23rd, tickets at One and One-Third Fare, Chicago to Buffalo and return. Elegant Day Coaches, Palace Sleeping Cars, and Dining Cars on all Trains via this Route. Trains depart from Dearborn Station, corner Polk and Third Ave., Chicago, at 3 p. m., and 9:05 p. m., daily. Kor full iiifori 1 latlon call on or address O. «. rM«.A.lVC:MS, city Ticket Agent, 10>-; CI.AKK ST.. CniCAOO. IT le ■ PflUPCnCn CAOT 'lialtliiToisiiol)ill(TI>lin-.'llillii-I'lillii| Slalesfor I I lO A UUllUUllCII rnO I Nur^orvM«'iit'l\' llm- and i-i.iii[i|ito titocks of ^ i*^ ■^-'^■«"^» PEARS. PLUMS. PEACHES, CHERRIES, APPLES. Quinces, apricots, mulberries, ^^ . --< ^BW grapevines, small fruits, etc., etc. MS!'*^'' liitrnduiorv .,f 111,- CRAWFORD STRAWBERRY. SEND FOR FREE CATALOGUE. ^^;',p.',;,!l,!;,ot.M",^- Tim: I \ III I II \>VI,' TOO vilil-i. (4 tJKKKMKll -r-. Address THE STORRS & HARRISON CO., Painesville, Lake Co., Ohio. 6o- The American Florist. Aug Are You Going to the Convention ? "Are you going to the convention?" asked a live florist of another who was not quite alive. "I don't think I will," was the reply. "What good will it do me, going there, spending money and losing time?" "What good? Why, man, you don't know what good it will do you until you go j'ourself, but I will tell you what good it has done me. While attending these conventions for the last three years I have learned more than I had before in twenty years. I have made money and I have saved money through the Society of American Florists, and the Amkrican Florist paper has been a regular good partner to uie. You come and see my place now, you know how it used to look. Will you go this time ?" "Well, yes, I'll go this time, and if it does me any good I will join the society and stick to it. I don't suppose the loss of the amount the trip will tost would hurt me very bad for once." "If }'OU don't say afterward that you are glad you went and thank me for urging you I'll pa}- your expenses " Both are now making preparations to attend the Buffalo convention. There are hundreds more that need a similar stirring up. H. A. S. High Express Charges. I have been paying high express charge? on plants received right along without a murmur until now comes a case of plants from New York without a cover, with double former charges, I5. Ye."!, I paid it, but I will buy no more orchids until — I thank you, I have just read your remarks page 550, and it occurs to me, suppose that plants packed with dry moss in tightly covered case, billed "dead fern roots, moss and broken pot- tery" i. e. bill the other end of the plant, or simply as "plant roots." No reflection on the florist or live plants, and I don't blame the express company for exacting high charges for live plants standing up- right in an open case or basket. Chicago. John Lane. Narcissus Poeticus Double. Replying to your note on this variety, there are two sort», one a great deal more lovely and valuable than the other. Narcissus poeticus patellaris plenus is one variety in which the seed organs are not entirely suppressed and which seeds freely with me; the red rim is always visible and the bloom much smaller. Narcissus poeticus grandiflorum plenus is quite a different plant. The flowers and bulbs are extra large, the latter flat at the base and the bloom snow white, ver^' double and not a trace of seed organs or rim, the latter so thoroughly sup- pressed. The former is plentiful in Eng- land, the latter scarce unless in some Dutch gardens Cork, Ireland. W. B. Hartland. "^ m ^ A. BLANC. % Ma HorticDltiiial Enjiaver, -^^ PHILADELPHIA. '1^ cnnn ELECTROTYPES /v. OUUU lor ILLUSTRATING i-- FLORISTS. SEEDSMEN & t-i, i NURSERYMENS CATA- *•-, *= LOGUES CHEAP. ^ A FULL SET OF CATA- fV LOGUES ILLUSTRATING "^ ALL CUTS, SENT ON RE ' CEIPT OF 50 ctj. WHICH DEDUCT FROM FIRST .^ ORDER. -— :-.-^ 2«»^ Kipctroof this Cut 75c. =** * ,\ iHrtrerone *l fiO. AUGUST ROLKER &, SONS, 44 Dey St., NEW YORK, Supply the Trade with SEEDS, BULBS, Anil all kinds of FLORISTS' SUPPLIES. Price List Free on application with business card. R. VAN DER SCHOOT & SON, HILLEGOM, HOLLAND. Largrst Growers of HYACINTHS, TULIPS, NAR- CISSUS, SPIR/EA, LILIES OF THE VALLEY, ETC. Headquarters for Forcing Bulbs, Whole- sale Importers should write us for prices. TRY DRERR'S GARDEN SEEDS Plants, Bulbil, and RequUiteg. They are the best at the iovrest prl" oes. TRADE J-1?T tssned quarterly lualled free. HGMRT A. r>RKER, FltVadelphl* gSSFAXON'SSEED Specialties U*i!!flv'>v £3 ABters.Paaeipe. Sweet Peap.Nasturtiiinia, ^fi\.'\\\\ P ami Dmivers Onion. Kkhavs:— AiinuaU KlI t 1 IT I ill cj '^'"' '*'*'"" Cultivation, IM cents Gardep '■Li Jlfliii^/ w VegetatileB. lOcents. Both. andCataloguei C^tfmSUjj^^^ lU cento, if you tiieotiuu this paper. ''^c^m^ MBFaxON.21 Sooth M»RKETSiBflSTDN mass CONVENTION ^ SUPPLEMENT. Our Annuial Convention Snpi3len^ent will be pnblishLed witb tbe AUGUST 15 ISSUE. It will contain a sketch map of the cit}^ of Buffalo, give locations of Buffalo Hotels, with rates at each one, directions to reach points of interest, and other notes of value to visiting members. ADVERTISEMENTS for the Supplement should be received by jV-U.gC'mst; T nt la-tOSt, and as much earlier as possible. I^fites same as in the bod}- of the paper: lo cents per agate line; page $42; half page $21; column $14; half column $7; inch $1.40. Being mailed with the August 15 issue it will reach members before the}- start for the convention, and will be their friend, philosopher and guide on the way to and during the meet- ing. Extra copies will be distribiited at the convention. r^ED 11^ ^v^cDT-jp? .A.rD\/E:r=?~ri^E:iviE:]si~r« :.A.r=?L_^y^. AMERICAN FLORIST CO., S^ I^ti JS^&lle Street, OHIO^VOO, iSSg. The American Florist. 603 BULBS. Early Delivery Fall 1889 Per 10)1 eriouo Llllum Aiimlum.etoT-lnohclrcum % < TO sai.iio Ttoll •■ •• 5 00 «& OU 11 to 10" " 11. OU .'li.OU Mcmstro, 4-ln. diam 8.00 7U00 Album (Speclosuni)? loS-ln.clr. 1) OU 80 00 extrallne, lO-ln.clrcuiii. 1000 110 UU Itubruni, 7 toH-ln.ctrcam (100 soul LoriKitloriim Ext.. 4 to 5-ln. dr.. . ;t.5U :10.00 iloB-ln. •• .... 4 iO 40 00 '* extm tlnu.T to8-ln.clr. (i.OO MI.UU Kramerl, ex. fholce, lAriie bulbs 7 00 IMUO Bateniannl H 00 fiO CO We repHCk Bulbs an arrival from .lapiin from heavy clay Into sawdust, reducing weight more than half, pick out and replace all decuyed nne?*. pay -*0 per com duiv and deliver f . o. b. at above ll^'ureti. IKi imt fall In !*3lc, sitth ah koseii, Azale.'ts, Camrllias, KhcK]<.Hlcu(tron>, &^«^*.\m^ etc , fruin U-atlitiK KtuwerH in 1' ranee, HrlKioiii, Holland and r.crniany, at lowest pricen. SPKOIAI. CATAI.OIUKS KKKK TO TIIK TKAKK. Import orders for Dutch Bulbs re(|uested t>e*«>re JViit£iiMt 1~. KSIIMATKS OK <<)ST I'KKK IN NKW YOUK, CHKKKKI I.I.V Kl KMSHKI). l^lrs»t 0«.t£»lit>' pot plants at Jl^ixiper i.«i, JiS.oj per icoj. Sam- ples mailed on receipt of lo cts. Your trade solicited. Satisfaction assured. i=3.A.iNi^i e:^. OVER 100,000 SOLD from August isl, iSW to May 1st, !'»■>■>. without a aiofcle complaiot, an itfin worth your attention if you buy p1antrii 24 OO looO ConiprlHed of 100 ea<'li of the above HortH, urhcKH fie FariiiH 14.00 Kal/.ers Kroon 26 00 I.a Kelne li 00 " Yellow rrinee 24.00 FORCING BULBS. GARDINER'S SPECIAL OFFER FOR E.H.KRELAGE&SON. HAARLEM, HOLLAND. The new Wholesale Trade List of all sorts of DUTCH FLOWER-ROOTS, MISCELLANEOUS BULBOUS and TUBEROUS-ROOTED PLANTS (No. 4'.'»', H i. Is no reatl.v and will Ite sent to the We mean to i;lve (frowers more advantaties as to pilce. »I.VN HVACINTHS, Brst ouaUly. lltoi:lccnt.. »B JJ -Kitra selected. 11 to 15 cent » W LII.H >l l'M. eitraselooted MM H.VIJUISII. r.tot Inches 73 00 Kitra selected. 7 to Sin.. 100 CO PAI'KK WHITK N.VKCISSI S IJW VON SION. DiKilde Vellow 16.«l |.-|; t.- |,-«^ I A !• fJU llv«< liitlis, TuVlpH, i.lly of the Vallfy »iil>INGS. Iianvlllr. III. Meniit'M .Vmericnn KI'*rtst. "A GREAT HELP IN CUT FLOWER WORK, AND HAS BEEN GREATLY NEEDED " So say many ol l'I.Oi<.\i. ilKMt.NS. ron- reritlf.i; wliirli more ran be learned by adtlri'solns: ). HORACE IMcFARLAND. Harrisburg. Pa. 6o4 The American Florist. Aug. /, St. Joseph, Mo. After reading the rather conflicting report of spring sales from this city, which appeared in the last number of the Flo- rist, I feel like making some explana- tion as to my part of it. I keep a daily account of plant and cut flower sales, but separate; these are footed up at the end of each month, so that at a glance I can compare the month's sales with the corn spending month of. other years. Now while this season our sales apparently run lighter, yet when I came to foot up the gross receipts from plants for the months of April and May I found there was an increase of a little over 19 per cent over the corresponding months of last year, which in my report I put in round numbers. In geraniums I increased my stock fully one third over last year and as the season turned out I had that increase left on my hands. Finding there was an overstock of geraniums on the market and learning that my neighbors were cutting, I put the price down from fa per dozen to f 1.50 for 4 inch, which I consider is as low as this size can be profitably grown. I doubled my stock of alternantheras and other small bedding plants and sold out clean. D. M. Reicharii. 500,000 CELERY " PLANTS Xtra atrony well yrown plants WH ITK I*Ll':\I P^, KALAMA/OO, G*>I>DKN DWAKF. GOLD- EN SKUF-HLANCHING, %l :>J per 1000; 8^2.00 in 5,000 or lO.UtXJ lota. THE EVERBLOOMING PRIMROSE OBCONICA. Strong plants out of sninll pots, bv mail or express. $5.00 per 1(0; $50.00 per 10^0. Larcer plants, out of .'J inch pots, by express, 18, OD per 100. NoTiCK.— Every order is packed with the greatest of care, with my own personal attention, in the lightest possible way. I sturiy to please all. CHAS. T. SIEBERT, Stanton Ave , East End. PITTSBURGH. PA. CHEAP LIST. Per 100 HIBISCUS, nice plants, from 2H-in. pots.... $1.00 AMPELOPSIS VEITCHII, from 3-in. pots 2 50 GERANIUMS, doubleanl single, 2't-m. pots. 2.50 Address N. S. GRIFFITH, Jackson Co. Independence, Mo. (Independence is well located for shipping, being 8 miles east of Kansas City > Per 100 Per 100 6000 SMILAX PI,ANTS in 2«-inch pots at $S.OO $25 00 3-inch pots 4 00 3.5(0 •30OO ROSES— Catherine Mermet. The Bride, Perle des Jardins, etc., 3>i-inch pots 7.00 FOR FALL Delivery: 6000 CARNATIONS, consistingof Grace Wilder, Anna Webb. Snowdon, Century, from $ti,00 to *8 00 per hundred. 3000 BOliVARDIA, President Cleveland, Alfred Neuner, Vreelandii. Bockii, *6.00 to t8 00 per hun- dred. Strong, healthy plants. Choice PKIMROSBS, 2Vinch pots, at $4 OO per 100. -W**!. A.. OBOCIC, NORTH CAMBKIDCiE. MASS. POTTED AND LAYER Strawberry ^ Plants. Haverland, potted. *; 00 per 100; .lesaie, Bubach, No. 5, Warwick and Parry, »15.(J0 per lOO'J, potted. Layer plants. t8 00 per lOnO; Haverland. KOO per 100. Windsor Chief, Crescent. Capt. .lack. Miner's Pro liflc, Jaa. Vick, May King, Chas. Downing, potted, HO. 00 per 1009. Layer plants, *2 00 per 1000. H.. XX. 3CE3XIIV, aOI'gx-, Bonner Springs Nurseries, BONNER SPRINGS, KAS. NEW CROP 1889. NDW READY. Used for Boiiquet Work, iilling Flower Baskets, Decorating Altars. &c.. 8:c , and are preferred by many to sniilax. $1.50 per 1000 FERNS. Discount on large orders. BOUQUET GREEN. I2 00 per bbi. (30 lbs ) or vh rii, j)er loo lbs. Season commences Oct. ist fur lioliday trade. SPHAGNUM MOSS-i.oDgjp3«ssss«^ clean fibre, dry or green, Ji.oo per L '^ ^ bbl. or six bbls. for $5.00. Sample ; or trial sacks containing 3 bushels of Moss, dry, very light, designed for express shipments, $1 co per Sack. L B. BRAGUE.HIHSBALE, MASS. i. ;MOssi Mention Aiuericiin Florist. R. S. BROWN & SON. SURPLUS STOCK FOR JULY. All Stock oltercd is in No. 1 ('onditioii for lteXT Stheet. new YORK. 10,000 CarnatioEs for Sale. All healthy plants of the following varieties: Ilinze's White, I'ortia, Crimson King, Snowdon, Century, Sunrise. Grace Wilder, Duke of Orange, Pr'de of Kennett, K. G. Hill »nii Diiwn. On account of reiiring Irom bu^iness, will pell the above, overplus stock, without reserve. Stock ready Sept. 20. For full particulars, address Box 78. CHAS. R. STILLWELL. Gravesend, L. I,, N. Y, iSSg. The a An- r r ca v F i.i^ r r s r. 60s Jas.Bagkhouse&Son THE NURSERIES. YORK, ENGLAND, invite the attention of the American trade to the following SPECIAL STOCKS, for wliich they have long been famous : Comprising Cattleyas, Lnelias, Oilonto- glossunis, etc., which they offer in estab- lisheil plants by the dozen, hundred or thousand. Disss (the finest stock of flowering plants in ICurope), and other popular genera in choice leading kinds together with many rare and unicjue varieties. These have long been a specialty, and our stock of Tree l~erns, Kilmy Kerns, Gleichenias, Maidenhairs, and other pop- ular kinds, is unsurpassed. Very moder- ate quotations can be given for grand specimen Tree Ferns; and for other kinds by the dozen, hundred or thousand. Stove and Greenhouse Plants. The leading kinds in large quantities. Special stocks of Red and White Lapa- gerias; specimen Camellias in all sizes, including large plants of Double Whites; Imantophyllums (Clivias), ICucharis. Aza- lea ros', ami will l>e happy to wall up- on piirt-haserM, oi' m*ii(l special i|iiotutioiis on ap|>li< atioii. .Vtlilr.'ss. fJKANr) CF.N- TKAL IIOTi;i.. Nl;\V ^ OKK flTV. JAS. BACKHOUSE & SON V. H. Hallock & Son's^Trade Catalogue I'l.OKISTS' Bl LHS aml'sHliDS, KliADV Al C. I. I,n,IUM HAUUISH, 5 t0 7-innr ftfstiirliiKMit |m 11^ r'iii(tl».-t«! ii^ .luy in the world, romprlKlntf Hpeoialtlen from lh« hewt Kr<»wern in Kiir<>ti<- nnd Amnrrw. \V». Hrninni- for CHrllcut \K\V CKOI' sKKIt fmrn hII jtmirce.''. Try our utofk, PANSY, New Seed, Aug. W-15. PRIMULA, now ready. LILIUM HARRISII, •^ J. C. V AUGHAN. Vel"" ^^^ ^ ^^S ^- Washington St.. CHICAGO. __ I.II.irM CANDIDTM. h-iiiiu grown, extra large for forcing. Now ready. HARRISII. Bermuda grown. Now ready. CAI.I,.\. large, California grown roots, to arrive during August. I-RI;KSIA KKPRACr.X AI.HA. Now ready. ROMAN HYACINTHS, to arrive latter part of .Vugust. NARCISSI'S POF.TICl'S. Now ready- Price.** on nl)ove bulbs on apiilic.ition. Cineraria Hybrida. extra choice Trade pkts. 50c. each Calceolaria " " " " .wc- Primula Chinensis firabriata, white or red *' 50c. " Pansy, extra large flowered, best strain H 01. |i 00 fine mixed per07. i.,so Sniilax perox. 1 00 Hollyhock, 6 varieties icc per pkt. jne. for the six " choice mixed '.sc. per pkt. Address iviiCHEL PLANT AND SEED CO.. ST. XjCJI'IS, Ba<=>. MANUFACTURERS OF VC^«9 "Standard" Flower Pots. Price li.st and sample of 1-^4, 2, or 2'4-in. five by mail. Wiiitoii X^lao^, Oliio, 6o6 The American Florist. Aug. /, A Correction. Ed. Am. Florist; — A mistake occured in my article in last issue which may mislead some readers. Like most florists I sometimes get mixed up in names and I wrote alopecurus instead of stenota- phrum, which latter I should have written. Therefore for Alopecurus aureus marginatus read Stenotaphrum Ameri- canus variegatum. John. B. Keller. Rochester, N. Y. PANSY SEED. NEW CROP. Orders bnoked now for prompt delivery at tbe followin;,' special rates: TRIMAKUEAir. choicest French mixed, un- surpassed in brilliancy of color and size of flowers, some measuring from 3 to 4 inches across. Trice, per lb. $33.00, oz. $2.50, S. oz. %i 50. '4 02 *1 fO- Trlmardeau, gulden yellow. ^ 0/ .¥1 50, MO oz. $1. purple, V>i oz. $1.50, 1-16 oz. $1.00. BrGNOT'S NEW, spotted, large flowering show Pansies. somewhat smaller than Trimardeau, but of even more e.\qui8ite marbines and richer colors, pronounced by many the flneat strain pro- duced yet. This variety produces few seeds and is yet very scarce. Per lb. JW.OO, 02. $t;.00, ^i. oz. $4.50, »4oz.$3.00, ^HOz.$2 00. CASSIEK'S 3 and 5 blotched Giant, extra fine. Per M ounce ¥3.00, >-s oz. $2.00. FAl'ST, King of the Blacks, fine for bedding. Per ounce $1. CO. White and Yellow, fine strain. Per ounce 75c. Emperor William (blue); Lord Beaeonsfleld (pur- ple). Per oz. $1. Fine German mixed, lb. $S. oz. 50c. Improved, large flowering mixed, lb. $10, oz. $1. TEK-nvES C.A.SH. ADDRESS J p^ QE VEER, 183 Water Street, NEW YORK. Sole Agent for HENNEGUIN DENIS &, CO., ANGERS, FKANCK, Wholesale Growers oi Vegetable. Agricultural, Grass and Flower Seeds, Bulbs, etc. Special crops grown under contract. Correspondence solicited. Catalogue ready in Sept. ZIRNGIEBEL NEW GIANT MARKET AND FANCY Have attain secured all the Prizes at tlie Boston Exhibitions of March and 3lay last. NEW CROP SEED OF THOSE STANDARD VARIETIES AFTER JULY 1st. Trade Packages of either strain at $l.(iO each. Packets contain 1,500 and 600 seeds respectively. DENYS ZIRNGIEBEL, NEEDHAM, MASS. THB JENNINGS STRAIN are No. 1 and can't be beat for size and color. I have been ti years in per- fecting this strain, saving only the very ti nest for seed. Dont fail to try a pacbaye of this strain. Flowers labt winter from these pansies sold for $2 00 per 100. Alex, Dollars, Waterbury. Cunn., and Chas. Kiefl", West End Gardens. Bridgeport, Conn , each ordered lUOO seed, and can be referred to. Seeds are put up in .'lOc. and *1.C0 packages-liberal quantity. All grown in 1889. PLANTS will be for sale in Sept. and Oct. Winter blooming si/e, ready to flower in Oct. $1 per 100. Cold frame size, nice plants, 50c. per '"" " ■ Q any quantity. Address ENNlNliS, Southport, <'oiin. 100; $5 per lOUO in any quantity. Address E B. JENNlNi;s, Southp< P. S.— Pansies, Carnations and Vtorets a specialty 15,000 Celery plants, Boston Market, Henderson's Half Dwarf, %\ 00 per 1000. RoEMER's Superb Prize Pansies. %X- The Finest Strain of Pansies in the World. .M% Introducer and Grower of all the lead- ing Novelties. Catalogue free on application. FRED. ROEMER, Seed Grower. QCEDLINBUKG, GERMANV. HIGH GRADE PANSY SEED. The largest most perfect, and finest colored pan- sies grown. Be sure to sow some of this seed if you wish to have the very choicest pansies. Extra, I>Iixe^ED ICDr^ CDF^ CYCAS REVOLUTA. FINE SOUND STEMS FOR SALE AT ONCE. SEND FOR PRICE LIST. Single specimens of CYCAS REVOLUTA, fine Bulbs. SI. 00 each. Send for Price List. SIEBRECHT & WADLEY, ROSE HILL NnRSERlES, NEW N. Y. 409 FIFTH AVENUE, NEW YORK. Mention American Florist. PERUVIAN, MEXICAN, BRAZILIAN, COLUMBIAN AND EAST INDIAN ^ OI^OHII^S. -^ A special ofifer of the above and others will be forwarded on application to Orchid Importers and Growers, SUMMIT, NEW JERSEY. We are booking orders now for new crop seed- ready September Ist. No advance in price. Jl.OO per thousand. CHINESE PRIMULAS. Our strain is unsurpassed. Do not fail to procure a supply. FRINGED, CHOICKST COLORS, splendid substance, per thousand Seeds, $1.25. FRINGED, FERN-LEAVED, choicest mixed colors, per thousand Seeds, yi.SO. NEAV ENGLISH PRIMROSES, beautiful new colors, per thousand Seeds, $1.00. John Gardiner & Co., 'i>,>V.i;]^^,.?.y,f^.-,. New Crop Primula Obconica Seed NOW READY. Packet (Hbout 1000 seeds), SI. 00, Primula Florabunda. pkt. (100 seeds) 35e. I. N. KRAMER A, SON, ADIANTUMS. Per lUO A. CUNEATUM, from 2'4-inch pots J 5.00 ••• 3-1 nch pots fiOO A. FAULEVKNSE, in 3-inch pots 26 00 " In 4-incti pots 50.00 " in 5-inch pots 75 00 Fresh crop (1869) seed of PRIMULA OBCONICA, $1.00 per ICOO seeds. FISHER BROS. & CO , Montvale, Moss. TREE AND PLANT LABELS. MAILING BOXES, SPHAGNUM MOSS. TRANSPLANTING BOXES, And Supplies of all kinds. Send for Samples aud Price Lists, FREE. H. W. WILLIAMS & SONS, ORCHIDS! ORCHIDS! Many additions of Choice New varieties this season. Send for New Catalogue. wad. 2ma.the;'\^7's, CUT BLOOMS AT ALL SEASONS. ORCHIDS Cheap as Good Roses. Send 8 two cent stamps for Catalogue and Plate. BRACKENRIDGE & CO., Govanstowil, Ml SEVEN OAKS NURSERIES. We have a very fine lot of Latania Borbonica in a^Z-inch pots, two to three leaves, and until August 15th, we offer them to the trade at $io per loo; Jgo per looo. This is a good chance for florists to stock up for winter trade, with strong, thrifty plants at a low price. Address R. D. HOYT. Manager. BAY VIEW. FLORIDA. Well Grown Plants for Stock. ROSES and CHRYSANTHEMUMS Per 100 Chrysanthemums in 10 to 25 sorts.S-in $ 6.00 Roses, Teas and H. P. 10 to 25 sorts. 'A-in B.OO Adiantum Roenbecbi, 4-in 15.00 Per Doz. Chrysanth»^mum Mrs. Alpheus Hardy, 25 cts. each $ 2 50 Begonia Rex, choice vars. 3-in 1.25 Marantas, choice vars.4-in 2.00 5-in 2.EU IJraca?na Indivisa. 5-ln 2.00 Asparagus plumosus nanus, 5-in 75c. each, 7.50 Ferns in variety at low figures. J. HARRY HARVEY, 9 E. Broad Street, RICHMOND, VA. IMPORT AND EXPORT NURSERIES. F. A. RIECHERS & SOHNE, A. 6. HAMBIIKG, GERMANY. Immense atbck of Azalea Indica, Camellias, Lily of the Valley, Palms and Dwarf Roses. Fbioe List on Application. i88g. The American Florist. 607 :s^^sr JVE>^w^ OA^rAivOOxiK OF NARCISSUS, LILIES, CLEMATIS, DAHLIAS, PERENNIALS, AND OTHER MISCELLANEOUS BULBS, Has been mailed to all my Customers, and I trust to be favored with their early Orders, so as to secure FIRST PICK BULBS. Narcissus Princeps. Narcissus Horsfieldi. MY STOCK IS IMMENSE, THE PRICES REMARKABLY LOW, AND THE BULBS MUCH FINER THAN LAST SEASON POETICrS ORNATUS. TlIE EaSTER-FLOWERING POET'S V.W. NARCISSUS. SPECIAL PRICES FOR LARGE QUANTITIES. LET ME KNOW YOUR WANTS EARLY. HALE FARM NURSERIES. TOTTENHAM, LONDON, ENGLAND. 6o8 The American Florist. Aug. I, The sensible owner of a new Dela- ware schooner christened his vessel with roses thrown by his daughter's hand instead of using the traditional bottle of champagne. Advertisements for the Convention Supplement, which will be mailed with next issue, should reach us by August 7 at latest. SASH BARS VENTILATORS, RIDGES, GUTTERING AND LUMBER. NO WIDE-AWAKE FLORIST need be told It will pay him to use Sash Bars, etc. made from -^ CLEAR C\ PRESS, ^s- Bars all Shapes up to 20 feet long. ^" Send lor circulars and estlmatzi . LOCKLAND LUMBER CO., LOCKLAND. Hamilton Co.. OHIO. CYPRESS FoT Greenhouses throughout, Where Durability is desired. SASH BARS up to 32 ft. in length. CYPRESS LUMBER. GUTTERS, RIDGES, VEN- TILATORS, ETC. CYPRESS DOORS MftDE TO ORDER. Wirle for iiaitiiulaiB. THEA. T.STEARNS LUMBER CO., NEPONSET, (Boston,) MASS. M. M. BAYERSDORFER &. CO. 56 N. 4tli St., PhiladelplUa, Pa., Manufacturers and Importers of BASKETS AND FLORISTS' SUPPLIES. FULL LINE OF METAL WREATHS. FLORISTS and SEEDSMEN write to The Aldine Printing Works, Cincinnati, O., for sampk-s and prices before ordering elsewhere. iMtfiition Tile Aineric.-iii I-lorkt.| J AS. ORITFITH, THI ;: PIONEEB :: MANtmiCTTJEKB :: IN :; THB :: tPXBT, SOS Main street, - - CIKCOTBfATI, OHIO. BIND FOE WHOLXSiL* FBICI LIBT. THE EVANS CHALLENGE VENTILATING APPARATUS. ESTABLISHED. 1866, Wire D Mamifaclured br 335 East 21st Street. - NEW. YORK. FAIR HILL TERRA COTTA WORKS JACOB C. CASSEL. Office and Salesroom : 709 Arch Street, PHILADELPHIA, PA. Illustrated Catalogue free upon application. Florists' Letters, Emblems, Monograms, Etc^ PATENT APPLIED FOR. Thewe letters are made of the best luiaiLirtelles. wired uti wlmkI or metal Iraiues with holes to insert tooth- picks. Send for Sample. 2-in . purple per 100. $3.00 Postage 15 cts. per 100. Also dealer in Florists Sup plies. Send for Catalogue. W. C. KRICK, 1287 Broadway, Brooklyn, New York. M. M. Bayersdorfer & Co., Phil^ Agts. for Penna. Jj. C. Vaughan, Chicago. Agt. west of Penna. J. A- Simmers, Toronto. Ont.. Agent for Canada. T0BJi€€O STEMS. $4.00 A BALE, THREE BALES FOR $11.00. Average 500 lbs. to the Bale. Delivered Free on board. We claim to have the Best. Cleanest and Strongest Stems in the marlset. STRAITON & STORM, 204 East 27tli St., NEW YORK. Large quantities of our Pipe are in use in Green- houses througliout the West, to any of which we refer as to its excellent quality. Pipe can be easily put together by any one, very little instruction being needed. Hot-Water Heating, in its Economy and Superi- ority, will repay in a few seasons its cost. Mention American Florist. t. ¥(^£ Mf4. ^i^^ Q3 to III W. Lake St. CHICAGO oh" H H 2 ffio« WHEN WRITING FOR ESTIMATES, PLEASE GIVE FOLLOWING DIMENSIONS: l9l. Give the number of sashes to be lifted. 2nd. Give the len^itli and depth of sashes, (depth is down tile riinl.) 3rd. Give the lenBtb nf house. 4th. Give the height from the ground to the comb of roof. 5th. Give the thickness and width of rafters or sash bar. ILL SIZES or SINGLE AND DOUBLE THICK GLASS FOR GREENHOUSES. ALL, GLAZLEKS' SDPPLIKS. iW l*rlt« for I.»t«it Prlo«B. HUGHES' SOLUBLE FIR TREE OIL. FLORISTS AND NURSERYMEN SHOULD NOT BE WITHOUT IT. Unsurpassed as an insecticide, it tillseffectu- ally all parasites and insects which infest plants whether at the roots or on the foliage, without in- jury to tender plants: such as ferns, etc., if used as directed. Used as a WASH it imparts the gloss and lustre to the foliage which is so desirable on exhi bition specimens. It kills insect life on man, animal, or plant, without Injury to the skin, wherever parasites may appear. E. GRIFFITH HUGHES, operative Chemist, MANCHBSTBB, ENGLAND. PRICE- '> Pu'"P!°'K''"°?,V'''>S'5S Sin New York fKH..!!. . ^ pyj up in 1 quart tins. 11.00 i TO SECURE THE GENUINE ARTICLE, see that each tin shows a white label with red trade mark, full directions how to use. and the name of AUGUST ROLKER &. SONS, Sole Agents for America. New York Depot 44 DEY STREET. Ives' Putty Machine. Patented Jan. 8, 1887. The best device ever invented for laying puttv. With this you cim make old leaky sash perfectly tiBlil without removing the glass. It wl.l do the work of hve men in bedding glass. Sent by Express on receipt o( price, $3.00. J, H. I¥ES. Dambury. Cohs. iSSg. Til E A MI: A' ICAH F L O R 1ST. 609 ESTABLISHED 1854 iGYinc'sloilGrWorks THE FLAT TOP TYPE Wrought Iron Hot Water Boilers ^py, l» #, »», <^ r) Capacity from 3501010,000 feet of four-inch pipe. Send for New I.ist. PETER DEVINE, 387 S. CANAL St., CHICAGO. Conservatories GREENHOUSES, ETC. Erected In any uiirt of the IT. S. or Canadm l.liized on the Helliwell Pat. Imperishable System OR WITH PUTTY. For furinor testiaioiiiala, Illustrated catalogue 01 esliiuuteM address JOSEPIIUS PLENTY. HOPTICULTURAL AND CKYLIGHT WORKS. 69-73 Broadway, NEW YORK. Menliun Amvrloan Klurlst. A SOLID- 15 CtS. per Foot, matrrlM S foot wide. Ajaii.j lor Residences, Churches, Cemete- ries, Farms, Gardens. &c. All needinff Fenced, (lutes. Arlmn*. Wirulnw Giifird!*, Tn-IIisfs. ,-tc,. write for 'lurilhis. pn.e list. iiiiuli-,i fr».e, THE NEWEST THINO AND THE BEST. CfiilnilEinaiiilfd JIftalCo. I S. W. Kip.iiidf.l JleUll'o. Pittsburgh. I Chicago. St. Louis Expanded HeUl Co., St. Lonls. "STANDARD" POTS Ours is the only firm that has, up to this date, .March isl, 18.S9, math- pots which conform IN EVERY PARTICULAR to th, retjuirements of the Coniuiitlee of S. A. V. "^ ?|il THE BEST, CHEAPEST and mo.st durable pot.s iiiaiiu- factured. Endorsed by all the leading florists. For price list of the "STANDARD" POTS, address THE WHILLDIN POTTERY COMPANY, No. 713 & 715 Wharlon SI.. PHILADELPHIA, PA jgiiiiwiiiW VENTILATING MACHINERY. This cut represents my new Macliine /or raiding >;isli uii j;ictiihoiis(>., t ic. It coii«ititutes an ifon post made GUI of I '^-luch K'TS I'ipf. and is so constructed as to reculve around the t>u4t to suit the convenience of the operator. No links or chains to break or s'lp. When onctr in position it is permanent, and locks at any degree. WRITE FOR PRICES, ETC. Zyr I also oiler my eiitirr iniiiliiig: an4l shippln;; trade for sulr. M — ^"SOnuCk Vr^iiK r^OAl and insure your # save TOur oual plants and flowers FLORIDA "^^""'^ HOT WATER HEATERS '~:ivps'r>|>i'r pern In (upl. Ma. II. I. HAND-TURNED POTS. Standard Size. IMPKOVEl) GLAZIXC; J. M. Gasser's Patent Zinc Joints, '-..-inili. per ItO, -.'41 .Hi .70 T-liu'li, per 100, i; 5 •• " 1.38 II •• B " "2 a) 12 " •• JU.KJ Packed anil put on board cnrs here Irt'e of cliar»tc. All pot8 .shipped at dftli clatti frclfiht rates. All iiliids "f ware Iliad"' tn ,,r(ler. Teriiii* canli. Adilrt'!»n HILFINGER BROS. Fort Edward. N. Y. STANDARD POTS, Superior lreaka«e from frost. Also the best linproreil fuel i»il Bumen fur Bteatu boilers. S^nJ U\t sample ami prl.-* llol- 101 Euclia Avenue. C'LEVKI-AND, O. JOHN Mll-LLHK, HORTICULTURAL Z BUILDER. Kiue Greenhouses ami Conservatories, etc., erected ou Short Notice. ELMHURST, ILL. 6io The American Florist. Aug. I Index to Advertisers. Advertising Ratef*. etc.598 Aldine PrintinK Wlis..608 Allen, W.8 S9» Backhoupe Jas & Son. 605 Bailer FA fiOl Bayersdorfer M M&Coli 8 Benard G 5'.t7 Berger, H. H. 4 Co. . . .txi3 Blanc A 602 Bock Theo 601 Bock Wm A M4 Brague L B 604 Brackenridge A Co — (KI6 Brown R8 & Son 604 Brown & Canfleld 696 Burrow JG 601 Butz Paul & Son Laldwell Geo W, Carmody J D Cassell, J C Niagara Falls Line ClarkGR&Co.. Cook John Curwen John Jr . 601 604 610 608 Sliort 601 597 597 .596 DeVeer J A ni3 cofi uevlne, Peter 609 Olez, John L., & Co. . . .IW mUon, J. L 699 Downes WJ 601 ureer. H. A 602 Bisele W J 601 Eipanded Metal Co.. .609 Fassett.r. B. & Bro....604 FaxonM B 602 Fisher Bros A Co 606 FlskChas B 699 Gardiner Jno AGO. 6C3 606 Gasser JM 609 Germond A Cosgrove.5'.»7 UlddlngB, A 603 Griffith, Jas 608 Griffith, N.8 604 Haene Adolph D 604 Hales, H. W 604 Hallock, V. H., ft Son. .605 Hammond, BenJ 603 Hammond A Hunter.. 699 Harvey J H 60« Herendeen Mfg. Co. . .610 Herr, Albert MV 603 Hllflnger Bros 609 Hlppard B 609 Hitohingsft Co 610 Hooker, H. M 608 Horan, Edw C 599 HoytRD 606 Hughes B G ITO Huisebosch A 60;i lTeB,J.H 608 Jennings B B I'Wi Jordan Floral Co . . . .596 Kennloott Bros 599 Kern HH 604 KramerlN&Son ....606 Krelage B H A Son.. . , 603 Krick, W.C 608 La Roche A Stahl .. . .599 Lincoln Heights Nur- sery 59t^ Lockland Lumber Co 608 McAllister, F. B 60:j McCarthy.N.P.&Co. . . .699 Mc Farland J Horace 603 604 Maupes Bros 605 Mathews, Wm 606 Merrick, A.T 600 Michel PlantASeedCoeos Miller, Geo. W 597 Mitchell Ohas L 599 Mooy Polman 60:! Mueller John '.609 Mullen Geo 599 Pennock Cbas E 699 Perklns,J. N 609 Petterson Q 601 Pierce Butler A Pierce609 Plenty, Josephus 609 Poehlman A H 696 Quaker city Mch. Wks608 KawBOn Grove P 597 Reed A Keller 603 Riechers F A A Sohne 606 Rimbaud Ben] 603 Roemer Fred 60S Rolker, A. A Sons 602 Ross&Mlllang 599 Rupp .Ino F 606 Saizer JohuA 596 Sander F A Co 606 SchulzJacob 59J Scollay, John A 610 Sheridan WF 699 Slebert Chas T 604 Siebrecht A ■Wadley..606 Situations. Wants 698 Smith David 610 Smiths Powell A LimibCOO Spangler W H Jr 606 Spooner, Wm.H 697 Stearns ATLumherCo.e08 Steffens N fOS Stewart, Wm. J 599 Stillwell Chas R 604 StorrsA Harrison Co. '601 Straiton A Storm 60S StrauBB. C-4 Co... .W? 599 Taylor John H 597 Temple A Beard 604 Thompson Mrs J S R. .603 Van der SchootRASon602 Vaughan, J C 699 605 WareTnosS 607 Weathered, Thoa. W. .610 Welch Bros 699 West Shore RR 601 Wettlin Danl .i96 Whilldin Pottery Co.. f)C9 WilksS MfgCo 609 Williams H W A Son. .606 Wisconsin Flower Ex 601 Wolff, L. Mfg. Co 608 Wood Bros 590 Toung, Thos. Jr 699 Zirngiehel D 606 Cleveland • — Gordon Gray has built two houses, one 75 x 16 and one 40 x lo, and packing room 36x12. D. Kirchner has added a palm house 50x23. John Bahls is building two houses fox 12 each. F. W. Ziechman is preparing to erect four more houses 87 x 20. E. J. Paddock at Newburgh has built three houses, 70 x 20, 60x16 and 60x12 respectively, heated by steam. GREENHOUSE HEATING AND VENTILATING. Superior Hot Water Boilers. JOHN A. SCOLLAY. 74 & 76 Myrtle Ave.. Brooklyn. N. Y, jy Send for Catalogue. A. CARMODY BOILER Will Cost less. Use less Fuel, and has more advantages than any other Boiler in the market. E^ SeiKl for Descriptive Catalogae. J. r>. OiVieivioi3^v, EVANSVILLE, IND. 46 and 48 Marion Street, NEW YORK. -HORTICULTURAL BUILDERS AND MANUFACTURERS OF- THOS, W, WEJITHERED'8 SONS, HORTICULTURAL BUILDERS AND MAMUFACT GreenhouseHeatingiVentilatingApparatus :*!& CONSERVATORIES, GRBENH0DSE8, Ac. ERECTED IN ANT PART OF THE UNITED STATES or CANADA. •Jii- .*'«. IMPROVED BOILERS, PIPES and PIPE FITTINGS MANUFACTURED EXPRESSLT FOR HEATING GREEN- HOUSES, ETC. COPYRIGHTED, 1889. A thoroughly Portable Span Roof Greenhouse, 12.\-S feet, with Boiler House, 4x4 feet. Heating Apparatus •ol? *"''"*''''^ Rods Included, put up complete (freight prepaid) within 100 miles of New York City for $325 or delivered on cars in New York f or$260and any carpenter or ordinary mechanic can erect it in one day. Greenhouse Heating pf Ventilating t»|-rct>-