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Stewart. 1)7 Bromfield St., Boston, Mass, secretary; M. A. Hunt. Terre Haute, Ind.. treasurer. The ninth annual meeting at St. Louis. Mo., August 9 to 12, 1893. CONTENTS. .069 Sweet peas , Alocasias. u/u Group of primula plants (illus) 671 Miscellaneous seasonable hints 672 Carnations — Seasonable hints 672 — Temperature for carnations 672 — Seven new carnations 673 — House of carnations (illus) 673 — Chester Count)^ Caruatiou Society .... 673 Roses— Climbers and remontauts . ... 674 - The brown scale on roses (with 3 illus) . , . 674 — Number of blooms cut 674 Washington 675 New York 676 Philadelphia ... .... 676 Chicago 677 St. Louis ... 677 Boston .... 677 Baltimore 677 Indianapolis ... 677 Buffalo 678 Toronto 678 (Jbituary— Wm. D. Brackeuridge ..... 678 Violets ... . . . . . 67S A great horticultural event 680 The seed trade 682 Catalogues received 682 News notes 682 Violets .684 Packing ice with flowers ... ' 686 Mulchiug roses 6.86 Potting primulas ', 686 Heating with hard wood 686 The Florists' Hail Association i 688 locomotive boiler for heating 690 Detroit, Mich,— A handsome luncheon decoration recently arranged by S. Tap- lin, consisted of Ccelogyne cristata, alba magnifica primroses and adiantum, the favors being small baskets filled with the same flowers. The arrangement was much admired. We are glad to be able to advise those of our subscribers whose letters to us have recently been stolen from the mails that thethief hasbeeiidiscovered and arrested. He was a clerk in the sorting department of the Chicago postoffice. Do YOU WANT a list of the leading cem- etery superintendents? You will find such a list in our new trade directory and reference book. Please mention the American Florist every time you write to an advertiser. A Standard List of Sweet Peas for 1893, With Descriptions and Synonyms. The largest seedhouses in this country are now handling tons of the commoner varieties of this flower, and Eckford'snew and improved varieties are becoming justly popular. With rare exceptions our seedsmen are respecting their correct names. Here and there a house on the outskirts of the trade does not seem to have found out that sixty varieties of sweet peas have been christened with names to which they have as sacred right as the standard varieties of any popular flower. Mr. Eckford has been working seventeen years on the sweet pea, and is now bringing out his novelties every year, and has the Royal Horticultural Society's special award and certificate on seventeen out of his forty-two varieties. A reliable seed house will not tamper with his list. And we must go to the English trade list for the true names of the other twenty or more varieties. Up to this year only one American variety of real merit has been recognized by the trade. The Miss Blanche Ferry is now given a place on the English lists in token of its merit. A half dozen of the old varieties have always been sold simply under their descriptive names, and nobody on this side the water has any right to sell them under any fanciful names. The black, white, light blue and purple, purple brown, etc., have never received any authorita- tive christening beyond that. The term "invincible" is sometimes added to indi- cate a specially good strain, but that does not make a new variety. Probably no flower comes truer than the sweet pea. The Fairy Queen, for in- stance is a variety. It comes as true as the morning sun. It is a white flower with just the most delicate lines of car- mine on the standard. It is always just so. On the other hand the striped varie- ties both in rcarlet and purple are shifting continually. The Queen of the Isles, sup- posed to have a scarlet ground and white stripes, will cross over into the scarlet striped, which properly has a white ground and scarlet stripes. The purple striped varieties will shift all the way from solid purple and dark maroon to the most delicate lavender and crimson stripes. Even Eckford's purple and blue striped varieties, such as the Senator and Princess of Wales, shift into solid blues and purples. Still a sufficiently large per- centage of these come true to establish their variety names. It is however re- markable how the great majority of the varieties take and hold a distinct type. It is very difficult to hybridize the sweet pea, because the fertilizing organs are closed in a sac, and each flower sheds its pollen when about half open. Mr. Eck- ford wprked seven years on them before he got any result. Take the white sweet pea. Our seedsmen are likely to put forth premature claims on improved whites. There are two distinct whites, one with a white seed, and one with a black seed. All the so called improved American white are white seeded. With high cul- ture they will show improvement in size perhaps, but they are all of the old form, and also lack the substance of the black seeded white. For real merit let us fairly compare the best white seeded variety with the Mrs. Sankey and thelatter walks ofl' easily with the honors. The only trou- ble is the latter is too high priced, and must be bought in reliable packages. It will be a real boon if the 1893 season shows up a white seeded white that will hold its improved size under ordinary cul- ture. It must be borne in mind that a plump seed does not warrant a large blossom. Now as to a standard list of varieties, I believe the following to be complete and correct to date. Mr. Eckford's original varieties compose the bulk of thelist, and his own description , somewhat shortened , will be given. The writer has found the true Eckford's to be very reliable, although they are by no means equal in merit. And it should be borne in mind that some of his varieties are of the old form, and as fast as he (Carries them up to the new, expanded form; he re-christens them. One might plant his Mrs. Eckford side by side with the Primrose and ask where the dif- ference is. Quite similar in color, but sup- posed to be different in form and size, such a percentage of the former maj' re- vert to the latter as to call in question their difference. So of the Princess Vic- toria and Duchess of Edinburg. But by acclimating them, and by skillful culture, I believe we shall hail with delight the large, expanded form he has put on them in England. Then, too another occasional annoyance in this expensive and high bred seed is its failure to germinate, and its possibility of reverting. Seed which the writer carefully saved from the beau- tiful lilac Countess of Radnor came the pink Mrs. Gladstone. This is probably one of the incidents of high hybridizing, and only happens often enough to be in- teresting. In the following list those marked A. M. have received an award of merit from the Royal Horticultural Society of England; those marked 1st certificate have received a first-class certificate from the R. H. S. Those followed by (1893) are novelties of the present year .The others the writer has had under cultivation, Eckfords varieties are indicated by a *. Adonis. Rosy pink. Small, but good. Alba Magnifica. Probably more in the name than in the strain. *Apple Blossom. Standard, shaded pinkish rose. Large, well named. Black (Invincible Black, Bronze Prince). Blanche Ferry (Blushing Bride). Fine pink and white. Brighter than Painted Lady. A new American variety. 670 The American Florist. Feb. 9, Blue Edged. Apt to be mixed with Butterfly. 'Blushing Beauty (1893). Soft pink, suffused with lilac; a superb flower. Boreatton. Fine deep maroon self. Butterfly. White, laced and shaded with lilac. ^Cardinal. Intense crimson scarlet. Quite distinct from and superior to the common scarlet and carmine of the trade. Capt. Clarke (Tricolor). White, stand- ards pencilled with carmine, and wings edged with blue. *Capt. of the Blues. First class certifi- cate. Standards bright purple blue, with pale blue wings. A noble flower. Carmine Invincible. Reliable seed gives a distinct variety, but cheap seed about the same as the Scarlet Invincible. *Countess of Radnor. First class cer- tificate. Pale mauve standards; wings pale lilac. Very fine. Crown Princess of Prussia (Salmon, flesh color). Light blush shading into buflf. Dark Red. Hardly a fixed variety. *Delight. Standards white, very softly sufl"used with crimson. Wings white. "Dorothy Tennant. A. M. Pucy violet or rosy mauve. Large. 'Duchess of Edinburgh. Scarlet, flushed crimson, frequently with marbled edges. 'Duke of Clarence (1893). Rosy claret self-colored flower, large, very fine. *Emily Eckford (1893). Asuperb flower of a well marked cerulean tint, the standards suftused with reddish mauve, closely approaches a true blue; large and of good substance. "Empress of India. Clear rosy pink standards, and white wings. Fairy Queen. White, fine lines of car- mine on the standard. "Firefly (1893). A self colored, intense glowing crimson, good size and substance. "Gaiety (18931. Standards white striped and flaked with bright rosy lilac; the wings delicate blush. "Her Majesty. Soft rosy pink self, very large and showy. "Ignea. Fiery crimson-scarlet stand- ards; wings pale scarlet, flushed purple. "Imperial Blue. Blue, shaded mauve. "Indigo King. .Standards dark maroon purple, wings clear indigo blue. *Isa Eckford. First class certificate. Creamy Tifhite, suftused with rosv pink. ■Lady Beaconsfield (1893)." A. M. Salmon standards tinted with rose, the wings pale yellow, very distinct and beautiful. "Lady Penzance (1893). A. M. Pale but very bright rose, very striking and distinct. "Lemon Queen. Delicate blush pink standards, tinted with lemon; wings blush, almost white. Liglit Blue and Purple. Lottie Eckford. White, standard suf- fused with crimson, and wings blue edged. Distinct from Capt. Clark in striking cast and improved form. Not one of Mr. Eckford 's. "Miss Hunt. Pale carmine salmon standards, with soft pink wings. "Monarch. First class certificate. Bronzy crimson standards, with rich deep blue wings. Very large. "Mrs. Eckford. A. M. Large, self-col- ored flower, delicate shaded primrose. "Mrs. Gladstone. I'irst class certificate. Delicate pink standards; wings blush, edged with delicate pink. "Mrs. Sankey. First class certificate. Pure white, a fine improvement on all other whites. This has a black seed, while other whites are white seeded. Of largest and finest form. "Orange Prince. First class certificate. Of well earned fame. When bunched the orange effect is very striking. Bright orange pink. "Ovid (1893). The standards and wings bright rosy pink margined with rose. A very pleasing flower. Painted Lady (Nellie Jaynes). Old pink and white. Peach Blossom (1893). Salmon pink standards, the wings soft pink. Primrose. First class certificate. K near approach to a yellow sweet pea, standards and wings pale primrose yellow. Princess Beatrice. Rose pink, and of improved form. "Princess of Wales. First class certifi- cate. Shaded and striped mauve on white ground. •'Princess Victoria. Standards dark cerise, wings mauve pink. Purple. Rich shade. Purple and Blue Striped. Not a fixed variet}-. Purple Brown. Comes in dark striped form. *Pur])le Prince. Maroon standards, shaded with bronze and purple blue wings. "Queen of England. A white seeded white. Good, but not remarkable. Queen of the Isles( Invincible red striped) . Scarlet ground, white stripes. ■Royal Robe (1893). Delicate pink standards, the wings soft blush pink; an exquisite variety. Scarlet Invincible. Brilliant scarlet. Scarlet Striped. White ground, red stripes. "Senator. First class certificate. Large, bold flower. Shaded and striped choco- late on creamy ground. Splendid Lilac. The Lottie Eckford with wings shading more into lilac. *Splendour. First class certificate. Rich bright rose color. A large, superb variety. "Stanley (1893). 4. M. Deep maroon self, large, very handsome, of finest form and substance; a great advance. The Journal of llorlicultuie pronounces this by far the finest dark variety j-et seen. "The Queen. Rosy pink standard, light mauve wings. "Venus (1893). A. M. Salmon buft', the standardsdelicatelj' shaded rosy pink, very distinct. Vesuvius. Standards shading into vio- let and crimson spotted, wings violet. Violet Queen (Princess Louise). Rosy pink standards, violet wings. "Waverly, Rosy claret standards, pale blue wings, shaded rose. White. Note. — Our seedsmen (|uite extensively advertise the name Grand Blue. There is no such variety. What is usually meant is Imperial Blue (Eckford). Laxton's Invincible Blue and the Imperial Purjile are the same also. Who lias the prior claim I do not know. Grand Blue was once applied to Indigo King in England. The Lord Anson Blue (Latliyrus caenuUus) and the Lathy rus tingitanus (crimson) have a value in a mixed row. W. T. IIUTCHINS. Indian Orchard, Mass., Ian. 23, 1893. Key to Page Group of Primula Plants. 1. Magenta flowers, dark foliage. 2. White flower, dark foliage. Forindi- vidual flower, see No. 16 in page group of single flowers. A characteristic market plant. 3. Semi-double magenta, dark foliage. 4.. Original type of Chinese primula. For individual flower sec figure 1 in page group of (lowers. 5. Blush white. 6. White, flaked with carmine. See figure 8 in page group of flowers. 7. Princess Mary. Ideal market plant. See figure 10 in group of flowers. 8. Punctatissima, marked type. Sec figure 7 for individual flower. 9. Alba magnifica. Fine large white. 10. Kermesina splendens; bright sal- mon with dark foliage. 1 1 . Intense deep pu rplish crimson, with very dark foliage. 12. Semi-double salmon with dark foliage. 13. Intensity. Bright cerise with yel- low eye, dark foliage. 14. Swanlej' Blue. See individual flow- er figure 15 in page group. 15. Double flesh pink, more fully dou- ble than any other figured, and very attractive in color. Figure 7 group of semi-double flowers. IG. Rosette. Double white, flaked with carmine. Alocasias. Under this heading are included some of the handsomest of warm house foliage plants, though some of them are unfortu- nately too tender to be of great value to the average florist. But as exhibition specimens, and in some few instances for decorative purposes, these plants are hard to beat, their leaves having such rich and varied coloring, though generally in sub- dued tints, and also combining both large size and attractive form. .\s intimated above, the alocasias are essentially warm house subjects and also enjoy generous treatment in regard to moisture and space, these being necessary tor the full development of the foliage. The soil needed for most of the species and varieties is a light and open mixture consisting largely of rough peat and sphagnum moss, to which may be added a little turfy loam and some dry cow dung, keeping in mind the fact that the mixture should preferablv be rough and lumpy rather than fine and friable. The drainage of the pots should also be closely looked after, for while alocasias require abundant watering during the growing season, yet they should not at any time become sodden or the plants will soon sufiier, and to avoid this it is well to half fill the pots with drainage material, a mixture of potsherds and charcoal being excellent for this purpose. In potting, the plants should be kept rather high above the rim of the pots and a topdressing of living sphagnum placed on tlic surface of thesoil will add much to thc.qipearanceof the i)Iants and also encourage the roots, the latter being usually near the surface of the soil. Some of the snecies are en- tirely deciduous, while others are only l)artially so, but noneof thealocasias will grow with the same freedom during the winter that they do in the summer, and it is therefore useless to pot them late in the autumn, for this operation under such cir- cumstances would most likely nsnll in the loss of much of the foliage and simply hasten (he period of rest. Propagation is elVected by means of bulblets and side shoots that may readily be removed from the i)arent plant and treated like young caladiums, to which these plant.s are allied. .\nd in some in- stances in which small bulbs are not so freely produced, the stems may be cut into sections, the cut surfaces being dipped into slaked lime to prevent decay, and then placed in sand in a warm house where they will soon cmitroi)ts and start into growth. .\locasias in general arc not specially iS93' The American Florist. 671 GROUP OP PALMATE LEAVED CHINESE PRIMULAS NOW IN BLOOM AT THE WORLD'S PAIR. SEE KEY ON OPPOSITE PAGE. 672 The American Florist. leb. liable to the attacks of tbecommon insect pests, the most likely to trouble them being red spiders and thrips, both of which are readily prevented by careful syr- inging and properattcntion tothe atmos- pheric conditions of the house in which they are grown. Among the stronger growing species, A. cuprea, otherwise known as A. metallica.thc leaves of which are frequently more than one foot in length, rich bronzeabove and purplish be- neath, is notably good, and another of somewhat similar character and also re- markably handsome is A. Stdenii, a hybrid variety of which the above is one of the par- ents. A. Sedenii has narrower leaves than A. cuprea, the eround color of which is bronzy green, but having the additional characteristics of whitish veins, and being of decidedly free growth soon makes a handsoniespecimen. -X.macrorhiza varie- gata is one of the most striking of this genus, being of very strong growth, the leaves of a good specimen often attaining a length of two feet and broad in propor- tion, dark green with large blotches and marblings of pure white, the variegation also extending to the footstalks. This variety can be readily propagated and small plants can be used with charming effect in a dinner table or mantel decora- tion. A. Thibautiana is another hand- some species, the leaves of which are more sagittate in form, grayish green in color, with the veins of a lighter shade, the under side being purple. Still another of the large leaved species is A. Sanderiana, the foliage of which is slate color, with the ribs and margin very distinctly marked with white, while the leaves are deeply sinuated around the edges, giving them a very peculiar appearance. A. Lowiiand A. Veitchii are also noteworthy sorts, having slender footstalks and long, graceful leaves, those of the former being more clearly marked on the veins with white than are the leaves of A. Veitchii, and the pIantsbeingsom°what weaker in growth. A. Jenningsii and A. Marshallii are a useful pair, being comparatively dwarf in habit and very easy to increase and to cultivate. The leaves of .\, Jenningsii are small, bright green in color, with a series of dark blotches on either side of the mid- rib, while those of A. Marshallii are of similar outline and marking, with the additional characteristicof a broad whit- ish band down the center of each leaf. Either of these two varieties may be grown into a pretty specimen by planting a number of the bulbs in a pan, and they are also of valucin three orfour inch pots for decorative work. The few species and varieties to which reference has here been made do not by any means exhaust this genus, but may serve to point out a few distinct types to some who are not famil- iar with them. W. II. Taplix. Miscellaneous Seasonable Hints. Sow petunia seed at once. They will then be in bloom when you want to use them. Unless you want some particular single strain, sow only the best double, you will get 50 per cent, single any way. The petunia has a very small seed, and needs only the slightest covering, just sufficient to cover the seeds is enough. The soil in flat or pan you sow in should have been well watered before sowing; then a very slight sprinkling is enough, which does not wash the seeds about. I cover the pans \vi*^h a thin cloth and keep it continually moist till the seeds germinate, then remove it. 1 find this a good plan with all very line seeds. Those who want to raise gloxinia and tuberous begonias from seed should sow now. The one year old bulbs of fine varieties of these popular plants arc now sold so cheaply that I believe it is better tor the general grower to leave the rais- ing of seedlings to specialists and pur- chase the bulbs. If you want some tuberous begonias in bloom by middle of Maj', start a few bulbs now, but it is too early for the general croo. Start in a temperature of 55", and very little water is needed till leaf growth begins. This is a good time to propagate cyti- sus. The young, tender shoots root as easily as a verbena. There is always a good demand for lemon verbena (aloy- sia). Vou should have had a few plants grown in pots last summer, and stored away in a cool house or under a bench. If you have them, get them up at once into a warm house, shorten back the old shoots, keep them watered and syringed, and you will soon havea cropof cuttings which root readily. What did you do with the poinsettas that were unsold after New Years? They should be now resting on their sides under the dryest and warmest bench you have, and leave them there till April 1. I notice several lots of Spir;ea Japon- ica that will want to be hurried along for Easter. Keep them in the light and warm, and water twice a day. If you have occasion to fumigate the house they are in, be sure to cover them thoroughly with cloth or paper. Tobacco smoke will ruin the youug growths. Don't keep your callas in a cool house and expect them to be profitable. Some people forget they are a tropical plant, a native of northern Africa. They want a light, warm house, and are, I think, more profitable grown in 6 and 7-inch pots that planted out in beds. When planted out they grow very rank; you don't get any more flowers than from pots, and those are of an unwieldy size. The frost has been of such extreme severity this past month that it has gone through the ordinary coverings and frozen badly many lots of Roman hya- cinths. Bring them in with the whole frozen covering on them, and let them thaw out very gradually in the coldest shed you have and no harm will be done. If taken suddenly into a warm house while frozen they will be ruined. Buffalo, X. \., Feb. 6. Wm. Scott. Seasonable Hints. The arctic wave referred to in our last week's article has given |)lace to a Jan- uary thaw. Within 4S hours the weather changed from a genuine Canada winter to s])ring-like temperature. The highest and lowest indications (in the shade) for the last few days are as follows: 25th, 3,3" to 42°; 20th, 18" to 42'; 27th, 26° to 40"; 28th. 34" to 40'; 29th, 35° to 38"; 30th, 34° to 38". It is these sudden changes of our climate that test the judg- ment and experience ol the florist, and affect the tem])er and patience of the fire- man. We are now bothered not so much to kce|) warm as to keep cool, and the fires going at the same time. For we are just as liable to suddenly have a change to colder conditions again, and we must be alert to any contingency. The idea is to maintain as steady a temperature inside as possible, let the weather outside bewhat it may. If we are running along with a night temperature of 55° to CO" and permit the houses to drop to 40° or below the result would be certainly in- jurious. It would be equally detrimental to permit them to rise to GO" or over if we had been in the habit of carrying them at 40°. During such (comparatively) warm spells as the present the houses will drop to 60° between 4 and 5 o'clock p. m. when the fires are started and allowed to run but a short time. The furnaces are shut up at about 6 o'clock and are not seen to again till 7 the next morning, when they are shut off or banked for the day. The mercury will stand at 55° to 60° during the night and will begin to rise on the appearance of the sun. In the morning we now commence to ventilate early, giving a little air at 'irst, but let- ting the houses run up to 80" or 90°, with plenty of ventilation during the hotter part of the day, shutting up early and not too suddenly. The requisite amount of moisture is still kept up by means alreadj' alluded to, but not so much is required as when the fires are running harder. This is the routine of a clear day. Should the day be cloudy we try to keep temperature down to 60° or 65° and ventilate if necessary to do so. We have been thus particular to state details of our own management during two extremes of winter weather, but it is onlj' the general principles that apply to others circumstanced and situated, it may be, differently. W. R. Shelmire. Avondale, Pa. Temperature for Carnations. Being much interested in various com- munications on this subject recently printed in the Florist I desire to add a little of my experience. In 1890 part of a solid bench was planted with Portia in a house that con- tained Silver Spray, the night tempera- ture being about 45°. The Silver Spray grew and bloomed profusely, while Por- tia grew very slowly, and did not aver- age five blooms to a plant until the warm weather set in in the spring. In 1891 the same house was planted with Mrs. Fisher in the solid bench, and a few Portia were planted on a raised bench on the other side of the house, the Fisher doing well, and Portia as before, the temperature being the same (45°). Last fall, being about disgusted with Portia we tried fifty i)lants on a raised bench of a house where the tempciature is kept at 55° to 60°, and what a differ- ence! They grew verj' strong, and have given more bloomsthanany other variety we grow. While some growers don't believe in syringing 1 believe it to be beneficial. I don't believe in syringing in cloudy weather, unless it is warm enough out of doors to allow a full current of air to circulate through the plants. This would not apply, however, to greenhouses that were high and wide, with ventilators at the ridges. We always syringe in the morning, and would rather it would be a sunshiny day that the plants may dry before 2 o'clock in the afternoon, I agree with Mr. W. R. Shelmire that young plants give the best results, and would always strike cuttings late if pos- sible. Mr. Shelmire asks if this is merely a matter of treatment, or is there any philosophical reason for it. Now, I don't claim to be a philosopher, but I have a jS93' The American Florist, 673 r — ^K? — 57 — 7 — ^Hp v^^ Mmc. Diaz Alberlini. Mrs. F. Reynolds at far end of house. R, MR. P. DORNER'S SHORT-SPAN-TO-THE-SOUTH CARNATION HOUSE. few reasons why I think early struck cut- tings are not as good. Take for instance the chrysanthemums; ifcuttings are struck early and the wood allowed to become hardened you will notice that when planted out they are slow in starting into growth, and in the fall, when blooming time comes they are not as good as plants grown from late struck cuttings that were not allowed to become hard; neither do they give as many or as large flowers. Isn't there something in this that should be brought out more to an understand- ing? G. Lester Hollis. So. Weymouth, Mass. Seven New Carnations. A box of carnation blooms, grown by Peter Herb, Mount Healthy, Ohio, were recently received at this office. They pre- sented widely varying types in form and color; some appeared to be established sorts, while others looked as if grown on seedlings in their first year. All were named sorts. An immense crimson flower, Geo. W. Jackson, attracted attention bv its size. The smallest of the blooms was 3 inches across — the largest 4i/^ inches. But it resembled in shape those monsters so often seen on young seedling plants; it was loose and irregular, with a short bursting calyx. The color was very good, a bright glowing crimson, and it was very fragrant, but the calyx must be im- proved before it is of any value. Another large flower was Peter Herb, rose pink striped with carmine, but this too pos- sessed a poor calyx; the stems were good. Edith Kirk was a delicate salmon, shad- ing to a deeper color at the edges of the petals; stem and calyx good, but flower too small. Another delicate color was Maiden Blush, creamj' white, shading to delicate salmon in the heart of the flower; calyx good, appears disposed to bloom in sprays. Marble was the name given to a white, marbled or colored with faint car- mine. The flower is very well shaped, medium size, good calyx, and fine stem. It appeared to us the most promising flower in the group. White was represented by two varieties in this group; Alice Forder, very double, pure white, but dispose 1 to burst, and Katie Herb, a fringed white with long firm calyx. The flower was rather thin, but it is apparently a good keeper, being as fresh as if still on the plant. Chester County Carnation Society. The February meeting was held Satur- day, February 4, at the room of the W. C.'T. U., Kennett Square, Pa. The committee on gold medal for best seedling exhibit at Pittsburg reported the medal purchased and that it would be carried to Pittsburg for disposition. On motion of E. Swayne the society adopted the following resolution: Resolved, that W. R. Shelmirebe accredited with the best exhibition of yellow and yellow-varie- gated seedling carnations. The occasion for this being a show of seedlings mainly the offspring of Cfesar, one a light yellow marked like Buttercup, much larger, fuller and more deeply fringed than that vari- ety, another a pure, bright yellow, large and well formed. The question of low prices recently rul- ing in the flower market was well dis- cussed. Itwas thought the main trouble was lessened demand usually following the holidays. Edward Swayne reported correspond- ence with sons of the late A. Cook, of Baltimore, Md., stating that their stock of Butterciip carnation was originated fi'om one plant got of Mr. Starr several years ago and since then increased by seed produced by eross-f;rtilization of Buttercup flowers, which is claimed comes true to the parent type. Mr. Davis introduced the subject of production of heat by combustion of gas- oline and instanced cases where it was used for other than greenhouse purposes. Mr. Larkin had investigated the burning of crude oil for greenhouse heating and found while it might be feasible the odor arising was so powerful as to force the abandonment of the enterprise. The gen- eral opinion was that if it could be applied practically it would save much labor and anxiety. Mr. Shelmire in showing his seedling exhibit said that he found his bench of seedlings from Caesar had been profitable lor cut flowers, all having proven double and marketable. A committee was appointed to arrange 674 The American Florist. Feb. ?, an exhibit of cut flowers to show at tlic Pittsburg meeting of the American Car- nation Society, independent of individual exhibits. President Ladley was elected a delegate from the society to the Pittsburg meeting. A number of exhibitsof seedling flowers were shown by Messrs. Passmore, Lar- kin, Pennock and Shelmire, several of which were of unusual promise. It was decided to hold the March meeting in West Chester and to make a display of flowers in connection therewith. C. J. Till-; American Carnation Society has issued an annoimcement extending the coming meeting at I'ittsburg to two days (February 21 and 22). The head- cjuarters will be at Hotel Schlosser, cor- ner of Sixth street and Penn avenue. The first day will be devoted mainly to the exhibit of flowers. Flowers for exhibi- tion should be shipped by prepaid express to R. C. Patterson, corner Market and Liberty streets, Pittsburg, Pa. The Chester County (Penna.) Carnation Soci- etj' offers a gold medal for best new vari- ctj', never offered for sale, six blooms to be shown. We have received from Walter Wil- shire, of Montreal, some carnation blooms, a sport from Garfield, in color a clear light pink, similar to Wm. Scott. Mr. Wilshire tells us the sport first ap- peared three years ago, being this light pink. The second year the color of the spojt was carmine rose, but this year it appears as two distinct sports, carmine rose and delicate pink. Habit just the same as Garfield, but with the addition of a good clove scent. Climbers and Remontants. 1 am obliged to Mr. F. J. Ulbricht for his answer to my enquiry concerning remontant roses in your issue of Decem- ber 15th, but as he fails to notice my ciuestion fully I would thank you for a little more space concerning the matter, and ask again, what constitutes a hybrid remontant rose from one that is remontant originally? I did not think that Anna dcDiesbach orMagna Charta, could be classed among them, and still less Ulrich Brunner. The two former seem to me to belong to the Noisettes, as they grow rank and are capableof climb- ing, and, moreover, of living through rather severe weather out of doors, and maintaining the habit of a so called climbing rose. I have seen them as such giving an abundance of rare blossoms in the spring time and early summer, only not as a remontant does when under glass. Together with these have grown theGloire dc Dijon and Marechal Neil and I believe, these same plants can still be seen, though it is many years since I had an opportunity of visiting the place. Of late years the process of hybridizing roses has brought about such wonder- ful developments that I look in vain for '.he old landmarks to guide my judg- ment as to what class our new roses can belong. The Gloire de Dijon and Mare- chal Neil, Mme. Deslongchamps and m.-my others of the Noisettes are as much climbers as Baltimore Belle, Queen of the Prairie, and others of that class, though I admit that both Marechal Neil and Dijon are more fitted in my judgment to be termed remontant than Diesbach or Magna Charta for the simple reason I have cut roses very late from them out of doors (in 1866, I think it was) as late as Christmas. This was about 25 miles from London, and they were as climbing plants. I have, however, grown these same sorts as standards and as budded from the roots with Diesbach and Magna Charta side by side, only I could not under these conditions look upon them as perpetuals or remontants, seeing they gave off" their blossom in one season, lasting about a month. I would like to say that in my opinion the name both remontant and climbing, is a far-fetched name to apply to roses. In the first place, perpetuals, hybrid perpetuals, teas, hybrid teas, cannot be understood to differ from the Noisettes or Bourbons, unless, indeed, you apply that difference to certain localities onlj'. The Bengals too, are in places in this country hard to fit in, as a different class of rose. Comte de Rohan, Bosanquet, Agrippina, and others surely aie as much remontant as Diesb.ach or Magna Charta, when grown outside naturally. Now we have roses of American Beauty type, Peiles des Jardins, Brides, Mermets, Woottons, Bennetts, Gontiers and others of a higher order, more delicate, wanting more care- ful attention in their culture and differ- ence in climate or atmospheric influence, and with all this new and better order of things, I get puzzled, and far away at sea in attempting to do justice and right to her majesty. Queen of Flowers. As regards a climbing rose, I long ago came to the conclusion there was no such thing. I never saw one yet twine or put out a tendril, or hook its way up by its leaves as a clematis does, neither by throwing out tentacles and cement or gum to hold its way. On the contrary it will grow strong and stiff", thus being able to support itself as any other tree to a certain height; then it must be sup- ported with trellis or fastened with nails. A peach tree, apricot or cherry are as much climbers as the rose, for they can all be grown in the self-same way. Enquirer. The Brown or Soft Orange Scale (Leca- nium Hesperidum, Linn.) on Roses. ilV W M. "WKKS-rEIt. This scale is an almost universal pest in greenhouses, and has recently been found to seriously injure roses in Ohio, but was almost entirely overcome by the interesting little parasite Encyrtus fiaviis Howard, the female of which is shown in Fig. 1 and the male in Fig. 2, while the scale itself is shown in Fig. 3. This scale is not onl^' generally dis- tributed throughout the United States, but is found also in Hngland, Europe, .\sia, Africa and Australia. It was described bv Linnaeus in 1735 in his Fauna Suecica and in his System of Nature he states that it "infests various evergreen and greenhouse plants." In Europe it is more especially abundant on the orange and ivy. In South Africa, according to Miss Ormerod, it is known as the "Broad Scale," and is said by Prof. P. MacOwan, of Cape Town, to seriously affect the orange trees. In Australia, it is said by Mr. Tryon, of Brisbane, to be very common on garden shrubs. Its injury in Asia is recorded by the late Mr. E. T. .'\tkinson in the Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bengal. In New Zea- land, Mr. W. M. .Maskell says it is the commonest species of the genus in that country, being found everywhere on ivy, holly, camellia, orange, laurel, myrtle, box and many other plants, both out of doors and in greenhouses. The female is thus briefly but clearly described by Mr. Maskell: "Adult female naked; yellow, brown or reddish; flatorslightlyconvex; elongated; skin smooth, sparseh- punctate; length averaging one- tenth inch, but specimens reach sometimes one-fifth inch. Antenna^ of seven joints; a few hairs on most, but the seventh has several. Abdominal cleft and lobes normal. Feet normal. On the edge of the body a row of small hairs, not set closely together. Viviparous; at gestation the under side becomes con- cave, forming a shelter forthe young; and this cavity is often of a blood red color. On the underside may be seen sometimes four cottony trails starting from the re- gion of the four stigmata. Young larva reddish brown; nval, flat; antenn.-e of six joints. From lue abdominal lobes spring two long set;.:." The male is very minute, devoid of both eyes and wings, but possessing antenna- and legs. In no stage of its development is it found except within the body of the mother, and, therefore, pairing must take place before the birth of the young females. This lack of eyes clearly proves the error of Matthew Cooke, who supposed that he had discovered this sex in ISSO (see Inj. Ins. of Orchard and "Vineyard, pp. 164, 165), and the discovery therefore belongs to Alonsieur Monies] who pub- lished his discovery and descriptions of the various stages of development in Comptes Reudus des Seances de 1' Acad- emic Francaise, February 14, 1887. The scale has, in this country, several minute parasites, Coccophagiis cogna/us. How., C. vividiis. How., C. Jlavosculct- lum, Ashm., C. /ecaiiii, Fitch, Tiic/io- gramma flaviim, Ashm., and Encyr/iis Jlaviis, Howard. The last of these para- sites was described twelve years ago, from specimens reseived from "California, and had not, up to the time of my rearing it at Columbus, Ohio, last sjjring, been observed outside of that state. If it is as eft'ective in its work of suppression of the scale in all cases as it was under my ob- servation, it is to be commended to the fostering care ol florists and others throughout the world. To the entomol- ogist it will prove an object of interest, and if, as appears to be the case, it has now started forth in the path of its host it will be an exceedingly interesting mat- ter to note its travels and record its appearance in the various countries through which it finds its way. .\s copies of this notice will be distributed to ento- mologists in the countries where the host scale occurs, it is to be hoped that, on the appearance of the parasite, they will sec that the fact is duly recorded, and where it will find its way to our .\merican ento- mological literature. Ohio Agricultural Experiment Station, Wooster, Ohio, U. S. A. Number of Blooms Cut. What is a fair average cut per plant for Brides and Mermets from November 1 to .\pril 1 ? Is salt a good thing with which to top dress smilax? Si'nscRinER. Please write on your printed letter head when addressing our advertisers. If you have no printed letter head, then enclose your business card or bill head. The American Florist. 67s Fig. ?. Lecanhim kespei idutn, on leaf 0/ ivy. The lower figure at left slunving ventral aspect 0/ female 0/ second stage, that on the right the dorsal aspect of adult female . After Maskell. Washington. One of the notable events in society thus far this winter was the debut of Miss Morton, the daughter of the Vice-Presi- dent. The debutante wore a gown of pink satin and tulle, with clusters of rose buds on the shoulders. The decorations throughout were pink. The doorways were curtained with portieres of aspar- agus studded with bunches of pink roses. Roses were in the greatest profusion at every turn, banking the mantels, gar- landing the stairway. The chandeliers were wreathed with smilax from which were suspended balls of roses, filling the drawiag rooms with their delicate per- fume from every direction. Gold and crystal vases of roses filled everv avail- able space. In the great square entrance hallway the corners and niches were filled in with palms and ferns which rustled with every breath of air far above the heads of the guests. The decorations were elaborate and artistic and were a , credit to Mr. Bolgiano, one of our young florists. Another very fine decoration was that of Mrs. James L. Barber's dinner to Prince Leopold Von Isenburg Berstin, of Austria. In compliment to the guest of honor the decorations throughout and the various covers carried out the idea, as far as possible, of the Prince's colors, white and black. The mantels were banked with Maidenhair ferns and white roses. In the dining room the buffet in the recess window was banked with ierns in variety, while at the sides tall palms were grouped, reaching the ceiling. At the end of the hallway a company of musicians played on man- dolins and guitars throughout the prog- ress of the dinner, and the doorways lead- ing from the end of the hallway into the second drawing and dining room were filled with tall palms which completely screened the players. In the middle of the large round table was a center-piece four feet in circumfer- ence composed of adiantum fronds studded with long stemmed Puritan roses. Here and there among the ferns were dainty little white sleighs filled with valley tied with white ribbon, on one end of which was the date of the entertainment in gold letters. These were for the ladies, while the gentlemen wore boutonnieres of lily of the valley. Ribbon of white and black tied the bread. Game were served in the form of ducklings with black heads and wings and white bodies. Punch was served in dainty slippers, and ices in the form of chocolate sleighs heaped with snowballs were then served. The table was lighted with small silver lamps under white silk shades to which were hung clusters of lily of the valley. The entire decorations were handsome and a credit to the florist Who arranged them. The cards wei'e square heavy card-board with gold beveled edges and ornamented with the name of the guest and date in gold. Painted in water colors at the top were the Austrian and American flags crossed. One of the most unique weddingdecora- tious of the season was that of Miss Edith Norris, which was in reality a Roman hyacinth and asparagus decoration. The canopy, which was very large, was com- posed of Asparagus plumosus, with a chime of three bells of Romans, hyacinths, carnations and lily of the valley suspended from it. The mantels were banked with Romans and valley, with a ground of plumosus, and a few sprays of the same lightly covering the flowers adding grace and elegance. The spacious doorways were curtained with portieres of plumosus, studded with Romans and valley. The orchestra was screened by plumosus cur- tains and banks of Pandanus Veitchii which was the only plant used in the decoration; the}' were grouped through- out the house wherever plants could be used, producing a fine effect. The bride's bouquet was of Bride roses and valley. The maid of honor carried a bouquet of White La France, as did the five maids of honor. The decorations did credit to C. Strauss & Co., who had the contract. Senator Hawley of Connecticut, who was recently re-elected, was greatly and agreeably surprised when entering the Senate Chamber on the morning of Janu- ary 19th to find that Connecticut friends at the Capital, had placed upon his desk a very handsome flower design in the shape of vScales of Justice which wasthree feet high. The standard and arms were of solid Mme. Guillot roses, while the scales were of Perles with a sword at one side and book marked "Civil Record ' ' in the other, a the shaft being festooned or draped with a silk flag of the U. S. It was beyond doubt one of the handsomest designs ever placeci upon any Senator's desk; it was an artistic piece of work in every sense ot the word. At a dinner given in honor of Senator and Mrs. Brice of Ohio a few days ago, orchids were used almost exclusively for decorating. The center piece was large and very handsome, composed of Cattleya Trianre and spikes of large mignonette, resting on an oval base of Adiantum Farleyense. The corsage bouquets were large and of the same flowers, while the gentlemen were decorated with Dendro- bium nobile and mignonette. Senator and Mrs. Brice have taken the lead in society this season, and have adopted the American Beauty as their rose for all their decorations this winter. They pro- pose giving a number of entertainments before the season closes for Lent. They occupy the large and handsome residence ofthe late W. W. Cochran, which they have had specially fitted up with a view to entertaining. Messrs. J. H. Small & Sons have decorated tor them several times this season, in their usual artistic manner, and have a number of other orders on their book for them. The extreme cold weather during Jan- uary seemed to have affected even the flower buyers, as most of the stores com- plain of slow sales since the holidays, in fact trade has been quite dull with all the florists. Flowers are, generally speaking, very good and plentiful. Roses are very fair, carnations excellent and abundant. Romans are particularly fine and find ready sale. One grower says he has forced 75,000 this season and lost none. Violets are very scarce, rather poor, and very high. Valley is plentiful, quality medium. Harrisii is getting a good foot- hold, but sales are slow. Callas are rather scarce, small, and in substance poor. Freesia is fine in quality and not over abundant, price fair. Dutch hya- cinths are scarce. Daffodils are to be seen in a few of the store windows; they are rather small and sell easily at $1.00 per dozen. Our florists have lost quite a number of decorative plants during the five weeks cold spell, having had them frozen in transportation. Palms and rubbers seemed to have suffered most. Mr.^ N. Studer, of Anacostia, D. C, had his water tanks burned a few weeks ago. The fire resulted from an attempt to thaw out the supply pipes leading to his greenhouse. Kerosene being used to make the fire, caught to the wooden tanks, and before the fire department could render any service, beyond using buckets, (owing to the great distance to fire plugs) they were destroyed. Mr. Studer's loss is about $500. The contract for decorating the inaug- ural ball room has been awarded to Messrs. J. H. Small & Sons. The entire decoration is to cost $8,000. Messrs. Smalls' proposal was not the lowest, but 676 The American Florist. leb. V, on the contrary, I am informed was the highest. The design submitted with their proposals I am told was by far the most unique, therefore it was adopted; Mr. Henry Small has entered into this work with heart and soul and proposes to show to the country that the florists of Washington are capable of producing as fine, if not finer decorations than any who have yet decorated fortheinaugiiral ballroom. It is to be both grand and artistic this time, and Mr. Small is fully equal to the task. Our florists have had many calls this season for fine funeral designs. The first great demand for funeral flowers was for Mrs. Harrison's funeral; the last that of James G. Blaine, at whose funeral there was probably more flowers used than at all the others combined. Messrs. Small & Sons had 15 men working all day Sunday and Sunday night preparing flowers for designs which were to be de- livered at the Blaine mansion not later than 9 a, m. Monday. Violets and valley predominated in most of the pieces. One of the wreaths had $150 worth of violets in it alone. The majority of the pieces were wreaths, some being entirely of orchids. The displa3' of floral tributes was the most remarkable ever seen at a funeral in this city. The casket when brought into the church was placed upon two floral pedestals, beneath which was a representation of a Per- sian rug in flowers, which was 9 feet G inches by 5 feet 4 inches; worked in the figures were Meteors, Beauties, Cusins, Mermets, Wattevilles, Brides, white car- nations, Roman hyacinths and violets, the rug being fringed with lily of the valley. The center was a deep red shading to a white. Among the other handsome pieces was a Ship of State; a rich wreath of orchids, roses and violets; a wreath of violets; agarland of violets; whiteorchids and violets; a very large wreath, 6 feet in diameter, of roses, violets and valley with streamersof ribbon, and manyother handsome arrangements. It is said that thousands of dollars were represented in floral offerings at this funeral. The decorations at the church were very rich and effective. The terrace formed by the pulpit and the rail separat- ing the organ gallery from the platform afi'orded a good background for a strik ing massing of plants and cut flowers. On the edge of the pulpit cut flowers were arranged in a ribbon 10 to 12 inches wide. The ribbon was of roses, valley, aiialeas, carnations and hyacinths. Be- low this ribbon and suspended from it across the front and curved sides of the pulpit were short festoons of srailax. The t)aptismal font at the right of the pulpit was twined with smilax rope and \n the bowl was a bunch of narcissus and Harrisii lilies. (Jver the cut flowers were decorative foliage plants terminating with callas in flower. A similar ribbon of cut flowers, including narcissus and jonquils, ran along the upper edge of the rail of the organ loft. This was matted in ferns and asparagus. At cither end of rail, against the wall, stood an immense rubber tree, and, towering over all, im- mediately behind the reading desk were two kentias. The frontof the organ was covered with curtains of smilax, ropes of smilax dropped from the apex of the in- strument to the candelabra on the side walls of the organ loft. This decoration was made under the direction of Mr. Geo. II. Brown, superintendent publicgrounds, and has never lieen surpassed here in either profusion or eflect. The church looked as though it was decorated for a ■wedding instead of a funeral. It was a credit to both Mr. Brown and those who executed his design. The space in front of the pulpit in which the casket was placed was entirely covered with the floral emblems which accompanied the remains from the house. These were disposed in such a way as to heighten the effect of the stationary deco- rations. At a meeting of the executive commiitee of the N. G. C. held Tuesday evening, January 10, for the purpose of auditing the accounts of the secretary and treas- urer, it was found that we had a small surplus remaining from the appropria- tion made for entertaining the S. A. F. last August. On motion of one of the members, it was agreed to give a supper earlj' in February to all the members of the N. O. C. and those who contributed so much to the success of that meeting. Messrs. Clark, Hale and Freeman were appointed a committee to make arrange- ments for the supper. We have a few copies of the S. A, F. souvenirs on hand. It was proposed to send a dozen or more of them to the sec- retaries of the various florists clubs in the principal cities whose society was willing to pay express charges on same. Thev can communicate with Mr. C. V. Hale, 719 14th street, N. W. Washington, on this subject. We thought this a good waj- to get the souvenir in the hands of the young men members of the S. A. F. who are in the employ of florists and who were unable to attend the conven- tion. C. Lesliic Key.nolds. New York. The event of the past week has been Pitcher & Manda's orchid show at Short Hills. The attendance has not been as large ascustomary owing to the very inclement weather but the exhibition was in many respects the finest ever given by this firm. The number of orchids in bloom was very large, the cattleyas especially making a grand display. Triana; in many forms and Percivaliana were the principal species in bloom. Of cypripediums there arcesti- mated to be fully 5,000 blooms on the plants, comprising over 200 kinds, and the long keeping quality of these flowers is shown by the fact that some of these blooms did duty at the chrysanthemum show early in November. Of varieties and novelties there were many, the white forms of Cattleya Triana; Cattleya Percivaliana, Lycaste Skiunerii andSaccolabiumgiganteum being among the most noticeable. The palm house is in itself a grand show. The gigantic tree ferns have made fine heads this winter and now form a veritable forest. A number of the largest of these specimens will be sent to the World's Columbian Exposition. .\ valuable novelty seen here is the varie- gated form of Yucca filamentosa, which is almost as handsome as Pandanus Veitchii. .\nother new thing interesting but of doubtful value as compared with the yucca is the variegated potato. The marking of the foliage is very handsome and the tubers are said to be of fine quidity . Mr. Manila advances the idea that possi- bly the potato bug will be unable to rec- ognize its friend in this new dress. Speaking of Mr. Craig's method of rais- ing young Cocos Weddclliana Mr. Manda says that his way is to pot off the young seedlings at once as soon as they germi- nate. The otherwise troublesome tap root then winds itself round inside the pot and gives no further bother. On Saturday evening occurred Charlie Wcathercd's "Smoker." The crowd at the club rooms was large and verj' jolly. There were six visitors from Philadelphia, Messrs. Craig, Farson, Lonsdale, West- cott, Watson and Battles. A table was spread with an elegant lunch, and shaded by two big Japanese umbrellas, from the ribs of which were suspended the long stemmed pipes each decorated with a knot of ribbon. The pipes were soon in active service and dur- ing this part of the ceremonies the guests were entertained with banjo solos by Mr. John Turner, reputed to be the finest player in the country. Mr. Grier who contributed humorous recitations, and Prof. Water who was intensely amusing as a magician and brought down the house b3' discovering an ace of spades hidden in Mr. Nash's hat, and producing from the hat of Koffman, the Smilax King, articles enough to stock up a fair sized notion shop. Altogether Mr. Weath- ered is to be highly congratulated upon the great success attending his entertain- ment. The supply of cut flowers coming in has suddenly decreased and the demand has increased in equal degree. Roses are decid- edly scarce and the quality of those com- ing in averages very poor. American Beauty is especially in b.id condition, scarcely one out of a hundred being worthy of being classed as extra. Hybrids are also poor the Magna Chartas from Julius Roehrs being about the only excep- tion to the rule. Carnations are running very small and inferior also. Bulbous stock does not share in the revived demand but is as dead as ever. Tulips, narcissi, freesias, Harrisii lilies, lily of the vallej' and hya- cinths are all suffering severely and seem to have completely lost their hold on the public fancy. Mr. Wm. Plumb has gone to Atlanta, Ga,, where he is to assume the position of superintendent of the West View Cemetery Co., and the West View Floral Co. Philadelphia. As Lent approaches the social season waxes warmer, and trade is correspond- ingly better. Good shopping weather also tells on the transient trade, and the past week has shown quite an improve- ment in this respect. The downward movement in the prices of flowers has come to a halt, as there seemed to be a demand for all the stock oft'ered, it we except carnations, and even these have moved better. Mermets, Brides and LaFrance are now bringing 8; Cusins, Wattevilles, Bennetts, 0 to 8; Meteors, 12; Perles, Hostes, Gontiers, Niphetos, 4 to 5; Beauties, 25 to 50; Hrunners, 75; Laings, 30 to 40; carna- tions, short, 1.00; long, 1.50; frecsia, 1.50 to 2; Valley, 2 to 3; Romans, 3; tulips, 5; daffodils, 5. In blooming plants there is now quite a variety. Harris' genistas are better than he has ever had them before, .and are selling well. His azaleas are also very fine. L. Ball, of Wissanoming, is in the market with a house full of genistas, especially useful for decorating, being tall and naturally grown. There arc also plenty ofcyclamens,ciner.irias, daffys in pots, tulips and valley in flats, and a host of Lilinm Harrisii. Lemuel Ball cut the first Brunners and Laings from his hybrid house Feb. 3. They are fine flowers. Anderson and Heacock are also offering grand blooms of these roses, but like everything else that is well grown they sell quickly, and there are not tnough to supply the demand. Mr. John Irvine, of Bay City, Mich., iSgj. The American Florist. 677 paid this city a visit Saturday, the 4th insl. Several of the trade about here, paid a visit to the United States Nurseries dur- ing their orchid show, and were loud in their praises of the wonderful exhibit oi these magnificent flowers. Mr. Harris still maintains his lead in the ten pin tournament now in progress at the club room, with Brown a good second. Campbell leads in the second class, and Nisbet in the third. John Mc- Lean is first man in the fourth or novices' class. K. Chicago. Trade continues good; in fact sales are better than at any previous time during the winter. Home trade is brisk and out- side orders are better than they were. Roses in general are good, excepting Beauties, which are very much below the standard; in the long run it would pay better to throw away malformed, dimin- utive, off color short-stemmed Beauties, rather than to bring them in to discredit the variety. There are no hybrids in, though it is expected that there will be plenty of Jacqs before long. It is to be regretted that the Jacqs have not been in during the past two weeks, as there is little doubt that they would have sold well. Red roses seem usually in very good demand. In carnations we see somegood flowers; the leading fancy from home growers is Daybreak, though a few good Garfields are seen. Some of the commission men are getting carnations from Kennett Square and other eastern points. T. J. Corbrey & Co. receive among their fancies Mrs. Harris, white with a pink blotch in each petal: they say that this is ver3' much admired and eagerly bought in the Chicago market. Another favorite is J. J. Harrison, which may be called the leading favorite among striped sorts. L. L. Lamborn is another sort received from the east; it sells very well here, its large size and purity of tint recommending it. Harrisii lilies are still very plentiful, having been grown largely all around here. All bulb stuff is plentiful; daffodils are selling well, and valley is excellent. Dutch hyacinths are more plentiful. Or- chid flowers are selling better than any former season. Cattleyas, cypripediums and lycastes are now sold, but the lycastes, in spite of their beauty, are not so much admired as the cattleyas and cypripediums. They sell for 25 cents, the cattleyas for 50 cents. Supply and demand are just about equal, the market being sufficient to take up all the stufi" coming in. St. Louis. The weather for the past week has been a continuance of what has gone before; in fact no one can remember the time when we have had the continuous cloudy weather that has been prevalent this season. After promising a change the first part of the week, we caught it in the shape of a blizzard, accompanied by rain and sleet, and as a consequence everything is under an inch or two of ice, and locomotion is rather difficult. As a I'esult of the weather flowers are, and have been scarce; good stock is sold at sight and hard to get. Von Sion narcissus have made their appearance during the week and are in very good demand. Those of us that issue catalogues are verj' busy wrapping and stamping the huge piles, and ajre longing for the tinif to come when catalogues can be mailed by weight, thus doing away with con- siderable labor and expense. There have been two important com- mittee meetings, one with regard to the entertainment of the S. A. P., and the other in regard to the advisability of holding a chrysanthemum show in the fall. Tbe first committee has outlined a course that will be submitted to the club for approval at its next meeting. The second committee consisted of five mem- bers, but three of whom were present. They engaged, however, in some lively debates, and it was a pity there was not a full attendance. Finallj' a report was adopted advising the holding of a show, to be conducted upon somewhat the same lines as have been followed the past two seasons. The appropriations for expenses have been increased considera- bly, while the premiums as yet remain the same. We understand however there is to be a minority report read also; this will bring out a full and complete dis- cussion of the question, to the benefit of all concerned. At the meetings of the above com- mittees there was shown a home grown Catherine Mermet, which proved to all present that roses can be as well grown here as anywhere in the countrv. R. F. T. Boston. There is a sudden scarcity of roses. -All kinds are in demand, particularly those of the higher grades. The weather has been dark and muggy and not conducive to fine coloring on the roses, and besides every grower in this vicinity seems to be off crop. Carnations have also shortened up considerably in quantity and have deteriorated somewhat in quality. The weather which has been so unfav- orable to flower culture has one bright side to it, notwithstanding, and that is its effect on the landscape. Almost every day for the past week the trees have been fringed in silver and the picture has been one of extreme beauty. The same ice, however, that made the trees glisten has also made locomotion difficult and the slippery sidewalks and doorsteps have much to answer for. One of these little tragedies happened on Sunday evening at the residence of Mr. Thos. H. Cox. Mr. Cox was descending the steps with the dog's supper in one hand and a lantern in the other; Mr. Jackson Dawson was in front of him. One slip did the business, and that is the reason why a certain dog got no supper and why two of Boston's heavy weight men are now done up in bandages. Violets are more plenty and are of good quality. A. P. Calder is cutting some of the finest that are coming into this mar- ket. Mr. Calder grows them largely, having about 20,000 plants, and has been uniformly successful every year. He claims that the great part of his success results from growing the plants cool. There are two large houses, one planted out and the other benched. The latter gives the bulk of the midwinter cut, but the former keeps in bloom several weeks later than the benched house. There is no sign of disease on any of them, but all yellow or decaying leaves are kept care- fully picked off. Among the violets are planted several thousand anemones. The anemones throw but little foliage and do not harm the violets in the least. They are beginning to bloom and will continue to furnish flowers till July. N. P. McCarthy & Co. have recently had a refrigerator built which has so far given them great satisfaction. It is very large, in fact, probably the largest single refrigerator in the country, devoted to the storing of flowers. It is built upon new principles, the main feature being the substitution of cold aircirculation instead of dead air in the wall spaces. A patent on this and several other new features has been applied for by the builder, Mr. Thos. P. Black. Mr. McCarthy states that the new chest consumes only about one third the quantity of ice which is consumed by an ordinary refrigerator and that the temperature runs from 8° to 10° lower also. If this is so the improve- ment will be a valuable one for florists. The dimensions of this chest are length 24 feet, height 10 feet, depth 5',^ feet. Ice capacity 130 cubic feet, flower capacity COO cubic feet. D. Hartford, formerly in the moss and fern business, has opened a bowling alley at Maiden, and confidently expects that a large share of his trade will come from the florists of 1hat enterprising suburb. He has already extended an invitation to the Boston Club to come and assist in dedicating the alleys. The Newton Horticultural Society is preparing to make a vigorous warfare on the tent caterpillar and other insect pests, and has offered to residents of Newton to pay $1 for every collection of 1,000 belts of the eggs of the tent caterpillar up to April 30, and an additional special prize of $10 to the person bringing in the greatest number of belts. Baltimore. The most noticeable thing about the week has been the scarcity of good roses, and, in fact, good flowers of any kind. Roses, however, seemed specially hard to get, and there was trouble for any unfor- tunate who got him a large order with- out having insightthewherewithal to fill it. Trade has not been very brisk either; here and there we hear of a large order, but as a whole business is rather slow. Whether matters would be bettered much by brisker demand, unless the supply should increase at the same time, may be doubted. Theodore Eckardt of Baltimore County and Maxwell Sommerville of Philadel- phia have filed in the circuit court at Towson a certificate of partnership for the purpose of carrying on the florist and nursery business at Ruxton, Baltimore Count3'. The capital stock is $5,000 and the partnership dates from Pebruarv 1, 1893, and expires February 1, 1898. Mr. Eckardt is a general partner and Mr. Sommerville a special partner. S. Feast & Sons had an orchid dinner on hand January 29, and stopping in at their store the writer had the pleasure of seeing some very tasteful arrangements of these flowers. The centerpiece was a mass of Lalia anceps with sprays of Oncidium unguiculatum here and there through it, and two or three stems of the most superb Laslia Arnoldiana flowers vet seen, in the center. A few sprays of Lffilia albida mixed with the anceps around the edgecompleted amost charm- ing eflisct. In the language of Mr. Wm, Feast, "There's nothing like orchids after all when it comes to grace of form or delicacy of coloring." Mack, Indianapolis. In not making my figures properly in my last correspondence a mistake was made: it should have been 16 members and $100 instead of 76 and $700. I want to enter a protest against those 678 The Americax Florist. Feb. wholesale dealers that advertise goods and then either because they have not got the goods or else don't use common sense, fail to notify the retail dealer at on,c that they can not or do not want to fill orders. The regular monthly meeting of the Indianapolis Florists' Club was held last Wednesday evening. Despite the we.ither a good many members were present. Several names were proposed for mem- bership. Papers of great interest were read by Mr. lohn Hartje on "Violets," and by Mr. J.J. B. Hatfield on "Science in Plant Life." A lively discussion fol- lowed each paper and the gentlemen were thanked for their excellent essays. Wm. Bertcrmann, secretary of the com- mittee for the next chrysanthemum show, reported that the committee had selected the week beginning Nov. 7 for the 7th an- nual show. He urged that all members should try and get special premiums. He also stated that theexpenseswould be kept down to the lowest possible figures. Tbc advance premium list will be issued about February 10. Trade for January in this city has been unusually dull, with collections slow. Probably the extreme cold and wet weather has been the cause. Mr. Herman Young, formerly employed at the Fairview Park greenhouses, and who is a practical florist and landscape gardener, was appointed City Florist and Landscape Gardener by the Board of Public Works January 1. W. G. B. Buffalo. 'flierc has been a revival of social events this past two weeks, which has improved trade all round, and few flow- ers are going begging, except violets, of which there seems to be an unusually good crop this year. W. J. Palmer & Son report their roses of all varieties to be finer than for years past; that looks as if a severe cold winter was good for roses. We came very near losing a valuable collection this week. Our veteran hybrid- ist and botanist, J. F. Cowell. whose greenhouse is at present full of a mag- nificent collection of primulas which he is seeding, found on his arrival home last Thursday, his chimney blown off even with the roof, and his house getting full of gas. By sharp and vigorous work a temporary chimney was got in place and very little damagewas done. We should miss the collections of Mr. Cowell. Very much finer strains of primula, petunia and trop.'colum than his are hard to find. Mr. Beatty, of Oil City, gave us a call this week. He expects to see a large gathering at Pittsburg on the 21st. W. S. Toronto. The growers are comjjlaining bitterly at the lack of sunshine these days. Plants are looking well and thrifty and have lots of buds on them, but they can't open; conseciuently the demand for roses is considerably greater than the supply. It is not much consolation to tell them (the growers) that we shall have plenty of sun in May and June. Business is pretty good too now, consid- crinc that it snows more or less every day and still keeps very cold. Seedsmen and others publishing large catalogues are bringing them across the border in bulk tliis year and posting them in the country, thus saving much inconvenience to their customers. World's Fair matters seem to be about straightened out now. The plants will be sent as soon as the weather will per- mit of their being moved; they will go in charge of Mr. A. H. Ewing, head gar- dener at the Normal schools, accompa- nied by Mr. Wm. Houston, head gar- dener at the Central Prison. E. William Dixlop Brackenridoe died suddenly at his late residence, Govans- tovi'n. Baltimore Co., Md., on February 3, in his S3d year. Mr. Braekenridge, who was one of our oldest nurserymen, has been identified with the best work of the country for many years. A careful history of his long and eventful life would read like a romance, and a brief sketch of it may not be uninteresting here. He was born near Ayr, Scotland, June 10, 1810. After receiving a thorough education in tlie schools of his native town, one of his special studies being botany, he at the age of IS years assumed charge as flower gardener of Sir John Maxwell's extensive pleasure grounds at Springkell, Scotland. After the expira- tion of a year, and at the solicitation of William McNab, Curator of the Edin- burgh Botanical Gardens, he was ap- pointed head gardener to Dr. Neill, at Edinburgh, where he remained four j'ears. Subsequently he was engaged to lay out a large and elegant place for Count Ebors in Poland, after which he took charge of a department in the Berlin Botanical Gardens for three years under Professor Otto, after which he sailed for Amei-ica, landing in Philadelphia in 1837. He had not been in that city many days before he engaged as foreman with Kobt. Buist. Such was his reputation, acquired in Europe, as an expert in botany, and so satistactorily did he perform his duties while with Mr. Buist that the attention of Mr. Poinsett. Secretarv of War of the United States, was directed to him as a naturalist, and his services were secured for the exploringexpedition of Lieutenant Wilkes, theti about to start. The expedition sailed from Fortress Monroe in August, 1838, and was away four years, most of which time was spent along the west coast and among the Pacific Islands. The seeds, plants, etc. collected during the voj'age finally formed what is now the Ihiited States Botanic Gardens. While exploring California, which they entered from the north, pass- ing down from Mt. Shasta to the Bay of California, Mr. Braekenridge discovered the no w famous darlingtonia or California pitcher plant in a very singular, almost accidental, manner. Having wandered some distance from the camp an .ilarm of Indians caused all to break into a run. Mr. B., however, attracted by a strange looking plant grabbed a clump and car- ried it with him. When he reached camp he found it to be this singular plant. To him wascommitted the preparation of the ferns of the expedition, at which he spent three 3ears of hard work. The book was published by the government and but a small number of copies had been finished and issued, when the whole of the manuscript, plates, etc., were de- stroyed b\- a fire. Oil his return from the expedition he had married in 1843 Miss Isa1)ella A.Bell of Jedborough, Scotland, by whom he had four sons and three daughters, the three daughters surviving him. He succeeded Charles Downing as Su- perintendent of public grounds in Wash- ington and to his taste and skill we arc indebted for some of the finest landscape work in that citj-. On resigning this posi- tion he came to Baltimore County and established the florist and nursery busi- ness in 185-1. In 1876 he sold out the florist business to his then remaining son, .\rchibald, retaining the nursery, which he carried on until his death. His son .\rchibald died in 1SS6, since which time the florist business has been carried on by Wm. Mc- Roberts under the name of Braekenridge &Co. Mr. Braekenridge was for many years horticultural editor of the Amcriran Farmer of Baltimore and was always looked up to as an authority in matters connected with his business. He was one of the leading spirits of the Maryland Horticultural Society and but for his mod- est and retiring disposition would have been far more generally known and es- teemed bj- the country at large. [A portrait will appear in our next issue.] Violets. I would like to ask readers of the I'l.o- RisT who liave had experience in growing violets what to do to make them bloom. J. H. "Lady H. Campbell" jsthenamcgivcn us with some violets recently received from H. Huebner, Groton, Mass. The blooms are large, similar in color to Marie Louise. Mr. Huebner says he imported this variety from England sev- eral years ago, and has grown it ever since in place of Marie Louise. It is very prolific, and, so far, free from disease, the blooms large, with good stalks. Mr. Huebner keeps his houses warmer in day time than most growers do, but allows tlicm to go down near freezing at night, and also syringes on sunny days, but earl}' enough to let the tbliagc dry before night. Please mention the American Florist every time you write to an advertiser. ^.^leO S E> S . ^-.- FINE PLANTS and ROOTED CUTTINGS l-A FRANCE, CATHERINE MERMET, BENNETT, BRIDE, WOOTTON, GONTIER. Specially fine stock in the TWO MOST FASHIONABLE ROSES grown, METEOR and AMERICAN BEAUTY. JVIKTEOI*, PERLE DES JARDINS, WATTEVIULE, MME. CUSIN. BRIDESMAID, NIPHETOS, SEND FOR PRICES. GHflS. F. EVftNS & BRO., Mention American Florist. iSgs- The American Florist, 679 THE ROSE BRIDESMAID. THE NEVER-DEFORMED NEVER-DEFORMED PlBMilMlMT'FIIIIC, NEVER-DEFORMED FlBMmMlllT-FIliK, NEVER-DEFORMED MERNET, THE £1 S'X'.A.'^ XjX SEa::B x> SPORT, OF THE SUNNYWOODS GREENHOUSES. FRANK L. MOORE, CHATHAM, niorris Co., NEW JERSEY. Golden Returns. 200,000 ROSES 200,000 We offer well established, healthy plauts iu below named aud many other sorts: From 2-inch pots, $ 3.00 per 100; $30.00 per 1000 From 3-iuch pots, 6.00 " 60.00 From 4-inch pots, 12.00 " 120.00 Not in excess of any one variety. 50,000 Hybrid Perpetual Roses 50,0G0 at $4 per 100; $40 per lUOO, New ami Kar 1 50 select viirletles. given 1 e Varieties at Special Kates Wliolesale List, iio^v ready. WE NAME A FEW SORTS ONLY: Aurora, Bosanquet. Comt. de Labarthe, Bon Sllene. Cela, Devonlensla. C. Mermet. Etolle de Lyon, Her- mosa, Mme. Cusln. H. M. Stanley. Malmalson, Marie Guillot. Mme. Lambard, Marie Lambert, Marecbal Nlel. Kruser. NIphetos. Mme. Jos. Schwartz, Salrano, Perle des jardins. Sombreuil, The Bride, etc., etc. NANZ &. NEUNER, LOUISVILLE, KY. FORCING ROSES All the old, and such new varieties as have been proved, kept in stock. Ad. A.. HUNT, TERRE HAUTE. IWD. MAMMOTH, perfectly clean, strong, transplanted cuttings, well assorted, warranted to give satisfaction at $1.00 per 100 by express. Cash with order or C. O. D. by mail, $\.2S. W. B. WOODRUFF, Florist, Ignorance is not Bliss! In the florist business ignorance is not bliss. To keep in the front of the procession the florist needs all the information he can get. The more informa- tion he acquires the brighter are his prospects for success in his chosen field. It will be in order therefore to look into the merits of the new Rose if you have not already done so. It is a pink sport from "American Beatify" and a distinct gain in color. It has created a sensation wherever shown and will be a great seller next season. Plants from 2 1-2 inch pots will be ready April 15, '93. Price, ^60 per 100; ^400 per 1000; (25 at 100 rate; 250 at 1000 rate). Send in your order as early as possible, as the stock will be shipped strictly in rotation. JOHN BURTON, Chestnut Hill, Phila. PERLE ROSES. ALSO BRIDES AND MERMETS. No better stock in New York State. Orders solicited for April or May delivery, in 2/^-incli pots; or in 4-incli pots June and July. NIFHETOS, BON SILENE AND WUCE. HOSTE IN LIMITED QUANTITIES. So^ltoi* ^Bj?o«»«9 42 W. Nlain Street, r-j. "^. HULSEBOSCH BROS., BULB ANO PLANT GROWERS, OVER VEEN, near Haarlem. HOLLAND. Prices on nppliciitlon fur the euiuiiij,' season of ROMAN HYACINTHS. PAPER WHITE NARCISSUS. HARRISII LILIES. TULIPS. CROCUS, ROSES, ETC.. ETC. lOw ready. AluuiKSS LILY of the VALLEY, LIL. LONGIFLORUM. DUTCH HYACINTHS, SPIRAEAS, i^W^' Spring Catalogue A. HULSEBOSCH. p. 0. BoK 3118. Warehouse 58 West Street, NEW YORK CITY. TEAS »30.oo per looo HYBRIDS 40.00 per 1000 Healthy plants, in 2-inch pots. Also healthy plauts of the Newest Chrysanthe- mums, and general greenhouse stock. Trade list on application. XjOXJISVILLE 3C"3r. Hybrid Perpetual Roses, cuttings for propagating quickly. Fine plants for sale by the 100 or lOoO, at low rates. Price Lists to applicants. Address WILLIAM H. SPOONER, JA(AAICA PLAIN, (Boston), MASS. When writing to any of the advertisers on this page please mention the American Florist. I WILL OFFER CHEAP FOR NEXT 30 DAYS, The following Roses, rooted in December, and as fine and healthy stock as any grower can send out. Bridesmaids, Richardias, Brides, Amaryllis of sorts, Mermefs, Daybreak carnations, Perles, Geraniums, Sunsets, Smilax and Niphetos, Florists' Seeds. Address E. HIPPARD, YoungstowH, 0. Roses of Rare Excellence; strong i and 2-yr., outdoor grown, budded and own roots. Leading Nurserymen call thein "best ever seen." Shall we express sample? lUO lOMl Climbing, 2-yr., 3 to 5 ft., own roots JS J70 " 1-yr., 2 to3 fl., own roots. . .. 7 60 Hyb. P., 2-yr., 2 to 4 ft., budded or own roots S 85 l-5;r., 1% to 2 ft., ' 8 75 Mad. Plantier, 2-yr., 2 to 4 ft., own roots . . 8 70 1-yr., 1% to 2 ft., own roots . 7 60 Moss, 2-yr., 2 to 4 ft., budded or own roots. . 9 85 " 1-yr., li.< to 2 ft., budded or own roots 8 75 Evergreens, 2, 3 and 4 feet, tine. Full Stock Fruit Trees, Ornamentals — Evei-y- thing ! Stark Bros., Louisiana, Missouri. THE ANCHORAGE ROSE GO. Offers a select lot of young Rose plants. Grown from imported stock. Free from disease. All the popular forcing varieties. .SKNl) r«)K PRICK LIST ANCHORAGE ROSE CO., Anchorage, Ky. 68o The American Florist. Feb. g, Subscription $1.00 a Year. To Europe, $2.00. Advertisements, lo Cents a Line, Agate; Inch, Si. 40; Column, S14.00. Cash with Order. No Special Position Guaranteed. Discounts. 6 times, 5 per cent; 13 times, 10 percent; 26 times. 20 per cent; 52 times, 30 per cent. No reduction made for large space. The AdvertlsInK Department of the American PLOBIST Is for FlorlBta, ■Seedsmen, and dealers In wares Dertalning to tho&t lines ONLY. Please to rememtjer It. Orders for less than one-half inch space not accepted. Address THE AMERICAN FLORIST CO.. Chicago. A Great Horticultural Event. The arrangement of dates lor the annual meetings of the Society of .Vmerican Flo- rists, the American Seed Trade Associa- tion and the Horticultural Division of the World's Congress Au.xiliary so that these three important occasions shall follow directly one upon another gives us now the assurance that this will undoubtedly be the greatest horticultural event of the century, and will bring together from all parts of the world the most distinguished representation of eminent horticulturists ever convened in America. This great triple occasion is one which deeply concerns every man who follows the pursuit of floriculture in anj^ of its branches. To elevate, to enlighten, to instruct, to tmite into one grand move- ment feeble individual efl'ort, and to at- tain those great results which can only be accomplished through the strength which comes from united effort, these arc the aims and the only aims, and the only ends sought. It is to be hoped that all in our profession from one end of the country to the other will rise to a full realization of their duty to themselves and to their fellows, and do all in their power to make of this year's notable oc- currences, this horticultural event the most notable of all. It is not too early to begin to plan. You cannot afford to stay away, and the two weeks spent at St. Louis and Chicago next August will never be regretted by those who shall have had the good fortune to be present. Tin; I'enn. Horticultural Society has issued an advance sheet, giving list of premiums olTcrcd at their spring show, which will be held March 14 to 17 inclu- sive. Among special premiums the car- nation is again honored; Robert Craig offers a silver cup for 12 blooms of a variety not yet disseminated, and Dr. Williams offers three cash prizes amount- ing to $50 for cut blooms and plants in pots. The NEXT of our series of special num- bers will be devoted to the rose, the "Queen of I'lowers." It will be issued about March ITiand will take the place of our usual special spring number. We shall make this issue even handsomer thanany of the special numbers yet issued and will spare no expense to make it worthy of the flower to which it will be mainly devoted. When writing our advertisers i)lease use one of your printed business letter heads or enclose vour business card. 2,000 SMILAX R. DA.VIS & SONS. Morrison, II.I,. T. J. CURBREY & CO., ~rF=?E:E:'T", CH ICAGO ^s i_>z\ke: Wc are prepared to fill shipping orders with the best flowers in the Chicago market. Orchids in five, ten, fifteen and twent}' dollar boxes. Give us a trial when you want anything in the Cut Flower line. fUNSKiMIKM'S SOI.K ITKI> Asparagus Plumosus Nanus. PUT ^TRINRQ • (i to 8 feet long, 50 rents each. bill OininUdi 10 to 15 feet long:, Sl.OO each. In large or small quantities all the year round. The largest stock in the country. W. H. ELLIOTT, Brighton, Mass. IF YOU NEED ANY Cape Flowers, ImmorteUes, Grasses, plain or fancy Baskets, Metal Wreaths, Letters, Doves, or any other Ihini; in the Florists' supply line, mail us your order. REMEMBER WE ARE THE Iieading^ Manufacturers of Wheat Sheaves and Baskets, and liiiporteis of Florists' SuppUes. Catalogue oil apiiliratioii. ERNEST KAUFMANN & CO., 113 N. 4th Street. PHILADELPHIA. PA. WISCONSIN FLOWER EXCHANGE, WHOLESALE Cut Flowers! Florists' Supplies 13 1 Mason St.. MILWAUKEE. WIS. <:«»nsi<;nmknts <»i- riitsT-n.A^is ST<»l; M.MiCll llKI.IVKUV: i:'""'N. ^ ■■; K.WlwrluU; $20.00 per 11X10 Kooli'il Cut tiiiKH. .JI.UO per luO. S8.00 per lOU) ■ ■I'hirgoiiliiin Fred Doriier jic.OU per lUU l.|ncr.l.»k II. I'., T.-auliil Forciiiir Kom's. JOSEPH HEIITI., Jacksonville, Illinois. HARDY GUT FERNS? Oh Yes, over 5,000,000. I can supply yon the year iDiind with A 1 goods. Also new Bouquet Green, Laurel festooning, etc. H. E. HARTFORD, 18 Chapman Place, BOSTON, MASS. (Successor to ELLISON * KIEHN), •Sif^ W H O LES A LE ^S* 1122 FIITE STH-EJET, (SI:. l^oi;alis, JVXo. A complete line of Wire Deslgme. WM. ELLISON, (Late of ELLISON a. KUKHN), WHOLESALE RlORIST, AMD FLORISTS- SUPPLIES. 1402 PINE ST. ST. LOUIS, MO. H. L SUNDERBRUGH, WHOLESALE FLORIST 4TH & Walnut streets, 011:1.011:1.1110.1:1, 0« dan'l b. long, COMMISSION • FLORIST, 495 Washington St., BUFFALO, N. Y. FOltClNO BULKS, FLORISTS' SUTPLIES, LON»i'S FLORISTS' rHOTO<;RAI'HS. I.lstB, Ternin, ,tc. (in Hppllcatlon. FINE CUT STRINGS OF Asparagus ® Plumosus. JOHN BURTON, Chestnut HiU, PHILADELPHIA, FA. 7, XHjXj. A. L. RANDALL, Wholesale Florist and Dealer in FLORISTS' SUPPLIES, TI6 Dearborn Street, CHICAGO. store Closes Nigbts 9 F. M.: Sunday » P. M. NILES CENTER FLORAL CO. Iiicorpomted. ^VHOLESALK GKOWEKS OF GUT FLOWEl^So! ALL KINDS and Dealers in FLOHISTS' SUPPLIES. a. SMITH, The Florist, GROWER OF Fine Roses%otlier Gut Flowers WHOLESALE AND RETAIL. 77 S. 7th Street, MIHNEAP0LI5, miHN. ©yftoPei&afe Marftet^. Cut Flowers. New Touk. Feb. T. Roses, Bon Sllene. Gontlers S.IXiiu :h.(X) Perles, Nlphetos. 2.00® 4.00 ' Mermet, Bride. Hoste 4.0U® 8.00 CuslD. Wattevllle 4.00® 8.00 Brlilesmuld C.OOglS.UO IjB B'rance, Albany ."i.OOgir'.UJ " Meteor ; l.'J.OO Beauty IS.OOaiOO.OO " Hybrids 2S.0Oe5O.0O Carnations 50® 1.50 Mignonette 2.00® S.OO Romans, narcissus 2.U0@ 3.00 Tulips. Valley 1.00® 4.00 Harrisli 3.00® 8.00 Violets 1.00® 1.50 Adlantums 1 .00 Smllax 16.00@20.00 Lilac (bunch) 1.00® 1.50 Boston, Feb. 7. noses, Nlphetos, Gontler 3.00® H.OO Perle. Sunset. Wootton il.0O®10.UO Bride.Mermet ,h.OO®1(;.00 Meteor lft.00@20.00 Beauty .W.OOgTo.UO Hybrids 50.00®T5.00 Carnations 1.00® 1.50 Valley, tulips 3.00® 4.00 Hyacinths, daffodils 3.00® 4.00 Violets 1.00® 1.50 Mignonette 1.00®- 0.00 Callas, Harrisli S.00®12.00 Pansles, freesia 1 .00® 1 .60 Smllax IT. 00 Adlantum - 1.00 Asparagus 50.00 PHILADELPHIA, Feb. 7. Roses, Perles, Gontler. Nipbetos, Sunset:... 4.00 Mermet, Bride, Albany S.OO La *Yance. S.OO Hoste. Cusin, Watteville 4.00® 0.00 ■ Bennett. Wootton, Gulllot (l.OO® S.OO Meteor 10. 00^15.00 Beauties 25.00®ii0.00 American Belle 40.00<<. .'lO.OO Brunners 5O.00®75 Ot Laing, Magna Cliarta :W O0®60.00 Carnations 1.00® 2.00 Mignonette 2.00® 3.00 Violets l.OOgi 1.50 Valley 2.00® 3.00 Double datrodils 4.00® 6.00 Tulips 4.00® 5.00 ^Yeesia 1.00(5' 2.00 Callas. HaiTlsii 8,OU 4.00 Romans Valley 3.00<.. 4.00 Tulips 3.00® i;,oo Narcissus 3.00® 4.00 Freesia 3.00® 6.0O Daffodils 0.00 Dutch hyaeintlis O.OOfelO.OO Violets' 1.00® 2.00 Callas, Harrisli 12.00® 18.00 Marguerites 7.5® 1.00 Heliotrope 1 .00 Alyssum .40 Smllax 15.00(518.00 Adlantum i.OOfn' 1.25 Peck & Sutherland, Successors to WM. J. STEWART, Gut Flowers i Florists' Supplies -^ WHOLESALE. ^^ 67 Bromfleld Street, BOSTOW, MASS. N.F. McCarthys CO. Wholesale Florists AND JOBBERS IN FLORISTS' SUPPLIES, ; Music Hall Place, BOSTON, MASS, Also entrance from Hamilton Place through Mustc Hall. We keep a large supply of Fancies and Cama lions always on hand. Return telegrams sent immediately when unable to fill orders. AUCTION SALES OF PLANTS SPRING AND FALL. WELCH BROS., Wholesale Florists, NO. S BEACON STREET, Near Tremont St., BOSTON, MASS. Mention American Florist. BURNS & RAYNOR. 49 West 28th Street, WHOLESALE DEALERS IN AND SHIPPERS OF Cliolc© F'lo^vsrers. WALTER F. SHERIDAN, ~-WHOLESALE- 32 West 30th Street, NEW YOHK. Roses Shipped to all Points. Price list on application. HUNTER & PURDY, WHOLESALE DEALERS IN Cut ^Flowers 51 W. 30th St., NEW YORK. FKANK D. HUJSTEK. .TAMES PUBDT, Formerly 112 W. 40th at JAMES HART, WH0LE8BLE FLORIST, 117 W. 30th St.. new YORK. fhe Oldest Established Commission House in N. Y. LARGE SHIPPING TRADE. CAREFUL PACKING. THEO. ROEHRS, WHOLESALE FLORIST, 111 West 30th street, NEW YORK! CITY. Established 1879 MILLANG BROS., Wholesale Florists, 5 WEST 27TH STREET. BRANCH : Cut Power Excliange, 408 E. 34th Street. MICHAEL A. HART. WtioiesaieiGommisslon Florist 113 WEST 30TH STREET, The finest Roses, Violets and Carnations Branch, at Cut Flower Exchange, 108 E. 34th St. EDWARD C. HORAN, 34 W. 29th Street. NEW YORK. Wholesale Florist Careful Shipping to all parts of the country. Frice list on application. HEIMRY W. BAYLIS, Wholesale Florist 94^0 BROADWAY, ♦ • • • JVEj'w Tro:^K:. OUT SSJMIlvAX:. From Nov. 1st to May 1st our price for Smilux will be 20 cents per string. (Quality tirst-ciass. l*rompt attention to orders by \vlre. J. E. BONSALL & SON. 308 Garfield Ave., Salem. 0. You will benefit the American Flo- rist by mentioning' it evei'y time you write an adveitiser in these columns. 68- The American Florist. Feb. JRe 3^®^ ¥7ac)0. AM. SEED TRADE ASSOCIATION. .1. C. VArcHAN. Chicago, president; A. L. Dox, New York, secretary and treasurer. The eleventh annual meeting at Chicago. August 14 to Iti. ISUi. Ai)pllca- tlons for nienibershlp should be a,00() acres will be devoted to that purpose durinf; the coming season in Nebraska. John W. Lauterback, the well known basket dealer of New York City, is re- ported to have committed suicide on February 4, by throwing himself from a window, on account of business revirses. ]. A. EvERiTT, seedsman at Indianap- olis, has just moved into a new 5-storj' and basement brick building 23V2xl95 ft. I'mi.ADELPiiiA. — 7,. De Forest F^ly & Co. have removed to a new and com- modious store at 1024 Market street. H. W. BiJCKDEE, of Kockford, was burned out February 2. Loss estimated at about $30,000. Catalogues Received. D. M. Ferry & Co., Detroit, Mich., seeds; J. J. H. Gregory cSc Sons, Marble- head, Mass., seeds; John McGowan, Orange, N. J., carnations and cannas; Oscar Ticfenthal, Wandsbek, Germany, plants and seeds; Johnson & Stokes, Philadelphia, seeds; Steele, Briggs, Mar- con Seed Co., Toronto, Ont., seeds and plants; Ivllwangcr & Barry, Rochester, N. Y., trees, shrubs and plants; J. C. Vaughan, Chicago, seeds and plants; H. F. Micliell, Philadelphia, seeds; .1. K. Ames, Madison, Wis., seeds; Louisville Floral Bazaar, Louisville, Ky., florists' supplies; Dingec & Conard Co., West Grove, Pa., roses, hardy plants, bulbs and seeds; Jos. Dickmann, St. Louis, Mo., seeds; Evergreen Lodge, Clarksville, Tenn., plants; A. W. Livingstons' Sons, Columbus, t)., seeds; Jos. Bieck & Sons, Boston, seeds. Bi'Ti.ER, Pa.— T. A. Morrison, 212 South Main street, is an addition to the list of retail florists. KocHEsTER, N. Y.— The 38th annual meeting of the Western New York Horti- cultural Society met here January 2ti, about 200 delegates being present. Madison, Ind.— The Jefferson County Horticultural Society has been reorgan- ized with the following ofliccrs: Presi- dent, Ezra Wood; Vice-President, J. M. Cravens; Secretary, W. IL Smith; Treas- urer, Thos. H. Watlington. Portland, Me.— Jos. A.llirwanger has in bloom a lot of Chinese primroses which for size and color of bloom can not be excelled. He has also had great success with Cattleya Percivaliana this season, and a large numhtr of plants of this useful orchid are now blooming. Nasiivii.i.e, Tenn. — The horticultur- ists and floriculturists of Tennessee held a meeting in this city December IG and decided to reorganize the State Horticult- ural Association, which was in existence a few years ago. Indications are that a strong organization will now be formed. Cincinnati. — Business is picking up slowly, but roses are scarce and there is very little prospect of an increased sup- ply so long as the dark, gloomy weather lasts. Other stocks are more plentiful. A very choice lot of lilacs were recently received. The Charity Ball last week helped the retail florists considerably, many handsome bouquets being ordered for this event. Julius Baer& Co. are now remodelling theirstore and they will have a very handsome place when the work is finished. SITUATIONS.WANTS. FOR SALE. Advertisements under this head will he Inserted at the rate of lU cents a line (seven words) each Inser- tion. Cash must accompany order, l^lant advs. not admitted under this head. UITl'ATWN WANTEI}— As assistant by young man O lii yeai's old: two years' e-\perlence: private or commercial place. Ki.okist "Home." .\enla. ()lil-By foreman of commercial place, where rose growing is a specialty. Ameri- can; single; IfS years' exjjerlence. Atldre.ss Ko.sE GmiwEK, Rlverton. N. .7. SITUATION WANTED— As foreman; of exceptional ability and experience, who Is also Al floral artist; best of references; mention salary. Address A. care American Florist. Chicago. SITl ATKIN WANTKIl ganletler .,M prlvnt.- | gr..wlng. orclil.l,s..l. -; nlii li.AluiEXEll, Lock linv .V.;. Fi»liklll-.irilludson. .N. V. SITl'ATKiN W.\NTEI) As loicmaii in prlvali- n commercial place; the. r.iutilih experienced inever branch, especially rose yrnwiti^: nrnl iiuiserles; lk> year KoM M, 1,1 N. ( ;ir[ihnpok. Conn. years in this country. Good re engagement bv flrst part of Marcl V K. care Americi I'lTATKlN WAN'I'KD .\s ( OITIATK .1. II IMinl..,,, T.irunl,,, (.,,1. I, I wage licst .il iTlciTTH'cs. A. IHiniarii. .uth (.1 \Vci..(lli,nil Av... W.sl I'hlla.. Ta. MTliATKiN WANTED Itosc Hn.wcr wishes posi- ) tlcin as l.irciiian wlii-rc Heautles and La VYance ■d m i|uantitya» well as qualltv. Only flrsl- JITI'ATIOX WANTlrll 1! ■II, 'III llnrlsl wllh ilalc.s pi M > I Fl..rl..i OITl'ATION WANTED Cermau gardener, th.u-- n oughlyexperleriied In liuloor and outdoor work, .leslres position in good li.nlst s business, to work undei- forenuin; ensh-rn cllv prflcricit; best ol relci- •s from Germany, Engjtiiid and llii> r..iiiiti\ : st;itr ivages care Mr. Vaughan. \V. ts. II SITIATION' WANTED Itv an energcllc n^^.l-.•lll^^ man. a^ hi'iid nr si'cinid ganlener; lias liad iniiny W'\Y,'mn I'llIC ":'i ll..rlsl: si ' . I!.>\ llil glc II III. Is, Cllv Ad.licss. , l.hib.,. Ihe retail CI Inli'l t Ib'iwei lUI El 1.. I'liis ha.l de. Aildre ■lid Avenu 111 lo ■, Clev e.vp elar class llo- •rlciicc 111 d. Iliil.i. 1st. Mule, I'Ic.rl Mil'iicn kc II tid fiinleni .liMi-i;.-..! 1 n.l Wlii;c>., •'Il-sl Null.. -iv:ili '|.ia . ultlioul ■■• March Vil.licss W'^^:! Ilorlst lor coTiinuMclal es- 1 stock. Write, suiting ref- Co., i;rand Kaplds, .Mich. W knowItHttit' as florist iind Kunlcnerand understand tjik- ' of team. WagfB uccordlDK \t> ahllltv. ilENIiv A. Aldhkh, Nc<)f:a. Til. W with iHiard. wliLTL- last t-niitloycd. {I*rot**8tunt prcfer- rc•U^ A man 4U to .Vl years of unc. A^ld^e^8 1>A\ II., V.o. liox HIT, Xew Haven. Conn. r.v.N'I'KIt A thorough. exiK-riencetl rose trrtjwer: iass mau wanted. Must l>e married. to work. Address, with copies of A\ fonuer e-TpIoyers. age. uationAllty WA.NTEU-VuKetable gardener bv March 1st. on irentlcmans country place, slut'le man. one who thomiiyhly iimterstjinds frrowlnt; all kinds of vegeta- hJcfs; Nltiiatii.il penuanent; state wages expected and ulve rcltTfiiL-c. Addres.s <;-M(i>t;\Ki{. P. O. Box \ix*'u Philadelphia. Pa. w-^ cdeiiing with knowleth of .\ugust, we gave the plants a good dress- ing of the mixture and it is on the old foliage now. Wherever it touches the spot the latter does not spread any further, but one can not apply this mixt- ure after the plants begin to bloom. \Vc have tried the carbonate of copper and ammonia formula, but in every trial the ammonia burnt the foliage and we did not pursue our investigations further, as the spot has not appeared to any extent since the plants were housed. The new double violet "Lady Campbell" seems to be a very promising variety and with it our success has been greatest; it does not seem as liable to disease as the older kinds, is sweeter than the old Marie Louise, has good long stems and is an all winter bloomer, commencing early in September and continuing until April. A grower near Boston has a large houseful which at the present time arc a fine sight, not a speck of disease and the flowers are of such large size that he makes four bunches to the 101) instead of three, and his bunches are even then larger than manyof tlie regulation size, 33 in a bunch. I-Morists who have failed with the Marie Louise will do well to try the Lady Campbell violet and use the Bordeaux mixture if disease does attack them. We have failed two j'cars in succession with the Marie Louise, and this winter our Lady Campbell violets have given us a regular supi)ly ot good flowers since Sep- tember. E. (I. OuriiT. ZIRNGIEBEL'S NEW AND IMPROVED STRAINS OF /«Sr£'f?S-- I'.Tisiaii, rxtrri Ivirly I)w;irf rorciiiK, will l.lcHim by liastcv. Zirnjjiihi-rs Kxlm M.-ukil for gcueral crop. Both slrriiiis in while or colors. STOCKS— Ivarly Dwarf White .ukI Dw.iil ViU..w. MIGNONETTE X^^^ c.ohU-ii, s.kvled sccni!;<' liousi' lK I'Ok fKM'i': list. FUCHSIAS, GERANIUMS AND CHRYSANTHEMUMS are ordered to Feb. l5tli, with the e.xcep- tion of a few varieties. 1 am now booking orders for delivery after above date. S. B. FIELD, Roselle, N. J. Always mention the American Flo- rist when writing to advertisers. Siebreclit&Wadlev, rose sill nurseries, %tJ^ New Rochelle, N. Y. -^S^s^ Roses, tMicl NTt^-vv IPltmtas, FRESH DRACAENA CANES NOW READY. .Mt'iilloM .ViiicrlOMii Florist, The KiiieHt Stock In the World. Thirty mlnuten from London. Our Mr. A Dltnmocb will lie pleased to Interview buyers or reply to any coniinuntcatlon addressed to hlni at 20&Oreenwlch Htreet. New York Ctly. DO YOU WANT ALTERNANTHERAS i'"'Ua i"! -I pii liKl, ^s ]., i KXK) 1 'IT UUP COLEUS. -'.Ml.!:;', in. pots .. .. S -MIO GERANIUMS, single rtts- 6:00 BEGONIAS, stock plants. 4 and 5-iii. pots.. . . 12.0U Re.x and oilier best varieties. ELGIN ROSE CO., Kl.t.lN, II. I.. Always mention the Ami:kican Flo- rist when writiuc to advertisers. i893' The American Florist, 68s NOW IS THE TIHE TO BUY Carnations! You want the BEST. We will give you the BEST ROOTED CUTTINGS to be had, if we get your order. A postal card, with your address, costs one cent, will bring our TRADE LIST, the neatest of the year. It tells you all about the newest and best varieties. It tells the truth, and it's the truth that tells. We also have COLEUS when you need them. You will cer- tainly want our new yellow coleus. ALEX. McBRlDE, .... ALPLAUS, N. Y. i^!^ W. R. SHELMIRE, Garnaiilon Grower AVONDALE, CHESTER CO., PA. Send for price list of Kootecl Ciittmg:s. CARNATIONS ROOTED CUTTINGS of all the leading varieties. Will be ready January 1, 1S93. B. T. LOMBAKD, Wayland, Mass. ROOTED CUTTINGS OF CARNATIONS All the leading varieties. Fine stock Buttercup. CHAS. T. STARR, Avondale, Chester Co., Pa. CARNATIONS ROOTED CUTTINGS. Send for Price List of all the leading varieties. P. 0 Box 226. KENNETT SQUARE. Chester Co., Pa. B©0T1D €BTTIMQS Write for a catalogue and send list of wants for an estimate. J. J. Sty^er, CONCORDVILLE, PA. ROOTED CARNATION CUTTINGS. KO^V KKADY. Of the best old and new varieties now in cultivation, in small or large quantities. Send for estimate of wants or price list, ISAAC LARKIN, Toughkenamon, Pa. ORDERS BOOKED NOW FOR MY SPECIALTIES FOR 1893. New Jersey A scarlet Carnation hard Nellie Bowden. — Pure bright yellow to beat $12.00 per 100 Canna $60.00 per lOO Old Rose.— Old rose pink Carnation. ready in February. $12.00 per 100 other varieties ofCarnations, both old and new. JOHIV »j:oOO"VVA.1V, Ora^nge, 3V. J. *7i^ THE NEW WHITE CARNATION GOV. RUSSELL Will be Distributed Feb. 15, 1893. Price of Rooted Cuttings: Per lOOO, }S0; 500 at lOOO rate; per 100, $10; 25 or less. $2 per doz. OKUEKS WJLI, 15K FII.I.KD STKICTLY IN KOTATTOX. N. F. McCarthy & CO., 1 Music Hall Place, Boston, Mass. C. J. PENNOCK, Kennett Square, Pa. and E. H. HUNT, 79 Lake Street, Chicago. CARNATIONS E^OEt. XS93. GKACE HATTI.KS. llavlnK purchased an Inter- est In Mr. Lonsdale's beautll'ul pink seedling, orders are solicited for dcliTery Feb. 15, my own growing. From my list of the newer varieties note the following: PEARL— White, with sometimes pinlc diflused, 3 to 3^ inches across, tine form, fragrant and handsome. THOS. CAKTI.EDGE— Slightly deeper shade than Tidal Wave, with long, erect stems, iiowers full in center, of fine form, productive and remarltably quiclc to come in bloom. Puritan, Golden Triumpli, Aurora, Naucy Hanks, Grace Darling, Crimson Coronet, Peacliblow Coronet. Emily Pierson, Orange Blossom. I siiall maite a special run on ANGELIIS— As a near approach to the ideal in form and habit, of good size, a lively shade of pinlc, deeper than Wilder without streaKs in midwinter. C-IISAB— As the flnest variegated variety, very large and full, extremely productive, stems erect, highly recommended for crossing. DAYBREAK— Delicate salmon pink, of good habit and constitution. BUTTERCUP— As the standard yellow variety. Mv annual list will contain full descriptions of the above and over 50 other varieties of my own growing which 1 shall offer the trade. - Correspondence and personal inspection invited. o. J. r»Bjpjr«ooK:, The Pines. Kennett Square, Chester Co.. Pa. ORANGE BLOSSOM CARNATION. One of the leading new varieties, and an im- mense bloomer; received a Certificate of Merit in 1891; color Piuls;, Edged White. Booted Cutting-s, $3.00 per 100 ; $25.00 per 1000. MAY FLOWER, splendid varieg.ated, $2..50 per 100. THE JENNINGS STRAIN OF PANSIES, trade packet, 2000 seeds, $1.00. Fiue, stocky plants, small, 60c. per 100 by mail; $.5.00 per 1000 by express. E. B. JENNINGS. Lock Box 254. SOUTHPORT, CONN. When writing to any of the adver- tisers on this page please mention the American Florist. RooteflGuumos. Carnations Hinze's White, Mrs. Fisher, Silver Spray, Jeannette, Grace Wilder, Fred Creighton, Mayflower, Century, Anna Webb, $1.50 per 100; $10 per 1000. Orange Blossom, Portia, Hector, Florence, American Flag, $2 per 100; $\S per lOOO. Coleus, leading varieties, including the finest Yellow Coleus in cultivation. A new variety equal to Golden Bedder in color, and as good a grower as C. Verschaffeltii, Jl.OO per 100; $8.00 per 1000. Double Petunias in four finest varieties, $2.00 per 100. Fuchsias, finest named varieties, fl.50 per 100. Heliotrope $1.00 per 100. Ageratum, Dwarf, White and Blue, {i.OO per 100. 500 at 1000 rates. Cash with order. 10 cents pel 100 extra when shipped by mail. JAIVIES HOBAN, Florist, BRIDGEPORT. CONN. CARNATIONS ROOTED CUTTINGS. Pui'itau, Aurora, Golden Triumpli, Grace Darling, Daybreak, Pearl, White AViiigs, I^izzie McGowan, iLouise Porsch, W. r. Dreer, J. K. Freeman, and many other varieties; fine, healthy stock, ready January and after. HYBRID PERPETUAL ROSES 600 PaulNeyron, strong plants.... SIO.OO per 100. 20 other leading varieties 110.00 per 100. m.W per 1000. t^ Send lor price list. WOOD BROTHERS, CARNATIONS * AHEAD. You want the best in the market ! We have them, i6 Novelties of '93, and all the STANDARD VARIETIES! Send for our complete Price List. CS^:^0I20:^ HAJ^fCOOK:, Gretxx(l t4ii i«i |., i lUU. SpoclniL'n plants. IM" ."; hn li.- In till r iJian later when II Is nut I III r; Inches in illanieH-r. tinu. icu-r, .^.MHper ilo/,: SO.UU per v\ll the above are a HENRY A. DREER, 714 Chestnut St., PHILADELPHIA. ANNAS. ® WE ARE HtflDQUflRTERS • • for all the Novelties, and in addition control EXCLUSiyELY several grand varieties which we now oft'er for the first time. We will not be undersold on any of the list. J. C. VAUGHAN, New York: 12 Barclay Street. <;Teenli<>nses: Wcsti CHICAGO. p. 0. Box 688. IF YOU WISH TO GIVE YOUR BUSINESS A BOOM ! PUT IN THE SNOW 6REST DfllSY T'wil help to cheer the winter's gloom, .\nd make the times go aisy. Stock Draclically unlimited. All this DAISY needs is to be seen seen to be appreciated. It can BI.OW ITS OWN HOBN and make it heard the length and breadth ot the continent. Us popularity is spreading like a wild 6re, and will soon supersede everything of its kind. We pro- pose to put the price within the reach ol all, and give you a big Woodbury dozen, 15 for a dollar; 100 lor $5. Sample plant in bloom for 13 cents in stamps, post free if you wish. Try (ilbson'H beautiful, scented hybrid Tansy seed— « tew oimces left. HU seed :(0c, ; lOOU. 60c. ; M oz. SI .fiU; \ oz. n.U): oz. W.UO. I'lants of snmo liOc. per 100; K.IJIl per lOUO. Now croi) niararooth Verbena seed, splendid strain. In tine mixture, plenty of whites, intense crimsons and purples, Willi all the Intermediate colors and tints. In piiikeisi.r IKKI seeds, 60c.: Ho7..ti\.W: «oz, K.OO. Onr '" up and (TTowlnK nicely. Will have plenty nhiiils hil 'ry llie In Ilia I'rln Address, cash ' ilHSON. Woodbury, N.J. Aiiierlean Florist. -^ DREER'S G A R p EN SEEDS I'laiitK Hulbs, and Ke,,.ilBlti.H. They are the Ik'nI Hi the lowest pricett. I'HADK I.Itii., lal'- iimmuiI t..r rnivhiu In |>iit» and tubs, lloiikeil milrr. slureil until Mm IMIi II desired. I'riees upnn aplilliiicliiii JOHN G. 1;% A.X«E>9IBR. jOBSTO-^Ansr, 3sr. J. Mention the American Florist when writing to' advertisers on this page. i893' The American Florist. 687 A FEW Midwinter Baro^ains. To keep business moving in the dull weather we make the FOLLOWING SPECIAL OFFERS Vor 100 PALMS, Washingtonia Filifera, large, from 7-iuch pots B5.00 Stroug plauts, from 5-inch pots . . 15.00 Phcenix Rupicola . . ■ • 35.00 Chamserops Excelsa, oue of the best palms for small plants, nice plants from 5-iuch pots . . .... 15.00 CORDYLINE INDIVISA, extra strong . ... 5.00 CYPERUS ALTERNIFOLIUS .... 7.00 CORONILLA GLAUCA, large blooming plauts, from 7-iuch pots 15.00 ENGLISH IVIES, strong 7.00 AGAPANTHUS, 5-iuch pots i.OO MUSA ENSETE, kept over plants which will make immeuse specimens if potted on . 25.00 HYDRANGEA OTAKSA, strong plants, from 7-iuch pots . . .... 15.00 HYDRANGEA OTAKSA, strong plauts, from ^ -i-inch pots . . . .... /.OO HONEYSUCKLES, (Halleana), from .5inch pots. 7.00 " 2-inch " 3.00 TRITOMAGRANDIFLORA, vearold. 7.00 IVY GERANIUMS, best collection in the world 3.00 PHORMIUM TENAX 7.00 ADDRESS E. M. MITGfiELU PORT HOPE, ONTAR 0 CANADA. Mention American Florist. THREE GRAND WHITE CHRYSANTHEMUMS. MRS. JEROME JONES- Awarded First Premium at Madison Square Garden for the best commercial variety, JS2.50 per dozen. JOS. H. WHITE- A large dahlia-like, cream white variety, fine tor cut flowers, $1.50 per dozen. IVORY- The best early white, $1.00 per dozen; |5.00 per hundred, ELIJAH>jA. wood, West Newton, Mass. New 6liru§anili6iiiiiiiis. IBMA^Silver Medal and SO prennum at Cin- cinnati; also National Certificate; it is among the Pink Chrysanthemums what Mrs. I,. C. Madeira is among the Yellow. EBITST KIEMAK— Mahogany Red. Certificate, BTDUM SCHILTGES— Dark Red. Certificate. Above three varieties Strong Plauts by mail $2..'i0. Send for Chrysanthemum List. H. W. RIEMAN, Cor. East and Morris Sts. INDIANAPOLIS. IND. COLEUS^^ ^ GERANIUMS Cut ings and potted plants. Wholesa'e and Retail CHAS. A. BAIRD, Nlanalapan, Mon Co., N. J. BLUE WATER LILY SEEDLINGS from seedpans at |l per doz ; $1 per 100. FANCY CALADIUMS, small and medium size bulbs, from J5 to $9 per 100. CAPE JASMINE, Rooted Cuttings from cold frames, at $1 per 100. F. J. ULBRICHT, Anniston, Ala. 10,000 Vinca Major Variegata Vines strong Rooted Cuttings. S3. 00 per 100; S25.00 per 1000. Cash with order. MARTIN BRAENDLEIN,:Mapleton, Indiana. 2.50 1.50 ■ 1.00 BULBS MB TUBERS. Tuberous Rooted Begonias, Fancy Leaved )|^ Caladiums, Crassifolia Gloxinias, ^ Double, Single and Cactus Dahlias. We ofier the following bulbs, largely grown by ourselves, extra fine stocks and first-class in every way. Desirable and salable varieties to be oflfered in retail circulars and catalogues. ■' -^ Per doz. Per 100 AMARYLLIS Formosissima *100 Johnsoni Vittata ... ... BEGONIAS, Tuberous Rooted, Finest mixed Singles, per 100 $6.00; per 1000 SoO.OO. " " " " Double " ■" " " Single, Scarlet, Crimson, Yellow, White Orange and Pink ...... DAHLIAS Ponipoue, Show Cactus, and Single varieties in fifty finest named sorts, strong ground roots 1-50 DIELYTRASPECTABILIS, strong clumps . . . . 1.00 GLOXINIA CRASSIFOLIA in the finest mixtnre, extra selected bulbs I..50 First size t.UO Second size -^ CALADIUMS, fancy leaved varieties in thirty distinct named sorts 2.00 IPOMEA PANDURATA jO TIGRIDIAS Conchiflora jO Graudiflora '^X Alba ■'-'^ . , Orders booked now and reserved until weatlier moderates or .slupiiu-ut roiincstctl. HENRY A. DREER, 714 Chestnut Street, PHILADELPHIA. NOTE: In this adv. in previous issues, through a typographical error, "per 100 and per 1000" was inserted in the column under "per doz. and per 100," making it appear that all the following quotations were "per 100 and per lOOO," when they were, really, "per doz. and per 100," the 100 and 1000 applying only to the single mi.xed tuberous-rooted bego- nias.—Publishers Am. Florist. PYRETHRUM ULIGINOSUM (GIANT WHITE DAISY) | $ 7.00 30.00 20.00 7.0O 12.00 1.5.00 4.00 S.OO S.OO 3.00 1 his IS a good thing for W 11 flower fir-st seed if sown early. ihi Fresh Seed Crop of 1892.*^ Trade pkts., 50c. and $1.00. John Gardiner & Co. 21 N. 13TH Street, PHILADELPHIA, PA., U.S.A. Seed Growers, Importers and Dealers. .ffctr-l rade list on application , but /or those in the Iradc only. Are You a Ftuit or Flower Raiseri For Market or Pleasure— If so, send for our Circular on Fungicides and Insecticides, which are cheap and reliable. Agents ill every State. Special Fertilizer.-n for Fruits, I'^lowers and Vegetables. Agricultural ChoniicMls. -^v, s;, POWELL & CO., Chemical Fertilizer Manufrs, ISaitiiHOre, Md. S. F. LEONARD, Seedsman, Agent, C'bica£0» III. Tuberous Begonias. PER HUNDRED »6.00, SINGLE. Young plants ,of different strains, double and single, in April, will bloom July 1st. Get them in April or early in May, there is a right time for everything. BRAUEB & RICHTER, . . MCCONNEI-SVILLE, O. .ooo.oooTKccS Fruit and <»r KOSKS, elc. New !ind IS^ Old Sc Reli !il. (SIIKIBS, VINES, 1,000 Varieties. ;na forourllliis. Catalogues. W.S.llTTLE&CO.n^ SPHAGNUM ^'-^^'^- '="^^' f""^^- i,rnnn 1 I''*!*' «1'*5: « Bales»3.50; ■^^MUSS.'^' 10 Bales .«10.00. .OHN A. SALZER SEED CO., La Crosse, Wis. New GnrysanilieiDiiiiis. 40 VARIETIES INTRODUCED IN 1892. Twelve Plants for One Dollar. Now ready for delivery. Seud for Catalogue. M. B. LITTLE, Glens Palls, N. Y. Mention American Florist. Azalea Indica In bud or bloom, from 75c. to ^1.50 each, CHINESE PRIMROSES, 4 and 5-inch pots, $8.00 to |l5.00 per 100. WM. A BOCK, North Cambridge, Mass. Mention American Florist. P. SEBIRE &, SONS, Nurserymen, USSY, Calvados, Trance, A general assortment ot Fruit Tree Stocks such as Apple, Pear. Myrobolan Plum. Maha'eb and Maz- zard cherry. Angers Quince. Small Evergreens, For- est Trees, Ornamenial Shrubs, Roses, etc. The largest stock in the country. Prices very low. Packing secured. Catalogue free. Send lor quotations before placing your orders elsewhere, agents for D. S. America and Canada. C. C. ABEL & CO.. P. 0. Box 920. New York. 10,000 Nymjliffia Odorata or WMte Water Lily loots F<=>x<. s.a.Xje:. Price, So. 00 per 100: S40.00 per 1000; orwill exchange for seeds, plants or bulbs. . For further particulars ADDRESS H. L. CI.ABK, Randolph, Mass. 688 The American Florist. Feb. 9, The Florists' Hail Association. The Florists' Hail Association is Hear- ing its sixth birthday, and it insures nearly 5,000,000 scjuare feet of glass. One fact has been established, which is, that losses have been paid promptly when properly proven. .Vnother thing is being taught by experience, namely, the length of time between assessments. Time alone can demonstrate this full}', but so far as we have gone the average has been one assessment for every 2' ■_■ years. \Vhile it is possible that this may vary greatly, yet the probability is, that 2 years will be the minimum time be- tween assessment. A cost of 60 cents for $70 worth of insurance for two years on double thick, and 80 cents for $50 worth of insurance of single thick glass for the same time certainly cannot be considered exorbitant. John G. Esler. Wants to "Hiar" for the "Seson." , Jan. 27, '93. Mr. , Der sir;— i understand that you want a practical gardner to work for you this seson i have not got any place particurlar for this seson i thought 1 would write to you and see what termes you wanted to hiar a hand i have had several years experince in Nurcery and Gardning i think i know some thing about it i can furnish good refernce if you want me to do so i can get a job at but i dont like the town i would rather come to for i think it is a better town i would like to move the first March Magnolias. ** IN VAKIE Gydonia Japonica. ALL SIZES FOK HJ Eulalias. ALL 8IZES FOK HEDGING BY THE 1000. 4 VARIETIES. Senfl for wholesale price list of all kinds of hardy omamcutal stock. SAMUEL C. MOON, Bucks County, MOBBIBVILIiE, FA. Mentliin American Florist. SPECIAL BARGAIN IN Japanese Bulbs, Seeds, Shrubs, ARAUCARIAS, CYCAS, ETC. Send for CataloRue. FELIX GONZALEZ & CO., Nursery & Greenhouses. 303 to 312 Wayne St., SAN FBANCmCO, C V,. Kills Mildew and Fungus Grcwth. What does? GRAPE DUST. Sold by Seedsmen. J!?7/^\7jfOP^^'^ '^^ quality can ever ^t-^^KfyiSLX^ l,g 5^„t by mail. May- iiap yiui know it. By freight, prepaid if preferred, we ship safely 4, 5, or (> tt. trees; 2-yr. Roses of rare excellence— everytliini;' Yoii actually pay less than for the puiiv stuff. 1,000 acres Nurseries. 20,000 acres Orchards. Exact information about trees and fruits. Stark Bros., Louisiana, Mo. / _^ with its grace \f\ ;if;e, is the ha ;4 \ useful of t This Noblest of All Reeds, ''Arundo Donax," with its graceful tropicnl foli- irdiest and most t h e bamboo-like jihiiits. and is particularly licautifiil and efl'ective when planted in an i.solated ))Ositiou on the lawn or on the margin of a lake or stream. Last year the canes of this plant, with us, attained the Height of 1 8 Feet. $3.00 per doz. 20.00 " 100. ^NDORRA Nurseries, Chestnut Hill, Philadelphia, Pa. 100,000 VERBENAS. THE CHOICEST VARIETIES IN CULTIVATION. Fine pot plants. $2 50 per 100; $20 00 per 1000 Rootpd rutt. $1 00 per 100: $8 00 per 1000. Packed light, and satisfaction guaranteed. Send for circular. . . . Our sales readied nearly- 250,0 00 last year, aiul we ean assure our eustomers that our plants are fully equal, and assortment of varieties surpass those of last year. J. TL,. i:>irvitx*-s:« t^cl. Rooted Cuttings. •^ Per lOO Carnations, New Scarlet, Emily Pierson $3 00 Leading varieties 1 25 Violets, Russian and Neapolitan. Coleus and Alternantheras in var. Chrysanthemums. stock plants, large clumps, one hun- dred best varieties, IS to 25 cts. each. ROOTED CUTTINGS. . . . SEND FOR LIST. A.. PC. JF»IE''I«S0:M, Croirn-well, Coxm. FOSTITE. A successful remedy against MILDEW and RUST on Plants. Price, per 25 ~~~"^~"~~~~~~~~— — pounds, $2.00. JOOSTEN'S MAGAZINE BELLOWS. The best Powder Distributor. Price, |3.50. Sold l\v leadini; di-.Uer?, and by C. H. JOOSTEN, 3 Coenties Slip, New York. of Evergreens, Haaiy Flowering Shrubs and Hardy Per- ennials (Achillea, iberis, etc.) raised on contract for spring Cuttings '^ ' f^^ Rooted SKND LIST OK W.\NTS. ISAAC C. ROGERS, MOORESTOWN, N. J. NOVELTY FOR 1893! varieoaied Hod. Most oniatnental and fast jjrowiiijj Climber. De- scriptive list, as will as of oilier EXTRA CHOICE FLOWER SEEDS free on n,,i.lu-atin„. FRED. ROEMER, Seed Grower, QUEDLINBURG, GERMANY Mention the American Florist when writing to advertisers on this page. Association "Flora" itosKoor, 1101,1, .\M>. I Ne» rk: 00, sao.oo 11. I-. KOSKS, lor rori'lne, •• it.OO 111 the best variety, as Alfred Colonib, Aiiua de Diesboch, B RolhschiUl. Kislier Holmes, Gen. Jack. I,a France, Mme. G. I.uizet, Mine. Planl- ler, Magna Cliarla, I'anl Neyron, P. C. de Ro- han, Merville de I.yon, I'erle des Blanches, Ulrich Bninner and oiher soil.s A/aleas. Rho- dodendrons, Spineas, etc We also have Palms, Dracaenas, Araucarias and Bay Trees at our nnrseries in Holland. Catalogue on application. P. OUWERKERK, 206 Cambridge Ave., i893- The American Florist. 689 CUTS! Wood Engraving, Zinc Etching, Half=Tone, Wax Engraving, Photo -Engraving Designing. NIANZ & CO., 183 Monro^e^Street, ENGRAVERS. sFlorists.Nurserymen & Seedsmen CEMSIiL^ WIND ENGINE iCEM STEEL TOWER The GEM ENGINK. "heu tun RraphiLe Beariugs, roquires no oilin itii; of towers, uo hinged or frail-joii and practically no attention, jec able than other Wind Motors that req p TooU. &c. No other company offers equal iniluceniPnis. Send for Catalogue and Prices. U S. WIND ENGINE & PUMP CO. "^ATAVIA, ILL., U. S. A. * HERE WE ARE AGAIN. LYMAN FELHEIIVI. Send on your orders for Sash Bars and Ven- tilating Sash. All kiuds on hand. PROMPT ATTENTION. Itemized Estimates given, and cost of freight guaran eed. COERESPONDEHCE SOLICRED. Clear Cypress, trom bottom gutter up is my specialty. Lyman Felheim, ERIE, PA. J. N. Struck & Bro. Manufacturers of • CYPRESS • LOUISVILLE, KY. HAIL LOCK THE DOOR BEFORE THE HORSE IS STOLEN. DO IT NOW. JOHN G. ESLER, Seo'y F. H. A., Saddle River, N. J. Always mention the American Flo- rist when writing to advertisers. We endeavor to keep a full assortment of everything needed in the green- house. Tou will find our house gives exceptionally good service in such things as well as in SEEDS and BULBS. Here is a seasonable item: Relialile Tlemoieters at Factory Prices. mercury; japanned case; metal scale. 7-incli 13c. each; !»1.30 doji. I lO-lncli nc. each; SSlTOcloz. 8-lnch 14c. each; S1.40 doz. I la-lnch 30c. each; »3.00do/.. MaiJiug 5c. each. Half dozen at dozeu rates. HOTHKD THEKMOMETEB; spu-it; wood frame; brass pointed; metal scale: best made, ■■#3.00 each; mailliis: 10c. Indispensable in mushroom culture, etc. 8®=Express somewhat safer than maihng. IFe mail only when requested; but by our careful system of packing few breakages occur, even when sent by mail. SYRINGES, HOSE POT LABELS, BELLOWS, FUMIGA- TORS, WATERING POTS, INSECTICIDES FERTILIZERS and all kinds of GREENHOUSE REQUISITES always on hand. Good quality. Reasonable prices. 8®"See pages 43, 44, 45 and 46 of our new Trade List. Copy for the asking if you have been omitted JOHN GARDINER & CO., ^^^SEEDSMEN, PHILADELPHIA. GARDENERS HOT-BED SASH. 1IHD&STRU6TIBUL CYPRESS GREENHOUSE WOOD WORK OF ALL KINDS. "Write for prices. THE PEIRCE & COLEMAN CO., .1. C. VAIGHAN, Agent for Chicago and New Yorlc. '90, '91. Fat. 1882, 85, '86, FOR WATER, AIR, STEAM, ACIDis, OILS, LIQUORS, GAS, SUCTION, And for any and every purpose for which a hose can be applied. Sizes, H-inch to 42 inches diameter. The making, vending or use of any Serviceable Armored Wire Bound Hose not of our manufac- ture is an infringement on one or more of our SPBIMQ STEEL GALVANIZED? ^ Patents. The rights secured to us render each individual dealer or user responsible for such unlawftil use with all the consequences thereof. For prices and discounts address WATERBURY RUBBER Co, Sole Ml'rs and Owners of all the Sphincter Grip Armored Hose Patents, 49 Warren Street, New York. .T. C. VAUGHAN, Agent, CHICAGO. Mention American Florist. ESTABLISHED 8 6 6. N 335 EAST 2pT MANUFACTURED 5TEFFENS ST. NEW YORK. Mention American Florist. PLANT BED CLOTH. CHEAP SUI5STITUTE FOR GLASS od B beds. Cold Frames, etc. Three prrades. Ubed bv Horists, Oaititiiei-., et^ , for Tobacco Groweis. Protects from Irost Promotes, bardy, vigorous growth and keeps beds warm ; will not shrink or mildew. For sale by the lead ing Dry Goods houses. Seedsmen. Florists, etc. Well known and extensively used. For circulars and sam- ples apply NATIONAL WATERPROOF FIBRE CO , 50 South Street, - - NEW TOBE. Always mention the Amercan FLO- RIST when writing to advertisers YOU CAN SAVE MONEY BY PURCHASING, AND GLASS BY USING Hamilton's Patent Sasb Lifter. The best thing of the kind ever invented, for either high or low greenhouses. Send for descrip- tion and price list. BAY STATE HARDWARE CO., 378 Freeport St., BOSTON, MASS. BOXES^ BOXES. BOXES. Tliree-Fiece Wood Mailing Box. The neatest and strongest box on the market. Send 15 cts. in stamps for sample nest and price list. I also make Cut Flower and Express Boxes. Successor to SMITH & SMITH, Hardin County. KENTON, OHIO. 690 The American Florist. Feb P, Locomotive Boiler for Heating. In reply to questions asked by J. E., page 524, would say, first, that I can have the choice of either a stationery return tubular boiler or a common porta- ble one, which latter I understand to be about the same as a locomotive boiler, but would infer from his question that I am wrong. Would expect to use soft coal, or perhaps slack and wood, and of course want a boiler as economical of fuel as possible. Second, would like a combination of steam and hot water, using the hot water in mild weather, and steam in cold, as I think such an arrange- ment would economize fuel. Would also like to ask another ques- tion: Can the fire in a steam boiler be banked at nine o'clock in the evening and maintain sufficient heat until seven in the morning with temperature at zero or lower? If so will some of the readers of the Florist please describe the banking of the fire? Subscriber. The Boiler Makers.— There have been a number of changes in business arrangements among the boiler makers of late. On January 23, The American Boiler Co., was organized, and in it are incorporated three large concerns, the Pierce, Butler & Pierce Mfg. Co., makers of the "Florida" boiler; The Richardson & Boynton Co., makers of the "Perfect" boiler; and The National Hot Water Heater Co., makers of the "Spence" heater. The capital stock of the new concern is $1,500,000. The business of the S. Wilks Mfg. Co., makers of the "Wilks" heater, has changed hands, having been purchased by Messrs. N. S. Bouton and E. H. Sedgwick. Additional capital will be used and the business expanded. THE BEST POTS. THE CHEAPEST. THE LOWEST FREIGHT RATES. THE BEST OF PACKING. THE LARGEST POTTERY IN THE STATE FOR MAKING STANDARD FLOWER POTS. ruirK LIST or roTs. !;incli IttlU .* 3.2,S . 3.1)0 \.1!, lU 1.00 11 I.'i.SO 12 , 7.60 10.00 , 1.1.00 , 20. 110 'IVniis: OibIi, free on board cars here. Aildress HILFINGER BROS., Potters FORT EDWARD, N. Y. THE sTANDARDVentiiating Machines Received best awards at BUFFALO, N. Y.. BOSTON. MASS.. TOKONTO, ONT. Send for Catalogue and prices. E. HIPPARD, Youngslown. 0. STOTT'S SPRAYER ^' ReatI atl V lt list* 111 ent in next week's issue. ^ ii Standard" Flower Pots. As manufactured by us have carried oflf highest honors wherever shown and have stood the best test. They are used in all the leading floral establishments in the United States. For prices address The Whilldin Pottery Company, BRANCH WAREHOUSES: 713. 715. 7^7 & 7^9 Wharton St., Philadelphia, Pa. STANDARD FLOWER POTS. Every u'er of Flower Pots should correspond with us btfore purchasing elsewhere, our facilities are unequalled. A. H. HEWS & CO., N. Cambridge, Mass. Standard Flower Pots. We wish to notify the trade that this summer we have made great improvements in machinery and hare also discovered a better clay, so that we are now manufacturing FLOWER POTS that can't be beat. We have the assurance of a host of our customers, that our make are the best in the market. Bear in mind that freight rates are very low from this point, and we claim that our way of packing saves you freight charges. Send for circulars, or we will send you figures on any quantity you want. SIPFLE, DOPFFEL & CO., SYRACUSE, N. Y. NEW BRIGHTON POTTERY, ■\IaiiufaitiiiUig tlif ELVER80N, SHERWOOD k BARKER STANDARD FLOWER POTS. Write for an lllustmted catalogue nml price list of I'ols, l.nwn Vnses. HanKing Baskets. Bud l^jts. etc. »°°""' FITTSBUR6H Clfl/ MF'O CO.. New BrlQliton. Fa. J. E. JEFFORDS & CO., OFFICE : 2715 Edgemont Street, PHILADELPHIA, PA., MANUFACTURERS OF DECORATED AND PLAIN JARDINIERES. A Large line of Colors and Decorations. t^- SEND FOR PRICE LIST AND ILLU.STRATIONS. H. M. HOOKER COMPANY, 57 and 59 W. Randolpli Street, CHICAGO, NATURAL GAS MADE GLASS FOR GREENHOUSES. Write for latest prices • U. S. AND rOREIGN Tr.i.le M:uks, IXsipns, Opiuious. Searches, &c.. promptly attended to. Send sketch or model for free examination a.s to patentability. All work ctly . utuk-ntial. GEO. H. CHANDLEE, Atlantic Itullilliii;, W.\SIIIN(iT<>N D. Mention Aniorioan Klor Ht Please mention tlie American Flo- rist every time you write any of the advertisers on tiiis page. W8cC.C0. Wrought Iron Pipe, Fittings, Valves, ETC. 78 JOHN ST., NEW YORK. WELLS & GOUTflN CO., L*l(l. Mcntton American Klurlwt. iSgj. The American Florist. 691 ESTABLISHED 1854. Devine's Boiler Works. THE FLAT TOP TYPE Wrought Iron Hot Water Boilers FRANK DAN BLISH, Att'y, OFFICE, 189 STATE STREET. WORKS. 56th & WALLACE STREETS. OHICA-OO. Mention American Florist. KROESCHELL BROS. Greenhouae ^ Boiler, 41 to 55 ErU St.. CHICAGO. ---at ( front, sides and baok). Write for Information FLORAL DESIGNS The Cut Flower Worker's friend. Fine book of iSo pages. Send $3.50 for it, to HORACE McFARLAND. Harritburg, Pa «6 THE LOGKLflND" Sash Bars ^ ^ ^ ARE ALWAYS SATISFACTORY. This cut represents our improved Clipper Bar for Butted Glass roof — putty to be used under glass only. Mention American Florist. GUTTER MaTERiaii, RIDGES, SaSH, ETC. The finest CLEAR CYPRESS used. Write for circulars and estimates. LOGKLflND LUM5ER GO. Mention American Florist. FURMAN BOILERS Economical - Substantial - Safe. 56 STYLES AND SIZES-BURNS HARD OR SOFT COAL. Modern Hot-Water Heating These Toilers have a high repntation for Stinnchn'-ss, Duratjilitv and Safety, and uru GKEAT COAL iAVEKi. Minimum Friction anil Maximum Vi-locityonly obtained by VERTICAL WATER CIRCULATION. • Send for ni'W 150-page boob giving full particulars and a great deal of valuable information on modern Heating and Ventilation, witii plans and tables for correct hot-waltr worli. flailed free. Address HERENDEEN MFG. CO., 26 Vine Street, GENEVA, N. Y. Do You Want A RELIABLE SUPPLY OF For Your GREEN HOUSE, u« * -r r- n ROSE HOUSE, WATER NURSERY, Conservatory, Lawn, House, Garden, Stock or any other purpose, WITHOUT EXPENSE OFTIME OR LABOR? All of this can be accomplished by using the Improved RIDER i3:a>T--A.ni E»,c°s"so» PUMPING ENGINE Cit.iloBue with full partic lars, sent on application. OE LAMATER IRON WORKS. g1 CORTLANDT ST.. NEW YORK. N.Y. D. H. ROBERTS, NATURAL GAS MADE GLASS for- ft.OS:E: XXOXJS£:Sy <:7O150'S£:£«.'V.A.'Z*Oft.XSIS, Slto., OBto. Our Glass received the Highest Award at the Boston Convention of the S. A. SI FIRST-CLASS CERTIFICATE OF MERIT BENCH TILE • PERFECT DRAINAGE For testimonials, circulars, etc., address CPtAND GREENHOUSES, Used by all the leading Growers and Horticul- tural Buildtrs. I». -WIGHT, MADISON, NEW JERSEY GREENHOUSE HEATING AND VENTILATING. Superior Hot Water Boilers. JOHN A. SCOLLAY. 74 & 76 Myrtle Ave., Brooklyn, N. Y. jy Send for Catalogue. GREEN-HOUSE HEATING. MYERS & CO. 1518 & 1520 S. 9th St.. PHILADELPHIA. - lul forciitalotrueand Uentlon American Florist. 69: TtfE American Florist. f- ' Bayersdorfer H & Co . .t^^i Baylls Henry W i.'-l BereerH H & Co ua Bock Wm A IS? Bonanll.los K&Son...llSl Boston Letter Co IM BraendlelnM 1ST Brauer* Klchter .. 1187 Bulst Robert t»3 Bums & Uaynor t>SI Burjiee W Atlee & Co..liS) Burrow J CI IK! Burton .lohn 07.) IM) Carman K W aa Carmody J D. I McFarland jnCo., MeCiowan .lolin Manz .1 A Co. . Marsclnietz & Co 1*0 I l'Innt&BulbCo 11^ Hr. .usl Corbrey T .1 & Co.. .IM) 181 Davis R J; Sons IJ80 DeTlne's Boiler Wks. CHI De I^mater Iron Wks.liitl DlUonJL Ii88 DieerH A i«3 Ml W KlBln Hose Co iMl Elliott WH 1180 Ellison Wm.... . tlSO Kvnns Cliarles F & Bro(>78 Faust HG&Co US) Kelbelm Lyman 4i8 Steflens N 118II gtott Garden Imp Co ..111)0 H8ii Sunderbruch H L 080 SwayneBdw 0.S4 Swayne Wm 1185 Telfenthal Oscar i9Sf Trlcker Wm 080 UlbrtchtF J 087 U S Wind Engine & Pum p Co ) WD Vaughan J C 0-S)» Washburn Andrew IKi Waterbury Rubber Co. 1181) Watson BM IWO Weeber&Don )>>) Welch Bros 1181 Wells & Coutan Co oiio WhllldlnPotCo 01)0 Wight W P .091 WlIksSMfgCo 091 WlnterND i»2 Wisconsin Flower Ex. ."WO Wood Klljnh A iW McBrldeAle. , McCarthy NF& Co.... I Gfln(7„ltrT^ McFarlandJ H ' ry".u, with class and a brief accurate description of each one, and synonyms noted? You will find such a list in our new trade directory and reference book. GREENHOUSE HEATING f VENTILATING Horticultural Architecture and Building. HITGHINGS & GO. Established 1844. 233 Mercer St., New York. FIVE PATTERNS OF BOILERS. NINTEEN SIZES. Perfect Sash Raising Apparatus. Rosehouses, Greenhouses, Etc., of Iron Frame Construction, Erected complete, or the Structural Iron Work shipped ready for erection. /ron Frame Benches with the "Perfect Drainage Bench Tile " or Slate Top. SEKD 4 CENTS POSTAGE FOK II.I.USTBATED CATALOOITE. Dimensiois o( tMs Boi : Inches long by IS Inches wide and 12 Inches high. Two sections. _. ^ With an order for 600 letters, w© furnish « ho: nicely stainedi and varnlsliedt such as Is represented lu the cut. ir>^; CLEAR CYPRESS SASH BARS JOHN C. MONINGER, 297 Hawthorne Ave., CHICAGO. ILL. BOSTON FLORIST LETTER CO. Manaractare THE BEST LETTERS IN THE MARKET, Sizes V/i-\n. and 2-in. 2.00 per 100. Patent fastener with eacli letter. OUR NEW SCRIPT LETTER, $4.00 per 100. . P. McCarthy, I Addre«$ 13 Green St.. Treas. & Mangr. | Boston, Mass, tddreti all correspondence to 1 Music Hall Place. We have a new FASTENER which we consider a decided suoceBB. Any cuatomers having old style fasteners which they wish to exchanfce, can do so without additional cost by writing us. c. Tlu-si' Lftlors nn- linndlocl tiy all tl Margclinet7, & Co., ir> X. 4th St., Phlla., I'a A. Kolker He Hnng, Mew York. F. E. McAllister, 23 Uey St., New York. A. U. Perry It Co., 33 Warren St , Syracuse, H. Kiohii Jaa. Vlck'a C. A. Kuel Rorhefiter, N. T. .St., St. LouU. Mc SEE WHAT THE PEOPLE SAY! Bloomingtun, li.i... l''ebruarv -Jlli, I8U3. MR, J. D. CARMODY. Evausville, Ind., Dear Sir.— 'r\\e veiitil.Ttiug apparatus puVchnseil of voii last September has since been in use, and we like it. It works nicely. . CA.l«JVi:or>"V, BJv««is»vllle, I«c*. l.eiti- MlilMli J»L^M1 ANTIPEST. For piirtlcularH, aee next week. R. W. CARMAN, Genl Act.. 291 Amity Ijtreet, FLDSHUIO, Uueens Co., N. T. When writing to any of the adver- tisers on this page please mention the American Florist. America is "the Prow nf the UbsseI; there may be more comfort Mmidships, but v/e are the first to touch Unknown Seas," Vol VIII. CHICAGO AND MEW YORK, FEBRUARY 16, 1893. No. 246 f LHIIE /Aiiliiei!@M! IFlL@@l!@f Published every Thursday by THE AMERICAN FLORIST COMPAHT. Subscription, $1.00 a year. To Europe, J2.00. Address all communications to AMERICAN FLORIST COMPANY, 323 Dearborn Street, CHICAGO. SOCIETY OF AMERICAN FLORISTS. WM. R. Sjuth, Washington. D. 0 , president; Prof. Wm. Trelease. St. Louis. Mo., vice-president; WM. .1. Stewart. CT Bromfleld St.. Boston, Mass, secretary: M. A. Hunt. Terre Haute. Ind.. treasurer. Tlie nintii annual meeting at St. Louis. Mo., August 'J to 12, 189!J. COJVTENTS. Cut flower exchanges 6a3 Relations between grower aud dealer f)94 The late W. D. Brackenridge (portrait) 895 Stove, greenhouse or bedding plants 695 Prices of cut flowers 895 Carnations— Seasonable hints 89(1 — Marketing cut flowers 898 Chrysanthemum Alba Venus {with illus). . . . 898 Miscellaneous seasonable hints 898 Hybrid cypripedium 897 John Goode (with portrait) 698 Dendrobiums 898 Washington 899 Boston 899 Philadelphia 700 New York 700 Toronto 700 Chicago 700 St. Louis ... 700 Obituary— Alexander Murdoch 701 News notes 701 Recent legal decisions 701 The seed trade . . 708 — Philadelphia seedsmen 708 Catalogues received = 708 Some rose queries 706 Cincinnati 708 Begonia semperflorens rosea 710 Eucharis aniazonica 710 Recent legal decisions 712 Heating with hardwood 'II Denver, Colo 711 The meeting of the American Carna- tion Society at Pittsburg next week promises to be of unusual interest and value to growers of the "Divine flower. " The first day will be devoted to the exhib- ition of flowers of new varieties and the second day to the reading of essays and discussions of same. The evening of the second day the members will be the guests of the Pittsburg and Allegheny Florists' and Gardeners' Club, who have tendered them a banquet at the Hotel Schlosser, which will be headquarters during the convention. We shall give a full report of the proceedings in our next issue. Are yod keeping such a record of blooms cut as will enable you to tell how much cash per square foot has been pro- duced by each sort this season? You CAN never invest $2 to better ad- vantage than in a copy of ot;f new trade ^Jirgctory gnd jreferejjce book, Cut Flower Exchanges. BY T. F. KEEXAX. \^Rcad before the Chicago Florist Club, February 9. 'Sgs-'] Gentlemen of the Chicago Florist Club: — In making these few remarks on the workings of Cut Flower Exchanges I have had to depend to a considerable extent on what information I could gather from the different Florists' Exchanges, or markets, throughout the country, my own experience covering but a few weeks. From this short experience, however, I have come to the conclusion that a flo- rists' market in successful operation can not fail to be of great benefit to the trade in general. The benefits are many. It benefits the grower by enabling him to dispose of his stock each day during the early hours of the morning. It enables him to realize the cash each day on his stock disposed of. It enables him to keep better posted as to each particular variety or varieties and amount realized on same. His flowers are sold in a well lighted and comfortable room or hall. It is beneficial in an educational waj' by giving him a better opportunity to com- pare his stock with that of other grow- ers, creating in him the ambition to improve same. It keeps him better posted on the market as to prices, supply and demand. The social features are many. Bringing the grower in direct contact with the retailer each day it creates a more friendly spirit which can not fail to be beneficial to all. The Exchange will be particularly ben- eficial to the grower of plants; samples of stock would unquestionably find ready buyers if exhibited for sale in season. The market will be of great benefit to the retailer. The large quantity and varieties of stock in the market enables him to compare stock and to buy to better advantage, as well as the great saving in time over running around from one commission house to the other as under the old system of buying. The Exchange will also be of consid- erable benefit to the dealers in florists' supplies. Samples of stock can be exhib- ited in season and a great deal of trade reached each day at considerable less expense than if compelled to visit each buyer at his place of business. I am of the opinion that the Exchange could be oi considerable benefit to its stockholders by acting as their agent in the purchase of supplies needed by them, the large quantities of supplies wanted enabling the Exchange to buy much cheaper than the individual. The Chicago Cut Flower Exchange was started to benefit thegrowerparticularly. If the grower does not take sufficient in- terest in the Exchange to rent a table or send in his stock to the Exchange for sale on commission no practical benefit can be derived, ^s tinder the present copdir tions there will always be enough grow- ers and dealers on the outside to prevent any uniform market. One of the most aggravating features at present noticed in the Exchange is the policy ol numerous growers who divide up their stock into several homeopathic doses, giving a small dose to the Ex- change, another dose to one commission house outside, and still another dose to some one else, playing one commission house against the other. This policy can not be satisfactory to the grower or the commission man and will not give the best returns. The growers who make the cash are not those who are constantly changing. Some growers say that they can not spend the time to sell their own stock in the Exchange, and that they can not afford to pay a man to do it for them. I am of the opinion that the best solution of this problem is for three or more grow- ers to combine together and hire a man to sell their stock in the Exchange, pay him a moderate salary and as an incentive to push the business pay him a small commission on amount of sales. By combining I do not mean to pool the stock, but preserve each grower's individ- uality and sell his stock on its merits. As soon as the grower can be induced to come into the Exchange no further inducement is needed for the retailer, as he will go where the stock can be found. The commission man is a necessity' in the Exchange to dispose of any surplus stock, and to attend to shipping and receiving consignments where the Ex- change is not directly in this branch of the business. If the entire wholesale trade of Chicago could be done under one roof there is no question as to the great benefit to all. The florists' market is yet an infant; it is certain to grow, the necessities of the trade demand it. The Exchanges in Boston, New York, Baltimore and Mil- waukee are all in a sound financial con- dition and are proving a great success. What the Chicago Exchange now needs is more growers. There are stockholders enough to make it the most successful market in the country. If each stock- holder would take a little interest in it it would only be a short time until all the commission men aud growers would be ttnder its roof. As far as the Chicago Exchange has now gone we have probablv done as well as could be expected. About two thirds of the table space has been rented, and nearly $600 worth of advertisements are on the walls. The Exchange is paying expenses and all the dealers doing busi- ness in the Exchange are well satisfied with the results so far. The blackboard of the Exchange can be made an object of considerable local interest. If you have any specialties or §Hrplt?s gtgek to §ell, Of wisll to buy, 694 The American Florist. Feb. i6. advertiseon the blackboard. If you need any help or wish a situation the black- board is a ready means of attaining your desires. I will now read you some communica- tions from the officers of the different Florists' Exchanges which I think will interest you. FROM THE NEW YORK EXCHANGE. The management of our Exchange is in the hands ol thirteen trustees. The mar- ket is open at 5 a. m. and until 9 a. m. We have a janitor who keeps the place clean, attends to the lightingand heating and keeps things running generally. Our charge for wall space to advertisers is 50 cents per square foot per year. The ad- vertisers have the lettering done at their own expense. One side of the hall is let to bulb merchants and potters who have their advs. on the walls, and a bench below on which they display samples of their wares. For the bench space we charge 75 cents a runningfoot permonth, and 10 feet is the most that is let to one individual. Members pay 65 cents a foot per month. The membership fee is $10 and each member must pav for at least two running feet of bench for six months in advance, and must take at least one share of stock in the Exchange, at $10 a share. No one is allowed to own more than five shares. No attempt is made to regulate prices, each seller acting on his individual judgment. Flowers unsold in the morning are gen- erally left on sale in chargeof thejanitor. We have so far 150 members. FRO.M THE BOSTON EXCHANGE. Our association is formed of twelve growers. Capital stock $1,500, in 60 shares of the par value of $25 each. Our market is divided into 65 stalls or benches ranging in size from 3 feet by 15 inches, to 3 by 3 feet, and the rental is from $2.50 to $3.50 a month, with 10 per cent, discount to stockholders. We sold the pick of the stalls at auction and realized $200 from the auction. Each grower sells his own flowers. Market open from 6:30 to 10 a. m. at present. No wholesale dealers in market. FROM THE MILWAUKEE EXCHANGE. The object of our Exchange is to make money by doing away with useless ex- penditure of time and labor, and it has proved of very considerable advantage in this respect. The Exchange acts as a broker, and not only sells, but buys for its members. In purchasing, the mem- bers make out their orders, and these are combined by the Exchange, and the order placed at one time, resulting in a considerable saving through lower rates secured on a large order over smaller ones. The charge to members for pur- chasing is 10 per cent, and for selling, 15 per cent. In the handling of cut flowers we try to place as large a share as possi- ble ot our regular consignments on stand- ing orders. Such orders are packed and counted by the grower who is practi- cally in direct communication with the buyer. Complaints regarding quality of stock are referred from buyer to grower and back. If the Exchange findsthc two cannot please each other, the order is placed with another grower. Hv this means the stock is sold on its merits, and the individuality of the grower is pre- served, while the advantages of centrali- zation of supi)ly are attained, together with a saving in expense of handling, rent, book-keeping, etc. FROM THE BALTIMORE EXCHANGE. Our Exchange is a stock company, shares $5 each, and no one person is allowed to hold over 3 shares, and each shareholder has only one vote regard- less of the number of shares he holds. We charge 10 per cent on sales for stock- holders, and 15 per cent, on sales for others. We employ a manager who attends to all the business of the Ex- change and makes a daily report to the secretary. The stockholders meet annu- ally and elect a board of managers, con- sisting of seven members, of which four must be growers and three dealers, and who hold office for one year. The board elect the officers, and a committee of three, known as the "price committee," who fix prices from time to time as they deem changes are warranted by the fluctuations in supply and demand. It is important to have a capable and relia- ble manager. Consignments received are credited to the various grower.^ when the flowers are sold and accounts are settled weekly. We make it a condition that the whole product of the growers be sent to the Exchange, with the exception of what may be retailed at their place of business. Those who consign only a share of their product to the Exchange are charged 15 per cent, on sales whether they be stockholders or not. The only trouble we have encountered is to con- vince all growers they are being fairly dealt with. The best stock naturally sells first, and often one man may con- sider his stock as good as another's when the buyer is not of the same opin- ion, and he charges failure to sell to favoritism instead of to off-quality of his stock. Gentlemen, I think you will agree with me alter hearing these communications, that there is a place for the Exchange. I sincerely hope that the time is not far distant when we will see the entire wholesale trade of Chicago in the Ex- change, united for mutual benefit. Relations Between Grower and Dealer. uv c. Tii>y. [Read before the Gardeners' and Floristi' Asw- ciation of Toronto, Ont., February 7.] I have been asked to read a paper on the relationship that should exist (to the profit of both) between the wholesale and retail florists of Toronto. In order to make myself clearlv understood I must go back a few years'. In the vear 1886 it was almost an impossibility to fill an order in the city for one or two hundred roses of any specified color without hav- ing to send away for them, and if we should get a funeral order to any extent it meant to hitch up your horse and travel around the city and outskirts to scrape up all the white flowers possible, no matter what kind. The result of this scarcity led some of our local growers to think over the matter, and as Toronto was in a very healthy condition, and money plentilul, and demand good, they saw a pretty sure thing in going into the business on a large scale, and to all ap- pearances they were not far short in their calculations, for they are increasing their glass and raising prices every year. Until within a few years Toronto had been able to use all the flowers these growers could produce; butas theircstablishments kept growing and Toronto trade fell off considerably it is now looked upon as a poor market, and most of the prime stuff IS sent to Montreal and American border cities where they do not kick when the growers think fit to raise the price on them without giving more than one day's notice. To fully illustrate to you the little respect growers have for this market I must call your attention to the store opened on Yonge street last fall by one of them, and the common talk of the good retail trade carried on by the other. This in my opinion goes to show that these so-called wholesale men care very little for the trade of the retailers of this city who have bought from and supported them in past years. Now they havecome into competition with those who have to (in a manner) rely on them for flowers to carry on their business. But does it not show you that something should be done to help trade along, and regain the confi- dence of the public, and that a good feel- ing should exist between the grower and retailer? Is it not to our mutual advan- tasre that we should be honorable towards each other? What I would suggest is that the grow- ers and retailers meet after one of our regular meetings, and be prepared to average up the prices of this winter, or last, an 1 see if it could not be arranged to have, say, four changes ol prices in the year, and figure so as to make the two totals about the same; then we should know just how long the jirices would re- main as they were, and when they would go up or down, as the case might' be. We could then talk intelligently to our cus- tomers; but now if they want to place an order ahead we can not tell whether they will be cheaper or dearer, and of course look like fools, and as if we did not know enough to run our business properly. And again would it not be better for our growers around Toronto if they receive an order from a private individual to take it and tell them that such a firm would attend to it, and it should be his roses. The customer would be just as well pleased; the retailer would be happy; and the grower would sleep the sleep of the just that night, and could say to himself "I may he a dollar or so out on that deal, but it is square," and undoubt- edly the retailer will remember this when stuff is plentiful, and would not the cus- tomers think, well, there is honor even among florists. And again will this not prevent another evil that will certainly arise; growers will spring up like mush- rooms and flowers will be ( with the exception of two or three months in the year) a drug on the market, for I do not think it is safe for the growers to count on outside markets too much, for will not some enterprising man or men in Montreal or thereabouts soon see that the money which is being sent to Toronto yearly might as well stay at home, the same as our growers saw a few years back? Let me tell you a story about a firm (not a hundred miles from Toronto) who used to supply all the towns and villages within an area of 50 or 75 miles around their place with bedding and all kinds of pot plants. Everything went nicely for a while, they sold clean out every season, and did not care a cent about tlieir home market. The result was that other firms sprung up in their own town and took all the home trade, and in a kvi years there was hirdly a place where this firm had been shi])ping to but had its local florist. They then turned to their home market, but alas, it had no use for them. Others more anxious to look alter the people's interests than they had taken all their trade away, and eventually this firm (like the little pig in the fable) was gobbled up and went out of existence. Although 1 have no such fears for our growers it is still worth their considera- iSgj- The American Florist. 695 The Late William D. Brackenridge. [see page 678 last issue] tion, for if there is anything in our climate or soil which go to making the quality of our roses better than those of our Ameri- can friends will not some of the enterpris- ing men over there likely think of growing roses here to supply their own market? I may be over-reaching somewhat, but there is the danger just the same. I would suggest that our growers deal fairly with us, and see that the home market is supplied with good stuff, and plenty of it. It used to give me considerable satisfac- tion to answer my customers when they would ask me if these were imported roses, by telling them they were grown by our own men, and right around To- ronto, and made no bones about men- tioning their names and giving their addresses and suggesting that it was well worth their while to go out and look at the roses growing. Of course I did not mistrust for a moment that some day those growers would reap the benefit of my personal advertising, for I thought surely we are as good and honorable as our American cousins, for well do I re- member a few years ago when I went to New York to buy cut roses for a customer of mine, going out to J. N. May's, and while out there asked him if he could supply me with roses, but he said you can get my stuff from Thos. Young, Jr., New York. Even though he might have saved his commission on about $200 he did not hesitate a moment. I certainly do think that if we would have our busi- ness and ourselves respected we should act with honor and justice towards each other. Then we would be better able to face hard times, and we would grow in our own estimation and that of the public generally. I wish it to be distinctly understood that these thoughts and suggestions are not actuated by any personal jealousy or ill-feeling; but you must remember that this paper is not like an essay on how to grow certain plants, or anything of that sort, but of a far more delicate nature, and in vsrhich it would be almost impos- sible to make myself clearly understood without drawing comparisons and giving illustrations that may incur the displeas- ure of the grower, something I should be ver3f sorry to do, as I wish to retain their good will in the future, as I trust I have done in the past — aye and more so. [Some notes on the discussion that followed the reading of the paper will be found in our Toronto news letter. — Ed.] Stove, Greenhouse, or Bedding Plants. A Query. Rather a difficult question is submitted to us by a correspondent, who asks us what is meant by hothouse, stove, green- house and bedding plants. Our corres- pondent asks: "What are the varieties coming under each head? Where is the limit of the one and beginning of the other division? Can there be any posi- tive division between greenhouse and bedding plants?" To begin with the distinction between stove or hot house and greenhouse; the first two may be called synonymous, although many amateurs call all con- servatories, warm or cool, hot houses. A stove is any glass house kept con- stantly at a high temperature for the convenience of plants from the warmer tropics, such as the East Indies, Malay- sia, Central Africa, and the warmest localities of South or Central America; a place where the winter temperature is not expected to fall below 65°, while its average mean temperature may be fully 10° higher or more. On the other hand, the greenhouse is not supposed to be above 65°, while its night temperature in winter may be as much as 20° cooler. While it is almost impossible to make any hard-and-fast rules defining the limits as to stove plants, it is safe to assume that any plant habitually thriv- ing in a temperature lower than 65° does not belong to this section. As typical stove plants we have many of the East Indian or African orchids, dendrobiums, vandas, ferides, and angnecums; nepen- thes, many varieties of alocasia and maranta; authuriums, crotons, i.'coras; sonerilas, bertolonias and Cephalotus foUicularis. The last three are so essen- tially stove plants that they cannot be exposed in an ordinary exhibition hall without being protected by a glass case. A variety of palms and ferns requiring a high temperature might be added to this list. The distinction between greenhouse and bedding plants is rather difficult to draw , since all bedding plants (from which class we except annuals and herbaceous plants) may also be greenhouse plants, yet all ofthe greenhouse class arenot bedding plants. We think the fairest and most accurate plan is to describe as bedding plants only what the trade calls "soft stuff' — that is, geraniums, verbenas, coleus, alternantheras, heliotrope, etc.; those plants that are simply to be planted out for one season only, being carried over for stock, and renewed by cuttings each year. Thegreenhcuse section should comprise such stuff as camellias, azaleas, cyclamens, ferns and palms not requiring a temperature above 65°, ericas, cytisus (genista), dractenas, pandanus and be- gonias. Orchids are usually classed by themselves, but quite as many of this family belong to the greenhouse as to the stove section. Prices of Cut Flowers. I believe that the very high prices at Christmas are injurious to the trade, and believe that they will cause the Christmas trade in cut flowers to dwindle down to almost nothing. I venture to make the assertion that it is uncalled for and un- reasonable; a remedy, I think, can be very easily effected. In starting I would ask a few questions. Is the selling of cut flowers according to the supply and demand? If so, why doesn't the retailer come down on his prices as well as the wholesaler? If roses are plentiful let them be sold cheap; if scarce let the market fluctuate and change accordingly. Does the wholesaler charge according to supply and demand? I venture to state that in many cases he does not. For instance: Carnations have been scarce all winter in St. Louis. Certain parties have wholesaled them at $1.25 to $2 per 100 when they should have been sold at $3 to $4 and retailed at 75 cents to $1 a dozen. Carnations can be retailed at Christmas easily for $1 a dozen with no complaint, or very little, from the buyer. They are receiving good value for their money for this season; they last and keep fresh longer than roses. Roses at $2 perdozen at Christmas, or $3 for very fine Mer- mets. Brides and La France, no higher, would be ample price. The grower should get 8 cents for his Perles and Niphetos, 12 cents for his 696 The American Florist. Feb. 16, Brides, Mermets and La France. If we would sell our roses at Christmas at these prices both the retailer and grower would be satisfied, and more especially the public, whom we must study if we want their patronage. The most important problem yet to be solved is how to insure the grower a fair and reasonable price for his flowers for the balance of the season. A very easily solved problemif only the florists in every city will unite as one and agree on the prices of flowers among themselves, just as the grocers do. Say, starting with September 15, until December 15, let the prices of roses at wholesale be $4 to $6 per 100. Retailers can then sell those that cost $4 per 100 at $1 a dozen, and those that cost $G per 100 at .$1.50 to $2 per dozen. Then from December 15 until Easter let roses remain at $8 to $12 per 100, charging at retail $2 to $3 a dozen. In summer let roses be sold at $3 to $4 per ,100, and retailed at $1 a dozen. As well as pro- tecting the grower and the retailer we should protect our trade and confine the sale of plants and flowers to the florists, and not to groceries and dry goods houses, who instead of increasing the trade of the florist tend to bring it into too common a roadway. Let us protect ourselves by confining our trade to its legitimate course. C. W. Wous. St. Louis. AMERICAN CARNATION SOCIETY. president; C. W. Ward. KftBt Moriches, N. Y., treas- urer; C. .1. Pennock. Kennett Square. Pa., secretary. The second annual meeting at Pittsburg, Pa., Feb- ruary 21 and Ti, 18'.*:^. Seasonable Hints. In growing carnations, as well as many other things, we are not always sure of success. We should be prepared at all times not only to be philosophical and calm in the face of failure but to have something to take their place in case an un- foreseen accident should befall the plants. Disease, insects, our own imprudence or mismanagement may destroy our pros- pects and render the plants worthless. The wise man will provide for such an emergency and be prepared to substitute some crop that will at least partially reimburse him. The expenses of running a greenhouse in the winter season goes doggedly on crop or no crop. Failure, however, is not likely to be general with watchful care. Some varieties will fail us, however, in spite of all we may do; and here and there a plant may die out from some unknown cause. But even if our plants are doing their best there are a number of other crops that may be grown with them with profit and with- out detriment to the carnation plants themselves. The farmer grows |>umpkins, beans, melons, etc. as "stolen crop" in his corn field, and there are .-t varietj' of plants from which the carnation grower can choose to fill up his vacant benches or cultivate as "stolen" or accessory crops. First in importance comes the tomato. For our purpose the tomato seed is sown in flats in early or middle November. When large enough they are potted in 3-inch jjots, using rich earth, and carried in a warm and light place until wanted for planting on the benches. The variety we prefer for this purpose is the May- flower. Many growers, however, use the Trophj' and Lorillard. The condition of our carnations governs the time of sow- ing the seed and setting the plants. If our plants are doing well we do not wish to have the tomatoes come on too early. About the last of January in that case is early enough to set them on the benches. Thev should then be a foot high and in no danger of being smothered by the car- nation plants. We set them in every third row. Two rows on the wide middle benches and one row on the side benches. A place growing 10,000 to 12,000 carna- tions can use about 500 tomato plants. It will take some time for these tomato plants to shade the carnations verj' much and as the sun is constantly getting stronger the shade is not at all detri- mental. It is important, however, to keep up a good heat. As near as possible 60° at night. If the houses drop below 50° the tomatoes will get yellow and do little or no good. W. R. Shelmike. .'Vvondale, Pa. Marketing Cut Carnations and Other Flowers. In response to the questions asked by Mr. F. M. Pennock, on page 643, from my experience as a grower and retailer I would answer both in the affirmative. To further test the advisability of selling all cut flowers by their names, as far as practicable, I am running an advertise- ment in one ol our daily papers, in which I call attention to one or two special things, coupled with theii proper names, for a few days, then change off" to some- thing else. So far I find it verj' satisfac- tory, not so much as yet, from a pecuniary standpoint, as in creating an interest by exciting the curiosity of my customers, for they conclude if the flower is worth a special notice it must be something more than ordinary and they want to know all about it. It is the case in this city, and I suppose the same in others, that a large proportion of the trade in cut flowers is through the telephone. By educating the flower buying public to become familiar with the names of different varieties we are at the same time simplifying the business, for it is much easier to fill an order if Mer- met or Bride roses or Silver Spray or Portia carnations are specified, instead of pink, or white, or red, or perhaps you are asked to "send the kind of flowers you sent before," you have forgotten what you sent in the last order, but the name tells just what your customer wants. I believe that grading cut flowers is of I)aramount importance where you wish to build up a paying trade and gain the confidence of j'our customers. By always sending them the best they learn to de- pend on you for choice flowers and will not object to paying a fair price. It goes without saying, that it pays better out of two dozen carnations, or any other flower, to select one dozen and sell them at a profit (even if you throw the other dozen away) than to sell all at a price which barely covers the cost of growing. Another point in the successful manage- ment of a retail trade is care and taste in packing, using boxes to fit the order, not so large that after the flowers are ])ut into the box it looks as though the bot- tom had fallen out, nor so small they are crushed and bruised by crowding them into a spnce too small to hold them, but take a box so that when they are nicely arranged each flower will show to the best advantage, and if mixed flowers with a few ferns and choice little things on top so when all are in the box has the appearance of being just comfortably full. When the recipient of such a box opens it it is with a pleasant surprise not easily forgotten. By following this course it will not be long before you are told by your friends that you have the reputa- tion of having the choicest collection of cut flowers in your city. Unfortunately in almost every town large enough to support several green- house establishments there are one or two florists, who, with a view of monop- olizing the trade, pride themselves on their low prices, but these men, as a rule, rarely estimate or realize the cost of growing their stock and are not particu- lar asto the quality orin what shape it is sent out. Their customers are usually of that class of buyers who are alwaj-s on the alert lor bargains and with whom quantity and bulk is of mote consequence than cjuality. But your customers arc the paying ones; they are discriminating and do not object to paying your price, provided they get the best and just what thev want. R. Daybreak CARXATioN.-Mr. E. Haentzc, Fond du Lac, Wis., sends us a dozen blooms of Daybreak that would be hard to beat. The color was unusually fine, and the blooms were of good size and perfect in form. This variety evidently does exceedingly well with Mr. Haentze. Chrysanthemum Alba Venus. This is a seedling from Lucrece, raised by Nathan Smith & Son, .\drian, Mich. It is very dwarf and early, coming a few days after Gloriosum. The petals arc refiexed and very much notched and toothed after the style of Elkshorn, but to a more marked extent. The white flowers resemble bunches of Angora wool. Miscellaneous Seasonable Hints. We are sowing this week the seeds of three plants that we use largely for cen- ters of vases and veranda boxes. They are Dracaena indivisa, D. australis and Grevillea robusta. They are all very easily raised from seed and very useful plants. Grevillea stands an awful lot of rough usage, grows rapidly, and often takes the place of a valuable palm in decorating. If you want a few extra early asters, sow some now, but it is too early by a month to sow the general crop of sum- mer annuals, such as asters, phlox, bal- sams, etc. We are proi)agating just now begonias of different varieties, such as metallica, Ober, etc. (jrown along in a tempera- ture of 65° they will make fine useful plants by end of May. It is late now for Begonia Rex. They should be propaga- ted as soon as you begin to fire steady in the early winter, say middle of Novem- ber. If you don't want to grow standards or specimen chrj-santhemums, put off propagating for another month at least, (unless you are very short of some val- uable variety). When propagated so early they have to be kept shifted and occupy lots of room, and it you don't give them more pot room they get hard wooded and are then useless. It is safe to sav that the thousands of fineflowcrs, premium winners all over this country, i8g3' The American Florist. 697 i^J^ CHRYSANTHEMUM ALBA VENUS. were cut from plants propagated as late as May and even June. Just about now is the right time to shift show pelargoniums into their flow- ering pots, which with me is a 5 or 6- inch. Some are much stronger growers than others. How seldom you see a batch of these fine showy plants now-a- days. We grew them in this city very largely 20 years ago, but the great per- fection to which the zonal pelargonium was then brought, retired the old fash- ioned pelargonium to the back ground. Still they should be grown. Like other florists' flowers there has been an enor- mous improvement in them v^rithin 15 years. August is the time to begin with pelargoniums, and if I am allowed to contribute a continuance of these notes, I will have something to say about them. If you have any now, give them their last shift. They like a rather coarse, turfy loam with a fourth well rotted manure, and to be potted firmly. They like a cool, airy place and, as a growing plant, will thrive with the least water of any plant I know of. As the sun shines stronger more water is needed, and fumi- gate regularly, for unlike the zonal ger- anium, they are sure to be troubled with aphis. When in flower in April and May don't let the fire out and dampness in. There is no plant that sufters worse from dampness when in flower, than the show pelargorium. The hydrangeas you lifted from the ground last summer, will have been rest- ing in a very cool house or undera bench. It is time to give them a better place and bring them along very slowly. Hydran- geas pay us best here to have in flower in middle and end of May. Those you lifted don't need a larger pot this spring, but top dress them with an inch of good rich compost. As the young growths push out, rob each plant of a cutting or two for next year's supply. I have had uniformly good results with lily of the valley this winter, and my roots came from half a dozen different sources. I have forced them several different ways, and have come to the conclusion that for those who grow 500 to 1000 a week, there is no plan more satisfactory than forcing them in flats. I use flats 2 feet by one foot, and 3 inches deep, and any ordinary potting soil is used. They are covered with one inch of sphagnum. The flats are placed on three 4-inch hot water pipes, and watered once every day. When the bells begin to open, remove the flat to a cooler place; an ordinary rose house tempera- ture is about right; give them all the light you can, eicept the brightest sun- shine. Every bell will open, and they will be larger and better than those grown in a warm bed of sand where they must stop until they are cut. Buff'alo, N. Y. William Scott. When writing our advertisers please use one of your printed business letter heads or enclose your business card. Hybrid Cypnpedium. Ed. Am. Florist:— Veitcn » Manual, Vol. IV, page 88, names Cypripedium Lathamianum as a hybrid raised by Mr. Latham of the Birmingham Botanical Gardens by crossing C. Spicerianum with the pollen of C. villosum, and Veitch gives a pretty full description of C. Latham- ianum. I have raised a hybrid from seed, just ex- actly the reverse of the abovecross, viz., C. villosum fertilized by C. Spicerianum, and it is now in bloom at my conservatory, No. 1814 Belmont avenue, Chicago. The plant is very vigorous and the flowers are large and handsome. I shall inclose a written description of the plant and flower, which I hope you will publish, with the view of learning if this hybrid has been raised before, and, if so, under what name it has been disseminated. The flower differs in many particulars from C. L., and, judging from printed description of the latter, must be superior in beauty. Cypripedium villosum by C. Spicer- ianum (sown in 1887, I think). — Growth vigorous, blooms first time with 6 growths, one flower each, January 20, 1893. Upper sepal white with dark purple mid-line, bright, beautiful yellowish green at base, %-inch in depth; sepal 2Vs inches high; flowersepal greenish, near villosum. Petals 2V2 inches long, barely 1 inch 698 The American Florist. Feb. /6. wide at the widest part, spatulate, ele- gantly fluted on upper edge, similar to cut, Veitch Manual, IV, page S9 (C. ele- gans superbum); superior half, color trifle richer than villosum, but similar except towards the apex and on fluted margins, where it is tinged vellowisli green; inferior half, pleasing bright yellowish green, almost a yellow; mid-line dark. Lip, Spicerianum in shape, but color near villosum. Staminode, intermediate between par- ents, but bossed (not flat in front like villosum ) and nearly all the front suffused with old rose or crushed strawberry color, having in the center a small bright light green callosity (all lively and with character). Flower larger than villosum and bril- liant; scape, 13 inches long, slender, vil- lous; bract, dark-mottled in lines, with character; capsule rendered crimson by villousity. Leaves, 15-16 inches long, of a lighter green than either parent and intermediate in shape, showing faint netted veining with the characteristic spotting of villo- sum at base. Wm. H. Chadwick. Chicago. John Goode. We present in this issue a portrait of Mr. John Goode, who is the oldest living Chicago florist. Mr. Goode was born in Enfield, near London, England, in 1813. He was at an early age apprenticed to the trade of joiner and cabinet maker, but before the term of his apprenticeship expired, he had through an inborn love gained considerable knowledge of plants and their culture. At the close of his term he entered the nurseries of Cormack, Son & Oliver, at Deptford, and followed this by a course at Earl de Grey's seat, under the celebrated Davie Douglass. At this period he entered into the nursery busi- ness with his brother Thomas, who now liveB in Chicago. In the spring of 1845 he came to the U. S., and by waj' of the canal and lakes to Chicago. Until 1847 he and his brother followed gardening in Chicago, laying out the grounds at the residence of j. Y. Scammon, where the Dearborn Block now stands, doing also similiar work for Jus- tin Butterfield, Esq., and Horatio G. Loomis, Esq. During the next two years they were occupied in starting and developing the Shcflicld Nurseries, under the agency of W. B. Ogden. This was the first Chicago nursery, and was located between Racine and Southport Avenues, and North Cly- bourn Place. In the fall of 1849 Mr. Goode, not being able to see the evidences of future great- ness for Chicago, built himself a house boat to carry him and his family to new fields. The boat was frozen in at Kan- dolph Street for two weeks, and received a great deal of attention frorh press and public during that period. After an event- ful voyage down the Canal Mr. Goode decided to pitch his tent in St. Louis, where he resided many years, engaged in landscape work. Among his works the laying out of LaKayette Park and the Fair Grounds stand conspicuous. In 18G5 he returned to Chicago and entered into the florist business. During the past seven or eight vears he has spent his winters at liis orange prove on Indian River, IMorida, and within the last two years has retired from active business. Mr. Goode during his long career has been known as a gardener in the true sense of the word. He knows his plants and their needs by intuition. His collec- tion of Cacti and Succulent plants, of which he was prcTud, was before their disjiersal the finest in the west. And his ardor is not yet damped; he can be found almost any time in his Indian River home garden, between sunrise and sunset, pro- bably trying to hasten the opening of some seedling amaryllis, to the raising of which he has of late given some atten- tion, and ready as ever to welcome the gardener who "knows plants." Dendrobiums. I am pleased to find that so good a gardener as Mr. David Allan has made a specialty of so fine a genus among orchids as dendrobiums. They are easily the most varied, the most beautiful, and the best adapted to this climate of any single genus among orchidaceje. I fancy Mr. John Saul is another grower who has some leaning to this opinion. As I have had experience of a few of their habitats, and quite considerable practice in their experimental growth and propagation, perhaps some interchange of notes may be acceptable to those even among professional growers, w^ho are not entirely cloaked in the shoddy of egotism, and guided by the fallacies of rule of thumb. A word or two as to their geographical distribution will prove that dendrobiums, like roses or any other large genus can- not all be treated alike, but nearly all do well — except perhaps a few of the hirsute section — which I suspect are sub-alpine in their environment, and like nearlj- all such plants, difficult to keep in health at the sea-level south of New York. Dendro- biums are found from Japan to New Zealand, and from Eastern Australia all throught Malaysia and Southern Asia to Western India-extendingthrough both the Indian peninsulas well up to 6,000 feet of altitude at least. The yearly range of the thermometer for some few ot the species is from 32° Fah., to 70°. For others it is not more than from 60° to 80°. These latter are species from the lower elevations such as aurea in Coorg and Ceylon, I'hakenopsis in New Guinea, bigibbum in North Australia, and superbum in the Phillipine Islands, etc. But although within certain limits the natural range of annual temperature is considerable, and often under cultivation even more considerable — yet this is as nothing when compared with the im- mense differences of climate in other re- spects. On the Western Ghauts of India, for instance, there are in some places from 100 to 200 inches of rain — or even more — during the four monsoon months. In other parts of the mountains of South India only 50 to 60 inches of rain are distributed through two separate mon- soons extending over 7 to 8 months. In Khaysia N. E. I., over 1000 inches of rain have been recorded, and although this was perhaps abnormal — yet from the various sides of these hills from ,'!00 to 800 inches has been the record since their discovery bv the English. The mount.'iins of India, Malaysia, and Polynesia, are very apt to be the dividing line between one monsoon and the other, and thus present on their opposite sides entirely different climates. It will thus be easily understood how it happens that the various batches of a given tropical species of orchids arediflTer- ent in their habits and periodsof growth. They present no especial botanical char- acter, their climates — geographical char- acter is utterly different. I have no doubt but Mr. .\llan has observed these difl'cr- ences of habit in the various types of Dendrobiumaureum, D. nobile, D. thyrsi- florum and many others-especially Ameri- can orchids. Sometimes these climates contradict utterly and entirely the con- ditions prevalent in cultivation, but gen- erally the orchids from northern latitudes are amenable. Take Australia — Northern Australia, subject generally to hot winds from the sandy deserts of its immense interior — vet it won't do to overdry Den- drobium bigibbum; it grows near the sea, the monsoon lasts from November to May with interruptions, and from June to September. There are such tremendous dews that it is impossible to keep iron or steel from rusting unless painted. This dewy period agrees entirely with its pe- riod of growth under cultivation. It is found at about 11° south latitude and probably some violence is done it, yet it is a most satisfactory dendrobe, so also is D. Phaljenopsis — but why does D. superbiens do so much kicking? — it is the last to grow and the last to stop; does it continually want the range of tempera- ture (75° to 87° Fah.) of its native coun- try? If it does I fear it will always be a kicker in the Northern United States. But I have already said more than I intended to say on a rery extensive, and most absorbing subject, and enough I hope to convince insular practitioners that they can learn a very great deal more about their plants than they have ever dreamed or imagined, if they will only "work o' nights," and try to master a little — ever so little as they can procure, of botanical climatology. I append a listof dendrobiums which do well under ordinary cultural conditions, with their growing months in Arabic figures, and their months of flowering in numerals. CROWTII. I'LOWER. I), aggregatum 3-4 & 8-10 II Ainsworthii 8-2 & 3-10 1 Aureum 1-10 I Aur. Phillipense 10-7 XI Aur. Zeylanicum 2-10 I Brymerianuin 3-10 IV Bensonia: 4-9 IV Bigibbum & ] 5-10 XII III PhaUenopsis ) Crassinode 12-10 I H Crepidatum 3-9 HI Crysanthum 10 9 H HI Chrj'sotoxum 5 11 HI Crystallinum 1-8 IV Dalhousianum 4 9 IV Dearii 3-10 IV Densiflorum 4-9 IV Devonianuni 1-10 III I'armerii 6-10 III IV Fimbriatum oc. 512 I II I'-indlevanum 3-S I Jenkinsii 2-4,5 8 10 11 Japonicum O-l & 1-5 II III Leechianum 1-9 1 Lituiflorum 1-9 II Luteoluni 2-9 1 Moscliatuin 1-9 V Nobile 1-9 & 3-10 I 111 Parishii 3-9 1 1 1 Pierardii very various Primulinum 2-8 I 111 Superbum gig. 3-10 111 Suavissimum 5-11 IV Tortile (various! 5-11 IV Transparens 2-9 IV Thrysiflorum 3-9 very various Wafdianum 8-12 & 1-7 III This last species is very excitable when freshly imported. 1 trust these notes may help admirers of this genus. The resting period of course commences when growth is complete — thus Aureum grows from January to iS93- The American Florist. 699 October and rests completely from Octo- ber to January. Jenkinsii (from Gaulpara) grows four or even five times a year — February to April, May to July, August to October, and October to November. Whenever it can pick up heat and moisture. Trenton, N. J. James MacPherson. Washington. The weather during the past week was not such as would please the florist. It has been dull and cloudy with occasional rains and snow, though not very cold; at no time was there more than 10° of frost. Owing to this and the prolonged cold spell of January flowers have been anything but a drug on the market. Roses are poor and many of the varieties, such as Perles, Beauties and Woottons, are coming very much deformed. The demand for flowers the past week has been good. This was probably due to the fact that this was the last week of the gay season until after Lent, as many of the society people held their final re- ception for the season. After this there will naturally be a lull in trade. Brides and Mermets are bringing from $2 to $2.50 per doz., Perles $1.50 to $2 (good buds), Watteville $1, La France from $2 to $3 according to quality, American Beauties from $3 to $12, Me- teors from $2 to $3, good buds with long stems will bring $4, Laings from $10 to $12, carnations 50 to 75 cents, valley 75 cents to $1, Harrisii $2 to $4. Violets are scarce and are bringing from $3 to $4. Tulips are beginning to be plentiful and are finding ready sale at from $1 to $1.25 per dozen. The pink varieties bring the highest price. Postmaster-General Wanamaker gave his fin.il reception last week, the decora- tions for which were very elegant. The center-piece was a large handsome silver dish filled with Cattleya Triana; blooms, valley and Adiantum Farleyense, resting on a mirror which projected several inches beyond the silver and ferns, producing a rich effect. The decorations throughout the mansion were of adiantum and cat- tleyas except one room, which was dec- orated with Harrisii lilies and Asparagus plumosus. Mr. and Mrs. John Lee Carroll gave a cotillion last Thursday evening. The Carroll mansion is a capacious one, the parlors of which make one of the largest private ball rooms in the city. Its illum- ination was added to by rows of candles along the walls, suggesting the parties of a hundred years ago. Flowers were used in profusion throughout the entire house. The mantelswere banked with Adiantum cuneatum studded with La France roses. A group of large palms and pandantis screened the band, which vvas stationed in the bay window. The favors were decidedly novel and Frenchy. They were gorgeous Tosca sticks with mock jewelled heads, flutes wrapped in ribbon like great sticks of peppermint candy, banners mounted on long staffs, whistles, paper cutters, ribbons and flowerfavors. These last were American Beauty roses, cat- tleyas and dendrobiums. Prominent among the most elegant entertainments of the season was the cotillion given last Tuesday night by Mr. and Mrs. B. H. Warder. It ranks un- questionably among the elegant private balls of the season. The dancers found a spacious ball room arranged for them in the use of the great hall and the drawing room back of it. The mantels were in each room decorated with roses and adiantum ferns. The pillars and chande- liers were twined with Asparagus plu- mosus. The decorations were entirely of white and pink. La France roses and pink carnations formed the pink in the decorations, while the white was valley and white lilacs. When the midnight supper was served the guests sat at 20 small tables, each of which had a crystal vase in the center filled with white lilacs, mignonette and pink carnations. The committee in charge of inaugural ball room decoration propose making the coming affair as far as possible a flower decoration in honor of Mrs. Cleveland, who is a great lover of flowers. It is the intention of Mr. Small to outdo all pre- vious attempts at ball room decorations in this country, so that the reception of the President of the United States the evening of March 4th will be a notable one in many other respects than a mere promenade. Conversing with Mr. Small the other day he described at length the proposed arches at the north and south doors of the Pension Building. The arches will be 60 feet high and 30 feet wide, at the base of which will be sta- tioned the orchestras. Inscribed over the arch at the north door will be the name "Cleveland," incandescent lights bringing the letters out in brilliant relief, while "Stevenson" will be the inscription over the arch at the southern extremity of the ball room. Placquesof ivy leavessprayed with roses and other flowers will be con- spicuously displayed on a white cloth field. Within the placques will be shown an artistic arrangement of flowers of every conceivable variety. Emblazoned on escutcheons will be the coat of arms of the United States and of the various states of the Union. Surmounting the arches will be immense tropical plants, while the corners of the facade will serve for an elaborate display of flags of all nations. The balcony decorations will comprise trailing vines of wild smilax over white cloth, and upon eachof the 76 pillars will be a large green placque, from the center of which will be a burst of electric lights. Interspersed at intervals throughout these magnificent floral decorations will be silken banners hanging in graceful folds from the balustrade. In the center of the hall are eight immense columns, each 26 feet in circumference at the base and 90 feet in height, upon which Mr. Small's skill will be exerted with a view to mak- ing these monoliths more imposing. It is proposed to use Commissioner Raum's office for the President's private apartment forthisoccasion.anda canopy effect will be carried outbymeansofwhite cloth, trails of Asparagus plumosus and the choicest and costliest orchids. Large vases of long stemmed Magna Charta and American Beauty roses will be conspicu- ous in the decorations of this room, while the big open fireplace will be concealed by an artistic combination of greens and choice flowers. C. Leslie Reynolds. Boston. The subject for discussion at the Feb- ruary meeting of the Gardeners and Florists' Club was packing and shipping. The discussion wa? opened by Mr. D. Zirngiebel who gave descriptions of the various methods of packing as practiced in Europe for shipments to America as well as the methods prevailing here for local trade. Mr. Robert Farquhar followed with an interesting description of the best man- ner of packing small plants, particularly for transportation by mail. He illustrated his instructions bv means of boxes, plants and other material which he had brought for the purpose. As an example of suc- cessful packing he told of a box of cinera- ria flowers which had recently been sent to him from London, England, and which had arrived in perfect condition. Several other gentlemen participated in the dis- cussion, which was very interesting throughout. An incident of the evening was a char- acteristic speech by Mr. Edward Hatch in glorification of the committee on the recent dinner, and of their phenomenal management which resulted in their turn- ing in a surplus of over seven dollars in cash, instead of showing the usual deficit. The lecture before the Massachusetts Horticultural Society on Saturday Feb- ruary 11, on "Fungi, the latest discov- eries relating to their connection with horticulture" by B. T. Galloway, chief of the division of Vegetable Pathology, U. S., Department of Agriculture, was some- what of a disappointment for those who looked for anything in the way of new light on this most important subject. The essayist gave directions for the use of Bordeaux mixture, describing various methods of applying it, and explained the use of weather maps and methodscf fore- telling the weather thereby and that was all. Bulletin, No. 20 of the Hatch Experi- ment Station of the Massachusetts Agri- cultural College is just out. It gives plain, easily understood descriptions of the canker worm, caterpillars, Tussock moths, their habits, and best methods for their extermination, and is illustrated with many cuts. It is a most valuable and seasonable document. The cut flower trade has been generally brisk during the past week. Thescarcity of roses and the unsalableness of bulbous stock are the main features of the mar- ket. Violets are quite plenty with prices reduced all around . The moderate weather which has prevailed has given a chance to the street fakers, who are out again in force, and their presence has had a very noticeable effect upon the carnation and violet trade. Daniel Gormly , a well known florist, lost his wife by death on February 10. 7oo The American Florist. Feb. l6. Mr. A. H. Fewkes has some verj- tine seedling carnations. Visitors in town this week Mr. C. H. Weathered of New Vork and Mr. A. T. Hoddington of Short Hills, N. I. Philadelphia. Certain kinds of flowers have been posi- tively scarce the past week, while busi- ness on the other hand has been verv good. Choice roses of all kinds sold on sight, and carnations, particularly pink, were in great demand. All roses give way to the Brunner, for which there is a rare scramble; it helps to sell many an- other variety that would otherwise go begging. Anderson, Heacock, Burton, Lonsdale, Whitely, .Smith and Price all have some, but not in quantity. Ander- son will have a large house in the first week in Lent, and with some others that will be in to keep himcompany, there may be enough to go around. They have all sold so far this season for 75, as against (50 last year. In general, prices are about the same as last week, Mermets, Brides, $8; La France, $10; Perles, Gontiers, Sunsets, $4; Wootons, Guillots, $4 to $6; Ben- netts, $S to $10; Beauties and Lainos, $35 to $50; carnations, $11;. to $2; val- Icv, $2 to $3; daffodils, $4; tulips, $4 to $5; treesia, $1 to $2; Romans, $3; smi- lax, $15 to $20; violets.$l to $lio. The second .\ssenibly ball took place l:ist Friday evening and showed a still greater falling off in the number of bou- quets carried. It is with feelings of deep- est regret that we note the decadence of the ball bouquet; it is .in avenue of trade that is fast being closed. Time was when no flowers were too good, no price too great, to secure handsome bouquets for these occasions. But now Dame Fashion forbids; it may be she has some other place to help out;" let us hope so at least. Flowers seem to be used to a greater extent at funerals of late and quite a number of elaborate pieces were made up the past week. The floral rug or tnat placed on the floor under the cas- ket is coming into use. At the February meeting of the Florist Club it was agreed to have a dinner in connection with the spring show of the Pennsylvania Horticultural Society. John Westcott is chairman of the dinner com- mittee, with Mr. Harris asfirst assistant; this insures a good time. The question "resolved, that the grow- ers have the best end of it" was after con- siderable discussion decided unanimously in the affirmative. Mr. Lonsdale who was to support the negative, not be- ing present, Mr. Harris and Mr. Craig defended the grower. Mr. Craigthought the dealers as a rule wanted too much orofit andshonld be satisfied with less and would then do more business and make as much, if not more money and also help the grower to get rid of the increasing stock. II. H. Battles is just now going about on crutches; it is not a fad with him, but on account ofa needle in one of his feet. The injury, while quite painful is not dan- gerous and he expects to be about in a day or two. K. New York. (Jn account of the inclement weather there was a small attendance at the meet- ing of the New Vork Florists' Club last Monday evening. The proceedings were greatly enlivened by the presence of Alderman Morris of JclTerson Market, whose insistence on observation of strict parliamcntry rules created much amuse- ment. Mr. Ernest Asmus of Short Hills read a paper on decorative plants. The question box contained several enquiries on practical subjects which were replied to bj' various members present. Prepara- tions are in progress for the first club ex- hibition. Messrs. Hews & Co., flower pot manufacturers, have promised a donation of vases for exhibition use and a vote of thanks was accorded them. The next smoker will take place Februarv 25th on invitation of President Manda. Trade very livelj', winding up the season before Lent comes in. Good sale for everv thing except bulbous stock. Toronto. The Gardeners' and Florists' Associa- tion's special meeting held on Tuesday last for essays and discussions only, was a most interesting one, and well attended, considering that the thermometer stood at zero outside. Mr. Gilchrist gave his long looked for paper, "Hot water heat- ing under pressure," which explains the system most clearly and concisely, and though perhaps there were no actuallj' new ideas brought out, it is a system that has not been tried here yet (at least to any extent ) so that the paper was listened to with intense interest. After the paper was read, Mr. Gilchrist had to answer many questions and make things clear with blackboard and chalk. 1 think there is no doubt that this system will be brought more into use here in the near future. This subject in this climate is of vital importance to gaideners and florists — especially to the latter, who have to pav for the fuel burnt, and as Mr. Gilclirist said, "it is of the first im- portance that we should have a scientific knowledge of how to get the most heat outof the least quantity of fuel." I have sent you Mr. Tidy's paper on the relations between growers and re- tailers, thinking perhaps that some of your readers might like to know how matters stand here on this subject. [The paper appears elsewhere in this issue. -Ed.] There was a most lively discussion after it had been read, and Mr. Tidy had to stand the brunt of a storm of ques- tions and objections but he stuck man- fully to his guns. The discussion showed at times a tendency to fly off at a tan- gent into other grooves' Mr. Gilchrist thought that the whole trouble had been intensified this year by the very small amount of sunshine in November and December last year, (there were in the latter month only 20 hours out of a possible 100), and'thought it was simply a question of supply and demand. Man had had since the time of Adam a streak of selfishness running through all his transactions which it seemed impossible \o eliminate. Mr. J. H. Dunlop, referring to the (luality of Toronto grown roses, thought that their superiority was ac- counted for more bv the ability of the growers than by climatic influences. He said that his customers in outside towns and cities generally began dciling with him in September and kept on until the July following, whereas those in this citj- did not stick to him in this way. Mr. Muston thought there was a good deal in the paper that might be of advantage to both sides if they would all combine, but that was just the difficulty. The conclusion of this discussion was left over till next meeting. E. Pi.EASK mention the American Florist every time you write to an advertiser. Chicago. At the last meeting of the Florist Club an invitation was received from the Chicago Cut Flower Exchange to make the Exchange its headquarters in the future, free of expense to the club.> After considerable discussion the olTer was accepted and future meetings will be held at the Exchange, 45 Lake street. It was also decided to have a modest supper at every second meeting of the club, t'ae same to be served at the meeting place, where there will be abundant room and facilities for serving it in a satisfactory manner. The Exchange will provide a banquet for the members of the club on the occasion of the first meeting in the new quarters (February 23) and invites the trade in general to also be present. Three new members were admitted to the club. The paper on cut flower exchanges by Mr. T. F. Keenan, manager of the Chicago ex- change, appears in full elsewhere in this issue. During the past week business has been very good indeed, and from the fact that some of the retailers are placing orders for their regular supply during Lent it does not seem as if that season was ex- pected to seriously aftVct business. Roses, in all classes except Beauties, are a trifle more plentiful, but they continue to sell well, the stock usually being cleared out every day. Beauties are scarce, and very poor; at no time during this winter has there been any supply of really good blooms in this variety. A limited quan- tity of good Jacqs appeared this week, and from now on a steady supply is ex- pected. A small but tolerably regular sup- ply of Mme. Caroline Testout come in from one grower; they are magnificent flowers, large, and exquisite in color, far superior to La France or Albany. They are bringing $2 a dozen. Carnations are, on the whole, good. It is worth noting that the dark crimson sorts sell only in limited quantities, com- pared with others. Tidal Wave is always in demand, the color being a general favorite. Daffodils are now i|uite plenti- ful, but sell well; tulips are much im- proved in quality. The Dutch hyacinths are showing more diversity of color; some very good ])ink ones are now in. Harrisii is a little less plentiful, but cal- las are coming in in quantity; they are better in quality than they were a week or so ago. Freesia and valley are both quite plentiful. Prices still continue the sarne; there has been little fluctuation during the past three weeks, and the trade seems in .-i more satisfactory condi- tion than any previous time during the winter. St. Louis. Trade during the past week has been fair, taking into consideration the state of the weather. Most flowers have been in short supply but would immediately increase could we have a few bright days. The regular meeting of the Florists Club occurcd Thursday the Oth, with a good attendance, .\fier the minutes of the previous meeting were read and adopted the chairmen of the variousconi- mittees were called upon to report. The committee to see that the propercarcand attention be given Missouri's plants at the World's I'air made a partial report and were granted more time. The report of the committee regarding the entertainment of the S. A. F., was read. They recommended that the Enter- tainment Ilall be selected for holding the meetings, and that the trade dispL-xy be i8g3. The a mer ican Florist. 501 held in the corridors and rooms surround- ing it. This it was thought would be the best place, taking all things into consider- ation, it being centrally located and easily reached IVom all the hotels as well as having all the most important car lines pass the building. They also pre- sented a list of members for the necessary committees to take charge of the various matters that will occiir from now until the convention is over. After the adoption of the above report it was decided to laj' over the reports of the remaining committees, with the ex- ception of the one appointed to examine into the ad visabilit3' of holding a fall show, so as to be able to give the matter full and thorough discussion. The committee submitted a report that had been adopted at their last meeting, recommending the holding of a show to be conducted upon somewhat the same lines as those of the two previous years. Then Mr. John Young read a report repre- senting the minority, and in it gave their experience in growing for the show of last year. They were very fortunate, capturing farst with almost every entry, still when the premiums realized were compared with the value of the time put upon the plants there was a deficit of about $200. Had the competition been keener or had all the expenses incurred in growing the plants been charged against them there would have been a still larger deficit. These figures caused much comment and surprise, as heretofore everyone had considered these winners well paid for their trouble. A general discussion ensued in which many and various opinions were advanced, Mr. Michel was of the opinion that it paid the grower to grow fxhibi- tion plants. Mr. Harry Young in reply said their only value was the premiums they might %vin, as they wereentirely too large for sale, as well as too expensive for the general public to purchase. He thought therefore that the prizes should be at least three-fourths the cost of pro- ducing the plant. Mr. John Young also thought tie grower could receive more value by placing the money lost in adver- tising. He said in conclusion that he did not wish to discourage holding a show, but he did wish to discourage the holding ofone in which the premiums for chrys- anthemum plants was as low as it had been in the la.'t two held here, and he had expected by making his figures public to rouse the members to some action look- ing towards the increasing of the same. The club was unprepared to take final action, and uiJon motion continued the committee with the suggestion that it formulate some means for reaching the desired end. R. F. T. .\lexander Murdoch, junior partner in the firm of J. R. & A. Murdoch, the well known Pittsburg florists, died at his residence in that city February 9, in his 53d year. He had been confined to the house since the holidaj- season, his death resulting from congestio.i of the lucgs. Mr. Murdoch was born in Pittsburg, his father being a florist, and received his early education in that city. He grad- uated from theS ateAgricultural College, alter which he and his three brothers went into partnership with their father. Of the brothers M. B, retired from business and J- R- died in 1SS7, since when the brothers Jno. R. and A. have constituted the firm. Mr. A. Murdoch served in the army for three years during the war; be was secretary of the Ninth Regiment of Pennsylvania Reserves for years, and attended to the business matters con- nected with the erection of the soldiers' monument at Gettysburg. He was one of the directors of the Homewood ceme- tery, and a member of the Chamber of Commerce, and was an active church member. He belonged to all the florists' associations, national and local, and at- tended all their meetings. He was widely known in the trade and had a long list of friends in and around Pittsburg. He leaves a wife, two daughters and a son. The interment was at Homewood cemetery. Anderson, Ind. — Trade good, prices good and good orospects for a lively spring trade. Portland, Ind. — Trade good but prices are low. However a good trade is antici- pated the coming'spring. Little Rock, Ark.— During the past fall George Vestal built a new house 12x 60 to be used exclusively for propagating evergreens. Columbus, Ind. — Trade very dull, de- mand for cut flowers much less than last jear and prices lower. Prospects good for a lively spring trade in plants. MuNCiE, Ind. — Trade fair, prices rule low, prospects for a lively plant trade are good. The severe winter has seriously interfered with business of all kinds. Crawfordsville, Ind. — Trade good, Kraus & Crist intend adding five new houses the corning season for cut flowers, and prospects for future trade bright. LoGANSPORT, Ind. — Trade quiet, prices fair, prospects for spring trade good. Kidd & Son talk seriously of offering their place for sale and retiring from business. Franklin, PA.^Among the guests at the recent brilliant reception to the Com- mander-in-chief of the Penna. National Guard was Mr. H. B. Beatty, Oil City, S.'cretary of the Florists' Protective Association, and his wife. CoNNERSviLLE, Ind.— Trade very poor since the holidays. The supply of natural gas having given out the florists had to fall back on coal and wood and as the latter was scarce and high, the profits on the season's business will be considerably cut down. Hamilton, 0. — Trade has been very good, prices good for good stock and in active demand. Theodore Bock is grow- ing fine roses. White La France being his favorite. He has a fine lot of Asparagus plumosus nanus which he finds very pro- fitable in his cut flower sales. St. Paul, Minn. — At the request of the Women's Auxiliary of the World's Fair Commission the Minnesota State Legis- lature has adopted the "wild moccasin, or lady slipper" as the official floral emblem of the state. The flower referred to is probably Cypripedium spectabile. Marion, Ind. — Trade picking up. Was very dull after the holidays. Henry Michel has some fine new carnations which he proposes testing further before offering for sale. Mrs. G. R. Fravel is growing some fine roses that would put to blush many growers in the larger cities. ' " Baraboo, Wis. — The Sauk County Hor- ticultural Society will hold a winter meeting in February, a wild flower show in May, and a chrysanthemum show in November. Officers: President, Frank lin Johnson; vice-president, Wm. Toole secretary, E. K. Tuttle; treasurer, Mrs E. G. Marriott. Richmond, Ind. — Trade prospects good for spring. E. G. Hill & Co., have a fine show of Edna Craig carnations and re- port business brisk, cold weather how- ever, retarding shipments. Beach & Son report cut flower sales good and intend devoting their entire plant to that busi- ness in the future. Fort Wayne, Ind.— Trade very good; demand for cut flowers very brisk and florists report increased sales; prices fair. The new Florists' Club is a success and a more friendly feeling exists among the fraternity than has been exhibited in the past. W. J. Vesey is cutting some good roses and Harrisii. KoKOMO, Ind. — Trade fine. W. W. Coles is dead gone on "Mme. Testout" and is convinced that it is the only rose worth growing. He intends adding two new rose houses 100x25 the coming season. Walter is not slow especially when he sits behind his blooded mare and shows every body the rear end of his sleigh. He is a pusher from pusherville. South Bend, Ind. — Trade fair only. Trainor& Rettig have removed their store around the corner from their former loca- tion and directly opposite thecourt house square. They still find the sale of blue carnations profitable. The Studebaker greenhouses present a fine appearance, roses and begonias being unusually fine. The Rosalind carnfition does exception- ally fine here. Mrs. Oliver has some very fine orchids in bloom which attract con- siderable attention. Indianapolis, Ind. — Trade brisk since the holidays and flowers of all kinds in active demand. Good roses very scarce and readily bring good prices. John Ber- termann, of Btrtermann Bros., is suffer- ing a severe spell of sickness. JohnHartje, the popular carnation grower, has a fine lot of new seedlings which he intends offering to the trade next year. The severe winter has been unusually hard on the older florists many having gone through long sieges of sickness. Frank Stack has a fine show of Cattleya TriaUi-e in bloom. This is his first venture with orchids and he is well pleased with the results; he con- siders the advertisement of more value than the sale of the flowers. Recent Legal Decisions. Rights where Freight has been Injured in course of Transportation. A common carrier is bound to deliver the property which it undertakes to transport at the point of discharge, safe and uninjured, at the peril of liability, except where the injury has resulted from some cause excepted in a contract, (other than negligence), which is a matter for defense, the burden of proving which is upon the carrier. The consignee or owner has nothing to do but to showthe injury, and the carrier becomes at once presump- tively liable, and remains so until it shows that said injury resulted from an act of God, the public enemies, or from a cause from which it had exempted itself legallv by aspecialcontract. Anditwould seem to follow that whenever an injury has been done to goods while in the cus- tody of a common carrier, the consignee or true owner has the right of action againgt 702 The American Florist. Feb. i6, the carrier. Butitisthedutyof aconsij;nce whose property is injured while in the control of a carrier to pay all the freight charges, and then sue the carrier for the injury done. Though if property is dam- aged, while in the charge of a common carrier, to a greater extent than the bill for freight, the lien of the carrier is extin- guished; and the consignee not only has the right to demand the property of the carrier without payment of tlie freight charges, but retention by the carrier amounts to a conversion, for which an action will lie. Miami Powder Co., vs. Port Koval & W. C. Ky. Co. Supreme Court of South Carolina. 16 S. E. Rep. 339. Rights of seller on purchaser Refusing to accept goods. In actions for breaches of contract the circumstances of each case must deter- mine what measure of damages should apply, having in view always the giving actual com]iensation for actual loss. For a breach by the purchaser of a valid con- tract of sale of goods and chattels by the purchaser, in failing to accept the prop- erty and pay the contract price, the vendor may treat the contract as a com- plete sale, and, at his option, either retain or store the property ol the purchaser, or within a reasonable time resell the prop- erty in open market. He may also treat the contract as unperformed, and thesale as not having vested title in the purchaser, and retain the property as his own. If the vendor chooses to treat the sale as complete, and hold the ])roperty for the purchaser, he may recover the full con- tract price. If he chooses to treat the sale as complete, and resells the property in open market within a reasonable time, the law deems him the agent of the pur- chaser for that purpose, anil he ma3' apply the proceeds as a jjaymcnt so far as they will apply, and recover the difference be- tween the contract price and the amount realized at the sale, provided it be less than the contract price. If, however, the vendor chooses to treat thesale as wholly unperformsd, and retains the goods as his own, he may sue and recover any loss of profit he would have made had the contract been fully executed, and the contract price paid. This would be the difference between the contract price and the market value at the time and place of delivery. Slaughter vs. Marlow. Supreme Court of Arizona. 31 Pac. Rep. .S+T. Important Oistinction in sale and Indus- trial Contracts. In contracts of merchants for the sale and delivery or for the manufacture and sale of marketable commodities a state- ment descriptive of the subject-matter, or some material incident, such as the time of shi|)ment, is a condition prece- dent, upon the failure or non-performance of which the party aggrieved may repudi- ate the whole contract. Hut in contracts for work or skill, and the materials upon which it is to be bestowed, a statement fixing the time of performance of the con- tract is not ordinarily of its essence, and a failure to perform within the time stip- ulated, followed by substantial perform- ance after a short delay, will not justify the aggrieved party in repudiating the entire contract, but will simply give him his action for damages for the breach of the stipulation. .\ contract to manufac- ture and furnish articles for the especial, exclusive, and peculiar use of another^ with special features which he requires, and which render them of value to him. but useless and unsalable to others, — articles whose chief cost and value are derived from the labor and skill bestowed upon them, and not from the materials of which they are made, — is a contract for work and labor and not a contract of sale. Bock & I'auli Lithographing Co., vs. Colorado Milling & HI. Co. V. S. Circuit Court of Appeals. Eighth Ciicuit. 52 Fed. Kep. 700. .\ctions between partners. It is the law that one partner cannot sue another to recover profits or to re- cover his share of partnership assets where the partnership is unsettled, al- though he may sue for an accounting and for the recovery of whatever may be found due on a settlement of the partner- ship affairs. But this rule does not apply to all cases growing out of partnership contracts. Where there is an agreement adjusting partnership affairs, and that agreement awards to one partner a spe- cific sum, or duty in his favor, he may maintain an action upon a breach of the duty or promise. So where a partner col- lects money which on settlement of part- nership affairs he has agreed shall be col lected by his copartner as his individual property, and after collection converts it to his own use, the partner to whom the money belongs may maintain an action for its recovery without a prior demand. Douthit vs. bouthit. Supreme Court of Indiana. 32 N. E. Rep. Notice required of dissolution of partner- ship or retirement of partner. Strangers are not entitled to any per- sonal notice of the dissolution of a copart- nership, or the retirement of a partner from a firm, and therefore an advertise- ment at the place where the business has been carried on, is sufficient notice (or them, but customers and others having dealings with the firm must have actual notice of either. So where one retires from a firm, knowing the previous relations of the firm with persons in anothcrcity.and that renewal notes arc to be issued to such persons in lieu of others held by them, notice of the retirement, published merely in the newspapers at the firm's place of residence, is not sufficient, unless the notice is in fact seen by such creditors, or knowledge comes to them in some other manner. Sibley vs. Parsons. Supreme Court of Michigan. 53 N. \V. Rep. 786. Implied authority to fill blanks in Nego- tiable paper. The delivery of a note or bill containing blanks impliedly authorizes the holder to fill them as he pleases, unless restrained by the instrument itself, and this authority extends to all parts of the document delivered, for example, the signature of the drawer's name, the payee's name, the date, the time of payment, the rate of in- terest, the place of payment, and the amount to be paid, so that between the drawer and innocent third parties, the person to whom it was intrusted must be deemed the agent of the person who com- mitted such instrument to his custody, or, in other words, it is the act of the prin- cipal, and he is bound by it, and there- fore a person executing a blank note will be bound although the holder perverts the power to fill the blank for an unin- tended use. First Nat. Bank vs. Johnson. Supreme Court of Alabama. 11 South. Rep. 690. [Moral: — Be very careful to draw a line through all unfilled spaces where printed blanks of any kind arc used. We have received at this office checks for $1 that could have been raised to $1,000 with perfect ease. Do not send out such standing invitations for rascals to make you their victim.— Eii.] THI5 WHITE Lfl FRANCE. KfllSERIN flUGUSTE VIKTORIfl, CHRISTINE DE NOUE, Rootefl Rose Cittinis oir Siiecially HEALTHIEST. CHEAPEST. BEST. Send for Catalogue and Prices with Testimonials. G. STRAUSS & CO., Washington, D. C. Larcesi Growers in tJic World oS Ro8n,s tor Giir Plowcrs. *^ Twenty-Five Dollars in Oold.^^* We will be pleased to p.iy .iny one wl\o will semi us .1 more delicious bush bean than the Warren, or a belter pea than the K.xcelsior. You c.in'talford to raise the American Wonder, when the Excelsior, as Kooil, as early and nearly as dwarf, bears (sec Kur.ll New Vorker), Inrgrr prna, iRi-icrr poflu, niKl ■iinny iiior.- of llii-m. rlur Catalogue (sent KKEK) on paijc-. ;, an I ;; t.-ll, .ill about them. J. J. H. GUEGOKV & SON, - , . Maibleliead, Mass. i8g3. The American Florist. 703 $80.00 THE ROSE $15.00 BRIDESMAID. THE PlBlimiilMT-PlMK, NEVER-DEFORMED MERMET. OF IT MR. T. J. SLAUGHTER writes from Madison, N. J.: January 3, 18»3. * * * "It gives me pleasure to give the Bridesmaid my hearty recommeudatiou: from my experience with it this year I am couviuced it will supersede the Mermet entirely, owing to its better color aud greater market value. I intend to give it in future all the room I can possibly spare. I think growers will go for it strong an- other season." Plants from 2K-inch pots, $15.00 per 100 SFECIAI. OFFEB of Booted CUTTING'S, only in lots of one thousand each, price $80.00 per lot. Beautifully rooted: carefully packed. FRANK L. MOORE, CHATHAM, NEW JERSEY. Golden Returns. 200,000 ROSES 200,000 We offer well established, healthy plants in below named and many othe'r sorts: From 2-inch pots, % 3.00 per 100; $30.00 per 1000 From 3-inch pots, 6.00 " 60.00 From 4-inch pots, 12.00 " 120.00 Not in excess of any one variety. 50,000 Hybrid Perpetual Roses 50,000 at M per 100; fJO per 1000. In 60 select varieties. New and Kaie Varieties at SSpeeial Kates given in our Wholesale I.ist, now ready. WE NAME A FEW SORTS ONLY: Aurora, Bosanquet, Comt. de Labarthe, Bon Silene, Perle des Jardlns. Sombreull, The Bride, etc., etc. NANZ &. NEUNER, LOUISVILLE, KY. TEAS Iso-oo per 1000 HYBRIDS 4"-«) per 1000 Healthy plants, in 2-inch pots. Also healthy plants of the Newest Chrysanthe- mums, and general greenhouse stock. Trade list on application. liOTTISVIXiLE IC"3r. ^PHAG-NUM CLEAN, DRY. FINE. '^-MUlSS.'^ 10 Bales .*10.00. JOHN A. SALZER SEED CO., La Crosse, Wis. Always mention the American Flo- rist when writing to advertisers. u V will not only be the greatest acquisition to tlie existing list ot Roses, but she will also be tbe MOST WIDELY ADVERTISED of any new Rose. Rose buyers will all want the Belle next season. Can you afford to allow your competitor to have all the prestige of having the stock while you have none: Think it over and let us know your decision. JOHN BURTON, Chestnut Hill, Phila. PERLE ROSES. ALSO BRIDES AND MERMETS. No better stock in New York State. Orders solicited for April or May delivery, in 2>:r., ly^to'in., " " " 8 75 Mad. Plautier, 2-yr., 2 to4 ft., own roots . . 8 70 1-yr., 11-2 to 2 fl., own roots . 7 60 Moss, 2-yr., 2 to 4 ft., budded or own roots. . 9 85 " 1-yr., 1J< to 2 ft., budded or own roots 8 75 Evergreens, 2, 3 and 4 feet, fine. Full Stock Fruit Trees, Ornamentals — Every- thing! Stark Bros., Louisiana, Missouri. FORCING ROSES All the old, and such new varieties as have been proved, kept in stock. IM. A.. HUNT, TERRE HAUTE. IKD. When writing to any of the advertisers on this page please mention the American Florist. 704 The American Florist. Fell. i6. Sub'.cription $1.00 a Year. To Europe, $2.00. Advertisements, lo Cents a Line, Agate; Inch. Si. 40; Column, $14.00. Cash with Order. No Special Position Guaranteed. Discounts, 6 times. 5 per cent: 13 times, 10 per cent; 26 times. 20 per cent; 52 times. 30 per cent. No reduction made for large space. The AdrertlsInK Department of the American KLORIST 19 for Florists. "Seedsmen, and dealers In wares nertalnlnn to thott lines only. Please to remember it. Orders for less than one-half inch space not accepted. Address THE AMERICAN FLORIST CO.. Chicago. We Have received the first issue of the National Ninscrynian, which is to be published monthly at Rochester, N. Y. C. L. Yates is proprietor and Ralph Olcott, editor. The number before us is a very attractive one, and it would seem that there was a place for such a journal, devoted to the interests of the nursery trade. Some live trade questions are brought before the nurserymen in the first number, the discussion of which can- not but result in good. A New Mushroom. — Mr. F. Boulon, Sea Cliff, L. I., sends us specimens of the new mushroom he has been growing. They were of good size and excellent flavor. Expert growers have pronounced this mushroom a decided acquisition on account of its large size, abundance as a cropper and adaptability for cultivation in summer. The Pittsburg and Allegheny Florists' and Gardeners' Club has issued invita- tions to a banquet to the members of the American Carnation Society, to be held at the Hotel Schlosser, Pittsburg, the evening of February 22. That excellent gardening journal Gar- dening, semi-monthly, price $1 a year, and the American Florist, together to one address for $1.75. Address orders to the American Florist Co, A BUNCH of violets of very large size and fine qualitv has been received from Mr. F. Boulon, Sea Cliff, L. I. Such flowers are always sure of a market. Do YOU WANT a list of the leading park superintendents of America? You will find such a list in our new trade directory and reference book. Please write on your printed letter head when addressing our advertisers. If you have no printed letter head, then enclose your business card or bill head. HARDY GUT FERNS? Oh Yes, over 5,000,000. I can supply you the year round with Al goods. Also new Bouquet Green, Laurel festooning, etc. H. E. HARTFORD, 18 Chapman Place, BOSTON, MASS Mention the American Florist when writing to advertisers on this page. Asparagus Plumosus Nanus. PUT QTDIMPQ ■ •! to 8 feet lonK, 50 cents each. UUI OininUOi 10 to 10 feet lung, Sl.OO eaoli. In large or small quantities ail the year round. The largest stock in the country. W. H. ELLIOTT, Brighton, Mass. THE Chicago Gut Flower Exchange We still have some choice Advertising Space left in the Exchange. Tlif He.idqu.irters of the ChiraKO Florist Clul> is now in the E-"^change, which will still fnrther enhance its value as an advertising medium. SPACE TO KKNT ON HI..\oc., 75c. and $1.00 each, according to length. Supplies Of all kinds, ^-ri'isLle; Immortelles, Letters, Doves, Wire Designs, Satin bows and ribbon, foil and violet foil, Ornamental Grasses constantly on hand. Metal Designs, r^s e^;.?n^?i:e latest French styles, in rich assortment. P<|c|/nfc of all styles. Plain and Fancy; UaO^CIO aiso the latest designs in silver- plated Baskets and Jardinieres as Easter Novelties. C.VTAI.OCIE to tlie TrHilconly. mailed free. August RoIker&Sons 136 W. 24TH STREET. NEW YORK. PC. station E. H. BAYERSDORFER & CO., WHOLESALE FLORISTS' SUPPLIES ONLY, ao :9I. -^ti:^ street:, PHILADELPHIA, PA. MARSCHUETZ & CO.. FLORISTS' • SUPPLIES, 23 & 25 N. 4th St.. PHILADELPHIA, PA. Send tor '^"'"^t"" ^^ IF YOU NEED ANY Cape Flowers, Immortelles, Grasses, plain or fancy Baskets, Metal Wreaths, Letters, Doves, or any other lliini; in the Florists' supply line, mail us your order. REMEMBER WE ARE THE Leading manufacturers of Wheat Sheaves and Baskets, and hnporters ol Florists' Supplies. ('iilalKKiit' on n|>|>lieatii>n. . . . ERNEST KAUFMANN & CO., 113 U. 4th Street, PHILADELPHIA. PA. (Successor to ELLISON * KIJEHN), ^if^ WHOLESALERS* F^I_^CDFR I ^T, 1122 FUnTE STItEKT, (St. JUovales, JVXo. A oomplete line of Wire Deslgrns. WM. ELLISON, iLate of ELLISON A KUBHN), WHOLESALE RlORIST. AMD FLORISTS' SUPPLIES. 1402 PINE ST. ST. LOUIS. MO. H. L SUNDERBRUGH, WHOLESALE FLORISl 4TH & Walnut streets, dan'l b. long, COMMISSION • FLORIST. 495 Washington St., BUFFALO, N. Y. FORCING BULBS, FLORISTS' SUPPLIES, LONG'S FLORISTS' PHOTOGRAPHS. Lists, Terms, Stc. on appltcatlOD. WHOLESALE FLORIST. Florists' Supplies Always in Stock. (Off School St.. near Parker House), BOSTON, MASS. Orders by Mail, Telegraph. Telephone or Eipreis promptly filled. FINE CUT STRINGS OF Asparagus ® Plumosus. JOHN BURTON, Chestnut Hill, PHILADELPHIA, FA. \Vc are the IVople^. Who ? KOFFMAIS, Where-' >vakukn, What? SMILAX li.'Jc.astring; 20c. astrin;^liy tlieliuii- (Ircil; ISc. nstririK by till" lli.>iis:md. When ? 4LL THE YEAR AROUND. Also Adiantum Cuneatum Fronds .\t $i..25 per 100. Aiul Uv pays tUv Kxpress. Mention American Florist. i893- The American Florist. 705 E. H. HUNT, WBOLESaLEpLORIST 79 Lake Street, CHICAGO, (Successor to Vaughan's Cut Flower Dep't.) Full line of FLORISTS' SCPPtlES. Kennlcoti Bros. 60. WHOLESALE GUT FLOWERS, 34 6l 36 Randolph street, "wim; -woiiK: .a. sfeci-a-Lty. A. L. RANDALL, Wholesale Florist and Dealer in FLORISTS' SUPPLIES, 116 Dearborn Street, CHICAGO. store Closes Nights 9 P. M.: Sunday 3 P. M. NILES CENTER FLORAL CO. Incorporated. AVHOLESALE GROWEKS OF GUT FLOWtRSot ALL KINDS and Dealers in FLOHISTS' SUPPLIES. (HAS. AV. McKELLAK, Mgr. In Chicago Cut Flower Exchange. 45 Lake St., CHICAGO. Ikl. OIvSOIV, ^ J»M!? FLORIST, ee WABASH AVENUE, Telephone 4786. CHICAGO, ILL. T. J.CORBREY&CO. Wholesale and Commission FLORISTS, 45 Lake St., CHICAGO, ILL. In Chicago Cut Flower Exebnnge. . . . WHOLESALE FLORISTS N. E. CORNER & Chestnut Sts., PHILADELPHIA. Mention Amedcan Florist. SAMUEL S. PENNOCK, Wholesale Florist REMOVED TO REAR OF 42 S. 16th ST.. X>lillacl.elF>Ii.lii, X'a. SMITH, The Florist, GROWER OF Fine Roses^otlier Gut Flowers WHOLESALE AND RETAIL. 77 a. 7th Street, MIUMEAPOUS, KIMN. ©Y^fiofeiiafe MarfteLti. Cut Flowers. New York. Feb. 14. Roses, BonSllene. Gontlers 2.U0® 3.00 Perles, NIphetos 2.00® 4.00 Mennet. Bride, Hoste 4.00® 8.00 CuslD.WattevlUe 4. 00® 8.00 " Bridesmaid (■..00®12.00 La France, Albany 5.00®12.00 Meteor 15.00 Beauty 15.00 IMo-wers. WALTER F. SHEEIDAN, WHOLESALE — I k-f f i^-y > T * \^ I ' 32 West 30th Street, NEW YORK. Roses Shipp<^d to all Points. Price list on application HUNTER & FUB.DT, WHOLESALE DEALERS IN Cut ^LOWERS 51 W. 30th St., NEW YORK. FBANK D. HUJSTER. JAMES PUKDY, Formerly 112 W. 40th 8t JAMES HART, WHOLESALE FLORIST, 117 W- 30th St., new YORK. fhe Oldest Established Commission House in N. Y. LARGE SHIPPING TRADE. CAREFUL PACKING. THEO. ROEHBS, WHOLESALE FLORIST, 111 West 30th Street, NEW YORK! CITY. Established 18T9 MILLANG BROS., Wholesale Florists, 5 WEST 27TH STREET, BRANCH : Cut Fower Exchange, 408 E. 34th Street. MICHAEL A. HART, WtioiesaleiGominission Florist 113 WEST 30TH STREET, Tlie finest Roses, Violets and Carnations Branch, at Cut Flower Exchange, 408 E. 34th St. EDWARD C. HORAN, 34 W. ?9th Street, NEW YORK, Wholesale Florist Careful SMpping to all parts of the country. Price list on application, HENRY W. BAYLIS, Wholesale Florist 94-0 BROADWAY, .... jvBj'w ■voieis:. OUT (SlMIIvAX:. From Nov. Istto May 1st our price for Smlla-v will be 20 cents per string. Quality flrst-class. Prompt attention to orders by wire. J. E. BONSALL & SON. 308 Garfield Ave., Salem. 0. You will benefit the American Flo- rist by mentioning it every time you write an advertiser in these columns. 7o6 The American Florist. Feb. i6. JRe 3^^*^ ¥7a(^e AM. SEED TRADE ASSOCIATION. .1. C. VAl'GUAN, Chicago, preeldent: A. I^. Uox. New- York, secretary and treasurer. The eleventh annual meeting at ChlcaKO. AukuhI 14 to in. ISIW. Applica* tlonn for ineinber»bl]) should be addressed to Wni. MetZKatt. clialrniaii nieniberslilp coninilttee. \VetliLT.s- tleld Conn. Philadelphia Seedsmen. From Art in Advetii^ing. Mr. W. Atlee Burpee is another distin- guished I'hiladelphian. To the outside public Mr. Maule and Mr. Burpee spend their days and nights planning schemes to ruin each other. But men are deceivers ever, and once a week Mr. Maule and Mr. Burpee have a love feast together: Mr. Maule saj's what a clever man Mr. Bur- pee is and Mr. Burpee says there never was such a smart fellow as Maule — never! And so the merry war goes on. Mr. Burpee is still a young man. His natural love for flowers brought him into the business before he was seventeen. He is tall, well built, wears a full beard, and knows a hawk from a handsaw when it comes to seeds. I'nlike Mr. Maule, he approaches his trade in a conservative spirit. Mr. William Henry Maule is a typical well-dressed, prosperous-looking citizen who employs a fashionable tailor, wears fasionable clothes, red kid gloves, patent leather boots and the silver-grey broad- brimmed slouch hat so much affected by the present-day I'hiladelphian. I am thus particular in my description so that the 197,350 "friends" which Mr. Maule has will be able to recognize him on the street. I met one of his friends— Obadiah Jaybird — whose idea, I am sorry to say, did not tally withthefactsinthecase. Hethought M r. Maule went around in his shirt sleeves, wore cowhide boots, with the trousers tucked in at the top, chewed a wisp of strav?, and always carried a hoe in his hand, by gosh! lam sorry to dispel so poetic an illusion, but the interests of truth and history demand thiscorrection. Til R IMPORTATION of bulbs and plants fromjan. 1st, 18'.12, to Dec. 31st, 1892, in New Vork port, was as follows: Bulbs, $370, 674; plants, (free ofdutv) for forcing, $229,122; Plants and Nur- sery Stock (20 per cent, duty) $109,567. Onions i-ok Pr., nur- sery stock; John A. Bruce & Co., Hamil- ton, (Int., seeds; Klehm's Nursery, Arling- ton Heights, 111., plants and nursery stock; Theo. Koss, Milwaukee, Wis., seeds; John I). Imlay, /^anesville, O., seeds and i)lants. Some Rose Queries. 1 would like to ask a few questions. Is smoke an injury to the rose? If so, please state what effect it has, and what part of the plant it affects? When is the proper time to mulch roses? What is the best article to use in mulch- ing? Would you use bone dust? How often would you mulch them? Would it pay to mulch roses at this time of the year? That is, roses that were planted about Oct. 15. They have not grown very much, and will be thrown out about the middle of May. BiFKALO. Patents Recently Granted. Fruit-stoning machine, J. S. Briggs, San Buena Ventura, Cal.; tree protector, M. B. Ryan, St. Louis.Mo., and P. Ward, Madison, III. Allegheny, Pa. — Lawrence Richter, one of the oldest residents of this city, died February 2, aged 79 years. Among his surviving children are Joseph Richter, of Ludwig & Richter, and Lawrence Richter, with the firm of J. R. & A. Murdoch. Do YOU WANT an alphabetical list of the chrysanthemums in commerce in America, with class and a brief accurate description of each one, and synonyms noted? You will find such a list in our new trade directorv and reference book. Do YOU want a list of the leading cem- etery superintendents? You will find such a list in our new trade directory and reference book. Please mention the American Florist every time you write to an advertiser. SITUATIONS, WANTS. FOR SALE. Advertisements under this head will be Inserted at the rate of lU cents a line (seven words) each Insei^ tlon. Cash must accompany order. Plant advs. not admitted under this head. SITl A ric.N WANTKD-By n florist. Iiiiic1mii|iu nnil fiNit (.'iinli'iier, aj years' experience; l.ermuri, sin- Kli-, :;■.• v.iiiMil iiKO. Addn-.'is II. lll:l.i,l:n. oiire A. Si'lu-nki-l. ln-nver Tolo. V ( I. eiiii' AiiMiliiin Klorisl. I'hleaK". SITUATION WANTKh (;iinkMier and nurseryman; a yonnt.' iimn wliu liii> had priiulleal e.\perlenee In the bualnest.. ( ;.>...l t.sllin.iriliil.-. Address FUKhhlilc K Ki.Mi Mis, <-uiTAni.Tl,»ii Florist. SITUATION \V.\,\T1:1J As foniiiiiii i.i pilvulcur eonimc-niu i.-.: tli..r.ii branch, espechillv rose ^tch old. married. Best rrl.i.Ti.i JlTUATIiiN WAN'I'I Vl'I'l ATliiN w A.NI'KII i^ lli.MnMt:lilv ,-.irii|.i-t.'Iit I '■iiMu ■:ur..|„.,u, ,.^|,■.Ii,■. ;;mi.Iiiiii niid llorlst I Us l.miicli.'s. Anierl- Knullsh. slniile. Hesl i llri;nKs, li'. Lone Island. N. V. Sri'lA'I'KiN \VA.\l'i;ii .\s mouer of roses, carrm- tlnns, I't.-. !■; \r:iTs (xiierU-rii-e. Aliirrled. Lute .1. II. lluiilo|.. •lurontci. (int. Cnod wuKes \^\\\ .V'I'loN \v.\NI'l':ii H\ M vciuiik'niiin possesshii: n -^ |H,,llll.-s .1 >,.„,, .Ml.. Tl,.Mce) em y,.„-nl ■ "■■"' - ""'-1 i-.shlv.'lv he to.iil pluiv iV.lin- AMlcTl,-iin Florlsl SITUATION WANTUIl ,V tn niiiM. A lh..r..Mtli. iini.llc h..|iif nith usiwiix,-!.!-. n,ni,. In a sllujitlon lliiil hi Illtv (;r..«cT, el.- SITUATION \VA UATION WANTKIi H> : It. M. Urey, 13T Berkley Ave.. Ornngo, N. .1. SITUATION WANTKn-A Kood rose urowcr. al8tuln k(mmI julc mid is wlllinc to work. ItosK C<).. Anchiintjire. Ky. W^ . W. .Ma.llsonSI.. Chicag.i W-' . Chester Co., Pt w-^ Ik- II. nth ?.liur(.-. 'I'u Hit- ntht irupiT »'n(iuiriitiunn.'nl will I»e (>d taislDe^sand tlnunciul alil K. i-are Aiiierlt-an Klorist. F*H{ SAI-E— I will sell my rooted cuttin}; buMness. ureenliouses, etc., at abartrain; well estubllslit'd well advertised and Krowlng. S. B. KiKi.D. Uoselle, X. J. heat 'i.UUO feet 4-incli pipe. IS TiK-NKU, Kenoslm. Wis FOR SALE— At a bargain and on easy terms, a ^ood business in a HourisIilnK city near St. Paul. l*roof profits over ifl.^iW per annum. Address Skllkk. care American Florist. F \K SALE ( H{ TO IjEASK— KiKbttTeenhousescOD- _ talnln^; alMUit ;io.OUO feet of glass within 12 miles of New Vcirk rity. Enquire Of A. Hiiimins, KH) Doiiil St.. E. orange. New Jersey. FOR SALE- rii. ■qua I. -'I op|i.MUinlty for a live florist to puniiif-r Ji siiiiill. \\rll-|>ii> inu' ustabllshed blis- FOR SALE— Florist and nursery business, :i houses, ■_',.'iOU feet of wluss. all new; within lOU miles of Clilcago. Good shipping point; good reason for selling. Address A B, care American Florist. Foil SALE— Paying tlorist's biisiness. large selected stock. goo!itronage. home and abroad, 9i-acre lot. gojd dwL'IIIng. splcndlillv lofiiteil; best reasons for .sulling. Address I'mir. Ha..i.kv. Abilene. Kans. FOR SALE-Klnrl^t- l.ii.sint'ss at ii bargain; two bouses, over 'J.UXI tcrt ..I -Iiij^m best location In town. For pnrllculiiis address .Mks. R. M. Tun kk:mim,kk. IIS Lu/. Ave., West Plttston. Pa. FOR SALE-Ten aere.s In city limits with hous3 and two barns, fine water reservoir, hotbeds, small fruit, carnations, roses, lettii.-.-, lO.LKiO panMes, etc. A rare bargain for florist oi iritnietier, (Jroivlngclty of la.UOO. Address Ti Ti .- A .1 \. 'WIPffTKWC, No. 5 Elm Street. Spring-field, Mass. iS93' The American Florist. 707 iipkni nnlliouc; tater*^ MHrbhni, lu 1 low (iiicr il out in ringing loues- lUirpte s seeds w ill gro\\ Burpee's Farm Annual for 1893 Is Better than Ever Before. A handsome book of 172 pages. It tells all about the best seeds that grow, including rare novelties of real merit, honest descriptions, hun- dreds of ilhistrations, with beautiful colored plates painted from nature. Important new features for 1893— original and interesting". Mailed Fi ee to intending purchasei:^; to others for ten cents, which is less than cost. Write to-aay. Burpee's Blue List. ^'ivi^tI wholesule prices for Market (iardeners and Florists, will be mailed on application. W. flTLEE BURPE.& & GO., Philadelphia, Pa. HULSEBOSCH BROS., BULB AND PLANT GROWERS, OVERVEEN near Haarlem HOLLAND. Prices on application for the cominj: season of ROMAN HYACINTHS, PAPER WHITE NARCISSUS, HARRISII LILIES, TULIPS, CROCUS, ROSES. ETC., ETC. LILY of the VALLEY, LIL. LONGIFLQRUM. DUTCH HYACINTHS, SPIRAEAS, B^"" Spring CatalO{,iu caciy JRKS A. HULSEBOSCH. p 0 Box 3118. Warehouse 58 West Street, NEW YORK CITY. BENJAMIN RIMBAUD, ""o^"o»er, Quartier du Temple, Touhn. var, France. Cable address 15 en rim baud, Toulon. The largest cultures In the South of France, of AVHITK KOMAX HYACINTHS, Narcissus Pa- per White grandiflora, N. Double Roman, N. Double Von Sion, true pure yellow, and other Daffodils. Tjiliuin Candidum, the largest bulbs. Freesias. .Jonqidlla Campernelli, largestflowering;, for early forc- ing, Allium. Anemone, CHrdlnal's Hat, A. Double Itosette the earliest, etc. Prices on application. JAPAN Send for Catalogue aZ BULBS, SEEDS, AXS SHBUBS. ARAUCARIAS, I AUSTRALIAN Palm Seeds, CALIFORNIA BULBS AND SEEDS to H. H. BERGER &, CO. ESTABLISHED 1878. SAN FBAVCISCO, CAL. G. J. MOFFATT, Manufacturer of PAPER BAGS AND ENVELOPES Special attentiou g^iven to Seed Bags and Catalogue Envelopes. BTElJg HAlTEIg COlSIg. GENUINE CHINESE SACRED LILIES In original imported baskets of 30 large fine bulbs, per basket, $1.25. U will pay you big to grow them. Innumerable flowers can be cut from them. Make money, buv some, order now. H. G. FAUST & CO., 64 4 66 N. Front SI . PHILftDELPHlA, PA. Woodluwn Set-rt F.irm. Pt'indulpliia, Ta., 1.:»)0 acres. Always mention the Amercan FLO- RIST when writing to advertisers WE SELL SEEDS TO FLORISTS AND DEALERS. 114 Chambers St., New York. Catalogues on ApplR-ution. 100,000 3r.'s Berlin Lily Of the Valley Pips offered nt our New York. Warehouse for |1S per Case of 2500. Wire orders at our expense. PUfllPP ^U/FFT PFA^ ^^ tliese we are the largest growers hi the world. UnUIUL OlItLI rCnOi Large consumers should write for prices and contract for delivery next Fall. nHlinN ^PFn ^ ^^^^ hundred pounds Prizetaker and Yel!ow Danvers can still be UnlUH OLLUi i,ad at reasonable prices. omcesi: Siilesrooiiis, 427-429 Sansome SI. 501-503 Clay St., San Francisco, Cal. SHERWOOD HALL NURSERY GO. ■) and Trial Ground I -Mi-iilo J'liik, Ca Extra Choice Onion Seed. For years we have been raising onion seed from extra choice onions. Test- ing^ our seed side by side with numerous other lots it has proved to be the best strain cataloprued. On four of our farms we raise Round Yellow Danvers (a rounder and thicker onion Chan formerly). Marly Red Globe (the best red for general crop) , Early Southport Red (a new variety), Eai ly Yel- low Cracker and Early Flat Red. These two last are capital sorts where the seasons are short. To tlipse purchasing a pound or more of seed we will send free a copy of our book on onion raising. A very liberal discount made on large lots. Is the best seed any ton good ? It means fifty dollars more per acre for the crop. J. J. H. CSKEOOKV & SOIV, ITIarblehead, ITIass. Mention American Florist. 2,000,000 HIRDY EVERGREEN GUT FERNS, Especially for Florists' Use. Fancy. Dagger. SPECIAL ATTENTION PAID TO SUPPLYING THE WHOLESALE TRADE FIRST OUALITY HARDY CBT FERNS, S1.25 per 1000. In lots of 5000 and apwardH, .«1.0u per lUOO. Purchase on the Co-operative Plan. The advantages offered by the Wisconsin Flower Exchange are accessable to all Florists of good stand- ing. We are now making up orders for LllJum Harrisii and Freesias. Parties requiring good bulbs at cost, or desiring further information on this sub- ject correspond with us at once. Ship- made from the East or West to all parts of the U. S. The Wisconsin Flower Exchange, 131 Mason Street, MILWAUKEE, WIS. German Lily OF THE VALLEY PIPS. .V grand (lualitj- for, forcing. 10.00(1 ut $7.00 per 1000 50.000 at G.,')OperlOOO 100.000 at «.00 per 1000 Krue packiufT and cases, f . o. b. New York. Boston or IMiilatlelpbla. Net cash with order. OSCAR TIEFENTHAL, Wandsbek, Hamburg. Germany. Mention the American Florist when writing to advertisers on this page, OUR SPECIALTY Fresh Flower and Vegetable Seeds of most improved strains and highest quality for FLORISTS AND GARDENERS. Catalogues and price lists free on appli- cation. W. W. BARNARD &. CO., 6 and 8 North Clark Street, CHICAGO. Mention American Florist. WHITE DOVES FOR FLORISTS. Larf-'Cst and finest stock In the United States. Write for prices to s. J. xecjssBXvi^, 103 Van Wink e ; t . Jersey City. N.J. AGENTS : LILIUM HARRISII. Original and largest growers of this importantbulb. True atocfe. Lowest Prices. Best Quality. F. R. PIERSON CO., XABBYXOWIi-ON-HirDSONi NBW TOBK- 7o8 The American Florist. Feb. i6, Cincinnati. At the meeting of the Cincinnati Flo- rists' Society held the evening of the 11th inst., officers for (he ensuing year were elected as follows: President, B. I'. Critchell; 1st Vice-President, Albert Mc- Cullough; 2nd Vice-President, W. C. Nolan; Treasurer, George Corbett; Secre- tary, E. G. Gillett; Executive Committee — R. J. Murphy, John Freis and W. C. Nolan. This meeting was one of the best and largest the society has had for along time, and am i)Ieased to say our member- ship is gradually increasing. By May the society expects to be in their perma- nent quarters in our new Floral Market, which is now an assured fact. This building will be the finest of its kind in the t'nited States, and we can feel justly proud of capturingthis prize. Our society has made quite a good deal of progress during the past year. We have had a grand and successful floral exhibition, which are always educators of and a decided benefit to the florists as well as the community at large. The interest in our meetings for the coming year we trust will continue as started and we trust that each and every member will consider himself a committee of one to help push our society to prominence and that it is the duty of each and every mem- ber to be present at our meetings. Through yourcolumnsour society desires to thank our retiring president, Mr. Cor- bett, for his faithful attendance at all meetings during his administration ol two 3'ears, which has been conducted without one single flaw. To our incom- ing president we wish the same success. I am sorry to report the loss by fire on the night of February 3, the stable and contents, including three horses, and also part of the greenhouses, of B. P. Critchell. The origin of the fire is unknown, but supposed to be the work of some "fire bug." The loss sustained will probably reach from .$4,000 to $5,000. Trade is good but flowers are scarce, especially roses. Mr. R. Witterstaetter had on exhibition several choice specimens of seedling car- nations. One which deserves especial mention is a pink, a beautiful flower and a long and very stiif stem. The flower compares favorably with Edna Craig and Oaybreak and will be heard from again a little later. Mr. Witterstaetter is one of our foremost growers of this beautiful (lower. Some of our members will proljably attend the meeting of the American Car- nation Society in Pittsburg on the 21st. i;. O. GiLLUTT, Scc'y. New Gtirusaiitneiiiyiiis. IBMA— silver Medal and S.JO premium al Cin- cinnati; also National Ct-rtificatc; it is ainon^' the rink Clirysantlienuims what Mrs. I,. C. Madeira is among the Yellow. ESirST BIEMAIT— llahogany Red. Cerlificale. BTH VM SCHIIiTOES— Dark Red. Certificate. .Mii.ve three varieties SlronR Plants liv mail $.' .Ml. Send for Chrysanthemum List. H. W. RIEMAN, Cor. Easl and Morris Sts. INDIANAPOLIS. IND. .Mentl.in AuLerlcan Flnrl.st. VIOLETS. MARIE LOUISE RUNNERS Healthy Stock. Good Plants. ANDREW WASHBURN, I'.O. lio.x 11&, ISI.OOMINtiTON, II. I, ROOTED (UTTIIVGS. O.A.I«IS:>^TI01VS. (Sexid £ot< list. GOOD STOCK. GOOlJ ClMilNGS. GOOD \AK1ET1HS. Big lot of LIZZIE McGOWAN now ready, at a bargain. l^l^EJiPfCM OA.BC.PIA.. A splendid assoitment at |t.50 per 10(1; J36.00 per 1000; good Stroni; roots. Cash with order, correspondence Solicited. Inspection Invited. I..B.496. ALBERT M. HERR, LANCASTER. Pa. CARNATIONS ! study my WHOLESALE LIST of Rooted Cuttings . . . before ordering. . . . Bloomfieid. Charles Town, Jefferson Co., W. Va. STRONG CARNATION plants DAYBREAK, ALEGATIERE, GRACE WILDER. LIZZIE McGOWAN, PORTIA, PRES. GARFIELD, and SILVER SPRAY. From a-inili pots, #:5..50 per 1(M>: .'»:iO,0(l iiee tOOd. S:n .• express l>,v liiiyiii); near li e ROOTED CUTTINGS OF THESE VARIETIES ON FOUR WEEKS NOTICE, at $15 00 per 1000. NAGEL GREENHOUSES. MINNEAPOLIS, MINN. The Largest and Finest Stock in the North- west ever offered at the following prices: ROSES AND CARNATIONS. ROOTED CUTTINGS. IMliitaii. .Vurora, Coldeii Triuinpli, lc.OU per l(Xl .Vinerlean Beauty, from 2Mncb pots T.UOperlUU <.\ UN AT IONS— Silver Spray. Lizzie McGowan. Hlnze'8 White. Hector.' Portia, Garfield, Grace Wilder. Fred. Crelghton. Mrs. E. G. Hill, from 2-lDch pots 3.0Uperl(J0 Itooted Cuttings of all varieties offered '.Mlo jicr KW (lit I'lowers. Roses. Carnations Lilium Harrisii anil Smilax at lowest niarl Y OF THE ABOVE NAMED. The Following Testimonials tell the Story: SOUTH SUDBURY, MASS.— The new Carnation. Governor Russell. I consider a grand acquisition to the pink family. It Is a pure white with a large flower on a long still stem. It is a beautiful shaped plant, and does tlnely as a pot plant. It does not burst its Caly.x, and this is one of the main things in the keeping qualities of a Carnation, It Is a great Iceeper and easy propagator, free bloomer and fi'ee from disease. JAS. TULIS, MR, N. F, McCarthy, Boston, Dear Sik;— I am pleased to state that after an examination of nearly 1.000 plants of Got, Russell Carnation I can endorse all that has been said in favor of it. While not the Ideal Carnation, yet I can ranlj it with the best in cultivation now as regard quaUtles requisite for a profitable florist flower. As large sized flower as Lixzie McGowan. but of better form and substance, calyx not splitting, a ver>' Iroc bloomer, and plants of a remarkably healtliy constitution, more so. In fact, than most of the Carnations In cultivation now. Very respectfully yours, DBNYS ZIRNGIKBEL. MKSSRS. N. F. MCCARTHY ,'c CO. GEXTLEMEN:— Your favor of the .5th inst., asking my opinion of the Ciu'iKition Gov. Russell, is received, 1 liaveseen this Carnation at Reading three times, June, in September and bci-L'i!it>er of the past year. In early June the old plants were amass of buds and flowers, exceeding anytlnng 1 bad ever seen; the young plants were in field and looked well; in September tlie plants were being lifted and |.l:ii'cil in greenhouses, and had been verv severely pinched back— too severely for their good; in December there WHS :i moderate amount of buds and bloom— the plants not having recovered from tlie heavy topping in early lull. My conclusion Is, that one of its parents was Hinze's Wliite. that it is inclined to be late if pinched back more than once in the season, that it is a strong, iiealtiiy plant, with robust constitution : the flower is from me- dium to large, of the Lizzie McGowan type, yet somewhat better in form; It does not burst Its calyx, and lui fairly stiff stem. I observed that the lateral flowers were as large "" * '" • ' '■*" ' '• given ray opinion, based solely on what I ~ ^i-- *■ -- Is— a very high quality, I have the three visits made to Mr. Cumming's place at the times stated. Yours truly, K, T, LOMBARD. SEE OUR PRICE LIST in special carnation number of Jan. 19tli, or address EDW. SWATNE, Carnationist, Rooted Carnation Cuttings. WHOLESALE PRICE LIST NOW READY, Containing a full list of best new and old sorts, including the Prize takers at MADISON SQUARE and PHILADELPHIA. Address H. E. CHITTY, Faterson, N. J. Rooted Cuttings. *=• Per 100 Carnations, New Scarlet, Emily Pierson $3 00 Leading varieties 1 25 Violets, Russian and Neapolitan. Coleus and Alternantheras in var. Chrysanthemums. stock plants, large clumps, one hun- dred best varieties, 15 to 25 cts. each. ROOTED CUTTINGS. . . . SEND FOR LIST. A.. Pf. I^IET'l^SOKr, Cvoxxx'\!sr&ll, Ooxixi. ROOTED CUTTINGS OF CARNATIONS All the leading varieties. Fiue stock Buttercup. CHAS. T. STARR, Avondale, Chester Co., Pa. ROOTED CUTTINGS OF C^ .A. F=? ^^ .A.TI CD r^ ^. I.KADINt; VARIETIES. S. J, BUNTING, 58th St. & Elmwood Ave.. Phila,. Pa. Please mention the American Florist every time you write to an advertiser. ORANGE BLOSSOM CARNATION. Oue of the leadinjj new varieties, aud an im- meuse bloomer; received a Certificate of Merit iu 1891; color Pink, Edged White, Booted Cutting's, $3.00 per 100 ; $25.00 per 1000. MAY FLOWER, spleudid variegated, $2.50 per 100. THE JENNINGS STRAIN OF PANSIES, trade packet, •JDOO seeds, $1,00. Fine, stocky plants, small, OOc. per 100 by mail; $5.00 per 1000 by express. E. B. JENNINGS, Lock Box 264, SOUTHPOKT, CONN. Please mention the American Flo- rist every tiine you write to an adver- tiser in these columns. CARNATIONS • AHEAD. You want the best in the market ! We have them, i6 Novelties of '93, and all the STANDARD VARIETIES ! Send for our complete Price List. 7IO The American Florist. Feb. r6, Begonia Semperflorens Rosea. A subscriber writes to again call our attention to the usefulness of this excel- lent begonia. He says: "It literally flowers all the year round, is a strong, healthy grower, of compact habit. It can hardly be surpassed for vases, bas- kets or table decoration, and as a mar- ket plant has few equals, selling at sight and being equally valuable as a pot plant and for bedding purposes. Fine plants 8 to 12 inches in diameter can be produced in a very short time, and then be sold for a better price than can be obtained for other plants that req^jre more time to grow into marketable con- dition. Plants in 6-inch pots retail readily in Rochester, N. Y,, at from 50 cents to $1 each." Eucharis Amazonica. How would you grow Eucharis Ama- zonica? What kind of soil would you use? Do they require much heat? Would you give them much water? Do they require light, or do they want to be shaded ? If some reader of the Florist will answer these questions I shall feel greatly indebted to him. Buffalo. If you have not already ordered a copy of our directory and reference book you are missing a good thing that you ought to have. Remember that it con- tains not only a list of those in the trade but a vast amount of reference matter of great value to eyery reader of the Flo- rist. The reference lists of roses, chrys- anthemums and carnations are alone worth the price of the book. The American Florist and Gardening together to one address for $1.75. Send orders to the American Florist Co. E. G. HILL & CO., Wholesale Florists, RICHMOND. INDIANA. MEEGH'S TUBEROUS BEGONIAS. The Finest Strain in Existence. I'or ri-Ufs s«-.> AiiKiican Ih.iisI lor .niiin- ary aotli, IK'Ci. SEED ALL SOLD. Catalogue al.out Marcli J.Mli. F. J. MEECH & SON, VERBENflS MAMMOTH BEST SORTS. CLEAN, HEALTHY, K; Ml per I(J(J; rMM per ll«»l. Itoolcil ('iitt.illKH $I.UUilurlUII; fN.UU per KlUU l'i'Iitrur>iiiiim Fruil Doriier *1U.0U pur IIX) « iiiias, Krcrii-li TulnTn Ki.UII piT ll«l Alti'i'iiaiitlu'ra I', iimjor, A. nana Kl.UUpiT lui UniHUick M I- .IVaand ForcillK l{ti«,s. JOSEPH HEIITL, Jacksonville, Illinois. 100,000 MARIE LOUISE VIOLET Very htalttiy. MI in . .UUrnmr Free Irnm any rrlcu WC.OO lipr JUOO, JCpuily April 1. Order early aiifl mention American FlorlKt. FD. BOULON, Sea Cliff, L. I., N. Y. 10,000 Vinca Major Variegata Vines SI IK Itix'l illli.lKH. mi Oil |iiT lUU, »-.'."..lll) I'l'i- IIIHI. I'HMli Willi ..nliT. MARTIN BRAENDLEIN, Mapleton. Indiana. The three leading Florist fi ^. ^ CHRYSANTHEMUMS, # CARNATIONS AND ROSES. ® ® ® ^ ALL THE NEW AND SELECTED STANDARD VARIETIES. . . . My stock of all are as fine as can be produced at reasonable rates. Complete list of these will be mailed to all applicants in the trade. JOHN N. MAY, Summit. N. J. Mention American Florist. AZALEAS FOR EASTER. We carry In stock a full assortment of well furnished plants for Kast«r pleased to book orders for shipping when weather moderates. The plants i shipping before the buds expand, and c safe to pack and forward any dis bushy crowns, S5.00 per . 1. 1/ : Mt 1 ( k 1 1 "■" Specimen plants ' ■ friends will do well by ordering now rather ilia'n later when It Is not We offer plants. lU to ]:• Inches hlKh. 10 to 12 Inches in dlanietfr, fine. Plants. I'Jt.. If. ln<;tMs hi-ti ami in (liiiuu-ter. !i>.Km i)t'r do/..: ^*U.OU per All the above are ^ HENRY A. DREER, 714 Chestnut St., PHILADELPHIA. 6 ROZY^ ANNAS. WE ARE HEflDQUflRTERS • - for all tlie Novelties, and in addition control EXCLUSIVELY several 1,'rand varieties which we now offer for the Jirsi time. We will not be undersold on any of the list. J. C. VAUGHAN, New York: CHICAGO. 12 Barclay Street. P. 0. Box 688. IF YOU WISH TO GIVE YOUR BUSINESS A BOOM \ PUT IN THE SNOW 6REST DftlSY le winter's gloom, go aisy. tically unlimited. AH this DAISY to be appreciated. It can Stock p needs is ti BZ.OW ITS OWK HORN and make it heard the length and breadth of the continent. Its popularity is spreading like a wild fire, and will soon supersede everything of its kind. We pro- pose to put the price within the reach ot all, and give you a big Woodbury dozen, 15 for a dollar; 100 for $5. Sample plant m bloom for 12 ceuts in stamps, post free if you wish. isy seed— iit)c. i>er lOU; ;^,. W.UO. I^IantH of I S.'I.UUperlOIX). New crop nmmmoth Verbena seed, splendid strain. Ill Hue nil.xture, plenty of whites, hitense crimsons ami jHirpk-M, wUh nil the Intermediate colors and tlnt«. In Mii.ki-t.Hur KXK) seeds. fiOc.; ^ok. fl.lU; Wo/.. J2.UU. Our fsffdlln^s an- up and growing nicely. Will haveplenty riL vlth huH.tlnestraln.all colors mixed, ittod <'uttlngs and small ))lnnts lies hitiT. Address, cash with ;il5S«>N. AVoodbury, N. .1. Anierlojin Klorlat. Water Lily Seed. ^ TmiU-|ikl. 11/.. Nymphiva Zanzibarensis 50 |;4.(>0 " azurea .50 l.oo Ca;rulea 50 4.00 " Scutifolia 50 3.00 'l'iilH>rMuiul riiinl^of till leaitlni; TiirlotlOH. \VM. TltU-KKK, It(>li|>nil mill*, N. Y. ZIRNGIEBEL'S NEW AND IMPROVED STRAINS OF ASTERS — Parisian, extra Karty Dwarf forcing, will bloom by Easter. Zirtigiebcrs Extra Market for gfeneral crop. Both strains in white or colors. STOCKS— Early Dwari White and Dwarl Yellow. MIGNONETTE ^ev. Golden, selected seed. NEW PERPETUAL SCOTCH PINKS an.l onr well kn.iwn .strains of GIANT MARKET AND FANCY PANSIES. Any of the above in trade packages at $1.00 each. DENYS ZIRHGIEBEL, oi^E^]M:.A.ari». 2 Yc r Choice AsHor IKiz. Sl.tM 1 •• •• ■■ ■i.m H. P. Koses. fholce nnmeci kliida I.iiO Monthly " .... 1.25 I>nl8y Snowtlnko. RtronR plants 60 OuhlltiH, Held t'rown, choice named. . ].•i^ llimdred savoo h'..UU lO.OU s.uu ■.i.lD s.uo If-. A.. ^A.x..^i^E;ie, IILOOMINGTON, ILL. 1MORE THAN TfirPO .ooo.oooTnEEb II IIS I :s, tie . New niid Kit (ll. iBOur^oiv, Sea Clifi, L. I., N. T. SURrUUS STOCK. SiS.OO per 100. 2-lnch jiots. SMILAX, 925.00 per 1000. PERENNIAL PHLOX, in ten best sorts. ORIENTAL HARDY POPPY, largest of all. CISSUS DISCOLOR, S2.00 per 100. VERBENAS, fine varieties. PANSIES, large-flowering selected strain. ROOTED CUTTINGS of Vinca major, Harrisom, SS.OO per 1000. HARDY SHRUBS, ten best sorts, S30.00 per 1000. DOUBLE PETUNIAS, 84 00 per 100. PALMS, strong 1 year old seedlings, $5.00 per 100. Such as Corj'pha. Phcenix, Latanias. For anytliing: in the Florists' line, address NANZ & NEUNER, Louisville, Ky. 120 page Catalogrue free to all; also W^Iiole- sale Price List for Florists only. DO YOU WANT ALTERNANTHERAS rooted for 81 per 100; ?S per 1000 Per 100 COLEUS, 2 apd 2>=-in. pots $ 4.00 GERANIUMS, single red, 2 & 2^<-Ju. pots, mxt. 3.50 doublered,2&2J^-in. pots, inxt. 3.50 in 3 and 3;^-in. pots 5.00 BEGONIAS, stock plants, 4 and 5-in. pots.. . . 12.00 Rex and other best varieties. If so, order soon of the ELGIN ROSE CO., Telephone 8. ET-GIN, ir.L. VERBENAS. Mammoth, clean, strong, well assorted, transplanted, «1.00 per 100; $s.00 per 1000. Lots of them ready now. Rooted Cuttings S6.00 per 1000. Must have room. Cheap; speak quick. Cash with order, or C. O. D. W. B. WOODRUFF, Florist, ■Vv^ESTIFIEIjX), 3sr. J". CANNAS CHRYSANTHEMUMS. liowest Prices for Choice Stock. List Free. T. H. SPAULDING, Orange, N. J. BY THE THOUSAND. Araucaria excelsa, Aspidistra, Palms, Phorniiums, Laurel, Bays, Crowns and Pyramids of all sizes. PiickiDK free for Cash with order. THE NURSERIES. JULES DE COCK. LEDKHEKG, near Ghent, I5ELGIUM. A Specialty Bulb Begonias, extra vars. at 3^3 per lOU. CHEAP TO MAKE ROOM. French Cannas, dormant roots of fine sorts, $2,00 per 100; ¥15.00 per 1000. Canna Flaccida, all sold. Nymphffia Fhivii. $1 .50 per dozen ; $10.00 per 100. Nehimbium Speciosuta. 1 year seedlinf^, white and red, double and single mixed, $3.00 per dozen. MISS LIZZIE FREEMAN, 1303 East Avenue. AUSTIN, TEXAS |[ PYRETHRUM ULIGINOSUM (GIANT WHITE DAISY) Ihis IS a good thing for cutting. Will flower first season from beed if sown early. iE Fresh Seed Crop of iSg^.-glft }] Trade pkts., 50c. and $1.00. John Gardiner & Co., 21 N. 13TH Street, PHILADELPHIA, PA., U.S.A. Seed Growers, Importers and Dealers. iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiif arrAj:E> . . FOR DISTRIBUTION OF . . A A . NEW CHRYSANTHEMUMS s near a. hand Send us a list of your wants and let us make you a price before ordering. Also mention any of the older sorts you require. NATHAN SMITH & SON, Dreer's Double Petunias. We offer a splendid lot in fifteen varieties of the best market sorts. The set is com- posed of the finest double fringed sorts, and equal to any ever sent out. Strong stock plants from 3-inch pots. Sl.25 per doz ; jSl.SO for set, or JlO per 100 all named. HENRY A. DREER, 714 Chestnut St., Philadelphia. rj c\ f\i- fx c\ '^^ Evergreens, Hardy Flowering Shrubs and Hardy Per- ■ V vl vl L C vl ennials (Achillea, iberis, etc.) raised on contract for spring f^ ||'^i"iflO*€i delivery, send list of wants. V>14LLIII^\3 . . . ISAAC C. ROGERS. MOORESTOVIN, N. J. RooteflGutiinos. Carnations Hinze's White, Mrs. Fisher, Silver Spray, Jeannette, Grace Wilder, Fred Creighton, Mayflower, Century, Anna Webb, $1.50 per 100; |10 per 1000. Orange Blossom, Portia, Hector, Florence, American Flag, $2 per 100; J5l5 per 1000. Coleus, leading varieties, including the finest Yellow Coleus in cultivation. A new variety equal to Golden Bedder in color, and as good a grower as C. Verschaffeltii, |1.00 per 100; jSS.OO per 1000. Double Petunias in four finest varieties, $2.00 per 100. Fuchsias, finest named varieties, fl.50 per 100. Heliotrope $1.00 per 100. Ageratum, Dwarf, White and Blue, f l.OO per 100. 600 at 1000 rates. Cash with order. 10 cents pel 100 extra when shipped by mail. JAMES HORA17, Florist, BRIDGEPORT, CONN. Are You a Fruit or Flower Raiser 1 For Market or Pleasure— If so, send for our Circular on Fungicides and Insecticides, which are cheap and reliable. Agents in every State. Special Fertilizers for Fruits, Flowers and "Vegetables. Agricultural Chemicals. W, S. POWELL & CO., Chemical Fertilizer Manuf'rs, Baltimore, Md. S. F. LEONARD, Seeilsman, Agent, Chicago* III. Siebrecht&Wadlev, rose hill nurseries, New Roghelle, N. Y. Palms, t ORCHIDS, Roses, FRESH DRACAENA CANES NOW READY. Mention American Florist, The Finest Stock in the World. Thirty minutes from London. Our Mr. A Dlmmock will be pleased to Interview buyers or reply to any communication addressed to him at 205 Greenwich Street, New York City. BRACKENRIDGE & CO., Established 1854. Govanstown, Md. PRICE LIST FREE. 1,000,000 CANE STAKES 7l2 The American Florist. Feb. i6. Recent Legal Decisions. Participation in profits creates the lia- bility of a partner. Persons who participate in the profits of a trade or business ostensibly carried on by another arc liable for contracts made and credits given during the exist- ence of the partnership. The credit is not presumed to have been given on the sole .-ind separate responsibility of the ostensi- ble partner, but binds all for whom the partner acts, if done in their business and for their benefit, to the same extent as though the partnership had been open and avowed. Pitkin vs. Beufer. Supreme Court of Kansas. 31 Pac. Rep. G95. Responsibility between vendor and pur- chaser for goods delivered to carrier. Where the vendor is bound to send the goods to the purchaser, delivery to a common carrier is a delivery to the pur- chaser; but if he sells goods, undertaking to make the delivery himself at a distant place, thus assuming the risks of the car- riage, the carrier is his agent, and not the purchaser's, and he is responsible for the negligence or misconduct of his agent. Braddock Glass Co. vs. Irwin. Supreme Court of Pennsylvania. 25 At. Rep. 490. Carriers can not make only limited lia- bility contracts. Bearing in mind that the liability of a common carrier at common law is that of an insurer, a most important decision for shippers is that where a carrier, as a railroad company for instance, affords them no opportunity to contract for the transportation of freight under its com- mon-law liability, but receives it only upon condition that exemption be ac- corded the carrier, a contract containing such exemption is void, and the fact that it was entered into knowingly by a ship- per, and without demand forany different contract, makes no difference. Little Rock & Ft. S. Ry. Co. vs. Crav- ens. Supreme Court of Arkansas. 20 S. W. Rep. 803. Liability of Express Companies for goods sent C. 0. D. An express company's duty with regard to goods expressed C. < ). I), is as a com- mon carrier to safely carry the goods tcp their destination, to notify theconsignees of their arrival, and to offer delivery upon payment of the amount, and with such performance its liability as a common carrier termin.ites. Its further duty is to safely store and care for the goods, hold them a reasonable time to enable the consignees to pay, if they are not ready to pay immediately, and then to notify the consignors, but its liability mean- while is only that of warehouseman, so that if the goods arc destroyed by fire in the company's store-house, without its fault, the loss will be the consignors, and not the express company's. Hasso vs. American Express Co. Su- preme Court of Michigan. 53 N. W. Rep. 918. P. SEBIRE A, SONS, nurserymen, USSY, Calvados, France. A general assortment ol Fruit Tree Stocks such as Apple, Pear, Myrobolan Plum. Mahaleb and Maz. zard Ctierry. Angers Quince. Small Evergreens, For. est Trees, Ornamental Slirubs, Roses, etc. The largest stock in the country. Prices very low. Packing secured. Catalogue free. Send lor quotations before placing your orders elsewhere. Agents for D. S. America and Canada. C. C. ABEL & CO., P. 0, Box 920, New York. Montloti Ainerlcim l-MorlMt. BULBS MP TUBERS. Tuberous Rooted Begonias, Fjjney Leaved ^ Caladiunis, Crassifolia Gloxinias, ^ Double, Single and Cactus Dahlias. We otfer the following bulbs, largely grown by nurselves, e.xtra fine stocks and lirst-class ill every way. Desirable and salable varieties to be offered in retail circulars and catalogues. AMARYLLIS Fonnosissima Sl.lK) 8 Jolmsoui .t.OO Vittata 2.50 • ; BEGONIAS. Tuberous Rooted, Fiuest mixed Singles, per 100 $6.00; per 1000 $50.00. Double 1.50 " " Single, Scarlet, Crimson, Yellow, White, Orange and Pink 1.00 DAHLIAS Ponipoue, Show Cactus, and Single varieties in fifty finest named sorts, strong ground roots l.-'iO DIELYTRASPECTABILIS, strong dumps ... 1.00 GLOXINIA CRASSIFOLIA in the fiuest mixture, extra selected bulbs ... I..50 First size 1.00 Second size . 75 CALADIUMS. fancy leaved varieties in thirty distinct named sorts 2.00 IPOIWEA PANDURATA 50 TIGRIDIAS Conchiflora 50 Crandiflora 50 Alba 50 Orders liooketl now and r*'served until weather moderates or sliipineni r*.<)U*'SteIJL>X^. A successful remedy against MILDEW and RUST on Plants. Price, per 25 ^— — ^^— ~^^^^^^^ pounds, $2.00. JOOSTEN'S MAGAZINE BELLOWS. The best Powder Distributor. Price, $.>.50. Sold by leadini; dealers, and by C. H. JOOSTEN, 3 Coenties Slip, New York. 50,000 Carolina Poplars, 10,000 Lombardy & VanGerts, 30,000 Silver Maples, 10,000 Ash Leaf Maples, 10,000 Sugars and Norways Elms, Lindens, Planes, &c. Fruit and Nut Trees, Small Fruits. Catalogue Free. WM. PARRY, PARRY, N. J. Tuberous Begonias. TuIkis of lartic-flowtrinj; single I'.cuonias, wliiU-, yellow, red, per lOOSCOO; inixetl S-'') (K). Cii>,toiiuis may at the same time order some youu^ plants. We shi^ them then when they are ofthe right size; *' ' iportant, as thev grow very fast and soon „• i: .-1 :...■_ !...«, 1,. :.. a ^-;i ^t 0 m^ get too large to idS:J..JO lilinir. Keady in April at §3.01) BRAUER & RICHTER, McConnellsville 0. ONE MILLION^^ Trees, Slirubs, Decorative Herbaceous Plants, etc. for landscape gardeners, parks, cemeteries and private gardens. ratal<>c"«-s Xrev. I'llifs low. . . . :b. jvi. xva-Tsoiv, Old Colony Nurseries, PLYMOUTH, MASS. COLEUS^^ ^ GERANIUMS Cuttings and potted plants. Wholesale and Retail CHAS. A. BAIRD. Manalapan, Men. Co.. N. i New and Rare Plants ORCHIDS. ETC. ll,.^l l..'iHlli fill F»i .y < alail r" ,' X, I'll ijtlh iKlliin ■Prv JOHN SAUL, Washington, 0. C. .Montliin AniiTli'iin Klorl.st. NOVELTY FOR 1893! varieoaiefl hod. (i;<»i:>ii:ks.i Most oruaincntal and fa.st ^rowiiij? CliinbtT, He- ..icriptive list, as well as of other EXTRA CHOICE FLOWER SEEDS free on applii-ation. FRED. ROEMER, Seed Grower, QUEDUNBURa, GERMANY. iSgj- The American Florist. 713 C. C. Abel & Company P.O. Box 920. NEW YORK, FLORIST'S, NURSERYMEN'S AND SEEDS- MEN'S AGENTS, For the following Well Known and Reliable Houses, For wliomSve solicit your orders: C. G. VAN TUBEKGEN, Jr., Florist and Seeds- man, Haarlem, Holland. Choice Dutch Bulbs, Novelties, etc. riERRE SEBIRE & SONS, Nurserymen, Ussy, France. Roses, Evergreens, Fruit and Forest stocks. Valley a specialty. ture of Araucarias, Azaleas, Indlca and Mollis, Bay Trees, Begonias, Gloxinias, Palms, Rhododen- drons, etc., etc. ALPHONSE ROCHE, OIHoules. France. Extensive and special plantation of Immortelles and dyed In all colors and shades. tions of German Flower Seeds. Also of Palms, Grass and Garden Seeds. Best Sugar Beet Seeds a Specialty. Cataloffues (mention which) free on application when received for distribution. All orders for these houses should be plainly written and addressed to us. Mention American Florist. Magnolias. ** IN VARIETY. Gydonia Japonica. ALL SIZES FOR HEDGING BY THE 1000. Eulalias. 4 VARIETIES. Send for wholesale price list of all kinds of hardy ornamental stock. SAMUEL C. MOON, Bucks County, MOBBISVIL^E, FA. Mention American Florist. Association "Flora" BOSKOOP, HOLLAND. H. F. ROSES, for forcing, ** 9.00 In the best variety, as Alfred Colotnb, Anna de Diesbach, B. Rothschild. Fisher Holmes, Gen. Jack, L,a France, Mme. G. Luizet, Mine, Plant- ier, Magna Charta, Paul Neyron, P. C. de Ro- han, Merville de Lyon, Perle des Blanches, nirich Biunuer and other sorts. Azaleas. Rho- dodendrons, Spiraeas, etc. We also have Palms, DracEenas, Araucarias and Bay Trees at our nurseries in Holland. Catalogue on application. P. OUWERKERK, 206 Cambridge Ave., "V DREER'S Garden seeds Plants. Bulbs, and Req ulsiteg. They are the bestatthelowest prices. TBADB LIST issued quar- terly, mailed free to the trade only. HENRY A. DREER, Phllad«llolt»l» €^y)lfDrO£'^°'^ ^5' quality can ever tr-^rL I^^ tie sent by mail. May- hap you know it. By freight, prepaid if preferred, we ship safely 4, 5, or 6 ft. trees; 2-yr. Roses of rare excellence — everything! You actually pay less than for the puny stutT. 1,000 acres Nurseries. 20,000 acres Orchards. Exact information about trees and fruits. Stark Bros., LowisiaDa, JV\o, )TOTT'S YSTEM OF PRAYING AVES Plant sFi K' ILLMRIGHT LLS, INSECTSAND MILDEW TOTT'S ;. PRAYER .. CHARGED WITH KILLMRIGH" WITH FAUCET READY FOR US EQUALLY WELLWITHAGARDEN ENGINE. FOR Stott's Syringe CELL'A" CONTAINS THE KlLLIVtRlGHT CIRCULAR AND Testimonials. StottGardfnImpleiment Company 136 LibertyStNewYork. W.C.KRICK'S PATENT Florists' Letters, Etc. mortelles, wired on wood or metal frames having holes drilled in them to insert toothpicks, by which to fasten them in the design. All Infringe- ments prosecuted. 2-lnch Letters, $3 00 per 100. Postage, 15c. per 100. Before purchasing send for free sample and Catalogue and compare with any W. C. KRICK, 1287 Broadway, BROOKLYN, N. Y. Agents:— J. C. Vaughan. Chicago, 111.; H. Bay ERSDORFKB & CO., Phila., Pa.; N. Steffens, N. Y.; Aug. Rolker&SONS, N. Y.: Ed. S.Schmii). Wash- ington, D. C. ; James Vick's Sons, Rochester N. Y. ; T. W.Wood & Sons, Richmond, Va.; J. A. Sim- mers. Toronto, Ont. Mention American Florist. If You Think any kind of a crop will do, then ' any kind of seeds will do ; but for the best results you should plant FERRY'S SEEDS. I Always the best, they are recognized i ' the standard everywhere. Ferry's Seed Annual is the most important book of the kind pub- lished. It is invaluable to the planter. We send it free. D. M.FERRY & CO. DETROIT, Micli. CANE PLANT STAKES The Best and Cheapest Stake. Price, 5 to 6 ft. long, |^. 50 per lOOO. Freight prepaid within 500 miles on lots of 1000 or over. Send cash with order. i^. 'W.^x^xcE^xe |- I'OTS. I •or lOU inch I'lIICK LIS 1 'ur 1U(«) 2 Inch t a.ffi .-i.fiO m 1.25 lU ».oo 13.80 Cash, free on board cars horc. . s.ro . .1.00 , -.60 , 10.00 . Ifi.OO , 20.00 Terms: Cash, free on board cars horc. Address HILFINGER BROS., Potters FORT EDWARD. N. Y. U. S. AND FOREIGN Trade Marks, Designs Opinions, Searches. vVc , promptly attended lo. Send sketch or model fur free examinatiou as to patentability. All work strictly confidcutial. GEO. H. .Vtlllllti): liulUllllg:, CHANDLEE, W.VSIIINCiTON I Mention Amurtcun Klor st PLANT BED CLOTH. IIE.Vr sritSTITUTK FOK (il.ASS on Ilot- hedw. (^olil h'raines, etc. Three Rrades. NATIONAL WATERPROOF FIBRE CO . 50 South Street. - - NEW TOBE. Mention Anierloan Florist. iS93' The American Florist. 715 KROESCHELL BROS. Greenhouse ^ Boiler, 41 to 5B Erl« St., CHICAGO. Boilers made of the best of material, shell, firebox sheets and heads of steel, water space all aroand (front, sides and back). Write for information. HERE WE ARE AGAIN. Send on your orders for Sash Bars and Ven- tilating Sash, All kinds on hand. PROMPT ATTENTION. Itemized :Estiniates given, and cost of freight guaran eed. CORRESPONDENCE SOLICITED. Clear Cypress, from bottom gutter up i«; ray specialty. Lyman Felheim, ERIE, PA. rlcan Florist. SAVE MONEY BY PURCHASING, AND GLASS Br USING Hamilton's Patent Sasb Lifter. The best thing of the kind ever invented, for either high or low greenhouses. Send for descrip- tion and price list. BAY STATE HARDWARE CO., 873 Freeport St., BOSTON, MASS. CLEAf! CYPFC55 \ J YOU CAN NEPONSET * FLOWER * POTS of Waterproof Paper, light, durable, unbreakable and cheap. Tomato Growers have used them with success and proved their appreciation by repeated orders. Cabbage Growers liave tried them and duplicated their orders. Wariiet Growers of Verbenas, Alyssum, Coleus and other plants, which do not shun moisture, have used them extensively in repeated seasons. Recommended for light and safe packing of tender and valuable plants, for the marketing of Ferns, Dutch Bulbs, Lily of the valley and the like. Cost about 40 per cent less than earthen pots, and weight considerably lighter, thus saving in first cost and freight. For Price Tjist and further p.artlculars address AUGUST ROLKER & SONS, Station E, New York. R. & J. FARQUHAR, - - - . Boston, Mass. Who furnish samples, by mall, postpaid, on receipt of 10 cts. 11 cts. 14 ct". 17 cts. 22 ots. 40 otF. 60 cts. 21.4-in. 3hi-i SH-i H-incb pots. F. W. BIRD & SONS, Sole Manufacturers, EAST WALPOLE, MASS. MII,WAUKB:e, WISCONSIN, MANUFACTURERS OF Standapd GreeDhodse Pots, WIRE DESIGNS, LAWN VASES, ETC. The superiority of our goods is acknowledged by all that have used them. WRITE FOR OUR NEW CATALOGUE AND DISCOUNT SHEET. Mention American Florist. '"" "(N[ew Departure" SEE WHAT THE PEOPLE SAY: RuxTON, Baltimore Co., Md. J. D. CARMODY, Evausville, Ind.. 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Tbe ninth annual meeting at St. Louis. Mo., August 9 to 12, 1893. CONTENTS. American Carnation Society meeting 717 Buffalo 719 Carnation diseases (with 34 fi^ires) .... 720 Growing new varieties of carnations 72,S Sports and variations . . 729 Diseases of the carnation (with 4 figures). . . . 731 Seasonable carnation hints 731 Miscellaneous seasonable hints 731 Philadelphia 734 New York 735 Boston 735 Chicago 735 Baltimore ... 735 Catalogues received 736 Roses— A rose problem 738 The seed trade 742 Worcester, Mass 744 Toronto 746 Tulip La Reine 746 Violets 74S Milwaukee 7,50 The Society of Indiana Florists has issued an advance premium list for its seventh annual chrysani.hemum show, to be held at Indianapolis, November 7 to 11 next. Copies may be had on applica- tion to the secretary, Mr. W. G. Berter- mann, 37 Mass. avenue, Indianapolis, Ind. New Orleans. — Applications for prem- ium lists for the sixth annual exhibition of the New Orleans Hort. Society should be addressed to the secretary of the soci- ety, Mr. Chas. Wise, corner Prytania and Third streets, and not to the chair- man of the committee of arrangements, as previously announced in our columns. Do YOU WANT an alphabetical list of the chrysanthemums in commerce in America, with class and a brief accurate description of each one, and synonyms noted? You vrill find such a list in our new trade directory and reference book. If you have not already ordered a copy of our directory and reference book you are missing a good thing that you ought to have. Remember that it con- tains not only a list of those in the trade but a vast amount of reference matter of great value to every reader of the Flo- rist. The reference lists of roses, chrys- anthemums and carnations are alone worth the price of the book. Meeting of the American Carnation Society at Pittsburg, Pa., February 21-22, 1892. The themionieter registered 2° above zero when the vanguard of the delegates began to arrive on Tuesda3^ moniing at the Hotel Schlosser, Pittsburg, the head- quarters of the American Carnation Society. Some of the trains were late in arrival but everybody was on hand bj' noon time, and were soon gathered in groups about the tables in the exhibition room watching with intense interest the opening of the dififerent boxes of big long stemmed blooms. The Pittsburjj and Allegheny Gardeners and Florists' Club had been at work put- ting the hotel into proper shape for the recep' ion of the brethren, and the corri- dors, parlors and otherpartsof the build- ing were profusely decorated with groups of elegant palms and other show plants, which had been arrayed under the guid- ance and direction of the genial Mr. Robt, C. Patterson, who had been selected by the local people to take full charge of the entire arrangements of welcoming the guests, and the work was well done. Mr. Patterson was greatly jjleased with the cordial support he had received from all the local growers and florists. Everybody he said "has gone heart and soul into it and I am proud of them." The plants and flo wers were contributed by the following parties: B. A. Elliott Co. B. L. Elliott, John R. Murdoch, A. M. & J. B. Murdoch, N. Patterson, R. C. Patterson, Ed. Thiel, Ludwig & Richter, A. W. Smith, Jno. Bader, P. S. Randolph, Fred Burki, Wm. Beckert, Duff Bros., and E. C. Ludwig. The first session was called to order at 2 p. m , the only business transacted being the appointment of a committee to make awards and to make proper disposition of the Chester County Carnation Society 's beautiful gold medal, oifered for the best new seedling carnation never yet offered for sale, six blooms of a variety to be shown. The gentlemen selected as judges were W. R. Shelmire, C. H. Allen and M, A. Hunt. The regular session opened at 5:35 p.m. The first business was the reading of the mintites of the previous meeting, the re- ports of the secretary and treasurer, all of which were accepted as read, and the reading of communications from J. G. Hancock, John Thorpe, R. J. Mendenhall and C. J. Haettel. The secretary read a letter from the American Florist calling attention to numerous and widespread complaints regarding the prcY'alence of carnation rust in shipments of rooted cuttings from various parts of the country. Thanks were extetided to the American Florist Company for permission to use their carnation list and for 1,000 copies of the portrait of President Lonsdale. Mr. Herr made a report for the Nomen- clature Committee giving a list of all new varieties registered with the committee. Mr. Pennock having resigned from the committee, Mr. Herr was authorized as chairman, to enlarge the committee by the addition of four new members. The committee on exhibition having completed its labors then made its report as follows: Seedlings in competition for gold iiEDAL. While the varieties in competi- tion possess individual merit, it is the judgment of your committee that neither of them embrace enough points of excel- lence over existing varieties to entitle them to the medal. Standard varieties. Mr. Fred Domer exhibited a new white variety unnamed, possessing great merit as to form and size, being the best white on exhibition. The length of calyx and the lack of sub- stance in the stem debarred it from receiving the gold medal. Mr. Dorner's exhibit of some of the varieties, including Mrs. Elizabeth Reynolds, William Scott, "The Stuart" MmcDiaz Albertini,No. 11, Dr. Smart and Richmond, was very fine. Puritan, exhibited by Wood Brothers was very fair. Edna Craig, exhibited by Messrs. Robert Craig and E. G. Hill & Co.; and William Scott, as exhibited by Fred Dor- ner, were the finest pink varieties on ex- hibition. Daybreak, as shown by Charles M. Fick, displaj'ed very well the merits of that variety. Henry A. Dreer exhibited a new pink carnation, Madame Rowland, raised hy GriflSn Bros,, which shows some merit, but is not up to the pink carnation of to-day. Essex Heights Floral Company made a creditable exhibit of several varie- ties including Lizzie McGowan, Puritan, Daybreak, White Dove and a new white seedling. The Chester County Carnation Society made an exhibit of most of the lead- ing varieties in good form, among which were some very fine Buttercup and others from the well known house of the late Charles T. Starr. Mr. W. R. Shelmire had on exhibition some fine specimens of Bruttis, Cfcsar and Angelus. Seedlings. A new single specimen flower fromE. G.Hill& Co., deserves spe- cial mention for size and stiffness of stem, the color being in the order of Garfield. The collection of seedlings exhibited by W. R, Shelmire, the mother parent of all of which was Ca>sar, showed a remarka- ble range of color and form and contained many promising flowers, Henry A, Dreer exhibited a new variety not yet in com- merce named Hawaii, white ground, splashed with crimson, showing good formand substance. While not a com- mercial variety it would be acceptable to the amateur. He also showed a new white named Louis J. Haettel. The seedlings ex- hibited by Wood Bros., and Mr. Hancock arrived too late to enter into competition with the others. Miscellaneous. A magnificent vase of Bridesmaid roses was shown by Mr. Frank L. Moore, of Chatham, N, J. Mr, 7i8 The American Florist, Feb. 2j, H. H. Francis of Madison, N. J., exhibited a very fine vase of mignonette. Some fine pots of Cyclamen giganteum were shown by J. M. McCullough's Sons of Cincin- nati. Mr. W. R. Shehnire exhibited a new variety of double alyssum which he called "The Giant" on account of its superiority over the common double sort. .\ new patent wire plant sup- port for carnations was shown bv A. W. Smith of Pittsburg. The exhibition room was handsomely decorated with palms by the Pittsburg and .\llegheny Gardener's and Florist's Club. (Signed) \V. R. Shelmikk, M. A. Hunt, C. H. Alle.n. The report of the comnnttec was ac- cepted, and they were further instructed to recommend at a later session such va- rieties in the exhibition as in their judg- ment were entitled to a certificate of merit. The question of the selection of a place to be recommended to the executive com- mittee for next year's meeting, and the nomination of officers to be balloted for on the morrow was then taken up. Mr. Ward nominated New York as the next meeting place. Mr. Messmore nomina- ted Cleveland and Mr. Hill Indianapolis. After considerable good natured dis- cussion, on a vote Indianapolis was se- lected, it being the prevailing opinion that it would be the wisest course for the society to have a meeting in the west and thus arouse additional interest in that section, in its work. Nomination of officers being next in order, the following gentlemen were nom- inated, no opposition in any case Ijeing manifested: For president, E. G. Hill, of Richmond. Ind.; vice-president, J. M. Gasser, Cleveland, 0.; secretary, C. J. Pennock. and treasurer, C. H. Allen, C. W. Ward, the present incumbent, having declined to serve further. An informal discussion then followed regarding the desirability of some action on the part of the society towards the prevention or discouragement of the introduction on the market of novelties in seedlings of inferior qualitj', and the possibility of formulating some plan for getting at the real merits of new intro- ductions. Mr. Hill's views that no seed- ling should be placed on the market until tested three j-ears by the possessor, and if possible tested in various localities and different soils, also that judges at exhibi- tions should be selected with greater care, seemed to meet with general aj)- proval. In this connection, Mr. Ward stated that the white carnation, Josiah Eaton, Jr., which took the silver cup at the Madison Square show, and which he had become possessor of, had on further trial, gone all to pieces, and would doubt- less prove a worthless variety. The meeting then adjourned till Wednesday morning. Wednesciay niommg's session opened with the reading of the essay by Prof Cowell on "Sports and Variations" which appears in full elsewhere in this issue. In the discussion following in reply to questions Prof Cowell said that varia- tions in color often result from adefieiencv of coloring pigment, and color can be brought out frequently by use of some acid or soda. Prof Bailey believed there was some connection between color in foliage and color in flower, the latter being often modified by variations in color of leaf and stem, instancing zonal geraniums as ex- amples. Prof Halsted and others said they had noticed that dis( 'oration caused by bac- | teria more or less modified the color in the flower. Mr. Harris told how he obtained the blue color in hydrangeas. He said it was only a temporary effect, due to iron in the soil, and that we cannot get any other color than blue in soil so prepared. .\lum in soil also gives a blue color to the flower. It takes two years to get this result from iron filings alone, but by using iron and alum together we can get it in one year. The committee on awards then reported and recommended that a certificate be awarded to Richmond, Mme. Diaz Albcr- tini and William Scott, shown by Fred I'orner; also to Edna Craig shown bv Hill & Co.. and Rolit. Craig jointlv. It was also suggested to the ChesterCountv Caniation Society that it allow all new varieties to compete for the gold medal oflered by that society when the variety had been grown three years and not oftcrcd for sale more than one year. The committee also recommended the adop- tioii of a scale of points for judging, that varieties should be three years old before being eligible for competition and at least one plant in pot be shown to indicate habit and growth. Prof. Bailey's paper on "Types and Tendencies" was next in order. ' This will appear in next week's issue. In the discussion Mr. Hill told of the strikingly beautiful flowers for exhibition he had seen in England. But these were border pinks, blooming but once, whereas American varieties possess advantage in being continuous bloomers and we no w have in recent seedlings raised bj' Mr. Dor- ner, flowers ecjual in beauty to Etig- lish sorts. He predicted a great future for American varieties in England and urged that we could make de- cided impression by showing same at Chicago next summer alongside of foreign varieties for comparison. Mr. Thorpe wants plants to be from -t or o-inch pots, niceh' branched, no small stuff. Mr. Ward told of an application he had made for space at Chicago, and after waiting months, finallj- got assign- ment, but size and location were unsatis- factory, and terms impossible of compH- ance. All the best space had been given to foreign exhibitors, and American ex- hibitors discriminated against. [.\s the above statements reflect rather seriously on the Horticultural Depart- nicnt of the Fair, we interviewed those in charge regarding the matter, and we were permitted to examine the corres- pondence regarding Mr. Ward's applica- tion for space. This correspondence shows that the application was for 100 square feet of space in the open ground, and the full amount of space asked for was awarded, said space being on the Wooded Island, where the ma- jority of the out door exhibits in this department are located. On .\ugust 7, 1892, Mr. Ward wrote a letter to the department acknowledging the award of the space for which he had applied, and expressing entire satisfaction with same. We examined this letter carefullv and being famihar with Mr. Ward's handwriting, were thoroughly convinced that the letter was penned bv that gen- tleman. We were further advised that no complaint of any kind had ever been received from Mr. Ward. Ed.] Mr. Craig told of the svstcm of growing practiced by Mr. Eisele, of Philadelphia, for out door summer bloom. Cuttings are struck early in October, put in small pots, and a month later shifted to 3-inch, then kept in cold frame all winter, Iilunged in dry ashes, remaining nearly i dormant. They are planted out in April, and give plenty of flowers from July on. He believed in trying to get good 'fixed varieties of Grenadine tj'pe for spring and early summer flowering. Mr. Ward said the climate of Long Island was the nearest like that of Eng- land. Droughts are rare and carnations do splendidly out of doors. Mr. Anthonj' said carnations make fine bedding plants in the vicinity of Chicago, and told of methods pursued by growers there similar to those of Mr. Eisele. Mr. Stonn, of Hayside, L. I., said he strikes cuttings late in December, cuts back once, and then again just before l)lanting out in spring, and gets continu- ous bloom from July on, and was csjw- cially successful with Portia. Mr. Hill said that he .»aw six acres of blooming carnations at Erfurt, with jjrobably a hundred flowers on each l)lant. The field could be seen four miles oft'. This statement excited some laugh- ter. Mr. Kift suggested the experiment of shirping samples of American carnations to English shows frozen in ice, as had been done with chrysanthemums; and soliciting similar shipments in return. Mr. Scott referred to remarks in the essay regarding cuttings taken from the base, from oft shoots of the flowering stem, and from attenuated flowering shoots, and said he was frightened when he saw dealers offering seventy or eighty thousatid rooted cuttings of varieties of which perhaps only one or two thousand plants were in existence. He thought the grower awfully clever to take oft' so many really good cuttings. The next essay was upon "The Pot Culture of Carnations," by J. Wm. Col- flesh, which in the absence" of that gen- tleman was read bv Mr. Craig. Then followed Mr. Cartledge's essay, ".\ Re- tailer's Views," read by Mr. Harris. Both these essays will appear in next week's issue. Following the reading of Mr. Cart- ledge's paper, there was an animated discussion on the advantages of disbud- ding. Mr. Domer said if we wanted long stems, disbudding was advisable, and also might increase the size of flowers and strength of stem. Mr. C. H. Allen said he had tested this with McGowan, and the ])ecuniarv re- sults were nnich in favor of disbudding. Mr. Han-is had tested Buttercups and could not see much increase in size, but he got a stronger and more upright stem. but thought it would benefit flowers, and rubbish \vould be thrown away. Mr. Shelmire's experience was that the flower increased in size materiallj^ by dis- budding,'. Benefits vary with varieties but as a general thing the increased size was very noticeable. He did not think that disbudding decreases crop of flowers materially. He gets almost as many blooms in the end and escapes loss from customary gluts in January, as best flow- ers always sell first. Mr. Ward's experience was similar to that of Mr. Shelmire. He also finds he gets terminal flowers sooner and lateral pips start in and make long stemmed flowers (juicker but advised that discre- tion be used according to growth and habit of varieties. Mr. Gasser, sjjcaking from the retailer's standpoint, finds customers ])refer a sin- gle bloom on long, stiff" stem, without buds, and don't want a stem with two or several blooms. Mr. Kift agreed and thought the center i8g3' The American Floris'i. 719 flower liable to close tip quicker if buds were left on. Mr. Anthony differed from Mr. Gasser. He finds his customers regard several flowers and buds onastemas more grace- ful and such sell better. The forenoon session then adjourned at 12:30. The afternoon session opened with the reading by the secretary of Mr. Sewall Fisher's essaj' on growing new varieties of carnations, which appears elsewhere in this issue. Then followed the paper on carnation diseases by Prof Halsted which is given in fiill on another page. The paper was illustrated by means of charts and diagrams suspended on the walls, to which the Professor made fre- quent reference. Prof Atkinson's paper on carnation diseases was then read b_v Prof Baile\^ the essayist not not being present. This essa}^, freeh- illustrated, is also given in full in this number. The next essaj' was by Mr. Ward, on carnation enemies, the major part of same will be given in another issue. In connection with his essay Mr. Ward showed samples of rooted cuttings illustrating methods of propagation, also sample plants infested w^ith various fungoiis diseases. In the discussion Mr. Shelmire urged that while taking all possible precautions to pre vent dissemination of diseases we should always remember that even healthy cuttings cannot be depended upon to re- main iree from rust, as spores may be carried bj' the wind. Prof Halsted said the spores are verj' fine and light, and there is no reason to suppose thej' cannot be carried as far as the wind can go, and added that spores perform the same func- tions as seeds in higher organisms and under favorable conditions may no doubt retain life for j-ears. Also that one of the best ways to breed disease is to grow the same kind of crop several sitccessi ve j'ears on the same area. All we can do is to prevent the germination of spores on por- tions of plants. If a healthy plant is spraved so as to be coated with fungi- cide fungi cannot grow there, but when the fungus is once in the plant nothing can reach it. Mr. Gasser remarked that only certain varieties seem liable to infection with him. Mr. Hill had had similar experience, and thought we may lie driven to the produc- tion of such varieties as will enable us to dispense with those over susceptible from thinness of skin or other reasons. Prof. Baile3' advanced the opinion that some times the failure of flowers to open is owing to some disease of the the plant — something that cuts off supply of nutri- ment from belo w. Mr. Ladley said, judg- ing from the enormous over production of blooms this season there was reason to believe that rust had not yet become a very serious matter, although it might become so in future and it is well to begin in time to control it- The election of officers then took . place and all the nominees were unanimously elected. E. J. Van Reyper was chosen vice- president for middle states, and Fred Dor- ner for western states. Resolutions were introduced to change the constitution b3' inserting words "and Canada" in preamble and changing date of annual meeting from third Tuesda^^ to third Thursda}' in February, as third Tuesday is election day in Pennsylvania and some members wish to vote. Mr. Ladley announced that the Chester County Carnation Society's medal still re- mains oflered. He wants to see somebodj^ win it, and that the Chester County Society has plenty of money' to buy an- other. Votes of thanks were passed to the essayists, local club and Pittsburg Press. Professors Halsted aud Atkinson were elected honorary members. A vote of thanks passed to retiring president Lons- dale expressed much appreciation of his services aud efforts in the society's inter- est since its organization. The society then adjourned at 5:30 p. m. At a meeting of the executive com- mittee, C. H. Aden was selected to read a paper on carnations, at St. Louis in August, in accordance with request of executive committee ot the national so- ciet}', and the secretary was instructed to present at the same time a summary of the doings of the Carnation Societj' to date. The society- having been invited to a banquet given in their honor by the Pittsburg and Allegheny Florists' and Gardeners' Club, proceeded accordingly to the banquet hall at 8:30 p. m. The decorations of the hall and tables were superb and most artistic. The hall was very spacious, and was liberallj- decora- ted with fine plants of excellent quality. On the tables were over twenty hand- some baskets and vases of flowers, each one different and all artistic and unique. This feature was a surprise even to those who expected something fine, and the Pittsburg brethren can claim truthfully that no finer display has ever been made in the country under similar circumstan- ces. After the good things on the tables had been disposed of, President Reineman of the local club set the ball in motion bj' a tew words of cordial welcome, and intro- duced Mr. Robt. C. Patterson as toast master, who got a great reception. After adding a word of welcome he proceeded to read letters regretting inability to be present from Messrs. John Thoi-pe, J. M. Dunlop, J. C. Vaughan, D. D. L. Farson, W. F. Dreer, C. D. Ball, C. F. Evans and others. He then introduced W. C. Moreland as one of the most magnificent talkers on earth. Mr. Moreland offered hearty \velcome to Pittsburg, saying florists were building up in all this broad coun- try a refined taste which those who went befoi-e us knew nothing about. "The American Carnation Society" was re- sponded to by President Lonsdale, who extended hearty thanks for the great welcome. Mr. Craig followed, saying he had enjoyed himself as s Idom done before, and was glad to testifj^ apprecia- tion of unstinted hofpi ality, and con- gratulated Pittsburg florists on their fraternal spirit, evidences of which were seen on every hand. W. D. Moore, of Pittsburg, spoke eloquently on flowers and their relation to mankind, dwelling particularly upon the association of flow- ers with the highest and noblest aspira- tions of humanity, and was glad to rec- ognize the great esthetic work florists had done for Pittsburg. Mr. Hill applauded Pittsburg's prog- ress, and was glad to see that Pittsburg florists stand in the front rank. Mr. Harris told of how he obtained a map of Pittsburg, and as usual brought down the house before he got through. Mr. Dorner «'as introduced as prince of car- nation growers from the Hoosier state. He tendered an invitation to all to be in Indianapolis next year. Mr. Alex. Bums was received with a great hurrah. Mr. Hamilton complimented the caraation growers on being a lot of enthusiasts, as nothing had ever been accomplished in this world without enthusiasts. Mr. P. S. Randolph predicted great accomplish- ments bj' carnation growers in the next ten 3^ears, and was only sorry that flor- ists did not band together ten or fifteen years sooner in that great national so- C!et\' to which we owe all otir wonderful advancement. Mr. Alex. Wallace ren- dered a beautiful song, "I lovethe lassies, bless them all," with fine effect. Mr. Lonsdale reluctantly consented to sing the stirring song, the "Brave Old Duke," remarking beforehand that he did not believe in introducing any element of levity into the proceedings, and felt much embarrassed. But his mock solemnity was soon overcome by the merry crowd in his neighborhood, aud when he con- cluded, tears of laughter were running down his checks. Much merriment was also created by the toastmaster's efforts to maintain order and decorum. Re- marks were also made by Messrs. Long, Shelmire, Pennock, Ladley, Stewart, Kift, Beattv, Hunt, Allen, Beekert, Sie- bert, Nat. Patterson, Duff, B. L. Elliott, Watson, Ludwig. Burki, Dalmever, and A. C. Walker, World's Fair Commis- sioner for Penn. Horticultural Depart- ment. The party broke up at 1 a. m. singing Auld Lang Svne. The season of gaiety closed with a little rush of social events, but not to any great extent, and now T^ent is here we expect to be rather quiet. We must, however, not complain, for since the first of last October there has been up to date a great increase over former years in society events, which has been a help to the flo- rists. Roses have been very scarce for the past two weeks and commanded a good price. Carnations of all colors have been none too plentiful. Violets although plentiful have all found a market. There would be a brisk sale of plants if weather permitted it, but with the exception of a day or two occasionally our terrible win- ter holds it? sway and at this writing a blizzard of the first quality is raging round us. Yet I suppose we are as well oflFas other northern towns except on one very important point. I think we get less sunshine during the wiater months than almost any other city. At the last meeting of our club nomina- tions of officers for the coming j'car was in order. The leading spirits of the club are all nominated and a very lively cam- paign is looked for. The election of officers does not take place till the first meeting in March, so there is plenty of time for electioneering. Our able secre- tary (E. I. Mepsted I being absent on account of the serious sickness of his wife, and the minutes being written in Chinese characters, the reading of same was de- ferred until a future meeting. The president, Mr. Cowell, complying with a previous request of the members, read a list of the best 24 commercial chrysanthemums, omitting of course in- troductions of this year. Here it is: Whites: Ivory, M. Wanamaker. Mrs. M. J. Thomas, Frank Thompson, Mrs. R. Craig, Domination. Pink: Mermaid, Viviand-Morel, Ed. Hatch, H. F. Spaulding, Ada Spaulding, Excellent. Yellow: W. H. Lincoln, L. C. Ma- deira, Emma Hitzeroth, Mrs. Libbie Allen. Bronze: Harry May, Hicks Arnold, Col. Wm. B.Smith. Red: John Thorpe, Cullingfordii, G. W.Childs, Mrs. Heazlett, Elmer D. Smith. When writing our advertisers please use one of vour printed business letter heads or enclose your business card. 720 The American Florist. Feb. 2 J, Carnation Diseases. BY GEO. F. .\TKINSON'. BOTANICAL IJEP.\RTMEXT, COUNELL UXIVEUSITY. [Read before the American Carnation Society at Pittsburg, Pa., February 22, /%-•.] The variation of plants under cultiva- tion has been studied chiefly in reference to the changesof external form, color, the gross anatomy of certain organs, fertility or sterility and productiveness. Very little study has been directed toward de- termining thecorrespondingorcorrelative variation in the minute anatomy, and the physiological processes of nutrition, cir- culation and assimilation. Breeders of animals have given more attention to the law of correlation than have cultivators of plants, Sana flora in Sana plan/a might well be the maxim of the florist. A great deal is said about constitutional peculiarities possessed by certain varieties of plants, but very few know how the diSerent constitutional strains are related to the structural and morphological characters of the variety, or to the conditions of soil, surroundings or treatment during the time of origina- tion, or to those more subtle influences of change of an inherited or inherent nature. Nearlj- all our attention is given to pro- ducing new colors and forms of flowers and new habits of the plant, while very little thought is given to a harmonious development of physiological process and firmness of tissue. This accounts to a large extent for the many varieties of plants which are more susceptible to fungous diseases than are other varieties. Ward* has shown that the succulent parts of plants with thin walled cells are more quickly and easily penetrated by the threads of parasitic fungi, and that this is one reason why during rainy periods fungus troubles are more prevalent. Fig. 1. Carnation rust on leaf aud flower stem. From photograph. The following descriptions of some car- nation diseases is given in the hope that a knowledge of the habits of the fungi, their structural peculiarities and modes of propagation may contribute toward this end. CARNATION RUST. {Uromyces caryophillinus Schrank; Schroeter.) The first occurrence of this European injurious of the carnation troubles, and is regarded by some as impossible to cure when once it has secured a hold upon a plant. The first outward sign of the presence of the fungus in a plant is indicated by a slight swelling on the leaf or stem, one eighth to one fourth of an inch long and nearly as broad. The surface of this swelling soon becomes pale or nearly col- orless, since the green coloring matter at that [loint is destroyed and obscured by the presence of the crowded fruiting threads and young spores of the fungus. As the fungus matures these spores or reproductive bodies become brownish in color. The great mass of these spores lying so closely together imparts a dark brown color to the colony of fruit or sorus. By pressure from the growth within the epidermis is ruptured and turned to one side, where it usually clings as a whitish, ragged looking film by the side of the now exposed mass of spores. Figure 1 from a ])hotograph showstwo of these sori,one on a leaf and another on a flower stem. If one makes a thin section of such a leaf or stem and examines it under the microscope it can be readily seen why the parasite does such injury, and also why it would be impossible to heal theafl'ected plant by any external applications of a remedial agent. The spaces between cells of the leaf or stem are closely packed with the threads of the fungus, which are curved and interwoven into labyrinthian meshes, reminding one forcibly of the whitish mass of roots of some potted plant as they lie between the soil and pot. Figure 2 is from a camera lucida draw- ing of such a section through an affected leaf. Long before there is any external evi- dence of the disease these vegetive threads Oj^' ; mQ^ -^^-v <^ tkr •.'''' '^■^^''fp::' *'i^Vv Fig. 2. Section through a rusted leaf at a sonis, showing intercellular mycelium of th( millimeter somewhat magnified. The object is magnified 20 times more than the scale. St aud the uredo.'^pores. The scale shown above the figure is a Care in the development of hardy vari- eties, attention to hygienic surroundings and the certainty of sound cuttings from sound individuals will do much to alle- viate the sufferings of the carnation grower, and add to the beauty of his house. importation in the United States was announced by Dr. J. C. Arthurij:. Dr. B. 1). Halstedt describes the ap- pearance of the rust on the stems and leaves and notes its occurrence and harm- fulness in various parts of the east. It is generally considered to be one of the most of the fungus are growing and extending themselves between the cellsof their host. After a while they converge toward cer- tain centers below the epidermis, where ♦Ward 11, Marshall, Croonian Lecture. tBotnnical Oaztttc. November. 18111. ■fN. J. Agri. Coll. Kxp. Sta. Report, p. :m, 1891. j893' The American Florist. 72l Fig. 3. Uredospores, more highly ] they p;row very closely together, parallel to each other and perpendicular to the surface of the leaf. This constitutes what is termed the stroma. These parallel threads continue to elongate, at the same time broadening at their free ends until a rounded or oval body is developed which becomes light brown in color. S\r\ii\-'\ The color resides germinating the protoplasm inside the stout wall pushes its way out through one of the three pores always present in the wall. Sometimes the proto- plasm starts to push out at all three of the pores but soon ceases to extend in all but one, where it passes out into a long thread which eventually enters the plant again if the uredo- spore is properly located. A short time after the devel- opment of the uredospores the stroma of the same sorus, espe- cially on the stem, produces a second kind of spore, termed a teleutospore. These are also one-celled bodies and possess a stout brown wall, the wall, however, is smooth; at the apex there is usually a minute projec- .^ , . . tion, or spicuhts, of a lighter agnified, germmatmg. ^^,^^^ ^j^;f^ ^^ ^^^ ^^^^ ^ f^^^_ ment of the long pedicel remains at- tached after the teleutospore becomes free. The teleutospores will not germinate immediately after they are developed. Like the teleutospore of many other uredinea: they probably must first pass through a period of rest. Thus they serve as resting bodies to tide the parasite over an unfavorable thick wall, period when the uredospores or the which surrounds vegetive threads are liable to perish, and protects the While the vegetive threads, or my- delicate living pro- celium,of the rust course almost exclu- toplasm within sively between the cells of the host and is covered with they of course derive their nourish- numerous minute ment from the protoplasm within the spines, and is said cells, thus bringing about the great to be echinidate. injury to the carnation plant. The These constitute means by which they extract their the first form of re- nutrimentfrom the interior of the cells productive bodies while they are lying on the exterior is Fig. 4. Several teleuto- spores, showing the varia- tions in form. Fig. 5. Group of basidia from the young stroma, just prior to the formation of uredospores. and are termed uredospores. The uredospores will germinate in the presence of water as soon as they are set free. In handHng rusted plants these easily seen by making a section across the stem of an affected carnation. The threads lying in the intercellular spaces send out very slender branches, which eat their way through the cell wall and then become swollen into rounded or lobulated sucking organs or haustoria. Ward* describes sim- ilar haustoria of Heineleia vastatrix, the cause of a uredin- ous coffee tree disease. Figure 6 is from a camera lueida draw- ing showing the haus- toria of Uroniyces caryopliyllinus in the cells of a carnation stem. The rust attacks the carnation at all stages of its growth, Fig. 6. Cells from the stem of a rusted carnation showing the iutercel- not soar in" the ular mvcpliiim and hanstorin_ Ohiprt tnnn-nifipH ,^fl timpc mnrp fT-ion tVip ^ ^. young cuttings nycelii and haustoria. Object magnified 30 times more than the where I have ob- served it incompanj' withtheanthrac- nose. The cuttings were probably made from a rusted plant which showed no external evidence of the presence of the parasite, but con- spores easily rub off, appearing as a brown powder. Since they are easily scattered about over other plants they are liable to germinate where there is sufficient moisture and infect them. In Fig. 7. Spot (Septoria) ou leaves. From a photograph. tained the threads within the tissues. Probably the best treatment would be to destroy all affected plants, and where possible to remove all soil and dis- infect the surroundings. If it is desirable to try cuttings from any affected or sus- picious plant, the cuttings should be Fig. 8. Spotj(Septoria) on the^stem'andjeaves. quarantined for at least one season to be sure no disease is lurking in the tissues. "spot" of carnations or "blight." {Septoria Diaiithi Desm.) The so-called "spot" of carnations is very widely distributed, and probably the cause of more trouble than is generally admitted. Like the rust it has been long known in Europe and has been several times mentioned in this country. The dis- 722 The American Florist. Feb. 2J, ease possesses certain characters which enable one to distinguish it quite easily from other leaf troubles ofthe carnation, but when it attacks the stem it is apt not only to produce injury which to most observers might seem greater than the external evidence would indicate, but also to induce secondary disturbances which result in killing the plant or preventing the full opening of the flowers. Figures 7 and 8 represent re- spectively a pen draw- ing and photograph of the spots on the stem and leaves. The spot is usually charac- terised by a nearly cir- cular or oblong dirtv white or brownish center bordered by a dark band purplish in color. This band is well defined on its in- ner edge where it joins the center but is usu- ally illdefined and dif- fused with the green of the leaf on its outer edge. The whitish center of the spot is dotted here and there with minute black points, which are por- tions of the fruiting conceptacles project- ing through the epi- dermis to the outer surface. Frequently the spot is on the margin of the leaf, when it is semicircular in form. Occasionally the spot possesses all the characters of the center, but lacks the dark border. Where the injury ex- tends across a large part of the leaf the outer portion of the leaf dies. On the stem the spot appears as an oblong patch on one side, the border usually not so well marked as on the leaf. The irjury to the stem is more serious, since it may extend so far internally as to cut off the supply of nutriment from Magnified the upper part of the plant, and also start a diseased condition of the stem which may be taken advantage of by other fungi or bacteria to extend the injury down into the stool and thus endanger the health and life of the entire plant. Figure 11 is from a photograph of a plant the young flower stems of which were killed by the Sep/on'a. The vegetive condition of this Septoria is, like the rust, a m3celium consisting of Fig. 10. Septoria Spores. slender fungus threads, which however differ very much from those of the rust. The threads are more slender, are less frequently septate, and do not develop haustoria. Consequenth', in order to obtain nutriment trom the protoplasm of their host they must themselves pene- tiate the cell walls and pass through the cell. This is in fact the case. The fruiting condition of the Septoria is also very different from that of the rust. After having consumed the greater part of the nutriment at the affected spot the threads at certain centers in the diseased area develop into a black oval hollow body, or conceptacle, the open end of which projects slightly above or below the surface of the leaf. A section through one of these conceptacles is shown in fig- ure 9. From the inner face of this con- ceptacle short slender fruiting threads, or basidia, are developed which all point towards the center. These basidia bear at their freeendstheoblong, curved, color- less, one to three septate, spores. When this gelatinous mass absorbs water the i killcii bj Septoria. I-'roiu a photograph. t893. The American Florist. 723 Fig. 13. Volutella, a fruitiug stool showiug sette and stroma. Maguified 30 times more thau the scale. Fig. 12. Anthracnose (Volutella) c From a pen drawing. spores are expressed in great numbers out at the opening of the conceptacle, ready to be washed about upon other plants and spread the infection. ANTHRACNOSE OF CARNATIONS. ( Vohitella sp.) This disease also seems to be very widely distrib- uted in this country, and for the cutting bed at least is one of the most serious enemies of the "divine flower." It appears to be a rather recently ob- served trouble, and con- sequently has not been studied heretofore with any degree of seriousness. It has been doubtfully re- ferred to the genus Col- letotrichum* and prob- ably tor this reason has been termed " arthra- cnose." Figure 12 is from a pen drawing of a portion of a mature plant affected with this fungus. The black bristly points rep- resent the elevated fruit clusters or stools. Fig- ure 13 represents a lateral view of one of these stools quite highly magnified. Affected cuttings show dirty brown depressed aieas of diseased tissue, presenting these same small black fruit stools. These depressed, or shrunken areas of tissue are caused by growth of the fungus threads in the cut- ting at that point. The fungus also extends into the leaf sheaths and bases o the leaves, as it will sometimes the entire length of the leaf. The leaf fre- quently however is killed by the fungus attack at its base, before the growth develops in the lamina of the leaf to any extent. This fungus, as well as the Septoria, by its growth in the stems of matured plants probably interferes greatly with the successful opening of the flowers. Appropriating nutriment from the stem for its own use it interferes with the nutrition of the upper parts of the plant, as seen from the frequent shriveling figure 13, beside the spore bearing stroma there are numerous long black or dark brown bristles, or seta, which are ob- scurely and remotely septate. A section through one of these stools showed the presence of Septoria as well as of anthracnose I have been somewhat in doubt which of the two is the more directly responsible for this interference with the nutrition of the stems as described above. In the fruit stools as represented in Fig. 14, of the stems and pale, irregular, small depressed areas both on the upper leaves and stem, which show no sign of fungus growth at those places. Since all plants which I have seen affected in this manner shows that the spore bearing threads or basidia, have a common origin with the setse at the base of the stroma quite early *Report N. J. Agr. Coll. ITrp.statDn, 1S91. p..'i01 724 The American Florist. Feb. in its development. The cells of the stroma anastomose and form afalsecellularmass which soon becomes quite dark, ornearly black in color, as shown in figure 14. The free ends of the basidia are separate, but they lie packed closely parallel, theirends so situated as to form a nearly even, slightly convex surface. When quite old even the ends of the basidia are dark in color. The spores are borne at the ends of the basidia. Some not yet mature are shown in figures 13 and 14. In order to study carefully the develop- ment of the fungus so that its relation- ships might be more apparent a pure cul- ture was obtained, using the dilution method in nutrient agar — agar, pouring the dilutions into Petrie dishes. By plac- ing the dishes under the microscope from time to time thegermination of the spores and development of the mycelium could be easily studied. The spores are curved, fusoid, hyaline, coarsely granular and usually with a single vacuole or clear space in the center, which some- times gives them the appearance of being once septate. By the time of germination they become once sep- tate. The protoplasm pushes out at one or more places, causing the very thin wall of the spore to protrude at the point of pressure. This protrusion now elon- gates into a fungus thread very nearly, or quite the same diameter as the spore. The pro- toplasm gradually passes out into the forming fungus thread, and additional proto- plasm is made by the assimilation of some of the nutrient agar which the thread absorbs. That the germinating spore is septate can easily be determined where the germ tubes arise from only one-half of the spore. In such cases the proto- plasm docs not disappear from the other half. As the coarse granules of protoplasm pass out into the young thread they are gradually dissolved. The fungus threads are divided by cross walls into cells two to four times longer than their diameter. They also branch freely so that soon a weft of mycelium is formed, the threads of which radiate in all directions from the center of growth. Figures 15 and 16 represent Fig. 16, Volutella, spores some til From culture in agar. le after germiuation. Magnified :>0 times more than the scale. spores in all stages of germination. In about two days new spores are formed. I'igure 17 represents some of these formed at the ends of some of the branches. In the agar cultures the fruiting threads are frequently somewhat inflated and curved or hooked near their free ends. Several soores are borne in succession from the ends. Frequently the fruiting threads branch several times near their ends, and the spore production is much like that in Fusariuin. When transplantings ol the spores are made into a culture tube of agar the threads grow out in a radiating fashion through the upper surface of the me- dium, and in a few days at the point of inoculation there is developed a pink pig- ment which gradually extends out over the entire surface of growth, as the spores arc produced upon those parts of tlie mycelium. The pink color gradually acquires a distinct violet tinge, which is heightened near the point of inocula- i8g3. The American Florist, 725 0% 0 ^^ (iJ\t'ii''\l tion by the darkening of the mycelium where scleroted masses are developed, resembling the stroma of the fruiting stools. The darkening of the mycelium also appears in radiating lines from the point of inoculation. This is beautifully shown in culture tubes on oblique agar. en - On sterilized bean r stems the fungus - grows vigorously, 1 spores of variable - size are developed in - great numbers, as '_ shown in figure 19, — while numbers of normal ones are Fig. I'.i. Volutella, spores also developed. Be- from culture on bean stem ,- +!,„ Hiflfer- Magnified 3U times more cause or tne amer- tiian the scale. encc in the texture of the substratum the blackening of the mycelium appears much earlier than in enlarged and much lobulated, as shown in fig- ure 20, and in age t hese become dark colored. The mycelium in agar cultures presents two conditions, a normal condi- tion rather finely granular and richly vacuolate, and an abnor- mal condition, the threads much greater in ^"^ j^ diameter, the ^ /* protoplasm coarsely gran- ular, and the walls of the cells frequentfy rup- ture without ex- ternal disturb- ance, when the protoplasm es- capes in clouds. This study of the structure and development of the carnation anthracnose reveals a plant quite distinct morphologically from Colletotrichnm, or indeed from any member of the group to which the common name anthracnose is usually applied. The stroma is not formed in a true pustule, as is the case with the Melaiiconineas to which Colletotrichinn belongs.* It is formed into a compact stool or t u f t , and elevated a considerable distance above the substratum, and consequent- ly occupies an intermediate position be- tween this group and tlif more c 1 e a r 1 }• recognized Hy- sterilized bean stems lified stem very little elongated, the leaves also quite short and crowded or rosetted upon the stem. Figure 21 is from a pho- tograph of a rosetted carnation. Evi- dently some disturbance interfered with the interstitial growth of the stem. Sections of the stem, presented here and there discolored spots in the medulla or pith, through the cells of which fungus threads ramified in all directions. Cul- tures from the medulla of such plants in nearly all cases, produced a species of Fusariwn, but in some cases bacteria. The parenchyma in many cases, in the medulla, had become corky. One or the other of these organisms probably was responsible for this pathological condi- tion, but without careful inoculations and a comparative study oi the results no decision can be reached. When the plant dies, which it proceeds to do with- out flowering, the fungus in the medulla combines the force of its growth into an anostomosing weft in the form of a wedge, with the point directed outward, and literally wedges its way out. First through the woody ring, next a broad band of sclerenchymatous tissue, a band of parenchj^ma and tie epidermis to the outside where it expands into a fruiting stool the basidia of which bearnumerous long, curved, fusoid, 3 to 7 septate spores, as shown in Figure 22. Figure 23 a represents some of the spores more highly magnified. Figure 23 b spores germinating. In germinating each ce of the spore except the end one can de- velop a germ tube. Before germination, however, each cell swells into nearly a spherical form. It may be that in the cutting bed the Fig. 20. Volutella, euds of certain mycelial threads f culture. Magnified 30 times more than the scale. agar culture, and fruiting stools in all respects similar to those in nature are developed, but of a little more delicate habit, the setjE perhaps not so stout and dark, the basidia longer and more slen- der, and profusely anastomosing quite near their free ends, as shown in fig. IS. In old cultures in agar free ends of some of the threads become variously phomycetis. It is therefore properly ref- erable to the Tuberciilariea;, f and a member of the genus Volutella, agreeing with what is recognized by Saccardo, as the subgenus Psilonia. CARNATION ROSETTE. Carnations of several different varieties have come under my notice which pre- sented the appearance of a rosette, the 3sette. From a photograph. cut end of the stem does not heal prop- erly, or so slowly that the exposed me- dulla partially decomposes, thus afford- ing a nidus for the iv/.wn'/i'w, or bacteria, and when the cut is healed externally these organisms are imprisoned in the *Saccardo, Sylloge Fungoruui, Vol. III. flbid, Sylloge Fungoruni, Vol. IV. 726 The American Florist. Feb. 5J, ^i^i4^Jm' \ ■ /Am-'" %>: A- Fig. 22. Fusarium, fruiting pith. Their presence and the partially de- cayed tissue would af- fect the adjoining tissue, and gradually more and more of the pith would be laid under contriliution to the organism. "runninc. out." It is said of many varieties of carnations that they "run out." The remarks here ap- ply only to some vari- eties which have come to my notice as hav- ing this tendency. Upon examining quite .1 number of plants, among them such va- rieties as Buttercup, old DeC.raw, L. L. Lamborn, etc., 1 found the pith or medulla af- fected much in the same way as in the case of the rosette, except that I did not note any change of the paren- chyma to corky tissue. Cultures from the pith f'«P- Fusariutn spores, a. before Ker- r.rrnliirprl -i Fns-iriiim ""n^t'nS. *. genmnatmg; iiiaKiiiHed 30 protlucea a i usarium, ,j^^^ ^^^^ jj^^^ j,,g 5^^,^ ^.„„„ ^gar and occasionally bac- culture, teria. Cuttings from such thus afiord an entrance to similar germs. The injuries produced by the Septoria on the stem afiord similar vulnerable points. These suggestions can probably be turned to good account by careful atten- tion on the part of the growers. lool from stem of rosetted plant Fig, 24. Fiisariuni, threads in agar culture bearing spores plants might frequently be made, which would contain in the pith this organism. All the plants of a single variety in the hands of a grower might be affected in this way because the parent stock was diseased and the trouble handed down from one generation to another until the plant is literally run out by the imprisoned parasite. In making cuttings from plants, if there is too much moisture in the house or the conditions are otherwise un- favorable, the scar ma3- not properly heal and would l-AIUV KINO SPOT OF CARNATIONS. (Hclerosporium echinulatum (Berk.) Cooke). Carnation leaves diseased by this fun- gus were sent through the kindness of Dr. H. I). Ilalsted. This seems to be a recent importation from Europe, since only recently complaint has been entered against it in this country, while it has been known for nearly a quarter oi a cen- tury in England. Fig. ai. I Icterospormm tcliunilatum (Berk ) Cooke Tuft of fruiting threads, niaguificd 30 times more than the scale. i8c,3- The American Florist. 727 H. echinulatum, spores. Mag- ) times more than the scale. Fig. 29. H. echinulatum, from Rou- meguere Fungi Gallici No. 1080. Mag- nified 30 times more than the scale. From a species of Iris. Magnified 30 times Fig. 30. H. Dianthi, S. & R. (A syn- . onym of H. echinulatum), Roumeguere Fungi Gallici No. 1431. Magnified 30 times more than the scale. Fig. 31. Cladosporiuni herbamm var. nodosum. Tuft of fruiting threads and spores. Magnified 30 times more than the scale. As the vegetive threads growing within the leaf tissue exhaust its sub- stance at certain points there appears a nearly circular light colored spot. In these spots directly beneath the epidermis the threads form small tubercular bodies, dark brown in color. Great numbers of these are developed in a single spot. From these the dark brown fruiting threads arise, push out through the epi- dermis and bear spores at their tips. These fruiting threads arise singly or in loose clusters of two to six or more. A fruiting thread, after it has produced one spore, grows out again, usually a little at one side of the end, where the spore was freed and produces another spore, and so on. This plan of spore production gives to the threads a crooked or irregularly geni- culate appearance, the angles appearing more or less knotty or enlarged. The fruiting threads are also distinctly sep- tate. Figure 26 represents a cluster of Fig. 34. Botrys. Detail drawing show- ing fruiting head and spores. Magnified 30 times more than the scale. 728 The American Florist, Feb. 23^ the fruiting threads. Some of the spores are represented in figure 27. The spores are variable in size and form, being gener- rally oblong, sometimes clavate and fre- quently a small projection at the base or point of attachment with the fruiting thread. When the spore is clavate, the smaller end is the point of attachment. The spores litei ally bristle all over with minute spines and are usually two to four-septate, quite prominently con- stricted at the septa. The smaller spores are sometimes one-septate or even contin- uous and rarelj' the longer ones are five- septate. The spores are also brown in color and when produced in great num- bers together with the threads darken the spot. The spot then possesses dif- ferent shades of color, according to the number of spores produced. The growth of the fungus from the center of the spot is centrifugal and the dark color is apt to be arranged in concentric lines or rings, representing a miniature fairy ring, as W. G. Smith* has suggested. This fungus was first described on car- nations 23 years ago by Rev, M. J.Bcrke- leyt and is thereforeatruecarnation pest. He writes of it as follows: "Many curi- ous matters have turned up from time to time from the queries of correspondents and not the least curious is the parasite which lately has been sent us on the leaves of a carnation, to which it appears to be doing considerable damage. The leaves are studded with large round white spots, on which a brown mould is devel- oped, arranged in little concentric tufts. The threads are extremely irregular, forming little fascicles, slightly branched, the branches often assuming the form uf knots, and the upper knots in some cases bearing the spores, while occasionally, as in our figure, they occupy the colorless upper portion of the threads. The spores themselves are cylindrical, with from two to four articulations, slightly constricted occasionally at the dissepiments and beautifully echinulate, a character which we do not recollect to have seen before in the genus to which it belongs, the spores being considerable in length according to the number of dissepiments "The species is quite new and may be characterized, //elminlhosporiiim echiiiii- lalum; floecis fasciculatis, irregularibus nodosis, sporis hyalinis cylindricis, 2-4 septatis echinulatis." Three years later, probably having for- gotten his first description, Mr. Berkeley describes the fungus again on Dianthus as /felminlhosporiiDH c.vasperalinnW. In 1880 W. G. Smiths having received it on carnations from a correspondent, recognized it as Mr. Berkeley's lleliiiin- thospoiium eclnintla/uiii. He calls atten- tion to the tact that Berkeley described it later as H. e.vasperatum , says it is not distinct from //. variabile and sometimes occurs on Oniilhos:alu)n, when it is termed //. Oritithogali. W. G. Smith takes occasion, and justly so, to depre- cate this confusion of names, but two years later he speaks of it as Cladospor- iiini echinulaliiin". Saecordo and Roumeguere described it as Ileterospormm Dianthi\, while Cookefl tGardeuers Cliroiiiclc, 1870, p. .182. IIAuufil-s ami Magazine Natural Ilisloiv, lH7."i, No. 1380, plate VII, Kig. 4. fiGardencrs' Chronicle, N. fi.'X,, pp. 21-1, ■J4r,; M series. Vol. 11, p. l.'il. "Ibid. IIMichelia, II, p. rm aud (H3. Jdrevillca, IV, p. IB!. See also Saccardo Sylloge Fuugoniin, Vol. IV. properly locates it as ifeterosporinm cchimilalum (Berk.). • ItOTRYTIS DISEASE. When the soil and especially the air in the house is kept quite damp carnations are sometimes subject to the depredations of a Botr3'tis. Figure 32 represents an attack of Botrytis on the flower buds. The details of the fungus are shown in figures 33 and 34. CLADOSPORHIM. Similarly a species of ClaJosporiiim, probably C. herbarum var. nodosum Berk, shown in figure 31, attacks weak plants where the conditions of culture are not very good. PURPLE JOINT. This is said to be a bacterial disease, but since Dr. J. C. .\rthur has recently completed quite an extended study of it the writer has given it no serious atten- tion. Growing New Varieties of Carnations. HY SEWAl.L FISIIEn, FIIAMINGHAM, MASS. yRead hefore the American Carnation Society at the Pitliburg meeting \ What I have to say must of necessity be from my own experience which, though extending over about fifteen years, has been in a very moderate way, and with- out sufficient accuracy to be of much value scientifically. More time, greater care to prevent the mingling of pollen, and more accurate records of varieties used and results obtained, are requisite in order to fix the laws governing the production of new varieties of carnations from seed. This seems to belong to the Experiment Stations connected with the State Agri- cultural Colleges. My object has been to secure an im- provement in varieties useful to the com- mercial florist, rather than those which, like the Marguerite, are valuable to the seedsman; varieties imperfect from the botanist's standpoint, because the flow- ers lack more or less the seed producing organs, but are thereby rendered more lasting. What led me into it was the tendency of the good old La Purite to die otT in •ryinter. "We need a new one of the same color," said a prominent florist to me. Not knowing where 10 obtain seed I be- gan in a small way by the purchase of one packet of imported seed for which fifty cents was paid. It contained seven seeds, and nothing came of it worth pre- serving. I then began growing my own seed, and from a pod of Degraw grew in 1877 four good varieties, one of which, a fine white, was called Sea-foam, and a variegated white and pink was named Fascination. Encouraged by this success I began crossing different varieties with much enthusiasm. If the second year's experience had been as futile as the first in all probability that would have ended my efforts. The varieties mentioned began to attract the attention of florists, which led me to studj' more carefully the condi- tions of seed production, and to read with interest everything within my reach, on the subject. The next year gave me Fisher's Early White and Cardinal; the first a very pro- lific, early white having stifferstems than Degraw; the other a large, profuse bloom- ing crimson. This last was crossed with Springfield, a carmine sort, and produced Anna Webb in 1882, which yet holds its own in some sections as the standard crimson. At this time I had for white, besides Degraw, the Boule de Xeige, and because of its stronger habit, expected much from its seedlings. Seed was freelj' produced and ])lants grew vigorously, most of them resembling the parent in habit of growth, but for some reason the flowers were inferior as a rule. I saved one for some years and named it Silver Lake. Deter Henderson was another white which had some valuable characteristics. AH its progeny however, reproduced the tendency to incurve, and after two year's trial it also was given up as a seed parent. Fxperience so far pointed to the old Degraw as the best pistillate variety, and I used it as such, crossing with healthy, strong growers to eliminate if possible, its weak stem. After Anna Webb appeared in 1SS2 I tried for a white of the same habit, but crosses between it and white varieties seldom brought pure white. They were either crimson or variegated. By this time it was evident that it did not pay to fill a greenhouse with seedlings in winter. The best time to grow seed by crossing is when flowers can be found having pis- tils well developed. This requires careful watching in some varieties, which, like the Grace Wilder, rarely show more than the rudiments of pistils, though plenty of pollen is found in Wilder flowers. Feb- ruary, March and April are the months when most ofthe seed is set. The pollen matures first and can be found by the use of a magnifying glass in nearly all varie- ties at some time in the j'car. A camel's hair pencil is the most convenient thing to use in conveying it to the flower to be fertilized. When the pistilsareripeenough thev have a viscous surface which causes the pollen to adhere. If the cross is suc- cessful the flower withers in a day or two, when the petals should be removed and the calyx split to the bottom by pulling some of the petals downward through each division; or the calyx may be re- moved entirely. This is to prevent decay ofthe seed pod by the retention of water. About two months is required to ripen the seed, which should then be cut and kept in the seed pod until the time of sowing. Some sort of label should be attached to the flower stem, showing what the cross is and when it was made. The label is neccssar\' to prevent loss from being overgrown by the foliage, or inad- vertently broken off, and the date shows when to gather the ripe seed. It is a curious fact that the pistil is not readily fertilized by jiollcn from the same flower. If it is, the seed produces poor plants, if any. It may be fertilized by pollen from another flower of the same variety and produce good plants. After trial, December 10th proved the best time for sowing the seed. The young plants can grow in the seed boxes about two months, the weak ones being weeded out at this stage of growth. They are given the coolest and lightest place con- venient, and plenty of air to make them stocky. Sometime in February they should be put in flats and treated as cut- tings. Grown in this manner the plants begin to bloom in Jul}', and before the sea- son closes, all will have bloomed which are of value commercially. The earh- bloom- ers are the so-called "perpetuals," that will make two crops during the winter and spring. It will be seen that by this method there is the least labor and ex- pense possible. The promising ones only arc saved for trial in the greenhouse, the proportion of which grows less and less as the standard of excellence is raised. Of course a great many good seedlings arc iS93' The American Florist. 729 rejected for various reasons. Some with exceptionally fine large flowers fail to open well in cold weather, either bursting the calyx or damping off withontexpand- ing at all. The most sensitive point to decide per- haps, is color; especially in the pink and shaded, which are much influenced by the amount of light, and in dark weather come "oft" color." In crossing to produce certain colors there seems to be no law which can be relied upon with much cer- tainty. White is the easiest to reproduce, but varies much in different years. In 1890 seedlings from Mrs. Fisher, self fer- tilized, produced a large percent, of varie- gated flowers, while in 1S92 the same produced nearly all while. For the last two or three years I have not crossed different colors as much as ten years ago; seekine now to produce selfs by fertilizing flowers with others of the same color. My effort has been for a long time, to secure a white having the same habit as Anna Webb, by crossing the latter with white varieties, but with- out success. Mrs. Fisher, which came from Degraw crossed No. 68, a crimson, is like Degraw in habit though of stronger growth. The influence of the crimson loes not appear. When asked by visitors, "What is this?" my reply would be, "An exaggerated Degraw." One year seed was grown from a plant of fine habit having single flowers, crossed with pollen from a double. A good pro- portion of the seedling plants produced double flowers. No advantage could be seen in the use of the single flowered parent therefore it has not been continued. In crossing between double sorts there are plenty of seedlings produced which have as much vigor as the single ones. To use the single flowered carnation for seed seems like going back to the beginning, which would be a waste of labor and time. The seed parents should be, if pos- sible, the most perfect commercial varie- ties we have. This must be as true of plants as it is of animals. Stockbreeders of all kinds place great value on the law that "like produces like," the best will produce the best. Even in mechanics the law holds good to a great extent. The manufacturer with the most perfect machinery turns out the finest goods. The plant differs from the machine in that it has within itself the principle of life. Itis this unknown force that has the power to develop new forms of growth and pro- duct, stimulating the enthusiasm of the grower to consider and study into the conditions, the fulfillment of which, un- locks the treasures of Nature for the bene- fit of man. The flower contains the organs of reproduction. Its purpose is to produce seed, and it is a curious fact that it remains expanded, within certain limits, until that purpose is accomplished. A pistillate carnation flower is several days in coming to maturity after opening. Apply pollen from another plant, and it withers in a few hours. Without impreg- nation it may last a week or two. There are some varieties that seldom have either pistils or anthers. Especially are these lacking during the winter. It is at this season that the flowers are most lasting. It seems reasonable, other things being equal, that flowers thus destitute will be the best for florists' use. Such flowers bear but little seed, and the chance of im- provement is diminished by the very con- ditions of success. It is evident the grower of new varieties of carnations for commercial use, cannot grow seed by the pound for the seedsmen, which sets a limit in that direction, and explains why seed from the dealers pro- duces so few extra good flowers. The reputed shore life of varieties, and the ever present desire for something new, with the stimulus presented by thechance element which invests the unknown but may be, give sufficient inducement to lead florists to aim at the ideal. Itseems to be true of the carnation as of the gera- nium and strawberry, that varieties are successful only in limited localities; which points to the trial of new sorts, and the retention only of those best fitted to each grower's use. There is a branch of the subject which I have not been able to develop to much extent; adapted to those whose business is the sale of plants for blooming iii the garden during the summer. In 1884 I grew a very large, fine crim- son, and also a white, which hadsomuch of the hardy characteristic that they re- mained on the bench in the greenhouse without blooming, and making very little growth till nearly spring, blooming finely in May and June. These would undoubt- edly have wintered well in a cold frame, and made fine plants for springsales. Not doing a plant business, they were of little value to me, and so were not preserved. This experience suggests that a race of hardy carnations might easily be obtained which would make a place in the market, and fill the demand for summer blooming carnations in private gardens. Their sea- son of propagation would come in early summer. Not being able to use this class of carnations, I have since given no atten- tion to plants that do not bloom the first season, more than to test their hardiness, and have never grown one that would endure the winter without protection. To the question "Does it pay to spend labor and time in growing new carna- tions?" the answer is, "yes. with qualifi- cations." The originator of new plants is kin to the inventor of new machinery, and like him possesses tastes and talents not given to all. Those who are fortunate enough to secure plants of superior merit are appreciated and rewarded. There is no doubt however of the general fact that the user of an invention makes more money from it than the originator. This suggests the reasonableness of growers testing as many of the new kinds of car- nations as they can,thatthey may beable to select and grow those suited to their locality and at the same time encourage the originator. A writer on the growing of vegetable seeds remarks that "the development of vegetable forms is, in a great measure, due to those who make a given article a hobby." Applying this observation to the subject before us, it is evident that there is room for the labor and study of those who have been termed "carnation cranks." Not only is the flower market to be supplied with the colors fashion demands, but the conservatory of the amateur, and the gardens of the people afford a place for the odd and unique. There are possibilities in crossing varie- ties and hybridizing the different species which would meet the requirements of all these tastes and conditions. The large extent of our country adapted to the cul- ture of the carnation; the rapid progress made in the last twenty years in the development of varieties, improving the size and quality of this beautiful flower; the ever increasing demand for it and growing appreciation of its beauty and fragrance; the great number of intelligent men who are giving their attention to the subject, and the enthusiasm mani- fested:— indicate something of what may be expected in the future. The unknown is before the grower of new carnations. As he approaches his ideal, it recedes, but leaves behind to reward and encourage, the beautiful specimens we already possess. Sports and Variations. BV J. F. COWELL, BUFl-'AI.O. \Read before the AnieTtcau Carnation Society at tite Pittsburg vieeting.\ It is an old saw that "like produces like." If we decide to cultivate a certain variety of carnation we expect that it will continue to exhibit its varietal pecul- iarities and transmit the same by bud propagation. But this not always the case. It some- times happens that a bud is put forth which shows a remarkable departure, either in foliage or flower, from the type. Such a change is bud variation, or as the gardener calls it, a "sport." Many of our most striking ornamental plants are the result of this kind of varia- tion. Just how or why they occur we do not know, but they have been referred in a general way to atavism; that is, the reversion to some ancestral form. There are many so-called sports, however, that can not thus be referred. We are in the habit of classing as sports any sudden variation , either in form or color, w hether the change be beneficial or otherwise — even disease has been propagated as a sport. There are other changes con- stantly going on before our eyes, that in time lesult in as great a departure from the type — this gradual change or differ- entiation we call variation, and the altered form is called a variety. It may be that the forces that cause these two classes of variation are the same, the difference being only in the time occupied in bringing it about. We do not, however, expect the same perma- nence in sports that we do in varieties that are the result of longcontinued effort. Some sportsindeed, refuse to be increased, though as a rule they are readily propa- gated by cuttings. Neither do we expect to reproduce sports from seed as we do in most varieties. Though even this rule has exceptions, as some sports come true when raised from seed. It would be of great interest to all of us if we could be taught thephilosophy of these sports and variations. If so we could control the plant that it might be forced to sport in a desired direction. It is easy to find theories, but difficult to find one that is consistent that will explain the mystery. It is accepted as a fact by many that the unit of vegetation is the cell. The cell, though apparently so simple, is in reality most complex and contains within itself the elements and impulses to multiply, to adapt itself to its surroundings, to form either root, stem or flower, as may be necessary to the fulfillment of the general plan of its genus, to dress in plain work- day garments, or to glorifv itself with all the hues of the rainbow. The tallest tree is but a community of these little cells, modified to suit the varied requirements of the structure. The hew branch or bud is but beginning again at the foundation with the simple cell; from this the new individual is built up, partaking, as a rule, of all the characteristic s of the primal cell. The continuance of the type must depend upon the balance of the elements in this initial cell, as all future growth is mainly a multiplication of this. Now, suppose that from some cause the elements of this mother cell have lost their relative positions or balance — that 730 The American Florist. Feb. 23, this element has been retarded or this aceelerated — may not ^ the result be so great as to produce a sport? More espe- cially if the cause of disturbance continue to act for a time. Each new cell partak- ing of the new character would weaken the tendency to revert and the variation becomes susceptible of proi)agation. It seems to methat the slowcrehange which we call variation, and which is gradual and cumulative, is duetothc same causes, acting less violently. The practical tjues- tion for us to answer is: what are the forces which cause this change in the cell elements? It is an axiom, that in order to exist the individual must be in har- mony with its surroundings. The plant, unlike some of the animals, can not alter its environment, but must alter itself to agree with changed conditions. The chief forces that affect the plant are light, heat and nutrition. We know many of the effects of these forces and we can to a cer- tain extent predicate the results of certain treatment with them. But there are other forces, accidents possibly, which acting continuously from generation to generation may produce marked variation. I do not refer to the action of insects, though they doubtless haveeaused some of the changes in plants. Probably irritation or stimulation from any cause will, if long enough continued, produce perceptible changes. How far we may bring these forces under control, or how permanent the effects will be, is yet to be determined. There are some variations of simple character that have been caused apparently by intention that seem to be permanent enough for the pur- poses of the horticulturist. Many cases have been cited to prove that this or the other method of treatment have brought certain results— that high feeding pro- duces an abundance of foliage, or that starvation methods dwarf the growth, but stimulate the essential organs, etc. It is, I believe, an established fact that the last endeavor of the plant is to repro- duce itself. If we injure it or thwart its natural methods it attempts to provide for its future in another way. Now let us turn to that class of varia- tion which accompanies sexual reproduc- tion. Here wc have the new plant arising from the intermixture of two or more cells somewhat differentiated. It is not strange that the union should produce a new plant differing in some respects from either parent. It is to this kind of varia- tion that horticulturists of to-day arc paying marked attention. Variation from seed comes without effort, indeed, it re- quires great care to preserve a variety in its purity when propagated by seed. Taking a plant as a type and raising its progeny un to 3 inches in diameter are the useful size. Don't pot them in 5 and (5-inch pots and place them on the bench. They will take six weeks to start and perhaps rot. Place them in flats with .'! inches of sand, the top of the bulb even with sinfacc of sand. Place the bulbs close together, plunge the flats in a warm jjrojiagating bed, or what is better on the hot water pipes. In a very few (lays they will have made roots, you can pot them and they will go inght ahead. I'reneh cannas can also be started the s.-inie way. .\fter dividing the roots into one crown I start the Preneh cannas at once, 'file old varieties which are grown only for the clfect of their leaves 1 woidd not start before middle of March. We havejiow entered I.cnt and the flo- rist who does a general retail business will lind ipiitc a let up in work. Don't send good workmen home because you are a little slack. I have several boys busj' at two jobs, which though not gar- dening must be attended to. You have a few dozen hot bed sash, perhaps a few hundred. Get the broken glass in at once. Have all the very dii-ty pots washed. If dry and not very dirty, washing can be dispensed with and a dry rub will do. Don't put your night fireman at it. It will make him melancholy. Give all the men a turn at it and give them hot water. Put a little life into the job and a good many thousand will be washed in a day. This is the best time to overhaul your collection of palms. They maj- not want a larger pot or tub, but you have time now to sponge them, examine the drain- / age and shift if needed. Some of our most useful palms differ much in the pot room thej- need. Areca lutescens likes plenty of root room and if kept warm will grow rapidly. Kentia P'orsteriana and Bel- nioreana will thrive for several years in the same pot, and if used for decorating should only be shifted when absolutely necessary. There is no better time than the present to attend to your orchids. If j'ou have any orchids at all you will be sure to have a large ])roportion of Cattleya Trianjc, C. Percivaliana, L;elia autumnalis and anceps. When out of flower, as most of them will be now, look them over, and have them thoroughly sponged . A fe w m ay need larger pots or baskets, some will need wiring firmly on the block to which they arc attachetl, and most all of them will be greatly helped by removing the old worn-out sphagnum or fern roots and a top dressing of fresh material ap- plied. It is better in all respects to do it before they begin to grow. If you have any cyclamens or primulas left over, don't waste valuable time in keeping them over another year. .\way to the rubbish pile. h. good large "dump" jiile is always a sign of a progressive florist. W.\t. Scott. Buffalo, N. Y. Philadelphia. On Monday and Tuesday, the last two days of the season, business was excel- lent, but there was quite a perceptible difference the balance of the week. .-V violent snow storm set in Friday after- noon and in two hours the entire street car system of the city was tied up. It was impossible to get a car to any part of the city. We do not remember ever seeing such a blockade before and it was not until the next day that thev com- menced running on time. This interfered with business to a considerable extent, and quite large stocks of flowers had to be carried over Sunday by the dealers. Prices have not fallen much, though there will be a drop before long in the fancy roses at least. The 75 cent mark for Brunncrs will have to go; it is too high for Lent. Carnations, too, are weakening and $1 a hundred will be con- sidered enough in a few days, \alley has dropped to $2 ard we would imagine at this price the dealer has a little the best of it. Violets are becoming very plenty, and while the price remains the same the bunches grow larger, which is the way the violet growers have of evening things up. This refers to the single varieties. The doubles, of which there are very few raised about here, are getting cheaper. No one has succeeded in producing gooti double violets in this neighborhood. There is an opening here for a good grower of these flowers. Bulbous bloom is very plenty. Great quantities of tulips are to be seen in all the stores. They arc mostly supplied in i893- The American Florist. 735 the flats iu which they are gsown, 50 bulbs to a box, and are cut off as wanted. Romans and daffys are also very plenty. Prices are about the same as last week: Mermets, Brides, La France, 8; Cusins,6; Perles and Gontiers, 4; Guillots, Woot- tons, Bennetts, 5 to 8; Meteors," 10; Beauties, 20 to 40; Belles, 50; Laings,40; Brunners,60 to 75; carnations, 1 50 long, 75c for short; valley, 2; daffys, 4; tulips, 4 to 5; freesia, 1 to 1.50; Romans, violets, single, 4 a hundred bunches, double, 1 to 1.50 per hundred. In blooming plants there is quite a va- riety. Daftys in pots, also Dutch hya- cinths are in. Choice plants of heather from Harris and Lonsdale help to mate a variety, and Lonsdale has some good plants of Acacia Drummondii, the blos- soms of which stand out from the plant and are about the size and shape of mul- berries. It attracts considerable atten- tion. Whyis not Acacia pubescens grown to a greater extent? There is certainly a demand for it and at good prices. John Walker, foreman for Robert Craig, sailed Saturday last for Europe. He has gone to take a general view of the situa- tion and pick up novelties in general and probably some in particular. We wish him a safe journey and anticipate with pleasure his account of the trip, which he will no doubt give before the club on his return. Mr. Edward Weathered, of New York, was in town this week. His mission was business, in which he was very successful. Mr. J. R. Murdoch, of J. R. & A. Mur- doch, Pittsburg, was here in companj' with their foreman looking at Philadel- phia greenhouses, getting points for a new range which they are about erecting. K. New York. The exhibition committee of the N. Y. Florists' Club, J. M. Keller, chairman, has issued a circular to the members outlining their intentions regarding the first monthly exhibition of plants, cut flowers, etc., which it is proposed shall be held about March 13. Entry slips are enclosed with the circulars, which intend- ing exhibitors are requested to fill out and return, and the active participation and aid of florists and commercial and private growers is earnestly solicited. Already quite a number of entries are in, including such growers as James Dean, Pitcher & Manda, E. Asmus, J. M. Keller, J. G. & A. Esler, Wm. Tricker and C. H. Allen. It is not yet decided where the show will be held, as if, as prospects now indicate, more space will be required than the club room affords it will be necessary to secure a small hall centrally located for the occasion . Siebrecht & Wadley's annual orchid ex- hibition will be held at the nurseries at New Rochelle, N. Y., from February 20 to March 4 inclusive. This exhibition bas heretofore been held in some public hall in New York City, but Messrs. Sie- brecht & Wad ley have agreed to partici- pate in the New York Florists' Club's exhibition at Madison Square Garden, hence the change in program this year. Ernst Asmus is sending in some very fine double lilac. The flowers hold on much better after cutting than do those of the single varieties. The new rose Madame Caroline Testout is very hand- some as sent in now by Mr. Asmus and meets with great favor from retail buyers on account of its beautiful color. Mr. Asmus says that he finds it a very prolific bloomer, every shoot, no matter how small, bearing a flower. Mr. Asmus has given up the use of tobacco stems entirely in his houses. He now uses tobacco ex- tract which he distributes by means of steam through the houses, using a small special boiler for the purpose. Eleven of his old houses are to come down in the spring to be replaced by an equal number of new iron ones of best construction. The cut flower trade is very quiet as is always the case the first week of Lent. There is more stock coming in than a good market can be found tor. Bulbous stock, tulips and Harrif ii lilies especially , is badly overloaded with no demand. Magna Charta roses are also sold with difficulty unless of highest grade. The first Jacqs are beginning to appear. As soon as they are more plentiful the Meteor will have to retire to seclusion for a while. This will be easily accomplished unless Meteors improve much in quality over those now coming in. The Bridesmaid rose is becoming very popular and always sells well in advance of the Mermet. Carnations and violets are plentiful and cheap. TheArion Ballon the night of February 17 was one of the great affairs of the sea- son. The big Madison Square Garden was decorated by Hanft Bros. There was a border of palms and ffowering plants encircling the entire area and the festooning overhead made a fine show. The decoration is spoken of as one of the most pleasing ever put up in the Garden. good quality are beginning to appear in fair supply. Mr. E. N. McLaughlin is dangerously ill. Mr. John A. Sheppard, of E. Sheppard & Sons, has gone to Florida on account of poor health. Boston. Mr. James Comley, who has recently returned from a trip to Jajjan, has a large and interesting collection of novel- ties in plants and seeds which he collected while there. Another big invoice is ex- pected in April, and it is altogether likely that Mr. Comley will furnish plenty of work for the exhibition committees of the Mass. Horticultural Society for the next two years at least. Besides these horticultural treasures he has many other beautiful and interesting souvenirs of Japanese life in the way of paintings, photographs, embroideries and trinkets which he never tires of showing to his friends. On Saturday, February 18, Mrs. P. D. Richards read an essay before the Mass. Horticultural Society on native flowers and ferns, which was very interesting to the large audience present. Mrs. Rich- ards is an ardent student and lover of the wild flowers, and there are few peo- ple who have such an intimate knowl- edge of the indigenous plants of Middle- sex county. On a table in the rear of the hall was an imposing floral display from Mr. Jas. Comley. The centre was a pyramid over six feet high composed entirely of Wis- taria sinensis, the base being a bed of camellias. Among the other cut flowers shown were some blooms of the beauti- ful Rhododendron Veitchianum teviga- tum. Cut flower trade shows no sign yet of any suffering on account of Lent; prices remain as high as they have been for the past month, and good roses are none too plenty. It is not expected however, that this pleasant condition will long exist, but that with the coming of warm sun- shiny days, things will take a big drop. Among the novelties now in market are heath. Acacia pubescens, English prim- roses, etc. Heath is always a leading flower in this market during spring, and this years' crop appears to be of best quality. Smilax. asparagus and adian- tums are rather scarce. There are no hybrid roses to speak of, but Jacqs of Chicago. The present week shows a slight decline in prices, flowers being more plentiful, but sales are still good. For a day or two after Lent began there was a slight fall- ing off in the volume of trade, but this did not last, and present prospects are good. Roses are more plentiful, and much better in quality; some very good Jacqs are in, bringing from $20 to $25. Beauties are very poor, and no hybrids (excepting Jacqs) are in from local grow- ers. The Jacqs are in excellent demand. Some fine carnations are seen, a grower at Desplaines furnishing unusually good Tidal Wave, but a large quantity is sent from the east, especially of the varieties little grown here. Some extra fine Lizzie McGowan received this week sold very rapidly as fancies, and the same may be said of several other good sorts. Dutch hyacinths are coming in large quantities, and are very good; the same may be said of daffodils. Freesia is ex- cellent and plentiful; very fine valley is seen. Among tulips, white and yellow are the staple kinds; the reds do not sell well, and there is no great stock of pink, the latter being for the most part very pale. First-class pink tulips will command a better price than any other color. Vio- lets, while not scarce, are in very great demand, and sell rapidlj'; double ones only are now sold. A few white violets come in; there is a small demand for them chiefly among regular customers. White daisies are brought in, but they are mostly poor, and do not realize much. Retail trade is reported as brisk generally. T. J. Corbrey & Co., are about to double their ice-box capacity in the Ex- change, owing to the demands of increased business. J. T. Anthony has taken a trip to Pitts- burg, to attend the meeting of the Car- nation Society. Lewis M. Noe of Madison, N. J., was a recent visitor in Chicago. Baltimore. The past week has been one of surprises as far as weather is concerned. We have had in the short space of seven days weather that would suit any season of the year. One day with the thermometer at 62° would have answered, the second day after we had the heaviest snowfall of the season, and on Sunday night the thermometer dropped 25° in eight hours with a raging gale from the northwest. The fireman who banked his fires at 10 p. m. with an outside temperature of 32° raked them out hastily at 6 a. m. with an outside temperature of 7°. Miss Mary Patterson, of R. & M. Pat- terson, 223 W. Madison street, was quietly married to a Mr. Johnson of this city last week. Mr. E. A. Seidewitz, of Annapolis, will open a store on Lexington street, between Liberty and Charles, next week. Business has been very irregular, but rather dull as a rule, with demand very little in excess of supply except for La France, which seem very scarce. Mack. Please mention the American Florist every time you write to an advertiser. Th^ The American Florist. Feb. 2^ Catalogues Received. Parsons & Sons Co., Flushing:, N. Y., nursery stock; National Plant Co., Day- ton, 0., trade list plants; D. M. Ferry & Co., Detroit, Micb., seeds; Wm. Parry, Parry, X. J., nursery stock; Webster Bros., Hamilton, Ont., plants; Vilmorin- Andrieux & Co., Paris, France, seeds; Henry Nungesser, New York, grass and tree seeds; J. Palmer Gordon, Ashland, Va., plants; Louis Vieweg, Quedlinburg, Germany, seeds and plants; V. Lemoine & San, Nancy, France, plant novelties. The American Florist and Cardenmg together to one address for $1.75. Send orders to the American Florist Co. Please mention the American Florist every time you write to an advertiser. SITUATIONS, WANTS. FOR SALE. Ativertlsements under this head will be Inserted at the rate of lu cents a line (seven words) each Inser- tion. Cash must accompany order. I*Iant ad78. not admitted under this head. SITUATION WANTKli ferreU. For flrst-iliiss |.!.i place pre in Florist. place and treatn JITrATION \V ? Horlst, (ieriii. or private or co:i JITfATlcN WANTKli liy le. .'iSyeuV!. oV iiKi-. !< t'lirclcnir and Horist. lh,,n,iiflilv i'.Jiii|ii'li-m I" all ».■< Iiniiirhes. Ameri- can and Kiin.peaii e.x|pi-r U-riec. KiikINIi, single. Best ol relerenec-s. Address It. IllcillKS. care F. N. Lawrence, liayslde, Long Island. N. Y. SITUATION WANTKI) By a practical middle aged single gardener n -Mr.r...-viiil ros ■ grower who lias devoted his lllellTii. i . i ii. i.u nu'^s; i-apalile of taking charge of iargt- • ■: i u-imd liahlts and can give satisfaetor\ r. \-lilress I'li.vc lo .VI, 1, \ I :.i I i: I I- - i.rcenSt.Chicago. Sl'l'l ATlo\ \VA^ ye.u;- ;;M-'^;;||j dener:'.-!iii vi..'..^. « Cliarge ol a i.tivalr . 22 : t of age. need as tlurlst and gar- cad Knglisli; able to take ■rcial iilace. Best of ret- Cl.KM. i'uri.i \s. IM Wllmot Ave., Chicago. W'^Tl't'lMgV •niill.al ll.irlst; ^lllgl,■ man. Address, age^ cb . 11,, V h,l, l!..ls.. 1 ll) , Idaho. W;|?.!::;L, »'>■ and a I'lilr cdui'iillon. .-late wages ildliig board. Fl.nnisT. Iln.v :ra. .MIdillelown. N. V. W'\"^a'g"'™n diange a farm ilress ■o buv a lloriM business near or In Chi- istlng of Ironi :l to :> hiiuses. Will e.v- of HHJ acres In Kansas for almve. Ad- .\ V /,. care American Florist. w ANTKO— 2«) to 600 Beauty I'oltevlne geraniums. Would take them in small lots If they cannot all had together. State price. Address ■Ids. T. I'liii.bii'H, West (Jrovc. Clicster Co., I"a. w^';:v!:w;n^,.^; W'^^,^ Addri^.-, Mating was-'i-^ expected, Willi A. X. lltWM.XN. .'«; \V. (iraud Ave,, lies .Moines, Iowa, W-' a well established business in out tin __ . __ houses well stocked. Prefer selling small pavmer down: jrlve long time on balance. A R, care Ami. Tlijin Klori'-t. W ANTKD-A tlor tabllsh hlin.se burbs of Chicago W,\NTl':ll ,\ competent all-round gardenerarni f t-v! THii-t be well recommended and understai -f ..A I'i \ . L . i:i I li. plants, and with a tiiorougli kno\ ' liL I IIS,, work, inchlding roses, bulbs, ciir' ail' I . I Address, stating age, niarrleti " I. II .'iri.lnh'i, sun ,\ stokes. Philadelphia, i'a FDIi SAI.K 1 mil s.ll niv rooted inlllng business, greiiib.iiises, et.-,. at a bargain; well establlslied well udverti.sed and growing. S. B. FlEl.u. Koselle. N. .1. F(lK SALE— Flat top boiler, I* 3Vinch flues, S feet long, in use two seasons, in good condition; -will heat 2,UU0 feet 4-incli pipe. ?0K SALE OR Til LKASF-Elght greenhouses con- ' taining about :JU,0«) feet of glass within 12 miles of ew york City. Enqulreot A. lliiiiiixs, l:iU Dodd St.. E. Orange, New .lersey. ?0U SALE— Unequaled opportunity for a live florist ; to purciia.se a small, well-paying established bus- less. For all particulars address Bo.\ 432. Haverstraw-on-IIudson. N. T. •slabllslied business, (b.od ivasmis for sellil irther Information address Lewis HEV.vor.ns & Sox. Bo.x 285. Sarnla, Ontario w/^isj-r- WANTED, A FOREMAN. Capable of taking charge of a large establish- ment where cut flowers are grown. Must have had great experience and be able to furnish best of references. Send full information, giving age, whether married, copies of references, etc. A good position and a good salarv to the right man. Position ready any time before'juue 1. Address Grower, care American Florist. F^CDFR AN OPPORTUNITY. We have for rent a store and conscr\-ator>- fitted fora florist. It is on Wisconsin street, one of Mil waukee's busiest streets. It has been occupied 1)^ (Veo. Volk for about two years, consequently is more desirable for a beginner than a store un- known to flower buyers. The charge is reasona- ble. For further particulars apply tt) the WISCONSIN FLOWKK KXC'II A NfJK. lUl MiiHonSt. MHwjinlitM'. Wis. Ten greenhouses, about 15,000 square feet of glass, with two acres of laud, and stock for sale very cheap. The houses are in good condition, situ- ated m one of New England's best localities, with a large and extra good nome market; heated by a first-class steam plant, cost $1200, pots and imple- ments. This is a fine opportunity for one wishing to buy an Kstablished Business, as the property is in good condition, ready for the coming season, and will be sold, as the present owner has other interests to look after. For further particulars apply to No. 5 Elm Street, Spring-field, Mass. To know where plants of Onychium anratunt can be procured. Address V. O. ISnv \'VX, Wasliington. D. V, An old estabhsht^a florist business with stock and ^od trade; or will take an energetic young married man with small capital as partner." Fur- nished residence on place which can be occupied by partner. Address for particulars y\. Tritschler. Xasliville, Tinn. CHRYSANTHEMUMS We Offer for a Short Time the rdlow- ing' Standard Sorts. The Plants are in the Fink of Condition. I'er UX> W. H. Lincoln, stuck plants, ^-in pots..Sl5.00 H. E. Widener, " " •• " .. 25.00 Ivory, " " " ■' .. 25.00 Dumination, ' " ,. 1500 IWrs. Geo. Bullock." " " " .. IS.CO L. Canning, " " " " .. i5.00 W. H. Lincoln, " " 2-in. ■• .. 3.00 H. E. Widener, ' " .. 5.00 Ivory, " ' ,. 4.00 Domination, " " " " .. 3.00- Mrs. Geo. Bullock," " " " .. 3.00 L. Canning, " " " " .. 3 00 Poller Palmer, " " " " .. 5.00 Ruth Clevelard, " " " " .. 5.00 Mrs. E. D. Adams," " " " .. 6.00 Minnie Wanamakei" " " " .. 5.00 Mrs. Irving Clark, " " ■' " ,. 3.00 Louis Boehmer, " " " " ,. 3.00 Mrs. B. Harrison, " .. 3.0O Kioto, '• " " " .. 3.0O Rooted Cuttings ready Feb'y 25lh of the following Varieties: Mrs. Geo. Bullock, L. Canning, Kioto, Domination. Mrs. B Harrison, Louis Boehmer, :it $1.50 per 100 H. E. tVldener, Ivory f2.50 per 100 JOHN IRviNB 60., Bay City, Mich. p. S. Adiaiituiii Capillus Veneris, 2-inch, a tine lot now ready fur shipment at J5 per 100. Nephrolepis E.xaltata, 3-incli, $7 per 100. riftlHTS. FLOWERS. Mendenhall, the I'loneer Florist of the Northwest, always to the front with the finest, healthiest, cleanest stock of Roses, Carnations, Sniila.x and all kinds of Bed- ding plants to be found. Prices low. Send for catalogue. Cut tlowers at wholesale and retail. The pure air of Minnesota is good for man, beast and plants, and Minneapolis is the place, and Mendenhall Greenhouses is the name to addiess tor anything good in the florist line. iVIENDENHALL GREENHOUSES, iiiwi: M-oi.is. Miw. CARNATIONS, ROOTED CUTTINGS. ^'I>' ■ -l'i">. r.'iil]i. l,iiMil„,rn SI..'iO]„T HO '•!•'" " ' ' '""■ -M'i:""iin ■.'.HI per UK) I '111 MIS iK.m II., Is, :: II M.I :;',. oi-nts. Write for prices "1 iiiniits II, Hi riittiTii;s i.r foiiiice and riii. (;em- iiliiiiis, 1 Ml,. IIS, 1 lll^nlllllll^, Feverfew, etc.. Colmii- i',i"''" ll"ll> i<^' llonevniiikle!! and CiinililnK DENVER CITY NURSERIES, .Mc> . I li.rlM. Ill ■>•' r. Coin. I'er ItKI I'er IIIOII CLEMATIS, ^tnnl^,lr NEWER KINDS $I..T0to2 00 COLEUS 7.5 (I 00 Send fcir prices on Chry.snullieluunis, Altcrnil- thcra, Snow Cresl Daisy, elc. .lOlIN .1. C'ONNKI.LV, Hi-jii Maur, I'a. i8g3' The American Florist. m NOVELTIES IN GflNNflS. These four sorts are unquestionably by far the best varieties that have been sent out since the introduction of Mnie. Crozy; they are all equally good, if not superior, but entirely distinct in every way. FOR the past two or three years we have made the improved varieties of Cannas a specialty, and have gathered together for trial everything that has been offered that we have considered promising, and in pursuance of our usual policy of working up hrge stocks of the best things after thorough trial, ;, have pleasure in offering the following novelties which we can recommend, y"^ and which our customers can purchase with entire confidence and can recom- ; mend them to their customers, as they are novelties of extraordinary merit and ;' will give unquestioned satisfaction. The improvement in this class of plants ' is so marked there will be no place for the so-called French Cannas that were ' grown even two or three years ago, from this time out. Every florist in the / United States who sells plants should invest in these Cannas to a greater or lesser extent. They make one of the finest plants for the decoration of the greenhouse that one can have, and the flowers can be used for cut flowers in ^ decorative work with most telling etTect, as there is nothing that approaches them in brilliancy and grandeur. For bedding plants for grouping on the lawn they are brighter than any other plant, and unite, with brilliant flowers, foliage of tropical luxuriance. We introduced Mme. Crozy very largely last season, and everyone who purchased it has been more than pleased with it. We have without question the largest stock of Mme. Crozy to be found anywhere, and can furnish it in any quantity. We now offer four novelties for this season, which we have propagated extensively, believing them to be the best and most dis- tinct and valuable kinds in their respective colors that have been sent out since Mme. Crozy. AUPHONSE SOL/f/E/?.— This is the graudest Cauna, all things considered, introduced up to this time. It is a very luxuriant grower, growing considerably taller than JIme. Crozy, throwing up flower stems freer than that variety. In good ground and under good cultivation the plant will grow eight feet. "The tips of the shoots are surmounted by immense clusters of bright crimson flowers of the very largest size, and nothing can exceed their bril- liancy. It has a peculiar habit of dropping the flower cluster a trifle as the second flowering shoot begins to push above the first, and the shoots flower two, three or more times, one after the other, a large plant in bloom sometimes having on as many as thirty or forty of these large brilliant clusters of flowers. Grand is the only word that describes this variety. It was sent out very little last Spring, but there was no supply of it to be had at anything like a reasona- ble price, and we purchased all we could obtain of it, paying as high as $1.25 each for it; but there was none to be had even at this high price. We were for- tunate, however, in securing a larger supply of it than any one else, and are pleased to say we can offer it at a low price the coming season. We think for general bedding purposes it will, if anything, surpass Mme. Crozy— at least, if not surpass it, it certainly will meet with equal favor. As a pot plant for greenhouse cultivation, it is not so desirable on account of its taller growth, but for bedding purposes in many ways it will be superior. It is entirely distinct, and as the color is absolutely differeut, one will not conflict with the other in any way. CAPTAIN P. DE SUZZONII.—'We have tested all the yellow varieties of Cannas that have been introduced so far up to this time, and can .say without hesitation this variety is the best yellow Canna introduced so far. It is almost as large a flower, with about as broad a petal, as Mme. Crozy, with a very large spike of bloom, and is slightly mottled with scarlet. The scarlet markings are such, however, that instead of detracting, as is usual with most of the yellow Cannas that have been so marked heretofore, it intensifies, if anything, the brilliancy of the yellow. There is a great demand for yellow Cannas on account of the desirability of the color and this is bound to have a heavy run m consequence. It has a distinct habit of growth, the foliage very nearly approaching the banana. PAUL MARQU ANT. —This variety is not much known, but it is one of the most distinct of all the varieties, and one of the most beautiful. Many who have seen it in our houses have considered it preferable to any other variet3^ not excepting Mme. Crozy. The individual flowers are larger than any other, and the flower spike very large, each flower standing out separately by itself. The flower is as fine as the finest orchid. The color is very hard to de- scribe, to give any adequate idea of how beautiful a shade it is. It might be described as a bright salmon, with a carmine tint. The flower has a silvery lus- tre, which glisteiis and lightens it up with a silvery sheen, making the salmon of the flower very brilliant. Some have described it as apricot— a shade that is so fashionable at the present time. For greenhouse culture it is one of the finest of all, as the growth is not as tall as the two preceding sorts. MISS SARAH H/i-i..— This variety somewhat approaches Alphonse Bouvier in color, but is entirely different in every way. The flower spike is held erect and upright ; the crimson has considerable carmine in it, and so it may be called a carmine-crimson. It is entirely different from Alphonse Bouvier in the style of the flower spike, and in the habit of growth; the flower spike is held erect, and while the head is not so^large as Bouvier, it " " growth, and holds its head of bloom a trifle longer than Bou\der. Its not be practicable to use Alphonse Bouvier. , ^ . , of more dwarf merit lies in the fact of its being more dwarf, so that it can be used where it would PRICE, 00 PER DOZEN; S40.00 PER 100. PRICE FOR LARGER QUANTITIES ON APPLICATION. F. R. PIERSON COMPANY, TARRYTOWN-ON-HUDSON, N. Y. 738 The American Florist. Feb. 2j, A Rose Problem. Ed. Am. Flokist; — Can any of your readers tell me why my rose bushes in the center of my house make no growth for about three months during the winter, while both ends of the benches do well, although the end lurthest from the boiler docs the best? The entire house gets the same care and attention. The house is 22x155, heated by one of Hitchings' No. 17 boilers and piped with 4-inch pipe as follows: ?. pipesundcr front bench, 2 under No. 2 bench, 1 under No. 3 bench and ?• under the back bench. My reason for asking is that there is a diversity of opinion as to the cause, some claiming that there is not pipe enough in the middle of the house. Thinking that some of your subscribers may have had this same difficulty I would be ])leascd to learn the result of their experience, SUIISCRIISEK. TEAS »30.oo per looo HYBRIDS 40.00 per looo Healthy plants, in 2-inch pots. Also healthy plants of the Newest Chrysanthe- mums, and general greenhouse stock. Trade list on application. Hybrid Perpetual Roses, till' Miini'ttl Stuck, offer the licst !.l. Iil.i.inilr« freely nnrti;lvliii,' plenty p!t::iitlrit: qiilekiy. fine plants tur hi lie l.l,-ls III miiiliinnts. Address WILLIAM H. SPOONER, JAMAICA PLAIN, (Boston). MASS. FORCING ROSES All the old, and such new varieties as have been proved, kept in stock. IWI. A.. HUNT, TERRE HAUTE. IKD. THE ANCHORAGE ROSE GO. Otiers a select lot ol yoiini; Rose plants. Grown from imported stock. Free from disease. All the popular forcini; vaiielies. SKNI) lOU I'ltlCK I.ISI' ANCHORAGE ROSE CO., Anchorage, Ky. Roses of Rare Excellence; strong l and 2-yr., outdoor jjrown, budded and own roots. Leadinu Nurserymen call them "best ever seen." Shall we express sample? UNI IIKIII Climbing, 2-yr., 3 to .'> ft., own roots iW |70 1-yr., 2to:ifl., own roots. .. 7 (» Hyb. P., 2-yr., 2 to 4 ft,, budded orown roots II K> 1-yr., 1^ to 2 ft., 8 7.') Mad. Plantier, 2-yr., 2 to 4 ft., own roots . 8 70 l-yr., I^ to2ft., own roots . 7 (10 Moss, 2-yr., 2 to 4 ft., budded or own roots, i) 8.i " 1-yr,, V/i to 2 ft., budded or own roots 8 75 Evergreens, 2, 3 and 4 feet, fine. Full Stock Fruit Trees, Ornamentals— Every- thing I Stark Bros., Louisiana, Missouri. THEJ WHITE Lfl FRANCE. KfllSERIN flUGUSTE VIKTORIfl. CHRISTINE DE NOUE..^^ Rootefl Rose Cuttinss oiir Specialty. ^4 HEALTHIEST. CHEAPEST. BEST. Send for Catalogue and Prices with Testimonials. G. STRAUSS & CO., Washington, D. C, Largest Growers in the World ol Roses tor Gut Plowers. Menilon American Florist. ROSES. ROSES. © PLANTS FOR FLORISTS. © :BI«IDKSIVXA.II:>, strong, 2;^-inch pot plants $12.00 per 100 METEOR *4 00 SilOO CLOTHILDE SOUPERT 4 (X) ;« 00 PERLE DES JARDINS ■'i 00 10 00 CATHERINE MERMET 4 00 :« 00 THE BRIDE 4 00 :« 00 MARIE GUILLOT 400 3500 NIPHETOS 4 00 I'cr lOU MME. HOSTE 4 00 HERMOSA 4 00 SOUV, DE WOOTTON 4 00 PAPA GONTIER 4 00 MME. PIERRE GUILLOT 4 00 ETOILE DE LYON 4 00 MALMAISON 4 00 General Collection of TEAS. BOURBON and POLYANTHAS in 50 leading varieties. $4 per 100: $35 per 1000. I'er luo GERANIUMS, ui finea.ssort CANNAS, iKrge flowe ent, per 1000f:l'"i, SI t«) d, French, in l.'i .s 00 " large flowered l-reucfi, in S scarce sorts 1,5 00 Madam Crozy. .... 1.5 00 Tall growing varieties . ... 400 DAHLIAS, a choice collection, strong roots.. . 8 00 CALADIUM Esculentun : lo 10 i H to 5 to (> to. circum . BEGONIA Rex. in 12 named sorts Vernon CARNATIONS. lidna Craig and Grace Battles. 12 00 POPPIES, Bracteatum and Royal Scarlet. . . 8 00 ■ 00 h 00 S50 .5 00 8 00 Full assortment of Hardy Shrubs, Vines, Herbaceous Plants, Pitonies, etc. Large supply Hybrid Perpetual, Moss and Climbing Roses, field grown. C.A-TA.LOC5-XJE3 jft_lsrD leHICE LIST FREE. THE STORRS & HARRISON CO., .... PAINESVILLE, Lake Co., OHIO. PERLE ALSO BRIDES AND MERMETS. No better stock iu New York State. Ordens solicited for April or May delivery, iu a^a-incli pots; or in 4-iucli pots June and July. NIFHETOS, BON SILEKE AND WHiE. HOSTE IN LIMITED QUANTITIES. So^lt^r* ^Br-ojs., A3 W. fvlain Street, F=?CDc=:ME:s.-rE:i=?, w. ^. ADOI.Pll WEllK I'er 100 Ki.OO 10,000 Vinca Major Variegala Vines KMILVI.B CI.AIKE EHMANNl linod sound bulbs. :i,uo 5.00 j;j,lXI per UK); ?'A'>.IHI jht WfM. I'asli with ordor. MARTIN BRAENDLEIN. Mapleton, Indiana JOHN DAI.I.A8, ralrfleld, Conn. Mention American Florist. iS93- The American Florist. 739 $80.00} ^"■^ {$15.00 ROSE ^^^^^ BRIDESMAID. THE mTf^5^Wl NEVER-DEFORMED MERMET. OF IT MR. T. J. SLAUGHTER writes from Madison, N. J.: January 3, 1893. * * * "It gives me pleasure to give the Bridesmaid iny hearty recommendation: from my experience with it this year I am convinced it will supersede the Mermet entirely, owing to its better color and greater market value. I intend to give it in future all the room I can possibly spare. I think growers will go for it strong an- other Plants from 2%-\nc\\ pots, $15.00 per 100 SFIICIAi; OFFER of Rooted CUTTINGS. only in lots of one thousand each, price $80.00 per lot. Beautifully rooted; carefully packed. FRANK L. MOORE, CHATHAM, NEW JEBSEY. Golden Returns. 200,000 ROSES 200,000 We ofier well established, healthy plants in below named and many other sorts: From 2-inch pots, $ 3.00 per 100; $30.00 per 1000 From 3-inch pots, 6.00 " 60.00 From 4-inch pots, 12.00 " 120.00 Not in excess of any one variety. 50, 000 Hybrid Perpetual Roses 50,ooo at $4 per 100; 340 per 1000, In 50 select varieties. New and Rare Varieties at Special Kates given in our Wholesale I^ist, now ready. WE NAME A FEW SORTS ONLY: Aurora, Bosanquet. Comt. de Labarthe, Bon Sllene, Cels. Devoniensis. C. Mermet, Etoile fie Lyon, Her- mosn, Mme. Cusin, U. M. Stanley. Malmalaon, Marie Gulllot, Mme. Lambarcl. Marie Lambert, Marechal Niel, Kruper. Niphetos. Mme. Jos. Schwartz, Safrano, Perle des Jardlns. Sombreuil, The Bride, etc., etc. For anything In the Florist line, or send your lists to be priced. Address NANZ &. NEUNER, LOUISVILLE, KY. I WILL OFFER CHEAP FOR NEXT 30 DAYS, The following Roses, rooted in December, and as fine and healthy stock as any grower can send out. Bridesmaids, Richardias, Brides, Amaryllis of sorts, Mermets, Daybreak carnations, Perles, Geraniums, Sunsets, Smilax and Niphetos, Florists' Seeds. Address E. HIPPARD, Youngstown, 0. Has one distinctive quality that all Belles desire but wliicli is vouclisafed to few, and that is the quality of GROWING OLD GRACEFULLY! The crime of filling a first-class order with American Beauty blooms past their prime, will wring the tender hearts of Mr. Westcott and his compeers no more now that we have a rose that will last a few days cut without turning livid. Are you with me? JOHN BURTON, Chestnut Hill, Phila. ROSES. ROSES. ROSES. • YOUNG • ROSES. • LA FRANCE, MERMETS, BRIDES, HOSTE, GONTIERS, NIPHETOS. METEORS. Beauties, Brunners, Laings and Magna Chartas. Write us for further in- formation. .^^-^ig^'::r::r PHILADELPHIA. MflDflME CAROLINE TtSTOUI The best rose of its color in existence. It has been fully tested in the New York market and IT SE>IvIvS. Hea'thy plants from 2^-inch pots now ready. P<:r loo, $25 00; per 1000, $200.00; 500 at 1000 rates. ERNST ASMUS, West Hoboken, N. J. FINE PLANTS and ROOTED CUTTINGS LA FRANCE, CATHERINE MERMET, BENNETT. BRIDE, WOOTTON, GONTIER. Specially fine stock in the TWO MOST FASHIONABLE ROSES grown, METEOR and AMERICAN BEAUTY. JVIKTEJOie, PERLE DES JARDINS, WATTEVILLE, MME. CUSIN, BRIDESMAID, NIPHETOS, SEND FOR PRICES. GHflS. F. EVANS & BRO., pS RANKFORO, LADELPHIA, PA. Mention American Flortsl. ROSES. Clothilde Soupert. rh pots, are in splendid ROSES. We Grand, healthy plants fro make this price to move them quickl.v. We want the MERMET, NIPHETOS, BRIDE, GONTIER, WATTEVILLE and HOSTE, from 2-inch pots, $4.00 per hundred DAVID CLIFFE, Germanlown, Phila., Pa. 740 Th-E American Florist, Feb. 23, Subr.cription $1.00 a Year. To Europe, $2.00. Advertisements, 10 Cents a Line, Agate; Inch, 81.40; Column, S14.00. Cash with Order. No Special Position Guaranteed. Discounts, 6 times, 5 per cent; 13 times, 10 per cent; 26 times. 20 per cent: 52 times, 30 per cent. No reduction made for large space. The AdvertlslnB Department of the American Fl.ORIST Is for Florists. Seedsmen, and dealers In wares pertalninK to thont lines ONLY. Please to remember it. Orders lor less than one-half inch space not accepted. Address THE AMERICAN FLORIST CO., Chicago. American Carnation Society. The first annual report of this prosiicr- oiis 3'oung society has been received. It is a neat pamphlet of 9G pages, and com- ])rises the historj' and doings of the society since its organization in 1S91, including the essaj'S read at various meet- ings, the list of members and a revised list of all the carnations in commerce with naipc of introducer and date of introduc- tion. The frontispiece is a verj' fine por- trait of President Edwin Lonsdale. The complete premium list of the Pennsylvania Horticultural Society is now issued and may be obtained by ad- dressing the secretary, 1). D. L. Parson. It is announced that during the present year exhibitions will beheld in connection with the monthly meetings in January, I'ebruary, April, May, June, October and December. In our list of cemetery superintendents wc have named Mr. D. H. Rhodes as superintendent of the National Cemetery at Arlington, Va. This is not correct. Mr. Rhodes is landscape gardener for the national cemeteries and Arlington is his regular station. His P. O. address is Fort Myer, Va., (via.) West Washing- ton, D. C. IF YOU NEED ANY Cape Flowers, Immortelles, Grasses, plain or f.incy Baskets, Metal Wreaths, tetters. Doves, or any other Uiini; in the Florists' supply line, ni.iil us your order. REMEMBER WE ARE THE Leading Manufacturers of Wheat Sheaves and Baskets, and Importers of Florists' Supplies. rilLlloKiu- oil appli.alioil ERNEST KAUFMANN & CO., 113 N. 4th Street, PHILADELPHIA. PA. H. BAYEESDORFER & CO., WHOLESALE FLORISTS' SUPPLIES ONLY, t%& IW. -»tl:i Street:, FHILADBLFHIA, FA. WHITE DOVES FOR FLORISTS. St unci Hnc'»t Block In thi' lliillfd ■;tiit(.'s. Wrllf fur prlecM to J. xcussBr«i^, )03 Van Winkle St . Jersey City. N. J. . III. A 1 Cape Flowers. The above is the verdict of those of our customers who have phiced their orders some time since for our NEW CROP CAPE FLOWERS and have alieady received them. The price is low and quahty as above stated. Send for quo- tations. We have also a complete stock of Easter Baskets and Novelties of Every Description. MARSCHUETZ & CO., 23 and 25 N. 4th St., PHILADELPHIA, PA. Send your Enslness Card, for onr New Catalog-ue. 2,000,000 HItRDY EVERGREEN GUT FERNS, Especially for Florists' Use. Kancy. Dagger. SPECIAL ATTENTION PAID TO SOrPLYUG THE WHOLESALE TRADE FIRST OUALITY HAKDV CUT KKKNS, Sl.2.5 per 1000. In lots of 3000 and apwai KKSS The Chicago Cut Flower Exchange, 45 Lake SIreef, Chicago. (Successor to KLLISON & KliEHN), ■5*^ WHOLESALE ^e* 1122 FIIsrE STH,EET, St. l.f'Ouils, Anu-st ilt-scriptions, huu- ■ Irrtlsof illuslrations, witli l^ ;nililnl ...l..rea plates painted from nature, liiii.i >i i.miI m w Itaturcs for is'.r.— tiii(drinal aud iutrn -inij .M.iiUd Frtf to tn/t-fidni^ pitrchaseis; t.> -iIIk:-- im tcu cents, whiilt is less thau cost. lf> ilr to-day. ^ Hnrpcr'a Blue l>lst. t:lvln»r wholesale prices for Miirkct i;iirdener.s unci FlorlstH. will be mailed on W. flTLEE. BURPEE. & GO.. Philadelphia, Pa. Aiternantheras Paronychioides Major. Rosea. NKW slr.ms pliinta.il' iiIh.vi! lit SUd per Um. aJO for Hy'-W. |>l-r UKIII fXM\ K.vlni slroiiL- rrHii...! ,Kllh,L- .'t \mv.-ii Viliiii .'Oc. l„-r nil, l.y iniill .'!.■ .1,, ,, ihi.. ,.,,ul<1 Uo ,'ulllMt.'»<>l siinu\M..4)p<'r lim. nvi' nv iiiiiil: I'llxli with nrchr Will iKHjk urilen lor A<'lillU-». the Ft'arl, 111 »l,lin per lOU, fruc by nmll. rcmly for (tullvcry iilHiut Minvh I.St. 1007 Walnut St , Owensboro, Ky. ROOTED CUTTINGS \,rl..iNi!',2-.' vnrlctles per lUU. » .'.« 1 -. l-'viirletles " l.OO <'lMv.MintlieiDuin». 40 varieties per doz. .30 t ii.li.'.liis. 10 vurk'tles " .20 ll.notnjpf. 4 viirletles '■ .20 Ihnihlo Alyssiim " .20 Cigar Phint - .20 Manettia Vine and Mexican Primrose " .2;i I. L. riLLSBUKY, Macoinb, lU. i8g3. The American Florist. 743 BEST GERMAN FORGING PIPS Price : $9 the 1000, $20 the box of 2500, Less ten per cent, for prompt cash. August Rolker & Sons New York, P. O. Station E. HULSEBOSCH BROS., BULB ANO PLANT GROWERS, OVERVEEH. near Haarlem, HOLLAND. Prices on application for the eomins season of ROMAl^J HYACIMHS, PAPER WHITE NARCISSUS, LILY of the VALLEY. HARRISII LILIES. LIL. LONGIFLORUM, TULIPS. DUTCH HYACINTHS, CROCUS. SPIRAEAS, ROSES, ETC., ETC. ^^W° Spring Catalogue now ready, address A. HULSEBOSCH. p. 0. Box 3118. Warehouse 58 West Street, NEW YORK CITY. GENUINE CHINESE SACRED LILIES In original imported baskets of 30 large fine bulbs, per basket, $1.25. It will pay you bit,' to f:row tliem. Innumerable flowers can be out from them. Make money, buy some, order now. H. G. FAUST & CO., 84 & 66 N. Front S( . PHIL'D LPH'A, PA. Woodiawn Seed Farm, Pfladelphia. I^a.. \:.U) acre.-.- JAPAN Send for Catalogue ol BUI.BS, SEEDS, AND SHKUBS. ARAUCARIJIS, I AUSTRALIAN Palm Seeds, CALIFORNIA BULBS AND SEEDS to H. H. BERGER A. CO. ESTABLISHED 1878. SAN FBANCISCO, CAI^. G. J. .MOFFATT, Mannfactnrer of PAPER BAGS AND ENVELOPES Special attention given to Seed Bags and Catalogue Envelopes. KEiar HAVEN. COKTHT. -' DREER'S Garde.n„seeds fl»nt» Buibs, and Kequisiteg. Thcarethf oest. at the lowest prices TRAIJH LIST issued quar terly. maileti free to tbfr trarte onl't- You will benefit the American Flo- rist by mentioning it every time you write an advertiser in these columns. WE SELL SEEDS TO FLORISTS AND DEALERS. ITCTZSCBCRT dg DON, 114 Chambers St., New York. CaialoKites on A'i;)lic;ition. 100,000 Its Berlin Lily of the Vallav Pips ortered at oui- New York Warehouse for |1S per Case of 2500. Wire orders at our expense, piinipr ^U/CCT DCA^ ^^ ^^^^^ ^^ ^"^^ *'^^ largest growers in the world. UnUIUL uViLLI rLHOi Lai-ge consumers should write for prices and contract for delivei'y next Fall. nMlflN QECn ^ '^*' hundred pounds Prizetaker and Yellow Danvers can still be had at reasonable prices. offices & Sales: 427-429 Sansome St. 501-503 Clay St.. San Francisco. Cal H SHERWOOD HALL NURSERY CO. Greenhouses, Nur- series, Seed Farm and Trial Grounds, jMeulo I'arii, Cal. Purchase on the Co-operative Plan. The advantages offered by the Wisconsin Flower Exchange are accessable to all Florists of good stand- ing. We are now inaking up orders for Lilium Harrisii and Freesias. Parties requiring good bulbs at cost, or desiring further information on this sub- ject correspond with us at once. Ship- ments made fiom the East or West to all parts of the U. S. The Wisconsin Flower Exchange, 131 Mason Street, MILWAUKEE, WIS. BENJAMIN RIMBAUD, BULB GROWER, Quariier du Temple, Toulon, var, France. Cable address Benrinibaud, Toulon. Tbe largest cultures In the Soutli of France, of WHITE KOMAN HYACINTHS, Narcissus Pa- per Wblte granditlora. N. Double Roman. N. Double A'^on Sion, true pure yellow, and other Daffodils. Lilium Candidum, the largest bulbs. Freesias. .lonquUIa Campernelll, largest flowering, forearly forc- ing. Allium, Anemone. Cnrdinal's Hat, A. Double Rosetle the earliest, etc. Prices on application. Water Lily Seed. ^^ Trade pkt. oz. Nyinphaja Zanzibarensis 50 |4.00 " " azurea .50 4 00 Csrulea 50 4.00 Scut.foha 50 3 00 Tubers and Plants of all leading varieties. AVM. TKICKEK, Dongan HiUs, N. Y. ONE MILLION-^ Trees, Shrubs, Decorative Herbaceous Plants, etc. for landscape gardeners, parks, cemeteries and private gardens. Catalogues free. Prices lo'O'. . . . Old Colony Nurseries, PLYMOUTH, IVIASS. Always mention the AMERCAN FLO- RIST when writing to advertisers. 6 ROZY^ ANNAS. w£ ARB HEftDQUftRTERS • • for all the Novelties, and in addition control EXCLUSIVELY several grand varieties which we now otter tor the first time. We will not be undersold on any of the list. J. C. VAUGHAN, CHICAGO. New York : 12 Barclay Street. P. 0. Box 688. Greenliouses : AVestern Springs. GflTflLOGUE PRINTING. ELEGTROTYFING. Done with expert ability for Florists Nurserymen, Seedsmen. Write to J. Horace McFarland Co., HARBISBUBG, PA. 744 The American Florist, Feb. 23, Worcester, Mass. A good steady trade with numerous decorations for weddings and receptions tells the tale for the last two weeks before Lent. Flowers are plentiful with the exception of roses, which seem to be scarce all through this section, probably the dark changeable weather causing the deficienc}-. Narcissus, both Von Sion and Spurious, are plentiful and sell well at $1 a dozen. Tulips are a glut on the market; it seems as if the tulip has outlived its usefulness as a cut flower, nobody seems to want them; there is a fair demand for pink, white and blue hyacinths. The carna- tions are improving every day and are the most popular flower we handle. Violets are coming in in large quantities and are of excellent quality, selling lor $2 a hundred. Lange put in the most elaborate decor- ation of the season at Colonial Hall the loth inst. The dancing hall was fes- tooned with Dresden garlands of smilax and Wilder carnations. The fireplaces were banked with palms, begonias, cro- tons, etc., and specimen arecas and kentias in pink and white baskets completed the picture. The prominent feature of the decoration was a mirror decoration of Lrvlia anceps, Dendrobium Wardianum and Asparagus plumosus. The mantels over the fireplaces were banked with adiantum and Dendrobium nobile, mak- ing a rich and delicatedisplay. The entry was converted into a large conservatory with settees and couches scattered pro- miscuously among the palms. The dining room was festooned with Asparagus tenuissimus and Fisher carnations, mak- ing a very harmonious effect. Several concerns were a little frightened during the coal famine, but nobody suffered any damage and coal is plentiful now. Seedlinc. Are you keeping such a record of blooms cut as will enable you to tell how much cash per square foot has been pro- duced by each sort this season? Tlie Suow Crest Dai.sy fills the Ijill; Test it auy way you will; However yoii must ^ow it cold ; Theu its mammoth size will hoM. Kvery florist should invest In this Daisy; 'tis the best; l-'or desijfu work so complete There's really nothing quite so neat. CUT ISI.<>(>M.S. •■ I'KK 100, POST I'KKH. l,uri!f»|..Hi Hue plimt-. nil In l.llil nilil IiI.himiIhi;, l.'i forJl.lKI; Kill I..!' f:,i«i, -Miii|.l,> iil.-ifii Mnil I M lor I'.'c. IXllllilc IrlriL-rU iMluMli,^ l.irrr .1, ^ll^,■.l, ;i l.irs. sloek |lh^M^, ,; iii.h v1i,,m- ijlr |,rr ,\,,, -I |.,T IIJU; dwarf. lUU: Bii %\M. s« \^£:\. Addn ss J. C. OIBSONT, Woodbury, N. J. ROOTED GflRNflTION (Kil.DliN ("iATK, very line, %2 per 100. SMILflX PLANTS, in J-iiuli pots, K'nid Inisliy plants, |3 per 100. GEO. A. KUHL, Pekin, III. ROOTED (UTTINGS. SEND FOR LIST. GOOD STOCK. GOOD CUTTINGS. GOOD VARIETIES, standard sorts; good roots; nothing cheap but the price, 5-1.50 per 100; $36 per 1000. AZALEA VERV>ENIANA. Tlie prettiest one that grows. Good sized small plants .\t $10.00 per 100. Correspond- ence solicited. Inspection invitad. L.B.496. ALBERT M. HERR. LANCASTER. Pa. i«oo^E^r> .... CARNATION GRACE BATTLES, GOVERNOR RUSSELL, EXCELSIOR, PEARL, THOS. CARTI.EDCiH. DAYBRl-AK, BUTTERCUP, ANciELUS, C/ESAR, EMILY PIERSON, IHE I WO CORONETS. And most of the other new and old kinds now ready. O. J> PENNOOI\, KENNETT SQUABE, Chester Co.. FA. CARNATIONS. DAYBREAK, ALEGATIERE, GRACE WILDER, LIZZIE McGOWAN, PORTIA, PRES. GARFIELD, and SILVER SPRAY. Sirorg plants. i'roin 'i-iili li pots. *:{.-.0 pir lOO; *:!().()(> p.-i- lOOO. S:n.' .xi.riss l.v bil.vini; n.ar lioiiic ROOTED CUTTINGS OF THESE VARIETIES ON FOUR WEEKS NOTICE, at $15.00 per 1000. NAGEL GREEIVHOUSES, Rooted Carnation Cuttings. WHOLESALE PRICE LIST NOW READY, Containing a full list of best new and olct sorts, including the Prize takers at MADISON SgUARE and PIIIL.ADELPHIA. Address H. E. CHITTY, Faterson, N. J. BOOTED OTTTIMGS C: .A. I=? I^ .ficT ICD ISI^. Write for a catalogue and send list of wants for au estimate. J. J. Styer, CONCORDVIUL.E, PA. ROOTED CARNATION CUTTINGS. NOW Ki;.\i>v. Of the best old and new varieties now in cultivation, in small or lar(;e ciuantities. Send for estimate of wants or price list. ISAAC LARKIN, Toughkenamon, Pa. Tuberous Begonias. SIN<'.I,I':, l.UK'- ni>»irin,n, uhiti. villou, uil, Sli.OO per ItX); iiii.XLil, 5J.U0. For blooiuiug after July 1, get some of our Seed- lings, we grow them from the finest strains of seed, double and single, colors nii,\ed or separate. Send your onlir- now. Per UK). nuiiU-.l, -:t.nil and BRAUER & RICHTER, McConnellsville 0. Always mention the American Flo- rist when writing to advertisers. ORANGE BLOSSOM CARNATION. One of the leadint; new varieties, and an iin- meusc bloomer; rccJivid a Certilicate of Merit iu ISIIl; color Pink, Ivli;, ,1 Whit.-. Bootecl Cuttings, $3.00 per 100 : $25. OO per 1000. MAY FLOWER. X«. S.A.Xor ll«l; $4(1. IKI per Kllld; or will e.v eliiiiiue for .vnoiiKss 1$. \. 4 I..VKK, ICiuuli>l|>l , .MllKH. Please mention the American Flo- rist every time you write to an adver- tiser in these eolumns. iSgs- The American Florist, 745 RooteflGuuinfls. Carnations Hinze's White, Mrs. Fislier, Silver Spray, Jeannette, Grace Wilder, Fred Creighton, Mayflower, Century, Anna Webb, $1.50 per 100; $10 per lOOO. Orange Blossom, Portia, Hector, Florence, American Flag, %2 per 100; jfl5 per lOOO. Coleus, leading varieties, including the finest Yellow Coleus in cultivation. A new variety equal to Golden Bedder in color, and as good a grower as C. Verschaflfeltii, $1.00 per 100; ^8.00 per lOOO. Double Petunias in four finest varieties, iS2.00 per 100. Fuchsias, finest named varieties, |1.50 per 100. Heliotrope JSl.OO per 100. Ageratum, Dwarf, White and Blue, f 1.00 per 100. 500 at 1000 rates. Cash with order. 10 cents pel 100 extra when shipped by mail. JAMES HORAN, Florist, Bridgeport, conn. CARNATIONS ROOTED CUTTINGS. Puritan, Aurora, Golden Triuuipli, Grace Darlings, Daybreak, Pearl, Wliite Wings, Lizzie McGo^van, Louise Porscli, W. P. Dreer, J. R. Freeman, and maoy other varieties; fine, healthy stock, ready January and after. HYBRID PERPETUAL ROSES 600 Paul NejTon, strong plants. . . .SIO.OO per 100. 20 other leadluK varieties $10.00 per 100. KXI.OO per 1000. tt»" Send for price list. WOOD BROTHERS, W. R. SHELMIRE, Carnation Grower AVONDALE, CHESTER CO., PA. Send for price list of Kooted Cuttings. CARNATIONS ROOTED CUTTINGS of all the leading varieties. Will be ready January 1, 1S93. R. T. LOMBABD, Wayland, Mass. ROOTED CUTTINGS OF CARNATIONS All the leading varieties. Fine stock Buttercup. CHAS. T. STARR, Avondale, Chester Co., Pa. CARNATIONS ROOTED CUTTINGS. Send for Price List of all the leading varieties. P. 0 Box 226. KENNETT SQUARE. Chester Co.. Pa. THE NEW WHITE CARNATION GOV. RUSSELL A. SE>E>I>I«I?fGr OH* XSSS. Will be Distributed Feb. 15, 1893. Price of Rooted Cuttings: Per 1000, J80; 500 at 1000 rate; per 100, $10; 25 or less, ^2 per doz. OKBEKS WILI. BE FILLED STRICTLY IN ROTATION. N. F. McCarthy & CO., 1 Music Hail Place, Boston, Mass. C. J. PENNOCK, Kennett Square, Pa. and E. H. HUNT, 79 Laice Street, Cliicago. PLANTS CAN BE SEEN AT THE ESTABLISHMENTS OF ANY OF THE ABOVE NAMED. The Foiiowing Testimonials tell the Story: SOUTH SUDBURY. MASS.— The new Carnation, Governor Russell. I consider a srand acquisition to the pink family. It is a pure white with a large flower on a long stlfl' stem. It is a beautiful shaped plant, and does flnely as a pot plant. It does not burst its Calyx, and this Is one of the main things In the keeping qualities of a Carnation. It Is a great keeper and easy propagator, free bloomer and free from disease. JAS. TULIS. MR. N. F. MCCARTHY, Boston. DEAR SiR:— I am pleased to state that after an examination of nearly l.OCX) plants of Gov. Russell Carnation I can endorse all that has been said in favor of it. While not the Ideal Carnation, yet I can rank It with the best In cultivation now as regard qualities requisite for a profitable florist flower. As large sized flower as Lizzie McG^wan, but of better form and substance, calyx not splitting, a very free bloomer, and plants of a remarkably healthy constitution, more so, in fact, than most of the Carnations in cultivation now. Very respectfully yours, DENYS ZIRNGIEBEL. MESSRS. N. F. MCCARTHY & CO. GENTLEMEN:— Your favor of the 5th inst., asking my opinion of the Carnation Gov. Russell, is received. I have seen this Carnation at Reading three times, June, in September and. December of the past year. In early June the old plants were a mass of buds and flowers, exceeding anything I had ever seen; the young plants were in field and looked well; in September the plants were being lifted and placed in greenhouses, and had been very severely pinched back— too severely for their good; in December there was a moderate amount of buds and bloom— the plants not having recovered from the heavy topping in early full. My conclusion is, that one of its parents was Hinze's White, that it is inclined to be late if pinched back more than once in the season, that it is a strong, healtliy plant, with robust constitution; the flower is from me- dium to large, of the Lizzie McGowan type, yet somewhat better in form; it does not burst its calyx, and has a fairly stiff stem. I observed that the lateral flowers were as large as terminals— a very high quality. I have given my opinion, based solely on what I saw the three visits made to Mr. Cumming's place at the times stated. Yours truly, R. T. LOMBARD. Orders Booked Now for My Specialties New Jersey. — A scarlet Carnation hard Nellie Bowden. — Pure bright yellow to beat J12.00 per 100 Canna $60.00 per lOO Old Rose Old rose pink Carnation. ready in February. JS12.00 per 100 other varieties of Carnations, both old and new. CARNATIONS ! study my WHOLESALE LIST of Rooted Cuttings . . . before ordering. . . . Bloomfield. Charles Town, Jefferson Co., W. Va. SEE OUR PRICE LIST in special carnation number of Jan. 19th, or address EDW. SWAYNE, Carnationist, ROOTED CUTTINGS OF CT .A. F=? ]>^ .A.TI CD 1^ ^. LEADING VAKIBTIBS. S. J. BUN.TING, 58th St. & Elmwood Ave., Phila., Pa. You will benefit the American Florist by mentioning it every time you write an advertiser in these columns. CARNATIONS • AHEAD. You want the best in the market ! We have them, i6 Novelties of '93, and all the STANDARD VARIETIES ! Send for our complete Price List. O:i®0ieo:B HAJVOOOK:, Gran.l«' »•■■;''>; •'! ""l<» »:'•'■>": '^MUSS.'^ 1<> HiiIi'S !W 11)00. JOHN A. SALZER SEED CO., La Crosse, Wis. Always mention the American Flo- rist when writing to advertisers. BULBS AND TUBERS. Tuberous Hooted Begonias, Fancy Leaved ^ Caladiums, Crassit'olia Gloxinias, ^ Double, Single and Cactus Dahlias. We offer the followini; bulbs, largely grown by ourselves, extra line stocks and lirst-class in every way. Desirable and salable varieties to be offered in retail circulars and catalogues. IVr doz. Per 100 AMARYLLIS Formosissiraa Sl.OO $ 7.00 Tohnsoni 4.00 30.00 Vittata 2.50 20.00 BEGONIAS, Tuberous Rooted, Finest mixed Singles, per 100 $6.00; per 1000 850.00. Double 1.50 12.00 " " " " Single, Scarlet. Crimson, Yellow, White, Orange and Pink ... 1.00 7.00 DAHLIAS Pompone, Show Cactus, and Single varieties in fifty finest named sorts, strong ground roots 1.50 12.00 DIELYTRA SPECTABILIS, strong dumps ... 1.00 6.00 GLOXINIA CRASSIFOLIA in the finest mixture, extra selected bulbs 1.50 12.00 First size 1.00 10.00 Second size 75 8.00 CALADIUMS. fancy leaved varieties in thirty distinct named sorts 2.00 15.00 IPOMEA PANDURATA » 4.00 TIGRIDIAS Conchiflora 50 3.00 Grandiflora -50 3.00 Alba -W 3.00 Orders booked now and reserved until weather iiioderHtes or sliipiiieiit requested. HENRY A. DREER, 714 Chestnut Street, PHILADELPHIA. ari]viE> FOR DISTRIBUTION OF AAA NEW CHRYSANTHEMUMS s near a, hand Send us a list of your wants and let us make you a price before ordering. Also mention any of the older sorts you require. NATHAN SMITH & SON, iGT 'W. Jvrautxaee St., JVrtJRIi^IV, JVIIOH. New GUrosaniHeniuiiis. IBMA— Silver Medal and S.M premium at Cin- cinnati; also National Certificate;it is among the Pink Clirysanthemums what Mrs. I,. C. Madeira is among the Yellow. EKKST RIEMAN— Mahogany Red. Certificate. BYKUM SCHIITQES-Dark Red. Certificate. Above three varieties Strong Plauts by mail J2.,50, Send for Chrysanthemum List. H. W. RIEMAN, Cor. East and Morris Sts. INDIANAPOLIS, IND. Mention American Florist. COLEUS^^ ^ GERANIUMS Cuttings and potted plants. Wholesale and Retail CHAS. A. BAIRD. Manalapan. Men. Co., N. J P. SEBIRE & SONS, Nurserymen, USSY, Calvados, France. A general assortment of Fruit Tree Stocks such as Apple, Pear Myrobolan Plum. Mahaieb and Maz- zard che'ry. Angers Quince. Small Evergreens, For- est Trees. Ornamental Shrubs. Roses, etc. The largest stock in the country. Prices very low. Packing sec vi red. Catalogue free. Send lor quotations before placing your orders elsewhjere. agents for U. S. America and Canada. C. C. ABEL & CO.. P. 0. Box 920. New York. Mention Ainerlcan Klorlst. Are You a Fiuit or Flower Raiser ] For Market or Pleasure— If sn, scnil f..r i.ijr clrcillur on 3''iuik1i-i.Ic>s and Insi-i-tlcl.U-», wlil.h are rliciip and rrlinlilr. ARcnts in cvcTy Suite. S|ii'cinl FiTliliy.iTu Inr Frult.s, FlowiTS iuid VegeUihlus. Agrlculturul Cbemlcnl.s. ^y_ tj^ j.^^y ,,.,^l &- CO., Chemical Fertilizer Jlunurrs, Itnltiiaore, I»Id. 8. F. LEONARD, .SriMlHiiiiin, Aaent, C'blCilAEO, 111. SURPLUS STOCK. *a.0() per 100. i-ineli pots. SMILA.X, S2o.OO per 1000. PERENNIAL PHLO.X, iu ten best sorts. ORIENTAL HARDY POPPY, largest of all. CISSUS DISCOLOR, S2.00 per 100. VERBENAS, fine varieties. PANSIES, large-floweringr selected strain. ROOTED CUTTINGS of Vinca major, Harrisoni, SS 00 per 1000. HARDY SHRUBS, ten best sorts, S.S0.00 per 1000. DOUBLE PETUNIAS, S4 00 per 100. P.'VLMS, strong 1 year old seedlings, S-i.OO per 100. Such as Cor\-pha. Phctnix, Latanias. Fo villi tlK FIi>rist8 address NANZ & NEUNER, Louisville, Ky. 1>0 pufje Cataloiuue trvv to all: also U'liole- Hale l*rice I..iHt for Florists only. Mention American Florist. 100,000 MARIE LOUISE VIOLET Ver>- healthy. All in cold frame. Free from any disease. The (lowers can be seen ever\' day a"t the store of II. Hession. 2J« West 2:id St.. New York. l>rl<-f 1*5. 00 per 1000, Keady April 1. Order early iiiul mention .-Vinerlcan Klorlst. FO BOULON. Sea Cliff. L I . N. Y. New GlirijsaniliGiiiiiiiis. 40 VARIETIES INTRODUCED IN 1892. Twelve IManls f«»r One Dollar. Now fLady fi.r delivery. Send l.>r Catalogue. M. B. I.ITTI.E, Olens Falls, N. T. GREEN SILKALINE. FOR STRINGING SMILAX & ASPARAGUS. \\:>rraiil<'d iii>l li> I'lidi'. ALSO ALL KINDS OF BOUQUET THREAD. JOHN C. MEYER &. CO., 389 Devonshire St., BOSTOIT. UASS. When wrltlnR mention American Klorlst. i893- The American Florist. 747 The ^ Morning Sun Has been a theme of poets' pen and painters' pencil, ever since poets have sung" and artists have painted, but never yet has the brilliant sunrise yellow been adequately described or correctly coun- terfeited. It's beyond comparison, and so is our new Bedding Coleus Sunrise ! The bright yellow of this valuable acquisition, its sturdy habit, strong constitution, and ability to with- stand the August sun, are bound to make Sunrise the leading yellow coleus. Rooted Cuttings, $1.00 for twelve. Twenty-five other kinds in quantity. See List ! Alex. McBride, Alplaus, N. Y. Siebrecht&Wadlev, rose bill nurseries, New Rochelle, N. Y. Palms, ORCHIDS, Roses, FRESH DRACAENA CANES NOW READY. The Finest Stock In the World. Thirty minutes from London. Onr Mr. A Dlmmock will be pleased to Interview bnyers or reply to any communication addressed to him at 206 Greenwich Street, New York City. E. G. HILL & CO., Wholesale Florists, RICHMOND. INDIANA- BY THE THOUSAND. Araucaria e.xcelsa. Aspidistra, Palms, Phormiums, Laurel, Bays, Crowns and Pyramids of all sizes. Packing free for CiiBli with order. THE NURSERIES. JULES DE COCK. I.EDEBEUG, near Ghent, ISELGIUM. A Specialty Bulb Begonias, extra vars. at S,3 per 100. ROOTED CUTTINGS. Penoo Alvssum, double % .50 4-lnchpota 8.00 Afferatum, double, blue or white To Hpliotrope, blue 75 Carnations, Hinze's White 1.00 Clirysanthc^^utQS, Standard sorts; general assortment, labeled 2.50 Special sorts at special prices. Liii flav , 1.50 ■inch pots, each 20 cts. Verbenas, out of soli, to color only, large flowers and distinct colors 1.25 Anthericum vittatuin, strong, 4-in. pota. 20c. each " picturatum 20to 25c. each TERMS— Invariably cash, or satisfactory reference. No orders filled for less than one dollar. (Money Order Office.) VILL \ NOVA, PA. Please mention the American Florist every time you write to an advertiser. flmerioan Grown « ■ Tyfterou§ Beoonias. Why buy inferior strains of imported Tuberous Begonias when you can get American grown tubers of the best quality at equally low prices. It is well known that Griffiin's Begonias greatly surpass all others, and the entire stock of 25,000 were all sold at retail last spring at more than double the prices asked for other strains. TWO FIRST-CLASS CERTIFICATES. The Hig^liest Award was given to these Begonias at the recent meeting of the Society of American Florists in Washington. $6.00 PER 100; $50.00 PER 1000, For fii'St quality, large tubers in separate colors. This quality is better than imported tubers at the highest price. DESCRIPTIVE PRICE EIST SENT ON APPLICATION. MADAM CROZY and the best of the new Cannas at the lowest prices for first-class stock. J. WILKINSON ELLIOTT, rinsBURO. U. ROSES AND CARNATIONS. The Largest and Finest Stock in the North- west ever offered at the following prices: ROSES-PerlesHoste. Sunset. La iYance, Mermet. Bride, C. Soupert, NIplietos, from 2>,;-incii pots, S4.00 per 100 Mme. Wattevilie, Albany. Pierre Guiliot, Meteor, from 2>^-inch pots " ....V .i OO per 100 American Beauty, from 2^-inch pots 7.00 per 100 CARNATIONS-Sllver Spray. Lizzie McGowan. Hinze's White. Hector, Portia, Garfield, Grace Wilder, [-red. Crelsrliton. Mrs. K. G. Hiii, from 2-incli pota .3 00 per 100 Rooted CuttinRs of all varieties offered 2.00 per 100 Cut Flowers, Roses, Carnations Liliuni Harrisii and Smilax at lowest market prices. Telc- grapi, orders promptly attended to. CHRIST HANSEN, Wholesale Florisl, ST. PAUL, MINN. VIOLETS. MARIE LOUISE RUNNERS Healthy Stock. Good Plants. ANDREW WASHBURN, PO Box 1125. BLOOMINOTON, ILL GHRYSflNTHEMUMS. ROOTED CUTTINGS. Lincoln, Ada Spaulding, Domination. L. Boehmer, Rohalilon and 20 other good marltet sorts. $1.50 per 1(J0; .Jessica and Ivory, $2.60 per 100. Ready for delivery January 15th. Address J Q BURROW, FISHKILL. K. Y. DO YOU WANT ALTERNANTHERAS rooted for$l per 100; $8 per 1000 Per 100 COLEUS, 2 and 2H-in. pots $4.00 GERANIUIVIS, single red, 2 & '2,%-in. pots, mxt. 3.50 " double red, 2 & 2J<-in. pots, mxt. 3.50 in 3 and 3^-in. pots 5.00 BEGONIAS, stock plants, 4 and 5-in. pots.. . . 12.00 Rex and other best varieties. If so, order soon of the ELGIN ROSE CO., Telephone 8. 619 Chicago Street, - - ELGIN, ILL. Mention the American Florist when writing to advertisers on this page. FOR SUMMER PLANTING. Try them for Bedding Out this coming season. CRINCMS— Augustum, magnificently attractive; size of bulbs is more or less than 12 in. long. IS in. in clr. at base. 12 in. at neck. They are now of an age size $16 per 100. ble for cutting. Try them. PANCRATIUM— Carribeaum, large, old bulbs which will produce an abundance of snowy blooms. »i.00 per 100. AMARYLLIS— Longlfolia rosea, B In. long, 14 in. at base. 8-in. at necii, 75 cts. each. Zeph. Treatea, S6 per 1000; large lots U per 1000. ANTIGO * ON Leptopus, nice roots of this beau- tiful vine, $6 per I'"' JYFERUS Alte dozen, S6 per 100. ROSE— Greville or Seven Sisters, 1 year, strong, StlperlOO. SEED-Zamia Integrifolia, FRESH, native. THE BROOKS SISTERS, Florists & Bulb Growers, Sorrento, Fla, VER5EN/1S MAMMOTH BEST SORTS, CLEAN, HEALTHYr S2.60perl00; t20.00 per lOOO. Rooted Cuttings W.OOder 100; jS.OOperlOOO Pelargonium Fred Domer JIC.OO per 100- Canas, French Tubers $.^j.00 perlOO Alternanthera- P. major. A. nana $;i.00per 100* Fine stock H. P., Tea and Forcing Roses. JOSEPH HEINIi, Jacksonville, Illmois. Mention the American Florist when writing to advertisers on this page. 748 The American Florist. Feb. 2j, Violets. In No. 245 of the American Florist, J. H. asks of those having experience in ■violet growing, what to do to make them bloom. With healthy, strong plants it would seem as if there should be no mystery in securing bloom. My experience in violet growing is somewhat limited, but have had fair success in growing a crop in each of the past four winters. This winter, from less than 5,000 plants have sold to February 1st, over 100,000 violets. The variety grown is the Marie Louise. We separate the plants in the latter part of February to one good crown having roots, and pot them in 2-ineh pots, and keep them in the houses till ■well started into growth, when they are removed to cold frames to harden off. They are then pl-.nted out in the open ground— in good rich ground,— as early as we would plant hardened plants of early- cabbage— usually the first part of April. During the summer they are given frequent cultivation, the runners kept off, and no weeds allowed to grow, so that by fall we secure strong, vigorous plants. The latter part of September the plants are dug up with good balls of earth at- tached, and planted on the greenhouse tables, in six inches of good fertile soil, well watered, and nearly every day syr- inged, and given plenty of air until the latter part of October. We syringe fre- quently until the weather becomes quite cold, say about December 1st to the 15th, after which time the ground is kept mod- erately wet by watering between the rows, wetting the foliage as little as pos- sible. As the plants grow, all yellow and dead leaves, and runners and weeds are removed. We keep as near as possible a night temoerature of 45° and from 15° to 20° warmer in the day time. With the above treatment we have never had diseased stock. Any further questions, by those interested, will be answered by addressing, Andrew Washburn. Bloomington, 111. A NEW MUSHROOM Mnshrooiu Culture at the Doors of Everyone. This new mushroom, obtained by Boiilon, Florist, is the only one that has sup- plied the New York market and Delmonico from June until the end of Oct., 1892, daily. Spawn offered for sale from March 15 in baskets of 5 lbs. Each shipment will be accompanied with directions for care and culture. PER BASKET $5.00, CASH WITH ORDER. Write for price on larger lols. I ;ht prepaid within 500 miles on lots fif lOOO or over. Send cash with order. XT'. -WA-r^PElBR ^b; OO.. (Ml 1th Av.., i.misvii.i:, KY. When writing to any of the adver- tisers on this page please mention the American Florist. F. & 0. T. S. R. V. P. 6. S. stand for Fruit and Ornamental Trees, Shrubs, Roses, Vines, Plants, Bulbs> Seeds. One of the very largest and best assortments in the U. S. SPECIAL SURPLUS In Fruits, Apple, Standard and Dwarf Pear, Plum, Peach, Grape Vines, Small Fruits, etc. In Ornamentals for Lawn, Street and Park Planting, Ash, Alder, Balm of Gilead, Birch, Beech, Catalpas, Elms, Maples, Magnolias, Oaks, Poplars, Salisburias, Tulip Trees, Willows, etc. In Evergreens, Arbor V\tx, Bo.x, Cupressus, Firs, Junipers, Pines, Rhododendons, Retinisporas, Spruces, etc. in Shrubs, Altheas, Berberry, Cornus, Corcorus, Calycanthus, Deutzias, Forsythea, Fringe, Hydrangea, Honeysuckle, Lilac, Privet, Spireas, Syrlnga, Weigelia, etc. In Climbing Vines, Ampelopsis, Bignonia, Clematis, Honeysuckle, Ivy, Wistaria, etc. In Roses and Plants, In extensive assortment; of the former we grow three-fourths of a million, of the latter millions, a year. For more complete assortment send for Trade List, free to Nurserymen, Florists and Dealers. 39 YEARS. 28 GREENHOUSES. 900 ACRES. THE STORRS & HARRISON CO., Painesville, Lake Co., Ohio. THE CHOICEST VARIETIES IN CULTIVATION. 100,000 VERBENAS. Fine pot plants. $2.50 per 100: $20 00 per 1000 Rooted Cuttings. $t 00 per 100: $8 00 per 1000. Packed light, and satisfaction guaranteed. Send for circular. . . . Our sales reached nearly 250,0 00 last year, and we can assure our customers that our plants are fully equal, and assortuieut of varieties surpass those of last year. J. JL,. inry^rvO:^?, :Biooxxi«t3u.i-s;* i*«l. Vy f\ r\ -i- (^ r\ of Evergreens, Hardy Flowering Shrubs and Hardy Per- r\ O ij L w U ennials (Achillea, iberis, etc.) raised on contract for spring r^ll"^-^ 5 j-| /-|»Q dehvery. send ust of wants. V>14 irlrll l^\3 . . . ISAAC C. ROGERS, MOORESTOWN, N. J. Magnolias. IN VARIETY. Gydonia Japonica. ALL SIZES FOR HEDGING BY THE 1000. Eulaiias. 4 VARIETIES. Send for wliolesale price list of all kinds of hardy ornamental etuck. SAMUEL C. MOON, Bucks County, MORBIS'7IIiIiE, FA. Association "Flora" I50SK001', HOLLAND. II. 1'. KOSKS, for foreiliK. " !).00 In ttie best variety, as Alfred Colomb, Anna de Diesbach, B. Rothschild, Fisher Holmes, Gen. Jack, La France, Mme. G. Luizet, Mme. Plant- ier, Magna Charta, Paul Neyron, P. C. de Ro- han, Merville de I.yon, Perle des Blanches, Ulrich Brunner and other sorts. Azaleas. Rho- dodendrons, Spirieas, etc. 'We also have Palms, Dracrenas. Araucarias and Bay Trees at our nurseries in Holland. Catalogue on application. P. OUWERKERK, 206 Cambridge Ave., .IKKSKY CITY, N. J. NOVELTY FOR 1893! varieoaied hod. (|j<>i::mi:Iv Most ornamental and fast (frowinjr Climber. De- scriptive list, as well as of other EXTRA CHOICE FLOWER SEEDS free on application. FRED. ROEMER, Seed Grower, QUEDLINBURG, GERMANY. CUTS! Wood Engraving, Zinc Etching, Half=Tonc, Wax Engraving, Photo • Engraving, Designing. IVEANZ & GO., **'^ cHicAGof*"'*' ENGRAVERS. Kills Mildew and Fungus Growth. What does? GRAPE DUST. Sold by Seedsmen. ^P7y)\!DiDPjti''^ '^' quality can ever ■C^^^C^^^^ '^e sent by mail. May- liap vmi kiunv it. By freight, prepaid if preferred, we ship safely 4, 5, or 6 ft. trees; 2-yr. Roses of rare excellence— everything! You actually pay less than for the puny stulT. 1,000 acres Nurseries. 20,000 acres Orchards. Exact information about trees and fruits. Stark Bros., Louisiana, Mo. CANNAS CHRYSANTHEMUMS. I.imesl I'rie.s lor (In. I..- ,S|,„li. I.isi Iree. T. H. SPAULDING, Orange, N. J. iSgj- The American Florist. 749 TUBEROUS ROOTED BEGONIAS. SINGLE, in 5 separate colors, white, yellow, scarlet, pink and crimson $6.00 per 100; jSSO.OO per lOOO. DOUBLE, in 5 separate colors $16.00 per 100. (Can be mailed for 30 cts. per 100.) F. R. PIERSON COMPANY, TARRYTOWNj^ if lorists,Nurserymen & Seedsmen < CEMsnm WIND ENGINE iCEM STEEL TOWER GKM 1-.N«;|NE, nni .Standard VanclesB ai.d \S: S. Solid/ Wheel Wind Mills, Pumps, Tanks, Hors Hhv Tools, &c. No other company offers equa: inducements. Send for Catalopue and F " U. S. WIND ENGINE & PUMP CO. BAT AVI A. ILL..U. S. A. HERE WE ARE AGAIN. Send on your orders for Sash Bars and Ven- tilating Sash. All kinds on hand. PROMPT ATTENTION. Itemized Estimates given, and cost of freight guaran eed. CORRESPONDENCE SOLICITED, . ^ Clear Cypress, P 1 ^ ^^ iJll Irom bottom gutter up \ IS my specialty. CIEA,7 CYPFC^ ^^^^„ ^^^^^^ \ , ' . -\ y ERIE, PA. .Mciiliiui A iiirrinm Florist. J. N. Struck & Bro. Manufacturers of ' CYPRESS • Greenloise Material, LOUISVILLE, KY. Dimensions ortMs Box: 26 inclies long by 18 Inches wide and 12 Inches high. Two sections. «*-» With an order for 600 letters, we furnieli a box made of ^ nicely stained and varnished, such as is represented in the cut. BOSTON FLORIST LETTER CO. Mannlactnre THE BEST LETTERS IN TEE MARKET. Sizes 1!2-in. and 2-in. 2.00 per 100. Patent fastener with eacii letter. OUR NEW SCRIPT LETTER, $4.00 per 100. N. r. nicCARTHT, I Address 13 Green St.. Treas. & Mangr. | Boston, Mass. Address all correspondence to 1 Music Hall Place. We have a new FASTENER which we consider a decided euccess. Any custonpers having old style fasteners which they wish to exchange, can do so without additional cost by writing us Marschuetz & Co., 26 N. 4th St., PhUa., Pa A. Kolker & sons. New Vork. „ P. E. McAllister, 83 Dey St., New York. A. U. Perry & Co., 33 Warren St , Syracuse, New York. E. Bauffman, Philadelphia, Pa. H. Bayersdorfer & Co., Philadelphia, Pa. A.C.Kendal. 115 Ontario St, Cleveland, O. J. A. Simmers, Toronto, Ont. Agent for Canada. E. H. Hunt, 79 Lake St., Chicago, lU. Wisconsin Flower Exchange, 131 Mason St., Milwaukee, Wis. H. Sunderbruch, 4th and Walnnt Sts., Cin- cinnati. O. , , , „ ^^ T. W. Wood & Sons, 6th and Marshall Sts. Richmond. Va. Jas. Vick's Sons, Rochester, N. T. C. A. Kuehn, 1138 Finest., St. Louis. Mo, These Letters ore handled by all the Wholesalers In Boston. Pat. i8S2,'85,'85, '88, 'go, '91. FOR WATER, AIR, STEAM, ACIDisi, OILS, LIQUORS, GAS, SUCTION, And for any and every purpose for which a hose can be applied. Sizes, }^-inch to 42 inches diameter. The making, vending or use of any Serviceable Armored Wire Bound Hose not of our manufac- ture is an infringement on one or more of our Patents. The rights secured to us render each individual dealer or user resPO°||W? /"V o^mnc'n "on ^ use with all the consequences thereof. For pnces and discounts address WATERBURI HUBbtK to. Sole Ml'rs and Owners of all the Sphincter Grip Armored Hose Patents, 49 Warren Street, New York. .T. C. VAUGHiN, Agent, CHICAGO. SPRING STEEL GALVUilZED? ESTABLISHED 18 66. MANUFACTURED BV N. STEIFFEKS 335 EAST 2lvT ST. NEW YORK. Mention American Florist. PLANT BED CLOTH. CHEAP SUBSTITUTE FOR GLASS on H beds. Cold tYames, etc. Three grades. Used by Florists, Gardeners, etc., Invaluable for Tobacco Growers. Frotects from frost. Promotes, hardy, vigorous growth and keeps beds warm ; will not shrink or mildew. For sale by tne lead ing Dry Goods houses, Seedsmen, Florists, etc. Well known and extensively used. For circulars and sam- ples apply NATIONAL WATERPROOF FIBRE CO , 50 Soxitli Street, - - NEW YOBE. .^k.^&'xx±s w ei.xi.'ted. Mention American Florist. HAIL LOCK THB DOOR BEFORE THE HORSE IS STOLEN. DO IT NOW. JOHN G. ESLER, Seo'y F. H. A., Saddle River, N. J. Always mention .the American Flo- rist when writing to advertisers. YOU CAN SAVE MONEY BY PURCHASING, AND GLASS BY USING Hamilton's Patent Sash Lifter. The best thing of the kind ever invented, for either higii or low greenhouses. Send for descrip- tion and price list. BAY STATE HARDWARE CO., 78 Freeport St., BOSTON, MASS. BOXES. BOXES. BOXES. Tliree-Fiece Wood mailing: Box, The neatest and strongest box on the market. Send 15 cts. in stamps for sample nest and price list, I also make Cut Flower and Express Boxes. Successor to SMITH & SMITH, Hardin County. KENTON, OHIO. When you write to any of the ad- vertisers in this paper please say that you saw the advertisement in the American Florist. ISO The American Florist. Feb. 23, Milwaukee. There was a lively demand for flowers the week before Lent. C. B. Whitnall introduced a new feature for this city Feb. l-t, by displaying a window and case full of "Floral Valentines;" they were packed and delivered by special messenger as soon as sold. They were made of choice boxes in shades of pink, yellow, and blue, with delicate bouquets of flowers to match in color tied with ribbon and fastened inside. Flowers used were violets, valley, forget-me-nots, roses, trumpet majors, etc. They went off like hot cakes. Another display in their window at- tracted attention and was much admired; it was a vase of Edna Craig carnations. Any grower who stood by and heard passers by comment on this vase of flowers would not hesitate in doing all in his power to grow this variety. This is the large flower, beautiful color and strong stem the public want. C. B. W. To Heat a Mushroom Shed. How many runs of 1'+ inch steam pipe is sufficient to heat a mushroom shed 50x20? Ohio. The temperature to maintain is 55° to 60^. While 55° is right better be able tcj run a little higher if need be. As the posi- tion, height or manner of construction of shed are not given no one can tell the amount of pipe required. Figure out the number of cubic feet of space to be heated and submit thequestion tea steam fitter. F. THE BEST POTS. THE CHEAPEST. THE LOWEST FREIGHT RATES. THE BEST OF PACKING. THE LARGEST POTTERY IN THE STATE FOR MAKING STANDARD FLOWER POTS. Inch %?,.•& >4 •• .H.50 7 " ]4 " 4.0U 8 " 1 '• ii.OO !l •• a •■ 7.2ft lU '• •• il.OO II ■• . " 13.8U 12 " Terms: Cash, I'rnc on iMmrd Cftrs here. lO.O) , l.'i.UO . 2(J.IJ0 Address HILFINGER BROS., Potters FORT EDWARD. N. Y. Mcntlun American Flurist. THE sTANDARDYentiiating Machines Received best awards at BOFFALO, N. Y., Send for Catalogue and prices. E. HIPPARD, Youngstown. 0. STOTT'S SYRINGE. Read Advertisement in ne.xt week's issiu'. THE GREAT ANTI PEST. For pltrtli'tilHrs, Bee next week. R. W. CARMAN, Gen-l Agt.. aSl Amity tftreet, iTLUBHINQ, UueeosCo., N.T. (4 Standard" Flower Pots. As manufactured by us have carried off highest honors wherever shown and have stood the best test. They are used in all the leading floral establishments in the United States. For prices address The Whilldln Pottery Company, BRANCH WAREHOUSES: 713. T^S. 71? & 7^9 Wharton St., Philadelphia, Pa. Itaiulolph .Vve. ami riiioii St.. .Teraey City, N. .1. .jH<'kKi>ii Ave. ami rearson St., I k IslamKity. I. I STANDARD FLOWER POTS. Every user of Flower Pots should correspond with us bsfore purchasing elsewhere, our facilities are unequalled. A. H. HEWS & CO., N. Cambridge, Mass. Standard Flower Pots. We wish to notify the trade that this summer we have made great improvements in machinery and have also discovered a better ciay, so that we are now manufacturing FLOWER POTS that can't be beat. We have the assurance of a host of our customers, that our make are the best in the market. Bear in mind that freight rates are very low from this point, and we claim that our way of packing saves you freight charges. Send for circulars, or we will send you figures on any quantity you want. SIPFLE, DOPFFEL & CO., SYRACUSE, N. Y. NEW BRIGHTON POTTERY, MaimfacturUlg the ELVER80N, SHERWOOD S BARKER STANDARD FLOWER POTS. Write for an Illustmteti cutnlOKue and prlct- itst uf I'uts. I.awn Vast-s. IlaiiKlnt: Baskctw. Bud Fots, etc. ADDRESS PITTSBURGH CLAY MF'G CO.. New BrigHton. Pa. H. M. HOOKER COMPANY, 57 and 59 W. Randolph Street, CHICAGO, NATURAL GAS MADE GLASS FOR GREENHOUSES. Write for latest prices • GARDENERS HOT-BED SASH. INDBSTRU6TIBLL CYPRESS GREENHOUSE WOOD WORK OF ALL KINDS. Write for prices. THE PEIRGE & COLEMAN CO., I>^3rt:ox3.« 01::kJ.o« \ At <.|i.\N. Ak.iiI lor ChUrtRn U. S. AND FOREIGN Trade Marks. Designs, Opinions, Searches, &c., promptly attended to. Send sketch or model for free examination as to patentability- All work strictly confidential. GEO. H. Atlnntl<: ICulltlliif;, CHANDLEE, WASHINGTON 1). American Klur st Please mention the American Flo- rist every time you write any of the advertisers on this page. W8tC.C0. 78 JOHN St. Wrought Iron Pipe, Fittings, Valves, ETC. NEW YORK. WELLS & GOUTflN GO.,IL'ld. liieolloo Ameiiciui Klorlst. i8g3. J HE American Florist. 751 ESTABLISHED 1854. Devine's Boiler Works. THE FLAT TOP TYPE Wrouffht Iron Hot Water Boilers FRANK DAN BUSH, Att'y, OFFICE, 189 State Street. WORKS. 56th & WALLACE STREETS. OHIOA.OO. Mention American Florist. KROESCHELL BROS. i]ia:i»n.O"VEii> Greenhouse ^ Boiler 41 to S5 Erl« St., CHICAGO. Boilers made of tne ceBi or material sdell Oreboi sheets and heads of Bteel water space al' aroand (front, aides and baokl. Write for Informs tl')n FLORAL DESIGHS The Cut Flower Worker's friend. Fine book of 160 pages. Send 83.50 for it, to HORACE McFARLANO. Harritburg, Pa. «« LOGKLflND" Sash Bars ^ ^ ARE ALWAYS SATISFACTORY. This cut represents our improved Clipper Bar for Butted Glass roof — putty to be used under glass only. ilentioa Amerlcuu Florist. GUTTER MaTERiaL, RltiGES, SSSH, ETC. The finest CLEAR CYPRESS used. Write for circulars and estiinatefl. LOGKLflND LUMBER GO. IwOols:l£in.cl, O. Mention American Florist FURMAN BOILERS Economical -Substantial-- Safe. STYLES AND SIZES-BURNS HARD OR SOFT COAL. Modern Hot-Water HeatinfT These r.oilprs have a high reputation for Staiitichnnss, Dnrability and Safety, and iire GREAT COAL SAVERS. Minimum Friction and Maximnm Velocity orilyobtainedbj'VERTICAL WATER CIRCULATION. ^Send for new 150-page book giving fnll particulars and a great deal of valuable information on modern Heating and Ventilation. ;^with plans and tables for correct hot-water worli. Mailed free. Address HERENDEEN MFG. CO., ^6 Vine street GENEVA, N.Y. Do You Want A RELIABLE SUPPLY OF WATER For Your GREEN HOUSE, ROSE HOUSE, NURSERY, Conservatory, Lawn, House, Garden, Stock or any other purpose, WITHOUT EXPENSE OFTIME OR LABOR? All of this can be accomplished by using the Improved RIDER :^OT-.A.ni. ERICSSON rUMrlMO ENGINE Catalogue with full partic lars, sent on application. ~ 1 coRTLANDT St.. New York. N. OE LAMATER IRON WORKS. D. H. ROBERTS, NATURAL GAS MADE GLASS Our Glass received the His'iest Award at the Boston Convention of the S. A. F FIRST-CLASS CERTIFICATE OF MERIT. '%7ssi.. BENCH TILE • For testimonlalB, circulars, etc., address '^\^« JE* "^\^ I Gt^ H ^I* UPLAND GREENHOUSES. MADISON. NEW^ JERSEY Used by a'l the leading Growers and Horticul- tural Builders. GREENHOUSE HEATING AND VENTILATING. Superior Hot Water Boilers. JOHN A. SCOLLAY, 74 & 76 Myrtle Ave., Brooklyn, N.Y. t7~ Send for Catalo^e. 1^ GREEN-HOUSE HEATING. ;| MYERS & CO. |1518:&1520S.9th St., I PHILADELPHIA. Send forcatfllogueand price list, oD American Flonut. 752 The American Florist, Feb. 23, Index to Advertisers. 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It will be issued about March 30 and will take the place of our usual special spring number. We shall make this issue even handsomer than any of the special numbers yet issued and will spare no expense to make it worthy of the flower to which it will be mainly devoted. In LAST ISSUE a typographical error in the advertisementof Mr. Jno. J.Connelly, made him offer "clematis" when it should have read "carnations." The advertise- ment is coirect in this issue. When writing our advertisers please use one of your printed business letter heads or enclose your business card. Our Telephone. "Hello there, is that J. M. Keller? ' "Yes." "Just the man we are after. How's Bay Ridge? Any Easter plants out in that famous locality?" "Yes, a few." "Well, now that Lent is already with us the cry will soon go up over the land 'What are you going to have.' Perhaps you can give us an idea of what there is to look forward to. What have you ia the way of novelties in Easter plants this year?" "Nothing worth speaking of. There is not much variety in Easter stuff and it is mighty hard to introduce anything new that will take. Everything at Easter must be done in a rush. If anything soft or delicate were grown it would be lost. The retailers don't have time to bother with stuff that requires careful handling at such a time. We are growing some Callistemon speciosus— 'Bottle Brush' it is commonly called. This is somewhat of a novelty although we had a few in the market last year. But it is not a thing to be grown in very large quantities, for the simple reason that we can't get the stock. The great bulk of Easter plants this year will be as in former years, azaleas, cytisus, lihes, daisies, hydrangeas, spirseas, and of course palms and foliage plants. Azaleas I believe give more satis- faction than anything else." "What is your treatment for azaleas?" "Our method does not vary greatly from that pursued by the other large growers about here. We import in Octo- ber. As soon as recpi. -I we pot them, keep them moderately d imp and as cool as the weather in fall rfill permit. During winter our treatment varies somewhat according to what lime Easter is to come and according to variety. You cannot have Deutsche Perle, for instance, for Easter unless you keep it quite cold. Some varieties, like Souvenir de Prince Albert must have quite a strong heat to britjg them in. We try to keep our houses in winter, on an average, as near 40° at night as we can, and say 10° higher dur- ing day time." "How do you handle them after they are through flowering?" "When they are through flowering I keep them cool till say middle of May and when there is no more danger of frost plant them right out doors in thefullsun. That is something, though, that I cannot recommend for every soil. Oursoilislight. Some soil has lime in it, and azaleas don't seem to like lime. We mulch them and keep them w.;ll watered. Rotten manure can be used for the mulching, although that is contrary to old tradi- tions. We used to think that azaleas couldn't stand manure, but they will." "If you wanted to grow but a dozen varieties or so of azaleas for Easter what sorts would you select as the best?" "For white I would take Raphael, Bern- hard Andreas alba and Flag of Truce. Deutsche Perle might be included but it is too early a bloomer for a late Easter. For light pink or salmon I would take Emperatice des lades, Vervaeneana and M'lle Louise de Kerchove, and for bright rose Mme. Van der Cruyssen, Simon Mardner and Dr. Moore. Emperatrice des Indes I would rather have than Vervjeneana, I don't say that it's a better flower but it makes a better plant. The habit is better. Scarlet is not a color that takes well but if you want afew.Cocarde Orange or Jules Van Loo will do, and for variegated take Mme. Camille Van Lan- genhove but you don't want many varie- gated ones." "Are double or single the most satisfac- tory." "Double and semi-double. The varieties I have mentioned are almost all double." "How do you handle genistas for Easter?" "We take cuttings about March. They strike very readily. Genistas I keep under glass all the year round, no shade, and plenty of air night and day as soon as the weather permits. Of course they take plenty of water by this treatment. In order to give them the globular shape which we always have them in we cut their hair once a month, that is we take sheep shears and clip them. In winter we give them the same general treatment as we do azaleas. The only difference is that they require plenty of room. If crowded as you can crowd azaleas they rot. The foliage is so dense that they are bound to damp if set too close. You cannot help it. As to soil they are not particular. Any good potting stuff only you must not use bone. Genitas will not stand it, although they will stand other manure." "Do you grow any of the old canarien- sis now?" "No, racemosus is the only one we pro- pagate. When Easter is over our city flo- rists have a habit of throwing their old plants into the first florist's wagon that comes along. In that way we get a few of the old sort mixed in, but you don't find any in our young stock. "Kalmia latifolia makes a mighty pretty plant when in flower We shall havesome of those for Easter. The treatment is precisely the same as for azaleas." "Wheredoyouget your kalmia plants?" "Import them. We cannot afford to grow them here. It takes too long." "How about the ardisias?" "These are grown here from seed. They are pretty small the first year and it is the third year before they bear any ber- ries to amount to anything. The second year they might be planted out in frames and shaded and kept well watered, then potted carefully in the lall. Ardisias will stand a pretty good temperature. In win- ter anything between 50° and 60° will do They are verv apt to be infested with 754 The American Florist. Ma scale, and frequent syringing is required to keep them clean." "Do you grow longiflorum or Ilarrisii lilies for Easter plants?" "For Easter we prefer longiflorum. As a plant they will take longiflorum in pre- ference to Harrisii cverj' time if they can get them. But the bulbs have been pretty scarce lately. As to growing lilies and hydrangeas I cannot tell you anything. Everybody grows them. "There is not much for us in spirrca. But wc all think we ought to have it. I suppose if we didn't have it we could get along just as well without it. We sell a great many daisies— marguerites they call them in Boston— lor Easter decorations and in fact all winterthrough. For these we takethe cuttings anytime from March to July. Our earliest struck ones are all sold already. Those that we shall have for Easter were put in about May or June. We shall ha ve a few roses, mostly Magnas. Outside of what I have mentioned we grow nothing in (juantity except palms, pandanus, araucarias, etc. Thepandanus I find does not sell this year equal to last year." "What palms do you find mostly in demand this season?" "Arecas, kentias and lantanias mainly. The latanias have out sold all the others this year. Rhapis is not so sho-;y a palm as the others. There is not so big a demand for it. One reason is that it is too expensive. We import all ourrhapis. It is of too slow a growth to raise it from seed here." "Much obliged to you, Mr. Keller. Have some nice plank walks laid from your place to the station and we will come out and see those plants just before Easter." Propagation of Stove House Plants. IIV E. ASMIIS, SHORT nil.I.S, X. .1. {Read bffoie the New York Florhl dub, on M.indiiy, l-ebiuary i;lh, /*/J.| Any method by which plants are in- creased, whether by seed, cuttings, layers, bulbs or division, is applicable under the head of propagation. Many are the devices adopted in the stove j)ropagating house to maintain a moist and even temperature. The one mostly in use is the jjropagating frame, which is of very simple construction, being merely a box-like structure with cither sliding or hinged sash. No matter how the frame may be constructed, it should be sufficiently tight so as to be able to control b(Uh heat and moisture, and also allow ventilation. These frames as a rule are built right on the green- house benches, with hot water or steam pipes running underneath to supply the necessary bottom heat, which should range IVotn about T.'i " to 80"^'. The bot- tom of the benches should be boarded up and provided with slides that can be opened and closed, so as to better regu- late the tciuperature when heavy firing has to be done, otherwise the sand or material in which the cuttings arc placed becomes too dry, causing them to wilt, and sometimes resulting in their loss. Orcat care must therefore be t.-iken that the cuttings never become wilted, or they will take twice as long to root, and in some cases will never again recover. Great discretion must also lie used in watering, never using cold water, always using th.'it from which the chill has been taken, or of the same temperature as the house. If cold water is used the result is sometimes disastrous, at times causing the loss of an entire batch of tender plants. Ventilation is another one of the essen- tial factors in successful plant propaga- tion. The frames, after having been closed all day, should be open in the evening, so as to allow the condensed moisture, which has generated on the glass, to dry oft" before closing them again. The frames should not be closed entirely, always leaving a crack through which air may pass on the frame at night. Repeat the same operation in the morning, keeping the frames closed down tight in the day. Continue this process until the cuttings you have in the frame have become thoroughly rooted, when the frame should be left open so as to allow the cuttings to become hardened off" before potting. There are diff"erent methods by which many of the numerous stove house plants are increased, some by cuttings, some by division, and others by layers. Thedracana, one of our most useful stove house plants, is readily increased by cutting up the stems in lengths of four or five inches, or longer if desired, the small pieces being much more advisable if properly cut so as not to injure the eyes. These should be placed on a bench or in flats in sand, or sphagnum moss, in some warm place in a propagating house, where they will receive some bot- tom heat. In a short time these will begin to throw up small plants, which should be taken otT as soon as large enough and placed in a propagating frame, where it will not take them long to root. Great care must be taken in potting up the rooted cuttings, so as not to break the roots, which are very brit- tle, and if broken are apt to cause the bottom leaves to become yellow, thus making an unsightly plant to begin with. Marantas, another class of fine decora- tive plants, are mostly propagated by division of the rhizomes. These are split into small pieces, the tops being cut oft" and the divided pieces laid in moss, and placed in the propagating house on bot- tom heat. In a short time the dormant back eyes will begin to throw up small plants which should be left ifiitil they have several leaves. When in this state the small plants can be cut off" and pot- ted. The rhizomes should be jilaced back again, and will keep on producing small plants as long as there are any sound eyes remaining. Dieffenbachia, a fine decorative stove plant of many varieties, is increased by cutting up the stem of the plant to single eyes. The pieces should be left to get dry for a time after cutting, when the ends should be dipped in slacked lime to keep them from rotting. The pieces should then be placed in sphagnum moss, in a warm place with bottom heat; many other plants such as aglaonemas, alo- casias, schismatoglottis, and many other aroids arc propagated in like manner. Nepenthes, in its many dift'erent vari- eties, with the exception of a few, is not a very difticult class of plants to strike, providing the cuttings are taken at the proper time. In making these cuttings care should be taken in selectingthe right kind of wood. Select wood which has become (|uite firm, not using any that is soft. Cut into single eyes and |)ot into small pots in a mixture of fibrous peat and sphagnum moss; then place them in a propagating case, keeping them syringed freely, never allowing thtm to become in any waydry. Cuttings can also be struck in inverted thumb pots, enlarging the hole in the bottom, inserting the cutting, wrapping a little sphagnum moss around it to keep it in pl.uc. These should be placed on a bed of sphagnum moss, keep- ing it well saturated with water so as to give them suflicient moisture. The latter method is by far the (juickest way to root them, but not the best on accotint of the roots being so easily damaged by pot- ting. I think the first method described is much the best, even if it takes a little while longer, as there is less danger of losing them. Cyanophyllums and sph.erogynes, our most majestic and attractive stove plants, are increased by top cuttings, or one eye cuttings, the latter making bj' far the best plants. This is done by cutting off pieces of the stem below the eyes about an inch long, splitting them in half, mak- ing two cuttings from each piece, the eyes being opposite. As a rule the leaves of these are very large, and on this account they should be partly cut oft", so as not to take up too much room. The cuttings should be placed in small pots with a little fibrous peat .-it the bottom, filled with sand, and placed in a propagating case and kept closed until rooted, when they should be potted into larger pots, put back in the frame until the roots begin to show signs of coming through the soil. After being hardened off they can then be removed to the stove. Such are some of the methods adopted in a stove propagating house. Time being limited in the preparation of this paper the different methods which are adapted to the other numerous stove plants must be left to a future date. The New Palm House at Lincoln Park, Chicago. In this issue is presented a series of views of the interior of the new palm house in Lincoln Park; they fail, how- ever, to give full effect to the scene actu- ally presented to the visitor. The house is 156 feet long, and has an average width of about 80 feet; the height to the apex at centre is r)+ feet. The roof is curvilinear in shape, thecurves ever varying in radius, with reverse curves near the low eaves, breaking it into pleasing harmonic lines. Utilitj- has also been studied; the curves of the roof run into each other without breaks, and thus ]>revent the loss of glass by sliding snow. The upper arch to the entrance is across a wide terrace of two slopes; the use of the slopes brings the floor of the house to a point about 6 or 7 feet above the level of the flower garden, at the north end of which the palm house is situated. The two slopes of the terrace are mounted by flights of blue Bedford stone steps .'!0 feet in width, and a walk of the same broad proportions leads to the entrance of the house. Within the doors is a vestibide of 25x20 feet, to prevent as much as possi- ble the inrush of cold air at each opening of the outer doors. Passing into the house the first tliingto strike the attention of the visitor is the sense of quiet and restfulness that per- vades it; .an appearance of roominess i)re- vails, although the size of the house is not apparent , the lines of its roof and walls be- ing in perlcct harmony. The paths are com- fortable in width, and wind round and through arrangements of rock work in an irregular manner. Pleasant surprises arc met at every turn; here and there ex- tmded views can be had of undulating moss covered banks, in which are planted palms and other ornamental plants. Everything is planted out; neither pot, box nor tub intrudes on the scene. The first object to strike the eye of the visitor on entering the house is a collec- tion of bananas of large proportions, /%. The American Florist. 755 :i^w^ m VIEWS IN THE NEW PALM HOUSE AT LINCOLN PARK, CHICAGO. clothing a sloping bank, at the foot of which lies an irregularly shaped pond, rock bound, in which fish sport gaily. Aquatic plants, ferns, etc., fringe its bor- ders, while from off a rocky point stands a fine plant of Papyrus antiquorum; ad- jacent is a clump of eucalyptus in variety. Following the path leading to the right are to be noted fine specimens of Ficus elastica and Cycas revoluta. On a rocky island which cleaves the path is planted a fine Alsophila australis with a ten foot stem. Off to the right stands a large clump of poinsettias, which even now show evidence of former beauty. Imanto- phyllum grandiflorum is near by in full bloom, a reproach to those who are inap- preciatiye of a good thing. Marantas are seen doing well as we pass along, and Acalypha macrophylla covers a project- ing point in a blaze of color. Near by stands a fine plant of Carludovica pal- mata, with a fine specimen for company at no great distance, while the summit of an elevation as we turn the end is the home of a fine specimen of Phoenix dacty- lifera. A group of Ctinum amabile is sel- dom without a spike of bloom, than which nothing can bemore satisfying. Ruellia macrantha adds here "another feather to its cap." We pass along, amid draca^nas, pandanus, cordylines, beau- carneas, anthuriimis, dieffenbachias and hoffmannias. A cluster of crotons catch the eye by the evidence they show of being quite happy. Among " palms we notice seaforthias, chamjedoreas, cary- otas, Rhopalostylis Baueri and Rliapis flabelliformis, with chamjeropsandlatan- 756 The American Florist. Mar. 2, ias in plenty. The largest specimens arc planted on the undulating ground in the centre, generally on the highest point of the elevation, giving greater emphasis thereto, while the smaller plants are used under without crowding, and the whole surface is covered with selaginellas, etc. The effect is soft and pleasing. The rock-work extends back from the path on either side in picturesque arrange- ment, forming pockets in which ferns, gymnostachyums, fittonias, begonias, various members of the genus ficus, and other beautiful forms from nature's bound- less stores are established, their growth softening the lines of the rockwork. The plants arc all doing well. Having been planted only 90 or 100 days ago the effect already produced lends the assur- ance that a summer's growth will blend the whole arrangement into beautiful harmony. Opening from the palm house is a conservatory, and under construction is a fernery, also entered from the palm house, but of this more anon. Miscellaneous Seasonable Hints. You will most likely have some pansies in cold frames for spring sales. They pay well when taken care of, and should be covered with sash, and on every day when the sun is bright given a little ven- tilation. If frozen tight, pansies will not hurt for weeks at a time in that condi- tion, but as the season advances, warm days and cold nights occur, and theie is where the mischief is done. As soon as hard freezing is past they should be gone over and firmly pressed into the soil. Pansies that have been protected with glass will with us be in bloom by middle of April, and all sold at a good price before the field grown ones are in the market, which often sell as low as 20 and 25 cents per dozen. We are now taking off a cutting from all the geraniums that are in 3-inch pots. It won't hurt the parent plant at all; there is lots of time for it to break and make a fine bushy plant, and the cutting will make an ideal bedding plant. Don't trouble to put them in the sand; they make much better plants if potted firmly in a 2-inch pot. Water thoroughly when potting, and after that be rather sparing of water till they are rooted. They need little shade, and with good care you won't lose 2 per cent. This week we are potting from the seed pans cyclamen, centaurea, verbenas and lobelias that were sown in January. I prefer to put the young cyclamen in flats of convenient size, about one inch apart. The other plants mentioned I pot five or six in a 2V-;-inch pot. It saves much room for a month, when they can be handily divided and shifted into their selling pots. Unless you had a very warm house your coleus have grown very little during this cold winter, but from no w on growth will be rapid, and as they are the quickest and easiest of all plants to root, you can soon get up a stock. Of late years the coleus has been much troubled with mealy bug in our locality. A coal oil emulsion is death to the bugs, and pcr- hai)S to the coleus too. A good waterer can always keep these pests down by a fine hard stream of cold water; they can't stand it. Coleus thrive best on a warm dry shelf where the air can get all around them. You cannot get your Easter crop of Bermudas and longiflorums in just right without continual care. A large and well known grower for the Philadelphia market once remarked to the writer that lilies required considera- ble labor. He considered they wanted at least "six moves" and so it is. When the buds drop down or become pendent, you can generally force them out. Those in that condition now should be removed to a cool house, and will be nicely in time for Kaster. Azaleas will want some moving round. Some varieties will want a very cool place to keep them back. In an ordinary greenhouse temperature, say 45° to 50° at night, Mme. Van der Cruyssen and Simon Mardner, both fine double pinks, will just nowbe flowering, while Emperor de Brazil, a lovelv light pink, and Flag of Truce, a fine old double white, will take quite a little forcing. There is no time of the year when palms and other plants burn as badly as they do now. They have been unaccustomed to the bright rays of the sun for several months and burn easily. Y'our palm house should have a light shading at once; 3 pounds of white lead in a pail of naptha is about right, and put it on with a whitewash brush; syringing is quicker, but you will save in material enough to pay for the labor with the brush. Buffalo, N. Y., Feb. 27. Wm. Scott. A New Chrysanthemum Fungus. In one of the houses of Messrs. W. & C. Greenway, London West, Ontario, flo- rists who have at least a provincial rep- utation as successful chrysanthemum growers, there appeared, toward the mid- dle or end of last .\ugust, a blight on the chrysanthemum, which proved quite de- structive to the plants and difficult — in fact the Messrs. Greenway found it impos- sible—to check. It was first observed on a table of the Mrs. Senator Hearst variety, which had been sent from California in the spring. When the fungus appeared the plants were in vigorous growth; they Fig. /. Cross-seclion through leaf near thf edge of a spore pit or acernulus. The conidia arc shown about twice the length of their true proportion to the thickness of the leaf. had been planted for cut bloom and had developed stems ''s inch in diameter with corresponding foliage. On the plants affected in August and September the flower buds formed, but never opened; on l)lants attacked later, flower and loliage were arrested at the stage at which the yellowing and dark blotching of the leaves set in. The owners sprayed the plants with all their fungicides, but with- out any apparent elfect on the disease. It escaped from the varietv named above and attacked a patch of E. D. Smith. Fig. 2. (a) The contdium {or spore) as it escapes from the acervulus in the leaf; (i) as it had ger- initmted in 4$ hours in a cell culture. The large and juicy leaves of the latter varietv seemed specially favorable to the promotion of its growth, for it seemed to spread quickly from that to all parts of the house. My attention was called to it about the end of November. I made a microscopical examination of the affected tissue and found a mycelium ramifying through the parenchyma of the leaf! de- veloping numerous nodular knots in the tissue, from which there were given ofi" by abscission through ruptures in the upper and lower epidermis hosts of large fusiform spores. The description and specimens were sent to Prof. J. B. Ellis, New Jersey, who pronounced it a new species, although externally resembling Cavarra's Septoria Chrysanthemi in Fungi Langobardi.x. It will be described in the current number of the Canadian Record of Science under the name Cylin- drosporiuin Cluysanl/ienii. E. and D. The fungus can be easily recognfeed by the dark blotches, usuallv about a half to three-quarters inch in diameter. In these blotches are found the spore heaps or pits and beyond them the leaf turns yellow; not long afterwards the whole leaf shrivels and is drawn downward to the stem, as shown in the photograph, Fig. 3. Fig. 1 is a section through the leaf showing one of the sporing pits with the exuding spores. These pits arc numerous and hundreds of spores exude from each. Spores planted in a culture cell in a dropof chrysanthemum juice and kept at 75° Fah. had germinated and branched in4-S hours as seen in Fig. 2(b), having grown from a linear spore about SO micros, Fig. 2 (a), to a branched hypha of 270; and at the end of 60 hours from the timeot sowing, the longest filament of a loose net work of hyjiha was 5,280 micros, being about one-fifth of an inch. As the hypha- ol this fungus grow through the tissue of the leaf it cannot be easily reached by external applications. Doubtless the best course is to burn the affected leaves or destroy the plant as soon as the disease is observed. London, Canada. J. Dearness. Leaf Spot of Chrysanthemums. A report of the Nevi- York State Agri- cultural Experiment Station on the sub- ject of leaf spot or blight of chrysanthe- mums informs us that the disease may be practically controlled by the use of Bor- deaux mixture made as follows: Dis- solve 2 |)ounds of copper sulphate, add whitewash m.adc of lU pounds fresh slaked lime, dilute to 22 gallons with J8g3' The American Florist. 757 Hg. 3. Chrysanthemums affected by Cylindrosporium Chrysanthemi E. & D. Right-hand one most recently affected. Lejt-hand one leaves alt affected and drawn downwards to the stem except two or three at top. Middle one alt blackened^ and most of the leaves fallen off. water, and then add enough soap to make a suds. It is further recom- mended that all diseased foliage be re- moved and burned. Sweet Peas for Cut Flowers. Excelling in every point, the sweet pea doubly excels as a cut flower. It was made for just that. Such beauty and grace and fragrance on such stems, added to its unstinted production of blossoms, makes it the delight of both the florist and the amateur. Its woody stems are made more so by plenty of potash; and high culture will produce stems 14 inches long, and not a thorn the whole length. The improved varie- ties have a good percentage of four blos- soms on a stem; above that number nothing need be expected at present but an occasional double stem. The following points are for the practi- cal florist: As a July and August flower, sweet peas can easily be grown in abundance. During those months the regular florists are likely to have their trade stolen and the market drugged by other enterpris- ing persons who plant this flower as they would culinary peas. With seed at wholesale prices and a strip of land, the basket hucksters are likely to reap the summer harvest. Indeed almost every- body can have their own row of sweet peas. But why don't the florists take in the situation, and have this flower ready for the school graduations? They ought to be ready by the middle of June to begin cutting in the northern range of states. Before speaking of their earlier produc- tion under glass, probably the last two weeks of June would be worth more than the entire months of July and August. The ordinary rules for bringing forward half hardy garden stuff' would work well with sweet peas. Starting them in a cold frame and transplanting them; making the ground early by fall prepara- tion; a careful use of nitrate of soda; an inexpensive use of cotton cloth to keep the ground from getting chilled nights, such expedients would be practical tor this flower. It germinates at a low tem- perature, stands frosts, and responds readily to kind treatment. One florist in Hartford plants a row in the fall, and by winter protection has had blossoms in May. Early in May sweet peas were quoted in New York at 50 cents per dozen stems. I would not plant them in a greenhouse where the summer temper- ature is maintained. A fermenting beat is bad for them when tender. They nat- urally make their root growth early in the moist spring ground, and need to be well along before the summer heat strikes them. If I put them under glass I should keep in mind this condition, and regulate the heat about as it would run outside from April to July. What varieties are practical for the florist? Price of seed and popular tastes will largely rule. There are but two seed houses in this country that carry anything like a complete collection of sweet peas. It does'nt pay. A dozen seeds of a new Ecklord cost as much as a pound of some popular variety. The Blanche Ferrv, or the Butterfly at 65 cents a pound is business, and bovh these varieties deserve all the popularity they have. The three shades of pink, laven- der and white are likely to predominate in popular taste. The pink and white, and the lavender and white, and the three in combination, or each color by itself, make up the bulk of the sweet pea trade. Next to these delicate shades, in poDtilarity, stand the very dark, rich varieties. The Boreatton leads them, although Mr. Eckford now excels that with his new Stanley. There are all shades and combinations of red, purple and brown between, and all are beauti- ful to those who love to study individual blossoms. White is always a standard, and the demand for it in this flower keeps the price about three times what it should be. This year the Painted Lady is cjuoted at 50 cents, while the common white is $1.50 per lb. A good substi- tute for the latter is Fairy Queen, which to most people passes for pure white, having only delicate pencilings of car- mine on the standard, and is quoted at 75 cents per lb. It is a lucky seedsman who can get the proportion of white he wants at any price. The florist wants for his popular trade the following, in order: White, Blanche Ferry, Butterfly, Lottie Eckford, Apple Blossom, Fairy Oueen, Adonis, Princess Beatrice, Crown Princess of Prussia, Princess of Wales, Painted Lady, Scarlet Striped. These are delicate varieties and range from 45 cents to $2.00 per lb. I have not put them in the order of their merit, but of their utilitarian value for popular and cutting purposes. This is not a list for seedsmen. For dark varie- ties for cutting we have Boreatton, Indigo King, Purple Prince, Black, Im- perial Blue, put in the order of their depth of color. What are the finest, large, self colored Eckfords now in the American market? Mrs. Sankey, white; Countess of Radnor, delicate mauve and lilac; Mrs. Gladstone, pink; Splendour, bright rose; Apple Blos- som, pink and white; Capt. of Blues, blue; Orange Prince, orange pink; Bore- atton, dark maroon. Every seedsman ought to bring within the horizon of his best customers these gems. While the collector of varieties prizes every new sort, and enjoys the study of their differences, it is very disappointing to bouquet a general mixture. The finest varieties at once lose their individuality in a general mass. To put the Apple Blossom into a bouquet of Blanche Ferry, or a Countess of Radnorin among the Butterfly is to throw them away. And some interesting varieties are worthless for bunching, like the Vesuvius and the medium purples. The florist should have the brilliant scarlet aiid crimson varieties, for many a ladv will not dare to set her complexion off with the delicate shades. W. T. Hutchins. 758 The American Florist, Mar. 2. 5^ A Retailer's Views. IIV 'rHctMAS (;.\UTI,KIiUK. \Read before, the American Carnation Society at the Pittibutg meeting,] With pleasure I riiulcrtakc tojjivcthcm to the best of my ability, though I cannot jirouiisc much that will be either new or instructive; but it is always a pleasure to think anil write about flowers we like and ai"c-es|)ccially interested in. Carnations have so many elements of popularity as a flower — their beauty, fra- jjrance and good keeping qualities, the (juantity and reasonable price at which they can be sold, all combine to make them one of the best and most desirable flowers we handle. An all-the-year-round and everyday flower, they have become a staple article, one of the necessities of our trade, and have brought remunera- tive prices to both grower and retailer I hope this past year. Selling well during the summer months, good stock was always in demand at $1.00 per hundred at wholesale — a higher pricethan wehavc paid in jiast j'cars. From away back in the early 60's, when we had (as far as I can recollect) only one variety (I forget its name) of the monthly or tree carnation, as we called them, then of a dark crimson pur- plish color; a good grower, making large masses of a very ])retty foliage; a fine sweet flower but a very shy bloomer. This variety seems to have disappeared, al- though ;i few years ago I ibund what appeared to me to be the same variety growing in an old garden near Borde-i- town in New Jersey, on whatisknown as Cream Ridge, blooming profusely all sum- mer, not making as much foliage as it did on the heavier soil where I first made its acquaintance, and quite hardj', living out of doors all winter and starting to bloom again earh' in the spring. Some plants 1 procured from there and trans- planted to our heavier soil, took on the old form — lots of growth and very few flowers. About 1862 La Puriteand Presi- dent Dc Graw came to my notice. We grew them for a time as pot plants, not being then in the cut-flower business and not knowing their value for that purpose. As they became popular for bou; carnations seem to be pegged at $1. ,")(). We wish the growers for this market would sort their carnations, making first and second quality. The best would easily bring the better price, and if the market was full and any went to waste it would be the second quality. The growers all send their stock tied in bunches of twenty-five, and each bunch of a color. It took a long time to bring this system into general use; growers said tiiey didn't have the time to bunch them, and other excuses were made, but they had to come to it eventually. Now it IS also certain that they will have to divide or grade their stock. .\t present it is almost impossible to get two dozen good carnations out of a bunch of twen- ty-five. This thing of making the good flowers sell the poor ones won't work any more; put fine flowers of fine varieties to- gether, and fine prices will be the result. Mr. Lonsdale says that before long people will be asking not for carnations, but give me a dozen of this or that vari- ety, calling it by name, the same es they do roses, and expecting to pay a diflerent price, according to the variety desired. Bulbous flowers have been unusually plenty this season and growers say there has been no profit in them at all. Valley particularly has been a drug and good spravs have been sold in lots, as low as $1 a hundred, while the prevailing price of late has been $2. Freesia also goes a begging. . . , Easter stock is getting into shape, and there promises to be a fine lot of bloom- ing plants about when the early date is considered. It seems now with modern houses and methods of heating it is pos- sible to bring all classes of plants into bloom whenever desired. A rose grower commen'-ing favorably on a fine lot of roses sent in from another establishment recently said: "Isn't it singular, that man grows such fine roses; yet if he was to leave there and work for some one else, in all probability he would not do nearly so well. I have seen it so often; a man gets the reputation of being a good grower in one place, but on as- suming charge of another, has an alto- gether different experience. I can't tell why it is, only I know it to be the case." Messrs. Harris, Craig, Lonsdale, Eisele and Kift, of this city, together with a number of the growers from the "Belt," attended the annual meeting of the Car- nation Society at Pittsburg the past week. They reported a very interesting meeting, and the exhibition of carna- tions, while not large, as being excellent in quality. Mr. Shelraire's collection, the vases of Edna Craig and Mr. Dorner's exhibit were the leading features. Mr. Lonsdale had selected some seedling flow- ers for exhibition, but was unfortunate in having them frozen the day before starting. There was one thing that im- pressed the visitors and which they will remember for a long time, and that was the hospitality they enjoyed at the hands of the Pittsburg and .MIegheny Florists' and Gardeners' Club. They were treated right rovally everywhere they went, and in the banquet on Wednesday evening they were moi'c than surprised. Every- thing was on a grand scale. The decora- tions of the room as well as the tables could hardly have been surpassed; even the menu card was an artistic success, nothing was left undone to make the occasion a notable one. Mr. Robert Patterson as toastmaster was a great success. Long live the Pittsburg and .Vllegheny Florists' and Gardeners' Club. K. The feature of the monthly meeting of the Penna. Ilort. Society, held February 21, was a display of carnations. The blooms exhibited were above the average in (|uality. some of the varieties being particularly well grown. In A. M. Herr's exhibit the committee commended Grace Darling, Daybreak, Aurora. Fred. Dorncr. Anna Webb and Louise Porsch; a vase of Golden Triumph in his col!ection was very highly com- mended by the committee and was much admired by all present. Edward Swayne had some very choice flowers in his collection. Mrs. Fisher, Daybreak and Lizzie McGowan were singled out for commendation by the committee, while the following were very highly commended: Aurora, Puritan and Thos. Cartledge. Mr. Craig had a fine vase of the beauti- ful Edna Craig, for which he received very high commendation. Puritan in this col- lection were good too. A vase of seedlings was shown by (i.F. Christie. .\ white and pink in this collec- tion were singled out by the committee as being good; in fact they were particularly fine. A vase of Pearl was very good in Mr. Christie's lot, and his McGo wans and Hinze's White were also worthy ot note. Herman Brushaber showed a fine speci- men of white cyclamen, a well grown plant of fine habit and medium large flowers. He was commended by the com- mittee for this exhibit. Wm. Swayne exhibited a fine collection of the leading varieties, which were highly commended bv the committee. St. Louis. Trade during the past week has been verj' good, the demand fully equalling the supply, which has been rather short on account of the dull weather which is still with us. The fashion, if anything, has run to violets, which are worn by almost everv one down town when the weather permits, one firm alone having disposed of fully 5,000 in a single day, they being made into small bunches for wearing, and mostly sold singly. The single varieties are the ones most used, the double being scarce and hard to obtain, while the single ones are shipped from the south in great quantities. These being outdoor stock are considerably cheaperthan those grown under glass, and this may have considerable to do with their popularity. Passing Mr. Kauflman's place the other day I stopped to see Mr. John Arnisby, his gardener, and to have a look at his plants. I found John busy preparing to root his draca;na tops by tying some moss around the stems close up to the foliage. The houses were in good shape and his stuft' was looking well, although he has a great drawback in the shape of city water, which at times comes so thick that it leaves a coating of mud on the foliage of the plants. He generally man- ages to have a nice bunch of orchids in flower and this time was no exception to the rule. His eattleyas were in good shape and he has had a fine show of them during the winter. Azaleas, too, were covered with bloom, although they have been grown here for the past three years, thus prcvingthat they can be successfully carried over here during our very dry summers, notwithstanding all the oldir gardeners to the contrary. The roses were looking quite well considering the season wc have passed through. He finds Woottons and Perlcs the most sat- isfactory as they can cut quantities of them when theystart flowering. Adimb- ing Perle planted in one of the benches has climbed over almost everything in the house. He says it will climb if it won't do anything else. He is a firm believer in the benefits of a "Flower show," but thinks they should be aided more by private subscriptions and special prizes as is done on the other side. 1 noticed some strong plants in ,3inch pots of chrysanthemums, and a glance over the labels showed them to be all prize win- rSps- The American Florist. 763 CHRYSANTHEMUM NIVEUS, ning varieties; it looks as though he is laying his plans already for next fall's show. I also called upon Mr. Waldbart and found him trying to make more room in his houses by placing soft stuff out in frames. His houses are in town and are kept in perfect shape. I noticed a nice lot of epiphyllum grown as standards, the stem being about IS inches long. These when in flower make nice house plants and are easily carried over from season to season. There were also several fine lots of Lilium Harrisii, as well as a bench of flowering begonias which were covered with bloom and worth seeing. In addition to the plants that he has sent to the World's Fair there are here seven or eight large specimens that are to go up in the spring. These plants are clean and well grown and would be a credit to any one sending them. They consist of latanias, phoenix and Seaforthia elegans. There is also a Euphorbia splendens that has been in his possession for 20 years. Mr. Waldbart is in favor of holding a fall show with several impor- tant changes from the previous ones, which if adopted will make them much more attractive and give better satis- faction. Mr. Eugene H.' Michel representing the Michel Plant and Bulb Co., has had John Mackey, Superintendant of the Berry — Horn Coal Company's yard arrested charged with attempted fraud by giving short weight. The Michel Plant and Bulb Co., have a contract with the Berry — Horn Co., for the coke used in heating their houses, and have been receiving coke from them daily forthepastthreemonths; they suspected the loads to be light but did nothing until complaints were heard from other sources, then they had all the loads weighed and found a shortage every time varying from 30 to 360 pounds. The law allows for a difference of 50 pounds in scales, but the City Inspector, however, after examining both scales was willing to swear there was not more than 10 pounds difference. Upon this evidence the arrest was procured. Prof. Trelease, of Shaw's Garden, received some coal from the same people, and learning what Mr. Michel was doing had his load reweighed and found a shortage of 200 pounds. The case is set for trial on the 24th of Feb- ruary and is being watched with much interest. R. F. T. Chrysanthemum Niveus. Among the many new claimants for public favorwhich madetheir appearance at the exhibitions of 1S92 it is doubtful whether any other variety made quite so strong an impression as the subject of 764 The American Florist. Ma our illustration. Its great size, charming sbape and exquisite purity of hue make it admirable for exhibition purposes, while robust habit and strong stems, well clothed with good foliage, give distinct promise as a trade variety. We can not always give certain testimony as to the value of any flower without adequate trial, but it is safe to predict great things of Niveus as a white chrysanthemum of unusual value. Mushrooms. Referring to the statement on page 664 of our issue of February 2, that mush- rooms in three weeks from spawning was probably the quickest time on record, Mr. W. A. Wright, Lansdale, Pa., writes us that he has gathered mushrooms in 18, 19 and 20 days from time of spawn- ing. He adds that the beds were spawned August 30 and he gathered mushrooms from them September 17. In our list of cemetery superintendents we have named Mr. D. H. Rhodes as superintendent of the National Cemetery at Arlington, Va. This is not correct. Mr. Rhodes is landscape gardener for the national cemeteries and Arlington is his regular station. His P. O. address is Fort Mvcr, Va., (via.) West Washing- ton, D. C. Golden Returns. 200,000 ROSES 200,000 We offer well established, healthy plants in below named and many other sorts: From 2-inch pots, % 3.00 per 100; $30.00 per 1000 From 3-inch pots, 6.00 " fJO.OO From 4-iuch pots, 12.00 " 120,00 Not iu excess of any one variety. 50,000 Hybrid Perpetual Roses 50,ooo ut W per 11)0; 840 per 1000. In 60 select varieties. New ami IJare Varieties at Speeial Hates given ill our Wliolesale List, now ready. WE Nt^ME A FEW SORTS ONLY: Aurora, Bcwamiuet. (unit, (le I.aliarthe. Bon Slle Cels. l>ev.inliMi:.ls. C, M.-rnirt. i;t.)lli- .li^ l,y..n. II mosa. Mm.- <'iislii. II ,\l, Miiiilrv. Miilmal^nn. Ma (inlllllowing Roses, rooted in December, and as tine and healthy stock as any ijruwer can send out. Bridesmaids, Ricliardias, Brides, Amaryllis of sorts, Mermets, Daybreak carnations, Perlas, Geraniums, Sunsets, Smilax and Niphelos, Florists' Seeds. A.Mress E. HIPPARD, Youngstowii, 0. THE ANCHORAGE ROSE GO. Ullers a select lot of yoiiiij.; Rose plants. Grown from imported stock. Free from disease. All the popular forcini,' varieties. SEND I'Olt rlMCIC l.l.ST ANCHORAGE ROSE CO., Anchorage, Ky. ROOTED ROSE CUTTINGS TESTIMONIALS FROM NEW ENGLAND TO CALIFORNIA. .^lASSACIILSKTTS. Dunlel \V. Davis, of New Bfilfortl. says: "The cuttings reached me in splendid condition. 1 had no diffleulty whatever with tbom after pottlnfi. They have proved first-class In every way, botli as to erowtli and bloom. It Is certainly the cheapest method of securing young plants for your greenhouses." RHOOE ISLAND. S. .1. Reutor. of Westerly, says: "1 had no more ditlicultv with them after potting than if taken out of the bench here. It Is by all means the cheapest method of securing young plants for your greenhouses." NEW VOKK. Thomas Mansfield, of Lockport. says: "Tlie rooted cuttings reached me in splendid condi- tion and have done equal to our own. 1 believe them to be the cheapest and best." OHIO. tlravett & Son. of Lancaster, say: "Cuttings arrived fresh and nice. They did well after being potted and have given excellent results in growth and bloom. It Is the cheapest method of securing young plants." ILLINOIS. Plllsbury & Gessler. of Galesburg. say: "Cuttings were well packed ana reached us perfectly frosli. Will need some more cuttings this spring. Plense send prices and varieties as soon as ready." KANs \s. K. G. Ferguson, uf Parsons, says: "They have given me as satisfactttry results lK)th an to growth and bloom, as if they bad l>een tjiken from two and one-half Inch pots. In snlie of tlie dry season they did finely, more especially the Hrldes." IOWA. .T. T. Temple, of Davenport, say "The cuttings arrived In rooted, and I only iovt Hvt fifty. If theyalw;i\~ i ■ a^ year from you. U i- i stocking up with K" ■ > od condition and well- it ot one hundred and IV those received this I . iieiipest method of Har had ,■ rii glv 1tl.>n. I had : than if they nl they liave M.\ilVL.VM>. William Bester. of Hagerstown. says "The cuttings arrived In very fir they gave great satlstuctiou. < VI II < h;n I .\. J. Bolrard. Posen -t i: > "Cuttings arriv'i ' ■ >i nodltficurty with tip n. iii : n- sntisfactorv as to t;i>n^ (ii nifi (■[■■■-m. <-lu'np<-st method ui sLHiiiin^: m.uiu t:reenb.uises."" Send for Catalogues and Prices wilb Half-Tone Pictures of tlie New Roses. KfllSERIN flUGUSTE VIKTORIA AND WHITE Lfl FRANCE. C. STRAUSS & CO., ^ WASHINGTON, D. C. PERLE ROSES. ALSO BRIDES AND MERMETS. No better stock in New York State. Orders solicited for Apiil or May delivery, in 2^^ inch pots; or in 4-inch pots June and July. NIFHETOS, BON SILENE AND MME. HOSTE IN LIMITED QUANTITIES. S Alitor* ;Bi*o«s«, 42 'W^. Main Street, FRCDCIM] :f=?, isj. -.^leO S E> » . ^^^ FINE PLANTS and ROOTED CUTTINGS a.]vi:bs«ic5a.pj iska.uty, l.a france, catherine mermet, BENNETT, BRIDE, WOOTTON, GONTIER. Specially fine stcck in the TWO MOST FASHIONABLE ROSES grown, METEOR and AMERICAN BEAUTY. IVIKTKOI*, PERLE DES JARDINS, WATTEVILLE, MME. CUSIN, BRIDESMAID, NIPHETOS, SEND FOR PRICES. GttflS. F. EVANS & BRO., pS^. Mention American Florist. ROSES. Clothilde Soupert. ROSES. «t5. 00 i»m». icjcj. «;i«ii.l, li.iillhv i.liiiils fV.Mii r.-iiMli pt.ls. .iro in spl.ii.li.l ro.i.Jil ion lor Spii,,,,- sal.s. W,- limUr tiiiH |.ri.-.- In inovi- 111. in .ini.UI.v. \V.- ivniil 111.- r. Inr Kiisl.i- sl.i.k. MERMET. NIPHETOS, BRIDE. GONTIER. WATTEVILLE and HOSTE. from 2inch pots. $4.00 per hundred. DAVID CLIFFE, Germantown, Phila., Pa. TKAS »30.oo per looo HYBRIDS 40.00 per 1000 Healthy plants, in 2incli pols. Also healthy plants of the Newest Chrysanthe- mums, and general greenhouse stock. Trade list on application. LOTJISVILLK ICY. .Mention American Klorlat. FORCING ROSES All the 0I1I, and sticli new varieties as have been proved, kept in stock. 2M. A.. HUNT, TERRE HAUTE, INI). Mention American 1-Iorist. i8g3. The American Florisk 76s What Rose is always in demand ? "AMERICAN BEAUTY." Which is the only large Rose that can be had all the year round ? "AMERICAN ^^ o BEAUTY." ^^**«'^^»^ ;; V^' a^^ 'AMERICAN BELLE" has carried the highest honors wherever shown — New York, Boston, Chicago, Philadelphia, Cincinnati and else- where throughout the United States. . . . Boofe vOMr order MOW. $60 per 100; $400 per 1000. 25 at 100 rale,250 atlOOOrale. Ready April 15th. 7S93. JOHN BURTON. G!i6st,nut tijil, PITHadelplTia, Fa. $80.00 THE ROSE $1500 BRIDESMAID. THE NEVER-DEFORMED NERMET. OF IT MR. T. J. SLAUGHTER'wntes from Madison, N. ].: January 3, 1893. * * * "It gi:^?es me pleasure to give th-e Bridesmaid my hearty recommendation: from my experience with it this year I am cou\'inced ft will supersede the Merm-et entirely, owing" to its better color and greaterr market value. I int-eastfl. to give it in future all the room I can possiteiy -spare. I think growers tstiU go for it strong ao- othe Plants from 2K-inch pots, $15.00 per 100 SFECIAIi OFFHB of Booted CUTTINGS, only in lots of one thousand each, price SSO.OO per lot. Beautifully rooted- carefully packed. FRANK L. MOORE, CHATHAM, NEW JEKSEY. Roses of- Rare Excellence; strong l and 2-yr., outdoor grown, budded and own roots. Leading Nurserymen call them "best ever seen." Shall we express sample? lOOlOOCI Climbing, 2.yr., 3 to 5 ft., own roots f8 $70 " 1-yr., 2 to 3 ft., own roots 7 60 Hyb. P., 2-yr,, 2 to 4 ft., budded or own roots 9 85 l-yr„ 1% to 2 ft., " " " 8 75 Mad. Plantier, 2-yr., 2 to 4 ft,, own roots . . 8 70 " " 1-yr,, 1]4 to 2 ft., own roots . 7 60 Moss, 2-yr., 2 to 4 ft., budded or own roots. . 9 85 1-yr,, I'/i to 2 ft,, budded or own roots 8 75 Evergreens, 2, 3 and 4 feet, fine. Full Stock Fruit Trees, Ornamentals — Every- thing ! Stark Bros., Louisiana, Missouri. ROSES. ROSES. ROSES. • YOUNG • ROSES. • LA FRANCE, MERMETS, BRIDES, HOSTE, GONTIERS, NIPHETOS. METEORS. Beauties, Brunners, Laings and Magna Chartas. Write us for 'further in- formation. (/" A/ ^^^^ * Chestnut Sts.,. ' PHILADELPHIA. MflDflME GflROLINE TtSTOUT. The best rose of its color in existence. It has been fully tested in the New York market and Hea'thy plants from 2 ',<-inch pots now ready. Per 100, $25 00; per 1000, $200 00; 500 at 1000 rates. ERNST ASMUS, West Hoboken, N. J. Fine, Healthy, 2Mnch Pots. Perles, Brides, Mermets, Niphetos, Papa Gontier, Hoste, Watteville, Cusin, La France, Albany, Wootton, at . $5.00 per 100, $45.00 per 1,000.* Meteor at $6.00 per lOO, $55.00 per I'ooo. Climbing Perle, at .... $10.00 per 100. John Henderson Co., Per 100 Per 1000 CARN.\TIONS, standard varieties , $1 00 S 9 00 NEWER KINDS Sl,50 to 2 00 COLEUS 75 6 00 Send for prices on Chrysanthemums, Alteran- thera. Snow Crest Daisy, etc, .JOHN J. CONNELLY, Bryn Mawr, Pa. COLEUS ROOTED CUTTINGS The He.st Twelve Bcdders. AIso,Althernanthera Aurea Nana and differ- ant Bedding Plants, For prices, address C. P. SCHNEIDER, Oconomowoc, Wis. 66 TifE American Florist. Mar. 2^ Sub-.cription $1.00 a Year. To Europe, $2.00. Advertisements, lo Cents a Line. Agate; Inch. Si. 40; Column, $14.00. Cash with Order. No Special Position Guaranteed. Discounts. 6 times. 5 per cent: 13 times, 10 per cent; 26 times. 20 per cent; 52 times, 30 per cent. No reduction made for large space. The AdvertlsInK Department of the American FLORIST Is for Florists. Seedsmen, and dealers In war<'8 nertatning to thott lines ONLY. Please to remember it. Orders lor less than one-half it,ch space not accepted. Address THE AMERICAN FLORIST CO.. Chicago. Do YOU WANT an alphabetical list of the chrysanthemums in commerce in America, with class and a brief accurate description of each one, and synonyms noted? You will find such a list in our new trade directnrv and reference book. HARDY GUT FERNS? Oh Yes, over 5,000,000. 1 can supply you the year round with Al goods. Also new Bouquet Green, Laurel festooning, etc. H. E. HARTFORD, 18 Chapman Place, BOSTON, MASS IF YOU NEED ANY Cape Flowers, Immortelles, Grasses, plain or fancy Baskets, Metal Wreaths, Letters, Doves, or any other thing in the Florists' supply line, mail us your order. REMEMBER WE ARE THE Leading Manufacturers of Wheat Sheaves and Baskets, and Importers of Florists' Supplies. CataloRuo on a|iplicatioii ERNEST KAUFMANN & CO., 113 N. 4ih Street. PHILIID?LPHIA. PA. H. BAYEKSDORFER & CO., WHOLESALE FLORISTS' SUPPLIES ONLY, FHILABEI.FHIA, FA. Oar new Oataloeae is now oat. free upon application. MARSCHUETZ & CO.. FLORISTS' • SUPPLIES, 23 & 25 N. 4th St . PHILADELPHIA. PA. Send lor rntil irnr —ifc WHITE DOVES FOR FLORISTS. LlirKostancI tlin'Ht Mlcjck In tliu linlled StatcH. Writo tor prlcin to ». J. xcu»eiBiL,r^, 103 Van Winkle St . Jersey City. N. J. AdK.NTS ; .1. ('. Vuufflmn, Chlcngu. III. 11 Buyersdorler & Cu.. flilla., I'a 2,000,000 HARDY EVERGREEN GUT FERNS Bspecially for Florists' Use. SPECIAL ATTENTION PAID TO SCPPLYIKG THE WHOLESALE TRADE 35 per 1000. In lots of 5000 and npwa: , strong, 2;^-inch pot plants $12.00 per too Per 100 Per MIO METEOR. SI 00 S;« 00 CLOTHILDE SOUPERT 4 00 S-') W PERLE DES JARDINS o 00 40 OO CATHERINE MERMET 4 00 :« 00 THE BRIDE. 4 00 to 00 MARIE GUILLOT 4 00 80 00 NIPHETOS 4 00 MME. HOSTE 4 00 HERMOSA 4 00 SOUV. DE WOOTTON 4 00 PAPA GONTIER 4 OO MME. PIERRE GUILLOT 4 00 ETOILE DE LYON 4 00 MALMAISON 4 00 General Collection of TEAS. BOURBON and POLYANTHAS in 50 leading varieties. $4 per 100: $35 per 1000 t. per 1000 $:! GERANIUMS, in Tim CANNAS, larpi flowered, Krcuch, 54 00 CALADIUM Esculentu 00 DAHLIAS, .aneties. . . o large flowered French, iu 8 _ scarce sorts 1.5 UO Madam Crozy. .... l-i 00 Tall growing varieties .... 4 00 I choice collection, strong roots.. . 8 00 7',; to 10 in. circnm . 7 (10 ti to "^ iu. circuni . 5 00 " 5 to (! in. circura . S 50 BEGONIA Rex. iu 12 named sorts .5 00 Vernon 8 00 CARNATIONS, Kdna Craig and Grace Battles. 12 00 POPPIES. Bracleatura and Royal Scarlet. . . 8 OO Full assortment of Hardy Shrubs, Vines, Herbaceous Plants, Pieonies, etc. Large supply Hybrid Perpetual, Moss and Climbing Roses, field grown. ca.ta.il,cctTje 3 ji.-t:rzc:b: list fe.ee. THE STORRS & HARRISON CO., .... PAINESVILLE, Lake Co., OHIO. ^v 7ANTKD.— A young man to asaUt in fireenlioiise and garden work : must be of good bablts. With lliout bonrti. Address James; Fuost. Greeuvllle, Ohio. WANTKD-rnictUal florist, one that undersUinds growlnt' cut flowers and plants. Slate wages without lionni; references required. Address G. cure American Florist Chicago. W^ B.;i,v 333. Jllililk-town. N. V. W^ w ^NTED-A vount: man over 2U years of aee to assist in eefieral greenhouse work. Wages 515 to ifaJa month with Iward. Address L, care Henn- F. Mlchell. lOlS Market St.. Phihuielphla. Pa. WANTKD-A tnifker: one who fullv underatands market gardening: must be of steady habits and sober. Married man iireferred: will take single man if cannot get other. Address, stating wages wanted. Box 801. Paris. III. WANTED~An experienced gardener fifty yearsold, not married, who has been empinyeri hy Ellwan- ger & Barrv for I'2 vears. and can furnish good refer- ences; wants a private place at a moierate salary. Wm. Sciio.tax. Waterdown. Onl. ANTED— A voung man for general greenhouse work; must be sober. Industrious and have some wiedge of general greenhouse work; state experl- L'. wages expected with board, age. etc. .losErn Bancroft. Cedar Falls. Iowa. W WANTED.— A working foreman, thoroughly compe- tent in all branches. Must be a good propagator, also able to take charge of building a new range of houses the coming summer. Address, stating waces. .ToHN A. Salzek Seed Co.. Ln Crosse. Wis. FOK SAI>E— Old estaliltshed greenhouses In Western Iiealth resort. :i.OUU feet glass, splendid stock. For particulars, address E T. care American Florist. IjIOR SALE— I will sell my rooted cutting business, greenhouses, etc.. at a bargain; well established FOR SALE OR TO LBASE-Elght greenhouses con- taining about :iU.000 feet of glass within 12 miles of New York CItv. Enquireof A. HiBUixs. 130 Dodd St.. E. Orange. New .Jersey. FOR SALE— Unequaled opportunity for a live florist to purchase a small, well-paying established bus- iness. For all particulars address Box 4:i2. llaverstraw-on-HudsoD. N. Y. FOk SALE— Paying florists business, large selected stock, good patronage, home and abroad. 94-acre lot. gO-)d dwelling, splendidly located ; best reasons for selling. Address Puof. Baglev. Abilene. Kans. m SALE-RIver 4.000 feet of glasi [•ks from Imstness rrecnhouses. well stocked; ling house, barn. etc.. three '.one from street railway; li.UOO pansles. wintered out- An old cstablislicd florifit Inisincss with stock and good trade: or wM t.ikt an energetic young married man witli -;: .: > - i 1 ,i> partner. Fur- nished residence . ;: ' cau be occupied by partner. Add r M. Ti sliville, Tenii. WANTED, A FOREMAN. Capable of taking charge of a l.-irge establish- meut where cut flowers are grown. Must have had great experience and be able to furuish best ol references. Send full iufonuatiou. giving age. whether manned, copies of references, etc. A good position aud a good s.-ilarv to the right man. Position ready any tune before June 1. Address Grower, care American Florfst. HYBRID PERPETUAL ROSES. We otTer strong 2 yr. old H. P. and climb- ing roses, of the varieties named belnw at 9c. for H. P's and 6c. for climbers F. 0. B. Newark, New York. This is e.xtra fine stock grown for us on contract. L. L. MAY & CO., FLORISTS AND SEEDSMAN, 8i*. x>.A.xjZ/, nxxnrrr. i8g3. The American Florist. 769 RooiedGuuinos. Carnations Hinze's White, Mrs. Fisher, Silver Spray, Jeannette, Grace Wilder, Fred Creighton, Mayflower, Century, Anna Webb, Jl.50 per 100; |10 per 1000. Orange Blossom, Portia, Hector, Florence, American Flag, tl per 100; |15 per 1000. Coleus, leading' varieties, including the finest Yellow Coleus in cultivation. A new variety equal to Golden Bedder in color, and as good a grower as C. VerschafTeltii, fl.OO per 100; jSS.OO per lOOO. Double Petunias in four finest varieties, JS2.00 per 100. I'uchsias, finest named varieties, |1.S0 per 100. Heliotrope $1.00 per 100. Ageratum, Dwarf, White and Blue, |1.00 per 100. 500 at 1000 rates. Cash with order. . 10 cents pei 100 extra when shipped by mail. JAMES HORAIT, Florist, Bridgeport, conn. Mention Americun Florist. Alternantheras Paronychioides Major, Rosea. NEW strons plants of above at f3.UU per 100, 200 for 3S.00. per 1000 Si20.00. Extra strong rooted cuttings of Aurea Nana 50c. per lUO. by mall tWc. On account of room this could not be potted, all from September grown cuttings. Finest fringed. cniDellia-tiowered double Petunia; strong. 2-incli pots. *3.00 per 100: '^iOO for $5.00. Rooted cuttings of same. $1.50 per 100. free by mail; cash with order. Will book orders for Achillea, the Pearl, at $1.00 per 100, free by mall, ready for delivery about March 1st. 1007 Walnut St , Owensboro Ky. C. H. JOOSTEN, 3 COENTIES SLIP. NEW YORK, PLANTS, BULBS #FOSTITE. Sweet Peas. per lb. $1.(J0. W. W. BARNARD & CO , 6 and 8 North Clark Street. CHICAGO VLlYDLIliriW clean.'heaI'thy, J2.50 per 100; S20.00 per 1000. Hooted Cuttings Sl.OO der 100; 88.00 per 1000 Pelargonium Fred Dorner llC.OOperlOO Canas, I'rench Tubers S6.00 perlOO Alternanthera-P. major, A. nana S3. 00 per 100 Fine stock H. P., Tea and Forcing Koses. JOSEPH HBUTI,, Jacksonville, Illinois. 100,000 MARIE LOUISE VIOLET i«uivivEjies . Very healthy. All iu cold frame. Free iroui any disease. The' flowers can be seen every day at thestoreofH. Hession,246 West 23dSt., New York. Price »5.00 per 1000, Keady April 1. Order early and mention American Florist. FD. BOULON, Sea Cliff, L. I., N. Y. Mention American Florist. GHRYSftNTHEMUMS. KOOTEO (JLTTINGS. Lincoln, Ada Spaulding, Domination, h. Boehmer, Rohalllon and 20otbergood market sorts. $1.50 per 100; Jessica and Ivory, $3.50 per 100. Ready for delivery January lolii. Address J G BURROW, FISHKILL. N. Y. WE SELL SEEDS TO FLORISTS AND DEALERS. 114 Chambers St., New York. C;it;ilogue.s on A^iplicati We Are The Only Firm 1 order=; We alone ard vegetable peculiarly our i both the vegetable addii Thou choic h greatly r seed depart- catalosuePREEtoail. The three iits '^till hold trond, and our cn=:tomers may rely upon it, ■d reputation nf nii'r seerl fnr freslii HULSEBOSCH BROS., BULB AND PLANT GROWERS, OVER VEEN, near Haarlem. HOLLAND. Prices on application for the coming season of ROMAN HYACINTHS, PAPER WHITE NARCISSUS, LILY of the VALLEY, HARRISII LILIES, LIL. LONGIFLORUM. TULIPS. DUTCH HYACINTHS, CROCUS, SPIRAEAS, ROSES, ETC., ETC. Jj^" Spring Catalogue now ready. ADDRESS A. HULSEBOSCH. P. 0. Box 3118. Warehouse 58 West Street, NEW YORK CITY. BENJAMIN RIMBAUD, BULB GROWER, Quariier du Temple, Toulon, var, Trance, Cable address Benrimbaud, Toulon. The lareest cultures In the South of France, of WHITE ROMAN HYACINTHS, Narcissus Pa- per White granditlora. N. Bouble Roman, N. Double Von Sion, true pure yellow, and other Daffodils. I>iliuui Candidum, the largest bulbs. Freeslas. Jonquilla Campernelli, largest flowering, for early forc- ing. Allium, Anemone, Cardinal's Hat. A. Double Rosette the earliest, etc. Prices on application. JAPAN Send for Catalogne oi BUZ.BS, SEEDS, AND SHKUBS. ARAUCARIAS, I AUSTRALIAN Palm Seeds, CALIFORNIA BULBS AND SEEDS to H. H. BERGER & CO. ESTABLISHED 1878. SAN PBAHCISCO, CA£. G. J. MOrrATT, Manufacturer ol PAPER BAGS ANB ENVELOPES Special attention given to Seed Bags and Catalogue Envelopes. •HEVB HAlTEnr. COMH. SPHAl^NUM CLEAN. DRY. FINE, irnein 1 Hale lei. 35; 3 Bales 1*3.50; ■^MOSS.'^ 10 Bales SIO.OO. JOHN A. SALZER SEED CO., La Crosse, Wis. Please mention the American Florist every time you write to an advertiser. A NEW MUSHROOM Mushroom Culture at the Doors of Everyone. This new mushroom, obtained by Boulon, Florist, is the only one that has sup- plied the New York market and Delmonico from June until the end of Oct., 1892, daily. Spawn offered for sale from March 15 in baskets of 5 lbs. Each shipment will be accompanied with directions for care and culture. PER BASKET $5.00, CASH WITH ORDER. Write for price ou larger lots. I decline to send C. O. D. Fr». Sea Clifi, L. I., N. = TUBEROSES- We offer file Tuberose Bulbs £t $io.oo per 1,000. Sannples on application. L. L. MAY & CO., ST. PAUL, MINN. HEADQUARTERS FOR WATER-LILIES SEED TUBERS AND PLANTS. Pliiee your orders oarly If you wish to secure good stock of charming yellow Water Lily. N. Chroma- tella plants. Ist size, $1.00 each. $10 doz.; 2d size, 75c each. $8-00 per doz. Also, the new French and otlier new hardy varieties. Send for price list. Wm. Trrcker, "IT^'^i^S^W^' Doz. Hundred 2TearCholce Assortment $3.W) 325.00 1 " '• •' 2.00 15.00 H. P. Roses, Choice named kinds.... 1.50 10.00 Monthly ■' " ' " .... 1.25 S.OO Daisy Snowflake. strong plants 60 y.OO Dahlias, field grown, choice named. . 1.25 8.00 BI.OOniINOTON. ILL. Mention American Florist. produces large quantities of firm white flowers, (val- uable for all kinds of cut flower work), every florist should have it; 2. 3. 4. 5-in. pots & fS. $10, $12 and $15 per lOU plants In full bloom. Large assortment of the best Roses. Carnations. Chrysanthemums, ^l. H. Fern, Colues, Violets, Gerani- ums, etc., for florists use. Send for trade price list to HE>KY SMITH, 130 3Ionroe St. Grand Rapids, 31icU. 770 The American Florist. Mar. Euchans Amazonica. Referring to the inquiry bj' "Buft'dlo" on page 710,1 use soil which is two parts loam and one part leaf mold and manure with an addition of charcoal to keep it open. I find the plants do well when partially shaded and in a temperature of 65° to 70", rising to 80° in summer. I give them a good deal of water with the exception of four to six weeks in autumn. The bulbs are planted deep, in large pots. Where grown in large quantities the bulbs may be planted out in beds with bottom heat. Liquid manure may be given after the flower scape appears. If placed in a cooler bouse when flowering the blossoms will have a better substance and lastlonger. Whenfavorablysituated, old established plants will bear two or three crops of flowers in the course of a year. Ch.\s. F. Schneidek. Oconomowoc, Wis. In answer to "Buffalo, "I give this as our method when in England and growing for Co vent Garden. Here is a house 14x100 heated with 4-inch hot water pipes laying flat, and running up the sides of house, a 4-inch brick wall, 4 feet from greenhouse wall the whole length. Now, right above the pipes plant steph- anotis and run your vines lengthways of house, about 16 inches apart. Build a staging over pipes, but not tight, ai:dset your eucharis on them. Now plant gar- denias in the center bed. I am supposing your tucharis are dried off" and you are now starting them. Syringe often, but not heavy. Keep this up till they show spikes, then give a watering three times a week with liquia manure prepared as fol- lows: To a barrel of water add about a peck of fresh cow manure, two quarts soot, and one quart of lime. The lime will purify the soil, the soot will put color into the foliage, and you will get better results. When the plants are done flowering take them out of the house and lay them down with their bulbs to the north. Then remove a pane of glass and put your stephanotis outside also. These two and gardenias will d^ well together. When well dried ofl' bring the eucharis bulbs to potting bench, shake out and put 4 or 5 in an S-inch pot, and don't shift again for that season Give them two parts yellow loam, one part peat, one part sand and one part well-rotted ma- nure. Water sparingly and syringe often, but not heavy. When they begin to show signs of flower spikes give manure water to which has been added a little soot and lime. With this method we had grand success, and I see no reason why it would not work here, with a temperature of 60°. Mt. Clemens, Mich. J.\mes Taylor. lir We uie Leadquartcrs. I'er 100. Per 1 .000 l8t size Dwarf I'eiirl . $1 iW ».2 00 M size " 80 II .W iBl size Tiill I'cftrl 120 1000 Clii.lioll. t'Xlni liiw. tliii'st s'irts 1 r. 12 00 H. G. FAUST & CO., 64 and 66 N. Front St.. PHILADELPHIA, PA. WdC.llHW \ I'AlniS. \:.W VCUKS, TUBEROUS BEGOSIAS. Tubers, separate colors. Red. Yellow, White, per 100. 6,00: Mixed, $6,00, SeedUniw, ri'iiilv In ,\iiril, "III iimkelln.> liiif.- |.l]iiic,. lilijuiniTik' us U.I I lis Ti r, ihr 111 si s(iis..ii .iiiU N..1 as BRAUER & RICHTER. MoiUliiTi Anierloiin Klurlsl. The three leading Florist Flowers:^ CHRYSANTHEMUMS, m CARNATIONS AND ROSES. ® ® ^ ALL THE NEW AND SELECTED STANDARD VARIETIES. . . . My stock of all are as fine as can be produced at reasonable rates. Complete list of these will be mailed to all applicants in the trade. JOHN N. MAY, Summit, N. J. Mention American Florist. 6 ROZY^ ANNAS. ^NE ARE HtflDQUflRTERS • • for all the Novelties, and in addition control EXCLUSIVELY several grand varieties which we now ofl'er for the Jirsi tune. We will not be undersold on any of the list. J. C. VAUGHAN, New York: CHICAGO. 12 Barclay Street. P. 0. Box 688. Western Springs, Siebrecht&Wadlev, rose hill nurseries, New Rochelle, N. Y. Palms, ORCHIDS, Roses, FRESH DRACAENA CANES NOW REAOr. The Finest Stock In the World. Thirty minutes from Ijondon. Our Mr. A Dlmmocfc will be pteaned to Interview buyers or reply to any communication addressed to him at 205 Greenwich Htreet, New York City. BRACKENRIDGE & CO., Eitabliihed 18S4. Qowansiown, Md. PRICE LIST FKEK. 1,000.000 CANE STAKES E. G. HILL & CO., Wholesale Florists, RICHMOND. INDIANA, DO YOU WANT ALTERNANTHERAS rooted for si per UX), SS per 1000 rer lUU COLEUS, -2 aud 2"i-in, pots $4,00 GERANIUMS, single red, 2 & 2;^in, pots, mxt. S.50 double red, 2 &2j5-in.pot,s,mxl. 3,50 in 3 and 3J^-iu, pots .'i,00 BEGONIAS, stock plants, i aud 5-in, pots,, . . 12.00 Rex and other best varieties. U t ELGIN ROSE CO., TEI.KrilONK 519 Cliirago Street, VERBENAS. -M.tiinnotli, clean, stronii, well as,sorted. trausplauted, jl.al per 100: SS.OO per 1000, Lots of them ready now. Rooted Cuttings $600 per 1000, M'ust have room. Cheap; speak quick. Cash with order, or C. O, 1> W. B. WOODRUFF, Florist, ^VESTFIELID, N". J. CANNAS CHRYSANTHEMUMS, l.ou.sl rrinlii», extra vars, nt Si per lllU. MEEGH'S TUBEROUS BEGONIAS. The Finest Strain in Existence, lur I'rleis see Aiiieriean I lorisl lor .liuiii iirv idtli, l«l>:t SEED ALL SOLD. Catalogue about March l:".lh, F. J. MEECH & SON. i893- The a mer , ca n F l oris t. Ti THE E. CROZY, STAR OF '91, ETC. These are p-obably the most profitable novelties that can be handled this season. It ^ou sell pot plan's nothing that you can handle will sell so well and pay so good; this ought to make very profitable stock for you to start and pot on; it will sell very rapidly. When in bloom it only requires to be seen to sell and ni:e p'ants should be rcndily retailed at from 50 cents to 75 cents each; nothing that you could handle vould afford you as sati^(actory a profit. Dormant roots should be secured now, \hich can be forwarded at very little expense and started into growth and potted. This IS the time to start the dormant roots; in starting thera do not pot them, but put in damp Sphagnum moss, placing them in some warm spot; the Sphagnum fur- nishes moisture enough to start them into growth, but it does not hold water enough to cause them to decay, They not only occupy less room, but they start better in this wa> than if potted first. When well started they should then be potted. MME. CROZY AND STAR OF '91 make splendid pot plants and no plant that we know o*", unless it be Tuberous Begonias, makes as much display in the green- house It is a plant that can be recommended to your customers with the greatest confidence and as it can be bought very cheaply this season, we think it the most profitable novelty that can be handled by any Florist who sells pot plants. These Cannas were off.red for the first time last year in any quantity and had an unprece- dented large sale, nothwithstanding the fact, that the price at which they were offered, both wholesale and retail, was almost prohibitory to the average buyer, as they retailed last year at $1.00 each, and could not be bought for less than $60.00 pci hundred wholesale which placed them beyond the reach of the average buyer, but notwithstanding this high price, very large quantities were disposed of but now, that they can be offered at reasonable prices, those who do not secure stock at once and get them in shape for spring sale will miss it. as on account of their high price last year, they were not within the reach of many, and this season in most localities they will be actual novelties as much as if they had never been offered before anywhere. If you have found, heretofore, that Cannas would not sell, do not think because of that, these would not. The fljwers are so large and they bloom in such small pots that they have revolutionized Canna growing. They are not only among the very finest plants for bedding, and will be in great demand by those who desire something choice and rare to vary the monotony of out-door gardeu- ing. but they also make elegant plants for the conservatory, both summer and winter; in fact, one of the finest plants for conser- vatory decoration there is to-day. Every shoot blooms, and as often as a truss of blooms is past its prime, another shoot pushes out beyond it, and each stem blooms three, four, and five times in succession; as the plants throw up numbers of shoots, they are a mass of most gorgeous bloom constantly. We have never offered a plant that has given such unequaled satisfaction, and for which there has been such a demand as there has been for these new Cannas. Heretofore, we preferred to wait before investing in French Cannas until something was produced of intrinsic merit, pronouaced enough in character to make it really valuable. Hav- ing satisfied ourselves of the value of these novelties beyond all question, we invested in them very heavily, and we have now bv far the largest stock of these in the country. Park and Cemetery Superintendents and florists generally should make large plant- ings of this stock, which will make a fine display for them, and the increase of the stock will be one of the best investments that can be made for another year. MSIK, CKOZY,— Flowers flamintr scarlet, bordered with gold, a marvelous combination of colors, havlnp ^1 the delicacy and beauty of the rarest orchid. As a rule, the more valuable the variety, and the nearer it reaches perfection, the less vigorous It is. but In this case we have one of the strongest and most vigorous grow- ing plants that has been produced In tlie Canna line so far. This Canna is one that every one can succeed wltli. as it will grow in tlie open ground as readily and easily as the common varieties of Cannas. which have been so largely used in sub-tropical gardening. Tliese plants produce all the wealth and richness, and the tropical luxuriance of foliage of the common kinds, added to which is the gorgeous- neas of their llaming panicles of bloom, which are borne in immense heads at the terminus of every slioot. They produce a very much greater effect than gladiolus, being very much larger. In order to give an idea of the large size of these flowers we have had a painting made, showing the actual size of the flowers and their beautiful coloring; we will be pleased to send this free to any who may not liave received It; it is no exaggeration whatever, giving the actual size and the vivid and beautiful coloring of Mine. Crozy, When the large size of liie flowers and the large heads of bloom are taken in connection with the freedom with which it blooms, it makes one of the most attractive plants for bedding that It can be possible to con- ceive of. I STAB OF '91,— More dwarf tban Mrae, Crozy and valuable on tbis account. I A mass of scarlet when in bloom, but the Individual flowers are nothing like as perfect as Mme, Crozy. ' It is an elegant pot plant and will bloom in the house in the winter splendidly, for which purpose it is admirably suited; as a pot plant for florist's sale, it bids fair to ecUpse anything that has been offered for years, as its I attractiveness and ease of culture, certainty of doing well. etc. make It a plant a 1 florist can recommend, knowing it will please tiie buyer every time. GEOFFREY ST. HILAIRE.— By far the best of the dark-leaved varie- ties among tlie new seedling Cannas. Without taking into consideration the flowers of this variety, it would still be by far the best dark-leaved Canna, but when the large size of the flowers is taken Into consideration, coupled with the richness of the dark maroon colored leaves with a dark metallic or bronze lustre, it will be appreciated by all lovers of rare and valuable plants. Flowers light salmon-scarlet. FK A.NCOIS CROZ v.— This variety is identical with Mme. Crozy in habit and general style of gi-owtli. but the flowers are briglit orange, bordered with a narrow edge of gold, one of the most desirable shades that could be secured. The plants are .somewhat more dwarf than Mme, Crozy, and are fairly covered witli PRICE, STRONG ROOTS, $15 00 PER lOO; $125 00 PER 1000. See our adv. of Novelties in Cannas in last issue. F. R. PIERSON COMPANY, JflRRYTOWN x'SL HUDSON, NEW YORK. 112 The American Florist. Mar. 2, Crude Oil for Fuel. Crude oil has all the advantages of natural gas without the danger of the supply giving out (as the latter has here several times). But the apparatus must be put in right. If there is no error here this fuel is sure to give satisfaction. Around Detroit we use what is called the "Hydraulic pressure" plan. Thetanks are placed in the ground, out of sight, in any convenient place, and a large cask placed anywhere over the boiler, so that it is higher than the fire box. [We judge our correspondent to mean that the cask is given a position higher than the fire but at some little distance from it, as it would certainly be unsafe to place it directly over the boiler. En] Those who have city water, run a pipe to the bottom of the oil tank, which forces the oil out at the top, through a pipe line into the burner. When the tank is nearly empty the wagon or car as the case may be. comes along, we open a pipe from the bottom ot the tank, which dis- charges the water into the sewer, and the oil goes in, through a pipe on top. There are numerous florisLs, factories and private houses here that now use crude oil and it has proved to be all the way from 25 to 50 per cent cheaper than coal. Even if the cost was 25 per cent, higher, it would be as cheap it not cheaper, as it saves labor, dirt and inconvenience. For florists it seems just the thing, as you have a fire when you want it, no rak- ing out of cinders to build new fires, no flues to clean everj' day, and no coal or ashes to handle. ( I clean my flues about once a month ). I have an automatic regulator which keeps the same pressure on my boiler all the time. All I do is to pump waterabout S p. m., set the regulator and do not ste mv fire again until 7 the next morning. Then pump water again, and set it for the day. Of course if the sun is out, I shut oflf the pipes and fire altogether if neces- sary. There are six florists here that use oil, and several more are talking of using it next year. The main trouble used to be the watching of the fires, as the pressure is liable to get too high or too low. In either case it will not burn properly. If too high it is liable to blow out the fires, if too low it will be wasting oil, and clog up the flues and chimney. I also find I do not need so many pipes in my houses as with coal, and can heat twice as many houses with the same boiler. I use a 15 horse-power horizontal steam boiler. Gus Knoch. Woodmerc, Mich. Azalea Indica In bud or hliKim, fn>m 75c. to $t.50 e.icli. LILIES roH EASTER, llARRISII. LONGIFLOKMM, CANUIDUM. RHOD()DENUR(.)NS. lirSKM) FDU I'Hll'KS. WILLIAM A. BOCK, KOKTH CAUBRIDQE. MASS CANNA TUBERS. ■lul.'B ('rutLen .1 UU lllppollto Kliinrtrln 6 UU liiirtfo a'Hl .Koxind, 2.'> of nnv vartetv, for ciisli. Hri{I.IN<;TON. VT. ie001^E^I> CARNATION GRACb BATTLES, GOVERNOR RUSSELL, EXCELSIOR, PEARL, THOS. CARTI EDGE, rMYBRHAK, BUTTERCUP, ANGELUS, C/ESAR, EMILY PIERSON, THE TWO CORONETS. .«ud most of the other new and old kinds now reidy. C J. PENNOCI\, KENS ETT SQUARE , Chester Co.. PA. SEE OUR PRICE LIST ill spcii.-il L-.-irii:itinn nniiil.cr of Jan. liKli, oi address EDW. SWAYNE, Carnationist, Rooted Carnation Cuttings. WHOLESALE PRICE LIST NOW READY, Containing a full list of best new and old sorts, including the Prize takers at MADISON SQUARE and PHILADELPHIA. Address H. E. CHITTY, Faterson, N. J. "CHRYS-COLA" Rooted Cuttings GHRySflNTHEMUMS. L. Boehmer, L. Canning, Excellent, Puritan, Gloriosum, G. P. Rawson, Mr.s. F. Thomson, Mrs. Fottler, 25c. per doz., Si. 75 per 100. COLEUS in ten best varieties. .SENIJ rOK LIST. Z. B. FIELD, Roselle, N. J. SrLENDID STOCK. .MthriininlliiTiis P Mnlor. nuri'ii imnn -.'•In. piiLs, $2,U0 lt.-L-..nh,- tl,,„..ilnL_--nrts '.iWlll. •• 4.UU . ..i.'ii- II, I ■ -i.'.'n.ii.l -.irta -Hn. •■ '.'..W I III I I .11111 a^-ln. '■ K.OU I, II ndldjoi-ts.... 2-ln. •• 3.00 l.Hii;:i- i:iiji I- .. vurletlCB •' .lOil (iiriiiiiuiiiM, cinuhli-iiml slnnle sorts ... 2}4-in." 4.00 ^llver leuved sorts 2J4-ln. " 4.00 ivv IcBved sorts. Including .Icnnncd'Aic 2"<.-ln. " 4.00 HANS NIELSON, SI. Josiph, Mo. ASTER SEED Mary Semple. (Pink), and Semple's \V While (white), mixed. Finest strain yf\ on the market. Price, If 1 per pkt., S5 per o/. JAMES SEMPLE, FLORIST Box 2. BELI EVlIfi, PA. S RARE TIGER FLOWER H't piT lOI). .Many othiT c1ioU-l- .Mi-.vl.'iin Imlh!.. F. H. HORSKOHI), t?oc next \veek*8 offer. chariot to, A I. CARNATIONS ROOTED CUTTINGS. riiiitan. Aurora, Goldrn Triuinpli. (iriirr Darling. Daybreak, Tfarl. Mliili- WiiiKH, I.ixz.ie MoGonan. I.ouisr I'orHc-li, W. F. Dreer, .J. K. Freoiuan, other varieties: tine. Iiealtliy stoek, ready and January and after. HYBRID PERPETUAL ROSES .'lOO I'aul Neyron. stronK |>lants....;iU.UO |ier 100. 20 otlier leading varieties JIU.OO per 10). KlO.UO per 10(X). tW Send for price list. WOOD BROTHERS, Pisl-klxzlll, PS. -v. ORANGE BLOSSOM C/«/?A/>!ir/OA/. One of tlie le.idiu)j new vaiiitiis, anil an im- mense bloomer; received a Certilicate ol' Merit in 1891; color Pink, Edged While. Booted Cutting's, $3.00 per 100 ; S25.00 per lOOO. MAY FLOWER. «|.l. mlid vai j, i;ai, ,1, JJ .-o per 100. THE JENNINGS STRAIN OF PANSIES. trade packet, •JOOO seeds, f 1.(111. I.-ine, sti.ekv plants, small. 60c. per 100 by mail; $1.(10 per ItloO by express. E. B. JENNINGS. I/)ckBox254. S()l!TIII'4>l{T. CONN. Rooted Cuttings, Carnations, Lizzie McGowan, po.on, Grace Wilder, 512.50, Silver Spray, $15.00, and llinze's White, $12.50 for tine thutisand of each. COLEUS, $S.03 for one hundred. Pdchsias (choice varieties) |5.00 for one hundred. GERANIUMS, GloiredeFrance(ne\v French lmport;ition) $30.00 for one thousand. A. J. VREELAND, ROOTED CUTTINGS OF l.i:.\lil.N(i \ .MtlKl'IKS. S. J. BUNTING. 58lh St. & Elmwood Ave.. Phila.. Pa. Always mention the American Flo- rist when writing to atjvcrtiscrs. i8g3' The American Florist, in CARNATIONS * AHEAD. You want the best in the market ! We have them, i6 Novelties of '93, and all the STANDARD VARIETIES ! Send for our complete Price List. OKOieOB HA.IVCOCK:, Orand Haven, JVIicfa.. Florists! ^ Before you buy send for our Des- criptive Trade List of ^ Carnations and Coleus We grow Rooted Cuttings only, and well rooted ones, with clean, healthy foliage. No "carnation rust" on our place. All the best vai'ieties — you want a few of the new ones. ALEX. McBRIDE, .... ALPLAUS, N. Y. W. R. SHELMIRE, Garnailon Grower AVONDALE, CHESTER CO., PA. Send for price list of Rooted Cuttings. CARNATIONS ROOTED CUTTINGS of all the leading varieties. Will be ready January 1, 1893. R. T. LOMBARD, Wayland, Mass. Mention American Florist. CARNATIONS ROOTED CUTTINGS. Send for Price List of all the leading varieties. P. 0 Box 226. KENNETT SQUARE. Chester Co.. Pa. write for a catalogue and send list of wants for an estimate. J. J. SSt^rer, CONCORDV/LLE, PA. ROOTED CARNATION CUTTINGS. NOW READY. Of the best old and new varieties now in cultivation, in small or large quantities. Send for estimate of wants or price list. ISAAC LARKIN, Toughkenamon, Pa. SEND FOR A COPY TRADE DIRECTORY AMERICAN FLORIST CO., CHICAGO. ROOTED (UTTINGS. SEND FOR LIST. GOOD STOCK. GOOD CUTTINGS. GOOD VARIETIES. Standard sorts; good roots; nothing cheap but the price, S4.50 per 100; $36 per 1000. AZALEA VERV/ENIANA. The prettiest one that grows. Good sized small plants at $10.00 per 100. Correspond- ence solicited. Inspection invitad. L.B.496. ALBERT M. HERR, LANCASTER, Pa. Orders Booked Now for My Specialties New Jersey. — A scarlet Carnation hard to beat $12.00 per 100 Old Rose. — Old rose pink Carnation. fl2.00 per 100 Nellie Bowden. — Pure bright yellow Canna $60.00 per 100 READY IN FEBRUARY. Other varieties of Carnations, both old and new CARNATIONS ! study my WHOLESALE LIST of Rooted Cuttings . . . before ordering. . . . Bloomfleld. Charles Town, Jefferson Co., W. Va. CARNATIONS. ALEGATIERE, GRACE WILDER, LIZZIE McGOWAN, PORTIA, PRES GARFIELD, and SILVER SPRAY Sirarg plants. From S-incli pots. !S3.50 per 100; »30.00 per 1000. Save express by buying near home. ROOTED CUTTINGS OF THESE VARIETIES ON FOUR WEEKS NOTICE, at $15.00 per 1000. NAGEL GREENHOUSES. — ■ — ::^^»j:i]V2VB;A.r»oi:vi{S, jvi;ii«iv. DflCCC^ AMR OADUATinM? The Largest and Finest stock in the Nortli- nUOlIO AlllJ uAnilAIIUIlOi west ever offered at the foUo wing prices: BOS KS-Perles, Hoste. Sunset, La l-rance, Mermet. Bride. C. Soupert, Nlphetos, from JJa-inch pots. $4.00 per 100 Mme. Wattevllle, Albany. Pierre Gulllot, Meteor, from 2>^-inch pots .S.OO per 100 American Beauty, from 2}^-ineh pots "00 per 100 CARNATIONS— Silver Spray. Lizzie McGowan, Hlnze's White, Hector, Portia, Garfield, Grace Wilder. Fred. Crelghton. Mrs. E. G. Hill, from 2-lnoh pots 3.00 per 100 Rooted Cuttings of all varieties offered .i.ooperioo Cut Flowers, Koses, Carnations Lilium Harrisii and Smilax at lowest market prices. Tele- graph orders promptly attended to. CHRIST HANSEN, Wholesale Florist, ST. PAUL, MINN. ROOTED CUTTINGS Of CARNATIONS By the Wholesale. Ready now. This is the best time for intending buyers to supply themselves, ofifer them at moderate prices. Send foi Price List. Address JOSEPH RENARD. Unionville, Chester Co., Pa. VIOLETS. MARIE LOUISE RUNNERS Healthy Stock. Good Plants. ANDREW WASHBURN, p. O Box 1125. BLOOMINGTON, IXI, 774 The American Florist, Mar. 2, Carnations in California. In a communication to the American Carnation Society, read at the Pittsburg meeting, Mr. C. J. Haettel, Kedondo Beach, Cal., gave results attained by planting a large number of varieties of carnations on new ground, all the sorts having been obtained from the east in April with a view to testing their merits in his locality. He stated that they had all been grown in the open ground, about one-fourth mile from the ocean, with no protection. The results obtained were as follows: Portia, flowers fair size and shape dur- ing September and October, later on small and split. Hinze's White, fair size and good shape during fall and spring, burst badly during the season. J. K. Freeman, of no value in this locality. Anna Webb, good, free, perfect shape. Constancy, worthless, splits, no vigor, poor color. W. F. Dreer, vigorous, fine in early fall, (lowers very large, perfect shape, but can- not stand bad weather. Thos. Cartledge, vigorous, free, of ex- cellent shape and very valuable. Hector, no value, splits, weak stems. Daybreak, a fine weather carnation, splits, stems always flat on the ground, of no merit here for open ground culture. Grace Darling, weak constitution, splits, no value here. Aurora, also worthless. Puritan, flowers small, poor shape, not freely produced. Pearl, not suited to this section. Edwardsii, fine for summer and fall. Pres. De Graw, very vigorous, free, but rather small. M'lle Carle, weak, splits, not freely produced. Fred Creighton, May Oueen, Nellie Lewis, 9II three weak, flowers imperfect. The above named varieties, Mr. Haettel stated had been grown under entirely dif- ferent conditions from those under which they would be grown in the east. They had been planted about 15 inches apart in the rows, pinched twice, irrigated about once a month in summer and fall, and in winter no water used. They had been given no support and had to take their chances. TUBEROUS BEGONlftS. Grillin's unequalled strain. The only Bcijojiias cilTcred that are grown out dodrs in America. Two tirst-class certificates at the last meeting ol the Society of American Florists. Descriptive list free. 56 C\C\ ?<■'■■ •OO, J50.00 per 1,000 for ^^'-^ first quality, large tubers, in separate colors. This quality is better than Impurted Tubers at tiie highest prices. J. WILKINSON ELIIOTT, PITTSBURG, PA. New and Rare Plants ORCHIDS. ETC. A Xavkv . ,iII,< li.iii ..r llothoimi' iiiul (ir.^cii- hoilHi' I'hinls. • :ii'<'liillv ;;i'i>\i ii ill low rules. A r-cllc.'liulM.I 111.' Mi.„l lirMMllhll FttlXiy CllllKl- lums.v.-r ..ll.i.'l l',-l;i,u„iii M. I'ltf. I',.,,,,!.'.. Ml ill.- 111. .-I "I.I mill I...IV, «)ri I.I.I- ^ 'I .M.i. u.' -i...k; Knst Indian, MCM. ■'•• •'■■'■ .. ■ i V'ii.'i i. ;ii., KtC. Ih.i- r. 1: . . i.i:.i'- l'lil(),x. Klc. N.u till -III I iiiii- mil- .'iii'i in'iiutlful Trees \TI() JOHN SAUL, Washington, D. C. BULBS AND TUBERS. Tuberous Rooted Begonias, Fancy Leaved ^ Caladiums, Crassifolia Gloxinias, ^ Double, Single and Cactus Dahlias. We offer the following bulbs, largely grown by ourselves, extra fine stocks and first-class in every way. Desirable and salable varieties to be offered in retail circulars and catalogues. Per (loi. Per 100 AMARYLLIS Kormosissiraa $1.00 Johnsoni 4.00 Vittata 2..50 BEGONIAS, Tuberous Rooted, Finest mixed Singles, per 100 $6.00; per 1000 yiO.OO. Double . . . . l..y) " " " " Single, Scarlet. Crimson, Yellow, White, Orange and Pink ... .... 1.00 DAHLIAS ri.nipoiic show Cactus, and Single varieties in fifty finest named sorts, strong Knniii.1 r.jots 1..W DIELYTRASPECTABILIS, strong clumps . . 1.00 GLOXINIA CRASSIFOLIA in the finest mixture, extra selected bull)s I,.'* First .size 1.00 Second size 7.S CALADIUMS. fancy leaved varieties in thirty distinct named sorts 2.00 IPOMEA PANOURATA -W TIGRIDIASConchiflora .50 Grandiflora .V) Alba .50 Orders booked now and reservnl until weiitlier iiiodeiateK or shipiiient r»r|uested $ 7.00 M.OO 20.00 12.00 12.00 fi.flO 12.00 10.00 8.00 LSOO 4.00 3.00 3.00 3.00 HENRY A. DREER, 714 Ciiestnul Street, PHILADELPHIA. O^I^VIE^ . . FOR DISTRIBUTION OF . . A A . NEW CHRYSANTHEMUMS is near a, hand Send us a list of your wants and let us make you a price before ordering. Also mention any of the older sorts you require. NATHAN SMITH & SON, THE CHOICEST VARIETIES IN CULTIVATION. Fine pot plants. $2.50 per 100; $20 00 per 1000 Rooted Cuttings. $1 00 per 100: $8 00 per 1000. Packed light, and satisfaction guaranteed. Send for circular. . . . Our sales reached nearly 250,000 last year, and we can assure our custuuiers tiMtt our plants are fully ecjual, aiul assortment of varieties surpass those of last year. 50,000 Carolina Poplars, 10,000 Lombardy & VanGerts, 30,000 Silver Maples, 10,000 Ash Leaf Maples, 10,000 Sugars and Norways E'ms, Lindens, Planes, &c. Fruit and Nut Trees, 100,000 VERBENAS. Small Fruits. WM. PARRY, Catalogue Free. PARRY, N. J. That is the sum we will pay to the Gardener, Foreman or other parly send- ing uj the best plans for a range of ten new houtes. Send for particulais, JOHN A. SALZER SEED CO., L^ CROSSE, Wis. r? f\ r^i" (^ d '•^^ Evergreens, Hardy Flowering Shrubs and Hardy Per- ry U \) L V^ U ennials (Achillea, iberis, elc.) raised on contract for spring Cuttings delivery. SKNl) LIST (IF WANTS. ISAAC C. ROGERS, MOORESTOWN, N. COLEUS^^ ^ GERANIUMS Cuttings and potted plants. Wholesale and Retail CHAS. A. BAIRD. Manalapan. Mon. Co., N. 1. Always mention the American Flo- rist when writing to advertisers. ONE MILLION^^ Trees, Shrubs, Decorative Herbaceous Plants, etc. for landscape gardeners, parks, cemeteries and private gardens. CalaloBues fret-. I'rlees Ioh . . . B. JVI. A?V-A.T«SOJV, Old Colony Nurseries. PLYMOUTH, MASS. Always mention the Amercan Flo- rist when writing to advertisers. i8g3. The American Florist. 775 TUBEROUS ROOTED BEGONIAS- Best st'Hing: stock for Kft:i Tiy them If SINGLE, in 5 separate colors, white, yellow, scarlet, pink and crimson i!6.00 per 100; $50.00 per lOOO. DOUBLE, in 5 separate colors...; $16.00 per 100. (Can be mailed for 30 cts. per 100.) F. R. PIERSON COMPANY, TARRYTOWN h^uVsSn^ NEW YORK. CHRYSANTHEMUMS We Offer for a Short Time the rollow- ing Standard Sorts. The Plants are in the Fink of Condition. -100 W. H. Lincoln, stock plants, 4-m pots,,S15.00 H. E. Widener, Ivory, " Domination, " Mrs. Geo. Bullock," L. Canning, " W. H. Lincoln, " H. E. Widener, " Ivory, " Domination, " Mrs. Geo. Bullock," L. Canning, ' Poller Palmer, " Ruth Cleveland, " Mrs. E. D. Adams," Minnie Wanamaker" Mrs. Irving Clark, " Louis Boehmer, " Mrs. B. Harrison, " Kioto, 25.00 25.00 15.00 15.00 15.00 3.00 5.00 4.00 3.00 3.00 3 00 5.00 5.00 6.00 5.00 3.00 3.00 3.00 3.00 Rooted Cuttings ready Feb'y 25lh of the following Varieties: Mrs. Geo. Bullock, L. Canning, Kioto, Domination. Mrs. B Harrison, Louis Boehmer, at Jl.50 per 100 H. E. Widener, Ivory $2.50 per 100 25 at 100 rate. Packing free. JOHN IRVINE GO., Bay City, Mich. p. S. Adiantiim Capillus Veneris, 2-inch, a fine lot now ready for shipment at jSS per 100. Nephrolepis E.xaltata, 3-inch, 11 per 100. riflNTS. FLOWERS. Mendenhall, the I'ioneer Florist of the Northwest, always to the front with the finest, healthiest, cleanest stock of Roses, Carnations, Smilax and all kinds of Bed- ding plants to be found. Prices low. Send for catalogue. Cut flowers at wholesale and retail. The pure air of Minnesota is good for man, beast and plants, and Minneapolis is the place, and Mendenhall Greenhouses is the name to address tor anything good in the florist line. MENDENHALL GREENHOUSES, MINNEAPOLIS, MINN. FICUS ELASTICA. JSS.OO, $6 00 and $9.00 per dozen. JOHN BURTON, Chestnut Hill, Philadelphia, Fa. ROOTED GflRNflTlON GOLDEN GATE, very fine, $2 per 100. SMILflX PLANTS, in 3-inch pots, good bushy plants, $3 per 100. 6E0- A. KUHL, Pekin, III. F. & 0. T. S. R. V. P. B. S. stand for Fruit and Ornamental Trees, Shrubs, Roses,|Vines, Plants, Bulbs, Seeds. One of the very largest and best assortments in the U. S. SPECIAL SURPLUS In Fruits, Apple, Standard and Dwarf Pear, Plum, Peach, Grape Vines, Small Fruits, etc. In Ornamentals for Lawn, Street and Park Planting, Ash, Alder, Balm of Gilead, Birch, Beech, Catalpas, Elms, Maples, Magnolias, Oaks, Poplars, Salisburias, Tulip Trees, Willows, etc. In Evergreens, Arbor Vita;, Box, Cupressus, Firs, Junipers, Pines, Rhododendons, Retinisporas, Spruces, etc. In Shrubs, Altheas, Berberry, Cornus, Corcorus, Calycanthus, Deutzias, Forsythea, Fringe, Hydrangea, Honeysuckle, Lilac, Privet, Spireas, Synnea. Weigelia, etc. In Climbing Vines, Ampelopsis, Bignonia, Clematis, Honeysii k'e, Ivy, Wistaria, etc. In Roses and Plants, In extensive assortment; of the former we grow three-fourths of a million, of the latter millions, a year. For more complete assortment send for Trade List, free to Nurserymen, Florists and Dealers. 3Q YEARS. 28 GREENHOUSES. 900 ACRES. THE STORKS & HARRISON CO., Painesvllle, Lake Co., Oliio. CYCAS REVOLUTA. The largest and BEST selected stock of Cycas Revoluta (fronds and roots cut off, TRUE, long haved variety) now on hand. CYCAS CIRCINALIS delivered from April ist. Lilium Auratum, Liliunri Spec. Album, Lilium Spec. Rubium, Nerine Japonica, Lilium Krameri, etc., in great quantities, imported for spring trade. Pi ice on application. F. GONZALEZ & CO., 303-312 WAYNE STREET, CRESCENT AVE., SAN FRANCISCO, CAL. IV. B. Fresh Cycas leaves for sale by the thousand. THE CATALOGUE OF NEW PLANTS ETC., V. LEMOINE & SON, NANCY, FRANCE, Can be had on application from their sole agent, C. RAOUX, 296 PEARL STREET, NEW YORK. The Snow Crest Daisy fills the bill; Test it any way you will; _ However you must grow it cold; Then its mammoth size will hold. Every florist should invest In this Daisy; 'tis the best; For design work so complete There's really nothing quite so neat. ' CUT BLOOMS, *1 PER 100, POST FKKK. Large stock fine plants all In bud and bloomiDR, 15 forSI.OO; IIHJ for $5.00; sample plant and bloom for 12c. Double fringed petxmlas, Dreer's, mixed, all colors, stock plants. ;Mnch. strong. tiUc. per doz.: $4 per 100: smaller from fiats, $2.50 per 100; rooted cuttines. ¥1.10, post free. The florist double white forcing Petunia, white as the driven snow, fringed and delicately scented, valuable for cutting, design work, etc.. stock plants. $1 per doz. : from flats, $3 a 100; rooted cuttings. $1.50 per 100. Double Golden Marguerites, the genuine dwarf, large flowered, stock plants. 60c. per doz., $4 per 100: smaller from flats. ¥2 per 100: rooted cuttings, $1.10. post free. Double Dahlia Sunflower (Helianthus multifiorus) , rooted pips ready for potting, 5Uc. per doz., $2.50 per 1(X). lYench Cannas, Fairmount Park strain, reds in variety, dry roots ready for potting, 50c. per doz.. $8 per 100; large flowered yellow, mixed, plain blotched, striped; these are extra fine showy kinds tiOc. per doz. $4 per 100; a few extra fine bronze-leaved kinds, 60c. per doz. A''ariegated Vincas, field-grown, 3-inch. $5 per 100; small from flats. $2 per 100. Coleus, Fuchsia, Stevla. Alyssum, double and single. Gem, Feverfew and miscellaneous rooted cuttings, $1 per 100, small pits. $2 per 100. Rooted cuttings per 100 and small plants per doz. post free if desired. Safe arrival and satisfaction guaranteed or money refunded. ' Address : J.^q. aiBSOir. WPoaTJury, N. J. Association "Flora'' BOSKOOF, HOLLAND. H. P. ROSES, for forcingr, * " ' " 9.OO In the best variety, as Alfred Colomb, Anna de Diesbach, B. Rothschild, Fisher Holmes, Gen. Jack. La France, Mme. G. Luizet, Mme. Plant- ier. Magna Charta, Paul Neyron, P. C. de Ro- han, Merville de Lyon, Perle des Blanches, Ulrich Biunner and other sorts. Azaleas. Rho- dodendrons, Spiraeas, etc. We also have Palms, Dracfenas, Araucarias and Bay Trees at our nurseries in Holland. Catalogue on application. P. OUWERKERK, 206 Cambri4ge Ave., JERSEY CITY, N. J. ^ DREER'S Garcpen seeds PIant)< Bulbs, and Req uisites. Thev are the best at the lowest prices. TRADE LIST issued quar- terly, mailed free to the trade only. HENKT A. DBEER, iPhiladelpbla Mention American Flyjlst. 776 The American Florist. Mo Toronto. The snow it snoweth every day, and the lot of the gardener who has much sidewalk to keep clean is not an easy one; however, the sun when it deigns to show itself now helps him a little with its warmth, but in the memory of the orig- inal "oldest inhabitant" it never showed itself so seldom. Bulbous stuff is showing up in large quantities now and the quality is very good. Mr. \Vm. Chappell, late gardener to Goldwin Smith, Esq., who had been sick for some time died last week. Mr. Wm. Vair, of Owen Sound, brother to Mr. Geo. Yair, also died last week. Resolutions of condolence were passed at the regular meeting of the G. and F. Association. There is rejoicing in the house of Man- ton over a sou and heir born to Mr. George Manton. Congratulations were also in order at the afore mentioned meeting. The chrvsanthemum show prize list for November 7, 8, 9 and 10, 1S'.)3, took up most of the time at the last meeting of the Association, and it may be safely said that it is an improvement on last year's list, though the prizes had to be reduced in order to keep within the limit decided on. There will be many more prizes do- nated by private citizens this year though, about 17 or 18 articles, such as cups, medals, etc., having been promised. Every member knows that the Associa- tion could not afford to offer prizes that would pay the exhibitors back in so much cash for the trouble and expense they go to with their various exhibits until they are staged, but I think that those who do not recognize the great good done by these shows in booming horticulture gen- erally are a very small minority. There can be no lietter way of advertising than by ocular demonstration. The minority report of the St. Louis Florists' Club chrysanthemum committee strikes one as a very one-sided, selBsh and short- sighted way of looking at things, and not in accordance with the spirit of the times in which we live. E. C. C. Abel & Company p. 0.80x920. NEW YORK, FLORIST'S, NURSERYMEN'S AND SEEDS- MEN'S AGENTS, For til.. fiillouii.K Well Known and Reliable Houses, For whom we solicit your orders: C. O. VAN TUBERGEN, Jr., Florlfltand SeedB- man, Ilaarleni, Holland. Cbotce Dutch Bulbs, Noveltlee, etc. FIERKE SEIilUE & SONS, Nurserymen. ITsHy, Francf!. Uoses, BverKreens, Fruit and Forest Btocka. „_^_^___ ERNST RIEMSCHNKIDER, Florlstand Seeds man. Altona. Germany. Berlin Lily ot the Valley a specialty. drons, etc., etc. ALPIIONSE ROCHE. OlIlonleH. France. Extensive anfl Hpcclnl pliintatlon of Immortelles and dyed In all coIoih iitnl shades. ERNEST Seedsman. All tlons or (;ernmi tlrawM and (Jardeii WcciIn. Hi-st Snpar Itt-ct ScedH a S|H'*;lalty. rataloBues (mention which) free on application when received for dlatrlbutlon. All orders lor theHe houses should be plainly written and addressed tu us. Always mention the American Flo- rist when writiiifi to advertisers. CUT FLOWER VASES Great Reduction in Prices. Cheap. They \vi On and after this date (Feb. 2, '93) the following schedule of prices are in force: N". liUll. I><17.011. 0 S in. diam. liy 1 < in. deep, .40 $4.00 1- 5'/i; in. diam. by in in. deep, .iS 3.5o 2 — 4^"2 in. diam. by ^ Tomato Growers have used them with success and proved their appreciation by repeated orders. Cabbage Growers have tried them and duplicated their orders. Market Growers of Verbenas, Alyssum, Coleus and other plants, which do not shun moisture, have used them extensively in repeated seasons. Recommended for light and safe packing of tender and \ aluLible plants, for the marketing of Ferns, Dutch i3ulbs, Lily of the valley and the like. Cost about 40 per cent less than earthen pots, and weight considerably lighter, thus saving in first cost and freight. For Frii'O List and further pjirtlculars mhlrt'ss AlIGUST KOI.KKR & SONS, Station K, New Vork. K. & J. FAItQim.VK, - - - - icostoii, Mass. Wlio furnisti samples, by mall, postpaid, on receipt of 10 Ota. II cts. U cf. nets. 22 rtf. 40 ctf. liO ct». _ or 1 (lozfii 2'4-ln. 2^1-ln. :)-in. :iH-iD. 4-ln. 5-ln. iVlncli pots. F. W. BIRD & SONS, Sole Manufacturers, EAST WALPOLE, MASS. \nt.O£MAf,^ FOR SUMMER PLANTING. Try them for Bedding Out this coming season. t'KINIIIMS .\u(,-ustiiin. iiiuuuitl.i-nllv nltniutivo; sl/o of Lull..-. In miuH' i.r l,..ss iliiin 12 ill. ioriK. Is In. In dr. topnidiiiT trniii 1 t.i.lll.iivri .Mulks 111 UBCiiwm. Thf rl.'rainl. liMp.isljii; form of the plunt, nlone. Is worthy of iiilnilnillon. I'rlcc. S2-1III elic-li. Kirkii. :!."ic. .■ach. Si .'ill iK-r iloz., S25 per IIXJ. Smaller »l/.e*irn..-r Ii«l, All hie f.ii . Ill r.V\( i; XIII II «lil.h will i.ro.lM \ViAi;\ 1,1 IS •r lOIJO. mo.SWtoJUOperlOOO. t ^Teiit heauty In the iven they are valua- :i In. luu^', 14 In. .\N1 K.O" ON l.<'|>ti>|>uB, nloe roots of this beau- <'\ ri'.KI s \ Itei-iiiroliiis, HtronK roots. 76ct8. per .ll>/|.||, ^.. [Ml IIHI. Ilosr: l.ri-\ill<' or Se>rn Sisters, I your, stroiik'. sj:i:i> /iiiiiiit InleKrirollii. li'KKSIl, native. i;.-|.lN, per II. l.y 1111,11 poBtpal.l. Jr Wrile liii ITIee List. THE BROOKS SISTERS, rioriHls .V ISiilh (IrowirH. Sorreiilo, Kill. Me erlenn Florist. ILf ^» Seti^j^er, easily uOJiiKleil ami seeiire l.y onh 1 kliif. way, »13 l.l««l. siieh as he uses fiO.OOd eiieh \ ei Bios. Wooden bales If onlered, .Seuvfr's Pansy .Seed, 83,00 per 02. No. Somerv CUTS! Wood Engraving, Zinc Etching, Halt=Tone, Wax Engraving, Photo - Engraving, Designing. IVIANZ & CO., 18:( Moyroe street. J^^^ RAVERS. ^^^lZ>^/Vi"' '^' lii^I'l-V can ever -^>^^^"^*^^ be sent by mail. May- hap y., X, ^', Force Pump Co., Lockport, N, Y.; A. W. Livingston Son--, Cniiirii Toledo, 0.;S. F. Leonard, Chicago ; .lo.s. F. Dickman.st. ],<)uis, tiK'ky Seed Warehouse. Louisville; T. W. Wood & Sons, Kirhi Lak.', Ind.; Colorado Nursery Co.. Luveland, Colorado. W. S. POWELL & CO., CUtniUal Fci'lili'i Baltimore, Md. er niaiiiiracliirers. TDCCO FRUIT AND 1 riECO ORNAMENTAL, SllinHS, EVKKfJlSKENS, KOSES, H.VKDY PLANTS, FOK ISPRING PLANTIMi. IiiiiiiiMise Stork. Order now. 160 Page Calaloeue Free. ELLWA^GER & BARRY, '"R*6c"H°l%T''E"rN.'^Y=- GflTflLOGUE PRINTING. ELEGTROTYPING. Done with expert ability for Florists, Nurserymen, Seedsmen. Write to J. Horace McFarland Co., HASRISBURO, PA. ^ -MORE THAN-i^riCCO l.ooo.oooTnEEo Fruit and Oiiiaiiieiital. SHRUBS, VINES, KOSES, etc , hi over 1,000 Varieties. Sr,r& RenaU;. 1 SendforoorIllu3. Catalogues. W.S.ilTTLE&CO.o''.?.'s"n^?J..^K«^c^; I When writing to any of the adver- sers on this page please mention the merican Florist. You will benefit the American Flc rist by mentioning it every time yo write an advertiser in these column - u 5. 778 The American Florist. Mar. 2, Baltimore. Flowers are becoming daily more plen- tiful, and the market stalls as well as the store windows arc being made brighter with pot hyacinths and tulips, while vio- lets are actually seeking buyers. The only thing that seems in short supply is smilax, which is occasionally very hard to get, and La France buds, of which, every once in awhile, the town gets bare, much to the vexation of the man who has rather overrun his stock with accepted orders, supposing he could get a few to help out from some fellow tradesman. There has been a goodly number of weddings in spite of its being Lent, and that, with funeral work, flowers for sick friends, and plants, keeps the pot boiling, till the longed for Lasttr trade. If the weather keeps as cold and cloudy as it is, there will have to be some tall firing done during the next few weeks or Easter bloom will be more plentiful after April than before it. It is G.o. Wm. Klein & Son now. Annapolis is preparing to take Balti- more by storm, from all accounts and indications. Mack. A RECENT ri'BLiCATiON Sent out by W. Atlee Burpee & Co. is "Manures; How to Make and How to Use Them," by Frank W. Sempers, director ot the Ford- hook Chemical Labratorj'. It is a well gotten-up volume of 218 pages, neatly bound in stiff paper. It contains full in- formation concerning natural and chem- ical manures and their effect on growing crops, analyses, etc., and will be a useful handbook for market-gardeners or farm- ers. THE STANDARDYgntilating Machines Received best awards BUFKA1.0, N. Y., B08TON. MASS.. TORONTO, ONT. Send for Catalogue and prices. E. HIPPARD, Youngstown. 0. W 8cC.C0. LIMITED Wrought Iron Pipe, Fittings, Valves, 78 JOHN ST.. NEW YORK, WELLS & GOUTflN CO., L'td. Mention American Florl8t. GREEN SILKALINE. FOR STRINGING SMILAX & ASPARAGUS. W^irnilili'il not lo I adi'. ALSO ALL KINDS OF BOUQUET THREAD. JOHN C. MEYER BrauerJt Klchter . 770 Brooks Sisters 77tj Buntings J 772 Bums & Raynor 707 Burrow .IG 71!) Burton John 7(15 775 Carman U W T77 Carmody J U 779 ChandleeGeo F 778 Chicago Cut Flower Ex 7«(i ChlttyHK 772 Clark BL 7(ifi Cllffe David 764 Connelly John J 7tS Corbrey T J * Co 7t>7 De Cock Jules 770 De Lamater Iron Wk8.7S0 DIllonJL, 774 DreerH A 774 775 Elgin Rose Co 770 Elliott J Wilkinson. ...774 Elliott Wn 7IW. 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Co McFarlandJ H MoFarland J U Co McGowan John Manz J & Co " i Marschuetz & Co 7M May John N "0 May L L A. Co i*< I i Meech F J * Son " 0 Mendenhall R J ' ■> Meyer John C & Co " ^ Michel Plant* Bulb Co "0 Mlllang Bros "t MoBattGJ "I I Monlnger Jno C Moore Frank L Mullen Geo Nagel E & Co 71)0 National Fibre Co 778 Nielson Hans 77i NUes Centre t loral Co 7t Olson M.. 71 Peck & Sutherland 7f * Pelrce & Coleman Co 779 Pennock C J 7^2 Pennook F M "3 Pennock Sam 18 7t " Plerson F B Co "1 755 Pittsburg Clay Mfg Co 778 Powell W S & Co 77- Randall AL 767 Raoux C 775 Reed & Keller 778 Renard Joseph 773 KlmbaudBenj 769 Roberts DH 780 Roehrs Theo 767 Rogers Nurseries 774 Rolker A & Sons 766 Russell S J 766 Salter Bros 764 Salzer John A 769 774 Sander* Co 77U Saul John 774 Schneider CF 7C5 Schulz Jacob 764 ScollayJohnA 780 Seaver LT 776 Semple James 771; Shelmlre WR 773 Sheridan W F 76T Slebrecht * Wadley. . . .7711 SlpfleDopBel & Co 77s Situations, wants. Smith C A Floral Co. ..7116 Smith Henry ... 769 Smith Nathan & Son. . . 774 Spauldlng T H 770 Stahl Wm VV.i Stark Bros "Si^ \\\'> Storrs & HarrlsonCuli w ; 1 .'. Stott Garden Imp Co ..V, : Strauss C & Co '.i4 StruckJN&Bro 779 Styer J J 773 Sunderbruch H L 7<16 Swayne Edw Trie " Wm. Wm. ..772 Washburn .\ndrew 773 Watson BM 774 Weeber & Don 769 Welch Bros 767 Wells & Coutan Co 778 WlIksSMfgCo.. Wisconsin Flower Ex. .76) Wood Bros 77: Woodruff WB 771 Please mention the American Florist every time you write to an advertiser. CLEAR CYPRESS SASH BARS JOHN C. MONINGER, 297 Hawthorne Aye., CHICAGO. ILL. Horticultural Architecture and Building. GREENHOUSE HEATING f VENTILATING ure and Building. HITCHINGS & CO. EstabUshed 1844. 233 Mercer St., New York. FIVE PATTERNS OF BOILERS. NINTEEN SIZES. Perfect Sash Raising Apparatus. Rosehouses, Greenhouses, Etc , of Iron Frame Construction, Erected complete, or the Structural Iron Work shipped ready for erection. -^^-''^' Iron Frame Benches with the " Perfect Drainage Bench Tile " or Slate Top. SENS 4 OKKT8 POSTAGE FOR ILI.USTKATED CATALOGUE. m "LOGKLflND" Sash Bars ^ ^ ^ ARE ALWAYS SATISFACTORY. This cut represents our improved Clipper Bar for Butted Glass roof — putty to be used under glass only. Mentluii AiutTlcan Florlet. GUTTER MaiERmL, RIDGES, SaSH, ETC. The finest CLEAR CYPRESS used. ©V' ^rlte for circulars and estimates. UOGKLflND LUMBER GO. ' * ' I^ool«:la-i:a.ci, O. Mention American Florist. Do You Want A RELIABLE SUPPLY OF WATER For Your GREEN HOUSE, ROSE HOUSE, NURSERY, Conservatory, Lawn, House, Garden, Stock or any other purpose, WITHOUT EXPENSE OFTIME OR LABOR? AU of this Cftn be accompliplied br using the Improved RIDER IH.O'r-.AJL'Bl. OR ERICSSON PUMPING ENGINE ^^"'^SH^^^S^^*^ Catiilofriu' with full pnrtio lars, sent on applirntion. OE LAMATER IRON WORKS. 21 Cortlandt St.. NEW YORK. N.Y, FIRST-CLASS CERTIFICATE OF MERIT. PERFECT DRAINAGE BENCH TILE • ITsed by all the leading Growers and Horticul- tural Bviililers. • tostlnionlala. clrculara, cic., addresa UPLAND GRBENROUSKH, I*. A?VIOHT, MADISON, NKW JKKSKY GREENHOUSE HEATING AND VENTILATING. Superior Hot Water Boilers. JOHN A. SCOLLAY. 74 & 76 Myrtle Ave., Brooklyn, N.Y. tW Send for Catalogue. Mention American Florist. 13. ■^. ft.Oi^EIXl'X'S, ICO & IGl Soutli 6th Ave.. New York. NATURAL GAS MADE GLASS for Rose Houses, CoiiservatorleH, etc , etc Ourslttss received tbe highest award attne Boston Convention of the U. A . F. Montlo eric I Florist. FLORAL DESIGNS The Cut Flower Worker's friend. Fine book of i6o pages. Send 93.50 for It, to HORACE McFARLANO, Harrliburg. Pi. Rmerica is "the Prav7 of ths I/bssbI; there may be mars comfort Rmidships, but wb are the first to touch Unknown Ssas," Vol. VIII. CHICAGO AND NEW YORK, MARCH 9, 1893. No. 249 fOiliE /4Uliii!li/4IM IFl!=@@l!@t Published every Thursday by THE AMERICAN FLORIST COMPANY. Subscript!* Sl.OO : To Europe, $3,00. Address all cominuuicatious to AMERICAN FLORIST COMPANY. 383 Dearborn Street. CHICAGO. SOCIETY OF AMERICAN FLORISTS. Wji. li. S.MlTH, W.ishlnftton, D. C president; Prok. \Vm. TrELEASE. St. Louis. Mo., vice-president; WM. .1. Stewart. ti7 Bromfleld St.. Boston, Mass, secretary; M. A. HUJ^T. Terre Haute. Ind.. treasurer. The ninth annual meetins at St. Louis. Mo., August 9 to 12, 18113. CONTENTS. Modern idea fgr old fashioned garden 781 Roses— The aulhracnose of the rose (illus) . . .784 —The rose problem . . . 7,S4 Miscellaneous seasonable hints 785 Carnations— Seasonable hints 786 — Chester County Carnation Society 78(i — Size of carnations 78f! Effect of soil . . 78(1 Locomotive boiler for heating 7.S(i Alpinia vittata (illus) . ... 7N7 Things to know about bank checks 787 Philadelphia - 7,S8 New York 788 Boston 788 The "White La France" rose 780 St. Louis 7'JO Chicago 790 Bnifalo 790 Baltimore 790 World's Fair notes 792 Catalogues received 704 The seed trade 796 The nurserymen 796 Montreal 798 Ottawa, Canada 800 Toronto 802 Eucharis amazonica 804 Cypripedium Lathamianum 804 Recent legal decisions 806 Indianapolis. The Indianapolis Florists' Club met in regular monthly meeting March 1 at 113 IJ. Washington street. This place was selected until the club will be able to have a meeting place of their own. A good attendance was the result, much better than when meeting in a florist's place of business, as was predicted. Several new members were accepted and several resignations were handed in, but no action taken on them, being laid over until next meeting. Mr. J. J. B. Hatfield read a paper on diseases of plants, especially carnation diseases, with illustrations. His explan- ations were very entertaining. Incident- ally he remarked that the American Flo- rist was improving very much and he felt greatly interested in the number of February 23. Business for February is reported to have been unusually good. All flowers sold well, offsetting completely the dull- ness of January. The supply of flowers at the present time is more than sufficient. A Modern Idea for an Old Fashioned Garden. [Read hcfoti' llie G. and F Club of Boston, March 7 rSi/;. by Piof. B. M. IP'atson, Jr., oj tlie Bussey Instittitio>i.\ The old fashioned garden may be called one of the popular fads of the day. Gen- eral ideas upon the subject, however, are rather vague. Hollyhocks, sunflowers and sweet peas naturally suggest them- selves, all planted in a somewhat ram- bling way. There is, too, a fallacious notion that this mode of p'anting is less expensive than the more formal methods which prevail in extensive public and some private grounds. The old fashioned garden of to-day is certainly not a repro- duction of the garden of our great grand- mothers; the present generation would never be satisfied with those plants only which were in cultivation at the begin- ning of the century; many of the intro- ductions of the last 25 years are decided acquisitions to this kind of garden. The significance of the term has as much to do with the shape and arrangement of the beds and borders as with the choice of plants; it implies a simple method of planting in contradistinction from what is known ;is carpet bedding; it means not only poppies and marigolds instead of coleus and house- leeks, but a natural dis- position of the plants; one should look to the woods and fields for suggestions rather than to pattern books of geometric designs. If the garden is well planned there should be a continuity of bloom from early spring until late autumn. I know a border in which, in 1889, a most favor- able season, the first snowdrop opened January 3, and the last fall crocus was in flower November 15, but this is unusual in eastern Massachusetts. The planting must be so arranged that no bare places will show for any length of time; there must be an unbroken sequence of foliage and flower. In market gardening the value of the land and cost of cultivation make it important that one crop should be followed by another in immediate suc- cession; in ornamental work the same economy must be observed. The plants used aregenerallyhardj', although largely herbaceous. Trees, shrubs and annuals should be also employed, and there is no objection to adding coleus and alternan- thera, but their efiectiveness should not depend upon the number of square feet of ground which they occupy; many of the so-called bedding plants are attractive and should be planted in limited quan- tities. If possible, fruit trees are to be avoided, especially if planted in rows; the cherry, plum or apple covered with blos- soms are beautiful, but let them be just without rather than within the limits of the garden. Eschew vegetables, although herbs like sage, thyme, sweet marjoram and saff'ron may have an appropriate place. A combination of flowers, fruits and vegetables is often made, but it is for utility rather than from choice. JThe size of the garden depends upon the wishes and circumstances of the owner; aiong shore you sometimes see one estab- lished within the confines of an unsea- worthy dory, but a kettle or a single red tub is too small. Under other conditions several acres or the fractional part of one maybe advantageously planted for pleas- ure. Where the selection of the site is optional choose land which has a south- ern aspect, yet it is by no means impos- sible to have a good garden where the ground inclines to the north. Light, sandy soil is to be preferred to that of a clayey nature, and, above all, it must be well drained. The arrangement of beds, borders and paths depends very much upon the lay of the land, i. e., the general contour, and upon the relation of the garden to the house, to existing trees or other natural advantages. Advantage should betaken of the natural surroundings; the confines of a good garden are by no means the boundary walls. The details of making such a garden may be considered under four heads, viz., thegeneral plan, the arrangement of beds, houses and paths, preparation of the soil and planting, care and management and choice of plants. THE GENERAL PLANAND ARRANGEMENT OF THE BEDS, BORDERS AND PATHS. Having selected the site which, every- thing considered, seems best for the pur- pose, this not always being optional, the plan of the garden is to be made. This depends upon the dimensions and shape of the ground, upon the condition it is in at the time, and upon the presence of trees and shrtibstobe saved or destroyed. It is well to deliberate for some time before making a beginning; it is better to go slowly at first than to make altera- tions after the plants have been estab- lished; it i$>«ot bad policy to make an allowance for extension at the start; by adding new beds from time to time we obtain the advantage of fresh soil for the plants. The general plan should include a belt plantation of small trees and shrubs to serve as protection on the north, to make a background for the flowers, and to give seclusion; this last, however, need not be insisted upon, and such planting should seldom be so dense as to give a shut-in appearance; in fact there should alwavs beopenings towards the south to afford sunlight, and in other directions where pleasing views are to be found. The shrubbery, if land is plenty, should be backed up by trees of larger growth to increase the shelter and add to the variety, or they might be planted in some cases as a screen to hide dis- agreeable objects. In front of the shrubs, forming a part of the same border, there could be a bed filled with the larger grow- 78. The Aim eric an Florist. Ma) ing herbaceous plants at the back, while in front a good place could be found for varieties of more delicate habit. The space enclosed by such planting would consist of grass, beds and borders and the necessary paths. Some additions might be made such as arbors or summer houses. The outlines of the beds may be curved or straight; the greatest latitude is per- missible; the former are always good, while the latter seem especially adapted to some large gardens of rectangular shape where stately plants are to be grown in rows. Negative advice is to the point here; do not have fantastic figures, and avoid elaborate devices; it is not always necessary to have beds and plants in pairs; this is sometimes appropriate near the house, or to mark an entrance, but it should not dominate. Curved lines are most graceful and best give the natu- ral effect which is desired. T,et the beds and borders be ample; one good sized bed is better than halt a dozen small ones; it is easier to handle in the care and man- agement of the plants; if too narrow it dries up quicklj' and is more difficult to make decorative. It happens frequently that the best place for the garden is directly adjacent to the house; this gives opportunity for borders along the founda- tion walls, thus not only securing a shel- tered position for the plants, but also, by planting out the under pinning, improve the appearance of the building. The extent of gravel walks should be reduced as much as possible; some are needed for the rougher work, such as the employment of carts and wheelbarrows, but the beds and borders should be sur- rounded by grass, which, with the back- ground of shrubs, makes the best setting for gay masses of flowers. Grass, il well kept, is not easilj' injured by the feet, unless there is a continual going to and fro in one direction, as where a path is worn, or unless there is persistent stand- ing upon the same spot, as on the tennis court. One gravel walk will often be enough for a large garden with many beds. The walks and beds sometimes are bor- dered with plantsof symmetrical growtn, such as box, which may be kept clipped, or with thrift or chives which naturallv have the formal shape suitable for this purpose. liox, unfortunately, is rather tender and difficult to establish; it can be done, but one must persevere in spite of failures; give plenty of water during hot weather and cover with litter from De- cember until April. Where, instead of a simple border to a bed, something in the nature of a hedge is required, there are two good plants of recent introduction to recommend: Spir.ca Thunberpii and Berberis Thunbergii, both Japanese. The first has attracted much attention this fall in this vicinity by the bright autumnal tint of the leaves un- usually late in the season; it has a delicate habit, but is perfectly hardy, and has a profusion of small white flowers early in sj)ring. It can be trimmed if desired, but should gcnerallj' be left untouched except by taking off the old flowering shoots alter the blooms fade. The growth is so thick that it makes a complete screen, but it is not stout enough to serve as a fence. The Japanese barberry is shorter and stubDier and admits clipping, although it is not improved by this treat- ment; it is of dense growth and so thickly covered with thorns that it will easily keep out cats and dogs when well estab- lished. The foliage is excellent, giving fine and bright colors in October; more- over, the bright red and persistent ber- ries and the rich warm tint of the twigs make the plant interesting all winter long. PREPAKATION OF THE SOIL AND I'LANTI.NG. Much of the future successof the garden will depend u])on good soil and careful preparation. If the soil is heavy add leaf mould, peat or sand; the first is always grateful to plants during the dry and hot weather, and can often be used advan- tageously as a top-dressing; first for pro- tection during the winter, and then in spring it can be worked in just under the surface of the ground. Well rotted barn- yard manure is of the same nature and can be applied in the same way. It is good policy to have the beds made in autumn in anticipation of spring plant- ing. Where the undertaking is not too expensive the land should be trenched, at any rate for the more important and less easily grown plants. In this process the earth is completely turned over to the depth of two feet or more, thus giving an opportunity to remove stones, roots and the poorer portions of the soil and to mix with it plant food at such a depth that it will be efficient for a long time. If trench- ing is too costly deep plowing or spading can be practiced, and the manure worked in at the same time. It is never a good plan to throw out the old grass roots; let them remain; they will gradually rot and improve the physical condition of the soil besides furnishing nourishment to the plants. If the beds and borders are once thoroughly prepared by trenching they will last a life time, and the future care will be lessened. This is particularly im- portant on account of the method of plantingsorae times employed. I refer to the succession of thickly planted crops which does not always permit annual forking and stirring in spring, but leaves them without this renewal for two years or more. The greater part of the planting, trees, shrubs and most of the herbaceous plants, is best done in our climate in spring. Dutch bulbs, however, are always planted in autumn. This is also a good time for transplanting on your own place, but not for setting out those plants which are received from distant nurseries. Her- baceous plants require lifting and separa- tion at intervals of from two to ten years or more, otherwise they run out, i. e.,thcy degenerate; thegrowth becomes poor, the flowers few, and they are over- run with weeds. German iris, lilies, phlox and paoonies are good examples; they must be dug up and divided, a part perhaps thrown away, then re-set. By this treatment the weeds can be destroyed, manure worked into the soil and a gen- eral renewal of bed and plants effected. This work can be done in April, but the early part of September is equally good, and often more convenient. All i)lanting should be done firmly; work the soil in and among the roots, pressing it hard with hand or foot; never use water until the work is com- pleted and then only in hot and dry weather. In growing seeds the same di- rections are to be followed; it is better to force the earth down with your foot than pat it with hand or trowel. The lighter and more carefully prepared the soil, the more need to observe these directions, many failures not always resulting in death, but apparent in poor growth, are due to lack of sufficient firmness in the ground around the plant newly set. CARE ANU MANAC.EMENT. These matters have been outlined above to some extent: there still remains, how- ever, something to be said. Much of this work consists in gaining an intimate knowledge of the plants themselves, not- ing individual peculiarities which will differ with soil, treatment, position and season. This information, although often intangible, is important, and it is only by acting in accordance with such observations that our skill in cultivation can be improved. We sometimes hear this called love of plants and applied to a person who has these faculties highly developed, but it is only another way of saying that by learning their requirement we are able to give better care. It is the real science of gardening, not as yet form- ulated. The details of ordinary cultivation are simple; weeds must be kept down, often by hand; the ground must not onlv be kept clean, but it must be frequently stirred. The common hoe is too large and cumbersome for this; one made with a single long narrow tooth is convenient. Water should be given freely towards evening in the hot and dry July and August weather; it is better to give a quantity once or twice a week than a little every day. It is not a good plan to begin to water unless it can lie kept up as long as the weather requires. I'rotection during winter is advised; it is, however, often applied too early; let everything be in readiness by the middle of November, but do not cover until from the 1st to the 15th of December, just be- fore severe hosts. If rotten barnyard manure is used a double advantage is given; the plants are kept in good condi- tion, and from the leachings and finer portions of the dressing they obtain food. Leaves and jjine needles are also good material for this purpose; the former are apt to blow away in exposed places and must be held down by pine boughs, which serve also to give a neat appearance, par- ticularly to the beds near the house. The covering need not be very thick — two to three inches is enough; it is not in- tended to keep out the frost so much as to prevent alternate freezing and thaw- ing by which the plants, especially the small ones, are thrown out, the roots broken and exposed to sun and air. If the ground is kept frozen all winter, as it is by a slight protection, this is avoided. It is a good plan to have somewhere near the garden, but not necessarily a part of it, a piece of ground which might be called the nurscrj-, in which some plants may be kept to take the place of those which pass by, which fail or for any reason prove unsatisfactory, and in which others could be propagated from seeds and cuttings. Unless a greenhouse forms a part of the establishment, a cold frame, pit and hotbed put here would prove very conveni,.'nt. An illustration of this use and also the method of a succession of crops may be helpful. Tulips are planted in October and begin to show above the ground in .\pril, when the win- ter covering is removed and the soil loos- ened with a hoc; then poppy seeds arc sown broadcast over the bed; they will come up and flower in June and July, just after tl e tulips pass away. I'nless some- thing were planted to follow the poppies there would be a bare space during the remainder of the summer; this is pre- vented bv growing in the reserve plot a batch of .\frican or French marigolds, wc will say, which, transplanted in June, will keep the border blooming until frost. CIIOKK OF I'LANTS. Equally with the shape and disposition of beds and borders the plants form a dis- tinguishing characteristic of the old fash- ioned gaiilen; some may be more appro- priate than others, due perhaps to associ- i8g3. The American Florist. 783 atious. I have spoken of the need of pro- tection and background. Among the larger trees suitable for this purpose are the white pine and white spruce, unless the soil be poor, when the Norway spruce and Scotch fir are more easily grown. The hemlock is good where a more deli- cate ground is required and is excellent when something is needed to break the space between the largertrees and shrubs, borders or lawn; so are the Japanese cedars, if the position is sheltered. The blue Colorado spruce (Picea pungens), Douglas fir and Abies concolor may be recommended for planting as specimens or in groups, but are not sufficiently tested for our climatic conditions as yet to warrant their use in large quantities. Intermingled with these evergreens or on the outskirts of the garden, but kept well away from the beds, 60 feet at least, on account of their roots or shade, some de- ciduous trees can be planted; the Ameri- can or English elms and beeches, sugar maple, American linden, chestnut and oaks, the tulip-tree, the j'ellow-wood, the horse-chestnut, red or white, willows, the golden twigged and the laurel leaved are fine, and Lombardy poplar where a quick growth is desired for any reason; white birches for nurse trees; these are all large and need ample room for growth; again let me say they must not be allowed to interfere in any way with the borders in which the herbaceous plants are placed. Among the smaller trees, which, in con- nection with the shrubs to be named here- after, may form the immediate back- ground for the flower beds, are the crab- apples, Pyrus baccata in many varieties, of which Parkman's is the best; the flow- ering plums and cherries, Prunus pendula P. p5eudo-eerasus,fl. pi.; the doub'e flow- ered peaches are good, but short lived; the halesia or silver bell, laburnum, Bo- hemian olive, hawthorns, flowering dog- wood, magnolia, etc. For large shrubs, lilacs in many varie- ties, not only the common, but also the Persian and two new sorts just intro- duced, Syringa Japonica and S. Pekin- ensis; philadelphus (the mock orange), Forsythia, Cornus mascula. Hydrangea paniculata grandiflora; snowball, the common and the new Japanese, are to- gether with many other less well known viburnums; witch-hazel and exochorda are good selections. For shrubs of intermediate growth we have azaleas, altbjeas, Japan pear, Spirfea Van Houttei and S. prunifolia, the Japan- ese roses, red and white, and our own wild roses. The hybrid perpetuals have a place here, also the Sweet Briar, the Persian yellow, Scotch, Provence and other old garden favorites; the running roses may be placed in the same cate- gory; all should be planted. It must be said, however, that although the rose is the queen of the garden, these last named sorts, unlike the wild varieties from Japan and from our own fields, are interesting only when in bloom; moreover, unless ex- ceptionally good care is given, they are unsightly even at this time. The trouble comes from the attacks of leaf eating in- sects, and, although the remedy (spray- ing with hellebore and water) is simple, unless it is carefully attended to the plants become leafless. I should there- fore advise that such roses be kept in the background; let them be a part of the garden, but not be placed in a too con- spicuous position; if they must come into prominence let the fight against the in- sects be pushed with determination. For shrubs of still smaller growth there is Deutzia gracilis, tree paionies, some varieties of the shrubby St. Johns wort. and Rosa Wichuraiana. For evergreen shrubs, mountain laurel and rhododen- drons take first place; Andromeda flori- bunda, Leucothoe Catesbeii, Daphne eneorum are less hardy. For caniltrs the creeping juniper, Taxus cuspida and American yew areexcellent. For fruiting shrubs plant black alder, barberries, burning bush, high bush cranberry and symplocos with its numerous blueberries. The scarlet dogwood and golden willow are alwa3-s bright and cheery in winter. Some of these can be used eff'ectively as specimen plants standing by themselves, but most of them are more pleasing planted in masses, from 6 to 20 or so in a clump. Vines should be trained on trel- lises or posts; when used for porches or piazzas it is best to employ a single vari- ety; for this there is nothing better than Plall's Japanese honeysuckle. Others which might well be planted are wistaria. Clematis Jackmanni, C. virginiana and C. flammula, the Virgin's Bower, and a new September blooming clematis, C. paniculata, all these strong growers; Rosa multiflora is an abundant bloomer, a vigorous grower, untouched by leaf- eating insects, and is thickly covered with fruit; so is Celastrus scandens, the bitter- sweet; Akebia quinata is one of the most delicate; the Dutchman's pipe, one of the strongest growers. In shady places plant Indian currant and Rubus odoratus. A few of the shrubs named above and others omitted for lack of space, might well be put in the garden proper to em- phasize or mark a period as it were, but herbaceous plants are the principal feat- ure; the trees, shrubs and grass are the setting. Dutch bulbs open and sometimes end the seaso.n; they are easily grown, and always satisfactory; they are not ex- pensive unless new and choice varieties are sought; and although some kinds of tulips and hyacinths do not succeed so well as might be wished in our climate, it is not difficult to replace them. It is not necessary to dig them up, and re-set them every year; indeed this is a great mistake with narcissus, crocus, snowdrops, and squills. The special care which must be given is to provide a light and rich soil doing everything possible to secureagood growth during their short season, then make over the beds, once in three or four years dividing the old clumps and adding new bulbs to supply deficiencies. They are most effective planted in masses that will bloom simultaneously, i. e., crocus and snowdrops each by themselves, and in the same bed; the Due Van Thol tulips in one group, the early tulips in another, the late tulips in a third. To obtain early flowers, a row can be planted along the foundation wall of a building, whtre the warmth from the stones or bricks will hasten their growth and the blooming of the bed begin in March instead of April. It is astonishing to see how much severe frost apparently delicate plants will stand under these circumstances; it is always well' not to entirely remove the litter which has protected them during the winter but let it remain at hand until the frost is entirely out. The snowdrop is the first to open, then crocus, winter aconite, chionodoxa, iris, squills, hyacinths, tulips and narcissus, in many classes and varie- ties and always in profusion. They make the beds gay at a season when flowers are valued, they are like the note of the blue- bird, a welcome assurance of the coming of spring. Thebeautiful display of tulips in the Public Gardens in Boston is well known. It is a pity that the narcissus is not more commonly grown; it is a plant of all others for the old fashioned garden, and should be used in large numbers. One of the best effects in wild gardens I have ever seen was obtained by dibbling into the rather thin grass quantities of these bulbs, the dafibdil and single and double pheasant's eye narcissus. By letting the lawn go uncut a week or two longer than usual, pretty effects can be made in the same way with the crocus and snow- drop; their leaves must be left until they begin to turn yellow. The late tulips, Allium Moly and the Narcissus poeticus close in May and early June the proces- sion of spring blooming bulbous plants, but towards the end of August, the col- chicums throw up their flowers from the bare earth and still later the autumn blooming crocus of which the saffron C. speciosus is best. Tall growing perennials, suitable for planting next the trees or shrubs, at the back of the borders, on the outskirts, or wherever height is desired, are Bocconia Japonica, Polj'gonum Sieboldii,Helenium autumnale, many varieties of sun-flowers including annual sorts, wild asters and golden rod, these last responding very kindly to cultivation; marsh mallows, hollyhocks, and in sunny sheltered places chrysanthemums, not the gorgeous affairs from the florist but the survivors which are sometimes to be found in old country gardens. As with bulbs, these should be massed, but so vigorous is the growth, that a single specimen is often sufficient. Put hollyhocks in rowsif you like, but avoid, with these as well as with other striking kinds, the common mistake of planting in numerous, small and isolated groups, reproduced all over the premises, at regular intervals. A certain amount of repetition is permissible in largegardens or where formality is desired but it is an error in small places where a more natural style is sought. Among herbaceous perennials of inter- mediate size we have: pajonies, monks- hood, larkspur, columbines, Japanese anemones, spiraeas of many sorts, pop- pies, phlox, Japanese and German iris, lilies, day lilies, Solomon seal, gaillardia. cardinal flower. And with these may be classed foxgloves, Canterbury bells, and sweet williams, which are really biennials as is the hollyhock, but under cultivation either their habits change, or from the self-sowed seeds the supply is renewed. Some pinks and carnations belong to this category, so do forget-me-not and Iceland poppies; precautions of some kind must be taken to keep up the stock. Alyssum saxatile, moss pink, arabis, iberis, dwarf iris, lily of the valley are all hardy, charming, and effective in masses, while some are excellent for bordering the beds and paths. Violets belong here, one of these called the Schonbrun is delightful, dark blue, sweet scented, and an abundant bloomer; so hardy that they often bloom at Thanksgiving or Christmas in sheltered places in favorable seasons; indeed they may be looked for at any month except the middle of summer; they propagate themselves by seeds and oftentimes they grow wild in the garden. The English violets, blue and white, dou- ble and single, are very like them but not so easily grown; one of these is called red, but is as dismal a failure as the pink lily of the valley. Our wild Violacucullata from the swamps, the birds-foot and its variety called the pansy violet are with- out much perfume, but nevertheless desir- able. Pansies. daisies, for-get-me-not, are short-lived and a little tender, unless planted in warm spots; they succeed best if they are grown annually in cold frames from seeds which are sowed at the end of August and transplanted into the beds thefoUowing April; the English primrose, 784 The American Florist, Ma and all its varieties, polyanthus, cowslip, etc., can be treated in the same way, ex- cept it is better to sow these seeds in spring, and keep them in a nursery plot all summer. The new bedding violas, crosses, may stand our winters better, but the chances are that they too must be handled in the frame; the old ladies delight or Johnny jump-up is the only plant of this class which thrives the year round in our climate. It is practically impossible to keep up a succession of flowers without using some annuals; the hardiest of these should be sowed when the frost first leaves the ground; larkspurs, poppies, eschscholtzia, sweet alvssum. mignorctte, bachelor's button, calendula, coreopsis and morning glory. Sweet peas should be planted early; it is always difficult to find a suita- ble place for them, particularly when gar- den room is limited; it is almost imijossi- ble to keep them in gocd condition all summer long. Like some of the roses, they should not be put in prominent positions, they can be relegated to the vegetable garden or they can be thrown away when their first freshness passes. If a trench six inches deep is made, and the seed planted at the bottom, the soil can be levelled oflT as they grow; thus the roots will be deeper in the ground, and so bet- ter able to withstand droughts. The seeds of nasturtiums, four o'clocks, Drummond phlox, asters, salpiglossis, schizanthus, portulacca, and tobacco should be sowed later; the ground is warmer "when the shad bush Ijlooms," or when the "leaves of the white oak are as big as a mouse's ear," as they say in the country; this indicates the proper time to sow corn and beans, so too it is the time to plant the varieties just named. Zinnias, French and .\frican marigolds are so sved last of all, about the middle of May; or. better still, sow in the frame or hot-bed in April, together with stocks, asters, and castor oil bean, and cosmos, thus getting thrifty plants, which may be set in the beds at any time before the middle of July, and economizing in the use of seeds. There are some good vines wnich may be treated in vhe same way, the moon-flower, cob;Ea, canary-bird creeper, maurandia, and Mina lobata, a pretty little plant from Mexico related to the ipoma;as. Bedding plants are convenient for fil- ling gaps left by the spring flowers; lemon verbena, scarlet and rose geranium, helio- trope, salvia, lobelia, fuchsia, French marguerite, planted in groups, or even singly if not too much scattered, are always interi sting. One more class of plants and the list is complete. These are the bulbous and tuberous roots which may be stored dur- ing winter in such a cellar as would keep notatocs in good condition; they are planted in spring when the ground be- comes warm and should be dug, dried and stored beforescverefrost. Gladi- olus, montbretia or crocosmia are the hardiest. Tigridia,. tuberose, dahlia, cala- dium and canna need more warmth. If the cellar is furnace heated, they should be kept in a cool closet, or be packed in dry sand. It is to be understood that the names of the plants here given arc all desirable for such a garden as I have endeavercd to describe, but a great many have not been mentioned. What these are can be learned by observation in different gardens, from books and from horticultural pajjcrs. An excellent book for this i)urposc is lill- wangers's "The Garden's Story;" anr)ther is Robinson's "Wild Garden, "and' Glean- ings from French Gardens," by the same author. Nurserymen's catalogues can be studied, these lists of plants and seeds are interesting and instructive. ose of the There is a disease of the rose that on account of its obscure habit is often over- looked. The root galls caused by the nematode worms get the credit for doing some of the damage that should be ascribed to the rose anthracnose. This is a fungous trouble, and is not by any means confined to the foliage. In order to bring the subject before the readers of the American Florist a photo engraving of a badly anthracnosed plant is shown in Figure 1. The chief ft-ature of this picture is the scarcity of leaves. Instead of a plant with foliage upon all the canes there are but few leaves upon some of the stems, while others are entirely defoliated. The whole plant is infested with the fungus, and this para- site so saps the vitality and interferes with the processes of growth that the leaves, even if they were healthy in them- selves, are unable to perform their work. The fact is, that the leaves are infested with the anthracnose filanents, and soon after falling, if not before, they will show the spore formation of the anthracnose fungus Glocosporiuiii Rosaruni. In gen- eral appearance and habits of growth this fungus is quite similar to the one causing the anthracnose ol the raspberiy named iHoeosporiunt vcnilum, and it is possible it is identical, the presence of the one being possibly a menace to the host of the other. The rose plant is most likely attacked while young, or at least it is to be pre- sumed that the young portions of a plant are most susceptible. The attack is from without, and the spores falling upon the surface of the young tender canes and leaves as well there germinate and pro- duce in a short time an affected spot. If this takes place in a cane it is natural to suppose that the portion above the in- fested part will be girdled in so far as the attack is great, and this will interfere with the direct support by the whole plant of the part beyond the diseased place. Besides this the fungus spreads, and that more rapidly in the direction toward the tip of the cane. It is not un- usual for a diseased plant to send up apparently healthy shoots from near the base of the stem, these in turn to become infested. Figure 2 shows a diseased cane natural size, one taken from a living plant but without leaves. .\ careful examination of the cane will show that a point near the middle of the engraving is covered with small pimples. This is the place where the spores of the .inthracnose have been formed in great numbers. An en- larged view of a similarly affected cane is shown in Figure 3. The spore masses are so much enlarged as to be readily seen. This is a pieceof a cane, mostlj'thc bark cut off, and made a subject for a microphotograph, but only magnified about five times, Each one of the pro- jections from the surface consists of a mass of spores, and these when moistened flow away, while a multitude of others escape Irom the rift in the epidermis of the cane. These spores germinate with great ease, and from this fact and the vast numbers formed it is easy to con- clude that the rose anthracnose is a very contagious disease. Roses that have a sickly color to the foliage, with the leaves "falling prema- turely, especially from the tips of the canes, may be suspected as victims of the anthracnose. A hand lens should be suifi cient to assist in finding pinkish blotches upon the leaves, particularly those that lie upon the moist earth beneath the half defoliated plant. Similar, but better de- fined, pimples usually occur upon some Dortion of the cane. It will be gathered from these engrav- ings and remarks that the rose anthrac- nose is a specific disease, caused by a well defined fungus that grows rapidly from spores, penetrates the substance ot stem and leaf and finally causes defoliation and death of the cane. The anthracnose, because of its multitudes of spores pro- duced in pimples on leaves, particularly fallen ones, and the canes, the ease with which they are transported by water and the rapidit3' of germination all combine to make this fungus enemy ot the roses very contagious. This class of fungi to which the glocos- porium belongs is amenable to treatment by fungicides. A coating of Bordeau.x mixture or ammoniacal carbonate of copper upon the leaves and stems pre- vents in large degree the entrance of the germs. Therefore all rose houses where there is any anthracnose should be sprayed with one of the above compounds. It goes without further saying that all plants that are as shown in Figure 1 should be either cut down close to the soil or thrown bodily into the burn heap. BvRO.\ D. Halsted. The Rose Problem. For answer to "A Rose Problem" of "Subscriber" (page 738) I would say, that in long houses, heated by hot water, it will be found advisable to add an extra line of pipe on each side, for say half the length of the house, and located in the center of the house lengthwise, to equalize the heat at the ends, arising from the boiler and cross pipes there. It "Subscriber" will notice the roof of the house during hard freezing weather he will see that the heaviest coating of frost is at the center of the house length- wise, growing less gradually toward the ends, where there will probably be none at all. W. T. Bell. l-^-anklin, I'a. Skvkkal I'RiENDs in the trade have favored us with long stemmed roses lately, and among them were some fine specimens from Xanz & Xeuner, Louis- ville, Ky. American Beauty, La France, Duchess of Albany and White La France ( Augustine Guinoiseau) were the varieties represented. They were all fine flowers, with splendid stems, but we were espe- cially imoressed by the White La France; the flowers were very large and the deli- cate flesh pink hue exquisite. It appears a vigorous grower too. SoMic very fine Catherine Mermetswere recently received at this office Irom Am- ling Bros., Maywood, 111. In addition to fine color they were noticeable lor their cxtremelv long, firm stems and fine foliage. The growers write us that these jS93' The American Florist. 78s THE ANTHRAONOSE OF THE ROSE. flowers were from three year old plants grown in solid beds, with a night tem- perature of 56° to 58°. They are firm believers in solid beds, thinking there is less danger of drying than in benches. Miscellaneous Seasonable Hints. From thelSth to the 20 th of this month is the right time in this latitude to sow the main crop of summer annuals, includ- ing asters, Phlox Driimmondii, zinnias, marigolds and ten week stocks. The most important of these to the florist is the asters. Truftaut's paeony flowered and the Comet sell the best with us. I sow all the annuals in flats of two inches ot soil in a temperature of 50°, and when large enough to handle transplant into flats about one inch apart in three inches of soil. The season will then be far enough advanced to place the flats in a cold frame or mild hotbed where they thrivemuch betterthanin the greenhouse. A common plant used largely in veranda boxes and vases is the nasturtium. They come up easily and quickly and when potted into2y2-inch pots should be placed on a light dry shelf and don't use too rich soil; you want them to flower quickly. The tall growing kinds are the best for above purpose; not getting much root room they make only the desired growth and flower all summer. Sow middle of this month. A cheap summer climber and one always in demand is the Cobrea scandens. Sow the seeds in light soil with one third sand. Don't scatter the seeds and cover with soil as you would with almost all seeds. Prepare the surface evenly but not too solid and press each seed into the soil on edge and no covering is needed. Water moderately when sown and after that be verjr sparing of water till growth starts. If your violet house runs east and west with the broad side to the south a light shading will greatly help them; if given too much bright sun the flowers will come small and stems short. We are putting in the last crop of car- nation and rose cuttings. Both of these are in plenty of time if taken good care of and grown right along. I have been asked several times how many weeks before Easter should the crop of tulips and narcissus be brought in to force. It depends very much what date Easter comes. This year it is un- usually early. I would say this year allow three weeks for them inside and you will be sure to hit the mark. There is little real forcing needed now with these bulbs, as they grow tall enough without shading and come along fast enough in a night temperature of 55° to 60°. A correspondent inquires "how to have nice smilasduringFebruaryand March?" If you have cut your bed close down at Christmas or New Years 3'ou can't expect good strings again by February or early March. But as smilax is an all the vear crop I will briefly state my method of growing it, and with proper heat and care four or even five crops should be ob- tained in the year. The bed should be composed of rather heavy loam with one fourth good manure. It should be on the ground and not less than nine or ten inches thick. You should have healthy young plants to start with from 3-inch pots and plant as early in July as pos- sible. Don't neglect to put strings to them at once. If during the winter you can keep up a night temperature of not less than 60° (65° is better), there won't be anj' trouble in getting at least four good crops. The first at end of Septem- ber, the next at the holidays, another early in April and another in June. When you cut smilax don't cut a fine string here and there through the bed to please any one. Begin at one end and clean the crop as you go. The great reason for this is that smilax should not be watered for a week or two after it is cut down or till the young growths have got a good start. A heavjr watering just after they are denuded of all their top will rot the roots. To obtain the best results after the second crop is cut the bed should receive a good mulching of manure and loam in equal parts sufficient to wellcover the fleshy roots which by that time will be sure to be showing themselves on the surface. I believe it pays to replant your smilax bed every summer. Buffalo, N.Y., March 6. W.M. Scott. 786 The American Florist, Mar. 9, Seasonable Hints. Jos. Reuard, of Unionville, Pa., grows gladioli very successfully among his car- nations, and his method he writes us is about as follows: If earlj' flowers are wanted the bulbs are planted when the car- nations are wellestablished in the benches. The distance apart is not material, but if too close they will make too much shade. A row to every third carnation row is about right and eight inches apart in the row. They are tied to stakes as soon as the foliage is large enough. Good ripe bulbs will bloom in about four months at a temperature of 60°. At 50° five months will be required. The forcing of the bulbs is not at all injurious to them if they are properly attended to after flowering. Mr. Renard has bloomed some of his stock at least five years in succession. Great care is needed in tak- ing care of the bulbs after they have done their work. They must then be thor- oughly ripened, giving a little water until the tops all turn yellow, when the water should be stopped and the ground allowed to become quite dry. They are then taken up tops and all and dried in a dry and shady place. If not pulled at the proper time a new growth will start and ruin the new bulbs. After drying for 60 days they are ready for forcing again or may be held a much longer time for that purpose. Sweet peas are frequently grown as an accessory crop and may take the place of tomatoes. To have them bloom early the seed should be started in September or October. One seed is placed in each 2%-inch pot. When the plants are large enough theyare setamongthe carnations much in the same manner as to distance, etc. as tomatoes, and tied up in much the same way. They are probably less troublesome than tomatoes, and much less heat is required to force them along. If a good crop can be obtained by Easter they are quite profitable and sell readily, but at a low price well into the summer. In marketing they are tied in bunches of 25. Blanche Ferry is the most popular sort, but all varieties and colors are grown. W. R. Shelmiue. Avondale, Pa. Chester County Carnation Society. This society met at West Chester, the county seat, March 4, in the rooms of the Fame F^ire Co., courteously offered for the occasion. The table w as generously decorated by Jos. Kift & Son, and the society exhib- ited 3000 or more carnations, represent- ing the best of the old and new varieties, and interspersed here and there with some notable seedlings. A vase of "Cicsar's babies," from Shel- mire, looked as if they had been fed on Mellin's food, or kainit, or something very nutrient. Others from Messrs. Styer, C.J. Pennock, Edwin Ladlej' and Fulvvin Swayne were noticeable for size or beauty. The people of West Chester were very much pleased with the exhibition, and one of our members enthusiastically de- clared it was equal to the display at Pittsburg. A short business meeting was held, and various subjects discussed, among them the feasibility of establishing a Floral Exchange for the purpose of distributing flowers to the florist without the inter- vention of the commission man. No con- clusion was reached. A resolution was passed commending strongly the action of C. J. Pennock in sending out word to those who had ordered Grace Battles of him, that the stock is affected with rust, and they were free to cancel their orders il they wished. It is of course a great disap- pointment to all concerned, but the so- ciety felt like placing the seal of its ap- probation on such straight-forward dealing. E. S. Size of Carnations. A. H: Replying to your inquiry regard- ing the special carnation number, where a number of flowers were shown on one plate the comparative size of the flowers was preserved, but not where the flowers appeared on separate plates. For instance Ophelia and Helen Keller are nearly the same size, but the former appeared smaller in the plate because the reduction in pho- tographing was greater. Therefore a comparison of the flowers as to size would not be fair. But where a group appears in the same plate the comparison is accu- rate because the reduction on each was the same. Effect of Soil. That the widely different results ob- tained by various growers of the same varieties ot plants is largely due to the dift'erence in soil, though this is often mod- ified by variation in treatment, is now pretty generally understood. A very con- clusive bit of evidence as to the correct- ness of this assumption was recently brought to the attention of the writer. Mr. Alfred Saxon of Downer's Grove, 111., has on his place two very distinct kinds of soil. On the higher ground it is a strong yellow loanij while on the lower lying parts the soil is the dark mould so common in Illinois. In planting his car- nations last year Mr. Saxon used both these soils in his benches. As a result the plants bedded in the loam are remarka- bly vigorous and productive, while those in the black mould are not doing nearly as well, seeming to have no substance and decidedly lacking in vigor. The dif- ference in Silver Spray as grown in the two soils is especially marked, it doing grandly in the loam and but very indifter- ently in the mould, though the treatment given each batch is practically the same. But his violets, which are planted in the black mould in frames, have donegrandlj'. He feeds his violets very heavily and be- gins to believe that they can hardly be over-fed. Before planting the soil was heavilj' enriched with well rotted manure and as soon as the plants began to grow strongly hefed them fretiuently with liquid manure. He considers it wise to shade them from strong sun and during the middle of sunny days he shades the frames with boards laid diagonally across the bed with only small spaces liLtween them. He has been very successful with mig- nonette the present season. All his plants are in solid beds, but in making up one bed he laid a surface of bricks on the ground and put S inches of soil on top. But the i)lants in this bed have not done nearly as well as in the others where the roots were able to go deep down in the soil. In such beds he has noted plants whose roots extended fully 18 inches deep in the soil. And such plants gave the best results. Certain it is that the mig- nonette wants a deep cool soil to insure good returns. He uses the Machet. He planted the seed the latter part of last August and had a good cutting of flow- ers for Christmas, but he will plant about August 1 this season and will then have a larger crop for the holidays. When those voracious green worms that are so fond of mignonette get a foothold in the house he finds he can catch them readily by laying a newspaper over the plants for the night and in the morning the worms in the bed will be found attached to the under side of the paper from which they can be readily shaken off into the walk and killed. But this evil should be entirely guarded against by keeping the house close and with netting over the ventilating spaces so that the moths may be prevented from entering the house and laying their eggs. G. Locomotive Boiler for Heating. In reply to the question of Subscriber on page 690 of j'our paper I beg to reply, that it is not always advisable to indis- criminately use either a locomotive boiler or a plain cj-linder tubular boiler to gen- erate heat in, either for steam or hot water, unless the conditions of work, de- sign and fuel are taken into account. Locomotive boilers are good things in their way, but with a soft gaseous fuel and short tubes, they are a long waj' from being economical. If Subscriber wishes to use a boiler of this type he will find it will give the best results if he uses anthracite coal, but he must see to it that it is plenty large enough for the work to be performed and that the tubes are longer than is generally found in a ready made boiler of this type, and that they are not small in diameter, for with a solt coal it is better to use a boiler with a few number of large tubes than with a large number of small ones, for while it has been customary to calculate the horse power from the heating surface of these tubes, in connection with the surface of the fire box, it has been found by careful observers that there is such a thing as going too far with the rule. If Subscriber has a large house and the situation will permit it he will secure the best results in economy by using a plain tubular boiler set in brick work, properly proportioned, and at the same time use soft coal for fuel. A combination of fuel, of soft coal and wood does not operate well together, as the wood requires but little draft and the coal considerably more, furthermore the nature of the wood may require a differ- ent shaped grate to get it into the furnace; if this should be so it can be accommo- dated by making the grates longer and narrowing up on the sides, for it will not be found advisable to place a large grate under any boiler where such inflammable materials arc used as spoken of. The diflicultj- with wood will be found toexist in regulating the generationof heat which can be best done by using tight doors at the ash pit and leaving the damper well open, this will retard combustion and at the same time keep the tubes clean. Clean tubes are an item of importance, and in cold weather can not be cleaned too often, for the slowing up in the day time on sunshinv days docs more to fill the tubes in a boiler than a week's sharj) running with a good load on the system. .\ combination of steam and hot water docs not necessarily mean economj', for with a proper system of piping the tem. i893' The American Florist. 787 Alpinia VrrTATA. perature can be regulated to a point con- forming to a nicety, which in most cases is where the great trouble lays, while the saving by allowing the temperature in the boiler to drop would be a difficult thing to measure, providing it is of proper proportion and set accordingly. With reference to the banking of the fire at 9 in the evening so that the temper- ature can be maintained all night without attention, I will say, that much depends again upon the size of the house; with a large one it would not be advisable to depend upon it, but with small jobs it can be done by using a staple fuel and a temperature regulator, to control the damper, this, however, would not be reliable with wood as a fuel, for with such fuel it is difficult to gauge the amount put into the furnace, such an arrangement would work to the best by using hard coal and could be readily ap- plied on a single house of moderate pro- portions. Such an arrangement, however, can hardly be termed "banking." To bank a fire means to deaden it by covering it with green coal or wet ashes after it has been pushed to one side or the end of the grates so that it will not go out for several days; in such a condition it does no work, but simply lays dormant. The above arrangement would be more in the form of "charging" a fire, so that it will perform the required amount of work for a considerable length of time without attention. John Erwood, Mech. Eng. Chicago. Alpinia Vittata. This plant is highly spoken of by several of our large growers of decorative plants, and is believed to have a great future as a commercial ornamental foliage plant. It is of good substance, has great vitality and is of easy and moderately rapid growth. The foliage is handsomely varie- gated green and white. The plant here shown is two years old, in 7-inch pot, and about 2V-1, feet high. We are indebted to Messrs. Siebrecht & Wadley for the pho- tograph. Things to Know About Bank Checks. Bank checks possess many advantages for the conduct of business and are used to a proportionally great extent. They are in nature but orders for the payment of money, and are payable in the order in which they are presented, not accord- ing to that in which they are drawn. As given in the usual course of business they do not constitute payment of the indebt- edness for which they are given, until paid. Nor will the concurrent receipting of the debts for which they are given change this. If they are not paid on proper presentation resort may be had to the original claims. The rule is, how- ever, different in this respect as to certified checks. So the having of checks certified constitutes payment as to the persons drawing them. Checks should be dated. If not dated at all, and they do not contain any state- ment as to when they are to be paid, they are never payable. They may be ante or post-dated as well as dated on the day of delivery. By being ante-dated they may be made to cover prior transactions and in a measure determine the relative rights of the parties to them, provided that no fraud is intended or done. Post-dating, in the main, determines date of payment. When post-dated so as to fall due on Sunday they are payable on the following Monday. Checks post-dated or matur- ing on legal holidays should be presented the day following. When post-dated checks are paid before the dates men- tioned the money paid on them can be recovered. If blanks are left for thedates the holders of checks are thereby author- ized to insert the true dates of delivery, but no other dates, and if they insert any other dates it makes the checks void. Changing the date of checks without consent of the drawers will do the same. The presumption is that when checks are drawn funds will be provided at the banks on which they are drawn to meet them; but presentation for payment must be made within a reasonable time. If not so presented the holders will be charged with anyconsequent loss. Where persons receiving checks and the banks on which they are drawn are in the same place they should be presented the same day, or at latest the day after they are received. Where they are in different places the checks must be mailed to some bank or person at the place where pay- able before the close of the day following their receipt, and the latter must present them before the close of banking hours on the day following their receipt there. No extra time will be gained by holders depositing checks in their own banks for collection. After duly piesenting checks it is also the duty of the holders, if they are not paid, to notify the drawers before the closeof the next secular dayfollowing the presentation and dishonor. No par- ticular form of notice is required. Itmay be written or verbal. The principal cases in which losses occur from failure to use due diligence in the collection of checks are where the banks on which they are drawn fail in the meantime. If the banks continue solvent the drawers will remain liable to pay their checks for months at least after they are drawn. Presentation and notice of dishonor will also be dis- pensed with where there are no funds to pay checks, and where the banks on which they are drawn suspend payment before they can be presented, using proper diligence. After receiving checks they must be presented for payment unless such presentation would be useless before the original claims can be sued on, for by accepting checks there is an implied agree- ment to use that method of procuring the money for which they are drawn. Where checks are negotiable and pass by indorsement or delivery the same degree of diligence will be required of each person to whom they are indorsed, in order to hold those indorsing them, as is required of original payees to hold original drawers of checks. But by put- ting checks in circulation the liability of the drawers can not be prolonged. They must be presented within the same time by indorsees as by payees. Still where checks are passed from hand to hand one or more of the later indorsers might be held where earlier indorsers and the drawers would be released as by failure of the banks drawn upon. Signatures to checks may be written with pen and ink, or pencil; they may also be printed or stamped. Banks are only required to see that the names of the drawers of checks correspond precisely with those of the persons to whose credit the deposits have been made. Who should sign the checks of corporations will be determined by the state laws, by the charters, by-laws, or by the usage of the particular corporations. Every part- ner has the right to sign his firm's name to checks unless prohibited by its articles of co-partnership. So also can agents sign them when given express or implied authority. As usually drawn, payable to certain persons named, or order, checks are negotiable. A valuable consideration for them will be presumed. They may be transferred by indorsement, or, if payable to bearer, by mere delivery. Defenses to them existing between first parties can not be raised against subsequent holders. 788 The American Florist. Ma 9, Philadelphia. More snow, more rain, more slush and disagreeable weather, generally, has been our lot the past week. But with all business has been up to the average for the season of the year, prices remain- ing the same for all classes of flowers. There would undoubtedly have been a tumble in the hybrids, but for the e.xtra demand at Washington; at least 1000 fine Brunners, Laings and Beauties were shipped there the past week, mostly by Anderson, Heacock and Burton. Brunners are now bringing $40 to $60; Laings, $30 to $40; Beauties, $30 to $40; Merraets, Brides, LaFrance, $8; Cusins.Wattevilles, $4 to $G; Perles, Sun- sets, Hostes, Niphetos, Gontiers, $4 to $5; carnations, 75 cents to $1 for short; $1.50 for long; a few extras $3. Romans and paper white are scarce and poor at $3; valley, plentiful, $2 to $3; callas, $G to $8; and Harrisii $8 to $10. Ivy leaves are very scarce, and the price has advanced to $4 per thousand; they usu- ally bring $2.50 for outside leaves, but those coming in now are from the in- side. John Westcott, of Laurel Hill Nurser- ies has a kind of monopoly of the ivy business, having a large wall on the in- side of one of his cool houses covered with them. By the way, John is chairman of the committee having in charge the banquet to be given Wednesday evening, the 15th inst., the second day of the spring show. It v/as for a number of years customary to have a banquet some time during Lent, but for some reason the practice was discontinued. It is now proposed to revive this festive occasion, and its an- nual recurrence may be looked for in connection with the spring shows of the Penn. Horticultural Society. All those of the craft that happen to be in this neighborhood at that time are hereby extended a hearty invitation to be pres- ent on that occasion. The entries for the exhibition are coming in very well, and the prospects for a fine show are very good. In the bowling tournament now draw- ing to a close, Mr. Harris still leads the boys in the first class, being pushed pretty hard however, by Anderson and Brown. Campbell is leading in the second class, Nisbett in the third and J. McLean in the fourth. In a recent match J. Westcott put up a score of 568 in three games, an average of 189' n to a game; the record for these games is 595, also made by himself Robert Craig is suffering from a severe billious attack, sufficient to keep him confined to his room since his return from Chicago. At the last meeting of the Chester Co. Carnation Society it was decided to li.-ivc the next meeting, and also an exhibition of cut flowers at West Chester, the county seat. There arc in Chester county 44 establishments whose princi- pal crop is carnations. These places average four houses each, making over 170 greenhouses devoted entirely to car- nation culture, save in the spring, v^licn some of them give a little space to bed- ding plants to supply their local demand. The meeting and exhibition was held last Saturday, March 4th, in the build- ing of the Fame I'ire Co., West Chester, at 2 p. m., and was very well attended. The meeting was liehl up stairs ,-ind the exhibition in the engine room below. There was an earnest discussion on the question of establishing under the auspi- ces of the society, a local floral exchange, or depot, either in Philadelphia or Ken- nett Square, the majority favoring Ken- nett Square. The matter after thorough discussion was deferred until next meet- ing. The object is to have members ship their flowers to the depot or exchange, and from there have them distributed more generally over the country, and not depend too much on the Philadelphia market, as the demand there is not suffi- cient to consume all flowers sent at pay- ingprices. They want to keep up the price, and yet at the' same time sell all their flowers. At present the returns are not satisfactory showing too many not sold. This discussion ever the meeting ad- journed to enable the members to have a pleasant time with friends visiting the exhibits displayed. About 50 vases, tumblers and pitchers were used to show the flowers, and Lam- born was shown by Stycr, of Concord, very fine. He excels every one in this particular variety. He uses manure water very freely. Lamborn distanced all whites exhibited. McGowan was shown, but only of average size. Warren Shelmire exhibited a jar of seedlings from Caesar; one of them named Brutus was worthy of mention, fine form, stift'stem, color a dull red, a large flower. Another pretty one by Shelmire, secretary of the society, was H. M. Stanley, nearly like Sunrise, but an im- provement in form like Buttercup, easy to root. Ed. Swayne, of Kennett, exhibited a new seedling, quite promising, not named, very large flower, good stem, don't burst, color, deep carmine, fine form. Golden Triumph, a new yellow, looked well, all flowers exhibited being large and fine. The flowers were arranged on a long table in the front part of the engine house, and on a large table erected for the purpose. Down the center, J. Kift, of West Chester, exhibited large bloom- ing azaleas, and on the outer edge a number of little ferneries. The pmks were interspersed between, making a very pretty exhibit. Just as the show was well under way, an alarm of fire was sounded, and as the carnation show was between the engine and hose carriage and the street, things looked precarious for the carnations, but many hands soon lifted the while table bodily to one side until the alarm, which proved to be a false one, was over, and engine and hose carriage back again. Then the show went on again. Quite a number of the citizens attended the exhi- bition, it being free, which West Chester people appreciate. Taken altogether the meeting and display was a great success, and seed was sown that will no doubt jiroduce a new crop of carnation buyers. K. New York. A meeting of those interested in the es- tablishment of the New Nork Botanic Garden, recently held, was attended by a number of the most prominent and wealthiest men in New York City, and from the interest manifested there is now no doubt that the Botanic Garden is an assured fact, and that it will equal any in the world. The sum of $750,000 is now practically in han cents during the day and 50 cents during the evening, children to be half jiricc. It was further decided to recommend the offering of two tickets to each class in the public schools to be awarded to the best boy and girl schol^.r in them. The same rules as those used last year will be in force except that a deposit will be rc(|uired from all entering for competition to amount to 20 per cent of the first |)rize competed for, entries to be made the Thursday before theopening of the show. Entries for specimen cut flowers, how- ever, can be canceled without forfeiture by notifying the manager of the fact in writing the day before the flowers are to be staged. R. F. T. Chicago. Business continues to be fairly good, and stock is excellent in (|uality. There is a tremendous stock of daflodils in now, and they sell in large quantities, though not for a hifh price. The advan- tage of tasteful bur ^hing of these flow- ers was noted at o "^ of the commission dealers'. Daffodils from two growers lay side by side. Both were precisely equal in quality, but while one hail bunched his daffodils very evenl3', tying close up to the flower, the other had mingled foliage with his flowers, and tied them loosely, so that each flower was displayed. The result was that the loosely-tied bunches were all sold, while the others were awaiting a customer. The admixture of natural foliage with any flower sold in bunches is always an addition to the selling ijualities of the stock, since it meets with the demands of the retail buyers. Roses are in fine cjuality and good de- mand. Jacqs. have dropped a little in price, being far more plentiful; a few other hybrids are to be seen. In a short time we may expect a crop of good Brunners, which is always a favorite. Violets are plentiful now, but the de- mand is fully up to the supplj'. Lily of the valley is not quite so plentiful as other bulb stuff. In addition to the daffodils there is quite a supply of jon- quils; Dutch hyacinths are more plentiful than Romans. But few bulbs are sent in in flats, though in some cities we see more sold this way to the store men than cut and bunched. They make a showy addition to the florists' window at this season. Payne Bros, is the name of a new firm that has started in at Hinsdale. They will build two houses to start with and will grow cut flowers. The Paris Floral Co. has been incor- porated; incorporators, E. J. Harms, Xoah F. Gary, and Jay P. Smith. A recent visitor to Chicago was Wm. R. Phillips, representing Thos. W, Weath- ered's Sons, of New York. Buffalo. We are having by no means a very brilliant time in the cut flower tradesince Lent came in. There has been altogether too many daffodils and tulips for the demand and winter still holds on with such a grip that people hardly yet get a chance to see the fine displays in the flo- rists' windows. Violets sell as well as any flowers just now, butthe price ($1.25 per hundred retail) is too low. W. J. Palmer & Son are cutting a large qi:antity and good quality of several varieties of roses: particularly fine are their Mermets and La France. Not only are most flowers very plentiful but prices have received a slashing cut. One of our largest growers and store keepers has his windows beautifully decor- ated with flowers and placards announc- ing the prices to the public and this is what they announce: "Tulips and daffo- dils, 50 cents per dozen," but worse, oh far worse is the rest. "La France and Mermets, 00 cents per dozen." When those who have to buy must pay $7 and $S per hundred, the "margin" is very small. Mr. George Fancourt, of Wilksbarre, Pa., gave us a call on Friday last. He is a large shipper of roses to this city, .\ftcr a good look at several of the houses here he joined several florist friends at a pigeon shoot and greatly he surprised the Buffalo boys with his marksmanship. He was loaded for bear but seemed to have an eye for any game. Other visitors in town just now are Mr. Joseph Rolker and Harry Bnnyard. Although a little late in the day the writer wishes to bear testimony on behalf of the Bufl'alo men to the unbounded hos- pitality of the Pittsburg and Alleghany Florists' Club while attending the carna- tion convention. Not only was the ban- quet the most elegant affair of its kind ever arranged by any body of florists but the members were attentive to us during our whole stay. The writer was bound to leave at 11 p. m., in company with two of the learned professors and had actually to leave a (piail untouched. But the game was of no conse(|uence, it was the oratory of Mr. Patterson we so deeply regret missing. W. S. Baltimore. "Hard times, worse coming," seems to be the feeling as each successive blizzard finds the coal pile lower and trade not muchimproved, fora driving snow storm is about as serious a hindrance to flower selling as it is to flower growing; and we have had more of them than we wanted, by a dozen, this winter. Lent does not seem to aflict trade as much as the weather, but a combination of Lent, blizzard and inauguration day knocked the bottom out of things on Saturdav, all who dared venture out going to Washington to assist at the national jubilation. Flowers are plentiful and good, except roses, which are rather short and of gener- ally inferior quality. The best at the Exchange the other day were a lot of Mme. Pierre Guillot and Mermet from Theo. Eckardt; the color and size were very good indeed, but the stems were rather weak. The meeting of the Gardeners' Club was preceded by a meeting of the committee on the schedule for the fall show, at which Messrs. C. M. Wagner, Wm. Ekas. and P. Welch were present. This is an enthu- siastic committee, and the club will find them quite capable of cutting out a lot of work, when their report is handed in. At the club Mr. Geo. M. Cook was nominated and, under suspension of the rules, eUcted. As the next meet- ing will be the election of othcers a motion to appoint and instruct a committee on annual banquet gave rise to a most unexpected and gen- eral discussion, on whether liciuors should be provided or not, in which the temperance element of the club showed surprising strength and determination. It was finally decided to have liquors, and allow the temperance members to sulistitute soft drinks for theirs. Mr. F. G. Burger called the attention of the club to the manner in which he had restored a house where the tenqierature had fallen to 20' , and everything was stiff. He built wood fires in the houses and raised the temperature to 50" and then syringed very freely several times. Restoration was complete, and no dam- age, except to a few calla leaves. Mr. Ekas thought the wood fires dan- gerous and preferred tobacco smoke, and syringing. He l;iys moist tobacco stems in a long narrow pile five or six feet long, firing at one end. This keeps up a long continued smoke. Had saved c.-imellia blooms when temperature was down to 20 degrees. President Eraser thought it dangerous to raise the teinucraturc too suddenly. His plan was to get it just above freezing point and keep plants shaded for adayor two. The next thing taken up was a sugges- tion bv Mr. Eckhardt, that a stock com pany be formed for the purjiose of pur chasing material needed by members oi the club. After some debate Messrs Eck- hardt, Scidiwitz and McRoberts were ap- pointed a committee to formulate ;i plan, and report at next meeting but one. rSgs- The American Florist. 791 Another debate was opened by the question, '*will a 2-inch pipe get twice as hot as a 4-inch pipe, on the same boiler?" Messrs. Ekas and Seidiwitz led opposing sides on this, which opened up the old question of large versus small pipes, after which the meeting adjourned. Seidiwitz has opened his new store. Hermann has two seedlings of the Odontootouchem pulcherrimum;fine ones too. Mack. Jerseyyille, III.— Trade has been good herethis season in all kindsof cut flowers. The best demand is, however, for roses and carnations, but the scarcity and high prices have made a good sale for bulb stuff. Some more houses will be built here this summer to supply the increasing demand. SITUATIONS, WANTS. FOR SALE. tion. Cash must accompany order. Plant advs. not admitted under this head. X Y, care American Florist. SITUATION WANTED- As foreman or manaser; 12 years' experience Krowing plants and cut Howers, -carnations, roses, ferns, etc. Address T E. Ashbourne P. 0., Pa. SITUATION WANTED— As foreman, by a flrst-class cut flower grower. (Jood cut flower worker and salesman; 22 years' experience. Address T U, care American Florist, Chicago. WiTUATION WANTED— By a young man. aged 19; n IJij years' experience in general greenhouse work; strictly honest and Industrious. Board with employer prefen-ed. Geo. Balzhisek, Terrace Park, Ohio. SITUATION WANTED— As foreman by a ttiorough, experienced rose grower; knowedge of carnations, violets, bulbs, smllax and palms. Good cut flower worker and decorator. Married. Address R S, care Am. B'^lorist, Chicago. place; long experience as landscape gardener, and not unacquainted with nursery. Best of references. Ad- dress D K, care of this paper. SITUATION WANTED— By gardener and florist who has devoted his lifetime to the business; success- ful rose grower. 21.1 years' experience; also a good de- sign worker. Private or commercial. Experience in lawn and vegetables. Address S J, care Am. Florist. SITUATION WANTED-By a first-class gardener - and florist; married, one clilld; understand the business in all branches, lawn, vegetables, grapes, flowers and fruit trees, can take full charge of private place. Best references. Wife is a good cook. Address Z. L. Gardner, care Am. Iflorlst, Chicago. SITUATION WANTED-By the, 1st of April, by a ))t;iriii;it iIm[ 1st. married, two children. German. 15 yciiis <'\ |i,'i iciirr : tliorough knowledge in roses, car- nal i' in-. r\\\-\ saiiilieraums, violets, palms, orchids. ferns, |i[ot>;it;iitln^, landscaping, mushrooms, vegeta- bles under glass and out doors; sober and reliable. Pi'ivate place in or about Chicago preferred; refer- ences. Good wages expected. Address Ch. Gebhardt, Mayfair, Cook Co., 111. W ANTED— 4.0(K) rooted cuttings of Daybreak carna tions at once. Address WESTERN, care Am. Florist. W ANTED- Petunia plants— pink, crimson and vai '' gated. Address with prices, Vaughan's Seed Store. Chicago. W^ goud W' O. R. Demmler Co.. Eau Claire, Wis. WANTED— A competent and experienced single flo- rist to take charge of a wholesale and retail es- tablishment. Good references required. Address W S S & Co.. Lincoln, Nebraska. . with some experience in V V greenhouses and a fair education. State wages per month, including board. Florist, Box 353. Mlddletown. N. Y. WANTED— Immediately, competent and practical florist, to take charge of small place and grow general stock. State age, married or single, wages WANTED— A young man for general greenhouse work; must be sober. Industrious and have some knowledge of general greenhouse work; state e.xperi- ence, wages expected with board, age, etc. Joseph Bancroft, Cedar Falls, Iowa. FOR SAT-.E— Old established greenhouses In Western health resort, ;i,OUO feet glass, splendid stock. For particulars, address E T, care American Florist. FOR SALE— Hall steam pump and boiler; both new. Half first cost will buy. Address Jas. Daugherty, Box 17. Madison, N. J. FOR SALE OR TO LEASE— Eight greenhouses con- taining about 3U.000 feet of glass within 12 miles of New York City. Enquire of A. Hibbixs, 130 Dodd St., E. Orange, New Jersey. ROSES. ROSES. ©—PLANTS FOR FLORISTS.—® :B^XI>E>Sl^Ii\.Ii:>, strong, 2>^-inch pot plants jfia.OO per 100 Per 100 METEOR $4 00 CLOTHILDE SOUPERT 4 00 PERLE DES JARDINS 5 00 CATHERINE MERMET 4 00 THE BRIDE. 4 00 MARIE GUILLOT 4 00 NIPHETOS 4 00 Per 100 Per 1(J(X) " " »a5 0o 35 00 40 00 a5 00 l«00 35 00 Per 100 MME. HOSTE 4 00 HERMOSA 4 00 SOUV. DE WOOTTON 4 00 PAPA GONTIER 4 00 MME. PIERRE GUILLOT 4 00 ETOILE DE LYON • 4 00 MALMAISON 4 00 General Collection of TEAS, BOURBON and POLYANTHAS in 50 leading varieties, $♦ per 100; $35 per 1000. Per 100 Per 100 GERANIUMS, in fine assortment, per 1000 135, 84 00 CANNAS, large flowered, French, in 15 varieties. . . 8 00 large flowered French, in 8 scarce sorts 15 00 Madam Crozy. .... 15 00 " Tall growing varieties . ... 400 DAHLIAS, a choice collection, strong roots.. . 8 00 CALADIUM Esculentum, 7J4 tolOin. circum . 7 00 C to T/2 in. circum . 5 00 5 to 6 in. circum . 3 50 BEGONIA Rex, in 12 named sorts 5 00 Vernon . 8 00 CARNATIONS, Edna Craig and Grace Battles. 12 00 POPPIES, Bracteatum and Royal Scarlet. . . 8 00 Full assortment of Hardy Shrubs, Vines, Herbaceous Plants, Psonies, etc. Large supply Hybrid Perpetual, Moss and Climbing Roses, field grown. THE STORRS &, HARRISON CO., , . , , pA^NBSVILLE, Lakf Qo., OHIO. FOR SALE.— Paying florist business; larRe selected stock: good patronage, home and shipping; well located city south ; will sell now or In July. Address G M .1, care American Florist, Chicago. FOR SALE— New house. 8 rooms, li acres land, or- chard, small fruit, business (raise ornamental grasses). 4 blocks from depot. Lake Michigan in sight. FOR SALE OR TO LEASE -Cut flower plant con- taining 30,000 feet of glass in Chicago ; In flrst-elass condition, all modern conveniences. Stock in fine con- dition for the World's Fair year. Address A. T. Jackson, BowmanvIUe P. O.. Chicago. f Oft. Xjs:.a.sei. Two new greenhouses 100 feet long, con- taining 5,000 feet of glass, heated by steam, modern improvements, stock included; near a thriving town. Business established 8 years. Rent low to a good florist. For particulars, address MRS. S. J. Nettlehouse, Adm'x, Waynesboro, Pa. W/AIMTED-A FOREMAN Capable of taking charge of a large establish- ment where cut flowers are grown. Must have had great experience and be able to furnish best of references. Send full information, giving age, whether married, copies of references, etc. A good position and a good salary to the right man. Position ready any time before June 1. Address Grower, care American Florist. ^r vs WAR! v^ Powder and Shot at Rock Bottom Rates. Doz. Bordeaux Mixture— 20ft pkgs. . . . Sl.OO SIO.OO CoDperdine—1 gallon cans. . . . 1.50 15.00 Guicide Powder — 251tipkgs 1.50 15.00 Kerosene Emulsion— 0 gal. buckets 1.25 12.50 Quassaine — 1 qt. cans ... 1.00 10.00 1 gal. cans [.M 15.00 '2 gal. cans 2..50 25.00 Mildew Mixture— 1 gal. caus .... 1.50 1.5.00 Carbolized Soap— 1 gal. cans . 1.00 10.00 Sulpho-Steatite Powder— 25tb boxes 2.00 20.00 Tobacco Dust— inoih bags .... 1.00 10.00 Tobacco Stems- T.arge bales . . . 1.50 15.00 Tobacco Soaps— "-^Ib pkgs .20 2IHI Ittj " .40 4.00 Fir-Tree Oil— 1 qt. cans 1.2.5 12.50 " 1 gal. cans 3.50 3.5.00 Wliale Oil Soap— lib pkgs .12 l.'20 51b " .... .,50 5.00 " " oOftp boxes 3..50 3,5.00 Hellebore- lib pkgs .17 1.70 Pyrethrum Powder— '-'lb pkgs . . . .40 4.00 lib pkgs. . . . .75 7..50 Paris Green— Ift pkgs .2.5 2.50 .25 2.50 ■' " lOtbpkgs .45 4.50 " 235B>bbls 7 (HI Sulphur Powder— .51b pkgs .40 4.00 lOn. pkgs .70 7.00 loom bags .... 6.00 GUIVSS. Bellows (Houchin's)— Each 4.5c, 56c 68c, 83c, 94c, $1.13 and J1.31. Fly Guns (small)— No. 979 $ .10 8 .90 Aphicides (Hughes) for spraying . .60 600 (Hunt's) " .60 6,00 Fumigators (Tebbs) galv. iron N->. 1.15 11..50 No.l 1..35 13.50 No. 3 2.;^ 23..50 No. 4 3.15 31.50 Spray Pump, Nixon's Little Climax 10.00 Rubber Sprinklers (ScoUay's), smal .42 4.20 large .80 8,00 Syringes, zinc, brass nozzle, 18 in. .75 7..50 brass, 3 nozzles, 14 in . . 2.10 21.00 16 in . 3.00 30.00 IS in 4 'AS 42 .'lO Excelsior Force Pump 6.75 Knapsack Sprayers. .$12, $14 and $18. Atomizer Bellows . . . .$1.75. Above prices cancel all previous quota- tions. See Trade List. Orders by juall promptly filled f. o. b. Phila. John Gardiner & 60., SEEPSMEN, PHILADELPHIA, PA. ?j .-^ _[^ 792 The American Florist. Mar. World's Fair Notes. The present attraction at the Fair is the cyclamen exhibit, the plants being displayed in the greenhouse formerly occupied by the primulas. These cycla- mens have been very generously noticed in the daily papers under the name of "Persian violets," which has been sug- gested as a popular title for them, and the result is that they are drawing large numbers of visitors. So far the horticult- ural exhibit has been the only thing to be seen except the outside of the buildings, and there is no doubt that these flower displays have been a considerable source of revenue. The cyclamens were in fine condition March 1, but had not been judged at that time. There were some superb specimens among them, particularly among whites; they will receive more detailed notice in the next issue of th« Florist. It is likely that they would Ire judged by a single person, whose report must be ratified by a jury, as in the case ot the pi-imulas, and we are told that the chairman of the committee on awards desired to appoint a lady for this office. As soon as judged the cyclamens will be removed to the large building to make room for other plants. They are very much crowded for room in the greenhouses; so many young plants have to be brought on ready for the opening that it is quite an object to get these floral displays out of the way as soon as possible. The next displav will be of cinerarias. They are in very fine condition at time of writing, and, like the cyclamens, should be a valuable object lesson to the growers of market plants. The cinerarias are especially noticeable for their uniformly neat stocky growth, clothed with clean foliage right down to the pot. The ciner- arias will be followed by the calceolarias, which are now coming on finely. Some large pelargoniums are expected to make a fine show about the time of opening; they are sure to attract, being but rarely seen here. A good many showy flowering plants are being for- warded for that time, which with the pansy display should give plenty of bloom. Mr. Thorpe is slowly recovering from his long illness, and is now able to be at the grounds every day. Send copy early for advertisements in our special rose number to be issued March 30. You CAN never invest .$2 to better ad- vantage than in a copy of our new trade directory and reference book. TuF. American Florist and Cardenint; together to one address for .fl.TG. Send orders to the American Florist Co. Roses of R:ire Excellence; stroiii; l and 2-yr., outdoor ^rown, budded and own roots. Leading Nurserymen call them "best ever seen." Shall we express sample? IIJUIUWI Climbing, 2-yr,, 3 to .5 ft., own roots .... JK $70 1-yr., 2 to;ift., own roots. . 7 (K) Hvb P.. 2-yr., 2 to 4 ft., budded or own roots (I ffi 1-yr., 1^ to 2 ft., « 7."; Mad. Plantier, 2-yr., 2 to4 ft., own roots . « 70 1-yr., l^i to 2 ft., own roots . 7 60 Moss, 2-yr., 2 to 4 ft., budded or own roots, i) 8.5 •■ 1-yr., V-/, to 2 ft., budded or own roots 8 75 Evergreens, 2, 3 and 4 feet, tine. Full Stock Fruit Trees, Ornamentals— Every- thing I Stark Bros., Louisiana, Missouri. 1000 Choice Moss Roses for Sale. Open Kiouiul, :> to I feet. '_' years old, nii.xed vari- eties, J.'J.OO per 100. Would exchange for luy selec- tion of other roses. M. H. SANFOftD, Florist, Box 271. ThoinHiivUle, Ga ROOTED ROSE CUTTINGS TESTIMONIALS FROM NEW ENGLAND TO CALIFORNIA. MASSACHUSETTS Daniel W. Havls, of New Bedford, says: "The cuUlnxs reached rae In splendid condition. I had no dlffleulty whatever with them after pottlnp. Thev have proved firstrclass In every way, both 'ns to erowth and bloom. It Is certainly the cheapest method of securing young plants for your Rreenhouses." RHOOK ISLAND. S. J. Ueuter. of Westerly, says: "1 had no more dltficultv with them after pottlnj: than if taken out of the bench here. It is by all means the cheapest method of securing young plants tor your greenhouses." NKW YORK. Thomas Mansfield, of Lockport. says: "The rooted cuttings reached me in splendid condi- tion and have done equal to our own.' I believe them to he the cheapest and best.'" OHIO. Gravett & Son. of Lancaster, say: ■'Cuttings arrived fresh and nice. They did well after being pott«d and have given excellent results In growth and bloom. It Is the cheapest method of securing young plants." IfXIXOIS. PlILshury & Gessler. of Galesburg. say: ■'Cuttings were well packed and reached us perfectly fresh. Will need some more cuttings this spring. Please send prices and varieties as soon as ready." KANSAS. K. a. Ferguson, of Parsons, says: ■'They have given me ae satisfactory resulte both as to growth and bloom, as If they had r)een taken from two and oue-half Inch pots. In spite of the dry season they did finely, more especially the Brides." IOWA. .1. T. Temple, of Davenport, says: "The cuttings arrived In good condition and well- rooted, and I only lost five out of one hundred and fifty. If they always do as well as those received this year from you. It is decidedly the rheapest method of stocking up with gn..f) pwtnL' i-'rints • Harry Chaapel. ui \\ ■ i -, -.ivm "Thecuttlngsiin; .i~- omitltinn. 1 had no more difficult V u.i r ,, ■, :ii!. i put ling than If they had been taken Iritiii unr nwn hi>ncli. and they have given satisfactory results as to growth and bloom." MAHYLANU. William Bester. of Hagerstown. says: '■The cuttings arrived In very flue condition, and they gave great satisfaction.' CAI-IFORNIA. J. Bolrard. Posen Station, says: ■■Cuttings arrived In very good condition and 1 haii no ditficulty with ihem after potting. Tliey were very satisfactory as to growth and bloom, and 1 think It the cheapest method of securing yuung plants for your I greenhouses." Send for Catalogues and Prices wilb Half-Tone Pictures of tlie New Roses. KfllSERlN flUGUSTE VIKTORIfl AND WHITE LA FRANCE. C. STRAUSS & CO., ^ WASHINGTON, D. C. This is the last chance to get a THOUSAND LOT of ROOTED CUTTINGS of the New Rose BRIDESMAID FROM HEADQUARTERS. Express charges are very moderate on this class of plants, and the opportunity for thus conveyinj; large quantities to distant points will soon be gone. Rooted Cuttings per lOOu, $80.00 Plants, from 2}^-inch pots per 100, 10.00 Plants, from 3>^-inch pots per 100, 15.00 The good quality of the stock sent out from the SUNNYWOODS GREENHOUSES can be relied upon. FRANK L. MOORE, Chatham, New JERSEY. PERLE ROSES. ALSO BRIDES AND MERMETS. No better stock in New York State. Orders solicited for April or May delivery, in 2^-incli pots; or in 4-inch pots June and July. NIFHETOS, BON SILENE AND MME. HOSTE IN LIMITED QUANTITIES. So^lt^r* ]Bjro«^«, 42 W. Ivlain Street, T=RCDCZJ-l 1=?, r^. ^^. TKAS J30.00 per 1000 HYBRIDS 40.00 per 1000 Healthy ptaDts, in 2-inch pots. Also healthy plants of the Newest Chrysanthe- niunis, and general greenhouse stock. Trade list on application. THE ANCHORAGE ROSE CO. oilers a select lot of young Rose plants. Grown from imported stock. Free from disease. All the popular forcing varieties. SUNK K<»lt riilCH MST ANCHORAGE ROSE CO., Anchorage, Ky. You CAN save money by printing your Print your spring trade list in our spring trade list in our columns. special rose number, March 30. i8g3. The American Florisi. /93 Golden Returns. 200,000 ROSES 200,000 We offer well established, healthy plants in below named and many other sorts: From 2-inch pots, $ 3.00 per 100; $30.00 per 1000 From 3-inch pots, 6.00 " 60.00 From 4-inch pots, 12.00 " 120.00 " Not in excess of any one variety. 50,000 Hybrid Perpetual Roses 50,000 at $4 per 100; 540 per 1000. In 50 select varieties. New and Rare Varieties at Special Kates given in our AVliolesale IJst, now ready. WE NAME A FEW SORTS ONLY: Aurora, Bosanquet. Comt. de Labarthe. Bon SHene, Cels, Devonieneis. C. Mermet. Etoile de Lyon, Her- mosn, aime. Cusln, H. M. Stanley. Malmalson, Marie Guillot. lime. Lambard. Marie Lambert. Marechal Nlel. KruKer. Nlphetos. Mme. Jos. Schwartz. Safrano, Perle des Jardlns, Sombreuil, The Bride, etc., etc. For anythlne: In the Florist line, or send your lists to oe priced. Address NANZ &. NEUNER, LOUISVILLE. KY. I WILL OFFER CHEAP FOR NEXT 30 DAYS, The following Roses, rooted in December, and as fine and healthy stock as any grower can send out. SEisriD :foh, t'iiices. Bridesmaids, Ricbardias, Brides, Amaryllis of sorts, Mermels, Daybreak carnations, Perles, Geraniums, Sunsets, Smilax and Nipiietos, Florists' Seeds. Address E. HIPPARD, Youngstown, 0. HYBRID PERPETUAL ROSES. We offer strong 2 yr. old H. P. and climb- ing roses, of the varieties named below at 9c. for H. P's and 6c. for climbers F. O. B. Newark, New York. This is extra fine stock grown for us on contract. Alfred Colomb, Anna de Dlesbach. Am. Beauty. Bait. Belle. Caroline DeSansal, Coquette Des Blanches Coquette Des Alps. Climbing Victor Verdler. Crested Moss, Climbing J. Margottln, Gen. Jack. Gen. Wash- ington. Gem of Prairie. John Hopper. Jules Margottln, Mme. Plantter, Paul Neyron. Prince De Rohan, Persian Yellow, Queen of Prairie. Salet Moss. L. L, MAY & CO., FLORISTS AND SEEDSMEN, Hybrid Perpetual Roses, Worked low on the Manettl Stock, offer the best re- sults to the florist, bloomlniEr freely and giving plenty of cuttings for propagating quickly. Fine plants for sale by the 100 or 1000, at low rates. Price Lists to applicants. Address WILLIAM H. SPOONER, JAMAICA PLAIN, (Boston), MASS. FORCING ROSES All the old, and such new varieties as have been proved, kept in stock. JM. A.. HUNT, TERRE HAUTE. Ilgp. HOLMEDALE GREENHOUSES, MADISON, NEW JERSEY. We are making a specialty of Beauties and Bridesmaids in 2_^-inch pots. We will also fill orders for good, healthy stock of Brides, Mermets, Watteville and La France. Ignorance is not Bliss ! In the florist business ignorance is not bliss. To keep in the front of the procession the florist needs all the information he can get. The more informa- tion he acquires the brighter are his prospects for success in his chosen field. It will be in order therefore to look into the merits of the new Rose if you have not already done so. It is a pink sport from "American Beauty" and a distinct gain in co'or. It has created a S'^nsation wherever shown and will be a great seller next season. Plants from 2 1-2 inch pots will be ready April 15 '93. Price, $60 per hundred; $400 per thousand; (25 at hundred rate- 250 at thousand rate). Send in your order as early as possible, as the stock will be shipped strictly in rotation. JOHIV BURTOIV, Cliestnut HilX, r»lxila. MADAME GflROUNE TESTOUT. The best rose of its color in existence. It has been fully tested in the New York market and IT SE>I^IviS. Hea'thy plants from 2>^-inch pots now ready. Per loo, $25 00; per 1000, $200.00; 500 at 1000 rates. ERNST ASMUS, West Hoboken, N. J. FINE PLANTS and ROOTED CUTTINGS LA FRANCE, CATHERINE MERMET, BENNETT, BRIDE, WOOTTON, GONTIER. Specially fine stock in the TWO MOST FASHIONABLE ROSES grown METEOR and AMERICAN BEAUTY. SENO FOR PRICES. GHflS. F. EVANS & BRO„ pSfl^ASE^-p^H^A^'PA. PERLE DES JARDINS, WATTEVILLE, MME. CUSIN, BRIDESMAID, NIPHETOS, Mention American Florlet. Fine, Healthy, 21-rnch Pots. Perles, Brides, Mermets, Niphetos, Papa Gontier, Hoste, Watteville, Cusin La France, Albany, Wootton, at . ^5.00 per 100, $45.00 per 1,000.' '^^^^O''^* ^6.00per 100, $5 5.00 per 1,000' Climbing Perle, at .... ^lo.OO per 100. John Henderson Co., [ir^(^, isr. A^. ROSES. Clothilde Soupert. «^s.oo i»:eh. 100. ROSES. Grand, healthy plants from 3-i„eh pots, arc in splendid condition for Spring sales We make th.s price to move tliem quicKl.v. We want the room for Easter stock MERMET, NIPHETOS, BRIDE, GONTIER, WATTEVILLE and HOSTE, from 2-inch pots, $4.00 per hundred DAVID CLIFFE, Germantown, Phila., Pa. 794 TitE American Florist. Lav. 9, Subscription $1.00 a Year. To Europe, $2.00. Advertisements, lo Cents a Line, Agate; Inch, Si. 40; Column, $14.00. Cash with Order. No Special Position Guaranteed. Discounts, 6 times, 5 per cent; 13 times, 10 percent; 26 times. 20 per cent; 52 times, 30 per cent. No reduction made for large space. The Advertising Department of the American FI.ORI9T Is for Florists, 'Seedsmen, and dealers in wares oertalnlng to thobt lines ONLY. Please to remember it. Orders lor less tlian one-half ir.ch space not accepted. Address THE AMERICAN FLORIST CO.. Chicago. Catalogues Received. Chas. T. Starr. Avondale, Pa., plants; Stark Bros., Louisiana, Mo., nursery stock; Harry Chaapel.Williatrsport, Pa., plants and seeds; Sam'l C. Moon, Mor- risville. Pa., nursery stock; Harlan P. Kelsey, Linville, N. C, native plants; Wm. H. Spooner, Jamaica Plain, Mass., roses; John X. May, Summit, X. J., roses, carnations and chrysanthemums; S:blegel & Fottler, Boston, Mass., seeds and plants; Max Deegen, Kostritz, German}-, plants; J. L. Dillon, Bloomsburg, Pa., trade list plants; L. J. Farmer, Pulaski, N. Y., small frtiits; H. A. Dreer, Philadel- phia, seeds and plants; Pitcher &Manda, Short Hills, N. J., chrysanthemums; Edw. Gillett, Southwick, Mass., plants and bulbs; Fred P. Burr & Co., Middletown, Conn., seeds; E. H. Hunt, Chicago, seeds and plants; H. G. Faust & Co. Philadel- phia, seeds; S. B. Huested, Blauvelt, N. Y., nursery stock. The NEXT of our series of special num- bers will be devoted to the rose, the "Queen of Flowers." It will be issued about March 30 and will take the place of our usual special spring number. We shall make this issue even handsomer thanany of the special numbers yet issued and will spare no expense to make it worthy of the flower lo which it will be mainly devoted. If you have not already ordered acopy of our directory and reference book you are missing a good thing that you ought to have. Remember that it con- tains not only a list of those in the trade but a vast amount of reference matter of great value to every reader of the Flo- rist. The reference lists of roses, chrys- anthemums and carnations are alone worth the price of the book. When writing our advertisers please use one of your printed business letter iieads or enclose your business card. Please mention the American F-lorist «very time you write to an advertiser. H. BAYERSDORFEK & CO., WHOLESALE FLORISTS' SUPPLIES ONLY, ao PI. -^-tln. street:, FHILASELFHIA, FA. ' out. free tipon MARSCHUETZ & CO.. FLORISTS' • SUPPLIES, 23 & 25 N. 4th St.. PHILADELPHIA. PA. £end tor ^°*»'"f"'» ^gr-^ 2,000,000 HARDY EVERGREEN CUT FERNS I Especially for Florists' Use. Fancy. Dagger. SPECIAL ATTENTION PaID 10 SCPPLYISG THE WHOLESALE TRADE FIRST (JCALITY^ HARDY CtT FERN.S, S1.35 per 1000. In lots of 5000 and □pwartU, «1.0o per 1000. Asparagus Plumosus Nanus. PUT ^TRINRC • gii4' on appUcatlon. ERNEST KAUFMANN & CO., THE Chicago Cut Flower Exchange We still have some choice Advertising Space left in the Exchange. The Headquarters of the Chicago Florist Club is uow in the Exchange, which will still further enhance its value as an advertising medium. SPACE TO RKNT ON BLACKUOAKD, 1«Y THE AVEEK OR MONTH. Exhibitors making Chicago their Headquarters during the World's Fair, can obtain Desk Room at the Exchange at a reasonable rate. The Chicago Cut Flower Exchange, 45 Lake Street, Chicago. (Successor to ELLISON & KUEHN), ■»^ WHOLESALE ^S# 1122 FIIME Sa?H,EET, A complete line of Wire Deslgrns. W. ELLISON, WHOLESALE Gut Flowers I Florists' Supplies I402 PINE STEET, ■>^Si»t:. r^oi^tis, Ado. 113 N. 4th Street, PHILADELPHIA, PA. H. L SUNDERBRUCH, WHOLESALE FLORIST 4TH &. Walnut streets, Clnolia.rx0tl, 0# DAN'L B. LONG, COMMISSION • FLORIST, 495 Washington St., BUFFALO, N. Y. FORCING BCLBS. FLORISTS' SUPPLIES, LONG'S FLORISTS' PHOTOGRAPHS. LiBts, Terms. 4c. on application. WHITE DOVES SMITH, The Florist, ^OH FLORISTS. l.tir(;i'8t iiiirt HiiL'Ht stock In the United silatfB. Write tor prices to ». J. nxj»mBi-,T^, 103 Van Winkle St . Jersey City. N.J. When writing to any of the adver- tisers on this page please mention the American Florist. (iUOWER OF Fine Roses^^otlier Cut Flowers WHOLESALE AND RETAIL. 77 S. 7th Street, MINNEAPOLIS. Kllltl. You will benefit the American Florist by mentioning it every time you write an advertiser in these columns. i893' The American Florist. 795 E. H. HUNT, Wholesale piiORisT 79 Lake Street, CHICAGO, p^^^y^ Perle, Gontler. Nlphctos Mermets. La France. Bride. Woottons (i.oo Meteors 10.00 Carnations, short 1.00 Jong 2.00 Smilax.. Above prices In effect till i paper. KennlGOU Bros. Go. WHOLESALE GUT FLOWERS, 34 &. 36 Randolph street, CE3:XC:!.A.<3r<=>, XXjXj. A. L. RANDALL, Wholesale Florist and Dealer In FLORISTS' SUPPLIES, 116 Dearborn Street, CHICAGO. store Closes Nights 9 P. M.: Sunday 3 P. M. NILES CENTER FLORAL CO. Incorporated. t\'hoi:e.sale growers oe CUT FLOWERS of ALL KINDS and Dealers in FLORISTS' SUPPLIES. CHAS. yV. McItELI,AK, Blgr. In ChicagD Cut Flower Exchange. 45 Lake St., CHICAGO. JM. OIvSOlV, # J!!5!^ FLORIST, ee WABASH AVENUE, Telephone 4786. CHICAGO, ILL. T. J.CORBREY&CO. Wholesale and Commission FLORISTS, 43 Lake St., CHICAGO, ILL. In Chicago Cut Flower Exchange. . . . WHOLESflLB FLORISTS !4. E. CORNER 13th & Chestnut Sts., PHILADELPHIA. Mention Amedcan Florist- SAMUEL S. PENNOCK, Wholesale Florist REWOVED TO REAR OF 42 S. 16th ST., X>ljLlIacleli3lila, f>a. OUT «s:iv[iivivx:. ©Y/fioPe^afe MarfteCi). Cut Flowers. NEW YORK. Mnr 7. Roses, Bon Sllene. Gontlers 2.00® 3.00 Perles. Nlphetos 2.00® 4.00 Mermet. Bride. Hoste ... 4.00® 8.00 Cusln. WatteylUe 4.00® 8.00 Bridesmaid, La France B.00®10.00 Meteor 3,0«@15.00 .Jacqueminot 16.00®30.00 Beauty 25.00@76.00 Hybrids 26.00@40.00 Carnations 76® 1.00 Valley, hyacinths, tulips 2.00 Daffodils 2.60® 3.60 Harrlsii 3.00® 8.00 Violets 50® 1.25 Cattleyas 25.00®60.00 Mlmonette 2.00® 8.00 Smilax 16.00®25.00 Adiantums 1.00 Lilac (bunch) 1.00® 1.25 BOSTON, Mar. 7. Roses, Nlphetos, Gontler 4.00® 0.00 Perle, Sunset Wootton 0.00® 8.00 Bride. Mermet (i.00®12.00 Meteor ]2.00®16.00 Beauty. Hybrids 25.00®6n.00 Jacqs u; (I0®25.00 Carnations l.UO® 2.00 Valley i.oo® 3.00 Acacia 25.00 Heath bunch .75 English primroses " ... .12 Hyacinths, narcissus. Paper White 1.00® 2.00 Daffodils, tulips 1.00® 3.00 Violets 50® .75 Mlffnonette 1.00® 5.00 Callas, HaiTlsll 8.00@10.00 Smilax 17,00 Adiantum 1.00® 2.00 Asparagus 50.00 PHILADELPHIA. Mar. 7. Roses, Perle, Gontler, Nlphetos 4.00 Mermet, Bride, Albany 8 00 LaFi-ance S.00®10.00 Hoste, Cusln. Watteville 4 00® 6 00 Bennett, Wootton, Guillot 0.00® 8.00 " Meteor s.0«®10.00 Beauties 26.00™~^ -1. 9 32 West 30th Street. NEW YORK. Roses ShippBd to all Points. Price list on application. HUNTER & PURDY, WHOLESALE DEALERS IN Cut ^Flowers 51 W. 30th St., NEW YORK. FRAHK D. HUJSTER. JAMES PCRDT, Formerly 112 W. 40th St JAMES HART, WHOLESALE FLORIST. 117 W- 30th St.. new YORK. The Oldest Established Commission House in N. Y. LARGE SHIPPING TRADE. CAREFUL PACKING. THEO. ROEHRS, WHOLESALE FLORIST, 111 West 30th street, KEV/ YORK CITY. Established 1879, MILLANG BROS., Wholesale Florists, 5 WEST 27TH STREET, BRANCH : Cut Fewer Exchange, 408 E. 34th Street. MICHAEL A. HART. Wholesale iGommisslon Florist 113 WEST 30th street. The finest Roses, Violets and Carnations Branch, at Cut Flower Exchange, 408 E. 34th St. EDWARD C. HORAN, 34 W. 29th Street, NEW YORK. Wholesale Florist Careful Sliipping to aU parts of the coxmtry- Price list on application. HENRY W. BAYLIS, Wholesale Florist 940 BROADWAY, WELCH BROS., Wholesale Florists, NO. 2 BEACON STREET, Near Tremont St., BOSTON, MASS. 796 The American Florist. Mar. 9, AM. SEED TRADE ASSOCIATION. I r VAUGHAN.ChlciiBO.presldent: A. L.DON, New Torf'slCTeSJy and treasurer The eleventh an^^^^^^ iiela Conn. What the Boys are Doing. Wholesale onion prices seem to be weaker in spots, the severe weather hav- ing kept gardening operations back.some rather large holders of onion seed are evidently anxiously reading their mail for more and larger orders, and are not will- ing to linger in uncertainty till the last dav awaiting former prices, but prefer rather to stimulate immediate demand by a cut. A long felt want for a prophet on the future of onion seed remains unhUed. The following letter explains itseli; . , , March 2d, 1893. On February 25th we sent out five tele- grams in relation to Red Wethersfield onion seed, asking prices for 250 pounds, and we received answers from all of them the samedav. One firm inthe east quoted us extra stock, high test, at 95c., another $1 One Chicago firm at $1.15, another one $1.25, and at $1.35. We ac- cepted the 95c. deal and increased the order to 350 pounds, terms June 1st net, FOB ourcity.and in conclusion would say that this firm is considered by seeds- men as very reliable, and our experience so lar has proven what others have said about them. They offer to furnish us the seeds as long as they have a supply at same price, viz., 95c. with guaranteed vitality, crop of 1892. • Celery for Profit isthe titleof aneat book of 85 pages published by W. Atlee Burpee & Co.; it is written by T. Griener, and contains verv full accounts of modern methodsin growing and marketingcelery. S F Leonard left for Florida on the 6th inst. Ill health caused partly by overwork is the cause of such a step at this season of the year. Ernst Senary, Erfurt, Germany, one of the most prominent seedsmen in Europe, died February 19, age 74. His body was cremated in Gotha. Uria Dare, the seed grower, died at Pierrepont Manor, N. Y., March 6, of pleuro-pneumonia, aged 64 years. He was on his way home from visiting his customers when taken sick February 28. The Nurserymen. The American Association of Nursery- men which will hold its annual conven- tion'in Chicago June 7 next, will not pre- sent any regular program in advance ol the meeting as has been the usual custom in the pasi, but will prepare a list of essays and let the members themselves arrange the program and decide upon the number of sessions after assembling on the opening day. The attendance at the Chicago meeting promisesto be unusually large. Print your spring trade list on this page. It will be not only more effective but cheaper than a list printed and mailed by yourself. Do YOU WANT a list of the leading park superintendents of America? You will find such a list in our new trade directory and reference book. EVERY FLORIST SHOULD TRY VIGK'S NEW WHITE BRANCHING ASTER T H E F L O R I S T S F A ¥ O R I T E bloom after all other varieties are done flowering. PURE WHITE. Petals broad, long, twisted and curled. Our local florists who saw them, in bloom last summer, say : "Saw Uie A.iter In lilnoin hi fall and know Ihey were fine." F. .T. Kellek. Please send us S packets of the New White Branch- ing Aster, we saw on your trial grounds last summer. Think it the finest Aster for florists" use without anv exception we have ever seen." S,\i,tek Bkos. We have the pleasure of introducing to tlower lovers a variety of Aster having some peculiar and very valuable characteristics. The plant is a strong grower, and its tendency to tonii numerous branches is very marked. The plant continues to grow later in the season than any other variety with which we are acquainted, and blooms correspondingly late, thus giving its crop of llowers in late autumn, a season when there is always a scarc- ity of bloom. The flowers are borne on very long stems and are pure white, being four inches and more in diameter. The petals are broad, long, and many of them more or less twisted and curled in such a manner as to give the blooms the appearance of large, loose and graceful Chrysanthemums. The resemblance is so great that neariy everyone would so- consider them when seen as cut flowers. All florists who have seen them greatly admire them, and there is no question that they will quickly find a place for themselves in the flower trade, anticipating, as they do, the Chrysanthemum season by a month or six weeks. Price, per packet. .'5 cents. 11 vou liKve not s ii copy of \ iik's llonil oooTKcco KOSKS, etc.. New and Ka Old & Kcli! pntal. SIlKlIUSi, VINES, ver 1,000 Varieties. Send for our Illus. Catalogues. W.S.UTTLE&CO.<^?.' ^PHAn-NUM OLEAN, DRY, FINE. ,.JW1 1 Bale «1.25; 3 Bales «3.50; ^^MOSS.^^ 10 Bales JSilO.OO. JOHN A. SALZER SEED CO., La Crosse, Wis- Please mention the American Florist every time you write to an advertiser. The Snow Crest Daisy fills the bill; Test it any way you will; However you must grow it cold; Then its mammoth size will hold. Bvery florist should invest In this Daisy; 'tis the best; For design work so complete There's really nothing; quite so neat. CUT BLOOMS, »1 PJEB 100, POST FKEE. Large stock fine plants all In bud and blooming, 15 forSl.OO; lOU for $5.00: sample plant and bloom for 12c. Double fringed petimlas, Dreer's, mixed, all colors, stock plants. 3-inch, strong. (JOc. per doz.; $4 per 100; ;hite as the driven snow, frinECd and delicately scented, valuable for cutting, design work. etc.. stock plants. SI per doz.: from flats, $3 a 100: rooted cuttings, $1.50 per 100. Double Golden Marguerites, the genuine dwarf, large flowered, stock plants. HOc. per doz.. H per lOU; smaller from flats. 32 per 100: rooted cuttings. $1.10. post free. Double Dahlia Sunflower (Helianthus blotchedj striped; these are extra fine showy kinds 60c. per doz. $4 per 100; a few extra fine bronze-leaved kinds, 60c. per doz. Variegated Vlncas, field-grown, ;j-lnch. $5 per 100; small from flats, ¥Z per 100. Coleus, Fuchsia, Stevia. Alyssum, double and single. Gem. Feverfew and miscellaneous rooted cuttings, $1 per 100, small pits. $2 per 100. Rooted cuttings per 100 and small plants per doz. post free if desired. Safe arrival and satisfaction guaranteed or money refunded. Address J. C. GIBSON. Woodbury, N. J, Received March Importation of MUSHROOM SPAWN, Per It.. 15 ets.; 10 lis. for $1.20: 100 U.S. .JS.IKI. W. W. BARNARD &. CO , Office; 6 & 8 N ,Clarl< St. , Warehouse: 186 Kinzie St., ONE MILLION-^ Trees, Shrubs, Decorative Herbaceous Plants, etc. for landscape gardeners, parks, cemeteries and private gardens. Cataiogues free. Prices low. ... Old Colony Nurseries, PLYMOUTH, MASS. FICUS ELASTICA. $5.00, jf6.00 and |9.00 per dozen. JOHN BURTON, Chestnut Hill, Philadelphia, Fa. E. G. HILL & CO., Wholesale Florists, RICHMOND. INDIANA. When you write to any of the ad- vertisers in this paper please say that you saw the advertisement in the American Florist. 798 The American Florist. Ma P, Montreal. The Gardeners' and Florists' Club of this city is already in the field with their advance premium sheet for their annual chrysanthemum exhibition. The prize list is more elaborate and comprehensive than last season and due consideration has been made for effect and arran^^ement so as to give the exhibition greater inter- est from the spectator's standpoint. Thearrangementof groups of chrysanthe- mums with foliage plants, according to the taste of the exhibitor, cannot but be a more interesting feature for the onlooker, and one of importance to the progressive and artistic exhibitor. It is one thing growing good specimens of any particu- lar plant and another thing in knowing how to display them to advantage. No florist or private gardener can be con- sidered well up in his business who can- not do both. The list of essays to be read before the club in 1893-94 is as follows, and con- tains nearly everything worth knowing from a gardener's standpoint: 1S93. March 14.— Cannas and mushrooms. April II.— Bedding plants and Aurora Borealis. May 9.— Progress of floriculture, and arrangement ol cut flowers. June 13. — Forcing strawberries, and forcing grapes. July II. — Retail florists' hardships, and rose planting. August 8.— Market supply of vegetables, and com- posts. Sept. 12. — Outdoor grapes, and cyclamen. Oct. 10.— Storing fruit, and hybridization. Nov. 14. — Propagation in general. Dec. 12. Insects and how to fight them. 1894. Jan. 9. — Orchid culture. Feb. 13.— Chrysanthemums and ferns. The annual drive and social takes place on March 10, when the members and their friends take a sleigh drive around Mount Royal and end with a social and dance in the hall of their club rooms on Universit3' street. The flower trade in this city is reported active, but flowers scarce, especially roses. There is abundance of narcissus and hya- cinths, however. W. G. OuK special rose number will be issued March 30. It will be an advance on all our former special numbers and will go to every live florist in America. Send in your advertisements early. No increase in rates. TUBEROUS BEG0NIB8. Grirtiii's unequalled strain. The only BeKonia.s offered that are grown out doors in America. Two first-class certiticates at the last meeting of the Society ol American Florists. Descriptive list free. di r^ C\(\ P^'"" '°°' JtSo.oo per i.ooo for ^Q.idM first quality, large tubers, in separate colors. This quality is better than Imported Tubers at the higliest prices. J. WILKINSON ELLIOTT, PITTSBURG, PA. Look Here! 10,000 PEACH TREES, leading kinds, lari^ely Globe and Crawford's Late. S.OOO IRISH JUNIPER, fine, 1 to 5 ft. Siberian and American Arbor Vits, in car load lots, large enoiige to malENIANA. The prettiest one that grows. Good sized small plants at $10.00 per 100. Correspond- ence solicited. Inspection invitad. L.B.496. ALBERT M. HERR, Lancaster, Pa. While we're Waiting For "Thorpe's Ideal" — and it's coming — let us use the best Carnations obtainable. We have them; good, clean, free from "rust", and well rooted— the best varieties now in the market. Our stock of Coleus also includes the best sorts for bedding and fancy use. We're sold ahead till April 1 on these, but place your orders at once if you want them early. Send for our Trade List. ALEX. McBRIDE, .... ALPLAUS, N. Y. GRACE BATTLES aud over GO otlier varieticw of CARNATIONS od'erecl the "Wliolesale Trade. My list embraces the best Standard and New kinds. Including some of particular Interest to t-Towers of seedlings. Correspondence and personal Inspection solicited. C. J. FKNNOCK, The Pines. Kennett Square. Chester Co . Pa. CARNATIONS ROOTED CUTTI^GS NOW BEADY, I.lz/.k' MLli.>wun. (inrtlcld. lliii/fs White. Silver Siira.v, I'cirtlii, Mrs. Klslur, Wiij. Suiiyiie. und ITcB. Tldiil Wi .(•wis, Mr- IKI llecK .l;\VJS, l,<,.l(|»,rl. N. V. LADV H. CAMPBELL." Well rooted young plants, delivery May Isl. at S5.00 per hundred. From sand, as soon as rooted, S3 per huudred. Stock free from disease. List of other varieties of violets on application. H. HEUBKER. Violet Grower, (JKOTON, MASS. Tuberous Begonias. Seedlings, Doilljle, mixed colors; Single, mixed and separate colors, by mail, per KXI, Ki.OO. A dif- ferent strain of Single mixed, S^..^. Ready in April. Order now. I'lease don't wait until end of May; we don't want to keep them that Ions;; and they cannot he sent so salelv that lale if the weather he warm. BRAUER & RICHTER, McConnellsville. 0. 10 000 Nymptiasa Oilorata or Wliite Water Lily Roots I'on. 8^a.Xjx:. I'r ce, Ji^.UU lierllKJ; WU.IIU |>er ivlll exelinnue for KeedH, pfunt.sor liulbs. for liiillni eMrllciilnrH HUMS 1$. I,. <;LAI{|v. l:aii,l.>lph, Hush. Al Always mention the American Flo- rist when writing to advertisers, TWO NEW Scarlet ® Carnations. No. 93 ("'.KlMs of the brightest scarlet ImnKlnnble; larjie tlower, strong stem. Calyx never bursts. No. 1 18 riiO of the same qualities as the above. only mnre dwarf in growth and tbu tlower Is u lUtle siiialk-r. 'riii-si' varieties are a great improvement on I'ortla ami (iartleid— the parents of both. The only thing ohjettlunable Is their lateness of blooming. commeDC- Ing aVtout the 1st of March. But they are admirably adapted for Easter flowering, either as pot plants or to cut from the bench, as the bulk of the cix)p will come In at that time. Trice for Rooted Cuttings, #10 per lOO; *75 per 1000. Slock limited. Mr. R. Craig being the first purchaser of these varie- ties, lias the privilege tu name them. FRED. DORNER & SON, LaFayette, Ind. Mention American Florist. ORANGE BLOSSOM CARNATION. One of the leadiujj new varieties, and an im- mense bloomer; received a Certificate of Merit in ISOl; color Pink, Edged White. Rooted Cutting's, $3.00 per 100 ; S25.O0 per 1000. MAY FLOWER. sj,k lulid variegated, f-'.W per 100. THE JENNINGS STRAIN OF PANSIES. trade packet, •-WO seeds, $1,00. Fine, stockv plants, small, tiOc. per 100 by mail; $5.00 per JOOO by e.vpress. E. B. JENNINGS, LockHu.\2&). .SOrTHrOKT, CONN. Rooted Cuttings, Carnations, Lizzie McGowan, |20.00, Grace Wilder, J12.50, Silver Spray, $15.00, and Hinze's While, JS12.50 for one thousand of each. COLEUS, SS.OO for one hundred. Fuchsias (choice varieties) |5.00 tor one hundred. GERANIUMS, Gloire de France (new French importation) $30.00 for one thousand. A. J. VREELAND. BO0T1B OUTTIMGS of the Best Old and Most Promising new varieties of cz: .A.i=?r^ A.-ricDisr^. Write for a catalogue and send list of wants for an estimate. J. J. St?,-^^, CONCORDVILLE, PA. ROOTED CARNATION CUTTINGS. NOW KK.MIY. Of the best old and new varieties now in cultivation, in small or large quantities. Send for estimate of wants or price list. ISAAC LARKIN, Toughkenamon, Pa. I'lT 1(11 I'lT 11100 CAKN.\T10NS, standard varieties . SI 00 g !( 00 NEVVKR KINDS Jl.CO to 2 00 COLEUS 75 8 00 Send for prices on Chrysniitheiimms, AlterRI' tliera. Snow Crest Daisy, etc. JOHN J. CON>*;ivLV, JJr,VH Mwwr, V», iB93' The American Florist, 799 RooiedGuuinos. Carnations Hinze's White, Mrs. Fislier, Silver Spray, Jeannette, Grace Wilder, Fred Creighton, Mayflower, Century, Anna Webb, $1.50 per .100; |10 per lOOO. Orange Blossom, Portia, Hector, Florence, American Flag, $2 per 100; $15 per 1000. Coleus, leading varieties, including the finest Yellow Coleus in cultivation. A new variety equal to Golden Bedder in color, and as good a grower as C. Verschaffeltii, f 1.00 per 100; $8.00 per 1000. Double Petunias in four finest varieties, $2.00 per 100. Fuchsias, finest named varieties, Jl.50 per 100. Heliotrope $1.00 per 100. Ageratum, Dwarf, White and Blue, fl.OO per 100. 500 at 1000 rates. Cash with order. 10 ceuts pel 100 extra when shipped by mail. JAMES HOBAIT, Florist, BRIDGEPORT CONN. CARNATIONS ROOTED CUTTINGS. Puritan, Aurora, Golden Triumph, Grace Darling, Daybreak, Pearl, AVliite AVing-s, Lizzie McGowan, Louise Porscli, W. F. Dreer, J. R. Freeman, and many other varieties; line, bealthy stock, ready January and after. HYBRID PERPETUAL ROSES 600 Paul Neyron, strong plants. . . .SIO.OO per 100. 2U other leadlnK varieties 110.00 per lOU. SIO.OO per 1000. tS~ Send for price list. WOOD BROTHERS, W. R. SHELMIRE, Garnailon Grower AVONDALE. CHESTER CO., PA. Send for price list of Rooted Cuttings. CARNATIONS ROOTED CUTTINGS of all the leading varieties. Will be ready January 1, 1893. B. T. IiOMBABD, Wayland, Mass. ROOTED CUTTINGS OF CARNATIONS All the leading varieties. Fine stock Buttercup. CHAS. T. STARR, Avondale, Chester Co., Pa. CARNATIONS ROOTED CUTTINGS. Send for Price List of all the leading varieties. P.O Box 226. KENNETTSQUARE. Chester Co.. Pa. THE NEW WHITE CARNATION GOV. RUSSELL A. SBBISX^IPSO OFT ISS^. NOW READY FOB DISTRIBUTION. Price of Rooted Cuttings: Per lOOO, |S0; 500 at 1000 rate; per 100, )i5lO;25 orless,52perdoz. OKUEKS AVIT.L 15K FILLED STRICTLY IN ROTATION. N. F. McCarthy & CO, 1 Music Hall Place, Boston, Mass. C. J. PENNOCK, Kennett Square, Pa. and E. H. HUNT, 79 Lake Street, Chicago. PLANTS CAN BE SEEN AT THE ESTABLISHMENTS OF ANY OF THE ABOVE NA3IED. The Following Testimonials tell the Story: SOUTH SUDBURY. MASS.— The new Carnation. Governor Russell. I consider a ^and acquisition to the pink family. It is a pure white with a large flower on a lonfi stltf stem. It Is a heautiful shaped plant, and does flneiy as a pot plant. It does not burst its Calyx, and this Is one of the main things in the keeping qualities of a Carnation. It is a preat keeper and easy propagator, free bloomer and free from disease. JAS. TULIS. MR. N. F. MCCARTHY, Boston. DEAR SIR:— I am pleased to state that after an examination of nearly 1.000 plants of Gov. Russell Carnation I can endorse all that has been said in favor of it. Wliile not the Ideal Carnation, yet I can rank it with the best in cultivation now as regard qualities requisite for a profitable florist flower. As large sized flower as Lizzie McGowan, but of better form and substance, calyx not splitting, a very free bloomer, and plants of a remarkably healthy constitution, more so, in fact, than most of tlie Carnations in cultivation now. Very respectfully yours, DENYS ZIRNGIBBEL. MESSRS. N. F. MCCARTHY & CO. GENTLEMEN:— Your favor of the ftth inst., asking my opinion of the Carnation GJov. Russell, is received. I have seen this Carnation at Reading three times, June, in September and December of the past year. In early June the old plants were a mass of buds and flowers, exceeding anything I had ever seen; the young plants were in field and looked well; in September the plants were being lifted and placed In greenhouses, and had been very severely pinched baek— too severely for their good ; in December there was a moderate amount of buds and bloom— the plants not having recovered from the heavy topping in early fall. My conclusion is, that one of its parents was Hinze's White, that it is inclined to be late if pinclied back more tlian once in the season, that it is a strong, healthy plant, with robust constitution; the flower is from me- dium to large, of the Lizzie McGowan type, yet somewhat better in form; It does not burst its calyx, and has a fairly stiff stem. I observed that the lateral flowers were as large as terminals—a very high quality. 1 have given my opinion, based solely on what I saw the three visits made to Mr. Cumming's place at the times stated. Yours truly, R. T. LOMBARD. Orders Booked Now for My Specialties New Jersey. — A scarlet Carnation hard Nellie Bowden. — Pure bright yellow to beat fl2.00 per 100 Canna JS60.00 per 100 Old Rose.— Old rose pink Carnation. ready in February. |12.00 per 100 other varieties of Caruatious, both old and new CDi=R/\isr^^, isr. iinm;.\i>()i,is. minn. B0OTEB CUTTINGS Vcrbcmis, 22 viirlutk'B per KXI. S .110 ColeUM. 12 vitrictlce " l.uo (MiryHuntliumumH, 40 varloilcH ...» pordoz. .20 KucliHlns. lu varieties " .20 Heliotrope. 4 varlctlCH '• .20 Double A lyiistlin " .20 Cltjar Plant " .20 Manettla vine and Mexican l*rlmr08e " .25 I. I.. ril.LNKUKY, Macomb. III. The three leading Florist ff ^- ^ CHRYSANTHEMUMS, m CARNATIONS AND ROSES. ® ® ® ^ ALL THE NEW AND SELECTED STANDARD VARIETIES. . . . My stock of all are as fine as can be produced at reasonable rates. Complete list of these will be mailed to all applicants in the trade. JOHN N. MAY, Summit, N. J. Mention American Florist. CYCAS REVOLUTA. The largest and BEST selected stock of Cycas Revoluta ( fronds and roots cut cff, TRUE, locg leaved variety) now on hand. CYCAS CIRCINALIS delivered from April ist. Lilium Auratum, Lilium Spec. Album, Lilium Spec. Rubium, Nerine Japonica, Lilium Krameri, etc., in great quantit es, imported for spring trade. Price on application. F. GONZALEZ & CO., 303-312 WAYNE STREET, CRESCENT AVE., SAN FRANCISCO, CAL. N. B. Fresh Cycas leaves f Of sale by the thousa7id. 6 ROZY^ ANNAS. w£ AR£ HtflDQUflRTERS • • for all the Novelties, and in addition control EXCLUSIVELY several grand varieties which we now ofler tor ihe Jirs I iime. We will not be undersold on any of the list. J. C. VAUGHAN, New York: CHICAGO. 26 Barclay Street. P. 0. Box 688. AVester sprmgrs. Alternantheras Paronychioides Major. Rosea. liMve Ml S;i-Hl |.ci- UK), 2110 f" hits "I Ailri'il Nailil :VI( • 10(1. hy ninll I .'h pcila. S.I.OII pi'l- ll«l; lim tcir .S.JIII. Ili...li'(l Wliiii', .«l.,'in per ll«l. Hoc l>v iiiiill; rMMli witli f.iirl. . . , rr 1(«), III',' l.v nmll, ri-M.lv l.ir di'llv.T Miirvli 1- cz:. (S. ^ sani Im-ii>iiiii8, Standard sorts; KOneral Mss.iiliii.iit, hihcled . 2.60 Siierlal sorts at special prices. ■ .iiiiim lliiviim I.."*) li-lnch pots, each 20 eta. A'f'rbc'iiHS, out of sol!, to color only, larce flowers anddlatlnrl,-..l..r- 1.26 AiitlMTiciiiii \ It f 11 iMM I r. II.-, i-in. pots, aoc. each jiMiiit iiMMi 20to26c.each TKUMS Itiviiiiiii iiNfactory reference. Noonlera nllc.l l.ii ii-,i!,,i ,, , I., liar, (.Moiiu.vllnl.illllli.LM \II.I.A N<>\.V. I'A. Always mention the American Flo- rist when writing to advertisers. CHRYSANTHEMUMS We Offer for a Short Time the Follow- ing Standard Sorts. The Plants are in the Fink of Condition. I'cr 100 W. H. Lincoln, stock plants, 4-in pots..»l5.oo H. E. Widener, 25.00 Ivory, " " " " .. 25CO Domination, " " " " .. 15,00 Mrs. Geo. Bullock," " " " .. 15.00 L. Canning, • " .. 15.00 W. H. Lincoln, " " 2-in. " .. 3,00 H. E. Widener, " ' 5,00 Ivory, " " " " .. 4.00 Domination, ' " .. 3.C0 Mrs. Geo. Bullock," " " " .. 3.00 L. Canning, " " " " .. 3 00 Poller Palmer, " " " " .. 5.00 Ruth Cleveland, " " " " .. 5.00 Mrs. E. D. Adams, 6.00 Minnie ttanamaker" " " " .. 5.00 Mrs. Irving Clark, " " " " .. 3.00 Louis Boehmer, " " " " .. 300 Mrs. B. Harrison, " " " " .. 3.00 Kioto, ' .. 3.00 Rooted Cuttings ready Feb'y 25lh ol the following Varieties: Mrs. Geo. Bullock, L. Canning. Kioto, Domination. Mrs. B Harrison, Louis Boehmer, at $1.50 per 100 H. E. Widener, Ivory $2.50 per 100 li'i at KXl rate. Packiusf free. JOHN IRVINE GO., Bay City, Mich. p. S. Adiantuni Capillus X'eneris, 2-inch, a line lot now ready for shipment at $S per 100. NephrolepisExaltata,3-iiich,$7per 100. oivE>i^j:A.aris. r Ciiolco Assortment Kiiscs, ('l)olce named kinds.. ,,Ki,00 .. 2.00 .. 1.60 8.1X1 :i.oo 8,00 V-. A.. X3A.I.,rieiAIV, JVIICH. CHRYSANTHEMUMS. Fine young plants ol'the following vari- eties from 2' j-in. pots. These plants are neither drawn up nor hard-wooded: George Savage, Viviand Morel, Mrs. R. C. Ogden, Mrs. A.J. Drexel, Ada McVicker, Hicks .Arnold, Lillian Russell, Logan, Rosstrevor, Col. Wm. B. Smith, Mrs. J. N. Morrissy, Geo. W. Childs, Harry May, Roslyn, Wm. Falconer, Leal a, Mrs. E. D. Adams, Emma Hetzeroth, Ada H. Le Roy, Victor, Margaret Graham, Mrs. Wm. F. Dreer, Ruth Cleveland, Mrs. W. S. Kimliall. i'XXe: ^f^:]BO'v:E: xo oxusrcs 1ES.A.CH. Robert Flowerday, John Goode, Mistletoe, Eda Prass, Col. H. M. Bois, Waban, J. W. Gerard, Etoile de Lyon, R. C. Ringston, Elmer D. Smith, Ivory, Pelican, Violet Rose, Gold, Source d'Or, E. G. Hill, Ada Spaulding, Mrs. Irving Clark, Jessica, W. K. Harris, V. H. Hallock, Rohallion, Domination, Mermaid, W. H. Lincoln, Minnie Wanamaker H. E. Widener, Excellent, L. Canning, Thorpe Junior, Puritan, Aug. Swanson, Mrs. John Westcott John Thorpe, Kioto, Louis Boehmer, Vonit/.a, Advance, J. C. Vaughan, Gloriosum, Potter Palmer, Ferdinand Feral, Neesima, CuUingfordii, Mrs. Fottler, Mrs. J. C. Henszey. WILLIAM SGOTT, MAIN AND BALCOM STREETS. BUFFALO, N. Y. 100,000 CHRYSANTHEMUM PLANTS, $6 00 a 100. Choicest up to 1891 Novelties. SHERWOOD HALL NURSERY CO., Ml:XI.<> I'AItK III SAN in \N( IS< I ROSES AND CARNATIONS. The Largest and Finest Stock in the North- west ever offered at the following prices: iilllDt. .Meteor. Ir <'.\i{NATlUNS Sllv. WlliliT. Kn-a. Kuolcil Ciittlii (lit FlowvlB. Kosis. iplly all<'iiil<'er lOO; .lesslcil nnci Ivory. r.'.oO per 100. Iteilily for delivery .luniiary l.'.th. Addre88 J Q BURROW, FISHKILL, N. Y. Always mention the American Flo- rist when writing to advertisers. 1893. The American Florist. 803 YOUNG STOCK for TRANSPLANTING. Better and cheaper than imported stock. Many articles are just the right size for mail trade Orders for stock under ?his bearding should be sent in early. After April 15th we are usually able to supply but few of them. DECIDUOUS. Per 100 Per lUOO Spiriea Bumalda. June rooted oallosa(Fortunil). June rooted 5-=" ■• alba (Fortunli alba), June rooted ,^-iJJ Syringa vulgaris (commqn^yiaoj.J) yrs 5 o£ SUaron) separate'colors, IJ^ to 2 ft., branched 3.0O ., .. „ " •• ' 2 to 3 ft., " 4.UU ml.\eacoIors. 2to3ft.. " 3.60 Ampelopals VeltohlKBoston Ivy) 1 yr -■* Andromeda arboreacSorrel Tree), b to 12 In...... <"."" Mariana (Stagger Bush), 8 to 12 In., trans 5.U0 12 to IS In., trans J-OO Aralla splnqsa ( Hercules Club), l^to 2 f t Azalea mollis (Japan Azalea), 4 to 6 In.. Betulajpendula laclnlata (Cutrleaved Weeping Birch), 4 to 0 ft. Berberls ThunbergU (Japan Berberry) , B to S in .... ... ...■■. vulgaris atropurpurea (Purple-leaved Berberry).! yr..l)toBln. „ .1 ». '• " 2 yrs., 12 to 18 In. Calycanthus florldus (Sweet Scented Shrub), 2 yrs., 12 to 18 in Castanea Americana (American Sweet Chestnut), 1 yr ■•■..: >. .. .. •' •' IJ^ to 2 ft., trans — vesca (Spanish Chestnut) . 2 yrs., 12 to 18 in". ... , " .. '• •• 2 to 3 ft., trans Catalpa syringiEfolla aurea (Golden-leaved Catalpa), 1 y r CelastruB scandens (Bitter Sweet), 1 yr. . _... Cercls Canadensis (American Judas), 10 to lo In " Japonlca (Japan Judas), 4 to 0 in Chionanthus Vlrglnicus (White Frlnge),^U to 12 Citrus trltoliata (Hardy Orange), 1 yr. Clematis ttammula (Virgin's Bower), 2 yrs. ..... ■ .-■.iV;' ' Cornus Siberica elegantlsslma (Variegated-l:aved Bed-branched Dog- wood), 12 to 18 in Caryaalba (Sliellbark Hickory). 9 to 12 in., trans ■■ ollvseformis (Thin-shelled pecan), 1 to 2 ft., trans 10.00 20.00 12 to 18 in , 3.U0 1.60 1.25 4. 00 2.00 G.OU 2.50 2.6U 2.00 4.00 4.00 U.OO 3.00 0.00 5.00 25.00 35.00 30.00 20.00 15.00 25.00 10.00 10.00 12.00 50. UO 20.00 25.00 60.00 40.U0 al ba (common White Lilac) , 2 yrs — Charles X, 3 yrs Joslkaj, 2yrs.. trans Tecoma radlcans (Trumpet Flower), 2 yrs Viburnum opulussterilis (common Snowballl. 1 yr. ■. •• ■■ •■ ti.pl. (Double Snowball), lyr Ulmus Americana (Am. Elm). 3 yrs., 18 to 24 in. Weigelia Candida (White Weigella). June rooted 1 yr., 2 to 3 tt Lavallei. June rooted lyr., 1!^ to 3 ft , , 2 trans Cydonla Japonlca (Japan Quince), 2 yrs. . 2 to 3 ft,. 6 00 4.00 ti.OO Oytlsus Laburnum (Golden Chain), 2 yrs., trans 2.00 Deutzla gracilis. June rooted ^■i^ ■■ ■■ 2 yrs., B to 12 in ... 6* EuonymusKuropaeus (European Burning Bush), 2 yrs i ?" Exochorda grandlflora. 1 yr --pjl Fagus Americana (Am. Beech). 18 to 21 in -- JJ sylvatica (European Beech), 3 yrs ;■"" purpurea (Purple-leaved Beecli), 8 to 12 in 5 "u .' " ■■ " 2 to 3 ft, stocky 20.00 Hippopiiaja rliamnoides (Sea Buckthorn), 2 yrs 1.60 Hydrangea panloulata grandlflora, June rooted --=>" 2 yrs.. 12 to 18 In Hypericum aureum, June rooted Juglans clnerea (Butternut), 1^^ to 2 ft., trans nigra (Black Walnut). 1J4 to 2 f t.. trans ■• ■■ 2 to 3 ft., trans regla (English Walnut). 2 yrs '. '^ " " 2 to 3 ft., trans " " " " preparturlens (Dwarf English Wal nut), 1 yr.. 1 to 2ft ;•••;■; 1 Juglans regla. preparturlens (Dwarf Enghsh Walnut), 1 yr., trans... . lyr., IJ^t. I variegata (Dw EVERGREENS. Abies Canadensis (Hemlock Spruce) , 2 yrs., trans Douglasli (Douglas' Spruce), 3 yrs., trans " Englemannl ( Engleman's Spruce) , 1 yr excelsa (Norway Spruce), 9 to 12 in '" orientalis (Oriental Spruce). 3 yrs. .. .-. ^- pungens (Colorado Blue Spruce). Colorado seed, 1 yr. , Azalea amcena, June rooted 1 yr.. li to 9 in. superba. June rooted 6to9in Buxus arborescens (Tree Box). 1 j-r 2yrs..0to9in " '• longlfolia, 1 yr 2yrs.,6to9in aurea (New Golden Bo.x). 1 yr Euonvmus Japonicus Due d'Aumale, June rooted radicansvarlegatus, June rooted lyr..4to6in Ilex aquifolia (European Holly). 8 to 12 In " opaca (American Holly), " *" " '" 6.00 2.60 5.00 2.60 3.5J 2.U0 4.0U 2.60 2.50 , 5.00 10.00 8.00 15.00 . 4.00 . U.OO . 4.00 . (1.00 . 0.00 4.00 3.50 .S.OO 3.00 4.00 3.50 8.00 25.00 20.00 30.00 6.00 12.00 3.60 Kalrala augustifohi " oad-jeavea mour Ilium (Sand MvrL 0 to 8 in Mahonia aquifolia, 3 yrs. trans.. 0 in Japonlca, 3 yrs. trans., (J to 8 in Plcea balsamea (Balsam Fir), 3 yrs. trans " Nordmanniana (Nordman's Silver Fir), 3 yrs. tram " pectinata (European Silver Blr) , 12 to 18 In. trans. . Plnuscembra (Swiss Stone Pine), 3 yrs. trans ■• excelsa [Weeping Biiotan Pine], 3 yrs '• Mugho [Dwarf Mugho Pine], 0 to 9 m " strobus [White Pine], 4 JTS Retinospora ericoldes. 2 yrs.. 5 to 10 i Larlx Europsea (European Larch), from Scotch seed. IM to 2 ft., trans. 2.60 Ligustrum ovallfollum aureum (California Privet), June rooted /i.ou Llquldamber styraclflua (Sweet Gum), (i to 10 in ,^-00 Liriodendron tulipifera (Tulip Tree), 12 to 18 In.... ^.00 Lonicera Halleana (Hall's Japan Honeysuckle) , June rooted 2.50 Japonlcareticulata((xOlden-veinedHoneysuckle),Junerooted 2.60 periclymenum Belgica (Monthly Dutch Honeysuckle), June Lyclum Cliinensis (ChineseMatVlmony vine)', seedlings, 'iy, in pots .... 4.00 rooted cuttings, 2)^ in pots, strong ^B.OO Paeonia arborea (Tree Pseonia), 2 yrs. Paulownia Lmperlalis. 2 yrs., 3 to 5 ft. Ulifera. 2 yrs.. 12 to 18 in. trans., obtusa nana, 2 yrs.. 4 to 0 in. t plslfera. 2 yrs., 12 to 18 in. tra plumosa, 2 yrs.. 12 to r '" *"'' ■' argentea, 2 aurea. 2 yrs squarrosa Veitchi", " . 10.00 . 4.00 . U.OO u.ou 3.60 6.00 2.60 3.60 2.60 4.00 8.00 0.00 3.00 , 3.00 2.50 0.00 . 10.00 10.00 . 8.00 itrans 8.00 vrs., 6 to 9 in. trans 10.00 ;, 9 to 12 in. trans 8.00 =h™""=" ■ . - .-I's-- « to >^ in- trans 8.(JI Rhododendron, finest named hardy sorts, 3 yrs. grafts 50. w 8.00 4.00 6.00 4.00 5.00 ' hybrid seedlings, 9 to 12 in 15.011 " ma.ximum, 8 to 10 in '-50 Tax-US baecata elegantlsslma, lyr ".(« Hibernica i'irVsli'Yewi'isto'isln. trans " "* Thuja occidentalis [American Arbor Vltse], 9 to 13 in trans r PhiladelphUB coronarius aureus ((Joiden-leaved Syringa). 1 yr.. 4 tofl in. 2 yrs., b to 9 m. Populus Canadensis (Canadian Poplar) , 5 to 0 ft. , trans " " " " U to 8 ft , trans aurea Van Geertii (Golden-leaved Poplar), 3 to 5 ft. Prunus Pissardi (Purple-leaved Plum), on own roots, \M to 3 ft., br chd b.OO Querous orris (Turkey Oak), 2 yrs 3.00 rober (British Oak), 2 yrs ^00 Rhusootinus ( Purple JMnge) , 1 yr .^-O" Kosa rubiginosa (Sweet Briar), true, 1 yr ^■•" ■' rugosa (Japan Rose), lyr., 6 to 9 in /-ou •■ 2 yrs., 12 to 18 in 10.00 Salisburia adiantilolia (Maidenhair), 2 yrs a 60 Sambucus nigra aurea (Golden Elder), June rooted a.lj) I [Geo. Peabody Arbor Vitae], 1 yr . 4.00 U.OO trans. 10.00 3.60 40.00 40.00 70.00 ■ 3 yrs., 6 to 121 conica densa, 1 yr .t " ■• •■ 2 JTS.. 0 too in. trans b.OO compacta. 3 yrs.. 8 to 10 in. trans 6.00 .1 ■' Douglasli [Douglas' Golden Arbor Vitas], 1 yr 4.00 " Ellwangeriana [Tom Tliumb Arbor Vit!B].2 yrs., 9 Thuja occidentalis globdsa [Globe Arbor Vita;], 2 yfs., 6 tqS in., trans. 5.00 Hoveyii [Hovey's Golden Arbor Vltse], 2 yrs., 9 to 12 in., trans •■.• Thuja occidentalis. Little Gem, 3 yrs., 3 to 6 1 6.00 15 in., trans . 'pyramidalis [Pyramidal Arbor Vltse), 2 yrs., 13 to Thujaoc'eldentaiis Siberica [Siberian Arbor VltK],2yrB., Thujopsis borealis [Nootka Sound Cyjiress], 1 yr. ItoOin.. trans. I fllamentosu [Adam's Needle], 2 yrs.. fine ;.oo 6.00 4.00 4.U0 J. T>. i:vO\r£>a^a^ oo.» r^ittie ^iivei-» :iv. j« HEADQUARTERS FOR WATER-LILIES SEED TUBERS AND PLANTS. Place your orders early 11 you wish to secure good stock of charming yellow Water Lily. N. Cbroma- tella plants. 1st size, $1.00 each. «10 doz.; 3d size, 75c each, $8.00 per doz. Also, tiie new French and other new hardy varieties. Send for price list. Wm. Tricker, '"''^i^^'ilT- CANNA TUBERS. Robusta Perfecta K! 00 per 100 Emile Le Claire 3 60 Ehmanil 5 OO " Jules Cretlen 5 00 Hippohte Flandrln 6 00 Large and sound, 25 of any variety, for cash. BURLINGTON, VT. COLEUS ROOTED CUTTINGS The IJest Twelve Bedders. Also.Althernanthera Aurea Nana and differ- ant Bedding Plants. For prices, address C. F. SCHNEIDER, Oconomowoc, Wis. Azalea Indica In bud or bloom, from 75c. to $1.50 each. LILIES roR EASTER, HARRISII, LONGIFLORUM, CANDIDUM, RHODODENDRONS. IE-SEND FOR PRICES. WILLIAM A. BOCK, ITOBTH CAMBRIDGrE. MASS _ produces large quantities of tirm white . . flowers, (val- ■ work), every florist j *S, $10, $12 and $16 per uable for all kinds of cut flow should have it; 2, 3, 4, 5-in. pots 100 plants in full bloom. „ .. Large assortment of the best Roses, Carnations, Chrysanthemums, M. H. Fern, Coleus, Violets, Gerani- ums, etc., (or florists use. Send for trade price list to HENRY SMITH, 130 Monroe St. Grand Kapids, Midi. Always mention the AMERCAN FLO- RIST when writing to advertisers. SPLENDID ST06K. PerKX Altliernantheras P. Major, aurea nana 2-in. pots. $2.(X Begonias, flowering sorts 2H-1d. Coleus. in 12 splendid sorts '-Mn. Cyclamen, in bud or bloom SJjJ-ln. Cbrvsanthemums, 40 splendid sorts — 2-In. Dahlias, large roots, 3ii varieties Geraniums, double and sin^jle sorts.... 2J*-In. silver leaved sorts 2K-ln. " ivy leaved sorts, including Jeanne d'Arc. 2^ ^-in . " 4.00 HANS NIELSON, St, Joseph, Mo, ASTER SEED Mary Semple, (Pink), and Sempie's Nj/ White (white), mixed. Finest strain /"K on the market. Price, )f 1 per pkt., ^5 per oz. JAMES SEMPLE, FLORIST Box 2. RELLEVUE, PA. 8o4 The American Florist. Mar. 9, Eucharis Amazonica. Replying to the inquiry of "BulTalo" on page 710 of your valuable paper on how to grow eucharis I would state that the best results I ever saw in blooming this bulb were attained in Reading, Pa. The bulbs were planted in a bench ten inches deep, filled with what was apparently the scrapings of a brick yard, so coarse was the soil. The grower told me he took decayed sod, broke it up quite coarsely, threw in a lot of broken brick or pots, so as to make the drainage perfect and then planted the dry bulbs six inches apart, giving the soil a thorough soaking with water. This was allowed to suffice until the bulbs started into growth, when he began watering lightly until the growth leaves were well started, then giving them all the water the soil would stand, which was considerable. By this method the grower cut thousands of flowers from a bench three feet wide by one hundred feet long, and 1 believe him, for I never saw such a prolusion of eucharis bloom. After the flowers were all cut, the plants were allowed to dry offand rest for three or four weeks, when they were watered again as before, and the leaves would again appear in a few days. This treatment gave two, and some years three crops of flowers. C. H. .\li,i:n. Floral Park, N. Y. Cypnpedium Lathamianum. If Mr. Chadwick will refer to the Lon- don Garden of February 15, 1890, he will find that the Messrs. Veitch exhi- bited in London the reversed cross of C. Lithamianum, and its principal charac- teristics are noted, but the plant is not there named. Messrs F. Sander & Co., in their published pamphlet of all cypri- pediums, species and hybrids, up to date of publication, 1892, give to the plant in question the name of C. Lathamianum inversura. I have not access to any other English periodical of the above date so canuot say whether the plant was so named when exhibited by Messrs. Veitch, but the probabilities are that it was. E. O. Orpkt. S)uth Lancaster. Mass. Rooted Cuttings. R. E. NACE. bo.\ (>2, Ryerslord. Pa. FOR SALE OR EXCHANGE. |-;,..,n> iMMl- uhll,-, pliik. iiN,r.»,n UI„1 n,M.. «,„), .livMlril iM.ilv -.. |„T liiitMlml Full Nlz.v Iw.. vcn , lMrii|i». -In |i< r li>llidl'i\\ ci i-\.liiinv.' Ii" ^Tll^ll Mtull. Wntf lii»ii Niiini, A/Mt'ii Mlorc villi SI ri|.tliiii 1,1 .Htin-k MTiil stutL' jirUie. ■INK WISJONSIN I lOWKi: K\. 10,000 Rooted Cuttings of Alternanthera I', major ;ini.1 A. nana, 'lOc. per Hid; jy.OO per 1000. fine stuck. C. K. HOFFMEYER, Mansfield Valley, Pa. Please mention the American Florist everv time you write to an advertiser. F. & 0. T. S. R. V. P. 6. S. stand for Fruit and Ornamental Trees, Shrubs, Roses, Vines, Plants, Bulbs, Seeds. One of the very largest and best assortments in the U. S. SPECIAL SURPLUS In Fruits, Apple, Standard and Dwarf Pear, Plum, Peach. Grape Vines, Small Fruits, etc. In Ornamentals for Lawn, Street and Park Planting, Ash, Alder, Balm of Gilead, Birch, Beech, Catalpas, Elms, Maples, Magnolias, Oaks, Poplars, Salisburias, Tulip Trees, Willows, etc. In Evergreens, Arbor Vita;, Box, Cupressus, Firs, Junipers, Pines, Rhododendons Retinisporas, Spruces, etc. In Shrubs, Altheas, Berberry, Cornus, Corcorus, Calycanthus, Ueutzias, Forsythea Frini;e, Hydrangea, Honeysuckle, Lilac, Privet, Spireas, Syringa, Weigelia, etc. In Climbing Vines, Ampelopsis, Bignonia, Clematis, Honeysuckle, Ivy, Wistaria, etc. In Roses and Plants, In extensive assortment; of the former we grow three-fourths of a million, of the latter millions, a year. For more complete assortment send lor Trade List, free to Nurserymen, Florists and Dealers. 39 YEARS. 28 GREENHOUSES. 900 ACRES. THE STORRS & HARRISON CO., Painesville, Lake Co., Ohio. THE CHOICEST VARIETIES IN CULTIVATION. 100,000 VERBENAS. Fine pot plants. $2.50 per 100: $20 00 per 1000 Rooted Cuttings, $1 00 per 100: $8 00 per 1000. Packed light, and satisfaction guaranteed. Send for circular. . . . Our sales reached nearly ^50,(100 last j'ear, and we can assure our eustoiiiers lliat our plants are fully equal, and assortment of varieties surpass those of last year. J. iv. r>it,iuoiv, :Biooxxisi3v&rs:, r»a. Vy r\ f\ i" f^ d "^^ Evergreens, Hardy Flowering Shrubs and Hardy Per- ■ V vi vJ L C V4 ennials (Achillea, iberis, etc.) raised on contract for spring /"^l |4--f J j-i Q«Q delivery, send list of wants. V>UlrLIlI^\J . . . ISAAC C. ROGERS, MOORESTOWN. I\l. J. ^«- DREER'S GflRDtN SttDS. CHRYS-COLA" ROOTED CUTTINGS COLEUS. I have a large stock of the best bedding varieties, and an extra quantity of Golden Verschalfeltii. FUCHSIAS. For immediate delivery, Chas. Illanc, W. E. Wait, Black Prince, Noveau Mastadoute, IS cts. per doz.; Sl.OO per 100. GERANIUMS are ordered to April 1st. SEND l"OK I'ISICE LIST. S. B. FIELD, Roselle, N. J. Association "Flora" I50SK00I', ]I(>LI,.VN1>. Now on hand in New York : <;i,EM.VTIS, :! Years. per lOO, S.SO.OO Diesbach, B Roth.schild, Fisher Holmes, Gen. Jack, La Fiance, Mme. G. Luizet, Mme. Plant- ter, Magna Charla, Paul Neyron, P. C. de Ro- han. Merville de Lyon, Perle des Blanches, tHrich Biunner and other sorts Azaleas. Rho- dodendrons, Spiraeas, etc We also ha\e Palms, Dracaenas, Araucarias and Bay Trees at our nurseries in Holland. Catalogue on application. P. OUWERKERK, 206 Cambridge Ave., .lEIiSEV CITV, N. .1. MAGNOLIAS^ OBOVATA GRACILIS AND PURPUREA. I'iiK-, lJU^hv pI.TUts. ;: tn .S fill, lioni ^-StM to S-tKl.OO iJLi HXI. Send for iicscripti\c cat;doj.;vie .ind wholesale price list free to all in the tr.ide. SA.JVIUB?i:^ C JVIOOPJ", >ioi:i:is\ ii.i i:. iineu.. ( ,>.. i' v. 1,000 CHRYSANTHEMUMS, sluiJ.lnr,! ^.lll.s. In tliil.., f\ ill |.,'i Iriiii.lr,'.! Will .■.vcliiink-e l.ir r.)..l,..l ^..l,■ll^. .•iiiiIiikm. AI.OITZO W. VOBE, Manville, R. I. Plants. Bulbs & Requisites. riKv.iu- tlu best ill till- lowest prices. Trade List is- siiL-.l iiuarterlv, mailed free I tlie trade only. Mention American Florist. VERBENAS, S^e, 100; per 1000. CANKAS, assorted, French, $,} per 100. PELAGONIUM Fred Uorner, fine plants ^llo\\inl; bud, JlO.OO per 100. ROSES, H. f's, Climbers. Forcers. JOSEPH HEINL, Jacksonville, III THE FINEST BUTTERFLY TULIP 111 I ultiviti.iii is Calochorlus Bouplandianus. IHT ild/.l-li: Jl IKI |UT llKI In |..l^l MllIU uUiiM .Mi-vlivili I'liIliM. Sei- lli-vl wieli's oiler. P. H. HOBSFOBD, Charlotte, Vt. ■C-^C\T^^ ^^i sent by mail. May- h.ip \iiii knuw It. By freight, prepaid if preferred, we ship safely 4, 5, or d ft. trees; 2-yr. Roses of rare excellence— everything! Voii actually pay less than for the ptinv stiitT. 1,000 acre's Nurseries. 20,000 acre's Orchards. Exact information about trees and fruits. Stark Bros.. Louisiana, Mo. CANNAS CHRYSANTHEMUMS. Lowest I'ri.is lor < In.i. .■ Sl.x I,. I.isi I lee. T. H. SPAULDING, Orange, N. J. iSgj. The American Florist. gos TUBEROUS ROOTED BEGONIAS. Itrst sillini; stock for Ketiiil Florists. Order now and start into growth for early sales. Sell like hot cakes when in hlooni. Try them if you never have. If you have, then you know it. In large quantities; clioicest quality, SINGLE, in 5 separate colors, white, yellow, scarlet, pink and crimson )f6.00 per 100; $50.00 per lOOO. DOUBLE, in 5 separate colors j;i6.00 per 100. (Can be mailed tor 30 cts. per 100.) F. R. PIERSON COMPANY, TARRYTOWN H°uy"o^^ NEW YORK. sFlorists.Nurserymen & Seedsmen < CEfVI§M@l WIND ENGINE iCEM STEEL TOWER II pi II tr ^tandartl Vnn. . „.. - Wheel Wind MUIs. Pure riav Tools, &c. No other company offers equal J p<.iu-"mpnts. Send for Catalocue nnd Prices U. S. WIND ENGINE & PUMP CO. BATAVIA. ILL..U. S. A. *= Mention American Florlet. HERE WE ARE AGAIN. Send on your orders ': J for Sash Bars and Ven- tilating Sash. All kinds on hand. PROMPT ATTENTION. Itemized EJstimates LYMAN FELHtllVl. given, and cost of freight guaran eed. CORRESPONDENCE SOLICITED. GLEAil CyPFi[55 Clear Cypress, (rom bottom gutter up IS my specialty. Lyman Felheim, .W ERIE, PA. Vinoilciin FlorlBt. J. N. Struck & Bro. Manufacturers of • CYPRESS • Greenlioise lalerial, LOUISVILLE, KY. Mention American Florist. THB EMERSON Price postpaid 75 CENTS. Address American Florist Co. CHICAGO. Biineiisions ol itiis Box 2b iuche'=i lonj; by 18 Inches y, Irle and 12 Inches hlyh Two sections BOSTON FLORIST LETTER CO. Mannlacture THE BEST LETTERS IN THE MARKET, Sizes V;in and 2-in 2.00 oer 100. Patent fastener with each letter. OUR NEW SCRIPT LETTER, $4.00 per 100. N. r. McCABTHY, I Address 13 Green St.. Treas. & Mangr. | Boston, Mass. Address all correspondence to t Music Hall Place. We have a new FASTENER which we consider a decided success. Any customers havinjr old style fasteners which they wish to exchange, can do so without additional cost by writlnR us. 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Oakland, Cai. — The Pacific Floral and Seed Co. has been incorporated here; cap- ital stock $2ri,0()0,in 25,00()shares of $1 each. Directors: J. E. Depue, Isaian Bray. W. W. S imuels, C. A. Smith and F.J. Brainerd. Newport, Kv. — Mr. Chas. J. Jones, the florist, died here suddenly February 12 from neuralgia of the heart. Mr. Jones was 63 vcars of age and had been a resi- dent of Newport for 30 years. He leaves a wife and five children. GREENHOUSE HEATING # VENTILATING Horticultural Architecture and Building. HITCHINGS & GO. Established 1844. 233 Mercer St., New York. f^'S FIVE PATTERNS OF BOILERS. NINTEEN SIZES. Perfect Sash Raising Apparatus. Rosehouses, Greenhouses, Etc , of Iron Frame Construction, Erected complete, or the Structural Iron Work shipped ready for erection. Iron Frame Benches with the " Perfect Drainage Bench Tile " or Slate Top. 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Please mention the American Flo- KIST every time you write to an F.rivtr- tiser ill these columns. Rmerica is "the Prow of the IIbssbI; there may be more comfort Rmidships, but we are the first to touch Unknown Seas," Vol. VIII. CHICAGO AND HEW YORK, MARCH 16. 1893. No. 250 ITlou Lkw^mmm fmmm Published every Thursdav by THE AMERICAN FLORIST COMPANY. Subscription, $1.00 a year. To Europe, $2.00. Address all communications to AMERICAN FLORIST COMPANY. 333 Dearborn Street, CHICAGO. SOCIETY OF AMERICAN FLORISTS. WM. R. SraTH, Washington, D. C, president; PROF. Wm. Trelease, St. Loula. Mo., vlce-prealdent; WM. ,J. Stewart. 67 Bromfleld St., Boston, Mass, secretary: M. A. Hunt. Terre Haute, Ind., treasurer. The ninth annual meeting at St. Louis. Mo., August 1» to 12, 1893. CONTENTS. Carnations — Seasonable hints SCO — Pot culture of carnations 809 — New carnations 810 — Carnation Jacqueminot 810 Hypericum Moserianum (illus) 811 Miscellaneous seasonable hints 811 A simple botanical classification 812 Pyrethrum uliginosum (illus) 812 Chicago 812 St. Louis 813 New York 814 Boston 814 Philadelphia 815 Washington 815 Baltimore , 816 House of primulas (illus) 817 Stoppage in transitu 817 Sunset and Hoste 817 News notes . 818 Catalogues received 820 The seed trade . . 824 Chrysanthemum nomenclature 826 Easter lilies from Bermuda S28 Toronto ... 830 Worcester, Mass ••■.... 832 Foreign notes 832 Sub,stitutes for glass in greenhouse roofs . . . S34 Indianapolis. At the last meeting of the club Mr. John Hartje reported that as the American Carnation Society having de- cided to meet at Indianapolis next season, ways and means for caring for the mem- bers should be provided, and after sev- eral recommendations it was made the special business for next meeting. The executive committee of the Indiana Horticultural Society decided to accept the invitation of our state society exhibi- tion committee to hold a fruit exhibit at the same time in connection with the chrysanthemum show. A premium list amounting to $250 was set aside for that purpose. W. B. Please write on your printed letter head when addressing our advertisers. If you have no printed letter head, then enclose your business card or bill head. Do YOU WANT a list of the leading cem- etery superintendents? You wUl find such a list in our new trade directory and reference book. 5^ Seasonable Hints. Smilax may be grown very successfully aoiong carnations, planting a root every second or third row along the south side of walks, short sticks with notches can he run in the ground and the string run from them to the sash bars. A year ago we grew quite a good crop of smilax in this way. Having the plants we set them in the manner described and they inter- fered in no way with the carnation plants. We have also seen smilax grown on the north side of walks along the edge of the benches. In this case it was allowed to hang over and was used for cutting bou- quet green etc. Where smilax is grown care must be taken to syringe it before fumigating. Indeed it is the safest plan to always syringe everything lightly before smoking the houses. We grow regularly Easter lilies, both Harrisii and longiflorums, among our carnations. They are little trouble and expense and the bulbs last several seasons if properly cared for. New bulbs however are always to be preferred and these of the smaller sizes as our object is to have as many long stemmed blooms as possi- ble. The larger bulbs are better perhaps for pot plants but make too many short stems for cutting. Starting with the new bulbs in September or October we put them in 6-inch pots (five would be better) one to three to a pot according to size. In potting we use good potting earth and place a small handlul of sand under each bulb to prevent rotting. The pots are placed under a cool bench in the green- house and as the stems push up are re- moved to the benrhes. They are set in every other row of carnations along the south side of walk and one plant in irom edge. The pots areplunged in these places by removing some of the soil. Little else is required excepting to stake the flower stalks when tall enough and to see that they do not become too dry. The buds form a good lodging place for green fly and particular attention must be given to fumigating the houses when they are growing. The aphis greatly injure the flowers. The lilies may be marketed along as they open, but if wanted for Easter or any special occasion the pots can be re- moved to a cool cellar. The flowers will thus keep for two weeks or more and be all the better for shipping purposes as they become much firmer in texture. There may be many other plants that could be grown with carnations but we have mentioned the principal ones that with judgement and proper care may be profitably raised as accessory crops. Ad- ding a little to our cares perhaps but also very considerably to the income from a given area of glass. W. R. Shelmire. Avondale ,Pa. Pot Culture of Carnation Plants. BY J. WM. COLELESH, PHILADELPHIA. [Read be/ore the A^nerican Carnation Society at the Pittsburg Meeting.^ It is with some misgivings that I offer this paper on pot culture of the carnation as I have many times heard it remarked in our city of "Brotherly Love" that if you wanted to learn anything aboutcar- nations, you should visit the carnation belt, situated in the southeast corner, Chester County, Pennsylvania. But as some carnations, as well as other good things have come from Darby Road, Phil- adelphia, I will venture to make a few remarks on pot culture of carnation plants. To undertake to grow carnation plants in pots the entire season for cutting flow- ers from, with or without the intention of planting on benches in autumn, and with the expectation of having plants equally as large and fine as they that have been planted in open ground, will cause extra expense, and the greater por- tion of plants will be very inferior to those coming from open ground in most localities of this section of the country. However, as there are some kinds that do so well planted out, owing to the severe climatic changes of intense heat, drought and wet spells of weather, this mode of culture may be resorted to, with some extra labor and expense in growing of plants and probably better results after they are planted on benches, as by being taken from pots you are sure of saving all roots of these varieties. Or probably the better way to grow Buttercup and some other kinds, would be to grow them on benches in houses during the summer, as it has been proven of late years that the best results can be obtained by grow- ing chrysanthemums in houses during summer. To lift carnation plants from open ground and pot them in autumn with intentions of growing them for cut flow- ers during winter and spring months, I think will not prove as profitable as planting them on benches or solid beds. Therefore their use will be for decorative purposes, and to get plants large enough for decorative purposes it will be neces- sary that the plants be grown out in the field during summer. Carnation plants, well flowered, with fine foliage, neatly staked, pot and plant comparing favor- ably, are very pretty, lasting and useful plants for decorative purposes. Although it seems to be generally conceded among growers that they are not so pretty finan- cially, yet when we consider the vast im- provement in varieties and thefavorwith 8io The American Florist. Mar. i6. which the cut flowers are received, I see no reason why pot plants should not become more popular, as these in variety of color are certainly the most satisfac- tory plants for pulling flowers from for the amateur's conservatory, as they will stand better than most other flowering plants, the alternate neglect and over- care of these places. When the conserva- tory consists only of a sunny window, few plants will give better satisfaction than these. For very large decorations as a rule these plants are rather small, the average plant being about large enough for a six inch pot. But lor medium or small decor- ations of flowering and foliage plants, they arejust what are wanted, and I am sure compare favorably with most other small or medium sized flowering plants ranking second as they do in the flower- ing plants we cultivate. To grow plants for pots for decorative purposes, it will be best to take kinds that are of good, compact habit, such as Century, Phila- delphia, Peter Henderson, Tidal Wave, Rofjcrt Craig, Sunrise, Quaker City, But- tercup, American Flag, etc. L'zzie Mc- Gowan, although not one ot the strong- est growth is fine for pots as well as for benches. Such kinds asGrace Wilder, Mrs. Carnegie and Chester Pride etc., do not do so well in pots. The first named kinds with many others ot later introduction with ordinary handling will make a fine showing of flowers at one time, which is certainly necessary for decorations. In the propagation of these plants for either pots or to cut flowers from, I take cuttings from only the most healthy, most double, and bearing flowers bright- est in color of their kinds. I do not take the topmost shoots, as it is necessary to leave these on plants to insure a continu- ation of flowers. Neither do I take the lowermost shoots as these are harder and often not so healthy, the preference being for rather soft free growing wood, this usuallj- being the condition of the wood a lew inches above the base of the plant. With some kinds we just pull thecuttings and ])ut them in sand ; with others of more compact growth we use a knife. First pull off the leaves on opposite sides of the stem, thereby making the cut- ting rough around the joint, make a clean cut with a knife about 1-16 of an inch below the joint and a callous will form and the cutting will root much sooner than if the ends of the leaves have been left on the cutting. These cuttings are put in a sand bed which has been firmly pressed or packed with some hard substance, such as a brick or a piece of hard new wood, and the sand pressed firmly around each cutting. They are thoroughly watered once and sprinkled on all clear and bright days. These cut- tings will be well rooted in from 35 to 40 days if temperature has been from 45° to 50° topheat,with bottom hcatfiO", when they should be potted into small pots or planted in shallow bo.xes and placed in a house in a teniiierature of 60° for three weeks, when the temperature should be lowered and plenty of air given on all clear and warm days. The soil in the field should be of a mel- low, rich and fibrous order, with a sprink- ling of air slacked lime, plowed or spaded to a depth of at least six inches, thor- oughly pulverized, and made in slightly raised beds to insure good drainage in case of continued wet weather, for should a warm sun make its appearance after a heavy shower of rain and j)lrints are standing in water it will certainly kill or greatly injure them. I set the plants about eight inches apart in rows by 15 to 18 the opposite way, firmh' pressing the soil at time of planting and cultivate between the plants alter every rain, or as soon as the soil will permit. Hand hoe every three weeks until the middle of July, when less hoeing will do, as about this time we generally have some very dry hot weather, and so much cultivating is likely to lay bare a great many working roots, and their exposure to the dry air and hot sun I think is injurious. Top plants as they require it, going over them every ten days, breaking off all tall growing shoots until Jul}' 20tb, when you should not top the largest and most even growing plants, as there is usually a scarcity of good flowering plantsduring the latterpart of September and October. Plants that have not been topped after 20th of July will be well set with buds by the beginning of September. These plants should be carefully lifted, potted, staked and plunged in a frame out of doors in refuse hops, leaves orother matter, well watered, partially shaded and syringed several times on all clear days, and by September 20th thej' will be in flower and will find ready sale until the Queen of Autumn m.-.kes her debut, which as you all know makes even the rose as well as all others wall flowers for the time being. Where a continuous supply of plants is wanted after the chrysanthemum has departed, for Christmas and thereafter, plants should be topped as late as Sep- tember 20th, then lifted, potted and plunged in deep fram's out of doors by October 10th, and watered and syringed on all clear and warm days. The soil should be about the same as mentioned for field growing with an addition of sand and bone meal. Old soil from rosehouses after having laid out over winter, with some bone, sand and air slacked lime mixed with it, is also good for either pot or bench culture. About November 1st to 10th a goodly portion of these late topped plants will have made a fair growth if they have been properly protected with sash, and should be removed to house with a night temperature of 50° to 55° and day 65° to 70°. Some of them will be in flower and will find ready sale during the holidays. For a continuous supply thereafter bring in the most forward plants every two weeks proportionate to stock to draw from, until January 1st, when all should be removed to house except what may be required for spring sales. These should be protected with double sash and cov- ered during very cold weather with mats of straw or other material, and will sell readily during the month of May for bedding purposes. New Carnations. The past two years have been the most prolific in the production of new varieties of any in the history of the carnation. They are springing up on all sides, and the number of growers who arc trying their hand at fertilization and crossing is almost innumerable. One very good feature about our new sorts is that they are nearly all, in fact I might say all, products of American growersand Amer- ican soil. They arc already acclimated and at home in most growers' green houses, ready to go ahead and do their best if there is anv best in them. To find out whether there is any best in them is quite a problem with cut flower growers, there arc so many put on the market annually that to get them all is quite an item in the expense account, and yet to miss one that becomes po|)ular is a misfortune. I have for the past few years been devoting a house to the trial of new sorts, and it reminds me more of a grave-yard than anything else; there are so manj' hopes and great expecta- tions buried in it. There is, however, an occasional one that is so much an im- provement over the older sorts that it more than pays the loss on the others to find it out. For the purpose of finding these good ones out with less expense to the general grower would it not be well for our Car- nation Society to select a good grower in each of the following localities: Penn- sylvania, New Jersey or Long Island, Massachusetts and the vicinity of Chi- cago; let each of these growers get, say twenty-five each of the new sorts oftered annually, plant them side by side in the same house, and report both their good and their bad points, either at our an- nual meeting, or through the columns of the Florist. By a comparison of these reports, growers could form some idea as to what will do well with them and suit their trade. They would thus become good purchasers of good varieties and leave the poor ones alone, a state of affairs to be devoutly wished for, as there is nothing injures the trade so much as the wide dissemination of an inferior sort. I am willing to purchase the plants, use one or two houses to grow them in and report, without any expense to the society, providing a grower can be found in each of the other localities named to do the same. If money is needed will also contribute twenty-five or fifty dollars for this pur- pose. It might be suggested why not leave the various growers to give a report, but this has been found by experience im- practicable; you can only get a report from parties appointed for the purpose, and sometimes not from them. Aside from this if they are all under the care and culture ofone man, they will be more closely observed and their good features brought out more fully. Another impor- tant committee would be to appoint a prominent store man in each of the fol- lowing cities: Chicago, New York, Bos- ton and Philadelphia to report on the selling merits of the carnations on trial by the growers named, as it is really in the store that the final decision comes; if they are no good there they are no good in the growers' houses. A general expression of opinion on these points Irom the various growers and store men will get them into working shape, and every one will acknowledge that there is a necessity for action of some kind to keep the carnation trade in a good healthy condition. Carnations are in the ascendency now, let us keep them going up the ladder toward Thorpe's Star. A. M. Hkkk. Carnation Jacqueminot is a new va- riety originating with P. Fisher & Co., lillis, Mass., which was recently certifi- cated by the Mass. Ilort. Society. Some blooms sent to us showed it to be a rich bright crimson, like a Jacqueminot rose; the calyxlong and perfect, and fine stems. It .ippears to be a very fine keeper; the blooms were in perfect condition when received and lasted admirably after- wards—better than the generality of crimsons. The growers tell us it is very free blooming, and it appears to make perfect stems without disbudding. Ik voti wish to make sure that your spring trade list will beprcscrved by those who receive it, print it in the American Florist. 1893. The American Florist. 811 HYPERICUM MOSERIANUM. Hypericum Moserianum. We present herewith an excellent illus- tration of this new hypericum, which is considered an important addition to our list of hardy plants. It has large golden yellow flowers and is a free bloomer. Miscellaneous Seasonable Hints. Gloxinia bulbs should now be started. They will then be in flower from July 1st , on and then is when they sell best, be- cause there are few other good house plants for the retailer to handle during July and August, and they are with scarcely an exception the best flowering plant for dwelling house that I know of. Some four months ago I wrote for the Florist my method of growing the glox- inia. I will now briefly repeat that I start them in 3-inch and larger bulbs in 4-inch pots. Let the top of bulb be even with surface of soil, place in night temperature of 55° to 60°, water at planting and after that little water is needed till they have made leaves. When the leaves have cov- ered the width of pot or a little beyond it shift into the flowering pot, which with me is a 5-inch, and stronger plants in 6- inch. One-third of the pot should be filled with broken charcoal and apiece of green moss. The soil should be two-thirds light loam and one-third well rotted manure with some sand added, orgenuine leaf mould will do instead of manure. Never syringe gloxinias and when water- ing wet the leaves as little as possible. They require shade at all neriods of their growth but not too dense and when in flower must never be allowed to wilt for want of water; if they do the flowers will never recover. I treat tuberous begonias in exactly the same way as to starting, temperature, etc., but many of the begonias are now sold for bedding, filling vases, etc., and these are of course sold from the 4-inch pots. A handsome pot for a veranda is half a dozen plants of tuberous begonias in a 15-inch jar. They do well all summer. There is one difterence between the glox- inia and the begonia. The latter is a much heavier feeder and will take much more manure. If you are a grower of general stock, bedding plants, etc., you will be bound to need more room in April and May for your rapidly increasing stock than you needed up till now. So you have to make hot beds to hold the overflow. It is time to prepare for them. If you have the opportunity to procure tresh spent hops from a brewerj^ and mix halfand half with straw stable manure, your hot bed will last better than with manure alone; and the remains of this mixture when thor- oughly decomposed is a most invaluable ingredient for your potting soil. Not only will you need more room, but there are many bedding plants that can be grown so much easier and better in a hot bed. As a rule the plants that are grown for their foliage are those best suited to a hot bed. Here are some that I always put there about the first of April. Mt. of Snow and other variegated and bronze geraniums, rose geranium, Centaurea gymnocarpa and Candida, achy ranthes in variety, Santolina iacana and a little later coleus of all varieties. Above all plants that luxuriate in the warm ammo- nia charged atmosphere of a hot bed are the different varieties of alternanthera. In fact, the best variety of these, parony- choides major, cannot be satisfactorily grown without the aid of a good strong hotbed. Among flowering bedding plants that I out there are verbenas, lobelia, sweet alyssum and petunias. I put thne inches of old soil on top of the manure and plunge the pots to the rim, and if watering is not neglected no shading is needed. Another great advantage in hav- ing bedding plants in a hotbed early in May the sash can be removed and the plants hardened ofi' well before planting out time. If your cinerarias and calceolarias are troubled with green fly, which the latter is sure to be, and they don't like a heavy dose of tobacco smoke either, stand over your plants and between every row of plants place two or three inches of loose tobacco stems. It will help greatly to keep down the aphis. An inquiry received is, "what propor- tion to use kerosene to kill mealy bugs on coleus and not injure the foliage." I have used it as follows with good results witn- out injury to the foliage: One-half pint of kerosene to one pint milk, mix thor- oughly; it will take half an hour's lively stirring to do it; then pour the mixture in a common sized pail of water and apply with a syringe. It is well to have a cheap helper to keep the whole lot 8l2 The American Florist, Mar. i6. stirred. It is sure death to bugs, turning them to a rich Ethiopian tint. Don't use t on any plants from which you arepick- ng flowers, for the odor lasts for weeks. Buffalo, r^farch 13. Wm. Scott. A Simple Botanical Classification. The primary idea of a garden is to dis- play plants — trees, shrubs or plants of more humble growth, in such manner that they will attain their greatest and best development, and if possible arrange them as a harmonious and pleasing whole — a gem in the landscape. This can never be done without considerable definite knowledge of the individuals composing the vegetable kingdom. Now, the science of botany has been devised to aid that knowledge, and all the botanists — above the rank of herba- lists, have adopted somejclassifications. Without classification the human mind would be utterly unable to grasp the vast multitude of natural objects — whether plants, or other bodies. The botanical schools vary greatly — therearethose who attempt no classification whatever, there are those who attempt a little, and there are those who attempt vastly too much. The gardener, the florist, and the great public reject them all. They are cumbered with too many terms; they vary too much; life is too short to fool with them, and the botanist knows it. Then what is to be done to give a comprehensive idea of the vast amount of material available in nurseries — but seldom called for? It is now selected — often in a hurry, often for its cheapness, always for its supposed adaptability — but the mind is always em- barrassed by the multitude of material, presented in a perfect maze of straight rowed miscellany. There is not a garden in the country — and but few in the world — where anala- gous plants can be compared without a great deal of physical waste, and loss of time. Botanists, scientists as thej' un- doubtedly are, havechiefly confined them- selves to arranging sheets of paper, with portions of plants glued upon them. Her- ijarium sheets are convenient, but perfect flowering plants are object lessons infin- itely superior. If they could be arranged with as much convenience and sequence as the herbarium, would they not facili- tate exact knowledge? Given a garden it is easy, and as a matter of fact some of the great nurseries unconsciously come near to classifying the larger series, such as conifers and bulbs and grasses. Let us suppose a nursery; A. Are mostly all plants with two seed lobes, and they build up their annual wood outside. They can easily be deter- mined. B. Are all or nearly all plants with a single seed lobe, and their stems are ves- sels vertically arranged. C. Are plants without true seeds or seed lobes; they are ferns and their allies, and cquisetums. All the trees and shrubs, and most of the herbaceous plants belong to section A. Botanists divide it into four parts: A. I. Are plants with many petals, magnolia, geranium, and roses. II. Are plants with their petals joined into one, forming a cup or tube, honey- suckle, heather, gentian. III. Arc plants without conspicuous petaloid organs, altenanthera, polygo- nium, willow, oak. IV. Arc trees or shrubs with what botanists term naked seeds, but what gardeners know as conifers, larch, bald- cypress, ginko, or salisburia, etc. These four sections exactly represent the modern botanical division of these important plants, and no nurseryman need be told how it would help him to grow them together, for purposes of refer- ence, exhibition to customers of some knowledge, or for his own catalogueing and handling. Those who know how, can easily arrange a moderate sized nur- sery into four or five divisions, and they will as surclj' know their plants better than their neighbors, as light will follow darkness. B. Contains the plants we speak of as bulbous, and the palms, yuccas, grasses, etc. They also are divided into series, of which irises, lilies and grasses are repre- sentative. C. Then there are a few hardy ferns. This is all that a nurseryman or florist need do to make his collection "gte"with modern botanical science, and earn the character of "public benefactor" when a scientist visits him on a very warm day. It is even easier than this to arrange all the trees and shrubs ornamentally, for me at all events, for there is no tying down to the straight-row in the orna- mental garden, and my earliest recollec- tion always travels back to a certain terrace window, a mass of Gentiana acaulis, and a run over the green slope between. There were shrubs and trees behind that bed of gentians; rhododen- drons, arbutus, lilacs, with primroses and phlox between, and ash trees beyond; a group which I was taught early to ob- serve had all tubular flowers. James MacPiierson. Pyrethrum Uliginosum. This giant daisy is a very useful thing for the hardy garden; it is a tall grower, flowering abundantly in the fall. In appearance the blooms resemble the Mar- guerite or Paris daisy, and although it could hardly be expected to prove specially remunerative for the wholesale market there is no doubt that it would be very convenient to cut for a general retail trade. It is an excellent addition to an herbaceous garden. Chicago. The special feature at the last meeting of the Florist Club was the display of carnations and discussions on same. One of the long tables in the Ivxchange was completely covered with handsome speci- mens of carnation blooms, tastefully dis- played in vases, and the exhibit vvas a very instructive one. In addition to vases of fine blooms of the standard vari- eties there were quite a number of the newer sorts as well as some unnamed seedlings from some of the local growers. In the collection of seedlings displayed by Mr. N. Singler were several that gave promise of being useful sorts. Silver Spray was unquestionably the bestwiite shown, none of the other whites ap- ])roaching it in excellence. Lamborn as prown around Chicago is sadly lacking 111 substance, and Lizzie McGowan does not show up here nearly as well as it does in the east, but Silver Spray can always be counted upon for a good flower. Garfield, the standard red around Chi- cago, was shown in fine form and color. But this variety is late, and early in the season there is a scarcity of good red carnations in this market. Some verv good flowers of Buttercup were shown by Mr. Singler, but he said that he could not grow such blooms for less than $5 a hundred and make a profit. A large col- lection of blooms of the newer sorts was sent by Mr. Geo. Hancock, Grand Haven, Mich., and they attracted a great deal of attention. But one ot the most effective displays was a large vase of handsome blooms of the variety known around Chicago as Anthony's Pink, said by some to be synonymous with Chas. Sumner, but held by others to be quite distinct from that variety. In addition to the carnations a very handsome specimen azalea was shown by Mr. Anton Then. It was magnificently bloomed and very symmetrical. This handsome plant formed an excellent center-piece on the table and was surrounded by the display of carna- tions. At the meeting proper three new mem- bers were added to the list, and in the discussion upon carnations Mr. Anthonj gave an interesting account of what he had seen at the Pittsburg meering of the American Carnation Society. He gave a very humorous account of his experience in visiting the various establishments in Pittsburg where carnations were grown, stating that wherever carnations did not do well the invariable statement of the grower in explanation was that there was an adjoining factory, and the smoke from its chimneys passed directly over his greenhouses. He found only one grower who was not in close proximity to such a factory, and at this establish- ment the carnations were very fine, and the owner of the place admitted very frankly that the smoke did not drift in his direction. In speaking of the display of blooms at Pittsburg, Mr. Anthony made special note of the fact that of the two displays of Edna Craig carnation, of which one was grown by Mr. Robt. Craig and the other by E. G. Hill & Co., those shown by Mr. Craig kept in perfect condition for 36 hours, while those shown by Mr. Hill dropped their heads in a very short time. As each of these exhibits had travelled about an equal distance he thought it fail to assume that there was something in the soil in which t'ue carnations were grown by Mr. Craig, that the soil used by Mr. Hill did not possess, and which was necessary in order to give this variety sufficient substance to make it last well. Referring to the expcrienceof Mr. Saxon in using the two different kinds of soil for his carnations as noted in the last issue of the Florist, Mr. Hopkinson, foreman for Mr. D. B. Fuller, whose establishment is also at Downer's Grove, said that he had a similar experience with the two kinds of soil noted. Kcferring to the matter of novelties there was an interesting passage-at-arms between Mr. Frank Leslie and Mr. Jno. Weston. Mr. Weston had expressed a great deal of confidence in the future of Fred Oorner as a scarlet carnation, and Mr. Leslie asked him a number of very pointed questions about it. The dialogue was about as follows: Mr. I^slie: — "Have the Fred Dorner carnations that you have grown the past season com- pared favorably with the bench of Tidal Waves that stood along side of it?" Mr. Weston: — "No, they have not come up to the Tidal Wave, but of course this is a new variety and you know they always over-propagate the new sorts and weaken the constitution of the plants, and it is not fair to make a comparison of that kind yet; another year will tell that story." Mr. Leslie; — "But did not your Tidal Waves show up to just as good advantage the first year you had them as they do now?" Mr. Weston: — "Yes, I know they did, but we had much better plants of Tidal Wave than we had ot i8g3- The American Florist. 813 PYRETHRUM ULIGINOSUM. Fred Dorner." Mr. Leslie: — "Yes, and you had a better variety, too." Mr. Benthey spoke upon the subject from the retailer's standpoint and urged the growers to supply a larger variety as well as better quality of blooms. He made mention of the poor quality of Wilder the past season and of the neces- sity of the growers trying some of the new pink sorts now on the market. He also noted an insufficient supply of good red sorts. Mr. Sanders presented the club with several books, and as no bookcase had yet been provided for what the club already had a committee was instructed to secure a suitable case. At the next meeting a lunch will be served in accordance with the program recently adopted, to have such an affair at every other meeting. Mr. Thomas Hopkinson has taken unto himself a partner, and congratulations are in order. Mr. W. A. Viberts, for many years with Mr. J. T. Anthony, is now with Mr. R. J. Mendenhall, at Minneapolis. Mr. Frank Leslie is now in charge of Mr. 0. P. Bassett's place at Hinsdale. There is now an excellent display of cinerarias at the Lincoln Park green- houses, and among the orchids in bloom is a specimen of Coelogyne cristata which is a mass of flowers, and which would be hard to beat. The plants in the palm house are growing rapidly and a few weeks has made a marked change in its appearance. The flower trade still keeps good for the season; some days are duller than others, but dealers are not generally in- clined to complain. Bulb stock is ex- tremely plentiful, and much of it goes slowly, excepting freesia and valley. There has not been a great quantity of freesia at any time this season, and the entire stock sells. Valley was less in quantity for a few days, but the stock has now increased. Daffodils are very plentiful, but sell quite well; Harrisii and tulips are almost a glut. Violets are in very good demand, but there is a greater quantity coming in. Among roses some good Brunners are now coming in from local growers, also Neyrons and averyfew Rothschild. Extra good Brunners from outside sources sell for $4 a dozen. Roses generally sell very well. Perles are quite plentiful and gen- erally very good, and there is an improve- ment in the quality of Mermets and La France. A few Wabans were noted, but this does not seem to become an estab- lished favorite. I. AUegretti is receiving shipments of acacia from California and promises a large quantity for Easter. It appears to be grown very sparingly here, though much esteemed for decorative work in manv localities. T. J. Corbrey & Co. have altered their location in the Exchange and very largely increased their space. St. Louis. Trade during the past week has been rather slow. Lent seems to have sent a great many of the regular flower buyers to the various health resorts south of us. The shipping trade to these points has improved, but does not call for the same quantity of stock. The regular monthly meeting of the Florists' Club was held Thursday, the 9th. The recommendations of the exhibi- tion committee regarding the holding of the fall show were all accepted with but one exception, this related to the remov- ing of exhibits after the closeof the show; they recommended that all exhibits should remain undisturbed until the morning followine the closing day of the show; this developed the fact that many who had small exhibits would rather remove them the evening before and not be forced to make a long trip to get them the next day with the probability of their then being useless; this refers more particularly to cut flowers than it does to plants, as those staged during the last days could often be used to advantage. It was also decided to make an attempt at giving a "festive appearance" as one member put it to the exhibition by decor- ating the interior as well as the exterior entrance to the building, thus indicating that something attractive was being held inside, the use of bunting and evergreens it was held would be much more effective than any amount of canvas signs and so forth. The report of the committee relative to the entertainment of the S. A. F. in August was adopted and committees ap- pointed to take' charge of the various branches of work. A vote of thanks was also tendered the American Florist Co. for a lithograph of the Horticultural Build- ing at the World's Fair, and the serretarv 8i4 The American Florist. Mar. i6. was instructed to have the same framed and hung. The C. Young & Sons Co. have just finished placing a large size Worthington Duplex Pump. This enables them to force the water into the mains and maintain any pressure there they may require, it often being the case that when many aie using water at the same time a tank pressure, either owing to too low an ele- vation or to small size mains, does not give the desired force; by the use of a pump, however, this is all overcome and a stream strong enough to make "red spider" scarce is easily developed. The same pump is also connected to a manure water cistern, from which the manure water is drawn and forced wherever needed on the place, this being a long way ahead ot the old barrel system. The firm of Thompson, Anderson & Kennedy, who make a specialty of "hor- ticultural building," have recently greatly improved tlieir shop, having placed a 7' •• horse power electrical motor and a full line of wood working machinery as well as a drill for iron work. It is with sadness that we learn of the oss to Mr. John Armsby (who is gar- dener to Mr. Kaufman, and of whose skill we spoke in our last letter) of his little daughter who died after an illness lasting but 17 hours, from diptheria. R. F. T. New York. The quantity of flowers coming to the citv at present is very large, and includes about everything that can be called for. Prices are but nominal, the main object with the wholesalers being to sell the stock. The price is a secondary consider- ation. One wholesaler, of philosophic turn of mind, said in reply to an enquirv about the low prices: "Yes, prices are away down, but we hear little grumbling from the growers. The fact is fhey are better satisfied with 2 cents for their roses just now than they will be with 10 cents at Easter. It looks as though a yard sticK might soon become an essential item in the equipment of a New York wholesale dealer, and perhaps the public sealer of weights and measures may yet be re- quired to extend his jurisdiction over these necessary articles. The following is a literal copy of an invoice of Ameri- can Beauty roses as sent in by a grower, and will give some idea of the absurd extent to which the nieaurement craze is carried: 14 Beauties extra long. 1 " 24 inch. 13 " 22 " 4 " 20 " 4 " 18 " 11 " 16 " (i " 14 " 10 " 13 " 0 " 12 " Carnations are still abundant but not quite equal in quality to those coming in earlier in the season. Grace Wilder con- tinues to be the leading variety as to quantity. Salmon Queen which Mr. Ernst Asmus controls exclusively and which received a somewhat chilly recep- tion at the beginning has not only im- proved greatly in quality but seems to have attained much popularity, and is now one of the varieties most in demand. Mnie. lioste, in the hands of some of the large growers is showing a peculiar tendency to become single and turn dark in color. They come frequently of a shade of color similar to LaPrance, and in such cases are found to contain but two rows of petals. The wood produc- ing these buds is apparently vigorous and healthy in every respect. Ernst Asmus will be the host at the next Florist Club Smoker. The organi- zation of a hat insurance company for the benefit of gentlemen attending these "Smokers," has been proposed. Tall hats will be classed as "extra hazard- ous" and soft hats will enjoy low rates, as "A. A. Preferred." The essayist at the meeting of the Florist's Club on Monday, March 13 was Mr. A. David Rose, the subject being "Chrysanthemums." Mr. Rose said that his interest was first aroused in a visit to Uncle John in 1883. He was especially interested in a lot of seedlings which he saw there and from that moment began to devote his atten- tion to them. Speaking of soil he said that chrysanthemums required good soil such as is suitable for roses, onlj- a little older for specimen pot plants. The proper time to make cuttings was early as possible in January. He advised great care in water- ing and gave particular recommendation in culture to sweet soil, small pots and frequent shifts. Chrysanthemums are great feeders and require the best of food given in small doses and often. Manure water should be given frequently but not too strong and slight shading of plants from the strong' sun's rays should be ob- served. As to varieties he recommended taking up new and imoroved sorts in preference to too many of the older varieties. For plants on bench, cuttings should betaken at any time from April till July, very early plants being undesirable. A space of not less than a foot apart should be given but for little plants less room is required than ior those early struck. In all cases close attention to details is absolutelv necessary for success. Give fresh air an(3 plenty of it, avoid close stuffy atmosphere at all times, even it temperature runs as low as 45° at night provided there is no moisture in the atmosphere. The discussion afterwards was pai ti- cipated in by Messrs. Dailledouze, Asmus and others. Air. Asmus disclaiming all knowledge of growing prize winners amid much merriment. A vote of thanks was tendered the essayist. Previous to the reading of the essay considerable miscellaneous business was transacted. The committee on rooms was given another month's time and a new chairman in the person of Alexander S. Burns. The committee on a club emblem, represented by Mr. Dorr, was also given another month after an animated discus- sion on the merit of golden rod, roses, etc. Mr. \Vard reported for the library committee that the $500 required for a beginning was nearly all secured and solicited donations of horticultural books from members. Mr. Morris reported for the Madison Square Kxhil)ition Commit- tee that schedules of premiums offered would be ready for distribution in a few days. Secretary Young announced that Mr. McCrowe had been accepted by the committee of the (Sarden Company as manager in place of Mr. Plumb, resigned, and had already assumed his duties. .■\ letter was received from the New York Press Clubannouncingthcproposed fair to be held at Grand Central Palace in aid .of their building and charity fund and requesting the appointment of a commit- tee of co-operation to join with other or- ganizations in helping to make the fair a success, and pledging the cordial support of the press in the club's interest. Presi- dent Manda heartily approved of the plan and introduced vice-president Hen- nessey of the Press Club who made a statement as to the objects and charita- ble work of that organization. Accord- ing to plans the fair will be a most stupendous and marvelous undertaking. No one could make a more eloquent or telling appeal for a worthy object than did Mr. Hennessey and he was applauded to the echo. Messrs. Morris, Taylor, Asmus, and others heartily endorsed the remarks of Mr. Hennessey and on motion a committee consisting of Messrs. Taylor, O'Mara, Dean, Fovsterman,and Siebrecht was appointed to re])resent the Florist Club in the preparations. The fair will be held in Ma^^ Permission was granted to Mr. Dean to take the Club banner to Chicago in connection with the Club's exhibit in the Horticultural Department. Among the visitors present were J. C. Yaughan of Chicago and .\very Gallup of Denver, both of whom were called upon and respond( '' with a few remarks. It was announceil that the Asmus smoker would occur on March 25, and that the Union Square flower market would if weather permitted be opened March 28. The meeting was the largest ever seen in the Club room and fourteen new mem- bers were admitted. Boston. During his recent visit to Japan, Pro- fessor Sargent sent home to the .Vrnold Arboretum a great many seeds, number- ing several hundred species and varieties of trees and shrubs. These include pines, birches, oaks, chestnuts, magnolias, rho- dodendrons, andromedas, actinidias, hy- drangeas, hypericums. Rosa multiflora in several forms, etc., all more or less rare and novel here, and some not yet classi- fied anywhere. The hardiness of many of these remains to be proved, but it is confidently ex- pected that out of the collection manj- valuable additions to our list of hardy ornamental shrubs will be secured. The seeds are all sown in boxes and pots, and some will probably take a year or two to germinate, but there arc already 121 varieties up, inside of three months of the sowing. Mr. Dawson sows all of the finest seeds, such as rho- dodendrons, andromedas and hydran- geas on sphagnum instead of soil. In some cases he 1ms sown the same varie- ties in both ways, the result beingin every instance greatly in favor of the moss. Flower pots are half filled with drainage, over this is put an inch of soil, and then the sphagnum is placed on top and the seeds sown on it. The advantages are many. A light sprinkling will keep the moss sufficiently moist without being too wet, and in dark damp weather there is no danger of sour soil or damping off". In the case of seeds of slow germination the surface of the soil is apt to get badly caked over with a growth of alga?. This is entirely avoided by using the moss. Transplanting is done with a pair of small woo., N. ,7. SITUATION W ANTK I )— By a rose grower of long ex- perience; thoroughly up lu propagating and gen- eral greenhouse management; no family; strictly tem- perate; New England preferred. Address Rusarian, care Peck & Sutherland SITUATION WANTED— By the Ist of April, by a practical florist, married, two children, (TCrmau. 16 years' experience; thorough knowledge In roses^ car- nations, chn-santhemuras. violets, palms, orchids, ferns, propagating, landscaping, mushrooms, vegeta- bles under glass and out doors; sober and reliable. Private place In or about Chicago preferred; refer- ences. Good wages e.xpected. Address Cii. GEBH.vHiiT, Mayfnir. Cook Co.. ni. w AXTKll-Wlll .Inlin Kit. hi ^ of Daybreak cnma cjire Am. Florist. WANTED— Two men wiuitud lis assistants In green- houses. Wages «■> and lour.l per month. Ad- dress A B, care AmcrUiiM Florist. . Bridgeport, Conn. WANTED— (iardcner thoroughly experienced in management of hotbeds, competent to take <-liarge. Address with full particulars I 8TOKE. Cblcag<» FLORIST, Box 353. MIddletown. N. V. w ANTKD— A single man for general preenhouse work, sober and Industrtoue; utate age and wages pected with board. A M r. box 27. Oxford. Chester Co.. Pennn. t'retTiliuiiM-l. .1. H. ZS( IK • ;:i7 De Kjilb Av WANTED— Immediately, competent and practical florist, to take charge of small place and grow general stock. State age. married or single, wages exitected. (ilve reference. Address rEUC(», care Am. Florist. WAJSTEU— Working loruman. thoroughly compe- tent handling roses and general greenhouse stock; must be a good potter; reference required; state wages. Address J. Becker. 52d and Market Sts, Philadelphia, Pa. WANTKD-An ns>l>tarit, iimrrled man with experi- ence in t.'<-ii''nil l.nlilin- ^tuflf and cut flowtT wages$Hiperw.'rk uml hinis,-. ANoa single i FOR SAJ^E— I win sell my rooted cutting business, greenhouses, etc.. at a bargain; well eetabUshed. well advertised and growing. S. B. KiEU). Koselle, N. .1. ?0R SALE— Si,600 cash buys fine place of 5.001) feel ' of glass with good stock in good locality of Cht- F OK SALE OR TO LEASE— Eight greenhouses con- taining about 3IJ.0UU feet of glass within 12 miles of York City. Enquire of A. HiBBlNS. i:3U Dodd St.. B. Orange. New Jersey. FOR HAI^E— Unequalcd opportunity for a live florist to purchase a small, well-paying established bus- iness. For all particulars address Box 432. llaverstraw-on-Hudson. N. Y. FOR SALE.— Paying florist business: large selected stock; gooil patronage, home and shipplne: well located eity south; will sell now or In .July. Address G M .1. care American Florist. Chicago. FOR SALE— Flrst-elass florist and bird store doinc Btrictlv ca^h business: good trial u'lven: owner sick, must soil, WM. C. F(k;.\htv, ;:;ii Ki^-'btli Ave.. New York. Bet. 45th and 4fith. Fdi; SALK I'avlng tlorlsfs business, large selected st'iik. giin.i patronase. home and abroad. 9i-acre lot. pood dwelling. splendidly located; Ix-st i selling. Addres " FOR SALE— New house. 8 rooms, tl acres land, or- chard, small fruit, business (raise ornamental grasses). 4 blocks from depot. Lake Michigan In sight. Chicago can be reached In two hours. B. care American Florist. I'Kor. B.AtJLEY. Abilene, Kans. condition, all modern < ditlon for the Worlds Fair \ . A. T. .lACKSON. Bo\v! plying give refer Keck. Bridgeport. Ct WANTlCD— Travelling salesman, competent and re- liable, acquainted with wholesale trade, to take Importation orders In June. July, for French nursery stock. State territory to be covered, conditions; give references and address to IMPORTEU, care American Florist. Foil SAT..E— Florist store, good business established, in one of the best locations In Chicago; will sell at a bargain. GAS. care American Florist. FOR SALE— Old established greenhouses In Western health resort. 3.000 feet glass, splendid stock. For particulars, address E T. care American Florist. In Andover, Muss. 5 greenhouses all stocked and ^ acre of land, the latter worth »1201l. Good local trade, with fair prices. Greenhouses on Main St.. 1 block from electric cars. J4 mile from U. It. depot. Owner wishes to go to the Pacific slope. Addrcs.s HOX Mi. .VMMIVKK. MASS. Two new i;reenhouses 100 feet long, con- taining 5,000 feet of glass, heated by steam, modern improvements, stock included; near a thriving town. Business established 8 years. Rent low to a good florist. For particulars, address MRS. S. J. Nettlehouse, Adm'x. Waynesboro. Pa. WANTED-A FOREMAN Capable of taking charge of a large establish- ment where cut flowers are grown. Must have had great experience and be able to furnish best ot references. Send full information, giinng age. whether married, copies of references, etc. A good position and a good salar\- to the right man. Position ready any time before June 1. Address Grower, care American Florist. We can now furnish in any quantity desired Debit and Credit Tickets of whicj we give below samples reduced one-half in size. IAN, care I'ecK ^v Buineriana, U7 Bromtlcid St., Boston. Mass. DEBIT fw^ '^ lesy CREDIT The debits are printed In black and tbec '» ItBln red, so they can be readily distinguished. They are put up In blocks of 100 ; 60 of each, placed back . back ; thns but one block will have to he carried. By means of these tickets an entry of a sale or receipt of ffonds can he made anywhere— In the house or In the field - and aftorwards filed. Tickets for each transaction In your business will make data from which a book- keeper can readily work. With thU slniplL- and easy means of keeping a record of your business can yop afford to neglect so Important a matter i* Pirloe of Tickets, postpaid, 100, 20c.; 300, 36c.: 300, 50c.; 500, 75c.; 1000, S1.40. i893. The American Florist. 819 THE^i^ £. CROZY, STAR OF '91, ETC. These are probably the most profitable novelties that can be handled this season. If you sell pot plants nothing that you can handle will sell so well and pay so good; this ought to make very profitable stock for you to start and pot on; it will sell very rapidly. When in bloom it only requires to be seen to sell and nice plants should be readily retailed at from 50 cents to 75 cents each; nothing that you could handle 1 svould afford you as satisfactory a profit. Dormant roots should be secured now, which can be forwarded at very little expense and started into growth and potted • This is the time to start the dormant roots; in starting them do not pot them, but put in damp Sphagnum moss, placins; them in some warm spot; the Sphagnum fur- nishes moisture enough to start them into growth, but it does not hold water enough to cause them to decay. They not only occupy less room, but they start better in this way, than if potted first. When well started they should then be potted. MME. CROZY AND STAR OF '91 make splendid pot plants and no plant that we know of, unless it be Tuberous Begonias, makes as much display in the green- house. It is a plant that can be recommended to your customers with the greatest confidence and as it can be bought very cheaply this season, we think it the most profitable novelty that can be handled by any Florist who sells pot plants. These Cannas were offered for the first time last year in any quantity and had an unprece- dented large sale, nothwithstanding the fact, that the price at which they were offered, both wholesale and retail, was almost prohibitory to the average buyer, as they retailed last year at $1.00 each, and could not be bought for less than $60.00 per hundred wholesale, which placed them beyond the reach of the average buyer, but notwithstanding this high price, very large quantities were disposed of, but now, that they can be offered at reasonable prices, those who do not secure stock at once and get them in shape for spring sale will miss it, as on account of their high price last year, they were not within the reach of many, and this season in most localities they will be actual novelties as much as if they had never been offered before anywhere. If you have found, heretofore, that Cannas would not sell, do not think because of that, these would not. The flowers are so large and they bloom in such small pots that they have revolutionized Canua growing. They are not only among the very finest plants for bedding, and will be in great demand by those who desire something choice and rare to vary the monotony of out-door garden- ing, but they also make elegant plants for the conservatory, both summer and winter; in fact, one of the finest plants for conser- vatory decoration there is to-day. Every shoot blooms, and as often as a truss of blooms is past its prime, another shoot pushes out beyond it, and each stem blooms three, four, and five times in succession; as the plants throw up numbers of shoots, they are a mass of most gorgeous bloom constantly. We have never offered a plant that has given such unequaled satisfaction, and for which there has been such a demand as there has been for these new Cannas. Heretofore, we preferred to wait before investing in French Cannas until something was produced of intrinsic merit, pronounced enough in character to make it really valuable. Hav- ing satisfied ourselves of the value of these novelties beyond all question, we invested in them very heavily, and we have now by far the largest stock of these in the country. Park and Cemetery Superintendents and florists generally should make large plant, ings of this stock, which will make a fine display for them, and the increase of the stock will be one of the best investments that can be made for another year. M>IE. CKOZY.— Flowers flamlne scarlet, bordered with gold, a marvelous comblnatloa of colors, having all the delicacy and beauty of the rarest orchid. As a rule, the more valuable the variety, and the nearer It reaches perfection, the less vigorous it is. but in this case we have one of the strongest and most vigorous grow- ing plants that has been produced in tiie Canna line so far. This Canna is one that every one can sncceed with, as it will grow in the open ground as readily and easily as the common varieties of Cannas, which have been so largely used In Bub-troplcal gardening. These plants produce all the wealth and richness, and the tropical luxuriance of foliage ot the common liinds. added to which is the gorgeous- ness of their naming panicles o f bloom, which are Iwrne in immense heads at the terminus of every snoot. They produce a very much greater effect than gladiolus, being very much larger. In order to give an idea of the large size of these flowers we have had a painting made, showing the actual size of the liowers and their beautiful coloring: we will be pleased to send this free to any who may not have received it : it is no exaggeration whatever, giving the actual size and tlie vivid and beautiful coloring of Mine. Crozy. When the large size of the flowers and the large heads of bloom are taken in connection with the freedom with which it blooms, it maiies one of the most attractive plants for bedding that it can be possible to con- STAR OF '91.— More dwarf than Mme, Crozy and valuable on this account, A mass of scarlet when in bloom, but the individual flowers are nothing like as perfect as Mme, Crozy. It is an elegant pot plant and will bloom in the house in the winter splendidly, for which purpose.lt is admirably suited; as a pot plant for florist's sale, it bids fair to eclipse anything that has been offered for years, as its attractiveness and ease of culture, certainty of doing weii. etc, make It a plant a florist can recommend, knowing it will please the buyer every time. GEOFFREY ST. HIL.4.IRE.-By far the best of the dark-leaved varie- ties among the new seedling Cannas. Without taking into consideration the flowers of this variety, it would still be by far the Meit dark-leaved Canna, but when the large size of the flowers is taken into consideration, coupled with the richness of the dark maroon colored leaves with a dark metallic or bronze lustre, it will be appreciated by all lovers of rare and valuable plants. Flowers light salmon-scarlet. FRANCOK CKOZY.— This variety is identical with Mme. Crozy In habit and general style of growth, but the flowers are bright orange, bordered with a narrow edge of gold, one of tiie most desirable shades that could be secured. The plants are somewhat more dwarf than Mme. Crozy, and are fairly covered with flowers. PRICE, STRONG ROOTS. $15 00 PER 100; $125 00 PER 1000. See our ad.-v. of Novelties in Cannas in last isstae. F. R. PIERSON COMPANY, JflRRYTOWN -"ir.. HUDSON, NEW YORK. 820 fHE American Florist, Mar. i6 Catalogues Received. C. E. Allen, Brattleboro, Vt., plants and seeds; Geo. W. Tark, Libonia, Pa., seeds; Stark Bros., Louisiana, Mo., nur- sery stock; Woolson & Co., Passaic, N. J., hardy plants; Ludwig Moller, Erfurt, Germany, gardening books, etc.; F. Walker & Co., Louisville, Ky., plants; F. W. Kelsey, New York, plants and nursery stock; George S. Josselyn, Fredonia, N. v., grape vines; E. V. Teas, Irvington, Ind., nursery stock; M. A. Hunt, Terre Haute, Ind., forcing roses. The next of our series of special num- bers will be devoted to the rose, the "Queen of Flowers." It will be issued on March 30 and will take the place of our usual special spring number. We shall make this issue even handsomer thanany of the special numbers yet issued and will spare no expense to make it worthy of the flower to which it will be mainly devoted. When writing our advertisers please use one of your printed business letter heads or enclose your business card. Golden Returns. 200,000 ROSES 200,000 We offer well established, healthy plants in below named and many other sorts: From 2-inch pots, $ 3.00 per 100; $30.00 per 1000 From 3-inch pots, 6.00 " 60.00 From 4-inch pots, 12.00 *' 120.00 Not in excess of any one variety. 50, 000 Hybrid Perpetual Roses 50, 000 I U fH-T 100; $40 i.»er lOOlJ. In liS .h New and Rare Varieties at Special Kates given in our Wholesale I.ist, now ready. WE NAME A FEW SORTS ONLY: Aurora, Bosanquet. Comt. de Labarthe, Bon SHene. Cela, Devonlensla. C. Mermet, Etolle de Lyon, Her- mosa, Mme. Cusln. H. M. Stanley. MalmalBon, Marie GuUlot, Mme. Lambard. Marie Lambert. Marechal Nlel. KruKcr. Nlphetos, Mme. Jos. Schwartz. Safrano, Ferle des Jardlns. Sombreuil. The Bride, etc.. etc. For anything In the Florist line, or send your lists to 06 priced. Address NANZ.&. NEUNER, LOUISVILLE, KY. Roses of Rare Excellence; strong l and 2-yr., outdoor grown, budded and own roots. Leading Nurserymen call them "best ever seen." Shall we express sample? lUU KKXJ Climbing, 2-yr,, S to 5 ft., own roots $S $70 " l-yr., 2 to 3 ft., own roots. .. 7 (iO Hyb. P., 2-yr., 2 to 4 ft., budded or own roots 9 8.5 l-yr., 1% to 2 ft., " " '■ 8 7.5 Mad. Plantier, 2~yr., 2 to 4 ft., own roots . 8 70 l-yr,, l;^ to 2 ft., own roots . 7 fiO Moss, 2-yr., 2 to 4 ft,, budded or own roots. . 9 8.5 " l-yr., 1^ to 2 ft., budded or own roots 8 75 Evergreens, 2, 3 and 4 feet, line. Full Stock Fruit Trees, Ornamentals — Every- thing! Stark Bros., Louisiana, Missouri. TEAS I30.00 per 1000 HYBRIDS 40.00 per 1000 Healthy plants, in 2-inch pots. Also healthy plants of the Newest Chrysanthe- mums, and general greenhouse stock. Trade list on application. LOTJISVILLEl KT. THE ANCHORAGE ROSE GO. offers a select lot of young Rose plants. Grown from imported stock. Free from disease. All the popular forcing varieties. SENU FOR I'UK'K LIST ANCHORAGE ROSE CO., Anchorage, Ky. ROSES. ROSES. ©—PLANTS FOR FLORISTS.—® :B^ID^SA^-inch pot plants $12.00 per 100 Per 100 MME. HOSTE 4 00 HERMOSA 4 00 SOUV. DE WOOTTON 4 00 METEOR. S4 00 CLOTHILDE SOUPERT 4 00 PERLE DES JARDINS 5 00 CATHERINE MERMET 4 00 THE BRIDE. 4 00 MARIE GUILLOT 4 00 MPHETOS 4 00 So «) 40 00 35 00 35 00 35 00 PAPA GONTIER 4 00 MME. PIERRE GUILLOT 4 00 ETOILE DE LYON 4 00 MALMAISON 4 00 General Collection of TEAS, BOURBON and POLYANTHAS in 50 leading varieties. $4 per 100: $35 per 1000. ■mi GERANIUMS, iu 6ne assortment, per 1000 $;i5, «4 00 CANNAS, large flowered, French, in 15 varieties. . . 8 00 large flowered French, iu 8 scarce sorts 15 00 Madam Crozy. .... 15 00 Tall growing varieties . ... 4 00 DAHLIAS, a choice collection, strong roots.. . 8 00 nuo CALADIUM Esculentum, 714 to 10 in. circum . 7 00 ti to 7^ in. circum . 5 00 5 to 6 in. circum . 3 50 BEGONIA Rex, in 12 named sorts 5 00 Vernon . 8 00 CARNATIONS. Edna Craig and Grace BatUes. 12 00 POPPIES, Bracteatum and Royal Scarlet. . . 8 00 Full assortment of Hardy Shrubs, Vines, Herbaceous Plants, Psonies, etc. Large supply Hybrid Perpetual, Moss and Climbing Roses, field grown. THE STORRS & HARRISON CO., .... PAINESVILLE, Lake Co., OHIO. Mention American Florist. tpoU ^°°° ^lU ^°° ^10 "° This is the last chance to get a THOUSAND LOT of ROOTED CUTTINGS of the New Rose BRIDESMAID FROM HEADQUARTERS. Express charges are very moderate on this class of plants, and the opportunity for thus conveying large quantities to distant points will soon be gone. Rooted Cuttings per looo, $80.00 Plants, from 2>^-inch pots per lOO, 10.00 Plants, from 3>^-inch pots per 100, 15.00 The good quality of the stock sent out from the SUNNYWOODS GREENHOUSES can be relied upon. FRANK L. MOORE, CHATHAM, New Jersey. Menilon American Florist. PERLE ROSES. ALSO BRIDES AND MERMETS. No better stock in New York State. Orders solicited for April or May delivery, in 2 5^- inch pots; or in 4-inch pots June and ]vi\y. NIFHETOS, BON SILEITB AND MME. HOSTE IN LIMITED QUANTITIES. So^ltoi* ;Bi*o«»«9 42 W. Nlain Street, Moiitlun Atuenoan FiurtHt. V. ROSES. Glothilde Soupert. ROSES. 90.00 x>:Bft. icjo. pols. :ir.. Ill spl, Ilillllo <;riin\<' IImiii <|iil<'kl.v. Wi- want llir MERMET. MPHETOS, BRIDE. GONTIER. WATTEVILLE and HOSTE. from 2-inch pots, $4.00 per hundred DAVID CLIFFE, Qermanlown, Phila., Pa. i8g3. The American Floris'i. 8,1 ^J 0 Mm Apffl 15, 1S03. o per loo. per looo. Ttie Florists of the U. S. A. FROM Chestnut Hill, PHILADELPHIA. FORCING ROSES We make a specialty of all the leading sorts and can furnish healthy young stock to be shifted into one size larger pots on arrival at following prices: %(i per 100 for Am. Beauty, White La France and Duchess of Albany. J4 per 100 for Sunset, Mme. Hoste, Mme. Pierre Guillot, La France, Perle, Mme. Cusin. $3 per 100 for Niphetos, Bride, Mermet, Bon Silene, Safrano. Also all the famous new sorts: Brides- maid, Mme. Testout, Kaiserin Aug. Victoria, etc. at lowest Market Prices. Send T^ist to be priced. Address NANZ &, NEUNER, LOUISVILLE. KY. I WILL OFFER CHEAP FOR NEXT 30 DAYS, The following Roses, rooted in December, and as fine and healthy stock as any grower can send out. SEisrx) :foe. i>is,icbs. Bridesmaids, Sunsets, Brides, Niplietos, Mermets, Amaryllis of sorts, Perles, Geraniums, and Florists' Seeds. Hydrangea grandiflora panicula, 2 years, 5 cts. Deulzia rosea fl pi., Climbing Roses, 2 yr. 5c. Address E. HIPPARD, Youngstowii, 0. Mention American Florist. FORCING ROSES All the old, and such new varieties as have been proved, kept in stock. TERRE HAUTE. IMP. 3,000 I*JL,A.PJT«S OF Jack Roses for Sale. 2 feet, SIO.OO per 100. 2yi feet, 12.00 per 100. 3 feet, $1.5.00 per 100. All well branched and on their own roots. JORDAN FLORAL CO., - SL Louis, Mo. MADAME GflROLINE TtSTOUT. The best rose of its color in existence. It has been fully tested in the New York market and Hea'thy plants from 2j^-inch pots now ready. Per loo, $25 00; per 1000, $200.00; 500 at 1000 rates. ERNST ASM US. West Hoboken, N. J. FINE PLANTS and ROOTED CUTTINGS PERLE DES JARDINS, WATTEVILLE, MME. CUSIN, BRIDESMAID, NIRHETOS, LA FRANCE, CATHERINE MERMET, BENNETT, BRIDE, WOOTTON, GONTIER. Specially fine Stock in the TWO MOST FASHIONABLE ROSES grown, METEOR and AMERICAN BEAUTY. SEND FOR PRICES. GHflS. F. EVANS & BRO., p5?'l^Se^'p°h?a°'pa. Mention American Florist. Fine, Healthy, 21-inch Pots. Perles, Brides, Mermets, Niphetos, Papa Gontier, Hoste, Watteville, Cusin, La France, Albany, Wootton, at . ^5.00 per 100, $45.00 per 1,000. Meteor at $6.00 per 100, $55.00 per 1,000. Climbing Perle, at $10.00 per 100. John Henderson Co., Send copy early for advertisements in our special rose number to be issued March 30. Please mention the American Florist every time you write to an advertiser. When you write to any of the ad- vertisers in this paper please say that you saw the advertisement in the American Florist. •22 TtfE American Florist, Mar. 1 6, Subieription $1.00 a Year. To Europe, $2.00. Advertisements. lo Cents a Line, Agate; Inch, $1-40; Column, S14.00. Cash with Order. No Special Position Guaranteed. Discounts. 6 times, 5 per cent; 13 times, 10 per cent; 26 times. 20 per cent; 52 times, 30 per cent. No reduction made for large space. Th« AdvertlslnK nepartment of the American Florist is for FloristB, SeedBmen, and dealers in wares pertaining to thote lines ONLY. Please to remember it. Orders for less than one-half ihch space not accepted. Advertlsementa Insertion in the is Address THE AMERICAN FLORIST CO.. Chicago. Mr. E. G. Hill has been conGned to the house with "La Grippe" for several weeks but is now improving. The Alameda Cointv, (Cal). Floral Society has issued a premium list for their spring show, which will take place at Oakland April 19-22 inclusive. A variety of premiums is offered, both for amateurs and professionals. Mr. E. Hippard has invented a device by which it is said ventilating machinery can be made to lift sash uniform in height from one end of the house to the other without the least sag. Sash may also be lifted higher at the far end if so desired. Violets were recently received from Henrj' Smith, of Grand Rapids, Mich., who informs us that these flowers have been unusually healthy with him during the past winter. They were of excellent quality, as were also some long stemmed Brides and Mermets also received from Mr. Smith. If you have not already ordered acopy of our directory and reference book you are missing a good thing that you ought to have. Remember that it con- tains not only a list of those in the trade but a vast amount of reference matter of great value to every reader of the Flo- rist. The reference lists of roses, chrys- anthemums and carnations are alone worth the pince of the book. GREENHOUSe HEKTING. BY A. B. FOWLER. Erplainc fully all the best ftystema of heating frreenbouses by both hot water and low-pressure Bteaiu. Tells you the points to consider in selecting an apparatus. How to adjust same to various loca- tions; gives the results of the latest scientific ex- periments Shows how to cnmpule the number of feetof pipe required for a given space; draftand other Important matters. ItlB highly rnmmended by Mr. John Thorpe and others. i*ustpaid, 75c. Sent on receipt of price. Address, CHICAGO- KOR SALK. THE CUTS VS£D IN ILLUSTRATING THIS PAPER. Write for prices on any which you have seen In previous issues aud would like. AMERICAN FLORIST CO. C«10Jilk.O0. WHITE DOVES FOR FLORISTS. I.nriri'stiincl nncBtBliick In tin' United States. Wntf tur prlcu.s to ». J. xsuseiBi^r.r, 103 Van Winkle M . Jersey Oily. N. J. AOF.iNT.S : .1. v.. VauKhan, Chicago. 111. 1 1. Bnyeradorfer & Co.. IMilla., Pa. 2,000,000 HARDY EVERGREEN GUT FERNS, Especially for Florists' Use. Fancy. Dagger. SPECIAL ATTENTIOS PAID TO SDPPLYING THE WHOLESALE TRADE FIRST OUALITr HARDY CBT FKRNS, «11.35 per 1000. In lot8 of 5000 and opwarclg, »I.0O per lUOO. Asparagus Plumosus Nanus. PUT QTQINPQ ■ O to 8 feet long, GO tents each. UUI OlninUOi 10 to 15 feet long, Sl.OO each. In large or small quantities all the year round. The largest stock in the country. W. H. ELLIOTT, Brighton, Mass. We are the People^. Who ? KOFFMAIV, Where ? "WAIvDElV, SMILAX What? 2.5c. a string; 20c. a string by the hun- dred ; 18c. a string by the thousand. When ? ALL THE YEAH AHOUHD. Also Adiantum Cuneatum Fronds At ^1.25 per 100. And lie pavs the Express. HARDY GUT FERNS? Oh Yes, over 5,000,000. I can supply you the year round with Al goods. Also new Bouquet Green, Laurel festooning, etc. H. E. HARTFORD, 18 Chapman Place, BOSTON, MASS IF YOU NEED ANY Cape Flowers, Immortelles, Grasses, plain or fancy Baskets, Metal Wreaths, Letters, Doves, or any other tliinii in the Florists' supply line, mail us your order. REMEMBER WE ARE THE Leading Manufacturers of Wheat Sheaves and Baskets, and Importers of Florists' Supplies. CiltalogiK' oil appli.iitloii . . ERNEST KAUFMANN & CO., 113 N. 4th Street, PHILADELPHIA. PA. MARSCHUETZ & CO.. FLORISTS' • SUPPLIES. 23 81 26 N. 4th St., PHILADELPHIA, PA. Send lor "ntn^'ni' ^mM (Successor to ELLISON & KUEHN), #^ WHOLESALE ^^^ 1122 PIITE STItEET, CSI:. l^o-uls, Ado. A complete Une of Wire Deslsiu, W. ELLISON. WHOLESALE Cut Flowers I Florists' Supplies 7402 PINE STEET, H. L. SUNDERBRUCH, WHOLESALE FLORIST 4TH &, Walnut Streets, Olxiolxxxx^-tl, 0« DAN'L B. LONG, COMMISSION • FLORIST, 495 Washington St., BUFFALO, N. Y. FORCING BULBS, FLORISTS" SUPPLIES, LONG'S FLORISTS' PHOTOGRAPHS. Lists. Terms. &c. on application. SMITH, The Florist, (;kower of Fine Roses'^,^otlier Cut Flowers WHOLESALE AND RETAIL. 77 S. 7th Street. MINNEAPOLIS. miHN. WHOLESALE FLORIST. Florists' Supplies Always in Stock. (Off School St.. near Parker IIouso), BOSTON, MASS. Orders by Mall, TcleKraph, Telephone or Bxprau promptly mied. H. BAYERSDORFER & CO., WHOLESALE FLORISTS' SUPPLIES ONLY, 00 »f. ^tl-i street, FHILASELFHLA., FA. Please mention the American Flo- rist every time you write to an s<1ver- tiser in these columns. i893- The American Florist. 823 E. H. HUNT, Wholesale Plorist 79 Lake Street, CHICAGO, p^^^^ Perle. Gontler, Nlpbetos S 4.00 Mermets. La France, Bride, Woottons 6.00 Meteors 10.00 Jaeqs 12 .50 Carnations, short 1. 00 long 2 00 " fancy i U> Romans. Valley. Narcissus. Tulips 3.00 Violets. Adlantum 1.00 Callas, Harrlsll 10.00 Smllax.. 16.00 Above prices In effect till nexi Issue of this paper. KGnnlcoit) Bros. 60. WHOLESALE GUT FLOWERS, 34 &. 36 Randolph Street, CBHIiCJ^fSrO, XUXj. A. L. RANDALL, Wholesale Florist and Dealer in FLORISTS' SUPPLIES, 116 Dearborn Street, CHICAGO. store Closes Nights 9 F. M.: Sunday % P. M. NILES CENTER FLORAL CO. Incorporated. ^VHOr.ESAI.K GROAVEKS OF GUT FLOWERSot ALL KINDS and Dealers in FLO»ISTS' SUPPLIES. t'HAS. AV. McKELLAK, Mgr. In Chicago Cut Flower Exchange. 45 Lake St., CHICAGO. 3^. or^soiv, » -*» FLORIST, ee WABASH AVENUE, Telephone 4786. CHICAGO, ILL. T.J. CORBREY&CO. Wholesale and Commission FLORISTS, 43 Lake St., CHICAGO, ILL. In Chicago Cut Flower ExcbanKe. . . . WflObESftLE, FLORISTS PHILADELPHIA. Mention Amedcan Florist. SAMUEL S. PENNOCK, Wholesale Florist REMOVED TO REAR OF 42 S. 16th ST., f>blladll3bta, X'a. From Nov. Ist to May 1st our price for Smllax will be 20 cents per string. Quality first-class. Prompt attention to orders by wire. J. E. BONSALL & SON, 308 Garfield Ave.. Salem. 0. ©yfioPeiiaPe Marftet^, Cut Flowers. New York. Mar. 14. Roses. Bon Sllene. Gontiers 1.00® 3.00 Perles. Nlphetos. .. 2.00® 4.(j0 Mermet. Bride. Hoste 2.00® li 00 Cusln, WattevlUe 3.00® (1.00 Bridesmaid 2.00® 8 00 La lYance 4.00®lll.00 Meteor 4.00®I2.00 " Jacqueminot r..00@16.00 Beauty 10.00®(i0.00 Morrison 16.00®20.00 Hybrids 10.00@36.00 Mme. Caroline Testout 10.00®20.00 Carnations 76® 1.00 Valley, hyacinths, tulips, daffodils 2.00® 3.00 Harrisli 2.00® 5.00 Callas 3.00® 0.00 Violets 60® 1.00 Cattleyas 60.00 Mimonette 2.00® 6.00 Adlantums 1 .00 Lilac (bunch) 1 .00 BOSTON, Mar. 14. Roses, Nlphetos, Gontler 3.00® 4.00 Perle.Sunset Wootton 4.00® fi.OO Bride.Mermet , 4.00® 8.00 Meteor. Hybrids 8.00®25.00 Jacqs 8 00®1().00 Carnations 76® 1.50 Valley, daffodils, tulips 1.00® 3.00 Narcissiis. Paper White 1.00® 2.00 Heath, buncli 50® .76 English primroses 08® .10 Violets 60® .76 Mignonette 1.00® 5.00 ~ " ■ " 4.00® 8.00 .60® -" Callas, Harrlsll., Freesla 1.00® 2.00 Smllax 17.00 Adlantum 1.00® 2.00 Asparagus 50.00 PHILADELPHIA. Mar. 14. Bennett, Wootton, Guillot 0.00® S.OO Meteor 8.00®10.00 Beauties,. 25.00®40.00 American Belle 40.00@50.00 " Brunners 40.00®50.00 Laing. Magna Charta 25 O0®40.00 Carnations 1.00® 1.50 Mignonette l.OO® 2. ,60 Violets 60® 1.00 Valley 2.00® 3.00 Daffodils 4.00 TuHps 4.00® 6.00 Freesla 1.00® 1.60 Callas. Harrlsll 8.00@10.00 Adlantum 1.00® 1.60 Asparagus 5O.00®75.00 Smllax 15.00®20.00 Chicago, Mar. 14. Roses, Perles, Nlphetos Gontler 3.00® 4.00 Mermet. La France, Albany 4.00® 6.00 Bride. Wootton, Bennett 6.00 Beauty 12.00®20.00 Jacqs... 12.60@i5.00 Hybrids 25.00 Carnations (short) 1.00 (long) 1.50® 2.00 (fancy) 2.00® 3.00 Callas, Harrisli 10.00®13.00 Romans Valley 3.00® 4.00 Violets 7,6® 1.00 Daffodils ZM® 4.0O Tulips 3.00® 4.00 Freesla 3.00 Marguerites 60® 1.00 Mignonette 2.00 Smllax 15.00®1S.OO Peck & Sutherland, Successors to WM. J. STEWART, Gut Flowers i Florists' Supplies ^s WHOLESALE. ^=- 67 Bromfleld Street, BOSTOW, MASS. WHOLESALE FLORISTS, JOBBERS IN . . . . FLORISTS' SUPPLIES, FLORISTS' VASES. METS, BRIDES, GONTIERS CARNATIONS, ALWAYS ON HAND 1 Music Hall Place, BOSTON, MASS. HORTICULTUHAl AnCHONEERS. Mention the American Florist when writing to advertisers on this page. BURNS & RAYNOR, 49 West 28th Street, WHOLESALE DEALEKS IN AND SHIPPERS OF 01xolce> PMo'vvers. WALTER F. SHEMDAN, WHOLESALE- 32 West 30th Street, NEW YORK. Roses Shipp<^dto all Points. Price list on application, HUNTER & FURDY, WHOLESALE DEALERS IN Cut t Flowers 51 W. 30th St., NEW YORK. FRANK D. HUJSTEB. .TAMES PUKDT, Formerly 112 W. 40th 8t JAMES HART, WHOLESALE FLORIST, 117 W- 30th St.. new YORK. The Oldest Established Commission Houio in N. Y. LARGE SHIPPING TRADE. CAREFUL PACKINO. THEO. ROEHRS, WHOLESALE FLORIST, 111 West 30th street, NEW YORK CITY. Established 1879 MILLANG BROS., Wholesale Florists, 5 WEST 27TH STREET, BRANCH : Cut Power Exchange, 408 E. 34th Street. MICHAEL A, HART. Wholesale iCommission Florist nS WEST 30TH STREET. The finest Roses, Violets and Carnations Branch, at Cut Flower Exchange, 408 E. 34th SL EDWARD C. HORAN, 34 W. 79th Street, NEW YORK, Wholesale Florist Careful Shipping to all parts of the country. Price list on application. HENRY W. BAYLIS, Wholesale Florist 940 BROADWAY, WELCH BROS., Wholesale Florists, NO. 2 BEACON STREET, Near Tremont St., BOSTON, MASS. §24 The American Florist. Mar. i&. Ifte 3®®<4 Urac^e. AM. SEED TRADE ASSOCIATION. .1. C. VauGHAN. Chlcatjo, president: A. L. DON. New fork, secretary and treasurer. The eleventh annual mcetlnE at Chicago. Aut;uat 14 to HI. lat;i. Appllca- Is IT not tiine that onion sets as well as clover, timothy and other grass seeds, were sold by the 100 pounds instead of by the bushel? Mr. Chas. Bates, of Vilmorin, An- drieux & Co., sailed from New York on March 8 on the Teutonic. Mr. B. has just recovered from his long illness in Montreal. The Holland bulb agents are early in the field, some five or six having already landed in New York. Do they accept orders subject to cancellation in case of cholera troubles? Mr. V. H. Hallock stopped over on his way to California to pay a visit to Uncle John. It is Mr. Hallock's first visit to Chicago and the West and he com- mented very favorably on what he saw. Reports from Charleston, S. C, state that the thermometer went down to 25 degrees the night of the 4th inst, result- ing in injury to the pea, strawberry and beet crops and cutting down such pota- toes as were above ground. BOSTON FLORIST LETTER CO., 13 Green Street, BOSTON, MASS. Address all correspondence to 1 Music Hall Place. lamlactnre THE best letters IN THE MARKET. Blies m-lnch and 2-lnch, 12 00 per 100. Patent faotener with each letter. With orders for 500 letters we Blve away a nicely stained and varnished hoz. See cut In next week's American Florist. Our letter 1b handled by all the wholesalers In Boston. AGENTS: Marechuetz & Co.. 2oN.4lh 8t.. Philadel- phia, Pa : A. Rolker 4 sons, New York; F. E. Mc- AlllBter,22 Dey St., N. Y.; B. Kaufman, Phlladelpl 1 H. Bayersdorfer & Co.. Philadelphia, Pa.; A I Perry & Co., .li Warren St.. Syracuse, N. Y.; A Kendal, 116 Ontario St., Cleveland. O.; B. H. H t 79 Lake St., Chicago; Wisconsin Flower Excha 131 Mason St.. Milwaukee. Wis ; H. Sunderbruch Ml and Walnut Sts.. Cincinnati. O.; T. W. Wood & 8 6th and Marshall 8t".. Richmond. Va ; Jas VI k Sons. Rochester, N Y ; Dan'l B. Look, Buffalo N T«v DREER S GflRDtN Seeds, Plants, Bulbs & Requisites. They are the best at the lowest prices. Trade List is- sued quarterly, mailed free to the trade only. HKNKV X. URKKIt, riiilaiU'lpliia, fa. Mention American Florist. VERBENAS, S7e, 100; per 1000. CANNAS, assorted, French, $3 per iCO. PELAGONIUM Fred Darner, fine phtnls showing bud, |IO.OO per 100. ROSES, H. I's, Climbers, Forcers. JOSEPH HEIHL, Jacksonville, III. CHEAPER THAN THE CHEAPEST. AlU-rnanllii"r,i, I Colors. per llm. CoNmiv ;..-.., ,ii,..i i,,)^, „i ^.'.mi |„.r kni fnnn 2W-ln. p.it-. Will, r 1,111.- In..!. ^ I.|m.i~, *1.II0 lor 12. Theabuvr i.rlcc;. li,,l,l t r 10 .In > » unl, . Address, p. J. ULBRICHT, Anniston, Ala. VIOLETS. M.nrie I.ouisc Runners: healthy stock, good plants. HENRY HESS. - - Cockeysville, Md. KUYK BROTHERS, Archipel Nurseries, DEI=OSEX). Cable address: "KUYKBROS., Hillegom." Kuykbros. is one word; telegrams Kuyk only, are undelivered. As you have been informed by circular, Ihe partnership between me, W. Kuyk, and my Brother, has been dissolved on the Mst of December, 1892. From the 1st of January, 1893, 1 have taken in another partner and we are carrying on the same bus'ness and under the same style. We bought from the late firm all the bulbgrounds, warehouses, buildings and bulbs, and are exactly in the same position to fuIflU your esteemed orders as before. We hope with ihe valuable aid and assistance which the retention of the experienced and capable staff hitherto employed will ensure us to merit the sup- port of all who have in the past patronized the late tirm. Besides that each branch or department will be under the supervision of a skilled foreman, we have in our employ an energetic general manager and all will have also our own personal direction. In the hope of securing therefore a continuance of your valued patron- ace, we beg to solicit your further favors and trust we may in the future have the honor of furnishing your requirements, which, be assured, shall claim our most careful attention. Yoitis very t fitly, KUYK BROS. Livingston's New Tomatoes Dwarf Aristocrat. A beautiful smooth red sort with strong up- right vine like Dwarf Champion, cau be set close, excellent for small gardens. Plants Sell on Sight. Money in Growing them. Try it. Buek=E.ve Stale. The largest smooth Tomato in the world. Rich fruit in immense clusters, grandest To- mato for market ever offered. Packets of either, 20c.. 3 for 50c., 7 for $1.00. .SKKU .VNNl'.VI. SKNT FRKE. Describes above fully. Also our Mr. A. W. I^iviugstOU's N1.:\V BOOK on TOM.MOIIS, vhi.il sh.iul.l \v. . W. LlVIDgSlOL'S tons, box -111, CulUDltttS, Received March Importation of MUSHROOM SPAWN. I'er II.. l.^M't..*.; Ill ii.». r.w*1.2ii: lim ii'S. Ss.im. W. W. BARNARD &. CO., Office: 6 & 8 N.Clark St., Warehouse: 186 Kinzie St.. MEECH'S TUBEROUS BEGONIAS. The Finest Strain in Existence. For rrici-B »e<- .Viiurieiiii 11. nisi lor ,Imiu- ary :.'(>tl., IK!i:t SEED ALI. SOLD. Catalogue about March l.'ith. F. J. MEECH A. SON. Mention American KlurlHt. 1MORE THAN-«^riP»PO ,ooo>oooTnccd iiiii. Slim lis, viNi:s, ' 1,000 Varieties. Sen,ll..r..i;iIllu-.CiilalOi;ui-s. W.S. 'JTTLE & CO.^?^^ n ^T"v^.T; IfOSKS, el.' New and It Old A: li • head.iuarters. i.ln.liolI.e.Mru laik'.-. llni'st s.irt.. I ■.'.■. 12 UO H. G. FAUST &, CO.. 64 and 66 N. Front SI.. PHILADEIPHIA, PA. \V(iolil,.v« X K.viiM.s. l.:«0 .\iKl:s. Mention American Klo-lsi. i893- The American Florist. S25 T. J. CORBREY & CO., In Chicaofo Cut Flower Exchansfe. WHOLESALE AND COMMISSION FLORISTS Now is the time to send in your orders for EASTER FLOWERS. Our stock will be very large and well selected. We have every facility for shipping promptly and packing goods in the best possible manner. HULSEBOSCH BROS., BULB AND PLANT GROWERS, OVERVEEN. near Haarlem. HOLLAND. Prices on application for the coming season of ROMAN HYACINTHS, PAPER WHITE NARCISSUS, HARRISM LILIES, TULIPS, CROCUS, ROSES, ETC., ETC. LILY of the VALLEY, LIL. LONGIFLORUM. DUTCH HYACINTHS, SPIRAEAS, IW Spring Catalogue now ready. Address A. HULSEBOSCH. p. 0. Box 3118. Warehouse 58 West Street, NEW YORK CITY. JAPAN Send for Catalog:ne ai BULBS, SEEDS, AND SHKUBS. ARAUCARIAS, I AUSTRALIAN Palm Seeds, OAtlFOKNIA BULBS AND SEEDS to H. H. BERGER & CO. ESTABLISHED 1878. SAN 7BAHCISCO, CAI^. Mention American Florist. G. J. MOFFATT. Mannfactnrer of PAPER BAGS AND ENVELOPES Special attention given to Seed Bags and Catalogue Envelopes. SEor HAiTEm. coKrnr. Per 100 Per 1000 CARNATIONS, standard varieties . $1 00 8 9 00 NEWBR KINDS 81.50 to 2 00 COI,EUS 75 6 00 Send for prices on Chrysanthemums, Alteran- thera, Snow Crest Daisy, etc. JOHN J. CONNELLy, Bryt Mawr, Pa. WE SELL SEEDS TO FLORISTS AND DEALERS. mrCXZBCR dg DON, 114 Chambers, St., New York. Cataloffues on Application. BENJAMIN RIMBAUD, ''klo.^,, Quartier du Temple. Toufon, var, France. Cable address Benrimbaud, Toulon. The largest cultures In the South of France, of AVHITE ROMAN HYACINTHS, Narcissus Pa- per White grandiflora. N. Double Roman. N. Double Von Sion, true pure yellow, and other Daffodils. Lllium Candidum, the largest bulbs. Freeslas. Jonqullla Campemelll, largest flowering, forearly forc- ing, Allium. Anemone, Cardinal's Hat, A. Double Rosette the earliest, etc. Prices on application. Are You a Fruit or Flower Raiser i For Market or Pleasure— If so, send for our Circular on Fungicides and Insecticides, which are cheap and reliable. Agents in every State. Special Fertilizers for Fruits, Flowers and Vegetable.s. Agricultural Chemicals. W. s, POWELL & CO., Chemical Fertilizer Manurra, BaltiiMore, Md. S. F. LEONARD, Seedsman, Agent, ChlcHsOt 111. Mention the American Florist when writing to advertisers on this page. 8o6 The American Florist, Mar. i6. Chrysanthemum Nomenclature. The following chrysanthemums have had their names changed, because others of the same name are either registered or in the list of the National Chrysanthe- mum Society of England. Mr. John May has changed William Simpson from Pink Pearl. Mr. Thos. H. Spaulding has changed Wyndmoor from Grover Cleveland. Mr. Fred Dornerhas corrected .\utumn Queen to Autumji Gloiv. ~Mr. Fred S. Walz has made the change from Yesuvitis to ^tna. Mr. David Cliffe has corrected his Mag- net and made \tj. H. Cliffe. Edwin Lonsdale. Sec'y. Am. Chrys. Society. Mignonette in fine condition was re- cently received from Andrew Meyer of St. Louis. The flower spikes were 6 to 9 inches long; thickly set with bloom, and the stalks and foliage were unusually robust. A very fine variety, giving evi- dence of skillful treatment. Mr. Meyer makes a specialty of this flower, and is very successful with it. Our special rose number will be issued March 30. It will be an advance on all our former special numbers and will go to every live florist in America. Send in your advertisements early. No increase in rates. Print your spring trade list on this page. It will be not only more effective but cheaper than a list printed and mailed by yourself. The American Florist and Gardening together to one address for $1.75. Send orders to the American Florist Co. TUBEROUS BEG0N1S8. Griflin's unequalled strain. The only Begonias offered that are grown out doors in America. Two first-class certificates at the last meeting of the Society of American Florists. Descriptive list free. fji /^ r\r\ per too, fSo.OO per 1,000 for JSQ^'-^^ first quality, large tubers, in separate colors. This quality is better than Imported Tubers at the highest prices. J. WILKINSON ELLIOTT, PITTSBURG, PA. Mention American Florist. Look Here! 10,000 PEACH TREES, leading kinds, largely Globe and Crawford's Late. 5,00O ISISH JUNIPER, fine,! to 5 ft. Sibeiian and American Arbor Vitae, in car load lots, large enouge to make screens as soon as planted. Prices given on application. I am in the market to sell. W. p. BRINTON, Christiana, Pa. E. G. HILL & CO., Wholesale Florists, RICHMOND. INDIANA. Please mention the American Florist every time you -write to an advertiser. Gape Clnuuprc new crop in best white quality at $1.25 the lb. 10 lb. lots, JlO net. PUP9C I fiDVDC (Sago Palms), natural UJUaO LCaiCO prepared, equal to fresh cut in appearance, from 30-in. upwards, at 45c., 50c., 60c., 75c. and $1.00 each, accord- ing to length. Metal Designs, rht^3;e?.°ir?h^e latest French styles, from 50 cents net apiece upwards. Pjip|/pfp of all styles. Plain and Fancy, UQOIVGIO for School Commencements, Dinners, Receptions, Favors, etc. Supplies Of allkinds,^";^^- Wa.x Paper, Foil, Immortelles, Letters, Wire Designs, Funeral Sheaves, Doves, etc. For prices consult our Trade Catalogue, mailed free. August Rblker k Sons, 136&138 W. 24lh St., Uqui Ynrl/ P.O. station E. Illiff lUITi Siebrecht&Wadlev, ^o^e bill nurseries, New Rochelle, N. Y. Palms, ORCHIDS, Roses, CLxxfi PJ^©x?v I'la.ri.'ts, FRESH DRACAENA CANES NOW READY. The Finest Stock in the World. son. .^HvB^AJVCS, Thirty minates from London. Onr Mr. A Dlmmock will be pleased to Interview buyers or reply to any oommuntcatlon addressed to lilm at 206 Greenwich Street. New York City. Orcls GIteiiii as M Boses. BRACKENRIDGE & CO., Established 1854. Govanstown, Md. PRICE LIST FKEE. 1.000.000 CANE STAKES New and Rare Plants ORCHIDS, ETC. A liirKr ..•niMlloii of IIoIIkiiisi' uiuI <;ri-.'n- hoiiBH I'liuils, . iir. rull.v Kii.uii i«t low rates. A (■.ill.',.|l,,Ti .iMIic iiK.^i l.i'.nilUul Fanry <'alail- JOHN SAUL, Washingtonro. C. SEHD FOR A COPY •OI^ ousc- Whlle we're Waiting For "Thorpe's Ideal" — and it's coming — let us use the best • • Carnations obtainable. We have them; good, clean, free from "rust", and well rooted — the best varieties now in the market. Our stock of ' Coleus also includes the best sorts for bedding and fancy use. We're sold ahead till April I on these, but place your orders at once if you want them early. Send for our Trade List. ALEX. McBRIDE, .... ALPLAUS, N. Y. The Snow Crest Daisy fills the bill; Test it any way you will; However you must grow it cold; Then its mammoth size will hold. Every florist should invest In this Daisy; 'tis the best; For design Tstork so complete There's really nothing quite so neat. CUT BT.OOMS. »1 PER 100, POST FREE. I.4irge stock floe plants all In bud and bloomlnf;, 15 for JIXX); 100 for $5.00; sample plant and bloom for 13c. Double fringed petunias. Dreer's, mixed, all colors, stock plants. 3-lnch. strong. tWc. per doz.; *4 per 100; smaller from flats, $2.50 per 100; rooted cuttlnKS. f 1.10. post free. The florist double white forcing Petunia, white as the driven snow, fringed and delicately scented, valuable for cutting, design work. etc.. stock plants, fl per doz.; from flats. $3 a 100: rooted cuttings. $1.50 per 100. Double Golden Marguerites, the genuine dwarf, large flowered, stock plants, tioc. per doz., H per lOU: smaller from fiats. *2 per 100; rooted cuttings. $1.10. post free. Double Dahlia Sunflower (Hellanthus reds In variety, dry roots ready for potting. 50c. per doz.. $3 per 100; large flowered yellow, mixed, plain blotched. striped; these are extra fineshowj- kinds tX)c. per doz. $4 per lOU; a few extra fine bronze-leaved kinds, tiOc. per doz. A'ariegated Vlncas, fleld-grown, 3-Inch. $5 per 100; small from flats. $2 per 100. Coleus, Fuchsia. Stevla. Alyssum. double and single, Gem, Feverfew and miscellaneous rooted cuttings. $1 per 100. small pits. *2 per 100. Rooted cuttings per 100 and small plants per doz. post free If desired. Safe arrival and satisfaction guaranteed or money refuniled. Address J. C. OIBSON, Woodbury, N. J. Rooted Cuttings, Carnations, Lizzie McGowan, |20.00, Grace Wilder, f 12.50, Silver Spray, $15.00, and Hinze's White, $12.50 for one thousand of each. COLEUS, $S.oo for one hundred. Fuchsias (choice varieties) |5.00 for one hundred. GERANIUMS, GloiredeFrance(new French importation) $30.00 for one thousand. A. J. VREELAND. ONE MILLION^^ Trees, Shrubs, Decorative Herbaceous I'lants, etc. for landscape gardeners, parks, cemeteries and private gardens. <:ilalo|juc» frc.'. frlcos low. . . . :B. JVI. "WA-TSOPf, Old Colony Nurseries, PLYMOUTH, MASS. FICUS ELASTICA. $5.00, $6.00 and J9.00 per dozen. JOHN BURTON, TRADE DIRECTORY AMERICAN FLORIST CO., CHICAQO. Chestnut Hill, Philadelphia, Fa. I'l.EASii mention the Ami;ric.\n Florist every time you write to an advertiser. i8g3- The American Florist, 827 CARNATIONS ^ AHEAD. You want the best in the market! We have them, 16 Novelties of '93, and all the STANDARD VARIETIES ! Send for our complete Price List. OBOIiOlB HA.IVCOOK:, G^rand Haven, IVIicti. RootedGuiiinfls. Carnations Hinze's White, Mrs. Fisher, Silver Spray, Jeannette, Grace Wilder, Fred Creighton, Mayflower, Century, Anna Webb, S»-50 per 100; $10 per 1000. Orange Blossom, Portia, Hector, Florence, American Flag, %2 per 100; $15 per 1000. Coleus, leading varieties, including the finest Yellow Coleus in cultivation. A new variety equal to Golden Bedder in color, and as good a grower as C. Verschaffeltii, |1.00 per 100; $8.00 per 1000. Double Petunias in four finest varieties, $2.00 per 100. Fuchsias, finest named varieties, $1.50 per 100. Heliotrope $1.00 per 100. Ageratum, Dwarf, White and Blue, $1.00 per 100. 500 at 1000 rates. Cash with order. 10 cents pei 100 extra when shipped by mail. JAMES HOKAN, Florist, BRIDGEPORT. CONN. CARNATIONS ROOTED CUTTINGS. Puritan, Aurora, Golden Triumph, Grace Darling, Daybreak, Pearl, White Wings, Lizzie aicGowan, Louise Porsch, W. F. Dreer, J. K. Freeman, and many other varieties; fine, healthy stock, ready January and after. HYBRID PERPETUAL ROSES 50O Paul NejTOn, strong plants. . . .$10.00 per 100. HEflDQUflRTERS For all the Novelties, and in ad- l5\\V^ f^yxX-JK v dition control EXCLUSIVELY several grand varieties whicli we \ A*^ >^ ^ now offer for tlie fei iiine. \v^ ^'^»0',\5 , ,,1 We will not be undersold on any of the list. J. G. VflUGHflN. New York: 26 Barclay Street. CHICAGO: P. 0. Box (GREENHOUSES: Western Springs. AAA CHEAP NAMED DWARF FRENCH CANNAS. the p; ' and be found very profitable; will pay you to There is a demand for cheap Canna stock, somethinie tlint 1 in Cannas we offer tiie followine sorts at these exceptionally low of Crozy's French Cannas of the last three or four year's ifitrorUictidn: )i()tted up and !n hloom \ discard old stocits and substitute tbese. Antonln Crozy, Antoim- Diantin. AdininU Cutirln't. Cii William II, Louise Chretien. Mme. Antoinette Allamagny, Mme. ( niol, I'lof. David. IViUl' Ji'auTi F. R. PIERSON COMPANY, TARRYTQ WJV ON HUDSOM, N. Y. DO YOU WANT ALTERNANTHERAS rooted for $1 per 100; ?S per 1000 Per 100 COLEUS, 2 and 2i^-in. pots S 4.00 GERANIUMS, single red, 2 & 2i^-m, pots, mxt. 3.50 double red, 2 & 2;<-in. pots, mxt. 3.50 in 3 and 3^-in. pots 6.00 BEGONIAS, stock plants, 4 and 5-in. pots.. . . 12.00 Rex and other best varieties. If so, order soon of the ELGIN ROSE CO., Telephone S. 519 Chicago Street, - - ELGIN, ILL. A Very Valuable Opportunity is given, for the sale at the World's Fair Chicago, of an article which is of great use in Horticulture. The same 5delds a very great profit and will be bought by ever>' owuer ofa garden. No agents. Address, JOSEPH BEMMING, NEUSS, GEBMAKr. FOR SALE. Alternanthera Paronychioides Majoi', Aurea Nana. Rosea, New, per 100, ¥3.00. 200 for $5.00; Geranium Mme. Sallerol, strong, per 100. $3.00; Pelargoniums, strong 2-inch pots, per doz., $1.00 free by mall. Heliotropes. 4 varieties, per 100. $3.00. Pansies in bud and In bloom, out of cold frames, per 100. $2.00 by express only, too large for mail. Achillea, The Pearl, strong rooted cuttings, per 100, $1.00 free by mall. C G. NANZ, OWENSBOBO, KY. BY THE THOUSAND. Araucaria excelsa, Aspidistra, Palms, Phormiums, Laurel, Bays, Crowns and Pyramids of all sizes. Packing free for Cash with order. THE NURSERIES. JULES DE COCK. LEDEBERG, near Ghent, BELGIUM. A Specialty Bulb Begonias, eartra vars. at $3 per 100. Mention American Florist. ROOTED CUTTINGS. Alternanthera, Versicolor, Tricolor and Aurea Nana perlOO .50 Altemantheras Paronvchioides " .75 Coleus, best old and new " $1.00 Fuchsia, leading varieties " 1 .50 Heliotrope, leading varieties " 1.50 Mexican Primrose " 1.50 Parlor Ivy, variegaed " 1.50 PLANTS. AnthericumPicturatum per doz.$1.00 Coleus, assorted Chrysanthemums, leading liinds, our se Heliotrope, assorted Petunias, double, assorted Anthemus Tinctoria, a good bloomer.. Anthemus Coronaria. Solanum Jasminoides Granditlora Jasminoldes var Var. Parlor Ivy., ROBT. S. BROWN & SONS, Box 99, Kansas City, Mo. 830 The American Florist, Mar. i6, Toronto. The Gardeners' and Florists" Associa- tion held an exceedingly lively special meeting last Tuesday. The attendance must have nearly beat the record I think, every chair being occupied. Mr. W. Mus- ton was down for a paper on carnations, but excused himself on the ground that so much had been said about them lately in the papers there was nothing left for him to say. He, however, gave instead a verj' interesting paper on chrysanthe- mums. Mr. M.'s opinion is that they do not pay at the prices that either plants or bloom are sold in this cily and there was a long discussion on this point, the general opinion being that mums have their place and will continue to be grown. Then several members having come to the meeting loaded for carnations it was decided to have a discussion on that subject, and Mr. H. J. Cole, foreman to Mr. J. H. Dunlop.whohad brought down specimens of many kinds, after much per- severance on the part of the president and vice gave his method of culture and much other information which it is desirable for a carnationist to know. It was decided to hold the annual din- ner of the association on the 22nd of this month. .\ smoker had been talked about but the members on motion of Mr. H. Blunt unanimously resolved to have "a good hot dinner in good style." A paragraph having appeared in a horticultural contemporary of yours at- tributing annexation proclivities to the president a vote of censure on him was moved and seconded. Thepresident hav- ing left the chair most emphatically denied the allegation and was pretty rough on the allegator and stated that he would certainly be heard from in the columns of the above mentioned contemporary. However, as the penalty for these treas- onable tendencies had been fixed at "cigars all round" the motion carried unanimously, the president remarking that there might be some difficulty in enforcing it. Mr. Low. of Messrs. Hugh Low &Sod, Clapton, England, was in the city last week. Weather improving, snow disappearing. E. W.C.KRICK'S PATENT Florists' Letters, Etc. made of the best itn- inortelles. wired on wood or metal frames havlriK holes drilled In to fasten thei deslKn. All InfrlnKe- raents prosecuted. 2-lnch Letters, $3 00 per lOO. PostHf^e, 15c. per 100. Before piirchasinjr send for free sample and CfttaloRue and compare with any other letter in the market. W. C KRICK. 1287 Broadway, BROOKLYN. N. Y. Atfents: .1. C. VAiTonAN. (^hlcaco. ill.: H. Bav KRflnoKFEH & (:o., PhllH., Fa.; N. HTKrPBNH, N. Y.; Aco. Rot.KER&SoNH. N. Y.; El). S. HCHMiM. Wash- ington. I). C; James Vick's Sons. Bochester N. Y.: T. W. Wood & HoNS, Kichmond, Va.; J. A. Sim- mers. Toronto. Ont. CANNAS CHRYSANTHEMUMS. I>o»CRl rricoB for (liiii.f Sloik, Lis! Ir..«.. T. H. SPAULDINO, Orange, N. J. New Hardy Pink. HER MflJESTY. "X-r- This is the most promising novelty for many years. It hascarricd oft'first Honors wherever exhibited, and will be of the greatest value to the .\merican Florists. Tt is far superior to anything we have in the hardy pink line. The flowers are of the purest white, with stout, long stems and the most exquisite perfume, and is a profuse bloomer. It will be invaluable for forcing in winter, and resembles more of a Carnation. We take great pleasure in introducing this charming novelty to the American Florists at the following price: 10 Strong Young Plants = = = .$ 2.00 100 " " " ._._-_ 14.00 Address, C. EISELE & CO., 8 Street Station. 114 JeHerson Street, PHILADELPHIA, PA. Orders filled strictly in rotation. Cask tvitli order. The three leading Florist f' -• ^ CHRYSANTHEMUMS. # CARNATIONS AND ROSES. « ® ® * ALL THE NEW AND SELECTED STANDARD VARIETIES. . . . My stock of all are as fine as can be produced at reasonable rates. Complete list of these will be mailed to all applicants in the trade. JOHN N. MAY, Summit, N. J. Mention American Florist. CYCAS REVOLUTA. The largest and BEST selected stock of Cycas Revoluta (fronds and roots cut cff, TRUE, loDg leaved variety) now on hand. CYCAS CIRCINALIS delivered from April ist. Lilium Auratum, Lilium Spec. Album, Lilium Spec. Rubium, Nerine Japocica, Lilium Krameri, etc., in great quantities, imported for spring trade. Price on application. F. GONZALEZ & CO., 303-312 WAYNE STREET, CRESCENT AVE., SAN FRANCISCO, CAL. A'. />'. Fresh Cvcas Icaivs for sale hy ihr Ihoiisancl . C. C. Abel & Company P.O. Box 920, NEW YORK, FLORIST'S, NURSERYMEN'S AND SEEDS- MEN'S AGENTS, For tlM- follou iiiK Well Known and Reliable Houses, C. <;. VAN TIIHKRGKN. Jr., Florist and Seeds- man, Haarlem, Holland. Choice Uutcb Bulbs, Novelties, etc. I'lKKKK SKBIRK & SONS. Nurserymen. liHHy, France. Koses, Evergreens. Fruit and Koresl stocks. KKNST KIKMSCHNKIDKK, Florist and Seeds man. Altoiia. Gfrmaiiy. Berlin Lily of the Valley a specialty. S«'ed8 a Spcrialty. CatalOBues (mention which) free on application written and addressed to us. FOR SALE OR EXCHANGE. ml. Full siM., twii vci Will soil lor cash I Write f(»r pnrlhnilivrB. .Afii.ln Ki.-t'jiiiii. Itiinihnsu Nann. Aznra Mlcnn i>ii>M:i, Aii\niu- Imvliit' o?io or more of the above pN'iiM' scikl ilrjscriiitinn of ptnck and state price. Tin; MISIONSIN II.OAVKH KX<'IIANr .ind A. nana, 'lOc. per l(if); 57.00 per IdOd. 1 ine stock. C. K. HOFFMEYER, Mansfield Valley, Pa. OOLEIS ROOTED CUTTINGS TiK' lii'Sl Twi'lvc ISnlih-i's. Also, Althern.inther;! Aiirea Nana and diflcr- ant Bedilini; I'lanls, l-Or piues, address C. F. SCHNEIDER, Oconouowoc, Wis. Mention American Florist i893- The American Florist. 831 WHITE Per Dozen, $3.25; per 100, $23.25. SCARLET Per Dozen, $3.25; Per 100, $23.25. PURPLE Per Dozen, $3.25; per 100, $23.25. YELLOW Per Dozen, $2.50; Per 100, $19.50. Above prioe is in New York. Add 75 cents per 100 for price f. o. b. Chicago. Chicago. J. C. VAUGHAN, New York. TUBEROUS ROOTED BEGONIAS. Ucst sellingr stock for Ketail Florists. Order uow and start into growth for early sales. Sell lilte hot calces wlien in bloom. Try tiieui you never have. If you have, then you knoAV it. In large quantities; clxoicest quality. SINGLE, in 5 separate colors, white, yellow, scarlet, pink and crimson $6.00 per 100; $50.00 per 1000. DOUBLE, in 5 separate colors jfl6.00 per 100. (Can be mailed for 30 cts. per 100.) F. R. PIERSON COMPANY, TARRYTOWN h°uVs5n^ NEW YORK. CHRYSANTHEMUMS. Fine young plants of the following vari- eties from 2V3-in. pots. These plants are neither drawn up nor hard-wooded: George Savage, Vi viand Morel, Mrs. R. C. Ogden, Mrs. A.J. Drexel, Ada McVicker, Hicks Arnold, Lillian Russell, Logan , Rosstrevor, Col. Wm. B. Smith, Mrs. J. N. Morrissy, Geo. W. Childs, Harry May, Roslyn, Wm. Falconer, Leala, Mrs. E. D. Adams, Emma Hetzeroth, Ada H. Le Roy, Victor, Margaret Graham, Mrs. Wm. F. Dreer, Ruth Cleveland, Mrs. W. S. Kimball. ■X'Xxe: .a.^O'^e: xo cj^x«i'j.'S :e:.a.c7^. Robert Flowerday John Goode, Mistletoe, Eda Prass, Col. H. M. Bois, Waban, J. W. Gerard, Etoile de Lyon, R. C. Ringston, Elmer D. Smith, Ivory, Pelican, , Violet Rose, Gold, Source d'Or, E. G. Hill, Ada Spaulding, Mrs. Irving Clark, Jessica, W. K. Harris, V. H. Hallock, Rohallion, Domination, Mermaid, W. H. Lincoln, Minnie Wanamaker, H. E. Widener, Excellent, L. Canning, Thorpe Junior, Puritan, Aug. Swanson, ' Mrs. John Westcott, John Thorpe, Kioto, Louis Boehmer, Yonitza, Advance, J. C. Vaughan, Gloriosum, Potter Palmer, Ferdinand Feral, Neesima, CuUingfordii, Mrs. Fottler, Mrs. J. C. Henszey. WILLIAM SGOTT, mAIN' AND BALCOIH STREETS, BUFFALO. N. Y. 100,000 CHRYSANTHEMUM PLANTS, $6.00 a 100. Choicest up to 1891 Novelties. SHERWOOD HALL NURSERY CO., MKNLO PAKK and SAN I'KANC'ISCO, CALlrOKNIA. ROSES AND CARNATIONS. The Largest and Finest Stock in the North- west ever offered at the following prices: KOSKS— Perles, Hoste. Sunset. La France, llermet, Brlrte, C. Soupert, Nlphetos, from SW-lnch pots. $4.00 per 100 Mme. WatteviUe, Albany. Pierre GuUlot. Meteor, from 2!.u-lnch pots .'j.OOperlOO American Beauty, from 2ia-lnch pots 7.00 per 100 CAKNATIONS-Sllver Spray. Lizzie McGowan, Hlnze's White, Hector, Portia, Garfield. Grace Wilder. Fred. Crelghton. Mrs. B. G. HIU, from 2-lnch pots 3.00 per 100 Rooted Cuttings of all varieties offered 2.00 per lOO Cut Flowers, Roses, Carnations Lilium Harrisii and Smilax at loAvest market prices. Tele- graph orders promptly attended to. CHRIST HANSEN, Wholesale Florist, ST. PAUL, MINN. or^E>:^j:.^aMs . Doz. 2 Year Choice Assortment $3.00 1 ■■ •• •• 2.00 II. P. Roses. Choice named kinds — 1.50 Monthly '• .... 1.25 Daisy Snowflake. strong plants Hundred J26.00 15.00 10.00 8.00 3.00 I'aisy i^uuvviiaite. bliuu^ piniii.3 ow Dahlias, aeld grown, choice named. . 1.25 BtOOMINGTON, ILL,. HEADQUARTERS FOR WATER-LILIES SEED TUBERS AND PLANTS. Place your orders early If you wish to secure good stock of charming yellow Water Lily. N. Chroma- tella plants. 1st size, Sl.OO each. $10 doz.; 2d size, 76c each. SS.OO per doz. Also, the new French and other new hardy varieties. Send for price list. Wm. Tricker, "rc^w^^vo",;!^^"' ROOTED RUNNERS. Marie Louise Violets: Healthy Stock. GEO. N. .SAYLES, 40 IJradley Street, Watertown, N. Y riftNTS. FLOWERS. Mendenhall, the F'ioneer Florist of the Northwest, always to the front with the finest, healthiest, cleanest stock of Roses, Carnations, Sniila.x and all kinds of Bed- ding plants to be found. Pi-ices low. Send for catalogue. Cut flowers at wholesale and retail. The pure air of Minnesota is good for man, beast and plants, and Minneapolis is the place, and Mendenhall Greenhouses is the name to address tor anything good in the florist line. MENDENHALL GREENHOUSES, MINNEAPOLIS, MINN. ROOTED CUTTINGS and 2-in. stuff our apeciaUv. What do vou want? Healthiest Verbenas in the West J2.00 per lOU. Euclid Ave. Greenhouses, 38 Euclid Ave., Kansas City, Mo. CHRYSANTHEMUMS We Offer for a Short Time the Tollow- va.% Standard Sorts. The Plants are in the Fink of Condition. Per 100 W. H. Lincoln, stuck plants, 4-in pots. .$15.00 H. E. Widener, " " .. 25.00 Ivory, " " " .. 25.00 Domination, " " " .. 15.00 Mrs. Geo. Bullock," " .. 15.00 L. Canning, " " " .. 15.00 W. H. Lincoln, " " 2-in. " .. 3.00 H. E. Widener, " " .. 5.00 Ivory, " " .. 4.00 Domination, " " " .. 3.00 Mrs. Geo. Bullock," " .. 3.00 L. Canning, " .. 3.00 Poller Palmer, " " " .. 5.00 Ruth Cleveland, " " " .. 5.00 Mrs. E. D. Adams," " " .. 6.00 Minnie Wanamaker" " " .. 5.00 Mrs. Irving Clark, " " .. 3.00 Louis Boehmer, " " " .. 3.00 Mrs. B. Harrison, " " .. 3.00 Kioto, " .. 3.00 Rooted Cuttings ready Feb'y 25ih of the following Varieties: Mrs. Geo. Bullock, L. Canning, Kioto, Domination, Mrs. B Harrison, Louis Boehmer, at jSl.50 per 100 H. E. Widener, Ivory $2.50 per 100 25 at 100 rate. Packinij free. JOHN IRVINE GO., Bay City, Mich. p. S. Adiantum Capillus Veneris, 2-inch, a tine lot now ready for shipment at j55 per 100. NephrolepisExaltata, 3-inch, J7 per 100. GHRYSflNTHEMUMS. KOOTED CUTTINGS. Lincoln, Ada 8pauKling. Domination, L. Boehmer. Kohalllon and 20 other Rood market sorts. $1.50 per lOU; Jessica and Ivoiy, 3^.&0 per 100. Ready for delivery January 15th. Address j G. BURROW, FISHKILL. W. Y. 83: The American Florist. Mar. i6, Worcester, Mass. The first show of the Worcester County Agricultural Societj- was held March 9. Althoush it rained hard all day the show of flowers was above the average in quantity and excellent in quality. Hya- cinths were fine; H. F. A. Lange took first; Mrs. Chase, second. Primulas were excellent, H. A. Jones capturing first on both sinensis and any other variety. Of cinerarias, M. F. Brierly showed four ele- gant plants and took first. The finest cyclamen ever shown here was on exhi- bition, Jones taking first on both single and four plants; A. A. Hixon, second. On richardia, Jones was again an easy winner; Edward Hall, second. The ex- hibit of Azalea Indica, while not large, was very fair, those shown by C. D. Thayer and Brierly being excellent speci- mens; they took the honors. In cut flowers there were only three exhibits, Lange taking first. First on bouquet also went to Lange. The next exhibition takes place April 13. A. Foreign Notes. I'tcris regina cristata is a vaiiegatcd fern, resembling in habit P. serrulata.but the long slender pinna; are crested at the apex, and drooping in habit. The fertile fronds have the longer stalks, carrying the pinn;E erect. The variegation is sil- very in color, psrvading the entire pinnae the veins only being green. This plant is easily grown, and can be raised freely from spores. A variegated formof Nicotianacolossea Isyn. N. tomentosa) has now appeared, being exhibited by M. Sallier at an exhi- bition of the French National Horticult- ural Society. The variegation consists of a broad marginal band; it is described as a very handsome thing. Chorozema Lowi is a variety of com- paratively recent introduction; being an exceptionally free bloomer and easily grown it should be valuable to the trade. It resembles C. Chandleri, but its bloom is rich-colored, and the plant morebushy. Association "Flora" BOSKOOr, HOLLAND. KOSKS, for forcing, ' " 9.00 In the best variety, as Alfred Colomb, Anna de Die.sbach, B Rothschild. Fisher Holmes, Gen. Jack. I,a France, Mme. G. Luizel, Mme. Planl- ler. Magna Charia, Paul Neyron, P. C. de Ro- han, Merville de I.yon, Perle des Blanches, tllrich Biunuer and other sorts. Azaleas. Rho- dodendrons, Spirieas, etc. We also have Palms, Dracaenas, Araucarias and Bay Trees at our nurseries in Holland. Catalogue on application. P. OUWERKERK, 206 Cambridge Ave., JKRSKY CITY, N. J. Mentloti American Florist. MAGNOLIAS^ OBOVATA GRACILIS AND PURPUREA. Fine, bushy planls, H to 8 feet, from S2.5.00 lo 8200.00 per 100. Scud for descriptive catalogue and wholesale price list free to all in the trade. SA.iviiT^iv o. A(i:oo:iv, ,M(>ltKIS\ ll,l,K, Hulks r.... I'.\. fyy y\ %7ji ri 0 ^ o\ 1st quality can ever ^^-^5\. '^^^ t'e Stf"' by mail. May- hap yiiu kniiw it. By freight, prepaid if preferred, we ship safely 4, 5, or 6 ft. trees; 2-yr. Roses of rare excellence— everything! You actually pay less than for the puny stuff. 1,000 acres Nurseries. 20,000 acres Orchards. Exact information about trees and fruits. Stark Bros., Louisiana, Mo. CUT FLOWER VASES Great Reduction in Prices. On and after this date (Feb. 2, '93) the following schedule of prices are in force; 0 .S in. diam. by 13 in. deep. .40 $4.00 1 -5V in. diam. by 10 in. deep, .35 3.50 2 -4' in. diam. by 9 in. deep, .30 3.00 3 -4 in. diam. by 6 in. deep. .25 2.50 4 -3 in. diam. by 4'.^in. deep, .20 200 Cheap. The above quotations cancel the prices in our trade list at page 45. Kindly make note of same on the catalogue sent you, as we will not issue a new list for some little time. These vases have the appearance of polished mahogany; they are neat, attractive and durable, and at the low figure now prevailing Exceedingly They will consequently be more popular than ever. Please note that we oiler them AT FACTORY PRICES. JOHN GARDINER & CO., Seedsmen, PHILADELPHIA. TREES siiiuiis, i;i;i:i{(iu i:i;ns. k<)< FRUIT AND ORNAIYIEIMTAL, I.MJDY PI,.V\TS, FOK Sl'IUNiJ l»l,.\r<;. low. 160 I'ace CntiiloKue Free. ELLWANCER & BARRY, T6c"H°rsT'^E"R"?j;'^Y^' THE CATALOGUE OF NEW PLANTS ETC., OF V. LEMOINE & SON, NANCY, FRANCE, Can be had on application from their sole agent, C. RAOUX, 296 PEARL STREET, NEW YORK. 100,000 VERBENAS. THE CHOICEST VARIETIES IN CULTIVATION. Fine pot plants. $2.50 per 100: $20 00 per 1000. Rooted Cutlingi. $1 00 per 100: $8 00 per 1000. -===l JVO leUST OI« 3VXI1-,I>EJ w. ^^ Packed light, and satisfaction guaranteed. Send lor circular. . . . Our HaleH reacliel-I Ir 1.11 I^O . . . ISAAC C. ROGERS. MOORESTO'HN, N. J. SPLENDID 8T06K. Altliernanthfras P. Major, aurea nana S-ln. pots, i HcKoniaM. HowerlnK Borti* ZU-ln. " CiiU'UM. Ill 1-,' aplcndlil sorts 2-11). " (•viliiiiiin.lnl.iiilorbloom :Wn. " ('lirvsiiMllH.iiiiiiii»,40Bplemll(lBOrt8 .... 2-rn. " linlilliis, liir^'i' riHitH, :ili varletleB '* I :rt II 111 in I IS. •liiiililu and altiKUi BOrtB 2W.|n. " ..iiv.Tk'avfdnorts 2Mn- " ■ lorts, Incliiillnn il'Aii HANS NIEISON, St. Joseph, Mo. ASTER SEED Mary Seniplc, (I'ink), ;uk1 Semple's Njy White (white), mixed, finest strain 7K on the market. Price, $1 per pkt., $5 per o/. JAMES SEMPLE, FLORIST Box 2 HelLEVUE, pa. Azalea Indica In Inid or bluoni, from 75c. to Jl.50 e:ich. LILIES roB EASTER, HARRlSll, LONGIFLORUM, CANDIDUM, RHODODENDRONS. tS^SKND KOlt l'Kll'l':s. WILLIAM A. BOCK, NOBTH CAUBBIDQE, M&SS. l.iiiKi' iiK-.MliM.-nl "f 111!' I.i'»t Uoscs. Cumntlmm, C'lirvsantlieuiniii.s, M. II. Kern. CiileuK. Violets, Ceranl- uniB, eto.. lor tlorlstB ubg. Semi for traile price list to IIIiNKY SMITH. 130 Monroe .St. tiranil Kaplils, Mich. Always mention the Amercan Flo- rist when writing to advertisers. i8g3. The American Florist. 833 LimE's mm, ■ -A Valuable Discovery of the 19th Century. SILVER MEDAL AWARDED BT THE CALIFORNIA STATE FAIR OF 1890. This preparation Is a sure destroyer ot the Scale, Wooly Aphis and Insect Pests of any and all descriptions. It may be as freely used in the conservatory, garden and greenhouse as in the orchard or vine- yard. It is non-poisonous and harmless to vegetation when diluted and used according to directions. It mixes instantly with cold water in any proportion, it is Safe, Sure and Cheap. No fruit grower or florist should be without it. Send for Circulars and Price £ist. R. W. CARMAN, General Agent, 291 AMITY Street, FLUSHING, Queens, Co., N. Y. HERE WE ARE AGAIN. Send on your orders for Sash Bars and Ven- tilating Sash. All kinds on hand. PROMPT ATTENTION. Itemized Estimates given, and cost of freight guaran eed. CORRESPONDENCE SOLICITED. Clear Cypress, from bottom gutter up is my specialty. Lyman Felheim, ERIE. PA. J. N. Struck & Bro, Manufacturers of CYPRESS LOUISVILLE, KY. CUTS! Wood Engraving, Zinc Etching, Half=Tone, Wax Engraving, Photo - Engraving, Designing. ]V[ANZ & GO., ENGRAVERS, )TOTT'S YSTEIVl OF PRAYING ^ 1 AV E S Plant s-Fi K ILLMRIGHT LLS, INSECTSAND MILDEW TOTT^ 1,,..^ PRAYER CHARGED WITH KlLLMRlGHT,CONNECTiD WITH FAUCET READY FOR USE WORKS^' EQUALLY WELLWITH A GARDEN ENGINE. END FOR SroTfs Syringe CELUA" CONTAINS THE KILLNIRIGHT CIRCULAR AND Testimonials. .StottGardenImplement Company 13 G UbertyStNewYork. NEPONSET * FLOWER * POTS of Waterproof Paper, light, durable, unbreakable and cheap. Tomato Growers have used them with success and proved their appreciation by repeated orders. Cabbage Growers have tried them and duplicated their orders. Market Growers of Verbenas, Alyssum, Coleus and other plants, which do not shun moisture, have used them extensively in repeated seasons. Recommended for light and safe packing of tender and valuable plants, for the marketing of Ferns, Dutch Bulbs, Lily of the valley and the like. Cost about 40 per cent less than earthen pots, and weight considerably lighter, thus saving in first cost and freight. For Frice List and further particulars address AUGU.ST ROLKEK & SONS, Station E, New Yorlc. K. & J. FARQUHAR, - - - - Boston, Mass. Who furnish samples, by mall, postpaid, on receipt of 10 cts. 11 cts. 1* ct». 17 cts. 22 CtS. 40 Ctl". 60 cts. For 1 dozen 3H-ii F. W. BIRD & SONS, Sole Manufacturers, EAST WALPOLE, MASS. C. HENNECKE CO. Price list of our Standard Greenhouse Pots: 1 3-4 inch, 2 inch, 2 1-2 inch, 3 inch, per 1,000, $3.00 3-SO " 4.00 5-50 3 1-2 inch, 4 inch, 5 " 6 " per 1,000 $6.75 " 8.00 13-50 " 22.50 The superiority of our pots is acknowledged by all who have used them. WRITE FOR OUR CATALOGUE OF Fancy Pots, Vases, Jardinieres, Wire Designs, isTO-F :E*rc3- GflTflLOGUE PRINTING. ELEGTROTYPING. Done with expert ability for Florists Nurserymen, Seedsmen. Write to J. Horace McFarland Co., HASBISBURG, FA. 834 The American Florist. Mar. i6, Substitutes for Glass in Greenhouse Roofs. In Bulletin No. 4-9 of the Cornell Univer- sity Agricultural Experiment Station Prof. L. H. Bailey says: "There is much inquiry for some cheap substitute for glass for greenhouses, and various preservative preparations are recommended for the treatment of cloth and paper to be used in roofing. We have tried paper one season, and find both to be entirely unsatisfactory for a winter roof in this climate. They are cold, dark and not durable. For summer or late spring use oiled muslin is fairly satisfac- tory. Plants which require a heavy shade in summer can be grown to advantage under such a roof. In the summer of 1891 we found a cloth-roofed house to be an excellent place for flowering the tuberous begonias. Cloth roofs, with ordinary oil treatment, last less than a year, and paper is so easily torn and punctured by drifting twigs that we consider it nearly useless for roofs. It will also tear after a short time by a heavy wind from the inside if a door or ventilator chances to be open. The cost of a few annual roofs of this character will pay for a glass roof Even if the cloth were to last for two or three years, it would soon become very dark from a collection of dirt and the growth of mildew. "Our first experience with these covers was the use of paper in the fall of 1890. The paper used was a thin white, stiff, architect's drafting paper known in the trade as 'Economy.' This was laid over the sash-bars and was held down by the caps used for holding butted glass. It was then thoroughly saturated with raw linseed oil. It had been in place but a short time when an ambitious cat attempted to walk over it, and made a hole at about every other step. After a few weeks of vexatioii, the paper was removed, and a medium quality of unbleached muslin cloth was substituted, being laid on in the same way. This muslin was oiled twicewithraw linseed oil. This was in December. The cloth lasted until late spring, but became very black and dirty towards the last. In the fall of 1891, another covering of the same muslin was laid, and this received three coats of raw oil. This lasted until the next summer. "This roof is now covered with glass" THE BEST POTS. THE CHEAPEST. THE LOWEST FREIGHT RATES. THE BEST OF PACKING. THE LARGEST POTTERY IN THE STATE FOR MAKING STANDARD FLOWER POTS. ..$2.2U ;(,.■■« . b.m . 7..W . 10.00 . Ui.OO . 20.1)0 2 Inch J 3.26 illnch 2W " 3.50 V " 22 •• 4.00 8 •• 3* " B.OO 9 •' ■Ai •■ 7.26 lU " i " ».00 11 " 6 " 1.1.80 12 " Terms: rush, fri'e on iKiard cnrs hero. Address HILFINGER BROS., Potters, FORT EDWARD. N. Y. Easter Decorations will be enhanced vastly by iisini; GREEN SILKALEWE for str'nging. Sciiil for Saiiiplis iiiiil pikrs. JOHN C. MEYER A, CO., :;«!> l)t\onsliiii' St.. liOSTON. >1.\SS. FLORAL DESIGNS The Cut Flower Worker's friend. Fine book of i6o pages. Send 93.60 for it, to J. HORACE MeFARLAND, Hirrliburg, Pi. "Standard" Flower Pots. As manufactured by us have carried off highest honors wherever shown and have stood the best test. They are used in all the leading floral establishments in the United States. For prices address The Whilldin Pottery Company, BRANCH WAREHOUSES: 713. T^S- 71? & 7^9 Wharton St., Philadelphia, Pa. STANDARD FLOWEK POTS. Every u er of Flower P^ts shou'd carrespDnd with us b fore purchasirg elsewhere, our facilities are unequalled. A. H. HEWS & CO., N. Cambridge, Mass.- Standard Flower Pots. We wish to notify the trade that this summer we have made great improvements in machinery and haTC also discovered a better clay, so that we are now manufacturing FLOWER POTS that can't be beat. We have the assurance of a host of our customers, that our make are the be&'t in the market. Bear in mind that freight rates are very low from this point and we claim that our way of packing saves you freight charges. Send for circulars, or we will send you figures on any quantity you want. SIPFLE, DOPFFEL & CO., SYRACUSE, N. Y. NEW BRIGHTON POTTERY, Maiiiiliicturiug the ELVER80N, SHERWOOD k BARKER STANDARD FLOWER POTS. Wiite for an Illustrated catalot-iie and price list of Pots. I..awn Vases. Hantilnt; Bubkfls. Bud Pols, etc. ADDRHss PITTSBURGH CLflV MF'6 GO.. New Brigtilon, Fa. H. M. HOOKER COMPANY, 57 and 59 W. Randolph Street, CHICAGO, NATURAL GAS MADE GLASS FOR GREENHOUSES. Write for latest prices.- GARDENERS HOT-BED SASH, INDESTRUCTIBLE. CYPRESS GREENHOUSE WOOD WORK OF ALL KINDS. Write for prices. THE PEIRGE & COLEMAN CO., J. C. VAUGHAN. AK<'iit for ChlcaKO ami Nvw York. a. S. AND FOREIGN 'I'ra'ie Marks. DcsiKiis. Opiuions, Searches, otc, promptly attended to. Send sketch or model for free examination as to patentability. All work .strictly confidential. GEO. H. CHANDLEE, Atlniltic llulUUne. W.ASIIINGTON I). Mention Anjorlcan Klor 8t Please mention the American Flo- rist every time you write any of the advertisers on this page. W8tC.C0. Wrought Iron Pipe, Fittings, Valves, ETC. 78:John ST., NEW YORK. WELLS & GOUTflN GO., L'ld. Mention American Klurlst. jSgS- T HE American Florist. 83s KROESCHELL BROS. Greenhouse ^ Boiler, 41 to B5 Erio St., CHICAGO Boilers made of tbe best of material shell firebox ■heets and beads of steel water space all around (front, Bides and back). Write for information. Mention American Florist. PLANT BED CLOTH. CHEAP SUBSTITUTE FOR GLASS Od H beds, Cold Frames, etc. Three grades. Used by Florists, Gardeners* etc.. Invaluable for Tobacco Growers. Protects from frost. Promotes, hardy, vigorous growth and keeps beds warm ; will not shrink or mildew. For sale hy the lead Ing Dry Goods houses. Seedsmen. Florists, etc. Well Icnown and extensively used. For circulars and sam- ples apply NATIONAL WATERPROOF FIBRE CO , 50 South Street. - - NEW YOBK. 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Mo., Auj;uBt 9 to 12, 18113. CONTENTS. Spring show Peuna. Hort. Society S87 Carnatious— Seasonable hints 888 — \ group of caruatiou blooms S38 — Carnation notes ... SSS World's Fair notes S:l!) Main entrance Hort. Dldg-., World's Fair (illns)..SJU Sales by sample . , . _ . . 8:>il Roses — Rose growing ill the south ; 810 — Number of blooms cut 810 New York 8t0 Cyclamens at the World's Fair (illus) 811 Philadelphia 811 Washington . . . . 8li; Mound under dome of Hort. Building (illus) . . Sl:i Boston St:; Bnifalo 8M Tuberous-rooted begonias (with illus) 811 Chicago 818 Corrections 8,50 The seed trade 852 Carnation errata t 852 Catalogues received Sf)2 Still singing the same old song 8=it St. Louis ,S5(1 Cincinuati 8")8 Toronto ... 8*i0 Recent legal decisions .S(i2 As Easter draws near there will be worry and work both to get the Easter plants in perfection at the nick of time, but it is impossible to have every thing just right without care and watchfulness. If lilies are fairly well out one week ahead of time they can be removed to a cool light shed and will keep perfectly well. If azaleas are a little too forward put them under a bench in a cool house and cover with tissue paper to keep drip and dirt from the flowers. Hyacinths will keep in this way for ten days. Tulips are really better if placed in a cool shady place for several days before cutting;they thenlast much better and do not wilt when cut. Lily of the valley I always have cut and placed in jars of water several days before they are used. The absorption of water gives them greater size and stiffness. All growers have noticed how much better roses are for being kept twenty-four hours in water in a cool cellar. A cool damp cellar is much better for roses than a dry ice box. W. S. ' Next week comes the Rose Number. Spring Show of the Penna. Horticultural Society, Philadelphia. This show, which has just closed, was in some respects the best that has ever been held by this time-honored society. An entirely new departure for the spring exhibition was adhered to on this occa- sion. The plants, instead of being placed on the long and narrow and monotonous tables, were arranged in artistic groups on the floor of the main hall. The effect on entering was very pleasing. In the foyer were the cut flowers, roses, carnations, violets and so forth. Pitcher & Manda had some new plants in this room, among which were the variegated form of Adiantum cuneatum, also the variegated leaved potato, and Maranta Lageriana and a new gynura. Mr. John Burton's new rose American Belle was an attractive feature allthrotigh the show. What made it so much more of an attraction was Mr. Btirton re-ar- ranging his exhibit every day, throwing out those flowers which were damaged and replacing them by fresh cut blooms. If all the exhibitors in the cut flower de- partment had followed this good example it would not have presented so deplorable a condition as it did on the second day after opening. And carnations were the worst, all of them being useless on Wednesday morning. Exhibitors and growers and all those who are interested in the carnation are very much disap- pointed. The escaped unconsumed illum- inating gas is responsible for the trouble, so it is believed by many of those most deeply interested. An effort will be made to introduce the electric light for the chrysanthemum and regular fall shows. Front my own observations I am inclined to think that even the electric light will not entirely do away with the difficulty. It is worth while to make an effort to remedy the evil anyway. And in the meantime it would be a good idea for the society to offer a premium for the best contrivance in which to exhibit carna- tions that would cause them to retain their freshness over the longest period. Or what would be better still, maybe, would be to adopt the Boston idea, that of the judges examining the exhibits each day and rendering their final decision on the last day of the show. By this means the cut flower exhibit would present a cheerful appearance at all times instead of the way it is now; a disgrace to the Pennsylvania Horticultural Society and to Philadelphia. Madame Testout made a good impres- sion by its beautiful color, large size and stout and long stems. They were exhib- ited by Mr. Ernst Asmus. Mr. May was awarded a silver medal for his new rose Mrs. Whitney. It is very much the same shape as what we may now call the old W. F. Bennett. It is, however, a delicate pink in color, and it is graceful in form and delieiousiy fragrant. Bridesmaid was also shown, but wlether by Mr. May or Mr. Moore, the originator, I do not know. Certain it is that it retains its old friends and is making new ones all the time. There was only one exhibitor (in the grower's class) of American Beauty. Beauties must be off crop, for eight or ten growers exhibited this old favorite at the chrysanthemum show last November. There were some excellent Brunners, Laings and Rothschilds among the hybrids, as this class of rose is usually called in the trade. La France was hardly up to the standard of former years unless Testout overshadowed it and made the older rose seem more inferior in compari- son with the new candidate for public favor. Brides, Mermets, Mme. Hoste, Sunsets, Bennetts and all the popular kinds were there in good form. The orchids as usual attracted more attention than all the rest of the flower- ing plants put together, and with few exceptions the flowers retained thtir freshness to the end of the show, attest- ing anew the adaptibility of orchids for exhibition purposes. The time will come when we will have orchid shows — even in Philadelphia, for the taste for these blue blooded aristocrats of the floral kingdom is rapidly increasing. Unfortunately there was onl3' one com- petitor for the Craig cup for the best new carnation not yet disseminated. This was Mr. Swayne's Ophelia. There is a much needed reform necessary in the ofierine of valuable prizes for new carnations. The variety which has won a prize should certainly be renewed every day so that the public can get an idea of the probable value of such a variety. The Boston plan of judging should be insisted upon in the case of all new vari- eties whether it be carried into effect with all cut flowers or not. Besides, I think the winner of the cup should, as a matter of personal pride in his variety, renew his exhibit every day. There were nocompetitors fortheWent- worth prizes until Fred Dorner's came in on Thursdaj', and the most of these were not eligible because they are disseminated. I did not see the flowers until the day after the awards were made, so could not judge of their respective merits. The white variety "Uncle John" and the red "The Stuart" were eligible, and thelatter was awarded the coveted prize (a silver medal), but the former was not. How- ever, thejudges I know must have had good and sufficient reasons for withhold- ing it, and it is certainly better to err on the side of not granting a prize for a new variety than it is to award it to one hastily and which would eventually prove to be undeserved. It is a pity that those of Mr. Dorner's which were eligible for competition in the new variety classes ■were not received in time to compete on Tuesday, for they certainly show great merit, and should be heard of in the 838 The American Florist. Mar. cut flower market in the near future. Among plants Mr. Joyce had some fine specimens both in orchids in bloom, and palms and other plants which are grown for their foliage. Mr. Long, gardener to A. J. Drexel, Esq., had as usual exceed- ingly well grown plants. His collections of ferns were marvels of good growth, and show unmistakably what may be accomplished by painstaking and well directed effort. Among Mr. Long's spe- cimens was a Coccoloba pubescens, a very rare plant, though it was found in the West Indies as long ago as 1690. Two new names appear among the successful exhibitors in the persons of P. G. Cox, gardener to Mr. W. H. Kemble, who had some azaleas and standard zonal pelargoniums, and C. W. Cox, gardener to H. Clay Kemble, Esq., who had some well grown plants of ten week stocks, the variety being Princess Louise, or "Cut and come again." W. K. Harris added to the color de- partment by furnishing hundreds of tulips in full bloom. He was also successful in the various hydrangea classes. H. G. Standen also contributed to the success of the show, so also did Albert Wolte- mate, Chester Davis, gardener to Wm. P. Hensze}', Esq. Something out of the common line at this season of the 3'ear was some snap-dragons in full bloom. Mr. Davis' cyclamen were also excellently well grown. George Huster, gardener at Girard College, also came in for some first premiums. Fred R. Sykes, gardener to Mrs. George Dawson Coleman, had some cucumbers which attracted atten- tion. There was only one dinner table design against four last November. Messrs. Kift & Son, however, displa3-ed their usual originality, taste and skill in their production, and deservedly were awarded first money. Mr. George Craig took first for basket of flowers, also for plateau. Pennock Bros, were first for corsage bouquets and bridesmaids' bou- quets, and John Crawford was first for brides' bouquets. First for jardiniere of spring bulbs was captured by Kift & Son, who also won the first for decoration of growing plants, not over 100 feet square. This showed best efftct in arrangement. A. Woltemate was awarded second; he had the choicest plants. Portia semis to be still the best scarlet carnation which conies to the Philadel- phia market, for it won first in both growers' and dealers' classes for best scarlet. Jacob Becker had some well grown azalea plants, so also had W. K. Harris, but flowering plants were not out in sufficient cjuantity to make the hall as lively to look upon as we have seen it. The only hyacinths in the show were those Messrs. Ivift had in the jardinieres. Of rhododendrons there were none. Messrs. Kift and C. A. Kna]ip furnished most of the Ilarrisii lilies. Mushrooms came from the Lansdale Mushroom Com- pany and C. A. Knapp. Robert Craig had some grand specimen bay trees, araucarias, azaleas and tulips. ]. M. Hughes, gardener for G. W. Childs, iisq., had a fine group of decorative plants. H. A. Dreer and PL F. MichcU had fine displays of seeds, bulbs and garden implements. Among the carnation exhibitors were Albert M. Herr, W. R. Shelmire, J. J. Styer, H. A. Dreer, C. E. Meehan, Edwin Lonsdale, Joseph Heacock, J. L. Dillon and John Welch Young. L. Seasonable Hints. Carnations bloom more freely as the season advances. The increasing light of the lengthening days gives .ndditional vigor and productiveness. This how- ever, produces an evil, little or not at all felt during the winter months. The sun shines through the unprotected glass with increased vigor, and shading must be resorted to to modify his fierce rays. The ideal shading would be some arrange- ment that could be removed morning and evening, or on cloudy days, and applied only when the sun shines the strongest. But the matter of expense seems to stand in the way until some ingenious inventor solves the problem. Carnations, and other greenhouse stock as well, need all the diffused daylight that can be had; but the full strong sun is certainly detri- mental. The shortness of the winter day and lowness of the sun reduces this evil to a minimum. As the season ad- vances it is greatly increased until it be- comes impossible to grow any plant sat- isfactorily under glass without a proper degree of shading. During the middle or latter part of March it will be found desirable to apply a light shading to the south slope of the houses. This should be increased as the days grow warmer until towards June the glass may be nearly covered both north and south sides. For ourselves we use whitewash applied with a brush; at first running a stripe down the center of each flight of glass, broadening this stripe as the season advances. Many put the whitewash on with a syringe, first running it through a phosphate sack as a strainer. Others use a mixture of naphtha and white lead. It is imma- terial what is selected for the purpose; but judgement must be used with it. Do not put on too much at first— just suffi- cient to keep down the temperature on very bright days. When washed of!" by rain it must be re-applied. Houses run- ning north and south will not require so much shading as those running east and west. Propagating houses and those we wish to keep cool will need more and need it earlier in the season. It is almost useless toexpectcarnations to flower under glass during the late spring and summer months without a proper amount of shading. The labor of attending to them is also greatly re- duced. Without shade they dry out directly and take almost an unlimited amount of water, and the plants arc injured by the intense heat and glare of the sun. Incidentally we would remark that the carnations will stand ;iiid should receive more water now and during warm weather than in the winter season. Avondale. Pa. W. R. Siii:i.miki:. A Group of Carnation Blooms. A batch of carnation blooms was re- cently received from II. E. Chitty, Pater- son, N.J. It comprised five seedlings, as well as a selection of older varieties, the seedlings being numbered, butnotnamed. Number 1 was a brilliant red, a few shades deeper than a true scarlet, but very bright; it has excellent stems, and seems tolerably free from the tendency to burst. It had a strong clove scent, and travelled in good condition. This seemed to us the most promising seedling in the batch. Number 2 was a white, of very- strong growth. It had heavy stems and a well-shaped flower, but the blooms did not seem to travel verv well. Number 3 was a pink of La Purite type; good stems and good flower, but color hardly bright enough. Number 4 was a crimson of stout, apparentlv dwarf growth;color a little too dark. Number 5 was a cream white, growth something like Dorner's Blanche, but this did not travel well. All these seedling blooms were from pot plants. Among the older varieties received was Grace Wilder, some of the finest blooms of this sort we have ever seen. If it could always be produced in such condi- tion as these flowers Mr. Chitty sent us it would never be superseded by newer rivals. Two yellows were represented, Andalusia and Golden Triumjih. The first named is entirely clear yellow, with- out any red markings, but it did not travel as well as Golden Triumph. A bimch of scarlet carnations was sent among the rest, with the statement that it was a mixture of Robt. Craig and Emily Pierson, and the request that some ex- pert would sort them out and determine the two varieties. This we were totally unable to do; so far as we could tell the blooms were all of one variety, being precisely similar in color, texture, and growth. Other varieties represented were Mrs. Mangold, Dawn, Grace Darling, Motor and ilrs. Pennock; they vk-ere allexcellent flowers, and travelled remarkably well, excepting Dawn, which seems a poor keeper. Mrs. Pennock, Wilder, Motor and Grace Darling were particularly fresh. Carnation Notes. Mr. Shelmire's plan of growing to- matoes among carnations may be all right for the wholesale grower, but the retail grower needs not to grow vegeta- bles among his flowering plants. As a general rule the retailer needs a contin- uous supply of carnation flowers as nearly all the year round as he can get them. A stolen crop for him would, itself, do a good deal of stealing. The writer's jiractice has been to give the carnation benches a mulching of very rotten cow manure about the middle of March, about half inch thick; this helps to keep up the vigor of the plants for an early summer supply of flowers. Indeed, last year we did not pull up the old plants till August or near the time wc had to prepare to put in the new cro]) of plants. Of course a good man}' plants of some kinds die out, but enough always remains to make it well worth the trouble of caring for them. These few remarks are not made in a spirit of criticism, but simply in the in- terest of the general retail growers, who, of course, constitute the largest division of the great army of florists slill marching on the way of progress. There seems to be much dilVercncc of opinion among growers .as to whether carnations should be syringed or not. For years 1 have never failed to syringe when there was sunshine and temper- ature, etc., to render it safe to do so and never yet saw any evil resulting from the practice. E. I'kver. Pi.iCASE mention the Amkrican Florist every time you write to an advertiser. i893. The American Florist. S39 MAIN ENTRANCE OF THE HORTICULTURAL BUILDING, WORLDS COLUMBIAN EXPOSITION. World's Fair Notes. One ot Mr. Thorpe's latest plans is for a contest in floral arrangement during the month of August. Of course the dif- ficulties in making the contest truly national in character will be numerous but he believes they can all be overcome. The month of August has been selected mainly because at that time so many flo- rists will be sure to visit the fair and can take part without making a special trip for the purpose. Mr. Thorpe believes that many of the eastern florists will be suffi- ciently interested to have their material sent on from the east for the purpose, but all can enter and use material obtained in Chicago or within easy reach. These notes are writen at his suggestion and he hopes to see a lull expression of opinion regarding the matter in these columns by those interested. Certainly such an im- portant department of the trade as the arrangement of flowers should not be entirely omitted from a display intended to represent the progress of floriculture, and such contests always prove great attractions to the people. Mr. Thorpe believes that the rules to govern such a contest should be largely devised by those who will probably take part. Let every one interested be heard from now so that details may be settled as early as possible. The display of cyclamens is still grand though now a trifle past its best. The cinerarias are now coming to the front and are rnaking a blaze of color. Some very distinct advances in color and mark- ings are to be seen, though one of the lots is so rniserably poor that it seems almost incredible that any one would enter such a strain in such a contest. The contrast between this lot and the superb strains that surround it is truly painful. Quite a number of dovible varieties areshownand that these strains have become well "fixed" is evident from the very small proportion showing reverted flowers. The colors of the doubles show marked im- provement over the washy shades first seen but still further improvement is needed before they can be called really beautiful flowers. The display of annuals will certainly be immense. One of the greenhouses is filled with trays containing seedlings. The pansies came through the winter in splendid shape in spite of the trying weather and though Mr. Thorpe guarded against failures by growing small lots under glass to fill in with, only a few of the latter will be needed. The pansy dis- play promises to be a magnificent feature, and as they will be in bloom at the open- ing ot the exposition they will start the series of displays that will be made in front of the Horticultural Building. The roses also came through the hard winter in good condition in spite of many fears to the contrary. Work is now progressing rapidly in all divisions of the department and as soon as the weather moderates sufficiently the remainder of the plants for exhibition will be received and placed in position. The series of winter displays has drawn hosts of visitors to the grounds, and have proved quite a source of revenue to the Exposition. The calceolarias are coming on in good shape and will follow the cineraria display. This will fill in the program up to the opening of the Expo- sition in May. Sales by Sample. A sale by sample is a sale in which a sample is so used between the buyer and seller as to express or become a part of the contract of sale. The mere exhibition of a sample during the negotiation of a sale will not of itself make it a sale by sample. There must be a mutual under- standing between the parties that they are dealing with reference to the sample. Where, however, a sale is made by means of the exposure and examination of a sample the implication will be raised that it is a sale by sample, otherwise the use of the sample would be mean- ingless. The principal rule of law governingsale by sample is that the seller undertakes that the bulk of whatever is so sold shall correspond in kind and quality with the sample. In California, Idaho, Pennsyl- vania and the Dakotas, it is specifically declared by statute that "One who sells or agrees to sell goods by sample thereby warrants the bulk to be equal to the sam- ple"— in quality, is probably meant, which is only what is implied in the other states. In an early American case, which has been many times approved by the courts of the different states, it was claimed by the seller, who had shown a sample that no action upon a warranty could be maintained against him, unless the war- ranty was express; and that no other action could be maintained imless there was a false affirmation respecting the quality of the article. But, said the court, for what purpose is the sample exhibited, unless it is intended as a representative of the thing to be sold? What would an 840 The American Florist, Mar honorable merchant say, if, when he took from a mass of sugar or coffee a small parcel, and offered to sell by it, the man who was dealing with him should ask him if it was a fair sample, and call upon him to warrant it so? Mercantile honor would instantly take the alarm; and if such (jucstions should become necessary, there would be no need of that honor, which happily is now general, and almost universally relied upon. That there is not an unknown and invisible defect, owing to natural causes, or to previous manage- ment by some former dealer, he may not be presumed to affirm when he shows the sample; and, as to these particulars, an express warranty may be required, con- sistently with confidence in the fair deal- ing of the vendor. But that the thing is the same, generically and specifically, as that which he shows for it, he certainly undertakes, and, if a different thing is delivered, he does not perform his con- tract, and must pay the difference, or receive the thing back and rescind the bargain, if it is offered him. That the seller does not know that the bulk of the goods are inferior to the sam- ple will not as a general thing relieve him from his implied warranty in selling by the sample. Tf the Imyer purchases upon the faith of it, it is enough. But if the buyer knows, or from the circumstances ought to know, that the seller has no knowledge of the bulk beyond what is afforded by the sample, the buyer will be presumed to purchase at his own risk. There is no implied warranty against latent defects in goods sold by sample which are present both in the sample and the goods delivered. But a stricter rule is appled to sellers who are manufacturers. If goods are sold under a specified com- mercial description, though they be sold by sample, there are authorities holding that the goods shall reasonably answer the specified description in its commercial sense; and that the sample in such cases is to be looked upon as a mere expression of the (piality of the article, not of its essential character, so that if, notwith- standing the bulk agrees with the sam- ple, yet if from adulteration or other causes, not appearing by the sample though not known to the seller, the bulk does not reasonably answer the descrip- tion in a commercial sense, the seller is liable. Where what arc called "average sam- ples" are taken, that is, the seller takes samples from different parts or packages of the same bulk, and then mixes up these samples, so that he may get a sample that will correspond to theaverage qual- ity of the bulk, and the buyer then know- ing it purchases by such average sample, there is no brcachoftheimplicd warranty of correspondence if some parts or pack ages of the bulk are intisrior to the sample. . There is no warranty in the sale ot goods by sample that the goods shall be fit for a particular purpose. If an opportunity is given to the buyer to insjject the goods he is purchasing and he inspects them or on his own responsi- bility waives inspection, the imiilied war- ranty of correspondence to sample will not be raised. In such case he will be con- sidered to have proceeded at his own risk. Benefits of the implied warranty are in- tended for those who have no such oppor- tunity of inspection. An agent can sell by sample and bind his principal cither when he h.-is been given special authority to sell in such manner or when he has been given gen- eral authority to sell the other's goods. Where the terms of a sale are intended to be embodied in a written contract and nothing is said therein about the sale being by sample, verbal evidence will not be admitted to show that it is a sale by sample. Rose Growing in the South. We would like to find out the cause of our roses mildewing so badly. Our rose house is a three-quarter span. 2l) feet wide, facing tlie southwest, with ventila- tors at the top and on the side of the house. We give plenty of air all day, having all the ventilators open, and arc getting plenty of sun all day, and do not need to fire any at night, and although we use lots of sulphur yet our roses seem to mi'dew all the time. They are making good strong wood, but as soon as they form new leaves the mildew gets on them. The roses were planted very late, but are forming lots of buds now, and would do well if it was not for mil- dew. We use raised benches. Any infor- mation on the subject will be thankfully received. Te.xas. Your correspondent complains of being badly alllicted with mildew in their rose houses. As I understand the matter they have ventilators in front on the houses and on the ridge, plenty of sun, and they give plenty of water during the day and do not need fire at night. Herein lies the trouble of their mildew, I am afraid. There are two things though, which, in mj' estimation are very plain. In the first place although their house does not appear to need any fire heat during the night, notwithstanding they have a temperature of 50° to 60'^ at night the atmosphere in the house gets somewhat chilly toward morning, and there is cer- tainly stagnated moisture more or less. To clear the mildew out of the houses I would advise them to use a very little fire at night and give a little air from ven- tilators and use sulphur as they have been doing, and I think by that means they can get rid of it. Furthermore they they should be a little careful about the front ventilators and not apply in any quantity except during the middle of the day when the sun is very hot. After a stagnated atmosphere in the house the leaves become somewhat moistened and soft which makes them liable to attacks of fungoid troubles; hence, if thej' wish to check it entirely I think it would pay them to put on a small amount of hre in the house at night, ventilating from the ridge at the same time, but keeping front ventilators closed. .Ti5 844 The American Florist. Mar. 23^ could be produced such as were common ten years ago they would still sell, but the miserable bulbs now sent over pro- duce blooms which are little better than white azalea flowers. The visit of the garden committee of the Mass. Horticultural Societ3' and friends to the greenhouses of Mr. C. V. Whitten on March 17 was a most enjoy- able occasion, and the fact that it was St. Patrick's Day gave an additional charm to the occasion for certain mem- bers of the party. Mr. Cotter, who superintends the establishment, met and escorted the visitors through the houses, and many were the expressions of admir- ation as they inspected that incomparable house of longiflorum lilies. There was also much interest manifested in two fine houses of Brunncrs, one just going out of crop and the other just coming in for Easter. The Mermets and Brides were foimd to be in grand shape also. Aficr going the rounds of the greenhouses the visitors were escorted to Air. Whitten's residence where that gentleman extended a cordial welcome and an invitation to partake of a nice lunch and to sample the contents of an overflowing punch bowl, which was accordingly done without further ceremony. Each member of the party was called upon for a short speech and an hour of pleasant social intercourse passed rapidly. There were present Sec- retary Manning, of the Mass. Horticult- ural Society, Chairman Barker, of the Garden Committee, Chairman Wood, of the Fruit Committee, Chairman Wood- ford, of the Committee of Arrangements, Treasurer Richardson, President Uawson, of the Gardeners' and Florists' Club, Supt. Cameron, of the Botanic Garden, M. H. Norton, P.Welch, Robt. Farquhar, W. J. Stewart and others. Mr. J. G. Barker, superintendent of Forest Hills Cemetery, read a paper on tuberous rooted begonias at Horticult- ural Hall on March 18. The essay was very interesting. In the discussion which followed Mr. Ross, superintendent of Newton Cemetery, took up the cudgel in favor of fancy foliage beds and depre- cated the growing disfavor with which his once popular mode of decorative planting is held. Mr. J. H. Woodford has been appointed by the Massachusetts Commissioners for the World's Columbian Exposition to take charge of the collecting and for- warding of exhibits in the floricultural line, and although much time has bctn foolishly wasted and it is now very late to make a proper beginning, yet .a deter- mined effort is to be made to do some- thing which will be creditable to the state. .\n incident which might have had a very serious ending is furnishing material for considerable joking at the expense of one of our well known growers. Missing some roses and suspecting that some one was thieving at night he stationed a watchman in the greenhouse, lie himself was the first visitor to appear and the watchman not recognizing him in the darkness promptly put a bullet through his hat. iCxperience is a great teacher. Buffalo. Last Tuesday was a red letter day in the history of the Uuffdo Florists Club. In the evening the annual election of officers occurred with the following re- sult: President, Daniel H. Long; Vice- President, W. A. Adams; Secretary, Ed- ward 1. Mepsted; Financial Secretary, Harry J. Millctt; Treasurer, Charles II. Keitch. The members turned out in force, as they do only on such occasions. After the election was over and a little necessary business disposed of, we all adjourned to the parlors of one of our leading hotels where we passed a few of the most enjo3'able hours that the writer can ever remember. The menu and dec- orations of the tables left nothing to be desired, but after Pittsburg, all these aft'airs will, I am afraid, for a long time look tame and meagre. In the feast of reason business, it would be hard to beat our little club and its friends. The writer would not lay particular stress on this part of the pro- gram if it were not reallj- well deserved. Each and every speaker, young and old, acquitted himself nobly, in some cases surprising even themselves. Tl-e retiring president, John F. Cowell, in a few happy remarks mstalled W. Scott as toast master. A few of the responses deserve special mention: The toast, "Our S )- ciety," was well taken care of by Mr. Cowell in his happiest vein, and the quantity of botanical names and phrases that he managed to work into this simple subject was astounding. Wra. Scott ^poke for the "Society of American Flor- ists.' It is very easy to say a few nice and true words about ourgrand national societj-. "Our New Officers" brought our treasurer, Mr. Keitch to his feet, and so well did he acquit himself that he kept us in a roar. "The Retailer" was taken care of by Mr. .Vnderson. Mr. A. is a young man, but many a thing he said about how to and how not to run a retail store, will be deeply pondered on by many an older member. Mr. Milley re- sponded to "The grower," and said many good things. Mr. Giddings, of Corfu, was also called on as a grower, and not only that, but as a representa- tive of tnat great little village of Corfu, which is gaining a national reputation as a carnation center. Mr. Giddings said some very broad-minded things about the advantage of a lot of growers being in one vicinity and after that he proved to be the humorist of theevening. He told a couple of stories which took immensely; the one about "The price of the Caller bloom" brought down the house and was greatly enhanced by pure Western New York farmer's dialect, which Mr. G. so easily acquires. "Our annual flower show" was left to Mr. Mepsted, and it was handled in his usual terse and sensible style. Mr. M. said that at even a sacrifice of our plants and money too, we could notafli>rd to let our flower shows drop, as he felt sure much of the great improvement in our popular flowers, and the enormous increase in sales in the past few years was due to these displays all overthecountry. "Our guests" gave Mr. Walter Mott, of Phila- delphia, an opportunitv to be very com- plimentary to the B. F C. There were loud calls for Mr. Peter Crowe, of I'tica. Mr. Crowe, in a muscular, broad shoul- dered, "strike"-ing S])eecli, returned th.mks for all mercies received, and hoped no similar occasion would be marked by hisabsencc. "The professional gardener" was assigned to Mr. \'. H.-immon, .and who could speak to the subject more ably? short notice w.'is given Air. 11. or he would have given us more of such a good thing. Mr. llammon said that in a change of country we should .always have inanj- things to relearn in our busi- ness, and the man who was so well posted in IVance or Germany, or ling- land would s~on find that new methods must be adopted here, and of course r/Ve versa. This exhausted the regular toast list, but by no means all the talent. Calls were made and responded to in good style by Mr. E. L. Cork, Mr. Mans- field, Mr. Wm. Legg and several others, and last, but by no means least, we got the old war horse Mr. Constantinc on his feet, and before he sat down we had all made up our minds he was the orator of the occasion. I had almost forgotten an important toast, "The ladies." Of course the dude and ladies' man, Mr. W. \. Adams, had to respond, and did it well. Mr. .\. said without the ladies there would be no florists, which is cer- tainly verv true. We all expected that Joseph H. Rebstock would have re- turned from his trip round the continent in time, but he did not turn up in town till the fjllo wing day. His absence was somewhat atoned tor by Mr. Mott sing- ing in his fine tenor "When our Joe comes back again." The enjoymctic of the evening was much enhanced by numer- ous musical selections rendered bv the McCabe Brothers and .Mr. Michael Bloy, on the zither, banjo and mandolin. The guests from out of town were Peter Crowe, of I'lica, .Mr. Bonfield, of Little Falls. N V., F. .Mansfield, of L'>cU- port, E. Giddings, T. A. Webb and Mr. Eiiwards, of Corfu, N. V., Mr. C. SA-eet, of Rochester, and others, besides several prominent citizens. Business, except funeral demands is very quiet, but we are all hoping and expecting big things for Easter, and Buffalo is well supplied with a fine lot of Easter stuff. .May that hustling Satur- day be blessed with genial weather, is the praj'er of vour humble servant. W. S. Tuberous-Rooted Begonias. \Abitract of paper read bt'/otr the Massachuseiti HoiticullHia! S,i.i,-I\. Maich if. iS<); b\ John G. BarUr. SupfiinUii'deiii of Fji,'il H,lh Cenflny, Bos foil.] Mv attention was called to this plant in l.'^73 by receiving a package of seed from Norfolk, Va. When the seedling plants were ready for planting out a bed was prepared and they were set June 10; they began to flower July 10, and con- tinued in bloom until the end of the season. This bed rivalled any other bed in the groimd, however choice the plants. The March number ofthc .\meri(.a.\ Florist. for IS.SC), contained an article which states that "Great improvements have been made in this flower in the past few- years; at all the great exhibitions in B.'riin, Paris and London these begonias have been well repiescnted and attracted much attention. Having a compact habit, d.ark glossy foliage, handsome flowers, both in shape as well as richness and variety of color, they are desirable for either pot jilants or in beds. Some of the single flowers measure five to six inches across. Some of the double blooms resemble well- Ibrmed roses or camellias." Since 1S8G, many articles have appeared alwayscom- mendingthcm, and favoring a more ex- tensive use of them in the many ways for which they are adapted. In the Amkki- CAN Fi.oKisTof February, IN'.U , appears an interior view of the tuberous begonia house of F. J. Mecch, at Charlevoix, .Michigan, with an enthusiastic letter upon these olants. In the October number in 181)1, a fine ornamental bed in Pitts- burg, Pa., is shown which was in profiise bloom with rich foliage, from June 20 to the end of the season. It was 80 feet, by S feet, and a magnificent success; the handsomest bed ever seen in that city. Only one end was shaded at all, and that end made the poorest show, iirovingthat the brightest sunlight insures the best result from these plants. William Fal- i893- The American Florist, 845 TUBEROUS-ROOTED BEGONIAS IN THE GARDEN. coner, editor of Ca/'i/fiwzV;^ writes of these plants as he saw them at T. Griffin's nur- sery, Westbury, L. I.: "The behavior of these plants in the open air beds was very encouraging. The main block of beds was right in the open field, unshaded by any- thing. The beds showed no gaps, and the plants were ten to twenty inches high, and very luxuriant, with fine bold foliage, and a mass throughout of brilliant blos- soms. A large mass of these begonias, in beds slightly shaded by trees, showed all the luxuriance and floriferousness of those grown in the open block, and undoubt- edly they are far superior, for such a posi- tion, to geraniums of any sort." John Thorpe of Pearl River, N. Y., chief of the Bureau of Floriculture of the World's Fair, says — "I have always con- sidered the tuberous begonias among the most beautiful of flowers; but now that a strain is produced that can be grown out of doors in full exposure to the sun, their value is incalculable. I predict for them a popularity beyond that of any flower ever before used for bedding pur- poses." William Saunders, superintendent of the Agricultural Department at Washing- ton, D. C, Professor William R. Smith of the Botanic Garden, Washington, D. C, and William Doogue of our own city, all speak in favor of these plants for bedding purposes. I have brought to you these opinions of others as to the value of the tuberous begonia because I believe there is the greatest future before it of any plant of recent introduction, whether for the con- servatory, the window garden or the open garden. I think one reason why it is not better known is that we have been too apt to think it would not flourish ex- cept under glass, and therefore it has not been given a fair trial as a bedder. We have grown it moderately at Forest Hills until last year; then quite extensively, having planted out some thousands of them in different parts of the grounds, in large and small beds and on graves, in all cases they were the best beds of flow- ering plants in the cemetery, affording a remarkable variety of color — white, yel- low, orange, rose, scarlet and crimson, in numerous shades. Then their comparison with other flowers shows greatly in their favor. The geraniums thus far have taken the lead as the best bedders; but how a rainstorm destroys geranium flowers, especially of the single varieties! but with the begonias it is not so; they are bright again in twenty-four hours, flowers and loliage standing up in bright array. At Forest Hills we must have large quantities of bedding plants and of the best. The introduction of the Crozy cannas and the tuberous begonia forms a great advance. It is to be hoped they will soon take the place of the faded coleus, and perhaps others may as well be spared, as they reflect no credit upon a well-managed place. I think there is very little character to the so-called "foliage bed." One can get material at a dry goods store, with which to produce as good an effect. I do not include in this remark the sub-tropical beds, but those filled with so-called foliage plants. Flowering plants are decidedly better. What "foliage" bed can compare with a solid mass of tuberous begonias, or a large bed with Crozy cannas in the cen- tre, surrounded by a broad belt of helio- trope and tuberous begonias as a border? Such a bed is not onlyanobjectof beauty, and a delight to all observers, but if some cut flowers are desired, here they can be had. If one wishes a good bed of flow- ers, a bright vase, a cheerful window, or some choice cut flowers for decoration, the tuberous begonias will not disappoint either desire. As I have had no exper- ience with double varieties, I have only made the slightest reference to them. We have need of only single varieties for our bedding purposes, and depend upon seed- lings alone. Our method of culture has been as follows: The seed was sown Jan. 4, in shallow boxes, in light soil, sifted fine, covered very slightly and pressed down firm with a smooth board, then watered gently but thoroughly with Scollay's rubber sprinkler, and placed in a temperature of 60° and shaded from the sun. They germinated Jan. 24, and by Feb. 24 were ready, and were pricked out one inch apart, in other shallow boxes filled with the same kind of soil 846 The American Florist. Mar. 2j, as before. They were kept shaded until established, then they were grown in full sunlight, until thesun got very warm, when a little shade in the middle of the day was very beneficial. From these boxes they were shifted to deeper boxes —say three inches— and set four inches apart, and as soon as established, were exposed to all the light and air possible, in order to harden them off for planting out, which was done from June 1 to 15. They like a deep, rich soil and plenty of water, being gross feeders. After 1he frost has destroyed the foliage, the tubers can be lifted and gradually dried off in boxes, in plenty of air and light. When dry thej' should be packed in shallow boxes and stored in .-i dry, cool place. In the spring, when they show signs of growth, they should be potted in as small pots as will hold them, and shifted into larger pots as they require, until planted out. These directions will serve for the window gardener as well as the greenhouse culturist. Please write on your printed letter head when addressing our advertisers. If you have no printed letter head, then enclose your business card or bill head. Do YOU WANT a list of the leading cem- etery superintendents? You will find such a list in our new trade directory and reference book. Do vou WANT a list of the leading park superintendents of America? You will find such a list in our new trade directory and reference book. \v YOU wish to make sure that your spring trade list will be preserved by those who receive it, print it in the American Florist. SITUATIONS.WANTS. FOR SALE. alTUATKlN WANTED -Bv kmhtiiI Kiuenlinua 5 liiinil. Acldivss I'HU.ll' KlKcnNKU. :il'.) WiisliliiKton >;t., WUllamsport, Pii. cHrnattonB. roses, ferns, etc. Address T B. Ashbourne P. 0.. Pa. SITUATION WANTBU-Iiv a prnftlc-al earrtenoranrt O tInilBt, 2li, married, Genimn, In prlviiH- ur i-ommcr- clal place. Address .M.lAllN. l;i .lames St.. Sprhifdiilc, IP.Jvokc, Mass. SITUATION WANTED—By a good (iennan grower In roses, violets, camatlone and vegetables, etc.; good landscaper. :jO years' experience; 2 cliIktren;guoil references. IMvate place preferred. Cahi, sriT.M'rEH, Deal P, (),, N. .1. perate; New Englan Hy -., imi.tlnil sriirrlenerancl Acl.llC^^ III I'.iin .\\<- . Pi QITlATlnN WANIKIl l!y |ini.llr;il tiinl.'ii.r unci pl<»ycf 1 yciirM; the U'lidlnff ptuct W" Kmsk. W.'stMiln w ANTED— Immediately, a single man with some evperlence In nursery business. Wages ?50 a intli. Address W. A. Vaxick, Newport, K. 1. WANTEI>— Young man to take charge of palm bouse and assist In decorating. Also assistant for com- mercial place. THE FLORAL E.XCHANGE, (iI4 Chestnut St.. Philadelphia. Pa. W^ WANTED— A young man who has had some evpe- rlence In gardening and greenhouse work; Eng- lish preferred. State wages. Including board. Klori.st, box 44. Ijarchmont, N. \ . WANTED— A successful rose grower to take charge of rose houses In vicinity of New York. Single man preferred. Address TlMPSiiN. Uurnri'MhllshlnKCn .room 1411, Times Bldg.New \ork. w tire cluiryf ut JerrnU'pailment. Address Uirul PubllBhlng Co.. Times BIdg. N. V. ANTKU— A wiugle man on or before April 1. 1SI<{, ,lio Is able to run a retail business (store or ^, , ), State wages expected and address I H. ZscimuNA, f.27 l>e Kalb Ave., Brooklyn. N. Y. W WANTED— Immediately, a single man to grow car- nations, rosea and bulb stock for cut flowers. Will pay $12 to a^SI per month with board. Pe nent position to the right : " ' W^ W It' of flowers. Address in writing, giving references, t*-* desired and whether married or single. ALBEUT M. Day, im Erie St.. Chicago. ANTED— A competent man. married, as working foreman In commercial place: must be tlrst-class ntwer. Address, with copies of references from r cmpNivers iind wages required. iM.w i:it, W'i'lili Hrothers. '1 Beacon St.. Boston. WAN'I'KI) A ivliable single German florist who can ^pciik Knt;li>Ii and do general greenhouse work and lielp at cut flowers and funeral designs, (live references. Good place for good sober man. FOB SALE— I will sell my rooted cutting business, greenhouses, etc.. at a bargain; well established, well advertised and growing. S. B. Field. Rosetle, N. J. rOK SAIiK— Unequaled opportunity for a live florist to purchase a small, well-paying established bus- less. l-'orall particulars address Box 4;i2. Haverstraw-on-IIudson. N. Y. Foil SALE— First-class florist and bird store doing Btrlctiv cash business; good trial given: owner sk-k, must sell. WM. C. Focauty. ;;»; Eighth Ave.. New York. Bet. 45tli and H\Xh. fTOK SALE— Paying florist's business, large selected stock, good patronage, home and abr.imi, ^^ni " FOR SALE OB TO LEASE-Cut flower j.lant con- taining .yi.lKlll feet of glass InChicHgo; In ttrst-class condition, all modern conveniences. Stock In fine con- dition for the World's Fair year. Address A. T. Jackson. BowmanvlUe P. O.. Chicago. ^'CDF^ )/3s,l_] 11, Two .lurllitit^ iMtuse.H, one a two-stoiy with stone indatloii ronialiiliig 10 rooms with all modern liu- ivriiiiiit^^: III)' other a one-story containing Ave iin.s nil in Ml ""I "ider, lnt4?nded for hired help. Also ivliidinll! lui uairring. a ten pin alley, with a good lil is flay loam; will ralsi t-i-tiilliin si liiu i.rrrles. and raspberrle '['In- iiiiHf Is Itii.ri.l.'.l for a summer rt spe- iipon Luke .\1U of Manistee, v essary correspimdr dial.ltnnts. ' ill sav tliattlH'prU-e Is^HMKl the real valuarlon is .'tl.^.ixm. F..r pailiriilars an«l 1 W 1.. PiLLSiiiav, Macomb, 111. formation In i OTTO BAUMANN. -lull So. Writer St., Manistee. Mich. FARFUOIUM GRANDE. """' "''''"'"y'.uall"l''..staKJ'prepui.l. "''"^ TILTON BROTHERS, --J.' Cmve SI., Aurora. III. TKAS »30.oo per looo HYBRIDS 4O.0O per lOOO Healthy plants, in 2-inch pots. Also healthy plants of the Newest Chrysanthe- mums, and general greenhouse stock. Trade list on application. i.oxtis"vix,ijh: icy. You will benefit the American Florist by mentioning it every time you write an advertiser in these columns. FORCING ROSES Wideawake Florists will prepare now for next winter. We make a specialty of all the leading sorts and can furnish healthy young stock to be shifted into one size larger pots on arrival at following prices: $G per 100 for Am. Beauty, White La France and Duchess of Albany. {4 per 100 fur Sunset, Mme. Hoste, Mme. Pierre Guillot, La France, I'erle, Mme. Cusin. $3 per 100 for Niphetus, Bride, Mermet, Bon Silene, Safrano. Also all the famous new sorts: Brides- maid, Mme. Testout, Kaiserin Aug. Victoria, etc. at liiwest Market Prices. Senil List to lie |irif.' ;-iiiili sto.k. I>er lUUU American Beauty f 75.00 Augustine Guinoisseau (W. La France) 55.00 Meteor 45.00 La France 40.00 Perle des Jardins 40.00 Niphetos 40.00 Papa Gontier 40.00 Bride 25.00 Mermet 25.00 CARNATIONS-Out of flats. Lamborn ) Portia $10.00 Golden Gate I White Dove 20.00 I WILL OFFER CHEAP FOR NEXT 30 DAYS, The following Roses, rooted in December, and as fine and healthy stock as any grower can send out. Bridesmaids, Sunsets, Brides, Niphetos, Merinels, Amaryllis of sorts, Peries, Geraniums, and Florists' Seeds. Hydrangea grandiflora panlcula, 2 years, ^cts. Deulzia rosea fl pL, Climbing Roses, 2 yr. 5c. Address E. HIPPARD, Youngstc»wn, 0. THE ANCHORAGE ROSE CO. Otlers a select lot of young Kose plants. Grown from imported stock. Free from disease. All the popular forcing varieties. .SKM> KOK I'UKK LIST ANCHORAGE ROSE CO., Anchorage. Ky. :$,ooo i*ryA.NT«s Jack Roses for Sale. •J liil, Slow per Um. 2;.: rect, ILMKI pir UKI. :: iVc-t, 'ri.'.mi.iT liR). All ^v.■ll^I.lnclu■.lall,l ..ntluil .lUli ,....{^. JORDAN FLORAL CO.. - SL Louis, Mo. Finest stock in Northwest Diii'Im'Ns anv. Mini'. Ilosle. I.a I'n.iMC. MphelnH, Callxriiie IMeriiiel, IVi-lf. Wiilmii. Suim.-I. The llrldi', W . V. Heiiiiell C. A. SMITH FLOBAL CO , 77 7th Street. South. MINNEAPOLIS. MINN. Next week comes our special rose number. i8g3. The American Florist. 847 Because you were unsuccessful in growing "American Beauty" is no reason wliy 3'ou can't grow Cui(J^^^i,E/SAJ:iVID, strong, 2^-inch pot plants JS12.00 per 100 METEOR $4 00 CLOTHILDE SOUPERT 4 00 PERLE DES JARDINS 5 00 CATHERINE MERMET 4 00 THE BRIDE 4 00 MARIE GUILLOT 4 00 NIPHETOS 4 00 Per 100 Per 1000 Per 100 S35 00 MME. HOSTE ""4 00 .3.5 00 HERMOSA ' 4 00 40 00 SOUV. DE WOOTTON 4 00 as 00 PAPA GONTIER 4 00 35 00 MME. PIERRE GUILLOT 4 00 35 00 ETOILE DE LYON 4 00 MALMAISON 4 00 General Collection of TEAS, BOURBON and POLYANTHAS in 50 leading varieties, $4 per 100; $35 per 1000. Per 100 Perino GERANIUMS, in fine assortment, per 1000 $35, $4 00 CALADIUM Esculentum, 7K to lOin. circum 7 00 CANNAS, large flowered, French, in 15 " " 6 to 1% in. circum . 5 00 varieties 8 00 '* large flowered French, in 8 scarce sorts 15 00 " Madam Crozy. 15 00 *' Tall growing varieties .... 4 00 DAHLIAS, a choice collection, strong roots.. . 8 00 5 to 6 in. circum . 3 50 BEGONIA Rex, in 12 named sorts 5 00 Vernon 8 00 CARNATIONS, Edna Craig and Grace Battles. 12 OO POPPIES. Bracteatum and Royal Scarlet. . . 8 00 Full assortment of Hardy Shrubs, Vines, Herbaceous Plants, Peonies, etc. Hybrid Perpetual, Moss and Climbing Roses, field grown. C-A-T.A-X,OCx"aE;3 -A-3SriD miC!E LIST B'E-EE. Large supply THE STORRS & HARRISON CO., . PAINESVILLE, Lake Co., OHIO. ROSES. ROSES. ROSES. • YOUNG • ROSES. • LA FRANCE, MERMETS, BRIDES, HOSTE, GONTIERS, NIPHETOS, METEORS. Beauties, Brunners, Laings and Magna Chartas. 25,000 Spring Roses, also dormant stock. Write us for further in- formation. J^(^c^^Ji // 13th & Chestnut Sts,, ^ PHILADELPHIA. FINE HEALTHY PLANTS FROM 2MNCH POTS. Pedes, Brides, Mermets, Niphetos, Papa Gontier, Hoste, Watteville, Cusin, La France, Albany, Wootton, at . ^5.00 per 100, $45.00 per 1,000. Meteor at $6.00 per 100, $55.00 per 1,000. Climbing Perle, at .... $10.00 per 100. John Henderson Co., PERLE ROSES. ALSO BRIDES AND MERMETS. No better stock in New York State. Orders solicited for April or May delivery, in 2)4-mcb. pots; or in 4-incli pots June and July. NIPHETOS, BON SILENE AND OTME. HOSTE IN LIMITED QUANTITIES. Sa^lt^i^ JBr-os^.^ 42 W. M:ain Street, P^. ^^ 848 The American Florist. Mar. 2j Chicago. The flower market here still keeps very fair; this week opened with a good trade, and prices do not show signs of drop- ping, except in some of the bulb stuff". Harrisii is extremely plentiful, almost a glut, though a good many of the flowers are small. Hyacinths are plentiful, also tulips; valley and freesia are not in over- supply. Violets are very plentiful; though they sell well the price is lessening. Car- nations are a trifle scarcer; it is likely that they are being held back to some ex- tent for Easter. In roses supply and demand are about equal; Perlcs, Brides and Mermets are about the most plentiful varieties, and are generally good. Some fine Neyrons are in, and also Brunners. Jaci|S are more plentiful, and fineinquality. There is not a great supply of Beauties, and they are very variable in quality. It is not ex- pected that there will be any scarcitj- of flowers at Easter; although a good trade is anticipated it is likely that there will be plenty of flowers to fill all demands. About the end of this week prices will begin to stiffen a little, though it is not likely that there will be any very great difference from the trade of last year. K quantity of orange blossoms from California and Florida were noted at one of the commission dealers; among them were unusually fine sprays in good con- dition, but the demand for these flowers is variable and limited. The Rose Number comes next week. This is the very last call for advs. in the special rose number. Copy must be received by us notlaterthan the27thinst. A CHOICE . . • • • CORNER LOT. RARE CHANCE FOR THE WHOLESALE ROSE GROWER .AM} At the SUNNYWOODS GRKENHOUSES Two THOROUGHFARES intersect. On. one is a Good Color in bad weather. On the other a Good Price in bad times. The BRI13ES- IVIAID has grown here for KIVE YEARS with steady color and withotit deformity. HEA-LTHY, STBLONCj "H"OIT3Sr(3- rLA.2SrTS. iO plant.;. » ~.r,0 From :jij-iinli pots, .".tt plants. * I( Ills. lOU pla pots. I 00 pla FRANK L. MOORE, CHATHAM, New JERSEY. MflDflME GflROUINE TtSTOUT. The best rose of its color in existence. Jt has been fnlly tested in the New York market and IT SE>IvIvS. Hea'thy plants from lyi-mch pots now ready. Per 100, $25 00; per 1000, $200.00; 500 at 1000 rates. ERNST ASMUS, West Hoboken, N. J. Meiillon Aiiicrlcan Florist. T. J. CORBREY & CO., In ChicaiTu Cut Flower E.xchantre. CHIC^^OO. WHOLESALE AND COMMISSION FLORISTS Now is the time to send in your orders for EASTER FLOWERS. Our stock will be very large and well selected. We have every facility for shipping promptly and packing goods in the best possible manner. Oonssisi^i^^e^its Solioitecl.- 1893. The American Florist. 849 FOR EASTER, 1893. The combined product of the most noted and successful growers for the New York market. LILIES, LILACS, VIOLETS, CARNATIONS, DAFFODILS, VALLEY, TULIPS, ROSES. EVERYTHINGjOR IMll. Prices Right. Quality Unsurpassed. Quantity Unlimited. Shipping Facilities Unequalled. If you wish to please your customers; If the best is none too good for you; Tell us what you want. W^E DO THE REST. YOUNG BROS., 20 West 24th street. NEW YORK CITY. 8io The American Florist. Mar. 2j^ f LiniE Ikwmmm w^^m^i Sub-icription $1.00 a Year. To Europe, $2.00. Advertisements, lo Cents a Line. Agate; Inch. $1.40; Column, S14.00. Cash with Order. No Special Position Gnaranteed. Discounts, 6 times, 5 per cent; 13 times, 10 per cent; 26 times, 20 per cent; 52 times, 30 per cent. No reduction made for large space. The AdvertlslnB Department of the American Florist 13 for Florists. Seedsmen, and dealers In wares oertalnlng to thobt lines ONLY. Please to remember It. Orders for less than one-hall ihCh space not accepted. Advertisements flertlon in iheisi Address THE AMERICAN FLORIST CO.. Chicago. Corrections. In last issue, on page S14-, second line, middle column, read "Sifrano" instead of "La France." Under head of New York, in paragraph in middle of page read "late plants" instead of "little plants," and in second following para- graph read "Don" for "Doir." The address in advertisement of C. Eisele & Co., on page 830 should read 11th and Teff;rson St., instead of 114 Jefferson St. Iq note on carnation Jacqueminot on page 810 it should have been noted that the variety originated with James Mc- Gregor. Messrs. Fisher & Co. were merely the exhibitors when the variety was certificated and are not the origina- tors. A REVISED EDITION of "The Rose," by the late H.B. EUwanger, is now issued, with introduction by Geo. B. EUwanger. It contains the substance of the former edition with additions bringing it down to date. The catalogue of varietiescontains descriptions of 1,086 roses. This is with- out doubt the most comprehensive rose manual we have written from an Ameri- can standpoiat, and the charming get-up ot the book is worthy of its attractive contents. Some Mermets and Brides equal to the very best produced by northern growers have been sent us by Messrs. G. W. Currey & Co., Nashville, Tenn. The Mermets were particularly fine and could not be better in color, form, stem and foliage. Messrs. Currey & Co. write that the com- ing fall they will be heard from at some of the big shows. If they enter such blooms as those sent us they will cer- tainly stand a fair show of winning some laurels. The NEXT of our series of special num- bers will be devoted to the rose, the "Queen of Flowers." It will be issued on March 30 and will take the place of our usual special spring number. VVe shall make this issue even handsomer thanany of the special numbers yet issued and will spare no expense to make it worthy of the flower lo which it will be mainly devoted. FtiRTiiER Studies of Yuccas, by Prof. Wm. Trclease, is a monograph of 226 pages, supplemented by 23 plates, issued recently by the Missouri Botanic Garden. It contains a further record of Prof. Trc- lease's researches into the pollination of this family of plants. Do vou w.\NT an alphabetical list of the chrysanthemums in commerce in America, with class and a brief accurate description of each one, and synonyms noted? You will find such a list in our new trade directory and reference book. 2,000,000 HARDY EVERGREEN GUT FERNS, Especially for Florists' Use. SPECIAL ATTENTION PAID TO SDPPLYING THE WHOLESALE TRADE lots of 5000 and npwardg, Fancy. Dagger. FIKST OUALITT HARDY CCT FERNS, SI. 25 per 1000 Sl.UO per lUUO. Iv. 'Et. :BI«A.0UB» Hinsdale Asparagus Plumosus Nanus. PUT QTBINP? ' e to 8 feet long, 50 cents each. UUI OlninUOi 10 to 15 feet long, SI. 00 each. In large or small quantities all the year round. The largest stock in the country. W. H. ELLIOTT, Brighton, Mass. PiinO PlnU/OrC new crop in best white Ua|Ju nUnCIOi qualUy at 11.25 the Ib.; 10 111. lots, |10 net. PUPJIQ I PilVPQ (Sago Palms), natural UJOao LCaiCO prepared, equal to Iresh cut in appearance, from 30-in. upwards, at 45c., 50c ,60c., 75c. and $1.00 each, accord- ing to length. Metal Designs, ™'4 e^^i^n^li^e latest French styles, from 50 cents net apiece upwards. Pqp|/AJp of all styles, Plain and Fancy, UQOIVCIO for School Commencements, Dinners, Receptions, Favors, etc. Supplies Of all kinds, ^-rp%'e°rs: Wax Paper, Foil, Immortelles, Letters, Wire Designs, Funeral Sheaves, Doves, etc. For prices consult our Trade Catalogue, mailed free. August Rblker & Sons, 136 &138 W. 24'h St., IIqui ^nrXi P. 0. Station E. HCff IUI^l iHt SMILAA KING! ySfhO? KOFFMAX, IlllCie .' Orange Co., N.Y. What? SMILAX 2.')c.a8trinjc: 20c. a string' !>>■ Ilicliun- dred ; 18c. a btring by llie thousand. W ll6D ? ALL THE YEAR AROUND. Alul lu' pay.s the Expivss. IF YOU NEED ANY Cape Flowers, Immortelles, Grasses. plain or fancy Baskets, Metal Wreaths, Letters, Soves, or any other thing in tlie Florists' supply line, mail us yi>ur order. REMEMBER WE ARE THE Leading Manufacturers of Wheat Sheaves and Baskets, and Importers ol Florists' Supplies. tali.l,>t-u.. • IM.Ii ERNEST KAUFMANN & CO., 113 N. 4th Street. PHILADELPHIA. PA. WHOLESALE FLORISTS N. E. CORNER 13th & Chestnut Sts., PHILADELPHIA. SAMUEL S. PENIVOCK, Wholesale Florist REMOVED TO REAR OF 42 S. 16th ST.. JF>lilIaclelF>Ii<<». X>a. (Successor to ELLISON & KIEHN), -»^ WHOLESALERS*^ 1122 FIISrE STIiEET, Sit:, l^ovals, JVXo. A complete line of Wire Designs. W. ELLISON, WHOLESALE Gut Flowers I Florists' Supplies 1402 PINE STEET, ■>!■ St . Lo».»is», :Mo. Always mention the Amercan Flo- rist when writing to advertiser. DAN'L B. LONG. COMMISSION • FLORIST. 495 Washington St., BUFFALO, N. Y. FC)KCINO Bl'LBS, FLORISTS' SCI'PLIES, LONti'S FLORISTS' I'HOTOORAl'HS. LlBte, Terms. *c. on application. H. BAYERSDORFER & CO., WHOLESALE FLORISTS' SUPPLIES ONLY, FHII.ADELFHIA, FA. MARSCHUETZ & CO.. FLORISTS' • SUPPLIES, 23 & 25 N. 4th SI.. PHILADELPHIA, PA. Send tor ''°'°'"r"» ^^tr- i893' The American Florist. 851 E. H. HUNT, Wholesale Plorist 79 Lake Street, CHICAGO, p^,^^^ Perle. Gontler, Nipliotos $ 5.00 Mermets. La France, Bride, Woottons iLOO Meteors S.OO Jncqs 12 50 Carnations, short 1.00 lODR 2.00 " " fancy 2 50 Romans. Valley. Narcissus. Tulips 3.00 Violets. Adiantum 1.00 Calias. Harrlsii 10.00 Smlla.x 15.00 Above prices in eflcct till Marcii 2'.)th only. KenniGOU Bros. 60. WHOLESALE GUT FLOWERS, 34 &. 36 RANDOLPH STREET, c;xxxc:;.^^<3-<=>, xuxj. A. L. RANDALL, Wholesale Florist and Dealer in FLORISTS' SUPPLIES, 118 Dearborn Street, CHICAGO. store Closes Mights 9 F. M.: Sunday 3 F. M. NILES CENTER FLORAL CO. Incorporated. WHOLESAT.E GROAVERS OF GUT FLOWERSO! ALL KINDS and Dealers in FLORISTS' SUPPLIES. CH.VS". W. McKELLAK, Mgr. In Ci>icag<> Cut Flower Exchange. 45 Lake St., CHICAGO. I^, OJIvSOIV, ^ J^^ FLORIST, ee WABASH AVENUE, Telephone 4786. CHICAGO, ILL. T. J.CORBREY&CO. Wholesale and Commission FLORISTS, 4S Lake St., CHICAGO, ILL. In Chicago Cut Flower ExcbaiiKe. . . . A. G. PRINCE & CO., Wholesale and Commission FLORISTS, 45 LAKE STREET, In Chicago Cut Flower Exchange. CHICAGO. _^^ WHOLESALE <\^j^ FLORISTS, ^^^^ ft^ JOBBERS IN . . . METS. ^^^::^ SUPPLIES, ' BRIDES, ^. ^_^^FL0R.5TS' GONTIERS, ^^J^j-^ ^'*5E^- CARNATIONS, ^L^^^-\ ALWAYS ON HAND. ^^^^"^T^ 1 Music Hall Piace, ^^^"^ BOSTON, MASS. ^^», ^T^ HORTlCnLTnfiAL AnCflONEERS. ■ ■ ^<-^ Mention the American Florist when writing to advertisers on this page. ©yRoPei^afe Marftet^. Cut Flowtrs. NEW YORK. Mar. 21. Koses, BonSilene. Gontlers l.OU® 3.00 Perles. Nlphetos 2.00® 4.U0 Mermet. Bride. Hoste. 2.00® «. 00 Cusln. Watteville 2.00® (1.00 Bridesmaid 2.00® 8.00 •■ La France 4.00@10.(IO Meteor 4.00(ai0.00 ' Jacqueminot (;.00@12,00 Beauty 10.00®liO 00 Morrison 15.00®20.00 Hybrids lO.OOSM.OO Mme. Caroline Testout 10.00®20.00 Carnations 75® 1.00 Valley, byaclnths, tulips, daffodils 2.00® 3.00 Harrlsii 2.00® 6.00 Calias 3.00® fi.OO Violets 50® 1.00 Cattleyas 50.00 MlKnonette 2.00® 0.00 Adlantums 1.00 Lilac (bunch) 1.00 Boston, Mar. 21. Prices at date same as quoted last weelt. [Boston prices as quoted In advance for Easter:] Longltiorum 20.00 Harrlsii lihes and calias 15.00 Candldums S.OO Cyclamen Splrgea Japonica. Deutzia 3.00 Lliyofthevallev 4 00 Tulips 4.00 Datlodils. double 4.00 Poeticus 3.00 Hyacinths and narcissus 4.00 Mignonette 2.00®. 4.0O Myosotis 2.00 Pansies 1.00 Carnations 2.00® 4.00 StociiS 3.00 Gontier Perle. Sunset Bride. Mermet 8 .Tacq.. Hybrids 10 Adiantun 112.00 25.00 25.00 1.00® 1.50 Farleyense Asparagus plumosus 50.00 Heath, "per bunch 50 to 75 cents English primroses, per dozen bunches. ..$2.00 Orchids, very fine, per bo.t. $10.00, KO.OO, *2 .00 Acacia pubescens 2.5.00 Orange blossoms 25.00 Palm crowns, very fine, per dozen $5.00 Palm leaves 4.0O Needle pines — 25.00 PHILADELPHIA. Mar. 21. Roses. Perle. Gontier. Nlphetos 4.00 Mermet. Bride, Albany.. f,.00® 8.00 LaFrance (i.OO® S.OO Hoste. Cusin. Watteville 4.00® 6.00 Bennett, Wootton, Guillot (i.OO® S.OO Meteor S.OOelO.OO Beauties 25,00®40.00 American Belle 40.00@50.00 Brunners 40.00(550.00 Lalng. Magna Ghana 25 00®4U.0O Carnations 1.00® 1.60 Mignonette 1.00® 2..tO Violets 50® 1.00 Valley 2.00® 3.00 Datrodils 4.00 Tulips 4.00® 5.00 Freesia 1.00® 1.50 Calias. Harrlsii 8.0U@10.0O Adiantum 1.00® 1.50 Asparagus 50.00®75.(XI Smilax 16.00@20.00 CHICAGO. Mar. 21 Roses. Perles. Niplietos Gontier 3.00® 4.00 " Mermet. La France. Albany 4.00® 6.00 Jacqs 12.50®15 00 Hybrids 25.00 Carnations (short) 1.00 (long) 1.50® 2.00 (fancy) 2.00® 3.00 Calias, Harrlsii 10.00®12.0O Romans Valley 3.00® 4.00 Violets 75® 1.00 Daffodils 3.00® 4.00 Tulips 3.00® 4.00 Peck & Sutherland, Successors to WM. J. STEWART, Gut Flowers i Florists' Supplies -^ WHOLESALE. ^^ 67 Bromfleld Street, BOSTOH, M.a.SS. WELCH BROS., Wholesale Florists, NO. 2 BEACON STREET, NearTremont St.. BOSTON, MASS. From Nov. lat to May 1st our price for Smilax wll! be 20 cents per string. Quality flrst^jlass. Prompt attention to orders by wire. J. E. BONSALL & SON. 308 Garfield Ave., Salem, 0. BURNS & RAYNOR. 49 West 28th Street, WHOLESALE DEALERS IN AND SHIPPERS OF Otioic© F^lo^^versi. WALTER F. SHEEIDAN, WHOLESALE- 32 West 30th Street, NEW YORK. Roses Shipp<'.ii to all Points. Price list on application. HUNTER & FURDY, WHOLESALE DEALERS IN Cut ^Flowers 51 W. SOth St., NEW YORK. FRANK D. HUNTER. JAMES PDRDT. Formerly 112 W. 40th 8t JAMES HART, WHOLESALE FLORIST, 117 W. 30th St.. new YORK. fhe Oldest Established Commission House in N. Y. URGE SHIPPING TRADE. CAREFUL PACKINa. THEO. ROEHRS, — — WHOLESALE FLORIST, 111 West 30th street, NEW YORK CITY. Established 1879 MILLANG BROS., Wholesale Florists, 5 WEST 27TH STREET. BRANCH : Cut Power Exchange, 408 E. 34th Street. MICHAEL A. HART, WliolesaleiGommission Florist 113 WEST 30TH STREET, The finest Roses, Violets and Carnations Branch, at Cut Flower Exchange, 408 E. 34th St. EDWARD C. HORAN, 34 W. 29th Street, NEW YORK. Wholesale Florist Careful Shipping- to all parts of the country. Price list on application. HENRY W. BAYLIS, Wholesale Florist 940 BROADWAY, H. L SUNDERBRUGH, WHOLESALE FLORIST 4TH &. Walnut Streets, 85: The American Florist. iVar. 2j^ JRe ^eecj il7ac^e AM. SEED TRADE ASSOCIATION. J. C. Vatghax. Chicago, president; A. L. DON. New rork. secretary and treasurer. The eleventh annual meeting at Chicago. August U to Itl. IS9a. Appllca- Mr. Z. De Forest Ely has been con- fined to his house for the past ten days. A. Heermax, of East 34th street, New York, is increasing his manufacture of metal wreaths. Large advertisers for the mail trade complain of meager results in the way of new business this season. 0. H. Will, the seedsman of Bismarck, N. D., has been elected president of the State Board of Agriculture of North Dakota. The spring trade, mail trade especially, is far behind the average for the season, in all the large eastern markets. When it does come it will be with a rush. Spring weather is all that is nteded. Monday, March 13, was big day so far in the mail trade this spring, though the week preceding was a good one. It is now thought that Monday, the 27th, will probably be the largest day this Catalogues Received. C. H. Joosten, New Yoik, fostite; H. A. Daacke, New York, seeds; Geo. G. Briggs, El Paso, Texas, cacti; Kankakee Mfg. Co., Kankakee, 111., ice boxes; Chipman Bros., Sandwich, Mass., pond lilies; P.J. Berckmans, Augusta, Ga., plants; John Lewis Childs, Floral Park, N. Y., plants, seeds; Andorra Nurseries, Chestnut Hill, Phila., hardy trees, shrubs and plants; Meehan's Nurseries, Germantown, Phila., nursery stock; H. F. Michell, Philadel- phia, seeds; Phi Strublcr, Naperville, 111., small fruit plants. Hartford, Conn.— The Hartford Co., Horticultural Society will hold its spring exhibition at Unity Hall on Tuesday and Wednesday March 28 and 29. Racine, Wis.— F. Fountaine has sold his greenhouses and business to Ede & Benstead, who will continue same. Mr. Fountaine will remove to Washington. Ft. Wayne, Ind.— W. J. Vesey is build- ing a new house 18x92 for chrysanthe- mums and carnations. Markey Bros, are adding a new carnation house lO.xlOO. .\t the last meeting of the Northern In- diana Floral Club there was unfortu- nately no quorum and consequently no business was transacted. Pri.\t your spring trade list on this page. It will be not only more effective but cheaper than a list printed and mailed by yourself. The American Florist and Gardening together to one address for $1.75. Send orders to the American Florist Co. Errata. [Some errors were made in the printirg of the essay of Prof. Geo. F. Atkinson on carnation diseases, published in our issue of February 23. The corrections appear below.] Foot notes on second page, after "Croonian Lecture" read. On some rela- tions bettvecn host and parasite; proceed- ings Royal Society, I'ol -/J. pages S93-4/3- In figures 3, 4, 5 and 10 the objecis are magnified 30 times more than the scale. The legends of figures 4 and 5 should be interchanged. On 3:d page in 2nd column 23rd line for "spiculus" read apiculus. Figures 7 and S, 2nd line 2nd column 4th page should read 8 and 7 to corre- spond with the illustrations. In last line 1st column 5th page lor "it will" read well. On 5th page 3rd column lines 6 to 12 of the text should follow after last line of 2nd column. On 7th page 1st column 2nd line of text for "sclerotcd" read sclcrotid, and 2nd column 9th and 10th line from bottom for "Hyphomycetis" read Ilyphomycetes, and 3rd column 24th line for anostomos- ing read anastomosing. On 10th p ige 2nd column last line for "Saccordo" read .Saccardo, and in 3rd column, foot notes, 5th and 6th line from bottom. 3rd series, Vol. 3, p. 151, should follow Ibid of line below. If you have not already ordered a copy of our directory and reference book you are missing a good thing that you ought to have. Remember that it con- tains not only a list of those in the trade but a vast amount of reference matter of great value to every reader of the Flo- rist. The reference lists of roses, chrys- anthemums and carnations are alone woi1:h the price of the book. When writing to any of the advertisers on this page please mention the American Florist. riflNTS. FLOWERS. Mendenhall, the I'loneer Florist of the Northwest, always to the front with the finest, healthiest, cleanest stock of Roses, Carnations, Smilax and all kinds of Bed- ding plants to be found. Prices low. Send for catalogue. Cut (lowers at wholesale and retail. The pure air of Minnesota is good for man, beast and plants, and Minneapolis is the place, and Mendenhall Greenhouses is the name to address tor anything good in the florist line. MENDENHALL GREENHOUSES, MINNKAl'OI.IS, 11INN. KOR SAIvK. THE CUTS USED IN ILLUSTRATING THIS PAPER. Write for prices ou any which yoii liave seen In previous issues and would like. AMERICAN FLORIST CO. The Snow Crest Daisy fills the bill; Test it any way you will; However you must grow it cold; Then its mammoth size will hold. Every florist should invest In this Daisy; 'tis the best; For design work so complete There's really nothing quite so neat. CUT IJI.OOMS. ISI PKK 100, POST FKEE. Double frluKcd petunias, Dreere. mixed. hII colors, sto<_-k pliints. ;Mnch. tutronK- 'Wc. per doz.; $1 per lUU; smaller from flats, $2.5U per 100: rooted cuttlnKs. Jl.lO. post free. The florist rhiuhlp white forclnir Petunia, while as the drtvn -.n-.w frtnL""l nn.l r!..n,-,ite)v Bcented, valuable \"\ .uii iiu .ir-i-n u .>i i,, -■t.- -tuck plants. ¥1 per do/. : !■■■:■ ''^i'- - :; ■■ i....!.. . u'- ^.^.l\^J.H. Jl.SOperlOO. D(.)ui. ■ <. M, _ ,. - i,. _, : nine dwarf, large Howt-n- 1 -i-'i, |.;;i[ii- 'jl- i.^T'I../ -i per lOU; smaller from tim?*. tz per Iwi; runn-d cuttiuns. 5L.10. iK>st free. Double Dahlia Suuttuwer 1 1 lellanllius multlflorus), rooted pips ready for potting, 50c. per doz., J2.30 per lOU. I-Yench Cannas. Falrmounl Park strain, reds In variety, dry ro<«ts ready for potting. 50c. per do/.., Ki per lUU; large flowered yellow, mixed, plain blotched, Btrlped: these are extra tine showy kinds tJOc. ger doz. f4 per lUU; u few extra fine bron/e-le:ived Inds, (Wc. per doz. Variegated Vlncas. fleld-grown, 3-lnch. ?o per 100; small from flats, n per 100. Coleus, Fuchsia, jjtevia. Alyssum. double and single, (ieni. Feverfew and mlsceilaneouB rooted cuttings, $1 per 100. small pits. $2 per 100. Rooted cuttings |ier 100 and small plants per doz. post free if desired. Safe arrival and satisfaction guaranteed or money refunded. Address J. C. GIBSON. Woodbury, W. J. Received March Importation of MUSHROOM SPAWN. PtT 111. iricls.; Ill U.S. forSl.ai; ll«l lis. js^.inl. W. W. BARNARD & CO , Office: 6 & 8 N.Clark St.. Warehouse: 186 Kinzie St.. C'^T.C .A.O.O. Are You a Ruit or Flower Raisei \ For Market or Pleasure— If so, send for our Circular on Fungicides and Insecticides, which are cheap and velinblc. Agents in every State. Speeinl Ferlilizer-* h»r Fruits. Flowers and Vegetables. AgricuUural Chemicals, ^y^ ^^ POWELL & CO., Chemical Fenilizcr MauuPra. nallimore, Md, S. F. LEONAKf), Sepdmnnn, Affent, C'blciiifo. 111. SEEDS AT WHOLESALE. Our wholesale price list, to the trade only, of Garden, Flower and Field Seeds in bulk will be forwarded on receipt uf your application. Address CROSMAN BROS , The New White Rose KAI8ERIN AUGUSTA VICTORIA. r 100. 5-lncll pots. fi.U) THE NEW VIOLET ROBERT GARRETT. ^ JOHBf COOIC, 318 N. Charles St., BALTIMORE. MO. 1-MORE THAN-TflPPCk .ooo.oooTKtbo KOSI-.S, vtr . In Nt'W mill Kiirc. Old iV- IN'lialilr W.S.iinLE&CO.^?^^'^^'N^' 111. ? GI40WEI4S, 114 Chambers St., New York. Catalogiies oil Application. Send for Catalogue at BUZ.BS, SEEDS, AND SKRTXBS. ARAUCARIAS, I AUSTRALIAN Palm Seeds, OALiIFORNIA BULBS AND SEEDS to H. H. BERGER & CO. ESTABLISHED 1878. SAN FBAHCISCO, CAL. Mention American Florist. G. J. MOFFATT, IVIanafactarer ol PAPER BAGS AND ENVELDPES Special attention given to Seed Bags and Catalogue Envelopes. NEiar EUHTEW. conrnr. MEEGH'S TUBEROUS BEGONIAS. The Finest Strain in Existence. For Prices see American Florist for Janu- ary 36th, 1893. SEED ALI. SOLD. Catalogue about March 15th, F. J. MEECH & SON, 01n.^ne^-vc»l3!c, AXioln. HULSEBOSCH BROS., BULB AND PLANT GROWERS, OVERVEEN. near Haarlem, HOLLAND. Prices on application for the coming season of ROMAN HYACINTHS, PAPER WHITE NARCISSUS, LILY of the VALLEY, HARRISII LILIES, LIL. LONGIFLORUM, TULIPS, DUTCH HYACINTHS, CROCUS, SPIRAEAS, ROSES, ETC., ETC. tt5?" Spring CatalOfiue now ready. AXfDllESS A. HULSEBOSCH, p. 0. Box 3118. Warehouse 58 West Street, NEW YORK CITY. .'i' We are headquarters. Per 100. Perl.OOO 1st sl/.r Dwarf Pearl SI 5U *i2 00 H. G. FAUST & CO., 64 and 66 N. Front St., PHILADELPHIA, PA. WOODLAWX FAKMS, 1,300 ACKES, Mention American FioriBt, 854 The American Florist. Ma '-• 23, Still Singing the Old Song. 'K\\5.00 per 1,000. SkXXfX l^tex*. GERANIUMS.-Choice collection of i M!.i:r- t,iiL;( ]>ercentage Scarlet and -•ill y. 1 1 iKiii, ;j,00pcr 100. SMIL «X.— Transplanted plants, -a ran lin at jn.OC per 1,000, 75c. per 100. I.. B. 496. Write at once. ALBERT M. HERR, Lancaster. Pa. USHROOKl Our little hook. '■ Mushrooms for the Million," 16 pa-ts, free to all. Kobin- Sfin's Mushroom Culture, 50c. l-alconer's 51.35. A trial brick of spawn and our little book on grooving, free by mail for 25c. 5 lbs. for $1.00 ; by express, lo lbs., $1.20 ; 25 lbs., $2.75 ; 50 lbs., $5.00; 100 lbs., fs.oo. Special rates oil large lots. Gardiner's Celebrated English Mushroom Spawn is acknowledged to be tlie finest in the world. Why waste your money on doubtful quality when you can get the Iiest at a price that will please you ? Always fresh, well spawned and can be thoroughly relied on to produce a line crop of the best muslirooms. We sell at rock-bottom prices for first quality spawn. One pound of spawn will plant about six square feet of bed. ** AH kinds of Seeds and Bulbs for florists, truckers and dealers. Cata- logues free. John Gardiner ^S: Co., Seedsmen, Philadelphia, Pa. the brass-tipped hotbed ther- mometer illustrated here. We have had a large lot made specially, and have secured such a re- bate in cost that we can now offer them for %\ .50 each. Mailing 5c. each, extra, but we recommend express shipment as somewhat safer. m TUBEROUS BEG0NIB8. Griffin's unequalled strain. The only Begonias offered that are grown out doors in America. Two first-class certificates at the last meeting of the Society of American Florists. Descriptive list free. J.A.~riCD]SJ^. a c 'ants J. J. SSt^'er, CONCOROVILLE, PA. ROOTED CARNATION CUTTINGS. NOW KK.vnv. Of the best old and new varieties now in cultivation, in small or large quantities. Send for estimate of wants or price list. ISAAC LARKIN, Toughkenamon, Pa. BOOTED CUTTINGS Verbenas, 22 varieties pt-r IWIO, fti.Dll. per lOU. I .'.W ColcuB. 12 varieties " 1 .00 Double Alyssum '• .75 ChrysaDthemums, 40 varieties per doz. .30 Fuclislas. 10 varieties *• .30 Heliotrope, 4 varletlua '■ ,2» Ciparl'IaDt .... " /m Monettla Vine and Mexican Primrose.... " .25 I. I.. Pir.I.SBUKY, Macomb, III. .^inple Bine, best Hamburg forcing, perdoz. .'lOc.; I>'-| ll"l---'.."il). ROSMARINUS, strong, out of pots, dozen, Sl.flO. CHRYSANTHEMUMS. Rooted Cuttings, I,. Canning. Japanese, wliitc, vers- tine for commercial or pot plants, per 1(K) Sl.W, ' Cash with order. A. OELREICH, Quincy, 111. Michioan Wild Flowers. Cypripediums, 5 hardy species, can be grown out or indoors. Water Lilies, Wild Roses, Trilliunis, Ferns, Asters, Trees, Shrubs and Aquatics, Send for list. W. A. BROTHERTON & CO., Rochester. Mich. ROOTED CUTTINGS. MARIE LOUISE VIOLETS, llralthy Sleek. Beady after March 17tli. E. P. HOSTETTER, >l:nili<'ini, l.nnrasttT ( o . I'a. E. G. HILL & CO., Wholesale Florists, RICHMOND. INDIANA. In bloom from best strains, in prime condition, Vom cold frames, SK.tKI per lOCX), SlVT.'i per 100. Sat- sfaction guaranteed, f, o. b. •W. J. lEtT9GrT^lS, nnx.Ml, Dnytoii, Ohio. iSgs- The American Florist, 855 CARNATIONS ^ AHEAD. You want the best in the market ! We have them, 16 Novelties of '93, and all the STANDARD VARIETIES ! Send for our complete Price List. Gr^Q^tGt^ HiVIVOOOBC, GtveLn.^ Haveix, IVIicti. RootedGuuinos. Carnations Hinze's White, Mrs. Fisher, Silver Spray, Jeannette, Grace Wilder, Fred , Creighton, Mayflower, Century, Anna Webb, $l.SO per 100; |10 per 1000. Orange Blossom, Portia, Hector, Florence, American Flag, $2 per 100; |15 per lOOO. ^ Coleus, leading varieties, including the finest Yellow Coleus in cultivation. A new variety equal to Golden Bedder in color, and as good a grower as C. VerschafFeltii, |1.00 per 100; JS8.00 per 1000. Double Petunias in four finest varieties, $2.00 per 100. f'uehsias, finest named varieties, |1.50 per 100. Heliotrope jll.OO per 100. Ageratum, Dwarf, White and Blue, $1.00 per 100. 500 at 1000 rates. Cash with order. 10 ceuts pel 100 extra when shipped by mail. JAMES KORAN, Florist, BRIDGEPORT, CONN. Mention American Florist. CARNATIONS ROOTED CUTTINGS. Puritan, Aurora, Golden Triumph, Grace Darling, Daybreak, Pearl, White Wijigs, Lizzie McGowan, Louise Porscli, TV". F. Dreer, J. K. Freeman, and many other varieties; fine, healthy stock, ready January and after. HYBRID PERPETUAL ROSES 500 Paul Neyron, strong plants. . . .$10.U0 per lOU. '20 other leading varieties $10.00 per lUO. SMO.OO per 1000. l^W Send for price list. WOOD BROTHERS, W. R. SHELMIRE, Carnation Grower AVONOALE, CHESTER CO., PA. Send for price list of Rooted Cuttings. CARNATIONS ROOTED CUTTINGS of all the leading varieties. Will be ready January 1, 1893. B. T. LOMBARD, Wayland, Mass. CARNATIONS ROOTED CUTTINGS. Send for Price List of all the leading varieties. P. 0 Box 226. KENNETT SQUARE. Chester Co.. Pa. Per 100 Per 1000 CARNATIONS, standard varieties .$100 $9 00 NEWER KINDS $1,50 to 2 00 COLEUS 75 6 00 Send for prices on Clirysanthemums, Alteran- thera. Snow Crest Daisy, etc. JOHN J. CONNELLY, Bryn Mawr, Pa. THE NEW WHITE CARNATION GOV. RUSSELL NOW READY FOR DISTRIBUTION. Price of Rooted Cuttings: Per lOOO, fSO; 500 at lOOO rate; per 100, )f 10; 25 or less, $2 per doz. OKIJEKS WILL 15E FILLED STKICTLY IN ROTATION. FOE, SA.LE B'y N. F. McCarthy & go., 1 Music Hall Place, Boston, Mass. C. J. PENNOCK, Kennelt Square, Pa. AUGUST ROLKER & SONS, New York, and E. H. HUNT, 79 Lake Street, Ghicago. PLANT.S t;,VN BE SEEN AT THE ESTABLISHMENT.S OF ANY OF THE ABOVE NAMED. Orders Booked Now for My Specialties New Jersey.— A scarlet Carnation hard Nellie Bowden.— Pure bright yellow to beat J12.00 per 100 Canna j(60.00 per 100 Old Rose.— Old rose pink Carnation. ready in February. $12.00 per 100 otlier varieties of Carnations, both old and new JOHIV MoOOATVT^^IV, cd^pr.iki ye.irs, Sli'lH) per 1,(10(1. JAMES FAOST. arki' <' >. is most here, for which I offer PALM LEAVES, PALM CROWHS, LOSG NEEDLE PINES, WILD SMILAX, HARDY CUT FERNS, ETC., ETC. 18 Chapman Place, BOSTON, MASS. Trees and Plants. Parsons & Sons C^' Flushing, N. Y. Selected Specimens of Rhododendrons, Jajfanese Maples, American Holly. For other Rare Trees and Shrubs, see Catalogue. FOR SALE. ALTERNANTHERA P. MAJOR. AUREA NANA ROSEA (New), per IIKI, tlW; per RIIH), SIS.OO. PELARGONIUMS, ^trnn^ --in. pots, Sl.OO per doz., freebv mail. MME. SALLEROI GERANIUMS, strong-, 2 iu. pots, per 100, $3.00: 'Ml fur >o.0O. ACHILLEA "THE PEARL," rooted cuttings, per 100, SI. (XX free by mail. \ few hundred carnations, 2-in. pots, per 100, SS.OO. Varieties: I.amborn, Grace Wilder. Am. Flag, Portia, Garfield, Silver Spray. Hinze's White. OWENSBOBO. &Y. Mention American Florist. FOR SALE OR EXCHANGE. illvl.le -.' ili"r"li-e.l, l-iill sl/e, Iw.i venr clMEiiiia. HS liiT liiiH.lr.-.l. Will wll f.ir eusli .ir e.M'luin^r l"i Miiall .Hiull. Write fur purtleulars. Arnriii Ki.'cjinii, lt:i[ubuaa Nana, Azara Mlcro- phylhi. .\ii>uTii' liiivlMU one ur more of the almve please serul ileserii'tiun of stuck and state jirlee. TIIK WISCONSIN II.OWKH KXril.\NilSH W\TH ORDER. ALEX. SCOTT, Laurav'lte, BaKo. Co., Md. GHRYSflNTHEMUMS. l!<)OTi:i) CITTINIis. l.liir.ilii. A. la Spiiiil.lint'. 1 lull. hull l.iii. 1. liueliii.er. Uoliulllun iinil 'Al ullier iiuu.l luiirkel M.a», JI.«I per l«l: .le»^l.a mill Ivory. S.'.,'*! per lOU Iteaily fur delivery .liiMii.iiy ir.tli. Address J Q BURROW, FISHKILL. N. V. VERBENAS, S'^e, 100; per 1000. CANNAS, ;issorted, Fiencli, S3 per 100. PELAGONIUM Fred hoiner, tine pl:ints shmMHi; IhkI, f 10.00 per 100. ROSES, H. I's ClimlxMS, roriors. JOSEPH HEiHL, Jacksonville, III McMition the American Flori.^t when writing to advertisers on this page. iSgS. The American Floris'i. 857 NOVELTIES IN GflNNflS. These four sorts are unquestionably by far the best varieties that have been sent out since the introduction of Mme. Crozy; they are all equally good, if not superior, but entirely distinct in every way. TTj^OR the past two or three years we have made the improved varieties of Cannas a specialty, and have gathered together for trial everything that has been offered that we have considered promising, and in pursuance of our usual policy of working up large stocks of the best things after thorough trial, have pleasure in offering the following novelties which we can recommend, and which our customers can purchase with entire contidence and can recommend them to their customers, as they are nov- elties of extraordinary merit and will give unquestioned satisfaction. The improvement in this class of plants is so marked there will be no place for the so-called French Cannas that were grown even two or three years ago, from this time out. Every florist in the United States who sells plants should invest in these Cannas to a greater or lesser extent. They make one of the finest rlants for the decoration of the greenhouse that one can have, and the flowers can be used for cut flowers in dec- orative work with most telling effect, as there is no'hing that approaches them in brilliancy and grandeur. For bedding plants for grouping on the lawn they are brighter than any other plant, and unite, with brilliant flowers, foliage of tropical luxuriance. We introduced Mme. Crozy very largely last season, and everyone who pur- chased it has been more than pleased with it. We have w'thout question the largest stock of Mme. Crozy to be found anywhere, and can furnish it in any quantity, offer four novelties for this season, which we have propagated extensively, believing them to be the best and tinct and valuable kinds in their respective colors that have been sent out since Mme. Crozy. We now most dis- AL.PHONSE BOtyi'/ER.— This is tlie grandest Cauna, all things considered, introduced up to this time. It is a verj' luxuriant grower, growing considerabl}' taller than Mme. Crozy. throwing up flower stems freer than that variety. In good ground and under good cultivation the plant will grow eight feet. The tips of the shoot;5 are surmounted by immense clusters of bright crimson flowers of the very largest size, and nothing can exceed their bril- liancy. It has a peculiar habit of dropping; the flower cluster a trifle as the second flowering shoot begins to push above the first, and the shoots flower two, three' or more times, one after the other, a large plant in bloom sometimes having on as many as thirty or forty of these large brilliant clusters of flowers. Grand is the only word that descrities this variety. It was sent out very little last Spring, but there was no supply of it to be had at anything like a reasona- ble price, and we purchased all we could obtain of it, paying as high as Sl-25 each for it; but there was none to be had even at this high price. We were for- tunate, however, in securing a larger .supply of it than any one else, and are pleased to say we can offer it at a low price the coming season. We think foi' general bedding purposes it will.^f anything, surpass Mrne. Crozy— at least, if not .surpass it. it certainly will meet with equal favor. _ As apot plant for greenhouse cultivation, it is not so desirable on account of its taller growth, but for bedding purposes in many ways it will be superior. It is entirely distinct, and as the color is absolutely different, one will not conflict with the other in any way. CAPTAIN P. DE SUZZON 1 1 .—We have tested all the yellow varieties of Cannas that have been introduced so far up to this time, and can say without hesitation this variety is the best yellow Canna introduced so "far. It is almost as large a flower, with about as broad a petal, as Mme. Crozy, with a very large spike of bloom, and is slightly mottled with scarlet. The scarlet markings are such, however, that instead of detracting, as is usual with most of the yellow Canuas that have been so marked heretofore, it intensifies, if anything, the brilliancy of the yellow. There is a great demand for yellow Cannas on account of the desirability of the color and this is bound to have a heavy run m consequence. It has a distinct habit of growth, the foliage very nearly approaching the banana. PAUL. MARQU ANT. —This variety is not much known, but it is one of the most distinct of all the varieties, and one of the most beautiful. Many who have seen it in our houses have considered it preferable to any other variety, not excepting Mme. Crozy. The individual flowers are larger than any other, and the flower spike very large, each flower standing out separately by itself The flower is as fine as the finest orchid. The color is very hard to de- scribe, to give any adequate idea of 'how beautiful a shade it is. It might be described as a bright salmon, with a carmine tint. The flower has a silvery lus- tre, which glistens and lightens it up with a silvery sheen, making the salmon of the flower very brilliant. Some have described it as apricot— a shade that is so fashionable at the present time. For greenhouse culture it is one of the finest of all, as the growth is not as tall as the two preceding sorts. MISS SARAH H/£_i-.— This variety somewhat approaches Alphonse Bouvier in color, but is entirely different in every way. The flower spike is held erect and upright; the crimson has considerable carmine in it. and so it may be called a carmine-crimson. It is entirely different from Alphonse Bouvier in the style of the flower spike, and in the habit of growth; the flower spike is held erect, and while the head is not so large as Bouvier, it is of more dwarf growth, and holds its head of bloom a trifle longer than Bouvier. Its main merit lies in the fact of its being more dwarf, so that it can be used where it would not be practicabli to use Alphonse Bouvier. PRICE, $6 00 PER DOZEK; $40.00 PER 100. PRICE FOR LARGER QUAHTITIES OH APPLICATION. 8^» SEE OUR ADVERTISEMENT OF NEW CANNAS IN LAST ISSUE— "IVIIVIE. CROZY" AND "STAR OF '91," ETC.=®a F. R. PIERSON COIVIPANY, -TARRYTOWN-ON-HUDSON, N. Y. 858 The American Florist. Mar. 2j, Cincinnati. On Saturdaj' night, March 11. our Florists' Society held its 53d monthly meeting. This was called a carnation meeting and as all the boys arc very much interested in the "rust" wc had a good attendance. There were several who entered quite largely into the dis- cussion, and I ha\e withheld this report awaiting their papers, but so far none have responded except our ex-president, Geo. Corbett. Mr. C. states that in the fall and early winter he noticed fungus on Silver Spray and on some new vari- eties that came from the shippers. We commenced using Bordeaux mixture in the dry and liquid form, also sulphur on the pipes, and by this means not only ke])t down the fungus but our plants have grown vigorously and been very pro- ductive. \Ve do not think fungus will become a general "pest." With us it yields readily to treatment. Our old va- rieties show no signs of disease. New varieties seem weakened by over-propa- gation. We do not wet the foliage much in dark weather, as we prefer to have the plant drv before night, same as with the rose. Free use of sulphur on the pipes keeps down red spider. From this time on we syringe earlj' in the morning on bright days. We surface dress with 6ne bone mcfil and cover same with well rotted manure. Night temperature about SC. Our carnation houses face south and plants receive plenty of light. We have no doubt that fungus will prove very troublesome in old, leaky houses, with insufficient light. We are now using "Fostite" in preference to Bordeaux mixt- ure, it is so much easier to handle. We intend to use same on the field this sum- mer as a preventive. At this meeting we had the honor of a visit from Mr. N. Ohnier, of Dayton, 0., Chief of Horticulture and Agriculture for Ohio, at the great Columbian exhibition. Mr. Uhmer stated that decorative plants were needed very badlj- and urged upon the florists to contribute as much as possible. A committee was appointed to look after this matter. It was also decided that we should hold another chrysanthemum show this fall, and a committee was appointed to prepare a preliminary premium list. Trade in general during Lent has been very dull, but is now picking up. The Huntsman Floral Co. have several large weddings for the coming week, and the rest of our florists report business looking up. The Easter trade will no doubt be good, as prices will advance very little, if any, and stock promises to be plentiful, especially Harrisii and candidum lilies, orchids, callas and all forcing stocks. There will be a special meeting of this society on March 25, to take final action regarding the chrysanthemum show this fall, an account of which will followlatcr. E. G. GiLi.ETT, Sec'y. Advs. for our special rose number must reach us by the 27th at the very latest. BY THE THOUSAND. Ar-iucaria excelsa. Aspidistra, I'alms, Pliormiums, Laurel, Bays, Crowns and Pyramids of all sizes. I'ucklMK frco forCuBh Willi iinlor. THE NURSERIES. JULES OE COCK. MODKIilOKd. iK-ar <;li<'iil. l(KI,I. A Spcclnlly Hull. Il<-iii>iila». u.vtrii viire. iil. SI i.cT lUO. Mention AnuTlcilll Klorlnt. PlUQirQ Sli-oni;, lioalUiy pl.iiils tiom {TAIlOltOi told (ramcs, j(2.0ii per kki. 9, ITOACK, 9»t^via, N. X. The three leading Florist Flowers: CHRYSANTHEMUMS, # CARNATIONS AND ROSES. ® ® ^ ALL THE NEW AND SELECTED STANDARD VARIETIES. . . . My stock of all are as fine as can he produced at reasonable rates. Complete list of these will he mailed to all applicants in the trade. JOHN N. MAY, Summit, N. J. CYCAS REVOLUTA. The largest and BEST selected stock of Cycas Revoluta l fronds and roots cut off, TRUE, lorg 1. aved variety) now on hand. CYCAS CIRCINALIS delivered from April ist. Lilium Auratum, Lilium Spec. Album, Lilium Spec. Rubium, Nerine Japocica, Lilium Krameri, etc., in great quantities, imported for spring trade. Price on application. F. GONZALEZ & CO., 303-312 WAYNE STREET, CRESCENT AVE. SAN FRANCISCO, CAL. N. />'. Fresh Cyras /ciurs for sale by the thousand. 6 ROZY^ ANNAS. w£ /»/?£ HtflDQUflRTERS ■ • for all the Novelties, and in addition control EXCLUSIVJELY several S;rand varieties which we now offer for the Jirst time. We will not be undersold on any of the list. J. C. VAUGHAN, New York: CHICAGO. 26 Barclay Street. P. 0. Box 688. Association "Flora" ISOSKOOP, HOLLAND. Now on hand in New York : n^EMATIS, -A Years, per lOO, »30.00 II. r. KOSKS, for forring, ** O.OO In the best variety, as Alfred Colomb, Anna de Diesbach, B. Rothschild. Fisher Holmes. Gen. Jack, La France, Mine. G. Luizet, Mme. Plant- ler, Magna Charta, Paul Neyron, P. C. de Ro- han, Merville de Lyon, Perle des Blanches, Tllrich Biunner and other sorts. Azaleas. Rho- dodendrons, Spirteas, etc. We also have Palms, Dmcienas, Araucarias and Bay Trees at our nurseries in Holland. Catalogue on application. P. OUWERKERK, 206 Cambridge Ave., MAGNOLIAS^ OBOVATA GRACILIS AND PURPUREA. I'inc, l)iisliv plants, :l to S IVul, Iroin S'J.'"i,(X) to SLWIX) per 100. Scud tor (Icscriptivc catalo^ie and wholesale price list free to all in the trade. ®A.».. I>.\. Always mention the American Flo- rist when writing to advertisers. CHRYSANTHEMUMS We Offer for a Short Time the Follow- ing Standard Sorts. The Plants are in the Fink of Condition. I'cr 100 W. H. Lincoln, stock plants, 1-m pots..Jl5.00 H. E. Widener, ■ " .. 25.00 Ivory, " " " " .. 25 00 Dcmination, " " " " .. 15.00 Mrs. Geo. Bullock, IS.OO L. Canning, " " " " .. 15.0O W. H. Lincoln, " " 2-in. •• .. 3.00 H. E. Widener, ' .. 5.00 Ivory, 4.00 Domination, ' .. 3.00 Mrs. Geo. Bullock, 3.00 L. Canning, " " " " .. 3 00 Poller Palmer, " " " •' .. 5.00 Ruth Cleveland, 5.00 Mrs. E. D. Adams, 6.00 Minnie *anamaker" " " " .. 5.00 Mrs Irving Clark, " ' 3.00 Louis Boehmer, " " " " .. 3.00 Mrs B Harrison. ■ " " " .. 3.0o Kioto. 3.00 Rooted Cuttings ready Feb'y 25th of the following Varieties: Mrs. Geo. Bullock, L Canning, Kioto, Domination. Mrs. B Harrison, Louis Boehmcr, :it 81.50 per too H. E. Widener, Ivory $2.50 per 100 i'l at KXI rate. TadiinR free. JOHN IRVINE GO., Bay City, Mich. p. S. Adiantum Capillus Veneris, 2-inoli, a line lot now leady lor shipment at 55 per too. NeplirolepisExaltata,3-incli,$7per 100. Doz. llunilrca •.' YeiirChcUe A!.»OMl^UTUN, lfc|„ rSpj- The American Florist. 859 CHEAP NAMED DWARF FRENCH CANNAS. There is n demand for ehenp Canna stock, something tlmt can bo snid low siiid In Cannas we offer the loUowlnE sorts at these except'onally i-.w nttcs. Miuiy .if the ofCrozv's French Cannas of the last three or four year's inir ii>or- tli F. R. PIERSON COMPAIVY, TARRYTOWN ON HUDSON, N. Y. Sprii Sales >^- in bedding stock are sure to be large and profitable this year. Are you prepared ? If not, we are, to furnish you with /^ Rooted >^. Coleus, in all the best varieties, the qual- ity of which is well known. Our stock this year is better than ever, and includes the coming yellow of yellows, "Sunrise." By the way it is not too late to buy Carnations. We have the best. List for the asking. ALEX. McBRlDE, .... ALPLAUS, N. V. ROOTED CUTTINGS. Alternanthera, Versicolor, Tricolor and Aurea Nana per 100 .£ Alternantheras Paronychloldes '• .7 Coleus, best old and new " %\.i Fuchsia, leading varieties " 1 .£ Heliotrope, leading varieties " l.£ Mexican Primrose " 1 .f Parlor Ivy, variegaed " 1 .5 PLANTS. Anthericum Plcturatum perdoz.Sl.C Fuchsia, Trailing Queen " .1 Begonia assorted per 100 41 Coleus, assorted " S.l. Chrysanthemums, leading kinds, our selection " 3.t Heliotrope, assorted., Anthemus Coronaria. Solanum Jasmlnoides Grandltlora.. " Jasmlnoides var Var. Parlor Ivy., Echeverla Glauca.. Extensa Globosa, for centers, plants six Inches across, each. .25 Price List on Application. ROBT. S. BROWX & SONS, Box 99, Kansas City, Mo. SPLENDID ST06K. Per 100 Althernantheras P. Major, aurea nana 2-in. pots, $2.U0 Begonias, flowering sorts 2^-in. " 4.00 Coleus. in 12 splendid sorts 2-ln. " 2.50 Cyclamen, in bud or bloom 3W-ln. " 8.00 Cnrysanthemums, 40 splendid sorts .... 2-m. •' 3.00 Dahlias, large roots, '^> varieties " 5.00 Geraniums, double and single sorts — 2i^-in. " 4.00 silver leaved sorts 234-I11. " 4.00 " ivy leaved sorts, including Jeanne d'Arc 2}^i-in. " 4.00 HANS NIELSON, St. Joseph, Mo. HEADQUARTERS Fo« WATER-LILIES SEED TUBERS AND PLANTS. Place YOur orders early If you wish to secure good stock of charming veilow Water Lily. N. Chroma- tella plants. 1st size, $1.00 each. $10 doz.; 2d size, 75c each. 58.00 per doz. Also, the new French and other new hardy varieties. Send for price list. Wm. Tricker, °%''^s.^'\^^)t.^- . . _ _ flowers, (val- for all kinds of cut flower work), every florist should have It; 2, 3. 4, 5-ln. pots (a $8, $10, $12 and $16 per luo plants in full bloom. I^arf^e assortment uf the hest Roses. Carnations. Chrysanthemums, INl. 11. Kern. Coleug. Violets, Geranl- iima, etc., tor florlBts use. Send tor trade price Hat to HENRY SMITH, 1.3Q JtonroeiSt, ,Gran4 Bajilds, JHtcli, THE CHOICEST VARIETIES IN CULTIVATION. 100,000 VERBENAS. Fine pot plants $2.50 per 100: $20 00 per 1000 Rootrd ruttmgs. $t 00 per 100: $8 00 per 1000. Packed light, and satisfaction guaranteed. Send for circular. . . . Our saleB reached nearly 350, COO last year, and we can assure our customers t our plants are fully equal, and assortment of varieties surpass tliose of last year. J. rv. ruivi-rOJV, :Biootxa»i3v«.rg:, r»o^. ROSES AND CARNATIONS. The Largest and Finest Stock in the North- west ever offered at the following prices: ROSES— Perles. Hoste. Sunset. La France. Mermet. Bride. C. Soupert. Niphetos, from 2^i-inch pots. $4.00 per 100 Mme.Wattevlile, Albany. Pierre Gulilot, Meteor, from 2J^-inoh pots ,S.OOperlOO American Beauty, from 2!.^-inGh pots r T.OOperlOO CAKNATIONS— Silver Spray. Lizzie McGowan. Hinze's White. Hector. Portia, Garfield. Grace Wilder. Fred. Crelghton. Mrs. B. G. Hill, from 2-inch pots 3.00 per 100 Rooted Cuttings of all varieties offered 2.00 per 100 Cut Flowers, Roses, Carnations Lilium Harrisii and Smilax at lowest market prices. Tele- graph orders promptly attended to. CHRIST HANSEN, Wholesale Florisl, ST. PAUL, MINN. vy f\ r\-i- fx r\ 0^ Evergreens, Hardy Flowering Shrubs and Hardy Per- i\ (J v) L C LI ennials (Achillea, iberis, etc.) raised on contract for spring f^ if^-^ifXCV^ delivery, send list of wants. V>Ull-l'lll^^ . . . ISAAC C. ROGERS. MOORESTOWN, N, J. Siebrecht&Wadlev, ROSE HILL NURSERIES, NewRochelle, N.Y. Palms, ORCHIDS, Roses, and :^©^v%r I'laiits, FRESH DRACAENA CANIS NOW REAPr. The Finest Stock in the World. JSTD. .A^rvBAJVS, Thirty minutes from London. Onr Mr. A Dimmock will be pleased to interview buyers or reply to any communication addressed to him at 205 Greenwich Street. New York City. €^yit^e>r^°^ '^' quality can ever ^CiJy^Uii^ be sent by mail. May- hap you know it. By freight, prepaid if preferred, we ship safely 4, 5, or 6 ft. trees; 2-yr. Roses of rare excellence — everything! You actually pay less than for the puny stutf. 1,000 acres Nurseries. 20,000 acres Orchards. Exact information about trees and fruits. Stark Bros., Louisiana, Mo. CANNAS GHRYStNTHEMUMS. Lowest I'rices for Choice Stock. List Free. T. H. SPAULDING, Orange, N. J. T«v DREER'S Garden Seeds, Plants, Bulbs & Requisites. They are the best at the lowest prices. Trade List is- sued quarteily, mailed frte to the trade ouly. HEXRY A. DBEEK, Philadelphlai P*. CHRYS-COLA" ROOTED CUTTINGS G0L&U8. Jen best varieties, 75c. per 100; $6 00 per 1.000. CHRYSANTHEMUMS. I,. Boehmer, Jessica. L. Canning. Excellent. Puritan, Gloriosuni, Kioto, G. P. Rawsou. Mi-.s. Fottler, 25c. per dozen, $1.75 per 100. Mrs. E. D. Adams. Hai-ry May, Roslyu, W. A. Mauda, 60c. per dozen, J-I.OO per 100. FUCHSIAS. Black Prince, C. Blauc, W. E. Wait, Noveau Mastadoute, Miuuesota. ISc. per dozen, Sl.OOper 100. S. B. FIELD, Roselle, N. J. CUTS! Wood Engraving, Zinc Etching, Half=Tone, Wax Engraving, Photo -Engraving, Designing. NIANZ & CO., ^^^ cHicAGor"*' ENGRAVERS. io,ooo Rooted Cuttings of Alternanthera p. major and A. nana, 90c. per 100; $7.00 per 1000. Fine stock. C. K. HOFFMEYER, Mansfield Valley, Pa. Always mention the American F^Qj RIST wben 'svritlflg to pdvertjsei-g, 86o The American Florist. Mar. 2j, In spite of it being Lent business has been fairly good, and I hear very little crumbling among flnrists. Some fine Harrisii lilies are coming in, and bloom of all kinds in season is plentiful. Reports continue to find their way here through the press and otherwise of the exorbitant prices that are going to be charged for everything in Chicago this coming summer, and 1 think it would be to the interest of the inhabitants of that city if they would take some pains to deny some of these reports (which will no doubt find their way all over the world ) unless they really do intend "to kill the goose that lays the golden egg." One hears this subject talked about in the clubs, in the cars and on the street, and everyone seems to be of the same opinion, vi/: That it will be an utter im- possibility for the multilnde to see the World's Fair. 1 have heard lager beer quoted at IJSc. a glass, light lunches at $1, hotel expense? way up out of sight. If only millionaires are wanted this is all right, but I think the multitude would pav Chicago better. [In Chicago the source of wonder is as to where the people are to come from to fill the huge caravanseries that are being erected solely for the accommodation ol World's Fair visitors. Conservative peo- ple consider that the mad competition in this line will result in serious loss instead of gain to the projectors of these huge buildings, and that the visitors to the Fair wi'l surely reap the benefit. The parties interested in these hotels, apart- ment buildings, huge restaurants, etc., may intend to ask exorbitant rates, but unless the people come in such vast droves as none but they anticipate the competition for a share of the patronage will be so great as to preclude the possi- bility of unreasonable charges. In fact conservative owners are already pre- pared to contract with visitors for the entire summer at very reasonable rates. And scarcely a day passes but some new scheme for feeding the multitude is pro- jected. Ivi).] If the weather is sufficiently mild the plants for the World's I'air from ( >ntario will be collected next week and shipped the following week; special attention will be paid to the |>acking of these plants, and every care will be taken so that they may arrive in good condition. Most of the exhibits in other departments have already si irted or will do so this week. The plants will fill three cars. F. PLANT BED CLOTH. Ill i:\i- siir.sriTi TK kok <;i..vss ,.ii ii..t hcd^H. c.ltl Kiiiuiea. etc. Tliree Kradea. pluB a|)iJly NATIONAL WATERPROOF FIBRE CO , 50 South Street. - - NEW YOHK. loo FOR FLORISTS. All sizes and styles. Ci>rrespendence solicited. KANKAKEE MFG. CO., Kankakee. III. CHICAGO (d-l'K'i:: -.'(JO-iliK WitlmKli .Vv .Mcntlnii Aiuurlcaii KlorlBt STANDARD VENTILATING MACHINERY, THE LEADER OF THEM ALL. Before ordering your Ma chinery write tor Catalogue. lliKhi-st .i\v.uas where- ever exhibited. NO. 2 Opens Sash as hii;h at one end 3s at the other. With new device. EVERYTHING UNIFORM. E. HIPPARD, YOUNGSTOWN, OHIO. Mention American Florlat. ©Siilte\I?59 Pipe and Fittinijg 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, rery little instruction being needed. GrKJT THK ]BK®'ri Hot-Water Heating, in its Economy and Superi- ority, will repay in a few seasons its cost. M fitlon American Florist. L WOLFF MFG. CO., 93 to 117 W. Lake Street, CHICAGO. \\\ ll.l.l SI I! A I'KI «il;(l I, VI!. Pat. l8S2,'85,'S6, '83, '90. '91. epRiNQ sTck galvanizes: Patent.-!. The rights secu use with all the coiiseque Sole Ml'rs and O FOR WATER, AIR, STEAM, ACIDls, OILS, LIQUORS, GAS, SUCTION, Ana lor any an J every purpose l..r which t\ hose can be applied. Siies, ;iinch to 43 inches diameter. The making, vending or use of any Serviceable Armored Wire Bound Ho.se not of our manufac- ture is an infringement on one or more of our red to u.s render each individual dealeror user responsible for such unlawiul nces thereof. For prices and discounts address VvATERBURY RUBBER CO, f all the Sphincter Grip A rmorcd Hon Patents, 49 Warren Street, New York. .1. C. VAlIGH^lN, Aicent, OHICAUO. ESTABLISHED N. 335 EAST 21 MANUFACTURED 5TEFFEKS y ST. NEW YORK. WiiE'N writing our ;\(Ivcrtiscrs |)le.ase use one of your printed business letter he.ids or enclose your business card. Always mention the American Flo- rist when writing to advertisers. When you write to any of the ad- vertisers in this paper please say that you saw the advertisement in the American Florist. iSgj. The American Florist. h6i r^iPis^lI have Doves. I have lots of Doves. I have lots of good Doves. &S£>'^~ .v^(J?'i2>i£)QS'it;j)(s9CS'<2S'chiuid, ^\ashlngtou, D. C; G. W. Currey & Co., Nashville, Tenn.; Eckhardt & Co., Nashville, Tenn.; T. W. Wood Sl Sous, Richmond, Va.; U. J. Virgin, New Orleans, La. HERE WE ARE AGAIN. Send on your orders for Sash Bars and Ven- tilating Sash. All kinds on hand. PROMPT ATTENTION. Itemized Estimates given, and cost of freight guaran eed. COERESPONBENCE SOLICITED, ^ Clear Cypress, Y] Irom bottom gutter up \* JJ is my specialty. I . ^\\ Lyman Felheim, ERIE, PA. \^* J. N. Struck & Bro. Manufacturers of • CYPRESS • Hreeiilioiise Material, LOUISVILLE, KY. SEHD FOR A COPY TRADE DIRECTORY AMERICAN FLORIST CO.. CHICAGO. Dimensions ol tlis Box : 20 inches long by 18 inches wide and \2 Inches hltlh. Two sections •5rj« With an order for nicely stainea and varnished, su BOSTON FLORIST LETTER GO. Hannlactnre THE BEST LETTERS IN THE MARKET, Sizes \%-\n. and 2-in. 2.00 per 100. Patent fastener with each letter. OUR NEW SCRIPT LETTER, $4.00 per 100. N. P. McCARTHT, I Address 13 Green St.. Treas. & Mangr. | Boston, Mass. Address all correspondence to 1 Music Hall Place. We have a new FASTENER wtiich we consider a decided success. Any customers bavins old style fasteners which they wish to exchange, can do so without additional cost by writing us. 500 letters, we furnish a box made of i th as is represented in the cut. .A.GrEiriri's ■ Marschuet/. & Co., 35 N. 4tli St., Phila., Pa. A. Kolker m Sons, New Ylork. F. E. McAllister, 2a r>ey St., New York. A. D. Perry & Co., 33 Warren St , Syracuse, New York. E. F Huft'man, Philadelphia. Pa. H. Bayersdorfer & Co., Philadelphia, Pa, Canada, E. H. Bunt, 79 Lake St., Chicago, lU. Wisconsin Flower Exchange, 131 Mason St., cinnatl. O T. W. Wood Si Sons, 6th and Marshall Stg. Kichn]ond. Va. Jas. Vick's Sons. Kochester, N. Y. C. A. Kuehn- 1122 Pine St., St. Louis, Mo, I). B. Long, Buftalo, New Vork. TIicsc Letters are handled by all the Wholesalers in Boston. GOODYEAR RUBBER CO, We make a SPECIALTY in GARDEN HOSE, in both. Rubber and Cotton. A GREAT VAKIKTY OF HOSE KEELS, Sl'liAY I'fl'ES, SPKINKLEKS, ETC. 1^1 Xv^kie Street, CHICA.OO. Easier Decorations will be enhanced vastly by using GREEN SILKALENE for stringing. Send for Samples and prices. JOHN C. MEYER & CO., 389 DevonsliirejSt., BOSTON, MASS. GflTflLOGUE PRINTING. ELEGTROTYPING. Done with expert ability for Florists Nurserymen, Seedsmen. Write to J. Horace McFarland Co., HARBISBTTBG, FA. 86^ The American Florist. Mar. 23^ Recent Legal Decisions. Promptness Necessary to Rescind a Pur- chase for Fraud or Mistake. Where a party desires to rescind a con- tract of purchase upon the ground of mistake or fraud, he must, upon the dis- covery of the facts, at once announce his purpose, and adhere to it. If he be silent, and continue to treat the property as his own, he will be held to have waived the objection, and will be conclusively bound by the contract, as if the mistake or fraud had not occurred. lie is not permitted to play fast and loose. Delay and vacillation are fatal to the right which had before subsisted. These re- marks are peculiarly applicable to spec- ulative i)ropcrty which is liable to large and constant fluctuations in value. Rugan V. Sabin. I'. S. Circuit Court of Appeals, 8th Cit. 53 Fed. Rep. 415. In a lecti'RE on "Agricultural educa- tion and its place in the University curri- culum" read belore the Agricultural Association of Cornell University January 31, last. Prof. L. H. Bailey callsattention to the fact that there is no school in North America to which the florist can turn for professional instruction, and asks: "Shall Cornell first enter the field?" He adds: "I"or the eiiuipmentof a work- ing plant in pomology, floriculture and kindred horticultural pursuits, at least $50,000 is needed at once." Our special rose number will be issued March 30. It will be an advance on all our former special numbers and will go to every live florist in America. Send m your advertisements now. No increase in rates. When writing to any of the advertisers on this page please mention .the American Florist. §Florists,Nurserymen & Seedsmen < WIND ENGINE iCEM STEEL TOWER V .nv nttciuled to. ■^Mti! ^k'lili iif model for GEO. H. CHANDLEE, .\thuilii' KiiililiiiK, W.VSIIINtiTON II. .Mention American Klor st Please mention the American Flo- rist every time you write any of the advertisers on this page. W8cC.C0. Wrought Iron Pipe, Fittings, Valves, 78 JOHN ST., NEW YORK. WELLS & COUTflN GO., L'Ul. Meuiluu Aiuorlcuu Flurltit. i893' T HE American Florist. 863 ESTABLISHED 1854. Qevine's Boiler Works. THE FLAT TOP TYPE WrouQfht Iron Hot Water Boilers FRANK DAN BLISH, Att'y, OFFICE, 189 STATE STREET. WORKS. 56ih h WALLACE STREETS. OmOA.00. Mention American Kiorist, KROESCHELL BROS. Greenhouse ^ Boiler, 41 to 55 Erl« St., CHICAGO. Boilers made of the best of material, ihell, firebox abeets and heads of steel, water space all around (front, sides and baok). Write for Information. Mention American Florist, FLORAL DESIGNS The Cut Flower Worker's friend. Fine book of 160 pages. Send 93.50 for It, to J. HORACE McFARLAND. Harriiburg, Pa. ™ LOCKLflND" Sash Bars ^ ^ ^ ARE ALWAYS SATISFACTORY. This cut represents our improved Clipper Bar for Butted Glass roof — putty to be used under glass only. Mention AintTlcan Hurlat. GUTTER MaTERmL, RIt)GE5, SaSH, ETC. The finest CLEAR CYPRESS used. Write for circulars and estimates. LOGKLflND LUMBER GO. Mention American Florist. FURMAN BOILERS Economical -Substantial- Safe. 56 STYLES AND SIZES-BURNS HARD OR SOFT COAL. Modern Hot-Water Heating These Bnili^rshnve a high reputation fir StannrhneB.q niirahilify and Safety, and are GREAT COAL SAVERS. Mininmm I'rietlon anil MaximnmVeiocityoTilyobtainedbyVERTICAL WATER CIRCULATION. Send for new 150-page book giving fall particuiars and a great deal of valuable information on modern Heating and Ventilation, with plans and tables for correct hot-water work. Mailed free. Address HERENDEEN MFG. CO., 26 Vine Street, GENEVA, N. Y. Do You Want A RELIABLE SUPPLY OF For Your GREEN HOUSE, lAIA-rCD ROSE HOUSE, WAT E R NURSERY, Conservatory, Lawn, House, Garden, Stock or any other purpose, WITHOUT EXPENSE OF TIME OR LABOR? All of this can be accomplished by using tbelmproved RIDER X3:o?i?-.^ixi OR EKICSSON PUMPING ENGINE Catalogue with fuU partic Jars, sent on application. or LAMATER IRON WORKS, 21 CORTLANDT ST.. NEW YORK, N.Y. D. H. ROBERTS, NATURAL GAS MADE GLASS Our Glass received the Hit^Hest Award at the Boston Convention of the S. A* F FIRST-CLASS CERTIFICATE OF MERIT. BENCH TILE • PERFECT DRAINAGE For testimonials, circulars, etc., address UPI.AND GRKBNHOUSEW, Used by all the leading Growers and Horticul- tural Builders. IHAUISON, NEW JERSKV YOU CAN SAVE MONEY BY PURCHASING, AND GLASS BY USING HAMILTON'S PATENT SASH LIFTER. "It works like a charm." So say those who use it. Send us 50 cents for one sample and you will say so too. BAY STATE HARDWARE CO.. 373 Freeport Street, BOSTON, M.VSS. Mention American Florist. GREEN-HOUSE HEATING. MYERS & CO. 1518|&1520S.9thSt.. PHILADELPHIA. Send for cataiOKue and price list. ncan Florist. 864 The American Florist. Mar. 2j, Index to Advertisers Adv 1{nt«8 etc S.il 1 ne I nn B .. It V M h (1 1 H m I H A M h (1 1 a Co « 1 \ ^ V ^, Co (V N S. H V <^ 1 L 1. I K t n AC N K 1 i.]iu bCoN W kn W II n Wm ha BlIJ !• e he n I Hed B Uart M c ae A Ha fo d II B Tien o I a II nae on John 11 ende n \1 i, ^ Ue A bert M Hews A H & Co 11 Hng B 9 U 1 K I ^ A nd hn ch U L S \ IHii Print your sprinjr trade list in our special rose luimlK-r, March :!0. CLEAR CYPRESS SASH BARS R JOHN C. MONINGER, a 1 297 Hawthorne Are., S I CHICAGO, ILL. H Horticultural Architecture and Building. ^'P,-l-rJ-i I ] ' ilri-n-^i-hl GREENHOUSE HEATING # VENTILATING ure and Building. HITGHINGS & GO. Established 1844. 233 Mercer St., New York. FIVE PATTERNS OF BOILERS. NINTEEN Sizes. Perfect Sash Raising Apparatus. Rosehouses, Greenhouses, Etc , of Iron Frame Construction, Erected complete, or the Structural Iron Work shipped ready for erection. Iron Frame Benches with the " Perfect Drainage Bench Tile " or Slate Top. SEND 4 CEIKTS POSTAGE FOB ILLDSTKATED CATALOGUE. WEflTHERED'S DOUBLE DOME BOILERS Proven by 40 ijears use; Effective and Durable. PATENT Sasli RaisiiKj flpparatiis. flrethe Veiij Best K Patent Rocking Shaking Grates ABSOLUTELY PERFECT Be ng n tl 1 est se t o re tl e le t costly to keep n ep ROSE HOUSES, GREEN HOUSES, ETC. tif Iron iMaiue Coustnic- tion. erected complete, or the Slnicttir.ll Iron Work shipped re.idy for erection. Iron Kraiiie Benches with I)i-;iinnye Bencll, Tile or Shite. >^ I M? '>iS MAS W WEATHERED S SONS ncorporaledl 244 CANAL ST . N. Y. See what This man Says about it. BODY TELLS ME, AND NOW I TELL YOU sf"E "NEW DEFflRTURE" Is the BEST and the Cheapest J. D. CARMODY, Macomb, 111., Feb. 21, i893. Mr. J. D. Carmody, Dear Sir: The veiitil;iting appar.itus re- ceived of you we tinished puttini; up yesterday, and it works fine — 1 don know how any one could ask more — as it raises the windows in a 100-foot house eisily and evenly. If I had known a ventilating apparatus could be bought for so little money 1 would hav ordered one for the house 1 built last year; and if 1 bin another next year you can count on an order. Very respectfully, I. L. I'lLLSBUKV. That has ever been Intro- duced for FLORISTS' usu. Evansville, Indiana. You will benefit the American Flo- rist by mentioning it every time you write an advertiser in these columns. HAIL LOCK THE DOOR BEFORE THE HORSK IS STOLKN. DO IT NOW. JOHN G. ESLER, Seo'y T. H. A., Stddle River, H. T. fm Mmm^m 0nL@LiiT EmErica is "the Prow nl the IIbssbI; thers may be more comfort Mmidships, but we etb the Rrst to touch Unknown Seas.' Vol. VIII. CHICAGO AND NEW YORK, MARCH 30, 1893. No. 252 f LHIIE /4eS!llB!0@M! lFl!=@L@l!@? Published every Thursday by The American florist Compahy. Subscription, Jl.OO a year. To Europe, S2.00. Address all communications to AMERICAN FLORIST COMPANY, 333 Dearborn Street, CHICAGO. Kiisterii Offlie: 67 Hromfleld .St., Boston. SOCIETY OF AMERICAN FLORISTS. Wm. R. Smith, Washington, D. C , president: Prop. Wm. Tkelease. St. Louis. Mo., vice-president; Wm. J. Stewa ut. m Bromfleld St., Boston, Mass, secretary ; CONTENTS. Roses— Comments on varieties 867 —Sunset, Bridesmaid and Hoste (illus). , . 868 869 —Meteor roses (illus) 871 — House of Meteors {illusl .873 — Roses and roses (with five illus) 884 — The rose men at school (cartoon) 8S4 — Rose melange ..... 884 — Stocks for garden roses 886 —The Scallen basket (illus) 887 — Notes on tea roses . . .887 —Classifying young rose plants (two illus.V . . 890 —The American Rose Society '. . . 890 —Meteor 891 — New American seedling roses 891 New York 892 Boston 896 How to grow cut flowers 904 A rose deal 906 Seasonable hints 908 The week after Easter ! . 910 Chicago 912 Philadelphia \ .,'.'. . 914 .St. Touis !!..!! 916 Toronto 918 Now watch the ventilators '. ! . 920 The World's Congress Auxiliary 920 Buffalo 922 Baltimore ] 924 Worcester, Mass ."..'.*.!! 924 The Rose. Tovely roses differ As does the human race; Some,, of surpassing beauty — Another's witching grace — So captivates the fancy Aye. holds it too, as well. That one, indeed is powerless To resist her magic spell. With all her grace and beauty 'Tis not strange we call her "Qu Other flowers are forgotten When once the Rose is seen. That THE ROSE is still the "Queen of Flowers" is fairly demonstrated by this issue of the Florist. We expected to make this number larger than anv other special number yet issued, but we' confess it expanded beyond our most sanguine expectations. It contains sixty-four pages, an increase of twelve pages over any previous special number, and forty pages more than our regular issue. Yet in spite of this large increase in space we have been obliged to omit several articles aiid illustrations intended for it. These will appear in subsequent issues. Comments on Varieties. In the following listwi'l be found the comments of Messrs. E. G. Hill, Richmond, Ind.(H— ); John N. Mav, Summit, N.J. (M— I: and Antoine Wmt- zer, of the Dingee & Conard Co., West Grove, Pa. (W— ), upon nearly all the roses in commerce in America 1o-day, with the exception of the new varieties that we have not yet had long enough to thoroughly test. We believe this general and comparative review of existing vari- eties will be very acceptable to our readers. A. Geoffrey St. Hilaire. H. R. 1879. E Vcrditr. Red, shaded crimson, medium fize, full, fine form, fragrant and free. W — Not vigorous enough for general culti- vation. A. M. Ampere. H. R. 1881. Liabaud. Flower of good size, double and cupped; color rosy purple. W — Superseded by better varieties. Abel Carriere. H. R. 1875. E. Ver- dier. Lirge, full and fragrant; velvety crimson, very bright center. H — A most magnificently colored variety, of faultless form, but unfortunately a poor grower; almost worthless on its own roots for outdoor culture; W — Good only in fav- orable location. Abel Grand. H. R. 1865. Damaizin. Glossy rose color, large, full and fragrant. H — Distinct and useful for outdoor cult- urf; very free in the production of fine large full flowers; good for forcing in pots for market purposes in spring. Abricote. Tea. Large, double and cupped. Color rosy apricot center shad- ing to chamois. H — Superseded by a number of later introductions Achille Gonod. H. R. 1864-. Gonod. Rosy carmine, raised from Jules Mar- gottin. H — k coarse growing variety, producing undersized flowers. Super- seded; W — Good, but not first class. Adam. Tea. 1838. Adam. Salmon- rose, fragrant. H — Synonymous with President. A fairlygood bedding variety; M — Good, but superseded, still valuable as a varietv; W — Fine buds, good bedder. Adelina Viviand Morel. N. 1S91. Ber- naix. Three colors, apricot, bright canary and pale yellow. S rong tea odor. H — Pretty in icscombinationof colors; flower stem too weak and flower under the standard size. Adrienne Christophe. Tea. 1868. Guillot fils. Apricot yellow. H — This is one of the most charming of ali the com- bination colored teas. Delicious in scent, fine for pot culture. A moderate growing variety, throwing out stubby horizontal growths. A great favorite in England; M— A beautiful color, but rather shy; W — Uncertain. Agrippina. Beng. 1789. Introduced from China to England. Rich crimson, good bedder. Best of its class. H— The most showy and attractive of all the Chinese varieties for bedding purposes. Unfortunately not hardy in the north; M— Still one of the very best bedding roses; W— Best red bedder of its class. Alba Rosea. Tea. 1855. Sarter. H —Weak, superseded by Marie Guillot; M ^Good, but superseded. Alfred Colomb. H. R. 1865. La- charme. Carmine crimson, large and full, globular and very fragrant. H— The per- fection of a garden variety. Fine in pots also; W — One of the best. Alfred K. Williams. H. R. 1877. Schwartz. Magenta red, shaded crim- son, large full flowers, beautiful but not constant. H— A grand rose on the Ma- netti, worthless on its own roots. Short lived even when budded; W— Beautiful, not reliable. Alexandrine Bruell. Cl.T. H— Acreamy white seedling of Gloire de Dijon, Might be useful as a cUmber in the Gulf States and California. Alice Dureau. H.R. 1867. Vigneron. Rosy lilac, globular form. H — Super- seded; W — Superseded. Al ue Sisley. T. 1874. Guillot fils.- Violet rose, not clear; fragrant. H — A good bedding rose, but too strongly dominated by a purple tint to be sought after; W— Good bedder, very fragrant. Aly Pacha Cheriff. H. R. 1886. Le- veque. Fiery vermilion, shaded velvety purple. Extra good. W— First class. Amazone. Tea. 1872. Ducher. Yel- low, reverse veined with rose, long buds. H — Flowers under s'ze and lacking sub- stance. Too much unproductive wood. American Beauty (see Mme. Ferd. Ja- main). The grandest of the forcing roses in America. H — Perhapsthemostpopular of all the forcing varieties of roses at the present time. This rose is an enigma to even the best culturists; its special re- quirements are certainly not known, as experience abundantly proves. We know a number of cases where absolute failure has followed its successful culture. The same soil and other conditions have been equal and yet failure has followed. This is not an exceptional case, but on the contrary, is nearly universal. One of the finest and most successful bouses of Amer- ican Beauty this year had in the soil a moderate amountof wood ash; theowner of the house thinks its well doing may be attributed to this. The ash may furnish one of the things lacking in the soil. An open, porous soil, moderately enriched, is the best suited to the growth of this par- ticular rose. The use of Bordeaux mixt- 868 The American Florist. Ma} 30, ure as a spray to keep down black spot is productive of good results, and cer- tainly from the ease and cheapness of the formula there is no excuse for neglecting so simple an operation. Temperature generally adopted 56° at night, with abundance of air on all sunny days; M — Too well known to need further com- and of good texture. H— Hybrid tea blood dominates; it is too purplish or lilac in color to retain a place in the lists. Antoine Mouton. H. R. 1874. Levet. Deep rose tinged with lilac, fragrant and hardv. W — Very large, sweet, good. Antoine Ouihou. II. R. 1879. E. Ver- dier. Brownish crimson. W — Very rich color, requires ex- tra cullivation. .\ntoine Wint zer. H. R. 1884. E. Verdier. Large, double and of ro- sette form. Color clear rose shaded bright crimson. W — Fine, needs good cultivation. Apolline. B. 18- 48. V. Verdier. Rosy pink, large and cupped. One of the best bedders. H— Not adesiral If meat; does best in rather light soil, with only moderate amount of manure. Anna Alexicff. H. R. 1858. Laeharme. Rose color, large, doubleand freely produced, H — Forces well and can be depended on for a very early crop. There are many other varieties of H. R.s better in form and more pleasing in color; W — Good, one of the best for early forcing. Anna de Diesbach. H. R. 1858. Laeharme. Lovely car- mine, large, double, very free in bloom, fragrant and very hard}'. H — (lood for pot culture, fine for forcing. A good outdoor rose, but not as hardy as many of its class; M — One of the best early varieties for forcing, though not quite so popular as formerly; W — Good for bedding or forcing. Anna Marie de Montravel. Pol. 1879. Rambaux & Dubreuil. Very small, full white flowers, fragrant. H — A unique and pretty little rose. Almost too slight in growth. Anna Olivier. Tea. 1872. Ducher. Buff shaded rose. H — A charming rose for outdoor culture; M — k grand rose for open ground, particularly in southern states; W — I'Nne buds, good bcdder. Annie Laxton. H. R. 1873. Laxton. Medium sized, nicely formed (lowers; rose with shadings of bright red. W — Worthy of culture. Annie Wood. II. R. 1SG6. Iv. Verdier. Bright crimson, shaded vermilion. A good autumnal variety. II — A good rose for the open border; not quite as strong in growth on its own roots as could be desired. Antoine Ducher. H. R. 1806. Ducher. Violet red, large, well shaped, fragrant; color fleeting. W — Good hardv rose. Antoine Mermet. Tea. 188?. Guillot fils. Flower large, double ard finely formed, rose shading to carmine, sweet Might be retained for old association's sake, but long since superseded; W — Superseded. Augustine Guinoiseau. ( White La frame]. II. T. 1890. Guinoiseau fils. Full}' described in calling it a very pale, satiny La France. First class. H — Like all the La France type this rose forces finely. We predict that this rose will be quite extensively grown by all who can use it immediately after being cut. It grows stronger than any of the La Franre type, and is withal a most beautiful ro«e when well grown. It likes a heavy clay loam and thrives in a temperature of 58° to 60° at night. It is not the best for long distance shipping, as it suffers from handling and confinement; M — A magnifi- cent rose for forcing or bedding. Baltimore Belle. P. 1843. Feast. Pale blush, changing to white. H — The best hardy light colored rose for the adornment of porch and trellis in ihe northern states. Baron Alexander deVrints. Tea. 1880. Gonod. Pale rose. M — No good for forcing. Baron Liabaud crimson. de Bonstetten. H. R. 1S71. Velvety maroon, shaded deep One of the best. W— Very rich color, extra. Baron deFouville. Tea. 1886. Gonod. Coppery yellow, back of petals reddish. Large, full and of good shape. Sweet. M — Not good as a forcer. Baron Nathaniel de Rothschild. H. R. 1SS2. Leveque & fils. Large, double and finely formed. Bright rosy crimson ofeven shade. W — Generally good. Baronne de Rothschild. (Baroness Rothschild). H. R. 1S67. Pernet. Light pink, often deepening to rose. Large and I if elegantly cupped form. Scentless. color, but this rose has points of usefulness as a garden variety, which render it indispensable; M — Extra good bedder and al- most hardy; W — Should be planted singly. Archduke Chas. Beng. Lafl'ay. Rosy crimson, va- riable. M — One of the very best bedding roses; W — Very change- able, flowers large and double, petals of great substance, a favorite bedder. Archiduchcsse Marie Immaeulata. Tea. 1887. Soupei-t & Notting. Flower large and double, clear red with vermilion cen- ter and shadings of chamois. H — Not desirable. Attraction. 11. T. 1SS6. Dubreuil. Clear carmine and china rose, petals edged paler with yellow base. H— Not so good as Pierre Guillot, no room for it. Auguste Mie (Mme. Rival). H. R. 1851. Glossy pink, quite tender. H — MME. HOSTE. Ouite hardy, difficult of propagation H — A most pleasing variety for pot cult ure and forcing under glass. Climatic conditions are against its growth in the open air in the western states; have never known it to make growth planted out- doors; M — Still the finest of all in its class for forcing, with magnificent foliage close to bud. Propagates as easily as any known rose; requires rich soil to get it at its best; W — Fine with high culture. Baronne Henriette de Loew. Tea. 1889. Nabonnand. Flower medium i893. The American Florist. 869 As Grown by mr. Grove p. Rawson. flowers Shown Life size. 870 The American Florist, Mar. 30, sized, full tender rose shading to yellow. M — Useless as a forcing variety. Baronne M. Werner. Tea. "l8S4. Na- bonnand. White, center coppery rose. Very large and very full. M — No good for forcing; W — This is one of the best teas for bedding; the flowers are very double and the petals rather thin; this is its weak point. Baronne Nathaniel de Rothschild. H. R. 18S5. Pernetpcre. Beautiful bright rose, with silvery shadings, very large and full. H — Inclines to come washy and dull, of no special merit. Baronne Prevost. H. R. 184-2. Deprez by Cochet. Pure rose color, large, full and flat, free in bloom, fragrant and hardy. H— .\ grand old H. R. Diflicult to propagate, but should be retained on account of its great hardiness. Shape of Souvenir de laMalmaison,by some styled a quartered rose. BarthelemyLevet. H. R. 1878. Levet. Bright rose. H — Seedling of Gloire de Dijon, of special merit in the I'. S. Beaute de I'Europe. CI. T. 1881. Gonod. Deep yellow; of Gloiie de Dijon type. H — Seedling of Dijon, of special merit iii the V . S. Beauty of Stapleford. H. T. 1879. Bennett. Red, tinged violet; large, well formed buds. Subject to mildew. H — .\ fine rose in the open ground, but mildews dreadfully, which almost neutralizes its qualities of color and form. Beaufy of Waltham. H. R. 1862. Wm. Paul. Rosv crimson, medium to large; fragrant. H — A grand outdoor rose. Belle FIfiir d'Arjou. Tea. 1872. Tourais. Flower large and double, cen- ter rosv flesh, shading to shining wh'te. W— Good bedder. Belle Lyonna^sp. CI. T. 1869. Levet. Pale lemon yellow; of Gl. de Dijon type. H — A distinct light colored rose of the D j in type. A rampant climber in the conservatorv. Bc'^sie Johnson. H. R. 1872. Curtis. Blush; highly scented. W — Generally sat- isfactory. Bianqu'. Tea. 1871. Ducher. Large, double pure white. H— Long since super- seded. Black Prince. H. R, 186C. Distrib- uted by Wm. Paul. Dark crimson, vari- able. H — A most maenificent colored rose, so chary of its blooms as to be worthless; W — Not reliable. Blarche Moreau. P. M. 1880. Mo- reau-Kobert. White, one of the best of the mosses. H — .\ good white moss. Blanche Rebatel. Poly. 18S'.). Ber- naix. Brig'- 1 and pretty; carmine, turn- ing to crimson. H — .\ poor color, worthless. Boieldieu. H. R. 1877. Garcon, Cherry red, very large and full, flat form. Of the type of Haroimc Prevail. W— Very large, double, uncertain. Bona Weillschott. H. T. 1800. Siu- pert & Notting. Flower large, double and of centifolia form. Rosy vermilion, center orange red. Sweet. M — Lacks size, given to growth, not free enough; M — Not satisfactory as a forcing lose. Bon Silene. Tea. 1839. Hardy. Deep rosy pink, shaded carmine, semi double, sweet and free. Once largely used for forcing; now set aside for varieties more double. H — Too well known for com- ment to be necessary. Should 1)C retiiincd for the good it has done; M — Still a great favorite with many and in demand to some extent; W — Not very doubl?, shows up best in cool weather. Good bcddcr, almost discarded as a forcing rose. Bougerc (Syn. Clotilde). Tea. 1832. Bougere. Bronzed pink, large and full, thick petals; oneof the hardiest. A grand old sort. H — In some sections considered a fine outdoor bedding rose. The outer petals come crimped and green. Boule de Neige. H. N. 1867. La- charme. White, small, very full; does not root from cuttings very well. II — Un- questionably the finest of the white hybrid noisettes; hard to root; W— One of the best white, but difficult to loot. Nearly all the plants sent out in this country under the name Ball of Snow have been Coquette des Blanches, causingconfusion. Boule d' Or. Tea. 1860. Margottin. Deep yellow, large and full; does not open well in America, fine in Europe. H — Superseded by larger flowered varieties. Bouquet d'Or. N. 1872. Ducher. Yellow, coppery center, large and full. H — Stiperseded by larger flowers. Bouton d'Or. Tea. 1866. Guillot, fils. Orange yellow, of medium size. H- Superseded by better flowers. Bridesmaid. Tea. 1892. Moore. Sport from Catherine Mermet, deeper in color than its parent; very free and vigorous. H — One of the most valuable varieties recently introduced. It has all the good characteristics of Mermet, \vith the ad- ditional merit of coming deep-colored throughout the days of mid-wmter. It looks as if it were destined to usurp the place occupied by Catherine Mermet. The color is the pleasing tint of Mermet when at its best, with no malformed buds; this variety will be extensively planted when its merits become known; the same culture, soil, and temperature that suits Mermet will be right for this rose; M — This will be a great favorite in the nor future, bright clear pink, retain- ing its color in all weathers. Equal to its parent, the Mermet, in constitution. Brightness of Cheshunt. H. R. 1882. Paul & Son. Larger than medium; nicely imbricated; brilliant red. Good autum- nal bloomer. H — k splendid high-colored red rose that should be extensively grown in America. W — Fine but uncertain. Brilliant. II. R 1887. Wm. Paul & Son. Medium size, full, scarlet crimson. H — Good color, fine for oot culture. Camille Bernardin. II. R. 1865. Gau- treau. Light crimson, medium sized, half cupped lorm, fragrant. H — Not double enough, superseded. Camoens. H. T. 1881. Schwartz, Pale rose, baseof petals yellow. H — Lacks substance, not desirable; M — Pretty, but unsatisfactory as a forcing variety. Canary. Tea. 1852. GuiUot pere. Canary yellow, beautiful small buds, delicate habit. H— Too small, others better. Capitaine Lefort. Tea. 1889. Bon- naire. Very large, fine china red shaded purple. H— Not free enough in bloom, ex- cessively vigorous; W — Flowerslarge and double, good bedder. Captain Christy. H. T. 1873. La- charme. Delicate flesh, rosy center; of medium S'ze, full. Extra good. II — .\ good rose for flowering in pots. Does not thrive well in open ground; M — .\ very beautiful rose, and good for forcing later in the season. Cardinal Patrizzi. H. R. 1857. Trouil- lard. Crimson, tinged with purple, of the Giant of Batltcs type. W — Beautiful, poor grower; all this type succeed better farther sou h. Caroline d' Arden. H. R. 1888. A. Dickson & Son. Pure rose, very large and fragrant. II — .\ fine hardy outdoor rose, of the shipe and style of Baronne Prevost. Caroline de Sansal. H. R. 1S19. Des- prez. Flesh color deepening tow.ard the center. Large full, flat flowers; very hardy. Unreliable. H — Comes imperfect, useless; W— Flowers often imperfect. Caroline Kuster (or Custer). N. 1872. Pernet. Lemon yellow, changingto white, large, full, and globular. H— .\ vigorous growing, free flowering yellow rose. Catherine Mermet. Tea. 1869. Guil- lot fils. Flesh pink, large, full, of grand form; one of the most beautiful of the teas, and a leading forcing variety. II — Suc- ceeds well with most growers. Has been unquestionably the best pink forcing rose nf recent years; it has, however, a dan- gerous rival in its offspring the Brides- maid, If prophecy is in order we predict that Bridesmaid will be grown to the ex- clusion of Mermet in the very nearfuture. Soil has a great deal to do with the suc- cessful culture of Mermet; in fact in a too light soil it does not seem to thrive. Some growers place great importance in the selection of proper soil, but I fear not one could give a concise statement of what constituents the soil should be composed. It is with all growers a matter of experi- ment. After trying various kinds of soil the one in which the rose flourishes best is of course the one which decides the question. Some day scientific analyses will tell us the constituents lacking or those that are in excess. Temperature: 60" will bring a larger quantity of buds, but a lower temperature will bring lar- ger buds of finer color; M — A typical rose; the most elegant shape of all teareses,an excellent variety for forcing; W — .\ favor- ite for forcing under glass; not as good outside bedder as some other varieties, foliage somewhat tender. Catherine Soupert. H. R. 1879. La- charme. Rosy peach; distinct. W — Gen- erally good. Cecile Brunner. Poly. 1.880. Veuve Ducher. Bright rose, yellow center; flow- ers in clusters, very beautiful. H — Worth- less, no merit. Celine Forestier. N. 1860. Tronillard. Pale yellow deepening toward thecenter. Very hardy. H — K nice pillar rose in suit- able locations. Champion of the world. 1892. J. L. Childs. Cross between Magna Charta and Hermosa. Perfectly hardy, perpetual bloomer, color deeper than Hermosa. W- Resembles Henri Planticr. Chas. Darwin. II. R. 1879. Laxton. Brownish criuison, shaded violet, beauti- ful and distinct. Subject to mildew. H — A rose of considerable merit for outdoor purposes; W — Fine, but not reliab'e. Chas. de Franciosi. Tea. 1891. Sou- pert & Notting. Long buds of orange red color; flower large and double; chrome yellow and salmon. H— .\ fine rose for flowering in pots for spring sales. Chas. Dickens. H. R. Wm. Paul. Rose color, large and full, profuse bloomer and hardy. W— Good. Chas. Lefebvre (Syn. Marguerite Bras- sac). II. R. 1861. Lacharme. Reddish crimson, very dark shadings, fades quickly. Large full heavy petals beauti fully formed. A splendid rose. II — .\ fine rose when worked on the Manetti or other stock. Somewhat tender in the north; W— Beautiful, but uncertain. Chas. Legrady. Tea. 1884. Pernet fils. Carmine red, petals faintly edged white. Large and full. W — Good for bed- ding. Chas. Rovolli. Tea. 1875. Pernet. Carmine rose. H — A fairly good bedding rose; M — A very beautiful variety, much larger than Bon Silene, and of lighter color. Very free blooming; used to be a great f ivorite, but now superseded; W — More double than Bon Silene; with us this variety has always done well, and is a fine bedder. Ch.as. Verdier. H. R. 1866. Guillot pere. Pink with salmon tinge, globular, 1893. The American Florist. 871 Meteor Roses, [see page sgi full flowers. Seediina^ of V. Verdier. Does not open well. W — S jperseded. Charlotte Corday. H. R. 1S64. Jou- bert. Flower large, double rosy purple, reverse of petals white. W— Ooly fairly good. Chateau des Bergeries. Tea. 1S86. Ledechaux. Pale canary, darker center: large, globular, and very full; fine in bud. M— No good. Christine deNoue. Tea. lS91.Guillot& fils. Deep pink, turning to china rose, full and fine. H — .\ fine bold handsome rose, possessing vigjr, size, and other good qualities. It is being used experimentally to test its farcing qualities. Claire Cochet. H. R. 1885. Lacharme. Beautiful clear rose, center darker. Yerv large and full, large petals. W— Fine, rather difficult to root. Claire S7lvain. {Lady Warrender). Bengal. Mme. Pean. Wnite, strongly in- fjsed with tea blood. H — Superseded by Marie Guillot. Clement Nabonuand. Tea. 1877. Na- bonnand. Light yellow, shaded salmon. Not very valuable. H— Too thin in tex- ture; M— Of little value. Cleopatra. Tea. 1890. Bennett. Lirge, double, and long in bud. Tender rose, changing to glowing rose. H— No par- ticular place for this variety; M — No good. ■■Climbing Captain Christy. H. CI. 1881. Ducher. 'Climbing Chas. Letebvre. H. CI. 1876. Cranston. Climbing Dc'voEiersis. Cl.T. 1858. S. J. Pavitt. 'Climbing Edouard Morren. H. CI. 1879. G. Paul. 'Climbing Gen. Jacqueminot. H. CI. Cooling. 'Climbing Jules Margottin. H. CI. 1875. Cranston. •! Climbing La France. CI. T. 'Climbing Mile. Eugenie Yerdier. H. CI. 1877. G. Paul. *Climbing M. Boncenne. H. CI. 1885. Schwartz. tClimbing Niphetos. CI. T. 1890. Keynes. A valuable addition. M— Very shv. tClimbing Perle des Jardins. CI. T, 1890. John Henderson. Extra good, fine for southern states and Pacific coast. M— Very valuable greenhouse climber. *Climbing Pride of Waltham. H. CI. 1885. Schwartz. 'Climbing Victor Verdier. H. CI 1871. G. Paul. . [*H— Climbing H. R. roses may be criti- cized in a lump; of no special value in the U. S., on account of the canes killing to the same height as the varieties from which they sported. In the case of a weak growing variety it might be well to propagate the climbing variety, as the English term them, in order to secure the increased vigor, but in doing this it might be sacrificing size of flower for in- creased vigor in the plant, as some of the sports produce flowers less in size than the original form whence they sprung.] [tH— Climbing Niphetos, Climbing Perle des Jardins, Climbing La France. These are useful for posts and as climb- ers in conservatories and greenhouses, but many are under the impression that they bloom continuously; such is not the case. They partake of the character of Gloire de Dijon and Marechal Niel, and wherever these are useful the three climb- ers mentioned above will be of service and value.] Cloth of Gold. Chromatella. N. 1843. Coquereau. Raised from Lamarque. Deep yellow with sulphur edges, large full flowers. A grand rose. H— A tender climber. Grand for porch and veranda in California and Gulf states; M— The grandest of all yellow roses for the south, or where it will stand out doors all the time. Clothilde Soupert. Poly. 1890. Sou- pert & Notting. Blooms produced in profusion; the largest of the polyanthas. Color, glowing pink center, shading to white, very double, cupped, an ideal rose for bedding or for pots. H— An ideal bedding rose; splendid for pot culture. This will undoubtedly prove one of the finest market plants. It is claimed to be hardy in the north; if this proves true it puts this particular rose in the front rank in all that goes to make a border rose. Unquestionably the finest of all the polyanthas. Comice de Tarn et Garonne. B. 1852. • Pradel. Carmine red, well formed. H— The variety Red Malmaison is in every way superior to this old variety. Comte de Barbantane. B. 1858. Guillot pere. Blush shaded with rose. H— Pretty in color, free in bloom, much to commend it as a pot market plant. Much superior to Bourbon Queen and Mme. Bosanquet. Comte de Paris. Tea. 1844. Mme. Pean. Flesh color, large flowers. H— An old tea, now superseded; M— No good as a forcing variety. Comte Henri Rignon. H. T. 1889. Pernet Ducher. Very large and double, soft rosy flesh of exquisite shade. H— Too short jointed in growth, makes many abortive attempts to perfect its flowers. Occasionally a fine flower is produced. Too uncertain. Comtesse Anna Thun. Tea. 1888. Soupert & Notting. Very large globu- lar flower, peculiar and pleasing color, golden apricot with saiTron shadings. 87; The American Florist. Mar. JO, H — Very massive, heavy buds, which often fail to perfect themselves. A beau- tiful rose when perfect; M— Not reliable; W— A beautiful yellow rose, very large and double. Petals are tender, only good in favorable climate. Comtesse de Caserta. Tea. 1877. Nabonnand. Coppery-red. H— Not un- like Bon Silene, out of date; M— Beauti- ful, but not satisfactory as a forcer; W— Good bedder. Comtesse Eva de Starhemberg. Tea. 1891. Soupert & Notting. Large and full; buds very long, petals large and thick, color creamy yellow, centre ochre. H— A grand bedding rose for summer; fine massive buds; M— No good; W— Flowers large and double, fine buds, good bedder; this may prove to be a good forcing rose. Comtesse de Labarthe. (Syn. Duchess de Jirabanl). Tea. 1857. Bernede. Pink shaded carmine rose, pretty in bud. H— An excellent bedding and pot rose- has defects, however; M— One ot the very best for bedding purposes, no good to 'force; W— Flowers large, not very double; owing to its free-flowering habit and vigorous growth, one of the best for bedding. Comtesse de Frigneuse. Tea. 1885. Guillot. Bright canary yellow, quite full and free. Slender drooping stems. H— Uncertain. Comes with a crook in Ihe flower stems; M— Very pretty, but superseded. Comtesse de Nadaillac. T. 1871. Guillot fils. Coppery yellow, illumined carmine rose; large, full and distinct. H— Should be better known and more extensively grown. A most unique rose in its exquisite colorings. "Djesnot force; M— Very pretty, but not a good forcer. Comtesse de Paris. H. K. 1882. Le- veque fils. Large, double, globular and of perfect form. Bright rose, bor- dered white. Comtesse de Serenye. H. R. 1874. Lacharme. Silvery pink, a full, finely shaped globular flower. Medium sized. W — Fine free bloomer. Comtesse Riza du Pare. Tea. 1876. Schwartz. Bronzed rose with carrnine tint; medium sized, moderately full; raised from Comtesse de Labatihc. H— Seedling from Comtesse de Labarthe, with a de- cided bronze tint. Not quite free enough. Constanlin Petriakoff. IL R. 1877. Jamain. Cherry red, large and double. Scentless. 11— Generally good, but not sweet; M— Fine bedding variety only; W_Vijjorous grower, good bedder, but not as free bloomer as its parent. Coquette des Alpes. H. N. 1867. Lacharme. White, tinged blush; medium- sized, semi-cupped. Very popular, H— A charming hybrid noisette of perfect contour. Coquette dcs Blanches. H. N. 1871. Lacharme. White, sometimes tinged blush, medium-sized, full, and rather flat. Very pretty. 11— Another valuable rose. Like all the hybrid noisettes requires protection in winter; W— One ot the best of its class. Coquette de Lyon. Tea. 1870. Ducher. Pale yellow, of medium size; a fine bedder. H— Useful for massing in summer, for the flowers and buds are undersized and not worthy of individual culture; M— Bedding purposes only. Cornelia Koch {Cornelia Cook). Tea. 1855. A.Koch. Raised from Devonieu- sis. White, often tinged with lemon. Very large and full, not free. 11— Worth retaining on account of its size; M — A grand rose when well done, but requires special treatment. Then it forces well and blooms very freely, but buds are very liable to get discolored; W— Very large and double, but not as free as desirable. Countess of Oxford. H. R. 1869. Guillot pere. Carmine red, tinged lilac; flowers large and full, subject to mildew. H— .\ valuable rose for the garden; W— Free bloomer, not sweet, of V. Verdier type. Countess of Pembroke. H. T. 1882. Bennett. Delicate satiny rose, large and lull; fragrant and very perfect. H— A fine rose, but lacking in definiteness of color. Crested Moss ( Cristata; Crested Prov- ence). M. 1827. Vibert. Discovered on the wall of a convent near Fribourg. Deep pink colored buds, with mossy fringe and crest. Excellent. H— The buds are exquisitely dressed with rich fringes of moss. Crimson Glote. Cent. moss. 1891. Wm. Paul & Son. Buds well mossed, large, double, and globular; rosy car- mine. H — A highlv promising moss rose. Crown Prince. H. R. 1881. W. Paul & Son. Large and full; purplishcrimson. H— Too purplish in color, otherwise a good rose for the garden. Danmark. H. T. 1S91. Zeiner & Lassen. Large globular flower, clear rose, brighter center; very fragrant. H — Said to be a seedling from La France. Large globular flowers, shaped more like a true H. R. Does not force in win- ter. David Pradel. Tea. 1891. Lilac rose, large. M— No good as a forcing rose; W— Large and double, sometimes very good, but changeable. Devoniensis. Tea. 1841. Foster. Creamy white, center often tinged blush, very large, almost full; very sweet. H — A grand old rose, subject to mildew, however, and thin in petal; M — When grown in a cool temperature this is one of the most beautiful roses known; W— Very large, and one of the most fragrant roses. A fine bedder a few degrees south of Philadelphia, and in favorable sea- sons behaves well here. Distinction. H. T. 1882. Bennett. Peach pink, free and fine. H— Useless. Dr. Andry. H. R. 1864.. E. Verdier. Rosy crimson; large, semi-cupped, double, full, fades badly. Considered good in England. 11 — A good garden rose in the hardy section. Dr. Arnal. H. R. 1848. Roeser. Red, shaded crimson, medium size. W — Fine color, poor grower. Dr. Berthet. Tea. 1878. Fernet. Pale rose, deep in center. M— Pretty, but superseded. Dr. .Sewell. H. R. 1879. Turner. Bright crimsi^n, shaded purple. W— Good. Dr. Grill. Tea. 1886. Bonnaire. Coppery yellow, back of petals china rose. Large and full, extra good. H — Much thought of in Europe. A fairly good bedding rose here; W— Free bloomer, good bedder. Douglass. Beng. 1848. V. Verdier. Crimson, medium size; fine in bud. W — Fine bud, fine bedder. Ducher. Bcng. 1869. Ducher. Pure white, well formed. II— Too thin in petal, a flimsy flower. Duchess of Albany. H. T, 1888. W. Paul. Much darker than La France. A leading forcing rose in this country. H— Sport from La France, a fine forcing variety. Does well, or rather best, in an open clay loam, lightened with leaf mould. Color comes dark and rich when 1 grown in about 54°. Inclined to turn purple if not used soon after being cut. Not considered a good shipper; M— One of the finest of all the H. T. family, for summer blooming, also spring and fall, but a little inclined to get oflf color in mid- winter. Duchess of Bedford. H. R. 1879. R. B. Postans. Cherry red of V. Verdier type. H— Inclines to burn badly in our hot June suns, otherwise a fair garden rose. Duchess of Connaught. H. T. 1879. Bennett. Silvery rose, large and globu- lar, full and fragrant. H— Worthless. Duchess of Edinburgh. H. R. 1874. Dunand. Pink, of Jules Margottin type. H — Too shy, not worth growing. Duchess of Edinburgh. Tea. 1874. Nabonnand. Crimson turning lighter. A tea with Bengal blood. H— Consid- ered by many inferior to Papa Gontier. Worth retaining, however; M— Valuable yet in some sections. Requires cooler treatment than ordinary teas. Duchess of Leeds. H. T. 1888. Mack. Darker than La France, each petal lined pearl color. Very thick petals. H— A fairly good rose in all save color, lilac and purple predominating. Duchess of Westminster. H. T. 1879. Bennett. Satiny pink, turning to rose. Subject to mildew. H— No good; M— No good. Duchesse d' Auerstaedt. Tea. 1887. Bernaix. Pure yellow, shaded nankin; large. M — Not reliable. Duchesse de Bragance. Tea. 1886. Dubreuil. Bright canary yellow; paler edges. M— Not reliable;' W— Fine clear color. Duchesse deCambaceres. H. R. 1854. Fontaine. Lilac rose, poor color, double. W— A favorite variety in the old days of root grafting, but generally worthless. _ Duchesse de Thuringe. B. 1847. Guillot pere. White, lightly tinged lilac, free. H— Not equal to Comte de Barban- tane; W — Strong grower, blooms in large clusters. Duchesse de Vallombrosa. H. R.1875. Schwartz. Pink; not valuable. H— Useless on its own roots. A peculiarly colored rose, esteemed in Europe, where it is worked on stocks. Duchess Marie Salviati. Tea. 1890. Soupert & Notting. Orange chrome, lightened with rose. H— Dauby in color, lacks definiteness; M— Not reliable; W— Sometimes clear yellow, free bloomer, fine for bedding. Dudley Baxter. H. R. 1880. Paul & Son. Rosy carmine, large and double; superb color. W— Worthy of more gen- eral culture. Duke of Connaught. H. R. 1875. G. Paul. Deep vclvetv crimson, lightened bright red. Of little value in this coun- try. H— Lacks constitution and vigor; of' no value on that account: W— Fine, but variable. Duke of Connaught. II. T. 1879. Bennett. Large rosy crimson, good in bud; 11— Lacks constitution and vigor; of no value on that account. Duke of Wellington. H. R. 1864. Granger. Red. shaded crimson. A grand rose; should be better known. H— A grand rose, splendid in color, fine for pot culture; W — Fine rose. Earl of Beaconsficld. H. R. 1880. Christy. Cherry rose of medium size and beautiful form. W-Fine with high culture. EarlofDuflerin. II. R. 1888. Dick- son & Son. Large and full; rich velvety crimson shaded maroon. One of the best dark roses. H— The finest and best of all the dark roses. A grand rose for the gar- den; M— One of the best varieties known iSpS' The American Florist. 873 ^^W^ Wi >.-. HOUSE OF METEOR ROSES AT P. R. PIERSON CO /S, TARRYTOWN-ON-HUDSON, N. Y. [See page for summer bedding, but not a good forcer. Earl of Pembroke. H. R. 1SS2. Ben- nett. Velvety crimson, petals edged bright red. H — Too dull in color, other- wise a fairly good rose. Eclair. H.R. 1883. Lacharme. Large and double; bright fiery red; a grand va- riety. \V — Very good. Edmoud Sablayrolles. Tea. 1889. Bon- naire. Large and full; a mingling of pink and carmine and yellovif. H— Buds too small to be useful; M — Not good; W — Good for bedding. Edouard Gautier. Tea. 1884. Pernet- Ducher. Large and globular, full and of heavy texture. Center rosy chamois, outer petals white, reverse lined with rose. Saedling from Devoniensis; H — No account; M — No good. Edouard Michel. H. R. E. Verdier, Carmine red, shaded purple; large, full and globe shaped; first rate. W— Fine. Edouard Morren. H. R. 1868. Gran- ger. Deep cherry rose, large flat flowers, very full. H— A useiul H. R. rose, of strong growth and foliage. Edouard Pynaert. H. R. 1877. 5 hwartz. Red, shaded crimson purple, a bad color; medium or small; fragrant. H — Poor grower, not worth growing; W — Sweet, poor grower, poor form. Ella Gordon. H.R. 1885. Wm. Paul 6 Son. Large double flower, globular in form; color bright cherry red. H — Fine for pots, of splendid color. A first-class rose. Ella May. Tea. 1889. Smith. An improvement on Sunset; flower of deeper color. H — Did not fulfill expectations; M — Beautiful color, but so far no im- provement over Sunset. Elisa Boelle. H. N. 1869. Guillot pere. White, delicately tinged with pink; medium sized; full circular form. A lovelj^ rose. H — A charming little rose, evi- dently a cross between the Noisette and H. R., well worthy of culture for pots; W — Beautiful, but poor grower. Elisa Chatelard. Poly. 1891. Ber- naix. A profusion of beautiful flowers of fresh rosy carmine color. PI — Dull in color, of no value whatever. Elisa Fugier. Tea. 1891. Bonnaire. Exactly like Niphetos, but with yellow shadings; of very strong growth. H — A meritorious rose, evidently of Niphetos parentage, more creamy in color than its parent, a useful rose; M — Not reliable. Elise Sauvage (L'cnfajit Tiviive). Tea. 1818. Miellez. Orange yellow of me- dium size and full. .H — Superseded. Elizabeth Vigneron. H.R. 1865. Vig- neron. Bright pink and fragrant. W — Quite good. Emily Laxton. H.R. 1877. Laxton. Cherry rose, beautiful in bud. W — Good. Emoereurde Maroc. H.R. Guinoiseau. Crimson tinged with purple; of Giant of Battles type. Empress of India. H. R. 1876. Lax- ton. Bronzy crimson, globular and fra- grant. Fine, when carefully grown. H — Too shv in blooming, a fine rose when perfect. Ernest Metz. Tea. 1888. Guillot. Color tender carnation rose, brighter in the center and deeper on the reverse. H — A large fine rose, but too shy in the pro- duction of its flowers. Great hopes were raised over this rose that it might be a good forcing variety. Alas, no! M — Ex- tra large, but not reliable as a forcing rose; W — Flowers very large and double, buds very fine, produced on strong stems; good for bedding. Esther Pradel. Tea. Pradel. Flower medium and double, color chamois pass- ing to salmon. M — No good. Etendard de Jeanne d Arc. Tea. 1884. Garcon. Introduced by Jules Margottin, fils. Flowers of extra size and very double, creamy white, passing to pure white; of Gloire de Dijon type. H — Of no particular value in America; M — No good. Etienne Levet. H. R. 1871. Levet. Carmine red; one of the finest of the V. Verdier type. H — A most useful hybrid rose for the garden, does not do well forced. EtoiledAngers. Tea. 1891. Tesnier, fils. Large, double, globular flower; yel- low bordered rosy peach; color new and distinct. M — Not reliable. Etoile de Lyon. Tea. 1881. Guillot. Deep yellow, double, very beautiful, a good bedder. H — One of the hardiest of all the tea varieties, if not the hardiest. A most useful and valuable rose, in spite 874 The American Florist. Mar. ,"0, of its tendency to mildew; M — Good bed- der only; W— Flowers very large, very double; have counted 140 petals to a sin- gle flower. This rose is almost as hardy as Hermosa; it has endured several cold winters here without protection and the writer has cut fine buds from this variety as late as November. I consider this the best yellow bedding rose in cultivation; should be in every garden. Eugene Appert. H. R. 1859. Trou- illard. Velvety maroon, shaded deep crimson, type of Giant of Battles. W — Of most beautiful color, but difficult to grow. Eugene Beauharnais. Beng. 1865. Moreau. Crimson, not so good as Agrippina. W — Bright crimson, habit of plant compact, good bedder. Eugene Furst. H. R. 1876. Soupert & Netting. A large flower, made up of large petals, quite double, velvety crim- son. H — After the style of Gen. Jacque- minot, but larger and stronger in growth. A valuable rose indeed; W — Good rose with careful culture. Eugf ne Meynadier. Tea. 1883. Na- bonnand. Very large and verv double, imbricated, color violet. H — Off color, no particular value. Eugenie Verdier. H. R. 1869. Guil- lot Els. Silvery pink tinged with fawn, fine in bud, one of the best of the V. Ver- dier type. H — No good on its own roots, .1 fine rose when grafted, even then it re- quires good culture; W — Generally good. Kxadelphe. Tea. 1885. Nabonnand. Large and full, beautilul yellow. H — Too single, worthless; M — Not reliable in any position; W — Good beddtr. Exposition de Brie. H. R. 1865. Granger. Same as Maurice Bernardin. H— .\ grand garden rose, good in growth and fine in color. Fellemberg. N. Rosy crimson, like Eugene Pirolle. Ouiofdate. H— A bram- ble, of no value whatever. Fisher Holmes. H. R. 1865. E. Ver- dier. An improved Gen Jacqueminot, a very valuable sort. H — Valuable; W — One of the best. Flora Nabonnand. Tea. 1877. Na- bonnand. Canary yellow edged rose. M— Not reliable. Fontenelle. H. R. 1877. Moreau- Robert. Carmine red. W— Fnie red , very double, worthy of more general culti- vation. Francois Levet. A.Levet. Cherry rose, medium size. W— One of the best roses of its class for general cultivation. Francois Michelon. 11. R. 1S71. Levet. Very valuable in June and July, when it is at its best; also a fine autumn bloomer. Deep rose tinged with lilac, very large, lull and fine, fragrant and Irec. H— Fine on worked or grafted plants, especially free in autumn, does not thrive on its own roots; W — Good, but not always re- liable on its own roots. Francisca Krugcr. Tea. 1879. Na- bonnand. Large and double, chamois color brightened with yellow and rose. Extra good. H— A fine (>trong growing variety, producing splendid buds when bedded out. Not good for pots; does not iorce well; W — One of the best bcdders. Francisca Frits. Tea. 1889. I'riis. Of medium size, somewhat cupped, and rose color. II — Absolutely worthless. iMirst Bismarck. Tea. 1889. Dkl-^c- inuller. Large and double, go'dcn yellow. II — Of Dijon type, not speciallv valuable. Furstin Bismarck. Tea. 1889. Dncge- muUcr. Large, full and imbricated. China rose, shading to rosy lake. H— Dijon tvne, not spcciallv valuable. "G. Nabonnand." Tea. 1S89. Nabon- nand. Very large and full, rose with yel- low shadings. W— Good bedder. Gabriel Tournier. H. R. 1876. Levet. Rosy red, large globular flowers, in habit like Pffiony . W-Good , hardy free bloomer, not always perfect, but generally good. Gaston Chandon. Tea. 1884-. Schwartz. Nicely formed, of medium size, double, cherry red, shading to chamois at the center. Seedling of Gloire dc Dijon. M — No good. Gem of the Prairies. Pr. 1865. A. Burgess. Rosy red, often blotched white, large flat flowers, slightly fragrant. H — A very disappointing rose in many ways. It should be characterized as a strong shrub instead of a climber. Gen. Appert. H.R. ISSl. Schwartz. Large, double and of fine form, rosy pur- ple with very dark shadings. W — Quite good. Gen. Jacqueminot. H. R. 1853. Rous- selet. Brilliant crimson, not full, but large and extremely efl'ective, fragrant, hardy. H — A rose everyone likes. Good in the garden, even in a half-starved con- dition, as is usually the case, but how different it looks when good treatment and liberal supplies of manure have been given. It responds to forcing treatment and does moderately well in pots. It has been popular lor a third of a century and bids fair to hold its own for as long to come; M — Still one of the very best for early forcing and a general favorite; W — Old reliable. Gen. D. Mertchausky. Tea. 1891. Na- bonnand. Large, double and erect, ten- der flesh rose, with brighter center, verj' free. H — Of no earthly value whatever. Gen. Tartas. Tea. Bernede. Deep mottled rose, tinged with bufl', excellent. H — Dull in color, lacking in form and of no si-ccial value. Gen. Washington. H. R. 1861. Gran- ger. Red, shaded crimson, large, full and flat, very profuse, a fine garden variety. H — One of the best varieties for general cultivation in the garden. It has all the requisites of a good bedder, hardiness, vigor and freedom of bloom. The color of the Washington, when first opening, is certainly charming; the worst point in the rose is the quickness with which it loses its lustre alter the sun strikes the bloom. Even with this detect the variety is indispensable for outdoor bloom. W — Not perfect in form, free bloomer, gener- ally satisfactory. George Peabody. 3. 1857. J. Pent- land. Rosy crimson, medium or fmall. full, well formed and fragrant. H — Weak in growth, of no particular value; W — One of the best crimsons in its class, but a poor grower in this section. Georges Pernet. Poly. 1888. Pernet fils. One of the best, medium or small flowers in clusters, bright rosy pink. H — A charming little polyantha, deserving of general culture. Gerard Desbois. Tea. Bright red, of good form, one of the hardiest and most useful of the class. H— Superseded by Souvenir de Wiiotton. GermaineCaillot. H. R. 1S87. Per- net. Rosy flesh, slightly tinted salmon, very large and full; a beautiful rose, but a very poor grower. II — This is a magni- ficent rose, but a miserably poor grower, which practically eliminates it from the list. Giant of Battles. U.K. 184.6. Nerard. Deep fiery crimson, very brilliant and rich on opening, but fading quickly. Delic ite constitution and subject to mildew. II— Old associations warrant the continued cultivation of this old favorite. W — Fine when well grown, thrives better south of us. Gipsy. H. R. 1884. Laxton. Very dark velvety red; flowers small. H— Flowers too small, useless. Gloire de Dijon. CI. T. 1853. Jacotot. A combination of rose; salmon, and yel- low, verj- large, very full, globular; uni- versally popular. H — Fine in the South for pillar and veranda; M — .\ grand clim- ber for the south . Gloire de I'Exposition de Bruxelles. H. R. 1891. Soupert & Notting. Large, double and well-formed; velvety ])urplish amaranth, lightened with bright rv.-d. H — One of the finest and best of all the dark roses; deserves to be extensively culti- vated; W — A good rose, with name enough to kill it. Gloire de Margottin. H. R. 1887. Margottin. Dazzling red; a fine bedder; large and double. H — Of slender twiggish growth, but producing finely formed rich scarlet blooms. A good rose; M — Very beautiful eoor, but a little weak in the stem. Forces well; W— One of the best. G'oire des Polyantha. Poly. 1888. Guillot & fils. Large well-.'ormed flowers, rosy pink in co'or; an improvement over Mignonette. H — Supersedes all of the pink polj'anthas; much superior to Mig- nonette. Gloire des Rosomanes. B. Vibert. Bril- liant crimson, semi-double. H — Pretty much out of cultivation, too single. Gloire de Vitry. H. R. 1855. Masson. Bright rose. W — Superseded. Gloire Lyonnaise. H.R. 1884. Guil- lot fils. Creamy white, shading to lemon at the center (the so-called 'Yellow II. R."). A grand variety, very double; petals large, and of heavy texture, of beautiful form, glossy leather-like foliage. H — .V valuable and distinct variety of excep- tional merit; W — Beautiful, but would be better if more double. Glory of Cheshunt. H. R 1880. G. Paul. Rich crimson, double, and very effective. H — A variety of much merit for garden cultivation; W — Very fine, varia- ble. Glory of Mosses. M. 1852. Vibert. Pale rose, large, full, flat; foliage verj' large. II — .\n old and tried varietv. Valuable. Glory of Waltham. II. CI. 1S65. W. Paul. Crimson, double, fragrant. W— Very vigorous, large, and double; a good rose for general planting. Golden Fairy. Poly. 1889. Bennett. Blooms in clusters of forty or fifty small, beautiful yellow flowers. H— Too small; lacks substance. C.olden Gate. Tea. 1891. Dingee & Conard. Buds of Niphetos form, creamy white center and base of petals golden vellow, sometimes tinted rose. M — Beau- tiful, but not reliable; W— Free grower, good bedder. Goubault. Tea. 1843. Goubault. Rose tinged salmon; similar to Bon Silcne. but inferior to it. H— Its days of usefulness are past; verv similar to Bon Silene. Grace Darling. Tea. 1885. Bennett. Creamy white, very broadly bordered in rosy peach; double and of heavy texture; one of the finest of the teas. 11— One of the finest of all the cverbloomers. This rose is classed as a ten , but a casual glance shows it to be a hybrid tea; W— One of the most beautiful tif the teas, but uncer- tain out of doors in this section. Grand Mogul. U.K. 1887. Wm.Pau". Deep velvety i)urple; large, full, and fine. W — Generallv good Greville (Seven Sis/ffs). Mult. Blush, tinged and striped with various shades. Small or medium. Tender. II— .\ very unsatisfactory rose on account of its ten- dency to push into growth before spring frosts are past; it invariably loses its buds and growth. iS93' The American Florist. 875 AMERICAN BEAUTY ROSES. SHOWING THE WIDE DIFFERENCE IN QUALITY OP FLOWERS SENT TO THE WHOLESALER. GustaveNadaud. Tea. 1890. Soupert & Netting. Large, double and cupped. H — A copper-colored variety of no special value; M — Not reliable. Gustave Piganeau. H.R. 1889. Fer- net & Ducher. Brilliant crimson of even shade; of extraordinary size; full, and of most beautiful form; a grand rose. H — The finest introduction among H. R's. of recent years. It has all the requisites of a first-class variety; viz. size, form, freedom and good leafage; W — Beautiful, lacks vigor. Gustave Regio. H. T. 1891. Fernet & Ducher. Flower large, semi-double, canary yellow, center saffron yellow; petals bordered with carmine. H — Of no value, too single; lacks substance; M — Not reliable. Harrison Weir. H. R. 1879. Turner. Velvety crimson lightened scarlet. W — Good, not very reliable. Harrison's Yellow. A. 1830. Harri- son. Golden yellow, semi-double, of medium size. Freer than Persian yellow. H — A very valuable garden variety. Heinrich Schultheis. H. R. 1882. Ben- nett. Very large, very double, of fineform; co'or delicate rose; fragrant. H-supposed to be valuable for early forcing. Does not grow well out of doors in America; M — Very fair variety for early forcing; W — One of (he best. Helvetia. Tea. 1873. Ducher. Pink, tinged fawn. H— Superseded. Henri Brichard. H. T. 1891. Bon- naiie. Flower large and very double. Outer color pure white, interior bright rosy carmine. H — Valuable on account of its unique coloring. Henri Meynadier. Tea. 1SS5. Nabon- nand. Large and double, fine rose color. H — A large double pink tea, good for bed- ding; W — Good grower, fine bedder. Henry M. Stanley. Tea. 1891. Dingee & Conard. Clear pink, sometimes tinged salmon, free in bloom, full and fragrant. M — Not satisfactory as a forcing rose; W— Good bedder. Henriette de Beauveau. CI. T. 1887. Lacharme. Bright clear yellow, large and fine; free; fragrant. H — Of Dijon parent- age, one of the best of its type. Her Majesty. H. R. 1886. Bennett. Clear, bright satin rose; very large and full. One of the finest of the H. R's., in England; does not thrive in this country. H — Produces fine flowers when well estab- lished, when perfect the finest of the light H. R's.; W — Ver}' large, worthless here, but succeeds in the south or Pacificcoast. Hermosa {.Irmosa). B. 1S4-0. Mar- cheseau. Bright rose, medium or small; hardy. Continually in bloom; not full; very popular. H — Grown by the thou sands for pot cultureformarketpurposes' 876 The American Florist, Mar. JO, It thrives where others fail; fine for mas- sing;; W-General favorite, splendid bedder. Hippolvte Janiain. H. R. 1.S74-. La- charme. Carmine red; flower well built; hardiest of the V. Verdier type. II — Does not thrive on its own roots, fine when grafted; W— One of the best of the V. Ver- dier type. Homer. Tea. 1S59. Moreau-Robert. Salmon rose, mottled; free; beautiful in bud, a fine bedder. H— Still esteemed by many, buds too short and stubby. M — A very lovely rose, but will notforcewell; W — Good bedder. Hon. Edith GitTord. Tea. 1SS2. Guil- lot fils. Flesh white with lovely shadings of cream and pink. H— .^n ideal bedder, a most beautiful variety. Horace Vernet. H. R. 1.S66. Guillot fils. Crimson lightened with scarlet; large and double. H — Too weak in growth, but grand in color. Imperatrice Eugenie. Bengal. 1S55. Beluze. Silvery rose, medium size; full, fragrant; subject to mildew. H — A weedy thing, no value. Imperatrice Marie Fcodorownade Rus- sie. Tea. 1.SS4-. Nabonnand. Flower very large and imbricated, quite double; yellowish marbled in rose, il — No good. Innoccnte Pirola. Tea. I.STS. Mme. Ducher. Clouded white, of medium size, in the style of Niphetos; but inferior in all points except its extra vigor in growth. H — Very popular in England, but does not meet the requirements of a good rose here; M — No good. Isabella Gray. N. 1854. A. Gray. Golden yellow. Has both good and bad qualities ot its parcut, Cloth of Gold. H— Too shv. Isabella Sprunt. Tea. 1865. Rev. Jas. Sprunt, D. D. A sport from Sdfrjmo, sulphur yellow, beautiful in bud. M — Very beaiitiful color, but superseded; W— Fine bedder. IsabelleNabonnand. Tea. 1874. Nabon- nand. Very large double flo wer of heavy texture, tender luse-chamois, center sil- very; fragrant. M— No good. Jacques Lafitte. H. R. 1846. Vibert. Rosy crimson. W— Good, Jules Margot- tin type. James Brownlow. H. R. 1889. A. Dickson & Sons. Brilliant carmine, large and full. H— This ought to be styled a crimson Baroness Rothschild from its resemblance to this noted sort. S:entles?. James Sprunt. Beng. l.sSS. Rev. Jas. Sprunt. A climbing sport from Agrip- pina. Samecoloras the parent, flowers larger and fuller. H— This should be use- ful in parts cf the country for screens and porches. James Veitch. P. M. 1865. E. Verdier. Violet crimson, poor color; poor shape; mildews badly. H— A high-colored moss, but a very poor grower. J. B. Varrone. Tea. 1890. Guillot & fils. Large and double; bright changea- ble china rose, often deep carmine and yellow. II— .\ grand rose, both in its color- ing, freedom of bloom, and vigorous growth; M— No good; W— Buds beauti- ful, petals a little tender, but free bloomer and good bedder. Jean Ducher. Tea. 1874. Mmc. Ducher. Bronzed rose, large, very lull, globular. H— A rose of uncertain quality; M— No good. Jean Lambert. II. R. 1866. E. Ver- dier. Deep red, very large, full and flat. H— A medium sized rose. Fairly go(jd. Jean Liabaud. II. R. 1875. Liabaud. Deep crimson maroon, very dark and beautiful; lightened with touches of scar- let. H— One of the best of all the dark hardy roses; W— One of the best dark roses. Jean I'ernct. Tea. 1K07. Fernet. Light yellow, suffused salmon; a fine tea, but surpassed by Perledes Jardins. H — Super- seded by Perledes Jardins; M — No good; W — Not as rich in color as Perle des Jar- dins, but better for outside bedding. Jean Sisley. H. T. 1S79. Bennett. Lilac rose, large and mil; not fragrant; subject to mildew, worthless. H — Sur- passed by many other varieties in same line of color. Jean Soupert. H. R. 1875. Lacharme. Crimson maroon; in the way of Jean Lia- baud. H — k grand dark variety, but not so good in growth as Jean Liabaud. Jeanne Abel. Tea. 1882. Guillot fils. Tender rose, brighter at the center; large, double, and globular. H— Super- seded by J. B. Varrone. Jeanne Guillaumcz. Tea. 1890. Bon- naire. Deep yellow with apricot center; large, full, and globular. H — Color of Sunset, but not so fine in shape. Jeannie Dickson. H. R. 1891. Dick- son & Son. Satin rose, base of the petals yellow; flowers large and full. H — A fine rose of excellent qualitv. John Bright. H. R. 1878. G. Paul. Bright crimson of medium size. H — Poor growth; worthless; W — Fairly good. John Hopper. H. R. 1862. Ward. Bright rose, carmine center, large and full, semi-globnlar; a standard variety. H — Good for out-door planting. Not free after first crop; W — One of the best of its color. John Stuart Mdl. 1874. Turner. Rosy crimson, large, full and double. W — Good reliable varietv. Jules Chretien. H. R. 1878. Schwartz. Crimson tinged purple; of Prince Camille type. H— Good color, poor growth; W — Fine rose, but poor grower. Jules Finger. Tea, 1875. Mme. Ducher. Red with silver luster. Does finely worked on a good stock. No value on its own roots; M — Beautiful, but uncer- tain; W— Good for bedding. Jules Lemaitre. H. R. 1891. Vig- ernon. Large, double and globular; bright rosy carmine. W — Good rose, straggling grower. Jules Margottin. H. R. 1853. Mar- gottin. Carmine rose, large and ful'; somewhat flat; free and hardv. H — A good old rose, but there are many super- ior to it; W — Good old variety. Kaiserin Augusta Victoria. H. T. 1891. Lambert & Reiter. Pure white with yellow center. Very free. A most promising variety, having the form of C. Mermet. H — An ideal hybrid tea of strong growth, great freedom in flower- ing, and good-sized bloom. Prediction is made that this will be one of the very best and finest of all the light roses for spring, summer, and early fall — when grown under glass. It will never super- sede The Bride for winter forcing, for the following reasons: It docs not take on the finish and chaste appearance essen- tial to compete successfully with the Btide during winter. The color is not as pure as the Bride, and suffers when con- trasted with it. This is a good rose, and a great addition to the list of varieties for cutting purposes. It may be possible to grow it as well in winter as in fall and spring; if so it will take first rank with the finer forcing varieties. Good for pot culture, and fine for out-door pur- poses; M — Extra fine, particularly for summer blooming, with delightful odor. Kaiserin .\ugusta. Ten. 1872. Elze. Clear yellow, large, full, vigorous; of Gloire de Dijon raci". H — A German variety of Dijon family. Beautiful color. Kronprinzessin Victoria. Bour. 1888. L. Spa>t. Large, full, of heavj- texture; milk white shading to a deep creamy center: one of the most beautiful of roses. Sport from Souv. de la Malmaison. H — This is a creamy yellow form of Mal- maison, useful for out-door culture, and in every way worthy of being used where Malmaison is desirable; W — Im- proved Malmaison. La BriUiante. H. R. 1862. V. Ver- dier. Clear bright crimson, large, double and fragrant. Free. II — As its name indicates, a most brilliant and striking color, but too shy in bloom for extended culture. L'HIegante. Tea. 1883. Guillot fils. Very large, china rose shading to clear bright rose. H — Pretty, but ot too weak growth; flowers small. La France. H. T. 18G7. Guillot fils. Slvery rose, changing to pink; very large, full, and globular; constant in b!oom; the most fragrant among roses. A leading forcing variety. H — Everyone loves the odor of 1 his rose. Exquisite in its coloring when fresh cut. Desirable for forcing, and used extensively for this purpose. Not a good shipping rose on account of its tendency to turn purple when packed. Many of the larger growers have dropped it from their lists on this account. Where it can be cut and used on the same day nothing can be finer- for selling over the counter. It likes an open mellow loam; if a little sand be in it so much the better. La- France and Albany as well are inclined to have a disfigurement of the leaf— a diseased condition undoubtedly — that is commonly termed scald. Whilst it de- tracts much from the appearance of the plant still it does not seriously impair its producing qualities. If- this variety sutlers seriously from overfeeding, too much water, or a sour soil, black spot invariably makes its apparance. Great care should be exercised in watering this and all the La France type, during No- vember and December. A temperature of 58° suits this variety. M — One of the most valuable of all the H. T. class, either for forcing or bedding. La France de 1890. II. T. 1890. Mor- eau— Robert. Very long in bud and large in bloom. Very bright red; not perpetual. 11 — A distinct and novel semi-climbing rose of good form and color. Partakes more of the II. R. character than II. T. Ought to be a use- ful rose for outdoor purposes. L'Ideal. N. 1888. Xabonnand. Of metallic golden-red; streaked and tinted golden yellow. II — In the way of W. A. Richardson, birt higher colored. La Jonquille. Tea. 1871. Ducher. Jonquil yellow, semi-double, sometimes single: medium or small in size II — Too small; unique in color however; M — No good. La Lunc. Tea. 1878. Nabonnand. Creamy yellow, deepening toward the center; large petals; medium sized. II — A good pot rose; should be betttr known in Amcrtca. La Nuancee. Tea. 1875. Guillot fils. Blush tinged with fawn; full and of me- dium size. II— Superseded. La Princesse Vera. Tea. 1878. Na- bonnand. Flesh bordered coppery rose ; full; well formed. II — .\ good rose, but there are others better in the same line of color; M — No good. La Reine. H. R. 1839. Laft"ay. (Mossy rose, large and full; half globular, very hardy. A standard sort. II — .\ garden rose of very unsatisfactory char- acter. Buds scald and refuse to open; W — Fine old reliable variety. iSgS' The American Florist, 877 METEOR ROSES. SHOWING THE WIDE DIFFERENCE IN QUALITY OF FLOWERS SENT TO THE WHOLESALER. La Rosiere. H. R. 1874. Damaizin. Crimson, of the type of Prince Camille. Ou'te free and of excellent liabit. M — Good forcing variety; W — Resembles Prince Camille. Lady Arthur Hill. H. R. 1890. Dickson & Son. Large and double. Tender silvery rose. H — A very distinct and promising rose. Lady Castlereagh. Tea. 1888. Dick- son & Son. Pale flesh, shading to sal- mon. Very large open flower. H — V large, open, coarse rose. Does well in the border. Lady Emily Peel. H. N. 1862. La- charme. White tinged with blush. H — Superior to Coquette des Blanches; W — Good. Lady Helen Stewart. H. R. 1887. A. Dickson & Sons. Bright crimson, shaded scarlet. W^Good, should be more generally planted. Lady Henri Grosvener. H. T. H — A hybrid tea of exceptional freedom of bloom, medium-sized buds. No account for forcing, but good for outdoor pur- poses and for pot culture. Lady Mary Fitzwilliam. H. T. 1882. Bennett. Flower enormous and nearly globular; color, delicate flesh pink, exqui- site, but a poor grower in this country. H — The very acme of perfection in Eu- rope. So subject to black spot in this country as to be practically useless. Lady Zoe Brougham. Tea. 1886. Nabonnand. Brilliant fawny yellow; large, full, and of fine shape; a good sum- mer bedder. H — Rather small, but val- uable on account of its coloring. Lamarque. N. 1830. Marechal. White, with sulphur center; very large, full, somewhat fragrant, asuperbclimber. H — Useful for rafters in greenhouses. Valuable in the south as a climber; M — A grand climber for greenhouse. Lamarque Jaune. N. 1871. Ducher. Pale yellow; inferior to the former in all respects. H — Useless; many yellow climbers in every way superior. Le Mont Blanc. Tea. 1869. Ducher. Pale lemon yellow; good in the bud. H — Superseded. Le Nankin. Tea. 1871. Ducher. Pale yellow; shaded copper yellow. H— Unique in color, defective in form. M — No good. Leopold Premier. H. R. 1863. Van- assche. Jacqueminot type, deep red. W — Fine, sometimes fails to open. Le Pactole. Tea. Mme. Pean. Pale yellow, beautiful buds. H— Distanced by others; M— Not reliable. Letty Coles. Tea. 1876. Keynes. White, with pink center; a grand sport from Mme. Willermoz. H— One of the indespensable roses. Splendid in color; not suitable for forcing, but good for general purposes; M— For bedding only; W — Very large leaves and flowers, changeable. Lion des Combats. H. R. 1851. Lartay. Violet rose, double, subject to mildew. W — Superseded. Lord Raglan. H. R. 1854. Guillot pcre. Burgundy crimson, a lovely shade. H— Old variety, superseded; W— Rich color, rather shy. Louis Dore. H. R. 1878. Fontaine. Red, large and full; of nice bushy growth. H— Superseded bv Ulrich Brunner. Louis Van Houtte. H. R. 1869. Lacharme. Crimson maroon, full and half globular; one of the very finest crim- sons. H — Djes poorly on its own roots; fine when budded; W— One of the finest. Louise Odier. B. 1851. Margottin. Bright rose, of medium size; full, well- formed, and hardy. H— At one time a great favorite; has lost caste. Luciole. Tea. 1886. Guillot. Bright carmine rose, tinted with saffron yellow; base of petals coppery; buds very long and beautiful. H— A fine rose, valuable on account of its coloring; M — Beautiful, but not reliable; W— Flowers very change- able, buds large, beautiful petals, thin; a good bedder in favorable locations. Ma Capucine. Tea. 1871. Levet. Nasturtium yellow, beautiful buds; a very distinct rose, but of very delicate habit. H — Striking color, useless; M — The most beautiful color of any known rose; forces well in cool house. Ma Paquerette. Poly. 1875. Guil- lot. Pure white, small and double. H— Pretty, but not as good in its class as Little Pet. Mabel Morrison. H. R. 1878. Broughton. A sport from Baroness Rothschild. Flesh white, changing to pure white, semi-double and beautifully cupped. H — A distinct and beautiful rose. Used for forcing; M — The best white H. R. for forcing yet introduced, very free blooming; W — Fine, but not as good as White Baroness. Mme. Agathe Nabonnand. ,Tea. 1886. Nabonnand. Large, rounded and full; flesh color, with brighter margin; frag- rant. W — This has proved to be one of the best bedding roses we have. Mme. Alfred Carriere. H. N. 1S79. Schwartz. White, not free in bloom. H — Not so good as Coquette des Alpes. Same type. Mme. Alfred de Rougemont. H. N. 1862. Lacharme. White, tinged with pink. H — Inlerior to others of the hy- brid Noisette type. Mme. Alice Dureau. H. R. 1868. Vigneron. Rose color, of the La Reine tvpe. H — Excelled by manv. 'Mme. Andre Duron. H. T. 1889. Bonnaire. Fresh clear red, recurving petals; of large size, H — Lacks vigor. Mme. Angelique Veysset. H. T. 1891. Veysset. Promises extremely well; a nicely striped La France. H — Odd, no permanent value. Mme. Angele Jacquier. Tea. 1879. Guillot fils. Bright rose, base of petals coopery yellow; of the general form of C* Merraet. H— Superseded; M— One of the most beautiful roses ever introduced, but does not force well in mid-winter; very large; W — Not so fine as Mme. ' Pierre Guillot. 878 The American Florist. Mar. JO, Ume. A. Schwaller. H. T. 1886. Bernaix. Rosy flesh; beautifully cupped; very free. H— A good rose for pot cul- ture. Mrae. Azelic Imbert. Tea. 18(0. Levet. Pale yellow; raised from Mme. Falcot. II— Steins too weak, small flow- ers; M— No good; W— Fine bedder, but not always good in this locality; this type is irclined to be a little tender. 'Mme. Baron Veillard. Bour. 1890. Vigneron fils. Flowers large, double, and cupped; silvery lilac-rose. Very free. H— Dull in color, no particular value. Mme. Barthelemy Levet. Tea. 1879. Levet. Canary yellow, of medium size. H— Dijon seedling, inf^^rior to others of the type; M— No xood; W— Straggling grower, foliage tender. Mme. Berard. CI. T. 1870. Levet. S'niilar to the parent, Gloire de Djon; not quite so full; of fresher color, finer in bud. H— The best of all the climbing Mme. Bravv, (j4l/>a Rosea; Mine. Ser- tot). Tea. 1848. Guillot of Pont Cherin. Creamy white, large, full, and fragrant. One of the most beautiful and useful of teas. H— Not so good as Marie Guillot; mildews easily; W— .^ fire rose, but some- what tender. Mme. Camille. Tea. 1871. (TUillot fils. Mushroom color; large and coarse. H— Off color, wa=hy; M— L^rge, only good for bedding; W— Color not always clear, but one of the most reliable for bedding; very vigorous. Mme. Caroline Testout. M. T. 1891. Pernet-Ducher. Flowers large, double, and globular; clear satinv rose, center brighter; very fragrant. H — .V most at- tractive and pleasing pink color. Noth- ing in pink roses quite so captivating as the soft satin sheen of Testout. It has good points beside color; it is free in bloom, strong in growth, fine foliage, good size. Its weak points arc a ten- dency to droop caused by a too weak flower stem, hardlv double enough, lacks somewhat in tissue. Its good qualities, however, outnumber its poor ones. The ladies universally take to the color. It forces well, making strong shoots cov- ered with coarse spines. It succeeds, with the same treatment as La France, and is subject to black spot, especially it cut or pruned too hard in fall or early ■winter. To florists seeking a new color in roses, this variety is well worth giving a trial; M— Very fine pink color, extra large, forces well, blooming very freely, (.VI). Mme. Cecile Berthod. Tea. 1S71. Guillot fils. Bright sulphur yellow, large and full. 11— Striking foliage, but long since excelled by others. Too small. Mme. Celina Noirey. Tea. 18GS. Guillot fils. Salmon, outer petals of faded pink; very large and full, but coarse. H— Poor in color, not valuable. Mme. Chas. Crapelet. 11. K. LS.'^g. Fontaine. Cherry red, medium or large; fragrant and good. 11— .\ fine, full, round flower. Good garden variety ; \V— Resembles La Heine. Mme. Chas. Wood. H. K. 1801. E. Verdier. Kcddish crimson, large, and nearly full. One of the freest in bloom, but not all the flowers perfect. II— This is the hardy rose par excellent for .\mer- ican gardens. .\ most useful rose. If Dinsmore be different it cannot be de- tected; \V— The best blooming II. R., requires high culture. Mme. Chauvry. CI. T. 1886. Bon- naire. Nankin yellow, reverse of petals china rose. Large and very beautiful. H— Useless. Mme. ChedaneGuinoiseau. Tea. 1880. Leveque. Canarv yellow; somewhat in the style of Isabella Sprunt. H— One bloom out of forty or fifty will come ex- cellent in form and very large; balance of flowers of no particular value. Discarded by manv. Mme.'Chirard. II. K. 1867. Fernet. Rose, tinged vermilion, full and fragrant. H— Too shv. Mme. Clemence Joieneaux. H. R. 1861. Liabaud. Rose, tinged with lilac; large and double. H— No particu- lar value. Mme. Cusin. Tea. 1881. Guillot fils. Rosy crimson, with touches of violet and yellow; a popular forcing variety. 11— In a soil congenial to its growth, this is one of the most prolific and prettily col- ored of all the forcing roses. This rose has given unsatisfactory results except in a few isolated instances. .\s grown at Hobokeiiiti5 all that could be desired, both in color and quantity offloweis produced. It appears to make good growth in most placr s, but comes with- out the bright tints and markings which make the rose valuable. Charcoal dust has a very distinct and direct influence on the color of roses when used with the soil, it might be well to try this where the rose has failed to color properly; 58° is considered the best tempt rature for it; \V— Good for forcing, also a good bed- der. Mme. Damaizin. Tea. 1858. Da- ma'zin. Creamy white, shaded salmon, large and double; not well formed. H— \n old garden favorite, others better. Mme de la Collogne. H. T. 1890. Levet ptre. Bright rose, very large, double, and of perfect form. H— Useless, and without sufficient merit. Mme. de St. Joseph. Tea. Fawn shaded salmon, large, full, and fragrant; not well formed. W— Nice bedder. Mme. de St. Fulgent. II. R. 1871. Gautreau. Rosy vermi'ion tinged lilac; large, globular and well-formed. H— Not free enough to be retained. Mme. deTartas. Tea. Bernede. Rose color; double. H— Superseded. Mme. de Vatry. Tea. 1855. Guerin. Red shaded salmon; of good form both in bud and flower; a choice old sort. IT— Souvenir de Wootton is superior in every way; \V— Fine in bud, good for bedding. Mme. de Watteville. Tea. 1883. Guillot fils. Large, double, of fine form and fragrant; general color creamy white, bordered with bright rose; a grand forcing variety. II— .\ profitable forcing rose, where its requirements are met in the soil. Failure has attended its plant- ing in many places. It is naturally a strong vigorous grower, and a little inclined to run to growth. The only 1 rule for success is to try ditfeient soils until the right kind is found. It may be that potash, lime, charcoal, or some other ingredient would give satis''actoiy results; \V— Good f )r forcirg, also one of the best for bedding. Mme. Denis. Tea. 1853. Guillot. Flowers medium to large, very double; color white, shaded salmon. H— Super- seded long ago. Mme. Desir. H. R. 1886. Fernet pere. Bright rose shaded salmon and cream; large and nearly full, fragrant. H— .\ desirable new color among H. Rs. Mn.t. Dubroca. Tea. 1882. Nabon- nand. Large, full, well formed and of heavy texture; tender rose, clear yellow at the base of the petals. \\—k novel colored rose; W— Good bedder. Mme.EdouardOry. M. Moreau-Rob- ert. Bright rosy carmine, of medium size and globular. One of the best mosses. H— One of the best of all the so called per- petual mosses. Mme. Elie Lambert. Tea. 1S91. Elie Lambert. Globular and cupped; center rosy flesh, outer petals pure white. W— Fine habit, free bloomer, one of the best new roses. Fine bedder. Mme. Etienne Levet. H. T. 1878. Levet. Cherry red, sometimes with cop- pery tinge: of small size and pretty in bud. H— Too small to be useful. Slight in growth also. Mme. Eugene Verdier. H. R. 1878. E. Verdier. Mottled rose, very large, of La Reine type; very large, full and glob- ular. H—K great improvement over La Reine; W— Fine large flower, good. Mme. Falcot. Tea. 1S5S. Guillot fils. Deep apricot, somewhat resembling the patent Safrano, larger in bloom, but weaker in growth. H— A beautiful ap- ricot color. Hardly up to the standard at present. Mme. Francois Janin. Tea. 1872. Levet. Orange yellow, small size; ex- quisitely beautiful. H— Pretty, but too small. Mme. Francois Pittet. H. N. ISji. Lacharme. Pure white, small. H— Not as good as Coquette des Blanches; too small; W— Not desirable. Mme. Furtado. H. R. 1860. V. Ver- ditr. Flowers very large, double and sweet; bright rosy carmine. H— Not val- uable now; others better. Mme. Gabriel Luizet. H. R. 1878. Liabaud. A grand pink of Jules Mar- gottin type; of glistening texture; much used for forcing. H— An ideal hybrid for forcing purposes. Color, form and size considered nearly right. A strong vig- orous grower; W— Probably the finest rose of its color. Mme. Georges Bruant. Hyb. Rugosa. l.s.s.s. Bruant. A cross between the single Rugosa and Sombreuil; immense semi-double flowers of glistening white; deliciously fragrant; brings clusters of long pointed buds. A beautiful rose for theTawn. II— A valuable shrub lor the garden. Flowers soil and fade easily, but it is the forerunner no doubt of the Hy- brid Rugosas. Mme. George Schwartz. H. R. ISd. Schwartz. Silvery rose, fades badly; coarse. II— No good on its own roots. Mme. Gustave Bonnett. UN, 1S60. Lacharme. White tinged with pink; not so good as some others of this class. H -Too small, inferior to others of this class. Mme. Hippolvte faniain. Tea. I,s69. Guillot fils. White, tinged in the center with yellow, large, full. H— A good rose for pot culture. Mmc.HippolyteJamain. H. R. 18(1. Garcon. White, tinged with rose, very large and full. II— Does not flower freely, not worth culture. Mme. Hoste. Tea. l.'^SS, Guillot & fils. Yellowish white, often canary yel- low; base of petals often amber colored. Grand in form and heavy in texture; one of the finest forcing varieties. 11— This variety thrives when forced in a stiff heavy clav loam, Nothing can be much finer than this rose during the winter months where the soil suits. In spring and summer it takes on a dark creamy tinge suggestive of age and decline; that is its weak point as a forcing variety. During winter, and as remarked before, where the soil is suitable nothing pro- duces equal to this rose; f.O' suits this rose best. It is free growing, fine lu form and there is certainlv room and a place for this favorite; \V— A beautiful rose for forcing, but not as good tor bedding; foli- age is rather tender; must have well drained soil and shelter from wind. i8g3. The American Florist. 879 THREE LA FBANOB, FOUR MAGNA OHARTA SHOWING WIDE DIFFERENCE IN QUALITY OF FLOWERS SENT TO THE WHOLESALER. Mme. Isaac Pereire. Bour. 18S0. Margctlin fils. Carmine red, large, full and free. H — A grand hardy garden rose; one of the best when established. Mme. Jean S sley. Beng. 1S84. Du- breuil. Flower double; a beautiful white; of cup form. A fine pot variety. W — Good bedder. Mme. Joseph Desbois. H. R. 1886. Guillot. Flesh white, center delicate pink; very large and full. H — \ free growing rose of Baroness or Merveille de Lyoa type; grand flowers; forces like Luizet. Mme. Joseph Godier. Tea. 188S. Fer- net fils-Ducher. China rose, center car- mine shaded with coppery yellow. M — No good. Mme. Joseph Halphen. Tea. 1859. Margottin. Blush of medium size. H — Oihers have distanced it. Mme. Joseph Schwartz. Tea. 1880. Schwarlz. Blush, edges of petals tinged carmine. H — .i white Countess de La- barthe; valuable for pots and bedding; M — Grand as a bedder only; W — .A white Brabant, free bloomer, good bedder. Mme. Jules Cambon. Tea. 1889. Ber- naix. Flowers of medium size, double, rosy flesh with magenta shadings. H — In the way of Christine de Noue, but not so good. Mme. Jules Margottin. Tea. 1871. Levet. Carmine pink, tinged Idac, very fragrant. H — A little undersized, but still very pretty and useful on account of its rich coloring; M — Xogood. Mme. Julie Weidmann. H. T. 1880. Soupert & Netting, Flowers large and double; petals large; color silvery salmon rose; very free. H — Worthless. Mme. Knorr. H. R. 1855. V. Ver- dier. Rose color, medium size, full, flat and very sweet. H — A fine old rose of good form; blooms but once a year. Mme. Lacharme. H. Ch. 1872. La- charme. White tinged with pink: medium sized, full and globular; hardy. H — No use in America. Mme. la Comtesse de Panisse. Tea. 1878. Nabonnand. Large, double and imbricated; light clear pink with touches of yellow and carmine. H— A good rose for open ground where hardy. Mme. Lambard. Tea. 1877. La- charme. Rosy salmon, deepening toward the center; color variable; large, full and very good. A most useful variety. H — Occasional blooms very fine; a little un- certain, however; M— Not reliable; W — A good vigorous grower; not such a free bloomer as most teas, but a fine bedder. Mme. Loeben Sels. H. T. 1879. Sou- pert & Notting. Silvery white, shaded rose, large, full and somewhat flat. H — Not worth cultivating, Mme. Macker. H. R. 1863. Damaizin. Large and double, color clear rose. H — A very promising garden variety. Mme. Magorette. Tea. 1889. Sou- pert &L Notting. Magenta red with odd shadings of yellow. H— Worthless. Mme. Margottin. Tea. 1866. Guillot fils. Citron yellow, coppery center, large and full; many flowers malformed. H — Worth growing, but it has serious faults; gives best results with high cultivation. M — Good bedderonly; W — Flowers some- times imperfect; succeeds well outside in warm seasons; with careful cultivation a beautiful bedder. Mme. Marie Bianchi. 1881. Guillot fils. Blush, tinged lilac, fragrant. H — A good blush hybrid Noisette; W — Better under glass than outside; a poor grower. Mme. Marie Finger. H. R. 1873. Rambaux. Almost identical with Eugenie Verdier. H — Dirty color, no particular value. Mme. Marthe Du Bourg. Tea. 1889. Bernaix. Large and full, when ojjened nicely cupped. Pearl white with helio- trope pink center, rounded in form, fine. H— .\ very pretty and valuable rose for pot culture. Mme. Maurice Kuppniheira. Tea. 1877. Mme. Ducher. Pale yellow, shaded apri- cot. H— Worthy of growth; a distinct long pointed bud. Mme. Max Singer. Tea. 188+. Max Singer. Color rosy yellow, bordered with crimson, reverse rosy white. H — \.-a open flat flower; no special merit. Mme. Melanie Willermoz. Tea. 1845. Lacharme. Creamy white, thick petals, large and full. H— One of the finest of all the light tea roses; should be more exten- sively grown. Mme. Denis has been dis- tributed largely under misapprehension in this country for Willermoz. Good for pots and a fine rose every wav; W — Very large, a grand old variety for bedding. Mme. Montet. H. R. 1880. Liabaud. Light pink, large petals. H— Good for pots, does well forced. Mme. Moreau. P. M. 1872. Moreau- Robert. H— One of the best light roses in its section — moss. Mme. Nabonnand. Tea. 1877. Na- bonnand. Very large, double and of good form, flesh white, shaded rose. H — A good bedding variety; M— No good. Mme, Nachury. H. R. 1873. Damai- zin. Deep rose color, very large and fra- grant, of La Rcine type. H— Superseded. W — Fine large rose. Mme. Olga. Tea. 1890. Leveque. Flower large and of good form; beautiful white with shadings. H — The growth of Cornelia Cook with medium sized flowers, a good all round rose; M — No good; W — Large, pure white, petals of good sub- stance (a white Bougere). 88o The American Florist. Mar. JO, Mme. Oswald de Kerchove. H. N. 1879. Schwartz. White, tinged fawn, of Eliza Boelle type. H — .i good, dwarf, tree-blooming rose after the style of Eliza Boelle. Mme. Pauline Labonte. Tea. 1852. Pradel. Salmon rose, large and full, an excellent variety. H — Out of the race; M — For bedding onlv. Mme. Philippe Kuntz. Tea. Bernaix. Flower erect, large and double, cherry red passing to salmon. H — Disappoint- ing, not worthy of culture; M — No good; W — Flowerslarge, double, strong grower, good bedder. Mme. Pierre Guillot. Tea. 1888. Guil- lot. Color coppery orange at the base of petal, body of petal cream color, beauti- fully banded with carmine pink. H — Has been tried extensively forforcing purposes with unsatisfactory results. It does not perfect its flowers in December and the two following months. Crimped petals, with a greenish tinge, seems to be a feat- ure of the buds product d at time men- tioned. It does nicely, however, in spring and early autumn. Good for pots in spring. M — Lovely color, forces well, but does not open regular in midwinter; W — Probably the richest colored tea rose in cultivation, a fine bedder, but requires extra good culture. Mme. Plantier. H. Ch. 1835. Plan- tier. Pure w^hite, above medium size, full and flat, one of the best for massing. H — Too well known to need comment. Mme. Rebatel. H. R. 1885. Liabaud. Bright rose shading to pale rose, large and full. H — .Absolutely worthless. Mme. Scipion Cochet. H. R. 1871. Cochet. Cherry rose. H — A useful gar- den variety. Mme. Sophie Fropot. H. R, 1876. Levet. Bright rose, not first rate. W — Not desirable. Mme. Soupert. Moss. 1851. Moreau- Robert. Flower small and double, of ro- sette form, bright cherry red, very mossy. H — A. pretty moss, but a very weak grower. Mme. Susanne Blanchet. Tea. 1885. Nabonnand. Rosy blush, very large, free, a fine variety. H — Superior to others of its color; M — No good; W — A fine btdder. Mme. Trifle. CI. T. 1869. Levet. Fawn and yellow, a seedling from Gloire de Dijon. H — No particular value. Mme. Trotter. H. Ch. 1855. Gran- ger. Bright red of medium size, free. H — Obsolete. Mme. Victor Verdier. H. R. 1863. B. Verdier. Carmine crimson, large, full, fine and globular, very fragrant, superb. H — A good rose of high color. Mme. Vidot. H.R. 1854. Iv. Verdier. Flesh color, full and well formed, beauti ful, of delicate constitution. II — Cannot be dispensed with. Mme. Welche. Tea. 1878. Mme. Ducher. Pale yellow, center coppery, large and full, distinct. H — A superb rose for beds or pots, a standard in its class; M — Good for bedding purposes only; W— - Great substance, foliage very firm, one of the best for bedding. Mme. Wm. Paul. M. 1869. Moreau- Robert. Very large, double and globular. Bright rose orclear red. H — \r\ excellent free-flowering moss. Mile. Bonnaire. H. N. 1859. Pernet. Closely resembles Mme. Nom;inn. H — Similar to HIiza Boelle, flower somewhat smaller. Mile. Brigitte Viollet. H. T. 1878. Levet. Silvery rose, slightly tinged lilac. H — Of no particular value. Mile. Cccile Berthod. Tea. 1871. Guil- lot fils. Sulphur yellovv of medium size, pretty in bud. H — Pretty color, too small, superseded. Mile. CecileBrunner. Poly. 1880. Mme. Ducher. Salmon pink, deeper in the cen- ter, very small and full, exquisite. H — Outlived its dav and usefulness. Mile. Claudinc Perreau. Tea. 1886. Lambert. Bright rose, sometimes paler, in the style of Souvenir d'un Ami. H — Lacks definiteness in color, not free enough; W — 1 fail to see much resemblance to Souv. d'un .\mi,it seems to have a dis- tinct habit of its own, a good bedder. Mile. Clementine Kibault. H. R. 1885. Ribault. Clear fresh red, large and full. H — .\ choice free-blooming rose of merit. Mile. Elizabeth Grammont. Tea. 1886. C. Levet, jeune. Bright rose, base of pet- als yellow, large and full. W— Good bedder. Mile. Lazarine Poizeau. Tea. 1876. Levet. Orange yellow, small, pretty in bud. II — Unique in color, a very pretty varietv. Mile'. Marie Cointet. H.R. 1872. Guil- lot fils. Salmon pink, opens badly, of V. Verdier type. H — k fine rose, but a most miserable grower. Mile. Mane Rady. H.R. 1865. Fon- taine. Vermilion red, shaded crimson, large, full and of splendid form. H — A grand hardy rose, valuable. Mile. Rachel. Tea. 1860. Beluze. White, pointed buds, not equal to Niphe- tos. H — Superseded; M — Superseded. Mile. Susanna de Rodocanachi. H. R. 1884. Leveque. Large, double and glob- ular, tender rose shading to white, a grand variety; H — One of the most valu- able of all the section to which it belongs. IMIle. Therese Levet. H. R. 1866. Levet. Salmon rose of medium size, free, of Jules Margottin type. H — A light grower when on its own roots, a good rose when worked. Madfleine d'Aoust. Tea. 1890. Ber- naix. Pale rosy flesh with nankin center coloring, very beautiful. H — A rose de- serving of extensive culture on account of rich and peculiar coloring. Magna Charta. H. Ch. 1876. Wm. Paul. Pink suffused carmine, large, full and globular, fragrant, excellent for forc- ing. H — Blooms but once a year, a good forcing rose, excellent for pots. M — Extra fine variety for verj' early forcing; W — One of the best and most healthy grow- ers, good for forcing or bedding. Malmaison Rouge. Bour. 1882. Gonod. A sport from Malmaison of vel- vety red color. II — A grand rose tor bed- ding purposes; W — Flowers nearly al- wavs impertect, not reliable. Marechel Niel. 1864. Pradel. Deep yellow, very large, very full, globular and fragrant, the finest of all yellow roses. II — A popular climbing tea; M — The finest yellow rose yet introduced, forces well, but not a constant cropper, not so pop- ular as formerly. Marechal Robert. Tea. 1875. Mme. Ducher. White, with flesh pink center, large and full. II— Deserving of greater popularity, a valuable rose; W — .\ fine bedder. Marechal Vaillant. H. R. 1861. Vien- not. Crimson, large, full and of fine form, in the way of .Maurice Bcraardin,but not so good. II — .\ sturdy, vigorous hj'brid, with good general qualities. Margaret Dickson. II. R. 1891. A Dickson & Sm. White, pale flesh center, large and of good substance. II — .\n ex- cellent rose of the Rothschild type. .Marguerite de Fenclon. Tea. 1883. Nabonnand. II — Not very pronounced, others better; M — No good. Marie Baumann. II. R. 1863. Bau- mann. Crimson vermdiion, suffused car- mine, large, full, of exquisite color and form, fragrant, a grand variety; H — .\. standard variety of unquestioned merit. Marie Caroline de Sartoux. Tea. 1881. Nabonnand. Pure white, of ex- quisite form. II — ( )thcrs better. Maried'Orleans. Tea. 1883. Nabon- nand. Color very bright silvery rose, a continuous bloomer, excellent fjrm. W — Fine buds, good bedder. Marie Ducher. Tea. 1868. Salmon rose, large and full. free. H — Beds well; W— Gjod bedder. Marie Guillot. Tea. 1874. Guillot fils. While, faintly tinged yellow, large, full and of splendid form, one of the most beautiful. II— The finest of all the white teas for summer bloom, good for pots, a typical florists' rose; M — Grand as a bedder or when summer flowers are in demand; W — Beautiful form, splendid bedder. Marie Lambert. Tea. 1887. Lam- bert. Of medium size, more than semi- double, white (the "White llermosa"!. H — Does well massed in beds, aside from this its usefulness is limited; W — Free bloomer, called "White llermosa" or "Saowflake," one of the finest bedders. MarieSisley. Tea. 186S. Guillot fils. Rose tinged salmon, distinct, but not re- liable. H — Too small, shelved. Marie Van Houtte. Tea. 1S71. Ducher. Pale yellow, edges of petals oUen lined with rofe.the very finestof the outdoor bedders, II — .\ good old stand- ard, beds finely, t jo much inclined to run to wood for pot culture; M — Good for bedding purposes only; W — Has been called "Gfm," one of the finest bedders. Marquise de Castcllane. II. R. 1869. Pernet. Carmine rose, bright and last- ing, very large, very full, not fragfrant. W — Fine free bloomer. Marquise de Vivens. Tea. 1SS6. Du- breuilt. Of good size, moderattly full, bright china rose and carmine. II — Too thin in petal, not specially desirable; M — Beautiful, but superseded. Marshall P. Wilder. H.R. 1SS5. EII- wanger & Barry. Cherry rose mingled with carmine, a seedling of Gen. Jacque- minot, nearly globular, a grand variety. H— All that can be said in favor of Alfred Colonib applies equally to this rose; W — An improved -Alfred Colomb. Masterpiece. 11. R. l.'-;80. Wm. Paul. Rosy crimson, large, full and globular. H — ,V large, fine, full flower; W— Fine, but not reliable. Mathilde Lenaerts. CI. T. 1S79. Le- vet. A rose colored seedling of Gloire de Dijon. II — Not valuable. Maud Little. Tea. 1891. Dingee & Conard. Soft lustrous china rose. W — Good bedder. Maurice Bernardin. H. R, 1861. Granger. Bright crimson, large and nearly full, free; a grand seedling of Gen. Jacqueminot. 11 — Oncof the besthybrids; \V — One of the best old varieties. Maurice Rouvier. Tea. 1S91. Na- bonnand. F^atremely large and double, lender rose, shading to red. Very free. W — Fine grower, good bedder. Medea. Tea. 1^01. Wm. Paul & Son. Lemon yellow, canary yellow cen- ter; large and very full. 11 — .V fine vig- orous rose, producing a few model flowers with others toostubby andshort pctalcd. Will lied well; M— Beautiful color, but a shv bloomer. Alerveilledc Lyon. U.K. 1882. Per- net perc. Flower large, double and per- fectly cupped, purest white; a seedling from Bar(>ness Rothschild. 11 — The best white hybrid lor forcing in pot;^ or under glass; does not thrive in open ground; M — A. grand variety for forcing; white i893' The American Florist. 88i TWO HOSTES. IWO WOOTTONS. THREE MBRMETS TWO BRIDES. ROSES. SHOWING WIDE DIFFERENCE IN QUALITY OF FLOWERS SENT TO THE WHOLESALER, flushed with pink; W — Not pure white as described; blush, a shade between Bar- oness Rothschild and Mabel Morrison; rather a better grower than Baroness. Michael Saunders. H. T. 1879. Ben- nett. Deep bronzy rose of medium size, very full, finely formed. H — Fails to open its buds; of no value. Mignonette. Poly. 1S81. Guillot fils. Carmine pink flowers in immense clusters; perfectly hardy. The most useful of the polyanthas. H — Superseded by Gloire des Polyantha. Miniature. Poly. 1885. Alegatiere. Very small flowers of blush white. H — Of no special value. Miss Ethel Brownlow. Tea. 1888. Dickson. Large and full, salmon rose, base of the petal yellow. H — .in over- praised rose, still it has good qualities; M— Not reliable. Miss Hassard. H. R. 1875. Turner. Pink, large, full and fragrant. W — Good. Miss Marston. Tea. 1890. Pries. Large and full, creamy white with bright rosy center. H— A promising bedding rose. Miss Wenn. Tea. 1891. Guillot & ills. Large, double and well formed; beautiful china rose. H — Of no value whatever. Monsieur Boncenne. H. R. 1864. Lta- baud. Deep crim-on, double, of medium size. W — Not so good as Jean Liabaud. M. Edmond de Biauzat. T. 1885. Levet. Peach color tinged salmon; very large, full and well shaped. W— Good bedder. Monsieur E. Y. Teas. H. R. 1874. E. Verdier. Carmine crimson, large, full and globular, superb. H— One of the most popular varieties in Europe; good budded on Manetti, poor on its own roots; W — Good. M. Pillion. H. R. 1876. Gonod. Carmine rose of V. Verdier type. W — One of the best of V. Verdier tvpe. M. Furtado. Tea. 1863. Laffay. Yellow, medium or small, very full; an excellent rose. W— Good for bedding. Montplaisir. Tea. 1868. Guillot fils. Very large and double, salmon yellow, H— Superseded. Mrs. Bosanquet. Beng. Mme. Pean. Rosy flesh, very f-ee. H — Superseded; W — Good bedder. Mrs. Geo. Dickson. H. R. 1885. Bril- liant satin rose, large and double. W — Fine color, not double enough. Mr.=.Jas. Wilson. Tea. 1889. A.Dick- son & Son. Lemon yellow, margined with rosy heliotrope. H — Nothing very special to commend it; M — No good. Mrs. John Laing. H. R. 1887. Ben- nett. Soft pink, large and fine; first rate in every way. An excellent forcing va- riety. H — Useful for early forcing; good in pots, fine outdoors: one of the best of recent introductions; M — One of the very best forcing varieties ever introduced; very free flowering; W — One of the best for general planting or forcing. Mrs. Paul. Bour. 1891. Paul&Son. Large open flower of camellia form, with bold thick petals; blush white with rosy peach shadings. H — .\ valuable rose of the Malmaison type. Narcisse. (En/ant de Lyon). Tea. 1845. Yellow; an inferior M. Furtado. H — Superseded. Niphetos. Tea. 1844, Bougere. White, tinged pale yellow, long, large buds; petals thick and durable. An exquisite variety under glass. H — Well known for its good qualities as a forcer, is termed a front- bench rose, indispensable where white flowers are wanted in quantity. To in- crease the size this rose may be profitably worked on any of the climbing tea or Noisette varieties; better results and larger and finer buds are had when thus grown. Niphetos will do well for three years when benched* on its own roots, and it is a waste of time and strength to oust them every year, as is done with nearly all the other forcing varieties. Thrives in any good soil, temperature of 58° the best; M— Still a great favorite and a fine variety for forcing; very free blooming; W — Fine for forcing; not a good bedder in this section. Olga Marix. H. N. 1873. Schwartz. Rosy flesh, changing to white. H — Equal to any of the hybrid Noisettes, its slight blush tinge lends an additional charm; W — Superseded. Ophelia. Tea. 1873. Ducher. Yel- lowish white, medium sized, full. H — Of too greenish a tinge to be valuable. Ophirie. N. 1814. Goubault. Nastur- tium yellow suffused with coppery red. of medium size, double, a shy bloomer. H — Superseded. Oscar II, Roi de Suede. H. R. Soupert & Notting. Large, double and of fine form, carmine shading to crimson with very dark shadings of reddish brown, fra- grant. PI — One of the darkest and finest roses grown. Oxonian. H. R. 1875. Turner. Of V. Verdier type, rosy red, large and some- what fragrant. W — Quite good. Pajonia. H. R. 1855. Lacharme. Red, very large, full, fraerant and free, fine for the garden. H — Had its day; W — An old reliable free bloomer, very hardy and fragrant, form not good. Papa Gontier. T. 1882. Nabonnand. Very bright rose or red, large, not double, form extra good, a first-class forcing vari- ety. H — A rose easily grown and forced, drops its leaves if grown too warm, 52° to 54° plenty high enough for night tem- perature; succeeds best in turfy loam; when grown in above-mentioned temper- ature the buds color better than when grown warmer. Too single to be of use in summer when grown under glass, but this rose does nicely bedded in open ground and produces good buds. M — A grand free flowering rose, requires rather a cooler treatment than teas generally when grown under glass, a fine bedder; W — Good for forcing, also a good bedder. Paul Neyron. H. R. 1869. Levet. Deep rose, large and full, somewhat fra- grant, very free. The largest variety known, much used for forcing. H — A val- uable rose; W — Very large, general fa- vorite. Paul Verdier. H. Ch. 1866. C. Ver- dier. Carmine red, large, globular, well built. W— One of the best. Peach Blossom. H. R. 1874. W. Paul. Of Jules Margottin type, mottled pink, a 88: The American Florist. Mar. JO, fine color, but many blooms imperfect. W — Fine, but uncertain. Pearl Rivtrs. Tea. 1.S91. Dingee & Conard. Ivory white, delicately shaded and bordered in clear rose. Raised from Devoniensis and Mme. de Watteville. M — Not reliable; W — Good bedder with good culture. Perfection de Montplaisir. Tea. 1S71. Levet. Yellow; an improved Canary. H — Too small to be of use; mildews easily. Perfection des Blanchts. H. N. 1S72. Schwartz. White; a go)d sort, but in- ferior to Coquette des Alpes. H — There are others of its class that are better in form and freer iu bloom; W — Superseded. I'erle des Blanches. H.N. 1,S72. La- charme. While; medium siz; in clusters; dc>uble and globular. H — Not asgood as Coquette des Blanches; W — Superseded. Pedes des Jardins. Tea. 1S74. Levet. Canary yellow, large, or very large, full, well formed, stitT stems, very free. The standard forcing tea with which all others are compared. H — This variety is to the florist what wheat is to humanity, simply indispensable. It has built more greenhouses, fed more florists and en- riched more people than any other single variety or half dozen varieties put to- gether. If grown too cool or if over-fed or over-watered it is apt to come bull- headed; 60° at night and a good light sunny structure will invariably cause lots of flowers to show. Give manure water a while, then give top-dressinge — change the food, in other words — and see what beneficial results follow. It doesn't pay to keep this rose in over a year; renew every season with young plants. Noth- ing better than partially rotted sod for its growth and well being. The person who gives us a variety superior to Perle will deserve well of his fellows; M — The best of the yellow teas yet introduced; does best in light soil; in heavy soil a great many buds come deformed in win- ter; W — In 1S75 this was noted by the writer as the best yellow tea rose in culti- vation; as a bedding rose it requires the best culture in this section. Perle de Lyon. Tea. 1S72. Ducher. Yellow with safl'ron center; large, full, very fragrant; subject to mildew. H — Not grown, mildews easily; M — Fine color, but not as good as the preceding for winter forcing. Perle d'Or. Poly. 18S3. Dubreuil. Size rather large for this class; color nan- kin yellow, orange center; long pointed buds. H — Valuable on account of its size and color. Perpetual White Moss. M. Laffay. A sport from White Damask; white, tinged with flesh; in clusters of medium size, but little mossed; not so good as White Bath. H— Prettily mossed, fine in bud. Persian Yellow. A. 1830. Intro- duced Irom Persia by \. Willock. Bright yellow, small, nearly full, well formed; small foliage faintly recalling the odor of the Sivcet Brier. Very hardy. H— Color charming; indispensable in the garden. Pierre Guillot. H. T. 1871). Guillot fils. Keep red, very double, large, fra- grant and good; one of the very best of this class. 11— Tkc finest of all the red hybrid teas produced to date. Sweet scented, free in bloom, of good size and charming color. Excellent for pot cul- ture; only a charmed few succeed in forc- ing it successfully; it inclines to turn pur- plish in winlci ; M — Superseded. Pierre Notting. II. R. 18G3. Porte- mar. Deep crimson, tinged violet; large, globular and sweet. II — A grand dark hybrid; W — Good. Pink Rover. H. T. 1890. Wm. Paul & Son. Large pale pink flowers with bright centers. Very promising. II — Slightly diflerent from Malmaison; more rampant in growth. President Thiers. H. R. 1871. La- charme. Carmine red, one of the darkest of the V. Verdier type. W— Too much like M. Pillion. Pride of Reigate. H. R. 1SS5. G. Paul. A sport from Countess of Oxford; flowers punctured and striped with white. H — Interesting when it comes nicely striped. Pride of Waltham. H. K. 1881. W. Paul. Flesh color, shaded rose; \'. Ver- dier type. W — Not very deS'irable. Prince Arthur. H. R. 1875. Cant. Deep crimson; smaller, but betttr formed than Jacqueminot, to which type it be- longs. H — .\. very valuable addition to its class; M — Good for forcing late in the season. Prince Camille de Rohan. H. R. 1861. E. Verdier. Deep velvety crimson, large, nearly full. A fine rose. II — Moderate in growth, of richest maroon crimson; M — .\ grand variety for forcing mid and late season; W — Oje of the best dark roses. Princess Beatrice. Tea. 1887. Ben nett. Outer petals pale yellow; center golden yellow; petals laced with bright rose. Exquisitely beautiful. H — Of little use; M — No good. Princess Louise Victoria. H. CI. 1872. Knight. Salmon pink, of medium size, fine globular form. A splendid rose. W— Good. Princessede Hohenzillern. Tea. 1886. Nabonnand. Bright dazzling red; vtry large and of fine shaje. Oi Papa Gon- tier type. TI — Inferior to Duchess of Edinburgh, from which it was seeded; M — Not reliable. Princesse de Sagan. Tea. 1SS7. Du- breuil. Velvety crimson scarlet. The most brilliant color among all the teas; small and double. H — Too single, and fades quickly; of good color, however; M — Beautiful color, but rather too small; W — Not very double, fine bedder. Princess de Saisina. Tea. 1891. Sou- pert & Notting. Clear yellow with apricot center, with touches of vermil- ion. H — Nothing special to recommend it. Princesse Imperiale du Bresil. H. T. 1881. Soupert &. Notting. Flower large, double, and of good form; bright rosy carmine, very free. II — No account. Princesse Radziwill. H. R. 1884. Leveque. Large, double and imbricated; color bright rose and carmine. M — Fine for bedding only. Princesse Vera. Tea. 1878. Nabon- nand. Flesh bordered coppery rose; full, well-formed. M — No good, W — One of the best bedders. Progress. H. T. 1891. Drageniul- ler. Flower large, color brilliant car- mine red, with shadings of yellow. Very free. 11 — No particular value. Queen of Bedders. Bour. 1877. Noble. Crimson, of medium size, very full, free. Color not durable. H — Good color, but poor in growth; W — Beautiful color, but poor grower, not reliable. Oireen of BouiJ)ons. Bour. 1834-. Manger. Fawn and rose, medium or small, iragrant and free. II— Not double enough, others better; W — Good bedder. Queen of Queens. H. R. 1882. W. Paul. Pink with blush edges, large, full, and of perfect form; free. II— A strik- ingly beautiful, free flowering rose. W — Free bloomer, lighter than V. \'erdier. Queen of the Prairies. Pr. 18+3. Feast. Rosy red, frequently with white stripes, medium or large, Quite hardy. II — The best of all the climbers for north- ern homes. Queen of Waltham. H. R. 1875. W. Paul Cherry red of good size; fragrant. W— Good. Qjeen's Scarlet. Beng. 1880. Hal- lock & Thorpe, Crimson, a sightly im- proved Agrippina. W — Improved Agrip- pina. Queen Victoria. H. R. 1850. Fon- taine. Blush with pink center; large, full, and globular; does not open well. W— Not desirable. Rainbow. T. 1890. Jno. H. S'.evers. A beautiful soort from Papa G intier. The body color is bright pink beautifully striped in deepcarmine. Verydurable. H- A nicely striped Papa Gontier; a charm- ing rose; M — Not reliable as a forcing rose; W — Not reliable in this section. Red Safrano. {Sa/rano a flcur rouge). Tea. 1868. O^er. SatTroa yellow, shaded coppery red, semi-doTible. H — Of no value whatever. M — No good. Regulus. Tea. Moreau-Robert. Flower medium, double and flat; fragrant; bright rose and yellow. W — Fine buds, good bedder. Reine Maria Pia. CI. T. 1880. S.-hwartz. Deep rose, reddish crimson center; raised from Gloire de Drjon. H — A Dijon seedling of little value. Reine Marie Henriette. CI. T. 1878. Levet. Cherry red; large, desirable, and somewhat fragrant. Beautiful, but not very free. H — Valuable in the south, and wherever hardj'. Reine Nathalie de Serbie. Tea. 1885. Soupert & Notting. D.licatt flesh rose of the most beautiful shade; petals very thick; very large and double, (ragrant, subject to mildew. H — Mildews badly, otherwise a good rose; M— Not reliable. Reine Olga. Tea. 1885. Nabonnand. Coppery red, large, lull, and imbricated; of good form and fragrant. M — No good. Rev. J. B. M. Camm. H. R. 1875. Turner. Carmine rose of Jules Margot- tin type; large, fragrant and free; superb. W — Fine, very double, not so reliable as John Hopper; more thorny. Richard Laxton. 1878. Laxton. Red- dish crimson, large and full. W — Good. Richard Wallace. H R. 1871. Leve- que. Red, very large, not first-class. W— Only fair. Rosy Morn. 11. R. 1878. Wm. Paul. OI V. Verdier typ ; silmon pink; good. H — Flowers burn badly; W — Not so good as V. \'erdier. Royal Standard. H. R. 1874. Tur- ner. Satiny rose, tinged lilac; large, well formed, and globular. W — Good. Royal Tea. Tea. White, faintly tinged yellow; long, beautiful buds; deli- cate habit. M — Not reliable. Rubens. Tea. 1852. Laflay. Bright red; a fine color. II— Better than D.'von- iensis; W — Not very double, stj'le of Devoniensis; a good bedder. Rugosa alba. Rug. From Japan. White, of large size, five petals; fragrant; a beautiful single rose. H — Valuable for the garden. Rugosa rubra. Rug. From Japan. Deep rose tinged with violet, single and fragrant; the flowers are followed by large brilliant heps in autumn. 11 — Val- ualile for the garden. S. Reynolds Hole. 11. R. 1872. G. Paul. .NIaroon, flushed scarlet, medium size, full and well-formed. H — Miserable grower. Safrano. Tea. 1839. Beauregard. SalTron .and apricot yellow, large, semi- double, beautiful in bud; very free. H— Old associations' sake will still retain t893- The American Florist. 883 TWO BENNETTS. TWO NIPHETOS, TWO OUSINS. TWO WATTBVILLES. ROSES. SHOWING WIDE DiPPERBNCB IN QUALITY OF FLOWERS SENT TO THE WHOLESALER. this rose; M — Still liked by many; W — One of the best for bedding. Salamander. H. R. 1S91. Wm. Paul. Bright scarlet crimson, large and full; fine substance, free. H — A fine new hy- brid of great promise. Salet. P. M. 1854. Lacharme. Light rose, medium size; flat, very free; one of the best. H — The best of all the pink mosses. Sanguinea. Ben^. Crimson, not as good as Agrippina; W — Flowers, small, good bedder. Sappho. Tea, 1889. Wm. Paul. Fawn color, shaded 3'ellow and buff; fair-sized flower. H — A promising variety; M — Not reliable; W — Too tender for this section outside. Senator Vaisse. H. R. 1859. Guillot pere. Red shaded carmine crimson, large, full and sweet. Raised from Jacqueminot. W — Good old variety, Setina. Bour. CI. 1859. Peter Hen- derson. A climbing Hermosa. H — Un- satisfactory except in a few favorite places. Sir Joseph Paxton. Bour. 1852. Laf- fay. Deep red slightly tinted violet; medium sized. H — Excused from further service. Sir Rowland Hill. H. R. 1888. Mack. Rich deep wine color, shaded maroon; distinct and beautiful. H — A good dark rose; W — Beautiful dark rose, but not reliable; poor constitution. SDlfaterre (Augusta). N. ISiS.Boyeau. Sulphur yellow, large, double or full; a fine climbing rose. H — Useful as a climber in favored latitudes. Sombreuil. Tea. 1851. Moreau-Robert. Creamy white, often tinted pink, large or very large, full and well formed. Very hardy. H — No better rose for bedding purposes; W — Very large blooms in clus- ters, healthy, verv vigorous, one of the hardiest and best for general planting'. Souvenir d' Elise Vardon. Tea. 1855. Marest. Flesh, shaded rosy salmon; large and full. H— Too shy in bloom; M— Very beautiful, but not reliable in midwinter. Souvenir deGabrielleDrevet. Tea. 1885. Guillot fils. Large, full, and of distinct form; flesh changing to pink; petals very thick. H — A novel rose as to color, but disappointing in its general behavior; M— No good. Souvenir de la Malmaison. Bour. 1843. Beluze. Flesh shaded fawn; large, very full, flat; a fine rose. H — The best of our autumnal roses; needs pro- tection to stand our winters; a royal rose; W — The best light-colored rose of its class; has been injured by bad treatment and over propagation; under normal con- ditions a vigorousj grower. Souvenir de Lady Ashburton, Tea. 1891. Ch. Verdier. Large and double, varying shades of rose, salmon and yel- low; fragrant. H — Valuable and pretty in color, but under size. Souvenir de Mme. Metral. Tea. 1888. Bernaix. Very large, full, and imbricated; red shading to dark carmine. M — Not reliable; W — Large, very double, fine bed- der. Souvenir de Mme. Fernet. Tea. 1875. Fernet. Tender rose, base of petals tinged yellow; large loose flowers. H — Others better; M— Not reliable. Souvenir de Mme. Sablayrolles. Tea. 1891. Bonnaire. Large and globular, rosy apricot, shading to yellow; petals b'rdered carmine. M— No good. Souvenir de Paul Neyron. Tea. 1871. Levet. Pale salmon yellow medium or small, delicate; H — Superseded; M — Beau- tiful rose for springr, summer and fall only. Souvenir deS. A. Prince. Tea. 1889. Prince. A pure white sport from Souv. d'un Ami; one of the best. M — Good, but not for cut flower trade. Souvenir de Therese Levet. Tea. 1882. Levet. Dark red, very free; one of the best red teas. H— Too small; M— Not reliable; W — Fine for bedding. Souvenir d'un Ami. Tea. 1846. Defou- gere. Salmon and rose, large, double and fine. M — Verv fine rose, but superseded; W — Fine bedder, very sweet. Souvenir de Victor Hugo. Tea. 1886. Bonnaire. Large, full, and finely built; beautiful mingling of white, pink and rose. M — Not reliable; W — Large, free bloomer, good bedder. Souvenir deWm. Wood. H. R. 1864. E. Verdier. A fine dark rose, but not so good as Prince Camille. W — Fine, dark, not so good as Jean Liabaud. Souvenir de Wootton. H. T. 1889. J. Cook. Large, double, and nearly globu- lar; a beautiful even shade of red. H — A grand rose that is growing in favor as it becomes known. Forces finely, but re- quires disbudding; M — A very fine free flowering rose, with fine stem and foliage and extra fine constitution. Sunset. Tea. 1883. Peter Henderson. Deep apricot, of fine size and free; a sport from Perle des Jardins. H — Rich apricot; accord it same treatment as Perle des Jardins and it will bring as gratifying results. M — A fine variety where it can be grown without ha ving deformed buds; requires same treatment as Perle des Jardins; W — Better for forcing than bed- ding in this section. Suzanne Blanchet. Tea. 1886. Nabon- nand. Large and full; bright rosy flesh; beautiful. M — Not good for forcing. Sydonie. H. R. 1846. Dorisy. Rose color, medium size, full and quartered; very free; poor shape. M — No good. Sylphide. Tea. 1842. Boyeau. Large, full, golden flesh. M — A beautiful rose, and for many years a great favorite in the New York market, but not grown noiv. The Bride. Tea. 1885. Jno. N. May. The finest white forcing rose; sport from C. Mermet; habit better than that of the parent. H — The nearest approach to the ideal white rose we have; thrives under the same treatment and temperature as C. Mermet; M— Still by far the best white rose for forcing; W — Favorite for forcing, not always pure white when grown out- side, but always fine. The Meteor. H. T. 1889. Bennett, sent out by Evans. Velvety crimson, the brightest and best of the H.T's.; without 884 The American Florist^ Mar. ?o a purple tinge, very free. M — A magnifi- .cent rose when well grown, biitrequiresa higher terrperature than anj- other forc- ing rose I know. The Puritan. H. T. 1889. Bennett, sent out by Evans. Pure white, of beau- tiful form and texture; opens badly: though wideh- distributed has been gen- erally discarded. M — .\ lovely rose, but very disappointing as a forcing variety. The Oueen. Tea. 1.SS9. Dingee & Conard. A beautiful pure white sport from Souv. d'un Ami. H — A good bed- ding and pot variety; M — Very desirable for a choice collection; W — Large, very fragrant, fine for bedding. Therese Lambert. Tea. 1SS9. Soupert & Notting. Delicate rose, center pale sil- very salmon, fragrant and large. M — No value. Triomphe de Luxembourg. Tea. 1S36. Hardi'. Buff-rose, large, and fine in bud; a good sort. H — A grand old rose, well up to the front; M — Beautiful rose, but superseded; W — Good bedder. Triomphe de Milan. Tea. 1876. Mme. Ducher. White suffused pale yellow; a fine rose, in the style of Marie Guillot. M— No value. Triomphe de Fernet Pere. H. T. 1S91. Fernet pere. Large, nearly full; bright red, of good texture; promising. H— ,\ slight tinge of purple detracts from the selling qualities of this rose; were it not for its coming off" color this would meas- ure well up. It is worthy of cultivation on account of its many good qualities; M — Uncertain. Ulrich Brunner. H. K. ISSl, Levet. Cherry red; a grand seedling from Paul Neyron, mucn used for forcing. H — Color splendid, form good,forcesfinely; M — The finest rose of its color and class for win- ter forcing; W — Quite a favorite for forc- ing. Vallee de Chamonix. Tea. 1873. Ducher. Coppery yellow and rose, of medium quality. H — A superbly colored rose of good character; M — Beautiful, but superseded; W — Beautiful buds, requires extra good culture. Vicomtesse de Cazes. Tea. 184-1. Pradel. Coppery yellow, loose form, del- icate habit. H — Superseded ; M — No val ue. Vicomtesse de Wautier. Tea. 1886. Bernaix. Beautiful rose color, petals lined yellow, sometimes striped. H — Of no particular value; M — Uncertain. Vicomtesse Dulong de Rosnay. Tea. 1886. Nabonnand. Bright rose, silvery edge to the petals, large, full and well formed. H — Of no value; M — Uncertain. Vicountess Folkestone. H. T. 1886. Bennett. Flesh white with pearly pink shadings, a fine satin finish, flowers im- mense, of most elegant form, a grand rose. II — h. great rose, weak stem and inclined to mildew, does finely in Cali- fornia; M — Fine rose, but uncertain. Nick's Caprice. II. R. 1889. Vick. A sport from Archiduchcsse d' Autriche. Soft satiny pink, striped and dashed with white and carmine. W — One of the best striped. Victor Verdier. M. R. 1852. La- charme. Bright rose with carmine center, tresh shade, but not permanent, not fra- grant. H — A good rose, given to burning in our June sun; W — The parent of an immense progeny, not fragrant. W. F. Bennett. II. T. 1885. Ben- nett. Beautiful crimson, one of the best red roses for forcing when well done, diffi- cult to manage. M — Still the best of its color and class. Waban. Tea. 1891. E. M. Wood. A sport from C. Merinet of bright carmine pink called the "Red Merraet." II— Has been disappointing to a good many; a few like it and do nicely with it; M — .\ failure; this was a very promising variety the first season, but now far superseded bv Bridesmaid; W— Good bedder. 'White Baroness. H. R. 1882. G. Paul. A sport from Baroness Rothschild, quite as full as the parent, blush white. The queen of white II. Ks. 11 — .\ot mate- rially different from Mcrveille de Lyon; .\I — Very fine for forcing, similar in habit to Baroness Rothschild; W — The best white sport from Rothschild. White Bon Silene. Tea. 1884. F. Morat. .\ white sport from Bon Silene, color not very clear. H— Almost worth- less; .\I— No value. White Perle. Tea. 1888. Ritter. Nearlv white, petals reflexing, very beau- tiful foliage. H— Out of favor; 'M— Of little value. White Perle. Tea. 1890. Nanz & Neuner. LTrge, full and pure white, a sport from Perle des Jardins. M — Of no value. White Lady. H. T. 1889. Wm. Paul. Creamy white, magnificent magnrlia-like petals. A sport from Lady Marj' Fitz- william. H — No sfood. XavierOlibo. H. R. 186-i. Lacharme. Deep rich crimson, large and moderately full. Superb. H — A slight grower, but a rose of wonderful color and richness; W — One of the best dark roses. Ye Primrose Dame. Tea. 1885. Ben- nett. Pale yellow with center of rosy apricot, small or medium flowers, open- ing from long pointed buds. Almost as full as a polyantha. Constitution deli- cate. H — A very valuable and interesting rose; M— No good. Zenobia. M. 1892. Wm. Paul. Satin rose color, soft and pleasing, large, full and g'obular, well mossed. H — A prom- ising moss rose of high character. Roses and Roses. There are roses and roses. A look at our illustrations will convince you of this, if you never thought of it before. These cuts, showing the different popular varie- ties in various qualities, and reproduced from photographs taken from the ordi- :iar},- run of stock as received at a New York commission house. No attempt was made to select extraordinary speci- mens, and no rose here represented is so good or so bad but that much better and much worse samples might easily be selected from an average day's receipts. The group of American Beauties shows a good No. 1 rose with 30-inch stem and ranging from that through the various lengths of stem, and degrees of tvi-ist and deformity down to the "nubbin" with no stem at all. These were all taken from the stock of one grower. There is but one rose in the lot that can be sold to a first-class store, and it will bring during the winter season an average price of one dollar. With the exception of two specimens to the left which might possibly bring half price, the balance do well if they average five cents each. The same is true of the Magna Charta. The two largest will bring a good ])rice. The other two arc absolutely valueless. Extremes are also well shown in the specimens of La France on the same plate. In the collection of Meteors the two on the left are what are termed "bull- heads." The petals arc shrivelled and black and refuse to open, and as a conse- quence although all right as to length of stem, foliage, etc., they are unsalable and might as well have been thrown away at once. This defect in the Meteor is generally attributed to too low tempera- ture in the houses. The other plates show fair salable specimens of the leading commercial varieties each alongside a representative of the " rubbish " sent in u'ndcr the same name. We need scarcely add anything to the lesson which these illustrations teach. They point their own moral, .\lthough the rose business in general is overdone yet in this industry as in everything else, there is abundant room at the top. Just work your way up there and you will find there is no crowding. The Rose Men at School. The rose men are somewhat behind their friends the carnation growers in that the\' are not yet fulh' organized, there- fore cannot present the bold and confident front which our carnation number so well illustrated in the case of the valiant Duke and his army of loyal followers. Still it will be well for the carnation men to remember that the days of study are never at an end, and graduation from the school room to the tented field does not mean that thev have nothing more to learn. In proof of this we would like to know how many of them there are who can repeat Prof. .Atkinson's essay on diseases of the carnation, word by word from memory. The rose men are no exception to the general rule that "men are but boys of a larger growth." In every school we find the studious boy, the ingenious boy, the mischievous boy, the boy who can learn without studj'ing and the boy who has to study hard to learn anything at all. This latter character may be missing from the array of notabilities gathered to- gether in our illustration, but the rest arc all there and several other types besides. The Florist extends to the rose men its sincere regards; it congratulates them on the progress which they are making in their chosen study; it hopes that dur- ing their course of study and preparation the Special Rose Number of the .\.meric.\n Florist will be adopted by them as their standard text book and book of reference, so that in the near future .'\ Xo. 1 roses will be the only crop and such things as "nubbins," "skates" and "sculch"will be unknown. Rose "Melange." .\lmo6t every locality has its specialty as to certain varieties of roses. In one place La France is a great success, while Mermets average poor, and vice versa. One grower succeeds bcautiiully with Cusins and Wattcvilles, another tails. You admire the grand Meteors as grown by one man, and wonder why the next one doesn't do better with them, and so on. A. says I cannot grow good Mer- mets, but am always sure of Cusins and Wattcvilles. B. hardly understands why he fails with the latter, and has no diffi- culty with the former. When I make a failure of anything, I propose to know the reason why and wherefore, causa sine qua non. Hither one or two conditions are unfavorable, ])rovided other things are equal — soil, atmosphere. I think it is pretty well understood that soil plays an important part towards success or failure with different varieties. Hence the reason that better roses of some one or two sorts are produced at a place because the grower finds he can do better with them. The larger grower for the leading markets or commission dealers, the past season, would have found Me- teor, LaFmnce and .\mcrican Beauty the most profitable, or either one giving a better margin than the ordinary teas; i8g3' The American Floris-i, 885 SCHOLARS ALL. not so, however with the smaller grower, or one who supplies the general trade. Of course it is better to grow a house of one variety whenever possible but not every rose grower is so situated, and then he needs to adapt himself to his re- quirements as best he can. Those rosee that are subject to black spot keep by themselves, as Perle, Sunset, LaFrance. Those more subject to mildew, Mermet, Bride, Hoste, Watteville, will grow well together in the same house under the same conditions. Suitable soil for roses wants to have "life" in it, and I don't mean cut worms, or the like; such a soil is too lively bv half, as you may have experienced. If you are in doubt examine and test the soil you use. I think I can tell, as most growers do, by the looks, feeling and smell, whether soil is any good or not. There is no secret about it, simply 3'our experience and mine, in the matter. I thoroughlj' respect scientific knowledge, I am reputed no mean botanist, natur- alist etc., myself, but that does not neces- sarily make me or anyone else practical as a grower or business man. Some, whom I regard highly as theoretical scientists, are anything but practical, with all their knowledge, when it comes to the actual business of life. I believe success, as we term it, whether in one thing or another, is not an accident as some seem to think, but is simply what may be secured by earnest effort and unflagging zeal. You or I may have been born with a strong will power — that's all. It answers to what is said of the French woman: "Give me good eyes and I can supply the rest." I make this digression to prove my point. I am tired hearing of fail- ures ascribed to either natural or unnat- ural causes that are nothing more than our own mistakes or laziness; something that might be remedied if we chose to set ourselves about it. For winter, every grower wants as light a house as possible. Double thick glass, sixteen by twenty-four, is about the right size, all things considered, and costs no more per box than twelve by eighteen. First quality natural gas process American glass, is equal to sec- ond quality French. As the price varies somewhat from time to time one may be found cheaper to buy than the other. Prices of both are advanced from last season. Side as well as top ventilators, are a help towards growing Mermet, Bride, Hoste, Cusin, Watteville, for winter forcing. It keeps the plants from "draw- ing" on hot sultry days, letting in more air. A weak soft growth encourages an attack of mildew, as a weak stomach invites dyspepsia. The best roses I have had all along the whole season through, and in first-class condition at the present time, and likely to hold out up to July, were planted Mav 1, 1892 in such a house, 20x250. My experience has all along favored early planting. Stock is in better condition to force, if strong and sturdy before winter sets in. I know of whole houses that have played out this past winter because of weak growth from late planting. I plant out my houses at different dates from May to July. Commence cutting from the first planted, usually Septem- ber 1, and the others in October or No- vember, as needed. The house as above mentioned contains Mermets, Brides and Hoste, and has had hosts of admirers from the craft generally. The raised beds were mulched once in the early fall, cov- ered over lightly with friable, freshly de- composed sod, and given liquid manure fortnightly afterward, (guano and horse manure mixed ) from a large cement cis- tern outside, with the force pump under cover. I am a disciple of "cleanliness" as to principle and deem it next to "Godli- ness" even in a greenhouse. Mr. Wm. Scott says in his miscellany, "a good large 'dump' pile is always a sign of a progressive florist." I say it is alto- gether where it is located! inside or out ! We give the manure watering on a bright day when the beds are dry enough to readily absorb the liquid — about the color of strong tea. You can smell the ammonia in the atmosphere for a week afterward, and a good healthy smell it is too, with lots of ozone. According to my experience it gives not only a bet- ter color in dull weather to the roses themselves but vigor to the foliage, at the same time averting tendency to mil- dew. I have had no malformed buds or "ofP' color in Mermets all winter, nor mildew. I ascribe it to good feed and a vigorous appetite denoting healthy life. It is not what you put into your stom- ach though, that nourishes one and builds up the tissues, ra ther what you are able to digest and assimilate. Just so with roses. I get better results from ground bone in solid beds than raised. It is slower in its action but more perma- nent. There is everything in getting a pure article — the best or none. Meteor, La France and American Beautj require a higher temperature than the ordinary teas. Have you noticed in Meteor that if the terminal bud is left on in winter — no matter how strong the shoot — it comes malformed and black looking, while the side shoots always give good shaped bright blooms? This is not the case in summer from solid beds. What a difference it makes disbudding Wootton. It gives not only larger buds but better color and more substance. Bridesmaid is the favorite Mermet, a bright pink even in dull weather. Niphe- tos and Perle are not greatly sought after by the retail trade as in former years, neither are they as much grown. 886 The American Florist, Mar. JO, except with the smaller growers. Gon- tier is getting to be also a back number, not over productive and such a poor keeper. The retailer takes no stock in it. Where is all its fragrance that the cata- logues vouched for? Wasted on the desert air, I am afraid. I never could get there! Its sport Rainbow would be a good rose for the amateur, though like its parent, having no fragrance to speak of. Give us a Bon Silene with Gontier foli- age, and one would score an improve- ment. The foliage of Bon Silene is so very soft. Augustine Guinoiseau I consider to rank along with La France for cither season. Its color is exquisite, a soft pinkish white with satin luster, much like Malmaison in summer, though of a deeper flesh tint in winter, yet fully as desirable. It is a rose that will grow in favor as it is better known. Mme. Pierre Guillot is a distinct failure as to winter forcing — it does better how- ever, later on in the season, also good in summer or fall. Free, rather dwarf and quite subject to mildew. Watteville is all right and Cusin steadily advances in favor with grower and seller. I am not ready to pass an opinion on Mme. C. Testout and Kaiserin .\ugiista Victoria as to being profitable for forcing. Both are first-class as to planting in solid beds for soring, summer and fall use. Madam A. Veysset, "striped La France." will prove of some interest to the amateur — of doubtful value to the florist. You can count on your finsers, even if you don't have a "full hand" those who will plant Duchess of .\lbany for winter forcing. In dull weather it is "no good." fre- quently has a "muddv" color or purplish tint that is far from attractive to say the least. It has a "black eye" with the retail trade; still along with some others it has marked improvement when the sun gets hieher, having then large, good shaped blooms and a bright, clear color. I class it distinctly as a summer rose. Summer heat weakens Brides and Mer- mets for cutting. They are too small at this season, and the leafage very subject to mildew. Cook, Hoste and the new Kaiserin take the place of Bride, while La France and its tvpes (sports or varie- ties I are so good that Mermet is "non est tempora"— freely translated, "not in it for the time being." La France in summer is an ideal pink rose; of course the color varies somewhat, under differ- ent conditions, yet the general average is a pure self pink in its entirety. Even F. Schuyler Mathews must admit the "tone" is O. K. Hoste furnishes nice tinted buds in sum- mer, and is much better than I expected at this season. I thought it would be "too thin." Sunset, however, is not so good as it is in winter — dull colored. It is way ahead of Perle foi forcing; comes uniformly better shape and its rich color delights all beholders. Meteor is the red rose for summer. Marcchal Nicl (grown in bush form ) divides honors with Perle. Niphetos too is quite satisfactory, endur- ing summer heat well. American Beauty for late summer use had better lie jjlanted (select stock ) first of May each year, while all the others on the list are good for several years, .\merican Beauty gets hard and woody sooner than the others, and the color is much brighter on young plants in summer. It is a question with me whether I would use raised beds, even for winter forcing, except perhaps with the hybrid teas, American Beauty, LaFrance, Me- teor, etc. All the others can be easier grown at much less expense, no rotting out of benches, no fungi from decaying wood, in fact less general care. Mermets always seem to have good color in solid beds, rarely fading cut in dull weather. In protracted cloudy or rainy weather there is no need to water until S jI shows his face again, absorbing the surplus moisture without so much as blinking. It is often a choice of two evils, watering in cloudy weather. The raised benches either get too dry and the tender roots become hard, or the beds soggy because of mal-evaporation and a dose of "black spot" seems to look you in the face! If perchance you avoid Scylla's shoals Charybdis' rocks may break you all up — so it goes! Eternal vigilance is the alpha-omega essential, as far as success with roses is concerned. "While they slumbered and slept the enemy came unawares." Any novice who thinks there's "millions in it" will soon be disgusted. There are more "ins and outs." poor fellow, than he ever dreamed of! By the way, I have .i "sport" from LaFrance of a bright red tint that if it only "hangs fire I will be in the swim" myself! I am aware though that "sports" are mighty uncertain. There's Waban for instance. Possibly you may never hear more of my "red" LaFrance. A house for summer roses is not near so particular as to location or style, nor does it require to be so light as for win- ter use. Equal span roof preferable, per- haps with facilities for free ventilation during hot, sultry days. Hybrid teas and Cooks, as well as other varieties of the hardier teas may be wintered without any fire beat. Perles and Niels are more tender. A house of these should be kept comparatively free from frost, with just enough firing, in severe weather, to keep the ground from freezing. Very little heat- ing service is required, only enough for emergencies, a cold wave in late spring and occasional cool, damp weather in summer or early fall. A little firing under these circumstances is a preventive of mildew, etc., besides ensuring higher grade stock. Nearly every rose grower needs one or more houses of this sort for summer trade, with no greater cost than growing a lot of ordinary stuff" not half so salable or desirable. Provide for ample drainage and the soil may be generously enriched and mulched with less danger of over feeding as in winter. The ordinary season for good blooms in a cold house properly treated is from Mav to November, after which gradually cease watering and keep rather dry until the wood starts into growth (all weak stuff thinned outl the following spring. If you want to get the roses in earlier, for Easter, and to hold them in crop until after the holidays, as I do with one range, morebeatingcapacity is needed and more frequent replanting. Once in two or three years by the latter system, five or six by the former. Roses are like a draft horse in the respect that good care gives better service and more lasting powers. Now one more word as to soil. The compost I use for all my roses is two parts freshly decomposed, friable, soddy loam, thoroughly incorporated with one part freshlv rotted clean cow manure; no other fertilizer at this time, later, using "mulching." ground bone as a top dress- ing and liquid manure when theabundant roots are active and working. The bal- ance of rose growing is proper care and atmospheric conditions. I take it for granted that you both pro- pagated and planted nice clean healthy stock, it is poor economy to do other- wise, let first cost be what it may. I simply give you my experience and observation, offered not as advice but suggestive: In whatever way it aff'ects you, kind reader, whether agreeing to assent or dissent, combative or otherwise, do as an aggressive German said when treated to advice: "I do as me tamn plees." (tRove P. Rawson. Elmira, N. V. Stocks for Garden Roses. In selecting rose plants for garden pur- poses the choice will natural!}' fall upon that class giving the earliest and freest bloom, and grown upon a stock best calculated to produce these results. The choice of stocks must necessarily be either the own root, Manetti, Briar in its several forms, or perhaps the Multi- flora. Own roots are desirable, but in pro- duction of large plants are slow, which in the short season of our northern lati- tudes is a serious drawback; there are many of the choicer kinds which do not grow well in this form, especially the short-jointed varieties. For quicker results we must turn to the worked plant, and in the Manetti. we find the vigor needed. This is a stock adapted to a variety of soils, excepting that which is excessively wet. Buds on this stock if properly grown will give plants of very large size in one season, and it is very quick in respondiug to cultivation. So long as its ward, the bud, is in a healthy, vigorous condition, it will prove thoroughly loyal, giving its whole strength to its charge, and in these conditions seldom throwing up suckers. This is clearly shown by lifting a plant in healthy state, when the stock will be found a little larger in diameter than tbe growing stem. In the perma- nent planting of this class of roses suc- cessfully, the plant should be set from three to five inches below the point where the bud is inserted. It will then throw- out roots above the stock, the first year of planting, with most varieties, becom- ing a combination rooted plant. It is only when, (in a demoralized state from any cause) the growing plant ceases to respond to the vigorous work of the stock that the latter asserts itself It is sometimes claimed that this stock is short-lived; this may be true to a certain extent, but even if so, it is of little con- sequence, as the rose has already sup- plied its own roots. Some years ago there were plants on the Manetti stock in my grounds, that had been planted from twelve to fourteen years, from which were cut prize flowers, "xhibited before the Mass. Horticultural Society. In the fall of 1S91 these plants werelifted, the top and roots well trimmed, and the plant re-set in fresh soil, and last summer they gave a *inc crop of flowers. With the Briar stock, there is a different condition. This is a rampant grower; it will give to the bud all the strength it needs for a large plant, and still has enough to spare, and soon starts off on its own account, sending up a sucker perhaps two feet awa.v from the plant, without immediately affecting the vigor of the rose. In lifting the plant, the Briar root will be found one-fourth less in diameter than the growing stem, .ilthough the Briar has dealt justly by the bud entrusted to it; its superabund- ant strength is its great danger, but it is an excellent stock for certain varieties. In the Multiflora, we have a stock of very great promise, and one that will i8g3. The America.^ Florist. 887 The Scallen Basket. undoubtedly prove popular when fully tested, as it seldom suckers, and pro- duces a multitude of fine roots. Rises that are difficult to transplant, as Marie Bauman, Maurice Bernardin, Mme. Chas. Wood and Louis Van Houtte, nr poor growers like Horace Yemet, Xavier Olibo, Capt. Christy and some other fine sorts, must have the vigor of a secondary stock. Upon inves- tigating the complaints urged against budded stock, we generally find that the plant was not set deep enough, but when re-planting could be done, after being planted deeper, it has always proved a success. Want of practical knowledge on this subject is the fruitful cause of failures. Wm. H. Spoo.ner. Jamaica Plain, Mass. The Scallen Basket. The accompanying plate is from a photo of the " Scallen basket." so named in honor of Mr. J. W. Scallen, the Nev.- York florist, by Mr. Ed. Jansen, the manufacturer of these baskets. The basket is made of perforated metal, is twelve inches in diameter, and is filled with Cusin roses and adiantums, with pink ribbon on the handle. It was arranged for us bv Mr. Scallen. Notes on Tea Roses. The number of varieties of tea roses which we find profitable to " grow for winter cutting does not exceed two dozen. If asked to name the variety most profitable of all I would say " The Bride." It is the white rose, up to date. To get it in best quality it requires a good stiff" rich soil and generous treat- ment, and extremes in watering or drv- ness should be carefully avoided. Its parent, Catherine Mermet. if treated as recommended for Bride will also respond satisfactorily, and fading or uneven col- oring can be largely avoided by close attention to these points. The Mermet is still the finest rose of its color grown. The Waban still sells well in Boston and there seems to be a place for it, its high color being its main point. It seems to come best with us in shallow benches. The tendency- to deformed flowers which has so injured its reputation elsewhere is a freak of nature which no one can account for. The variety did not show- any trace of it for two years. There is no question that the color of Brides- maid is a decided improvement on that of Mermet, The color is beautiful and is maintained in all weathers. But with us it does not seem so strong a grower and we do not get the size that we do on Mermet. For all these varieties our dav temperature is 70° to 75°, and for night 5-4° to 56°. The Meteor is indispensable. There is no other rose of its color for winter. It is free flowering, strong, and lona; stemmed. Its greatest fault is its tencT- ency to come black and bull-headed in mid-winter. This can best be prevented bv avoiding too much moisture or low temperature. If the temperature gets down, it is sure to bull-head. It requires a steady high temperature, sav 75° to 80° by day and 65° to 68° by mght. It seems to thrive best in a moderately rich light-colored soil on shallow benches. The Cornelia Cook although generally discarded by other growers is stiU one of our best paying roses. Its large fine flowers and strong stems make it invalu- able for large vases, and its tendency to bruise is its only fault. To get fine flow- ers you must have old plants trained on a trellis. It is no good trained to stakes as Mermet and Bride are grown. It requires a moderately dry soil, more so than Bride or Mermet, and all vou can give it to eat. It opens better" with a high temperature, and when the plants get a httle age shows no tendency to come bull-headed. Day temperature 70° to 75°, night 56° to 58°. American Beauty with its free growth, large flowers and continuous blooming qualities is entitled to a prominent place in the Ust, but the large number of short- stemmed and deformed flowers produced is a constant soxu-ce of trouble and dis- appointment to most growers. Over- watering, low temperature and deep benches are aU against this rose. It requires a moderately light soil and more heat than the general run of teas, sav 70° to 80° by day and 58° to 60° at night. Mme. de Watteville is my special fav- orite in its class. It is free-flowering, of good size and beautiful color and keeps well. Its defects are its tendencv to run thin and bum in the spring of the year, but with a little shading and lower tem- perature this can be often avoided and the size and color kept up. It requires in winter a day temperature of 70° to 75° and a night temperature of 5-t° to 06°. Mme. Cusin is gradually working its way into popularity in " Boston. Its remarkable free-flowering capacity and its fine color in mid-winter are its be?t features, but its color in spring and fall is too dark and contains too rnuch purple for the poprdar taste. Another trouble is its tendency to die off without anv warning. It requires a strong light and very even moisture, and must not be allowed to get the least overdrv. Tem- perature required 70° to 75- dav and 56° to 58° night. The Bennett is the best rose of its class. If the cultivation of the Bennett had besn as well understood at the time of its introduction as it is now there would have been a lot of money made on it. With careful, generous treatment, strong temperature and good feeding it come's every time. It has been grown too cool and too wet, and short-stemmed flowers have been the result. If the temperature is kept up there will be no blue ones. We grow it no «• in the Meteor house where it is kept at 75° to 80° by dav and 65° to 68" at night, this perhaps makes the flowers a little thinner but of fine color. Papa Gontier wants a cool tempera- ture. It loses its leaves in heat. I do not think it pays to grow Gontier. It does not throw flowers enough to com- pare with other roses in the regular tea class. The Bon SUene is full as good a rose as Gontier when well grown. Grown moderately cool, about as Brides and Mermets, it would still beat Gontier and throw three flowers to one of that varietv. Nothing but high forcing has spoiled the Bon Silene. It is too good a rose to throw away. Niphetos, although the whitest of all teas, appears to be losing ground. Flor- ists will take a small Bride in preference to a large Xiphetos. It will do better on 888 TtfE American Florist. S6ar First Class Mermet prom 21-2-mcH Pot. Life Size. I SEE ARTICLE ON CLASSIFICATION OF YOUNG ROSE PLANTS. I a shady bciic-li tliaii any nisi- I know of and is also n.scliil lor low side licnclics where there is not room (or anything else. It does hest in a day temperature of 70" to 75' and night temperature of 54.° to 58'\ I'erle des Jardins and its sport Sunset we have had loahont diseard on aecount of its eouiinj; deformed in midwinter. It Is a |)ity that ihis is si> as it is really the only yellow rose we have. 1 lielieve that by .'ivoidinji overfeeding;, and jirowing or shallow benches with stronj^er heat, sa\ r>S^ to CiO'^ its defeets mav in time be ..vereome. The White I'erle I have had no opportunity to lest, but a rose of thai desiriptiiiu woidil be an aeipii'-itiou. .\s to La I'ranee and its relative Huehess of .Mbanv, we find that La r5 to .SO by day and night temperature I'ranee is a better grower and will throw 1893. The American Florist. 889 SECOND CI,ASS MERMET FROM 2J^-INCH POT. THIRD CLASS MERMET FROM 2^-INCH POT. i'.oth the above .ire life size. the roots of the thikd class plant while numerous were not in a healthy condition; most of had evidently been made in the sand bed. [See Article on Classification of Young Rose Plants.] many more flowers than Albany, but the color of Albanj' takes decidedly better in Boston than that of La France. The most conspicuous fault of both is theii liability to come "off" color" and to fade out to purple with age. Shallow benches, rich soil, with moister atmos- phere and more heat than the general run of teas are needed; 75°to 80° by day and 56° to 60° by night are about right. Aug- ustine Guinoiseau or White La France promises to be a useful rose. The color is delicate and the buds do not "ball-up" as La France is apt to. It requires good La France treatment, with temperature a trifle lower. Mme Hoste, if it were not for its com- ing so much in crops and tendenc}' to "off color " would be hard to beat as it is a very free bloomer and in size, foliage and growth is all to be desired. Succeeds best with Mermet treatment. Mme. Isaac Pereire is a rose we have not thi'own awav vet. We have tried it in a house with Meteor the past winter and got a good percentage of fine flowers from it. We have not been able to get the color on it in the regular tea houses. Mme. Pierre Guillot is not up to Watte- ville with us. It sits still in mid-winter, and the blooms are so small tliat they are not worth much Then its tendency to mildew is another bad point. It re- quires a temperature of 75° to 80° bj' dav and 56° to 58° at night. It takes a 890 The American Florist. Mar. strong heat to get it at all in mid-win- ter. litlifl Mrownlow is oncot tlu- new oiks. It is too near Mcrnict to ever Ijeeonic prominent. It is not so stronj; as Mer- met nor is the flower as large. Still a person growing it lor home trade woidd lind a very nice rose for this purpose. It could l)c grown on side l)cnches and should lie given Merniet temperature. Mrs. I'aul is going to be a grand sum- mer rose. The flower is good, somewhat like the old Souvenir de la Malmaison only larger. It is also a stronger grower and the buds come on single stems. It is not yet fully tested but is certainly a verj' promising variety. Kaiserin Augusta Victoria. If it were not for the Bride this rose would carry everything before it. Still there is going to be a place for it. It will probably do awa3' with Hostc. The flowers are finer and larger and stems stifter, and there aie but few small or weak blooms. I have not seen any bad points in it yet, except possibly a slight tendency to come in crops. Mme Caroline Testout. This will do away with La France and Albany. Its color is more even and holds well, while it is fully as good a grower and bloomer as either of them. It comes best in good light, and Mermet temperature. Ma Capucine we gro w a few of for its color. For beauty of color and freedom of flower it cannot be excelled, but the flowers are too small to be of any value. It wants to be grown rather cool, say (55° to 70" day temperature and 5-1-° to .'>()" night. Alex. Montgomerv. Classifying Young Rose Plants. Every buyer of young roses, and every grower of really good stock for sale, has long felt the need of some more definite classification of young slock than the size of the pot the plants occupy, as the latter really gives but little inlormation as to the real value of the plant. A 2^-2- inch pot plant may be a well grown little plant of fair size and strength, or it may be a rooted cutting not long out of the sand bed, and the wide difference in value between the two is undoubted. Still both can be honestly classed as 2V2-inch pot plants. We believe that the time will come when a full and thorough classification, covering every possible point of differ- ence affecting the value of the plants, will of necessity be formulated and gen- erally adopted, and as a step in that di- rection we present herewith illustrations of three plants that will, we believe, be of considerable interest. .\ few weeks ago we sent to six leading rose growers for samples of 2', ^ inch pot plants of Mermet roses, one to be first- class, one second class and the other third class plants. When these were all in hand we selected one plant showing the average of those sent us as first-class, another showing the average of the sec- ond class, and another showing the average of the third clas?, and after washing the soil from the roots had them photographed life size. The accompany- ing plates are from these photographs and show the average plants, life size, as received. Therefore these plants may be taken as representing the average idea of the leading growers as to what con- stitutes first, second and third class l)lants of tea roses, and may be referred to by buyers in ordering. We hope that this object lesson, though imperfect and incomplete, may lead to a consideration of the important subject of complete classification, and the adop- tion of some practical plan hastened. Certain it is that the lack of a reliable classification has tended toward the pro- duction of poor stock that could be sold at low rates, simply because there being no way of making quality plain to buyers through the medium of advertisements and price lists, the lowest price generally attracted, though the plants might be dearer at the price quoted than really good stock at double the rates. Some steps should surely be taken to correct this tendency and to disseminate a truer idea of actual values. .\nd we can do this only by establishing some standard which shall be universally recognized by all in the trade. The American Rose Society. Hii. .\.\i. Fi.okist: — The subject of a Niitional Rose Society has been so often and so well "written up" that it seems almost unnecessary for me to take up your valuable space with anything I can say in regard to the many great advan- tages to be derived from such an associa- tion The accompanying copy of consti- tution and by-laws will, I trust, be ac- ceptable to all the many interested peo- ple, and that it will be favorably received is the earnest wish of its framers. And it is the hope of the committee that before our annual meeting next August, we can show our many foreign visitors a com- plete organization and show what we cando on"this side of the water" even in a short time. \Ve, by hearty co-opera- tion, have done wonders in the past and we hope that the "American push" will not fail us in so important a matter as a Rose Society. There was so much said, pro and con, in regard to the contemphited reserve fund that it is, perhaps, not out of place to say briefly that on mature considera- tion it was thought advisable to drop that part as it seemed to be a subject that was specially liable to be misunder- stood, and the framers felt like Midas of old, that they were richer than Croesus, as they have but to show the necessity and advantage of a special fund, and it would be forthcoming. In order to complete the organization and to have the society in working order by next August, the following temporary oflicers were elected to serve until the meeting in St. Louis, when officers and executive committee could be elected in annual session. President, M. A. Hunt, Terre Haute; Ind.; Vice-President, Robert Craig, Philadel])hia, Pa.; Treasurer, John X. ^Iav, Summit, N. J.; Secretary, H. H. Beatty, Oil City, Pa. The time of annual meeting will be an- nounced in the program of the Society of .\merican Florists, and in the meantime every grower and lover of the rose (and what grower is not a lover of the "Oticcn") is earnestly re(|uested to at once forward his name to the secretary. \Vc want you to join, and honestly think it will amply repay you directly in dol- lars; but .send your name anyway, we may have sN ami ii\-i.Aws or Tiiii amkrica: ROSr: SOCIKTY." ARTICl.K I.— NAMF.. Sfi-, I.— This orgniiizatiou shall be kiKtwn .1 TIk- .\incrican Rose Society. .\irnfi r II ' onjKcTS. The objccN "\ tin.- .... n t\ ;irc: Isl: Toilui.,iM Ih, iM , I, 1 Ml interest ill the eiil tivntiou, and If iiiiiu..\i tin standard of excelleiic oftlUTCSC. 2nd: To foster, stimulate and increase the pro- duction in everj- possible way of improved varie- ties of rrises suitable to our -American rlitnate and iients li To organize a system of exhibitions at such tiiiK- and places as this society may from time to time decide on, to offer prizes of money, pold. sil- \er and bronze medals, and certificates of merit for meritorious new varieties of ro^e-. nmier such conditions, rules and re^llation^ as the siK'iely may adopt, .\fter adoption, such rules to Iwr suli- jecf to alteration or amendment in accordance with Art. VIII., Sec. I. of the by-laws. .\KTICLE III.— Members, Voting. Sec. I. — Members— All persons who are in any way interested in the culture of the rose, whether as professionals or amateurs, shall be eligible to membership. Sec. II.— Voting — All members of this society. e,\cept honorary', shall be entitled to one vote on all questions. Sec. III.— Honorary Members. Any person whom this society shall deem worthy of the houor. may al any annual meeting be elected an honoran,- niemi>er, by a two-thirtis vote of the members liresent. Article IV.— (ioVEK.NMKNT. .Sec. 1.— Officers.— The officers of this society shall consist of a Presilace as the annual meeting of the Society .if American FIori.sls. The KxfcatiM Coininillie ^liall meet from time to time as adjnurned. or .)n the call of the Presi- -■VRTICI.I-: II. — Kl.KCTIONS. Sec. I. — The President, Vice-President. Secretary and Treasurer, shall be elected by ballot at the annual meeting, to serve for the terms of one year from the first day of Jannarj" siiceeeding their election. Sec. II. — The K.xeciitive Committee shall be elected by ballot to ser\-e for the term of three \'ears from the first day of January succeeding their election, two to be elected each year at the annual meeting, .\KTicLi-: III.— DrTii-;s OF dfeicers. Sec, I. — President — The President shall preside al all mil tines of the society, and Kxecutive Coiu- .11111,, ,111.1 in, ^ ,,,11 im.liiius of the Kxecutive (.■..nniiill. . «li. .1 h. -li,ill.l. .111 it to the best iu- Mi 11 \i.. Ii.^i.l.nl 111 the absence or dis- aliililN 1.1 111. ri.M.1. lit, the vice- President shall perforii, l,i,.liUi,~ Sec 111 S(.i,t,ii\ The Secretary shall coii- ilucl 111, ., ,11, -,...11.1.11.1 of the society; shall have , li.ii c, . .1 11 s ,,,,]., I .. ,111,1 11 i„,its, and shall make a shall I --, , l\ li. .1-111, 1 1 h. In ati.i k, , ;. ,111 ,1. .-..iiMt ..1 ,ill 111. lilies belonging to Mi;ii..l'l.\ 111. i'li^iilciit and Seoilarx, and shall iii.ik. ,.111111,, I ii|,.,rts of iii- llini 111, inlicrsi.l Uu- s.iciety. appoiutl-d by the riesi.linl, ^liill ,.ii,lil llu sc aivounts at the aiinilal llleililii;- .1 Ih, -...i. Ix Sec V Till ii. .-111. 1 -li,ill give such security forllii- laitliliil ,.. 11.1111,111,. ..f his duties as the 1 X, 1 lUn, 1 . .111111111, , -h,,ll Iri.iii time to time i-on- ^1,1,1 -nil,, 1. Ill , 111. Uliall make ^luli iiiM-stiuents ..I in\ -ui|.!ii- liniiK m lii~ lialiiN, a- the l-;\ecii liv._ C.'iumitl.j.. iiuiy Irolu lime to lime direct. ARTICLE IV.-DUKS. Sec. I. -The annual dues for all members, except houorarv, shall be the sum of Vive Dollars (S1.00). Ml- I'l .Ml 111, minis uli..-, ,lii,san unpaid -li.ill l„ -.. ii..l,li, .1 l.\ 111, --..111. in, anil when a 111. nil., 1 -h,ill li,.\. ,.,.i.l 11.. .In. V l,,i ,1 |„-iii,il of IJ 111.. Ill lis ,,11. I 1, ., iMiii: su, li n,.lii. , Ins II. iiiK- shall 1,1 ,li,.;,I.. .1 I1..111 ih, I. .11- ,111.1 In . ,111 liere-ailniil- U-il ti. 111, ml.. i-.lii|. ..iiU I.N ,, in,ii..Ml\ vole of tile I-Acciiln. i. .11111,111, , .111,1. .11 111, |..,Miu-nt of all dues 111 111. IN 1.1 111 airiais .it tlu llu lime of re ill- staleliunl 1893. The American Florist. 891 Article V.-Funds. Sec, I. -The Executive Committee shall not incur any debt or liability in the name of the society, beyond the the amount of available funds in the hands of the Treasurer. Sec, II. -Every resolution involving an approi>ri- atiou of money, must be referred to the Executive Committee before it can be acted upon; and it shall be the duty of the Committee to report on the same at the next ses.sion: provided, however, that in cases of urgency, the Executive Committee may retire for consultation, and report at the same session at which such resolution is introduced. Article VI-Vacancies. Sec. I. -In case of any vacancy in the Executive Committee from any cause, the Committee shall have power to fill such vacancy for the unexpired term, by ballot, subject, however, to approval of the society at the next annual meeting. Article VII.— Special Meetings. Sec. I. — By the written request of the majority of the Executive Committee or of 25 members of the society, the President shall call a special meet- ing of the association at such time and place as is set forth in the request. The call shaU state the object of the meeting, and each member shall have 30 days notice thereof by ra.ail. and no action of said special meeting shall be binding on the society, unless two-thirdsof the votes of the society shall have been cast. Article VIII.— Amendments. Sec. I. — The By-Laws may be amended or altered at any annual or special meeting, by an affirmative vote of two-thirds of all the votes cast, when notice of such amendment or alteration shall have been given (if annual meeting, in the general program, if one is issued) by mail to all members, at least 30 days preceding such annual or special meeting. In case action is taken at a special meeting, then two-thirds of all the votes of the society must be represented, either in person or by proxy. Article IX.- Order of Business. Sec. I. — The transaction of business shall be in the following order, 1. Calling to order; 2. Reading minutes of previous session ; 3. Reports of .standing committees; 4. Reports of special committees; 5. Miscellaneous business; 6. Essays— Discussions; 7. Election of officers (on last day) 8. Appointment qf committees; 9. Adjournment. "Full many a gem of purest ray serene The dark, unfathomed caves of ocean bear; Full many a flower is born to blush unseen And waste its sweetness on the desert air." While Meteor may not have been des- tined "to waste its sweetness on the des- air," it certainly was "born to blush un- seen" for many years in that most deso- late of the waste places on this green earth, the neglected greenhouse bench. The histoi-y of this rose, like that of many of its human prototypes, is of a neglected youth with all its good qualities and high capabilities smothered by uncongenial environment and unsympathetic treat- ment, its worth only to be discovered by strangers in a strange land, and shows how manj' really verj' valuable plants may be undeveloped by their originators and have their good qualities hidden for years, while those of less merit are over- praised and become famous. The Meteor was raised by Mr. Henry Bennett, the renowned English hybrid- izer, at about the time he produced the Bennett, but was considered by him to be very inferior to that variety. When the Bennett was purchased by Mr. Chas. F. Evans, he was presented with the Me- teor as a sort of bonus. At that time its merit was not revealed, hence it was neg- lected and its great possibilities as a forcing rose remained unrecognized until two j-ears ago, when I believe it was first forced successfully in quantity. When we remember that Meteor is a much more valuable rose than Bennett it seems strange that its good qualities should have remained unknown to its originator and not fully discovered b3' its original owners for many years. The reason for this has probably been its peculiarities and the diffictilty of successfully forcing it. There has always been a great demand for a good crimson rose, and for yearsthe Jacqueminot had the field all to itself, but as it could only be had in late winter and spring, there was still plenty of room for a continuous blooming crimson rose that could be had in bloom the year round. Pierre Guillot, Duke of Connaught and Bennett were each thought to fill the bill, but all developed fatal weaknesses, until now scareeh- a plant of the two former varieties are grown and there is only an occasional grower who can succeed with Bennett, and of late years it has become C[uite unusual to see that rose displayed for sale in the florists' stores. The long pointed buds of Bennett have been much admired, but to me they have always ap- peared stiff and formal, unrelieved as they are by the graceful curl of the petals so beautiful in some of the other roses. Ben- nett has the serious fault of being very sin- gle, and hence is of no use in warm weather, as it opens and spoils very quickl3\ The Meteor when well grown is cer- tainly one of the most beautiful of all the roses, though it must be confessed that it resembles Longfellow's little girl, who "when she was good she was very very good,btit when she was bad she was hor- rid." While standing near the rose ex- hibit at the Madison Square Garden Flower Show last fall listening to the criticisms of the crowds of people who were constantly gathered there, one could not help but notice the ever recurring re- mark, "Oh, those lovely red roses; those are the handsomest!" and it seemed to me that Meteor and Mme. Cusin monop- olized a great share of the admiration bestowed upon the roses. Meteor's main points of excellence are: First, its color, which is a clear bright velvety crimson, varying considerable according to treatment, but when at its best approaching the ideal. Second, its form, which is peculiar to itself. It is charming in the bud, but much more beautiful when cut half blown. Then the centre of the rose, which is unusually full, retains its bud form, and each of the expanded petals curving most gracefully stand out in bold individualitj'. Alto- gether the effect is most artistic. Third, its foliage, which I think the handsomest among forcing roses, being graceful in shape, rich, dark green in color (contrasting strikingly with the crimson of the flowers), and luxuriant without being coarse. Fourth, its flower stems, which are usually long and always straight, carry- ing the flower perfectly erect, and yet are light and graceful, entirely devoid of the coarseness seen in the stems of the hybrids and often in Beauty. Fifth, its keeping qualities, for which it stands pre-eminently alone among crim- son roses. The retail florists know that a Jack or a Bennett bought to-day is use- less to-morrow if unsold, as the color will be gone and the flower look stale and faded. Meteor onthecontrary willalways be a better rose on the second day than on the day it was cut. Consequently it proves a better investment forthem, as it can be bought more freely with less risk of loss if not sold immediately. This quality also places it at the head of the list of roses that can be safely shipped long distances, as it will come out of a box after a forty-eight hour journey if properly packed, almost as fresh in ap- pearance as when first cut. After reading the above enumeration of charms, one is led to exclaim surely here is the perfect rose; to the eye yes, perfec- tion; but as nature seems to have an an- tipathy to absolute perfection, and while often approaching yet never attaining it, so in the Meteor she has left one serious fault, for alas! it is without fragrance. Meteor is v:ry easily propagated, the cuttings root in about three weeks and start to grow at once on being potted. It is with us a very luxuriant grower (see illustration oq page 873) throwing numerous bottom shoots, and the flower buds usually come in clusters necessitat- ing frequent disbudding. It is not a cropper but is continuously in bloom and cuts about the same average day after day. The foliage mildews easil}^, but is not subject to black spot or rust. If the only aim of our culture were to produce large and healthy plants Meteor would be one of the most universally successful roses on the list. But as perfect flowers are the object for which v^e must strive we find in this rose a most obstinate and often disappointing variety, for its tendency to produce black and deformed buds, is in many soils and under ^vrong conditions, insurmountable, and will probably ren- der it of doubtful utility for the small grower. lender the most skillful treat- ment there is always a certain proportion of these black heads, and it is no uncom- mon sight to see the entire cut of some growers fit only for the ash barrel. The great risk of failure to produce perfect flowers, and the unavoidable loss of a percentage, ■will always keep Meteor among the high priced roses. To be profit- able to the grower it should bring at least double the price of Bride, Mermet, Cusin, etc. It seems to be the general opinion that Meteor requires a higher night tem- perature than most of the other roses; we try never to have our houses fall below 60°. We have never grown it in but one kind of soil, which is a medium loam pre- pared in the usual way, a mixture of rot- ted sod, cow manure and bone. In this it seems to thrive. Whether this tendency to black head is inherent like bull head in the Perle, or whether more skillful treat- ment and better knowledge of its require- ments will enable us to correct this habit, remains for the future to determine. In the mean time let us admire its beauty and regret its faults. F. R. Pierson. Tarrytown, N. Y. New American Seedling Roses. If the men specially interested in the rose and its development in America wish to make a record, and to enrich our list of forcing and other roses, would it not be well for us as a class to take seriously in hand the raising of new roses from seed? Most roses of American origin are the result of the sporting of varieties, though to be sure we have a few fine seedlings, but it is time we were enlarging our sphere of operations. By the waj' we point out, and dilate upon the short- comings of varieties sent us from Europe, it would seem as if we knew what kind 'v\'e need and in what particular way we wish our roses improved. Of course we are willing to pay for an3' good rose, come from where it ma3^ but this does not remove from us the charge of being grumblers which we undoubtedly^ merit at least in degree. As a class we have done less, complained more, and have talked louder, than other men in other branches of our profession and until recently we haven't had grit enough to even organize a society in the interest of our chosen queen. The carnation in- terests are better managed, more zeal is shown, and the greatest efforts are put forth to improve this rival of the rose. Is it not time we awakened from our lethargy, or else stop fault finding. The rose growers of Lyons as a class >92 The American Florist. Mar. JO, are hard working, industrious and thrifty. Their methods, size of their rose grounds, and mode of procedure are so different from what we had pictured that we were not a Httle surprised at what we saw and learned. The first retiuisite for a garden of any kind at Lyons is a high stone wall rising from eight to ten, and even twelve feet, built entirely around the premises. The custom must have come down from old leudal times, when every man was of necessity the defender of his own castle and home. Admittance is gained hy pulling a rachct latch which rings a bell, and announces one's arrival. Once inside and yourerrand made known you are treated most cordially, in fact in that charming waj- known only to a Frenchman. The onlj' glass seen at Lj'ons in the rose establishments was a few frames to cover the seedling roses which were just springing through the gi-ound. All increase of stock is done by summer budding. The writer failed to see any appliances for increase o( the new varieties during winder. Out of some thousands of new roses imported bv the writer, all were budded, no own root or grafts were ever seen. The ground does not look prepossessing, being a clav mould with — in most instances — a large percentage of small stone mixed through it, which renders it difficult of cultiva- tion. The soil however produces a fine growth on roses. Careful inquiry revealed the fact that only in very recent years had cross fertilization been resorted to. Chance crossing by i' sect agencv has no doubt brought results quite unex- pected to the cultivator. Lacharme and Guillot are two honored names, held in esteem tor their conscientious and uj)- right methods in the dissemination of new varieties. M. Guillot, the elder, has given to the rose world Catherine Mer- met, La France, Mme. Hostc, Mme. de Watteville, and several other of our most highly prized forcing roses. Levet raised our old stand-by Perle des Jardins; he also is a resident of Lyons. Our country offers all the advantages in the way of climate and soil that are found at Lyons. We have also men equal in every respect to the I'rench rose growers, what then is lacKing? Simply a])])lication. H. O. E. " New York. The members of the Florists' Club and their friends had a raie good time on Saturday evening, March 25, at the club headquarters. It was the fourth in the series of "Smokers" given by indi- vidual members, and in the number pres- ent and the enthusiasm manifested beat the record up to date. Mr. Ernst Asmus was the host. Mr. Asmus never does thingsby halves, as his friends well know, and when the very expressive invitation was received through the mails, and a good time was promised to those who would attend the "Fumigator," as Mr. Asmus entitled it, the recipients knew just about what to expect. The rooms were crowded, the number present being certainly no: less than two hundred. In addition to the regulation supply of pipes and toba co, each guest was provided with a little nd cap which he was requested to don after checking his hat at the door. The tfft'ct of the red caps was most amusing, and it was diffi- cult to recognize acquaintances without close scrutiny. The mantels were banked with flower- [CONTINIKD o\ i>A(;k 894-.] ^^ NEW m RARE ROSES. r4~ MME. CAROLINE TESTOUT, Ihe popular new Rose of the year; 2 1-2- inch pots, $17 Fc^r hundred ; strong, 3-inch pots, $25 per hundred. KftlSERIN flUGUSTfl VICTORIA, the best new white Hose, $25 per hundred. CHRISTINE DE NOUE, '■ieep, rich crimson from 2 1-2-inch pots, $15 per hundred. MARGARET DICKSON, tlie new white Hybrid sent out l\v Alexander Uickson & Sons, of Ireland, received the Gold Medal and six tirst-class certificates in England. Strong plants on own roots from 5 -inch pots, $5 per dozen ; 2 1-2-inch pots, $15 per hundred. AMERICAN BE,AUTy. We have never had a finer stock of this magnificent Rose, and otfer it at $8 per hundred, $60 per thousand, from 2 1-2-inch pots. Five hundred can be ordered at the thousand rates. AI,r THK ].KAI)IN(; KOSKS .\T LOWEST I'RICES. CARNATION LIZZIE McGOWAN, the most profitable white Carnation for Florists. Rooted cuttings, $10 per thousand. Not less than 5oO sold at these low rates. ^^(5 r^F D IVI^^IA/ "'"' '^ *'"" H»VE NOT RECEIVED OUR WHOLESAt-E UST \^ n 1^ C^ r\ 1^ \^ WV I WE WILL. MAIL you A COPY AT ONCE. ROBERT SCOTT 8z: SON, PENROSE NURSERIES, PHILADELPHIA, PA. Cor. 19lh and Catherine Sis. MllDflME CAROLINE TtSTOUT. The best rose of its color in existence. It has been fully tested in the New York market and HeaHhy plants from 2 '-^-inch pots now ready. Per loo, $25 00; per 1000, $200.00; 500 at 1000 rates. ERNST ASMUS, West Hoboken, N. J. Mention American Klorlst. PLACE YOUR ORDERS WITH BROWN & GflNFIELD, 527 WALNUT STREET. sf»^ii«gfib;i:,i>, ir^i^. And you will gel Ihe I^iiaest Stooln on E^a^rtti. ALL THE LEADING VARIETIES. - WRITE FOR PRICES. ROSES. uiomiiDe souperi. rqses. Gruiiil. hi-altliv planls trnni M-iiirh piitK. Ian- hi splvixllil ronilit ll<'> TERRE HAUTE, IND. ^ ^ 'fl TinnflTllTn TinnTlfl are not surpassed by any roses in the market. They are sold out of 3 and 4-inch pots and ARE READY F^OR IMMEDIATE PLANTING AFTER MAY 1ST. Circular readj' April '20th, Send for it. . . , J. L. DILLON, BJoomsburg, Pa, 896 The American Florist, Mar. JO, Boston. The spring; exhibition of the Massa- chusetts Horticultural Society has been on diiring the ])ast week. Like most spring exhibitions it has been much more of a success artistically than pecuniarily. While not as extensive as some of its predecessors it has been in quality of its exhibits, the equal of any former shows. The upper hall might easily have been made to accommodate all the entries. In the azalea section N. T. Kidder, F. B. Hayes and Dr. C. ('.. Weld were the principal exhibitors. Mr. Kidder's large specimens ^vere fine trained plants four to five feet across. In orchids E. W. Gil- more, and N. T. Kidder had things about all to themselves, although F. B. Hayes took second prize for single specimen with Pendrobium Devonianum, Mr. Oil- more having been awarded first for I'lin- l^nopsis Schilleriana. The ])rincipal competitors in stove plants and hard-woodefl greenhouse ))lants were N. T. Kidder, C. G. Weld and J. L. Gardner. Dr. Weld's specimen Aca- cia cultriformis was one of the best grown plants seen in the hall for a long time. Acacia Drummondi and A. pubes- cens were also good. The Boronias het- erophylla and megastigma were w ell rep- resented in the collections of N. T. Kid- der and J. L. Gardner, and Mr. Kidder also showed well grown plants of erios- temon in several species. The jiowerful fragrance of the boronias filled the whole building. The Bussey Institution had no com- l)etitors in forced deciduous and ever- green shrubs. Andromedas tloribunda .and Japonica, Cytisus scoparius, Pj'rus baccata, rhododendrons, etc., were all well represented here. The display of cyclamens was unusu- ally large and showy. Dr. Weld, who took the first prizes on the large groups, exhibited plants which for size, form and abundance of bloom could scarcely be excelled, but his closest competitor, Geo. M. Anderson, showed plants which were [LciNTiNri-:n on pack ,S'JS.] TEAS J30.0O per 1000 HYBRIDS 40.00 per 1000 Healthy plants, in 2-inch pots. Also healthy plants of the Newest Chrysanthe- mums, and general greenhouse stock. Trade list on application. THE ANCHORAGE ROSE GO. Offers a select lot of youn;; Rose plants. Grown from imported stock. Free from disease. All the popular forcini; varieties. .SEND POK I'RICK LIST ANCHORAGE ROSE CO., Anchorage, Ky. W.C.KRICK'S PATENT Florists' Letters, Etc. These Letters are made of the best im- mortellea, wired on wood or metal frames tiarlnK boles drilled In them to Insert toothpicks, by which to fasten them In the design. All Infringe- ments prosecated. 2-lnch Letters, ^ 00 per 100. Postage, 16c. per 100 Before purchasing send for free sample and Catalogue and compare with any other letter in the market. W. C KRICK. 1287 Broadway. BROOKLYN. N. Y. Agents:— J. C. Vaughan, Chicago, 111.; H. Bat ERSDORFER & CO., Phlla., Pa.: N. Steffens, N. Y.; Aug. Rolker&Sons. N Y.; Ed.S.Schmid, Wash- ington, I). C. ; James Vick's Sons, Rochester N. Y.; T. W.Wood & 80N8, Richmond, Va.; J. A. Sim- mers. Toronto, Ont. Mention American Florlet. BOSTON FLORIST LETTER CO., 13 Green Street, BOSTON, MASS. Addresi all correspondence to 1 Music Hall Place. Manufacture THE BEST LETTERS IS THE MARKET, sizes 1^-lncta and 2-Inch. 12 OO per 100. Patent stained and Tarnlahed box. See cut In next week's American Florist. Our letter Is handlofi bv all the wholesalers In Boston. AGENTS: Marschueti&Co., 26N.4th St., Philadel- phia, Pa ; A. Rolker & Sons, New Vork; F. E. Mc- Alll8ter,22 Dey St., N.T.; B. Kaufman. Philadelphia; H. Bayersdorfer i Co., Philadelphia, Pa ; A. n. Perry & Co., 33 Warren St.. Syracuse, N.T.; A. C Kendal, 116 Ontario St., Cleveland, O.; K. H. Hunt, 79 Lake St., Chlcaso; Wisconsin Flower Exchange. 131 Mason St.. Milwaukee. Wis. ; H. Sunderbruch, uh and Walnut Sts., Cincinnati. O.; T. W Wood 4 Sons. 6tb and Marshall Sts., Richmond, Va ; Jas Vick's Sons, Rochester. N. Y ; Dan'l B. Long, Buffalo, N. Y. : C. A. Kuehn. St. I.ouls. J. A. Simmers, Toronto. Ont., Agt. for Canada. Who? KOFFIMAN. Where*^ walden. ■ ■ ll^^l W'* ohas<;k CO., N. V. What? Adiantum Guneatum Plants, from S-in. pots for propagiltins, $20.00 per hundred plants. When? FOR IMMEDIATE DELIVERY, Received March Importation ot MUSHROOM SPAWN. Per I^.^.i-ls.; 1(1 It.s. for$l.-.1l; in) U.S. ix.dll. W. W. BARNARD & CO., Office: 6 & 8 N.Clark St.. Warehouse: 186 Kinzie St.. Hold ojrx is most here, for which I offer PALM LEAVES, PALM CBOWHS, LOHG NEEDLE PIHES, WILD SMILAX, HARDY CUT FERHS, ETC., ETC. IT. E>. H^i-tfoi-d, 18 Chapman Place, BOSTON, MASS. O. H. SVRO.NG, H. H. BE.\rrY, Chairman Sec'y and Tr OAKWOOD ROSE GARDENS OIL CITY, PA. THE LARGEST GROWERS AND SHIPPERS OF ROSE BUDS IN THE WORLD! THE PIONEER GROWERS OF THE ROSE FOR SUMMER CUT FLOWERS ! From March to December we "are in it" and you can safely tie to us for your sup- ply; the balance of the time we take good care of our customers. Our Roses are as good as the best and as cheap as the cheapest. Qiiality, not quan- tity is our aim, and if you want something nice for your finest trade, try us. Regular shipments are our specialt>'. Direct telephone connections with the West- ern Union and Postal Tele- graph Companies. OAKWOOD ROSE GARDENS OIL CITY, PA, Mention Aoierlcan Klorlsl. rSgs- The American Florist. 897 ROSES. ROSES. ROSES. Roses are and have always been our great Specialty. Every variety worth Growing is to be found in our Daily Stocl(. When a New variety is introduced WE HAVE IT. Our stock is from the best growers. For large quantities specially favorable rates can be given through the Spring months. YOUNG BROS., WHOLESALE FLORISTS, 20 West 24th Street. NEW YORK CITY. KENNICOTT BROS. COMPANY, INCORPORATED 1893 CAPITAL STOCK $10,000 FLINT KENNICOTT, President. FRED W. H. SUNDMACHER, Secretary and Treasurer. 34 Randolph Street, = Chicago. EASTER! EASTER! EASTER! EASTER PRICES. IS WITH us AGAIN! and we offer FINE STOCK at enclosed takes effect Wednesday, march 29, isss. LOW RATES. P- ^ D. COST. PER 100. Perles, Niphetos, Gontiers $5-00 to $6. 00 Handling, as we do, the stock of SIXTY and UPWARDS Mermets, Brides, UaFrance and Red Roses 6.00 to 8.00 among the BEST and LARGEST GROWERS shipping to this Mixed Roses (our selection) 6.00 to market, with most of whom we are connected by telephone. Carnations, Short i.oo to 1.50 enables us to fill your orders with FRESH STOCK at SHORT- Carnations, Long 2.00 to 2.50 Tansies 75 to i.oo EST POSSIBLE NOTICE ; and not being GROWERS of Alyssum 40 to flowers ourselves or Retailers of same, BUT COMMISSION Romans, Narcissus, Valley .Tulips and Daffs 3.00 to 4.00 DEALERS ONLY, we can treat ONE and ALL JUSTLY. WE Marguerites 75 to i.oo SOLICIT YOUR TRADE, and at all times will give you the Violets i.oo to 1.50 benefit of a fluctuating market : quoted prices often change ^ ^ ^ *= Adiantum i.oo to 1.25 several cents in a single day. TRY US and SEE IF WE DO Qom. Ferns per M. $2.50 30 to NOT PLEASE YOU. Callas 10.00 to 15.00 Owing to the GREAT SUCCESS of our 30 DAY cut on ^.^™"- " J "„ ' ' ' : •;^ ^T° T V° ^ ^ Fine Dutch Hyacinths 6.00 to 8.00 WIRE GOODS, we have decided to extend it for 30 DAYS ,,, ^ , . v .. ^ i, .n, ^ ..• We quote above prices subject to change without notice. MORE ! 20 per cent, off our regular wire list on all orders of ^^^ Flowers in season at lowest market price. We also receive $5.00 and upwards. POSITIVELY UNTIL MAY ist ONLY. cut flowers to be sold on commission. STORE OPEN UNTIL 7 P. M. GIVE us AN ORDER. Sundays and holidays 12 m. 898 The American Florist. Mar. JO, of a higher strain, and his specimen white which took first prize for single plant, was a beauty. Cinerarias made a grand showing, John I.. Gardner, C. C. Weld, E. S. Con- verse and the Bussey Institution being all large contributors, the plants all well grown and in finest variety. The hyacinths, tulips, narcissuses and other spring flowering bulbs were as usual a prominent feature of the exhibi- tion. Hyacinths were splendidly done, especially those in pans of ten bulbs each. Here Dr. Weld and Messrs. (lardner, Kid- der and Anderson were the largest and most successful exhibitors. In tulips, W. S. Ewell & Son, and the Bussey Institu- tion took a hand, with good results. First prize for a grand display of spring flowering bulbs was awarded to Bussey Institution, and second to W. S. Ewell & Sons. These collections were very com- prehensive and contained many interest- ing things not often seen. The general collections from Wm. Patterson and Mary T. Goddard were also worthy of mention. The exhibitors in primulas, polyanthuses, ixias and tritonias got badly mixed and most of them were dis- qualified in consequence. A collection of Primula Sieboldi, varie- ties and seedlings, from Rea Bros, was much admired and showed a decided ad- vance in quality over those shown in previous years. There was a good mis- cellaneous exhibit from F. B. Hayes, of plants and cut flowers. A stunted sago palm brought from Japan by the gar- dener, Mr. Jas. Comley, attracted much attention as a curiosity. It is two feet high, irregularly branched and bears the appearance of great age. It was honored with a silver medal. Pitcher & Manda showed a group of novelties, including Cypripedium Grey- anum unicolor, Maranta Lageriana, Xephrolepis exaltata plumosa, Gynura aurantiaca and the silver leafed potato. A certificate of merit was awarded to the cypripedium. From Siebrecht & Wadley also came an interesting group of novelties in orchids and rare plants, in- cluding Tillandsia La Salliana, Dendro- biuni nobile delicata, and Dractena W. A. Manda, the latter receiving a certificate of merit. J. Tailby & Son showed a remarkably fine pot plant in bloom, of rose W. A. Richardson. The display of cut flowers was not very extensive. The rule requiring that roses be kept renewed and in good condition for four days calls formore than the size of the premiums would warrant, hence the rose growers hold aloof First prize for Mermets and Brides went to J. Newman & Sons, and second to Peck & Sutherland. Honorable mention was given to the new rose, Mrs. W. C. Whit- ney, exhibited by J. N. May, and to a new rose shown by Siebrecht & Wadlc}'. These are both deep pink roses, and very promising for cut flower j)urposes. Neither of them were seen at their best here, having been cut for some time. [CONTINIKI) ON I'.MIK '.100.] Roses ol Rare Excellence; strong 1 and 2-yr., outdoor grown, budded and own roots. Leading Nurserymen call them "best ever seen." Shall we express sample? luuiooa climbing, 2-yr., 8 to 5 ft., owu roots $8 $70 " 1-yr., 2 to3 ft., own roots. . .. 7 00 Hvb. P., 2-yr., 2 to 4 ft., budded or own roots » 8.5 l-yr., IJ^ to2ft., 8 70 Mad. Plantier, 2-yr., 2 to 4 ft, own roots . . 8 70 1-yr., 1^ to 2 ft., own roots . 7 CO Moss, 2-yr., 2 to 4 ft., budded or own roots. . 9 8.5 " l-yr., 1% to 2 ft., budded or own roots 8 75 Evergreens, 2, 3 and 4 feet, fine. Full Stock Fruit Trees, Ornamentals— Every- thing! Stark Bros., Louisiana, Missouri. 2,000,000 HARDY EVERGREEN GUT FERNS Fancy. Dagger. FIRST QUALITY IIAKUV COT FKRNS, »1.35 per SI. 06 per 1000. I EspeciaUy for Florists' Use. SPECIAL ATTENTION PAID TO SUPPLYING THE WHOLESALE TRADE 1000. lu lots of 5000 and upwards, Asparagus Plumosus Nanus. PUT QTRINPC • <> to 8 feet long, 50 rents each. UUI OlninUOi 10 to 15 feet long, 81.00 each. In large or small quantities all the year round. The largest stock in the country. W. H. ELLIOTT, Brighton, Mass. We are the People^. Who ? KOFFMAN, Where? What? ^WALDEN, Oraiiife Co., X. V< SMILAX 3.5c. a string; 20c. a string by the hun- dred ; 18c. a string by the thousand. When ? ALL THE YEAR AROUND. Also Adiantum Cuneatum Fronds At $1.25 per 100. And lie pays the Express. riflNTS. FLOWERS. Mendenhall, the i'ioneer Florist of the Northwest, always to the front with the finest, healthiest, cleanest stock of Roses, Carnations, Smila.x and all kinds of Bed- ding plants to be found. Prices low. Send for catalogue. Cut flowers at wholesale and retail. The pure air of Minnesota is good for man, beast and plants, and Minneapolis is the place, and Mendenhall Greenhouses is the name to address tor anything good in the florist line. MENDENHALL GREENHOUSES, MINNE.VPOLIS, .HINX. FABFUOIUni OBANOE. I'lratH'liiss iplunlu. I'lkv IfK.IHI piT l(«l: Ifl.'ii pur iluzi liy iimll. I'ustiiKi.' i)repiil»l, TItTON BROTHERS. •-'■.'•.' Grove St., Aurora. Ill (Successor to ELLISON & KUEHN), *S^ WHOLESALERS*^ 1122 niTE STUKKT, (St:. X^oxxls, Ado. A complete line of Wire DeslKU. W. ELLISON, WHOLESALE Gut Flowers I Florists' Supplies 7402 PINB STEET, >fSt. r^ovilfit, JMo. H. L. SUNDERBRUCH, WHOLESALE FLORIST 4TH & Walnut Streets, DAN'L B. LONG, COMMISSION • FLORIST, 495 Washington St., BUFFALO, N. Y. FORCING BULBS, FLORISTS' SUPPLIES, LONG'S FLORISTS' PHOTOGRAPHS. LtBtB, Terma, &c. on application. WHOLESALE FLORIST. florists' Suop/ies Always in Stock. {Oflf School St.. near Parker House), BOSTON, MASS. Orders by Mali, Telegraph. Telephone or Hzpreii promptly filled. A. G. PRINCE & CO., Wholesale and Commission FLORISTS, 45 LAKE STREET. In Chicago Cut Flower Exchange. CHICAGO. WISCONSIN FLOWER EXCHANGE, WHOLESALE Gut Flowers! Florists' Supplies 131 Mason St.. MILWAUKEE. WIS. Writf us Inr prl.i's mi lliirrlsU iiml Frcciiln bulbs. LOCK THE DOOR BEFORE THK HORSB IS STOLEN. DO IT NOW. JQHR G. ESLKR, Sea'y F. H. *., Saddle River, R. '. HAIL iS93. The American Florist. 899 E. H. HUNT, WHOLESaLEipLORIST 79 Lake Street, CHICAGO, pe^ioo Perle. Gentler, Nlphetos S (i.OO Mermets. La France, Bride. WoottoDB 8.00 Meteors 8.00 Jacqs 15 00 Carnations, short I..«i0 iong -im " fancy.... 4 00 Romans, Valley. Narcissus, Tulips 4.00 Violets, Adiantum 1.25 Callas, Harrisii 15.00 Smilax.. 20 00 Above are Easter prices. Kennlcou Bros. 60. WHOLESALE GUT FLOWERS, 34 &. 36 Randolph street, "w-iTS,E -sAros,ic .A. s:pecia.i.t-2-. A. L. RANDALL, Wholesale Florist and Dealer in FLORISTS' SUPPLIES, 116 Dearborn Street, CHICAGO. store Closes Nights 9 F. M.: Sunday 3 F. M. NILES CENTER FLORAL CO. Incorporated. WHOLESALE GROWERS OF GUT FLOWERSot ALL KINDS and Dealers in FLOflSTS' SUP°UES. CHA8. W. McKELLAK, Mgr. In Cliicago Cut Flowar Exchange, 45 Lake St., CHICAGO. a II IikIkm In •'IrcnnirirriU')'. IVr tns $7.50. "r r, .HM« ix $7.25. Also DOUBLE PEARL TUBEROSES, ' '" ' '"tiSo'lZ^rToT' " i I ROBERT BUIST .., Philadelphia.Pa. i Importer and Grower, ioH».- ICiJ anil yj» .MnrkrI Sir i893. The American F lorist. 901 '%.-*.-*.-%.'*.-^'%-i (JAME5>WET+IERILL'S STRAIN) There are few subjects so im- portant in a decorative way as the new hy- brid cinerarias Their brilliant and varied colors, fine habit and free- dom of bloom make them ex- ceedingly desirable, and they fill a place which is occu- pi ed by no other flower. Much improvement has been made of late years, especially by the English growers, such men as Mr. James and Mr. Wetherill being particu- larly success.''ul. Seed may be sown in early spring or during the summer. Where to get the best strain up to date is a problem which most growers wish to solve. We are so confident that we have it that wc take this opportunity of letting the trade know cf it and of calling special attention to the fact. The engraving here shown was drawn from the natural flowers, and not from imagination. The large flower is natural size. The Beauties on the ' GAF^DINERg^CO String" are one-third natural size. The affidavit of the artist (Mr. Bland, who made a faithful and accurate picture of the flowers in his own inimitable style is appended — also the statement of the raiser of the specimen flowers from which the artist made the drawing. WHAT W3I. J. YOUNG SATS: •'The James & "Wetherill strain of cineraria which I procured from you last August has grlven excellent results. The flowers are unusually large, averaging over THREG INCHES in diamett^r. It is the finest strain I have seen. '1 he richness and variety of colors, all brilliant and beautiful, combined with large size of flowers and good habit, make it I think the finest strain in existence to-day. I enclose you some of the flowers and you can judge for yourselves. Your seeds, and the same quantity of seeds from three other ri-ltablo houses, were sown at the same time and grown under the same conditions side by side; but although the other strains were good they were no comparison to yours in any way.'' (Signed) WM. J. YOUNG. WhalSMr. Blanc Says : "The detached flower shown iu theaccompany. ingengraviugisthe exact size of the blossom, the other flowers are drawn one-third natural size. Tlie drawing is a faithful representation of the specimens submitted to me and are NOT EXAG- GERATED in the least. I ivas greatly cbarnaed "with tnese cinerarias. They "were most beauti- ful. In fact, the finest I ever saw. There were many beautilul colors among tliein, hesidc-s t lio.se which I have lritra]n ivan quite a revelation to in ^ I c uld scarcely he- lievA it pofisible the cin- eraria had reached such perfection" (Signed) A. BI..1NC. The flowers which Mr. Young sent us were those which we gave to Mr. Blanc to sketch for the 'engraving, and which he refers to in his communication. New crop seeds of the James & Wetherill strain now ready. |i. 00 per trade pkt.; ^'j oz., $6.00. Free by mail. G-\rdiner'S Choice Seeds. Cinerarias are only an instance in our magnificent assortment of choice strains a leaf which indicates the tree. Send for cur new trade catalogue. It's worth looking through. Gold Medal Jubilee Begoni.\s Free. Our Columbian Year Souvenir is the talk of the country. We mean to be remembered iu this notable year in our country's history. See our trade list for particulars. jq^,^ GARDINER & CO., PHILADELPHIA. PA. LARGE CONSIGNMENT JAPAN LILY BULBS. just arrived iu splendid couditiou; buyers of these should uote our exceptioually low prices: stock is fine. Auratum is exceedingly scarce; Liliuni Lancifolium Roseum and Rubrum, S8.00 per hundred; Lancifolium Album, S12.00 per hundred; Auratum, 7 to 9 inches in circumference, fS.OO per hundred; extra selected bulbs, 10 to 11 inches iu circumference, $12.00 per hundred; Lilium Candidum, $4.00 per hundred, F. R. PIERSON COMPANY, TARRYTOWN H%Vs"o^^ NEW YORK. The Catalogue of Dutch Bulbs and Flower Roots of J. SCHILPZAND &. SONS, HILLEGOM, HOLLAND, Is ready and can be liad on application from their sole Agent, C. RAOUX, 296 Pearl St., New York. VIOIiETS. Marie Louise Ruuuers: healthy stock, good plants. HENRY HESS, - - Cockeysville. Md. PIUCICC strong, healthy plants from rAllOlLdi cold frames, $2.00 per 100. O. NOACE, Batavia, IT. T. BENJAMIN RIMBAUD, BULB GROWER, Quariier du Temple, Toulon, var, France. Cable address Benrimbaud, Toulon. The largest cultures In the South of France, of WHITE ROMAN HYACINTHS, Narcissus Pa- per White grandlflora, N. Double Roman, N. Double Von Sion, true pure yellow, and other Daffodils. Liliuui Candiduui, the largest bulbs. Freeslas. JonqulUa Campemelli, largest flowering, forearly forc- ing, Allium, Anemone, Cardinal's Hat, A. Double Kosette the earliest, etc. Prices on appllcatio 902 The American Florist. Mar. JO, SITUATIONS, WANTS. FOR SALE. Advertisements under this head will be Inserted at the rate of ID cents a line (seven words) each Inser tlon. Cash must accompany order. Plant advs. not admitted under this head. blTUATIOX WANTED - By general greenhouse hand. Address Philip Kiucunek. Silt Wushlnjiton St., Wlillumsport, Pa. M. Boi.LiNtiEit, 4fil N. Ashland Av., Chicago. SITUATION WANTEI>— As foreman or manager; 12 years' experience growing plants and cut tlowers, carnations, roaes, ferns, etc. Address T E. Ashbourne P. O.. Pa. SITUATION WANTED— Ah Horlst by flrst-class all- round luan. Scotchman; single, over *2U years' ex- perlencf; striciiy sober; best of reference. Address l-'MiKisr. 1S7 Water St.. Newburyport, Mass. W I. L. PiLL!*BL'Ky. Macomb. HI. W^ month. Addn W. A. Vanick. Newport. K. 1- WANTED— A single man who Is competent In grow Ing roses, carnations and a general line of tlo rlsts" flowers fur the retail trade. Address 1 M. care American Florist. W ANTED— Two or three young men accustominl to *l' nentjral greenhouse work; good \vaK»^'s paid lo a quick. InduHtrlons and steady man. (ilv rettrcnct'S WANTED-To lease a good gruL-uhuUM; esiabllsh- munt containing from 15.UWJ to 4U,UUU square feet of glass In Urst-claes running condition; vicinity of IV'ANTKD— Immediately, sober, reliable TT assist In general greenhouse work; a i place to the right man. *2(I.0U a month and board prospe t of a rise. Addre , Mt. Clemens, Mich. WANTED— A competent man. married, as working foreman In commercial place; must be lirst-class rose grower. Address, with copies of references from former employers and wages required. Gkowek, Welch Brothers, 'i Beacon St., Boston. WANTED— Soon, a competent man as a working foreman locommerclal place; must be flrst-cluss grower of roses, carnations and other cut flowers. Ad- dress, with copies ot references, and wages required; also give other particulars. W. L. MnKUis. Dos Moines, Iowa. WANTED— A I V ureenhous nations, violets, understands landscape gardening. Salary *a6 per to married man. or same iin. Address Mrs. Geo. K. Khavell, Marlon, ind. fi^uK SALK— I will sell my rooted cutting business. Jj greenhouses, etc.. at a bargain; well established, well advertised and growing. S. B. FiEI.ii. Roselle. N.J. FOK SALE-Unequaled opportunity for a live florist lu purcliase a small, well-paying established bus- iness. For all particulars address Box 432, liaverstraw-on-Hudson, N. Y. l/iOR SALE I'aylng florist's business, large selected jj stuik. good p;itronage. home and abroad, 9^-acre lot guod liwelllMg. splendidly located; tjest r ' " selling. Address I'mn-'. ISA.iiJ: v. Abile U^Oli SAI.K All IJ^OK SAI.I r price ic Addri 111 \Vi ' (hi<-k glass 14x24; >-ii,.-li sewer pipes: ill whulesale price. ■II Ave. .'Chicago. FOR SALE OH TO LEASE Cut tl.-wer plant con- taining a(;.()UU feet of glitss In ) '111. at:.! : in flrst-cluss ' condition, all modern convciiietii-es Mock In Hue con- dition for the World's Fair year. Address A. T. .lACKSON. H.nvinniivUI.' 1'. <).. Chicago. CLARK BROS. Paper Seed Bags Of .-v.-.} .I.S.I ii.ti ■x.-.-l't l-iH>- ii'K"- 6i ANN ST., N. Y. Z3CDCD BRUGMANSIA ARBOREA WANTED. sAi.'/.Kii si:i:i) « <>.. i.A ( icossi:, wis. NURSEKYMEN AND fLOHlSTS ATTENTIIN. Till' N.'" SIrawlii-iiv I .lui.r.ls- Kaviirllf, Inlnj- duct'illn licTivi'i. <■"!" I1L■^1 anil liimcst Iwrry imU. $:i Wliii'i- ll«l. Will tnicli- ncinii' lor plunto, Blirulw iiml fnilt tre.-s Wrllc l IXI $10 00 Alternanthera. red or yellow 1100 25 00 Echeverla Glauoa. 2-2)^-lnch dlam. ... 3 CO 25 00 Daisies, hardy red or white 3 110 25 00 Pansles, strong plants, good strain... . 3 00 25 00 ColeuH. rooted Golden bedder and VerschafTeltii UK) 7 50 Sweet Pea seed, our own growing, tlnest varieties nil.\ed 05c. per pound. (Cash must accompany all orders.! •JOHN KECK, ISri.lKinMirt, Conn. SEEDS AT WHOLESALE. Our wholesale price list, to the trade only, of Garden, Flower and Field Seeds in bulk will be forwarded on receipt of your application. Address CROSMAN BROS., BESr GERMAN PANSIES. From seed bench; stronj; plants in 50 sorts, 75 cents per 100; $5.00 per ICOO. JOHN P. TONNER, .MONT CI. .VI HE. I 1. 1. Ordi'rs received In KiiglMi. l^rrniuri mid UmilI.-Ii, ROOTED CUTTINGS. MARIE LOUISE VIOLETS, lle.iUliy Stock. Beady after March 17th. E P. HOSTETTER, Itlanlieiin, Lancaster Co., Fa. l-:x(iii lliu Marie Louise Violet Clumps Ir. . licmi .liMMSc, I0 1,,-.1l rumuis .^iii lie lakm In. in caell rluiiiii, I.cl inc 1 k v.iiu ..nln mm l..i llnni prio' c.nlv $5.00 ia>h pii IIKl l,,i .Ulmrv .lllel .\inil 1st.' Ik- ipiick and si>iuuiK, Alyssiiui, ColeuK, Heliotrope Achyranthus, St.K-ks. Asters, Lolielia, Thyme, Daisies. I'etunias, Candytuft, Vines, .Mi« ett Altenanthera, ii.Ko..ias. Dianthus, V.-rlM-iias. Feverfew, Kt<-.. Etc., If so, send for prices to the ELGIN ROSE CO., TEI.El'UO.NE S. 519 Chicago Street, - - KI.GIN, ILI,. ASPARAGUS PLUMOSUS NANUS. pltK'iilrints. from .'i to '--jncli pots. ..?■■; tm pcrdozt'n. Stnmii plants, trum 4-incli pots 4..'nf from 4-inch pots ad.UU per UN). CLIVlAi Splendid New Varieties. ARUNDO DONAX. Vark'^-'iUtMi, t:oo(l roots. J",' lO per dozen. EULALIA UKIVlTTATA. ^5«,per.oo CASH WITH ORDER. ALEX. SCOTT, Laurav lie, Bale. Co., Md. * Rooted Cuttings.* COLEUS FOR YOU ALL! Worth. B. G. Hill. Phenomenal. Jupiter. Black Prince, and others. Jl.UO per mi. Ageratums. dwarf, blue and white, "oc per 11*1. H.Oiotrope. J sorts. Sl.UO per lUO. KewflneStHriihiril IKvarf. Jl. Ill per IIKI. from Hats $1.50. Pansles, ll\lirl'l, lliill.rtly ami Trltnurdeau, seed bed. 4(lc per liMi: iruiisplanti-il. iVc per hundred. CASH WITH ORDER. J. EJ. FEJ HOTHOUSE? JV, SCHENECTADY, N. Y. IXjz. Select strains. In 3,Vln pots »1.U0 IXiz. Hundred U. P. Koses. Select named fcinda — I .."^(l Dahlias. Held Krown. proved named.. Sinl!a.\. stocky, well-liardened Seed- UnuB per thousand, SN.IIU lU.IW 8.00 BI.OOMINGTON, 11.1.. BOX EDGING. We have a large stock of tine plants of all sizes. Prices upon application. Also a tine stock ot California Privet that has been headed back and is bushy. J. T. I.OVfcTT <■<> , I.iltle Silver, N. J. WEIL ROOTED CUTTINGS. Alteriiiiiilli'.T:, I'ra.lrvr /rlaiiKi \ i. i. ■ - l.'~ :i !,■' MCCOWMII, Ml- Maiii:,.:.!. Iiirhsla I, . M . - ,,1, I'elurpiHlnin- hills,, Inllii riiil. . , . ., . I ,. ii~, l.-eVlTlVu '„r iMlllill'l-rillllli,, li..~.- Un,!:,, V\mh11i, I.'KI.-fuiit,'. lv> C, laiiliniii., :.■ Ai.s,, |i,„;,i:, ii. i.„l». Cllnil.lni; K.isc-.s, Manly Vliii-», DEkVER UITY NDKSERIES, sottiti Denver, col. ROOTED CUTTINGS Verbenas. l; varl.'ticB per UWO, W.IW, per lUU. » .110 Coleus. r.'varlelles " I.IIO Double AlysBum " .75 rhrvsaiitluMuunis. 40 varieties perdoz. .'20 1,'uchMhiH. lU varieties " .30 Hellolroi)e. 1 varieties — " .30 ClKur Plant .. " .20 Mancttia Vine and Mexican i^lmroso " .25 I. L. I'lLl.SllUKY, Macomb, lU. IFOM.HA PANDURATA, (Day Blooming Moon Flower.) Northern Krown, frc.- 1 11- ■ Seeds and plants. Araucaria Bidwelli ( '^ On hand now, Cycas revoliita in all sizes. We have made extensive preparations for coming fall delivery of Japanese Bulbs. Auratums, Rubrums, Albums, Krameri, Batemanni, Elegans or Thunbergi, Tigrinum and all other choice varieties. Owing to failure of Aurat. crop in Japan in i8g2 a good result is to be reasonably expected this season. Let us know your wants in that line soon. LONGIFLORUMS. Delivery from August. Fine solid Bulbs, one crown — no split stock. Sizes, 5-7 — 7-9 — g-io inches. REMEMBER WE GUARANTEE SOUND DELIVERY, Accidents to carriers excepted. Your orders are filled with greatest care and precision. Any desired information or Estimates given promptly. Address H. H. BERGER & CO., 19th and Folsom Sts. SAN FRANCISCO, CAL. 1878. 1893. ONE MILLION FREESIA REFRACTA ALBA. Extra Size-Selected bulbs-deli^'ery Aug- ust 1893. Large consumers wiil save money by getting quotitions from the largest growers on the Pacific Coast. Also Headquarters for Calla Bulbs in all size;. Dwarf CALLa, ' The Gem," L. Aura- TUM, home grown and Imported Native Bulbs and Tree Seeds, etc. SEERW:OD HALL NURSERY CO., SAN FRANCISCO, CAL. eULSEBOSCH BROS., BULB AND PLANT GROWERS, CVERVEEN. near Haarlem HOLLAND. Prices on application for the coming season of ROMAN HYACINTHS, PAPER WHITE NARCISSUS, LILY of the VALLEY, HARRISII LILIES, LIL. LONGIFLORUM. TULIPS, DUTCH HYACINTHS, CROCUS, SPIRAEAS, ROSES, ETC., ETC. tlf" Spring Catalogue now ready. Address A. HULSEBOSCH. p. 0. Box 3118. Warehouse 58 West Stree!, NEW YORK CITY. FICUS ELASTICA. $S 00, $6 00 and $9.00 per dozen. JOHN BURTON, Chestnut Hill, Philadelphia, Fa. r> f\ f\-^ f^ r\ of Evergreens, Hardy Flowering Shrubs and Hardy Per- r\ U U L C U ennials (Achillea, iberis, etc.) raised on contract for spring C^ i I "i"^ i fl fTWi delivery, send list of wants. V-«U I. Irll 1^0 . . . ISAAC C. ROGERS. MOORESTOWN, N. J. APRIL OFFERS. Carnations. Daybreak— plants $ S Same— rooted cuttings (I ,UOU ¥25.()U) Petunia, Mrs. Morton — the finest fringed double white variety in the market 1.25 Petunia, Pink Beautj— fine market sort l.OU Petunia, Wm. Joyce— mottled; the new ca- mellia flowered variety; fine 1.25 Geranhims. single Grant Heliotrope. Mrs. Burgess— ahead of any other dark sort for florists" use 1.00 Fuchsia, Trailing Queen (new) l.UO Alyssum. double Tom Thumb (iO Feverfew. Little Gem— pot grown Violet, New Russian— hardy 75 By mail prepaid at dozen rates; hundred rates by express not prepaid. Do not order in value less than $1.00. WANTED-Tv )-year Otaheite orange plants. Address, ELLIS BROS., Keene, N. H. Asparagus Roois ■'■ '— ' Per 1(10 COLOSS.\L, two years old $4.00 " one year old 3 00 PALMETTO, two years old 6.00 " one year old 5.00 Orders booked in rotation as received and roots s the weather will permit. Prices Cash on receipt of CROSMAN BROS., Rochester, N. Y. Always mention the Amercan Flo- rist when writing to advertisers. forwarded are for roots delivered f. the roots. NEW FRENCH GANNAS. NEW CHRYSANTHEMUMS. Oxix- Sf^eclcalties. Per 100. Crozy 's New Dwf . Cannas. 30 best sorts $8 OU Chrysanthemums— 20 Exhibition sorts, 2}4 Inch... . 4 (X) Hollyhocks, double— six best sorts 4 (ju fuchsias— 10 best sorts, double and single ;i 00 Per Doz. Daisies— "Snowcrest." strong, 3-lnch pota 15 Petunias— double white. "Snowdrift, 2)^ inch ( 0 Rose Geraniums— fine plants, '2}^ inch 51) Salvias- New dwf. scarlet, Wm. Bedman, 23^-ln.. . .75 Rlchardia Alba Maculata, strong i cO Calla Ethiopica— Blooming plants. 5-lnch pots 1 50 FAVi; BUTZ & SON. New Castle, Pa. ROOTED CUTTINGS AND PLANTS Altemantheras. 4 colors, rooted cutting, per 100 .. J .SO The same from 2h>-incb pots. 2 in each, per 100 2 50 The same from boxes, per 100 1,50 Eulalla Japonlca. 2 kinds, from 4-lnch pots. each.. .Oii Euonymus. 3 kinds. 2}^-ineh pots, strong, per IIX).. . 3.00 Coleus, assorted lots, tor strong plants, per 100 2.50 Cape Jasmine, rooted cuttings, per 100. On all above goods 10 per cent, dlacoimt on all large orders for cash. Address F. J. ULBRICHT. FLORIST. P O.BOX655 ANNISTON. ALA produces large quantities of Arm white flowers, (val* uable for all kinds of cut flower work), every florist should have It ; 2, 3, 4. 5-ln. pots @ 58, $10, $12 and $15 per lOU plants In full bloom. Large assortment of the best Roses. Carnations Chrysanthemums, M. H. Fern, Coleus, Violets, Gerani- ums, etc., for florists use. Send for trade price list to Hi:NKY. SMITH, 130 Monroe St. Grand Kapids, Mich. 904 The American Florist. Mar, 30, How to grow Cut Flowers. We have received advance sheets of a book bearing the above title, which will be issued vey shortly; it is written and published by M. A. Hunt, Terre Haute, Ind. Mr. Hunt's ability as a practical grower is well known, and his book is terse and to the point, giving just the information needed. Some of the sub- jects treated are; Greenhouse construc- tion, ventilation, short span tothesouth, heating by hot water, water under pres- sure, steam and overhead heating. He enters very fully into the culture of the various popular florists' flowers, dis- eases, insect pests, and remedies. Chap- ters on florists' greens, cutting buds, keeping flowers, grading and packing contain valuable information which is not always easily obtainable. The use- fulness of such a hand-book is beyond question; it will possess points of interest and value to experienced and inexper- ienced alike. It will be more fully re- viewed in a later issue. Replying to our correspondent who asks for information concerning the New York Market Gardeners' Association, our representative has diligently endeavored to locate these parties in New York City, both through the trade and postoffice officials, but has been unable to do so. We are indebted to Mr. Grove P. Rawson, Elraira, N. Y., f )r the beautiful photograph of a vase of roses that ap pears on our title page. Do YOU WANT a list of the leading park superintendents of America? You will hnd such a list in our trade directory and reference book. CHRYS-COLA" ROOTED CUTTINGS G0L&U8. Jen best varieties, 75c. per 100; $6 00 per 1.000. CHRYSANTHEMUMS, h. Boehmer, Jessica, L. Cauiiiug, Excelleut, Puritan, Gloriosum, Kioto, G. P. Rawson, Mrs. Fottler, 25c. per dozen, $1.75 per 100. Mrs. E. D. Adams, Harry May, Roslyn, W. A. Manda, 60c. per dozen, $4.00 per 100. FUCHSIAS. Black Prince, C. Blanc, W. E. Wait, Noveau Mastadonte, Minnesota, I8c. per dozen, $1.00 per 100. S. B. FIELD, RosBlIe, N. J. 25,000 Carnations. ROOTED CUTTINGS AND PLANTS. in<(io\v.\N, roR- s. Best strains 8eed «II.I)KK, riKITAN TI.V. FislitT UN. I c.lh. ROSES-I,<-a. Cllioules, France, French Bulbs, Roman and Italian Hya- cinths, Narcissus, Lilium Candiduni. Freesias, etc. applicants •:• •:• •:• ROOTED CUTTINGS •:• •:• •:• The Largest Stock oe Carnations in America frke: from rust DAYBREAK, $3.00 per 100; $25.00 per looc. We also have tha Novelties and Standards, consisting of sixty varieties. Send for List. VERBENAS: We havi an extra fine collection in su' perb condition ; all large flowering at $1.00 jier 100, $8.co per looo- COLEUS : We have three houses devoted to these plants; a good collection of forty-five varieties, go cents per 100, $7.00 per 1000. We can supp'.y VERSCHAFFELTII, GOLDEN BED- JUST iA£HKT Stop Your Glass From Sliding by Using E F.nilurseil liy Icadini; Horlsts, Try them ami you will use no other. Made of Steel Wire and Galv.tnized. No Rights ami Lefts. Over 8,000,000 in use. ESSEX HEIGHTS FLORAL CO., DER and GOLDEN VERSCHAFFELTII in large quantities' ALTERNANTHERA; In five varieties, 90 cents per 100, $7.00 per 1000. AGERATUM: Tapis Blue, $2.00 per 100. HELIOTROPE: Jersey Beauty, $1.00 per 100. HELIOTROPE : Fleur d' Ete. New White, to cents per dozen. SALVIA SPLENDENS: $1.50 p.-r 100. VINCAS, Trailing, $1.50 per 100. YOU iAZRNT , J. Van Reyper's Perfect Glaziers' Points lor Sale l>y all Seedsmen, Hardware Dealers and Klmists' Supply Stores through- out the United .St,-itcs. 1( you fail to (iro- cure them, send direct to BELLEVILLE, N. J. iSgs. The American Florist. 905 ROOTED CUTTINGS. SOME CUTTINGS ARE GOOD, SOME ARE NOT SO GOOD, AND SOME ARE ABSOLUTELY BAD, My customers say that mine are good, and that they make good plants. ' SEEIKG IS BELIEYIKG AKD FEELIKG IS THE HAKED TRUTH." If you are interested in cuttings I will send you an HONEST sample, so tint you can see and feel them and at the same time feel me on the price for as many hundred or thousand as you need. The following varieties I have selected as being the best of their respective colors; others in other soils and localities may be equally as good, but these I KNOW are good. I try almost everything that is offered and you get the benefit of the trial. Lizzie McGowan Aurora ^^ Puritan Grace Darling ^» Fred Dorner Louise Forsch ^^ Fortia Golden Triumph Anna Webb Golden Gate Daybreak J. R. Freeman T-v^ro Oezxis for 1803= ^^H* EDNA CRAIG GRACE BATTLES. S^ CO FRENCH CANNAS. Of these I have a very choice assortment, but will not have the room to grow them next season. On this account I will close my stock out very cheap. Bvery one I have is a good one. When I bought a variety and found it was not up to the mark it was thrown out MY NECESSITY IS YOUR OPPORTUNITY ; DON'T BE LONG IN GRASPING IT. "IT'S THE E.ARLY BIRD CATCHES THE WORM." They will be closed out at $4.50 per 100, or $35.00 per 1,000 for good, strong roots. Smilax, $6.00 per 1,000; 75g per 100. Samples lOc. Try these, MY DESCRIPTIVE LIST IS NOW READY. SEND FOR IT. — ^^ Correspondence Solicited. Inspection Invited. ALBERT M.HERR, 9o6 The American Florist. Mai- SO, A Rose Deal. A little story that recently came to our ears regarding the new rose Maman Cochet, may serve to amuse our readers This variety was figured and described in the Journal des Koses over two years ago. From the colored plate and descrip- tion it won favorable opinion from a few- American rose men. A New Jersey florist offered $1,000 for the stock, but the trade fell through on account of Mr. Cochet's wishing to re- serve a portion of the stock. Another firm offered $200 for the privilege of test- ing the variety as a winter bloomer, and $1,000 in case it proved of promise in this particular. This offer was refused, and the rose was held awaiting a better proposition. But alas, cold winter weather set in earlier in 1890 than usual in France and before protection could be given bold Jack Frost, who makes his own terms, took nearly the whole stock of the new rose at one bite. Only a few plants were saved from the wreck and after waiting two years to work up another stock of it the rose was again placed upon the mar- ket in the usual way and it is whisjjered that the financial returns were much be- low the offer of two vears before. W. R. SHELMIRE. Carnation Grower, flVONDflLE, GllGSter Go., Ffl. A FEW SPECIALTIES IN ROOTED CUTT.NCS: Mrs. Henry IVI. Stanley, companion of Buttercup. rich terra-cotta, shading into yeliow and red, H.btl per do?..; tlO.llO per 100. Knit us. a red sport of Ciesar: large, and of fine form, on long very stiff stems, $1.20 per doz.; $8.0(1 per 100. Ciesar, variegated red and white. Large flowers on long stiff stems. Ciesar is becoming noted as a seed producer. When used as the mother, the seedlings invariably bear double flowers. 75c. per doz., J5.00 per 100. Anjjelus, pink, rather darlter than Wilder; large, perfect flowers and very productive; the most profitable kind we grow. 40c per doz. ; f3.00 per 100. Xellie Bly, a fine variegated sort, never bursts. 40c. per doz.; K.OIl per 1110. Field of <;olil, pure yellow, but late. 40c. per doz. ; Ki.OO per 100. Che8t€»r Pride, variegated, old standard, 40c. per doz.; Sl.aiperlOO. Golden Trinmpli, yellow variegated, 40c. per doz; .?:i.0O per 10(1. 1,. I>. I.amborn, pure white. :««;. a doz.; $2.00 a KK. Liz/.ie MeGowan, " 35c. " 2.00 " Golden Gate, new yeliow, :t5c. " 2.0(1 " "Win. F. I>reer, rose pink, :i5c. '• 2.00 " Anna \Vei)b, crimson, :i.ic. •■ 2.00 " PrldeofKennett, crimson. :i5c. " 2.110 " Var. I.a rnrite, old variety, :i,V;. " 2.1X1 " Portia, best scarlet, 2,^!. •• l.,w •• Graee Wilder, .-tnn'd jilnk. 2,tc. " 1.511 •■ I.a III f.i •Ircular for many other kinds. Alyssuni, new, ;i'jc. per doz.; f2.CII Giaul 1)1 per KKl. Colcns, in 15 to 211 named varietlCB, $1.0(1 per KXI, free by mall; $0.60 per IIKKI by exriress. 1,1 bci rill III W, R, SHHMIBE, A»onilal8, Pa, CARNATIONS ROOTED CUTTINGS. Send for Price List of all the leading varieties. wad. (S-WA.'^IVBJ, p. 0 Box 226. KENNETT SQUARE. Chatter Co.. Pa. When writing to any of the advertisers on this page please mention the American Florist. To make room immediately I will sell extra fine trans- planted stock of Lizzie McGowan and Portia •GARNATIORS- at $2.25 per 100, $1800 per 1000 All the NEW VAPIETIES at advertised prices JOHN N. NAY, SUMMIT, N. J. Orders Booked Now for My Specialties New Jersey. — A scarlet Carnation hard to beat J;i2.00 per 100 Old Rose- — Old rose pink Carnation. |12.00 per too Nellie Bowden.— Pure bright yellow Canna $60.00 per 100 READY IN FEBRUARY. Other varieties of Carnations, both old and uew CD¥RJ\T^(S^, IST. g. SEE OUR PRICE LIST in special carnation number of Jan. 19th, or address EDW. SWAYNE, Carnationist, Rooted Carnation Cuttings. WHOLESALE PRICE LIST NOW READY, Containing a full list of best new and old sorts, including the Prize takers at MADISON SQUARE and PHILADELPHIA. Address H. E. CHITTY, Faterson, N. J. ROOTED CUTTINGS of CARNATIONS By Ihe Wholesale. Ready now. This is the best time for intending buyers to supply themselves, oflfer them at moderate prices. Send foi Price List. Address JOSEPH RENARD, Unionville, Chester Co,. Pa, GRACE BATTLES and over 60 other varietieH of CARNATIONS offered the Wholesale Trade. My list embraces the best Stnndiinl nnd Now kinds. IncludlnK Bome of jmrtlciilnr IntiTfut to t.'n)wiTs uf seedllUKs. Correspondum-c and jicrriunul lriH|n.'ctlon solicited. <■. J. rKNNOCK. The Pines, Kennetl Square. Chester Co . Pa. Carnation Cuttings. llcnitby stock, well rooted, ready I nIiI]> Ilinzc-n White per lOU, »1.2ii; per lOCO, f lO.tJO *ira<« Wililer " 1.60: 12. M i'orlln " l.,^: ■■ 12. .'O Aiinii Webb " 2.00; - 1,'. IK) I,l/./.le Mrtiowiin " 2.00; " 1,'. (« \V. !■'. Dreer " 2..V); THOMAS DeWITT, (Suo'e»»orl..l>e\Vltt liros.) ItKISTOI,, I'.A. BOOTEB CUTTMGS Write for a cntalojioie and send list of wants for an estimate. CONCORDVILLE, PA. mm Guuings. Carnations Hinze's White, Mrs, Fisher, Silver Spray, Jeannette, Grace Wilder, Fred Creighton, Maytlower, Century, Anna Wtbb, $1.50 per 100; JtO per 1000. Orange Blossom, Portia, Hector, Florence, American Flag, $2 per toO; $\S per 1000. Coleus, leading varieties, including the finest Yellow Coleus in cultivation. A new variety equal to Golden Bedder in color, and as good a grower as C. Verschaffeltii, fl.OO per toO; $8.00 per 1000. Double Petunias in four finest varieties, $2.00 per 100. I'uchsias, finest named varieties, $\ SO per 100. Heliotrope $1.00 per 100. Ageratum, Dwarf, White and Blue, Jt.OO ler 100. .VX) .It 1000 rates. Cash with order. 10 cents pel 100 extra when sliippe. (HI per hundred. J. E. BONSALL & SON, 308 Garfield Ave., Salem, 0. SPHAlrNUM CLEAN. DRY. FINE. MOSS. 10 Hales ,«10.00. JOHN A. SALZER SEED CO., La Crosse, Wis. FLORAL DESIGNS The Cut Flower Worker's friend. Fine book of t6o pages. Send $3.50 for it, to J. lORACE McFAILAN". HarrUburg, Pi. 9o8 The American Florist. Mar. JO, Seasonable Hints. Those who grow a general collection will now be verj' busy shifting most of their spring stock. Cannas and cala- diums that have been started in sand should now get their last shift. Fuchsias (the earliest) will now want their last move. A 5 or 6 inch pot with us is the size. I'se plenty of well rotted manure or leaf mould for fuchsias. The fall struck geraniums, a ver3' important plant with all retail plant men, .should now be shifted into 31/2 or 4- inch pots and given room to spread. Don't use a light soil with much manure for geraniums; you want them to flower, not to produce a lot of leaves, therefore use a rather firm loam, moderately enriched, and be sure and pot^>7«. There is one plant, a very common one, the heliotrope, that should get its last shift exactly on time. I mean by that they should lie so timed that they are in bloom and the foliage green just when selling time comes. If potted too soon they quickly get shabby and unsala- ble. They must not be allowed to stand long with their pots full of roots. With manj' plants this don't hurt, but with heliotropes it is most important thej' should never be stunted. We have a light shading now on most of the houses ex- cepting roses and carnations. I would raiher have the plants lightlj- shaded than be continually watering. When the ordinary run of plants want watering more than once a day there is something wrong. Much harm is sometimes done by too much shading, especially among soft wooded plants, but the great mis- chief is done in the spring when j'our houses a'e shaded and you drop firing too soon. It is a good many weeks before we can let fires out, and of that I will have something later to say. It will be three or four weeks yet before we can plant out our carnations. A light, airy, cool bench or a shelf is the right place to keep them till you can put them in a cold frame. W. S. Always mention the American Flo- rist when writine to adverti.sers. Rooted Cuttings. Alternantheras rooted in August, now in flats. P. Major, $() 00 per 1000. A, Nana, J5 00 per 1000. Coleus, $1.03 per 100. Chrysanlhemums, 25 first-class sorts, |t.50 per 100. Moon Vine, J2.00 per 100. Carnations all sold. Plants In 2=inch Pots. Coleus— $2 25 per 100. Moon Vine— Rooted in September, strong, |3.50 per 100. Verbenas— S3. 00 per 100. Manettia Vine— 12.00 per 100. Alternantheras — f 2 25 per 100. Mosquito Plants— fl. 00 per dozen. HEITE FLORAL CO., 712 LINWOOO AVENUE. KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI. Tuberous Begonias. NOW is THE TIMS TO BUY. As long as they l.-ist we make the f<)lh)wiiig prices: Per 1(X). Single mixed $ 4..5n small :\.r« '* to color (i.(Kl Double mixed Id i«i " " small (i.iHi All tubers wan.iMtLcl sound .ind licaltli.v. F. J. MEECH & SORT, ('HAUI.KVOIX, MICH. C. C. Abel & Company p. 0.80x920, NEW YORK, FLORIST'S, NURSERYMEN'S AND SEEDS- MEN'S AGENTS, For the following Well Known and Reliable Houses, For whom we solicit your orders: C. G. VAN TUBERGEN, Jr., Florist and Seeds- man, Haarlem, Holland. Cbolce Dutch Bulbs, Novelties, etc. PIERRE SE15IRE & SONS, Nurserymen, Ussy, France. Roses, Evergreens, Fruit and Forest stocks. ERNST RIEMSCHNEIDER, Florist and Seeds man. Altona, Cermany. Berlin Lily ol the Valley a specialty. ERNEST RIEMSCHNEIDER, Florist and Seedsman. Altona, Germany. Choice selec- tions of German Flower Seeds. Also of Palms, Grass and Garden Seeds. Best Sugar Beet Seeds a Specialty. CataloKnes (mention which) free on application when received for distribution. All orders for these houses should be plainly written and addressed to us. The Snow Crest Daisy fills the bill; Test it any way you will; However you must grow it cold; Then its mammoth size will hold. Every florist should invest In this Daisy; 'tis the best; For design work so complete There's really nothing quite so neat. CUT BI.OOMS, Sil PER 100, POST FREE. Large stock fine plants all In bud and blooming, 13 forJl.OO; lOU for $5.00; sample plant and bloom for 12c. Double fringed petunias, Dreer's, mixed, all colors, stocli plants, i^lnch. strong. tJOc. per doz.: S4 per 100; smaller from flats, $2.50 per 100: rooted cuttinEs. $1.10. post free. The florist double white forcing Petunia, white as the driven snow, fringed and delicately scented, valuable for cutting, design worit, etc.. stock plants. $1 per doz. ; from flats. $3 a 100; rooted cuttings. $1.50 per 100. Double Golden Marguerites, the genuine dwarf, large flowered, stock plants. tiOc. per doz., $4 per lOU: smaller from flats, $2 per 100; rooted cuttings. $1.10. post free. Double Dahlia Sunflower ( Helianthus multlflorus), rooted pips ready for potting, 50c. per doz.. $2.50 per 100. French Cannas. Fatrmount Park strain, reds in variety, dry roots ready for potting, 50c. per doz.. $3 per 100; large flowered yellow, mixed, plain blotched, striped; these are extra flne showy kinds tWc. per doz. %i per 100; a few extra flne bronze-leaved kinds, ()0c. per doz. Variegated Vincas, fleld-grown, 3-lnch. $6 per 100; small from flats. $2 per 100. Coleus, Fuchsia, Stevla. Alyssum, double and single. Gem, Feverfew and miscellaneous rooted cuttings. $1 per 100, small pits. $2 per UX). Rnntpd cuttings per 100 and small plants per do/, pn^vt tpfi- it ilesired. Safe arrival and satlsfacllon gimniTiiirH or nmney refunded. Address J. C. GIBSON, Woodbtiry, N. J. TUBEROUS BEGONIAS. Griffin's unequalled strain. The only Begonias offered that are grown out doors in America. Two first-class certificates at the last meeting of the Society of American Florists. Descriptive list free. di /^ CSCS P"^"" ^'^' J50.00 per 1,000 for JjQ^ V-'V-/ jjfjt quality, large tubers, in separate colors. This quality is better than Imported Tubers at the highest prices. J. WILKINSON ELLIOTT, PITTSBURG, PA. SrLENDID ST06K. Per 100 .MthernantheniH P. Major, aurea nana 2-in. pots, S-^i.OO lli-gonlaa. flowering sorts 2W-ln. " 4.00 <'«)leus. In 12 splendid sorts 2-ln. " 2.50 Cyclaraon, In budor bloom :iW-!n. '* 8.00 < iirysanthemums, 40 splendid sorts .... 2-m. " 3.00 Dahlias, large roots. :iti varieties " 6.00 Geraniums, double and single sorts 2W-ln. " 4.00 sliver leaved sort* 2J^-In. " 4.00 " Ivy leaved sorts, including Jeanned'Arc SJ^-In. " 4.00 HANS NIELSON, St. Joseph, Mo. You will benefit the American Florist by mentioning it every time you write an advertiser in these columns. n^nO PlniVOrC new crop in best white Ua|Ju nuncio, quality at $125 the Ib; 10 lb, lots, JlO net. HVOStC I 0!)VPC (Sago Palms), natural UJOao LCQICO prepared, equal to fresh cut in appearance, from 30-in. upwards, at 45c., 50c ,60c , 75c. and |1.00 each, accord- Metal Desip8,rnrrte^;.T?h^e latest French styles, from 50 cents net apiece upwards. PQcl/pfc of all styles. Plain and Fancy, UaO^CIO for School Commencements, Dinners, Receptions, Favors, etc. Supplies Of all kinds, :,^,^et^pape°r"s: Wax Paper, Foil, Immortelles, Letters, Wire Designs, Funeral Sheaves, Doves, etc. For prices consult our Trade Catalogue, mailed free. August R'oiker & Sons, 136&138 W. 24'hSt., UnuiYnrl/ P 0. station E. llCff lUliVi Siebrecht&Wadlev, rose sill nurseries, New Rochelle, N. Y. Palms, ORCHIDS, Roses, land N^o-w I'leixats, FRESH DRACAENA CANIS NOW READ'. The Finest Stock in the World. Thirty minutes from London. Our Mr. A Dimmiek will be pleased to Interview buyers or reply to any communication addressed to him at 205 Greenwich Street. New York City Orcis Glmap as M Eoses. BRACKENRIDGE &. CO., Established 1854. Govanstown, Md. PRICE I.lsr FKEK. 1,000.000 CAKE STAKES Look Here! 10,000 PEACH TREES, leading kinds, largely Globe and Crawford's Late. S.OOO IRISH JUNIPER, tine, 1 to 5 ft. Siberian and American Arbor Vites, in car load lots, large enouge to make screens as soon as planted. Prices given on application. 1 am in the market to sell. W. p. BRINTON, Christiana, Pa. E. G. HILL & CO., Wholesale Florists, RICHMOND. INDIANA. i893- The American Florist. 909 CROZY CANNAS. HEflDQUflRTERS ,,, ... ,. , For all the Novelties, and in ad- !f|>>^%%Vi ijf I Kii'iJ^^*-^J^!j\ dition control EXCLUSIVELY kci* .^^ ^ several grand varieties whicli we \ '|^''^' now offer for the &TZI time We will not be undersold on any of the list. J. G. umwM, New York: 26 Barclay Street. CHICAGO: P. 0. Box 688 BREEimOUSES: Westein Springs. 0CB i muGHAN HOW TO GROW CUT FLOWERS. By m:. a. hunt. A Practical Treatise on the Cultivation of the ROSE, m GflRNflTION, # GHRYSflNTHEMUM And Other Flowerina Plants lor .A.XjSO GREENHOUSE CONSTRUCTION. It will interest you if you love Flowers. Handsomely bound in Clotli, and sent to any address upon receipt of $2.00. 9IO The Am eric ax Florist. Mar. 30^ The Week After Easter. The first week after Easter is a very busy one with the florist who grows a mixed collection. Your benches have been occupied with lilies, azaleas, spir- ccas, cjtisus, bulbs of many kinds, and other stuff which has been disposed of now and left you the much needed room vou have wanted so badly to spread out and shift, and occupy with j'our spring stock. The first thing to do is to dispose of a lot of plants that were cut for their flowers or perhaps loaned to churches and some of course unsold. If "order is the first law of Heaven " I am sure it is of a greenhouse and before you begin to shift or pot dispose of your old Easter stuff in one way or another, c'ear and clean up your benches and then you can begin your spring campaign in earnest. If you have a few acres at your disposal and plenty of room to plant out there are several plants left over from Easter which will pay to take care of. If you have but a small space for planting your summer stock don't bother with them. Spira;a Japonica, if planted out as soon as the ground is workable, will another year give you a crop of flowers in June. It's as hardy as a "pie plant" and a little more so. Lilium longiflorum, if kept from too much drying up and planted out end of April, will be sure to give you another crop of flowers in August. Callas that have been grown in pots and show signs of another bud I keep growing, for there is a good demand for them. If no bud is promising I lay them on their sides under a cool bench where they will dry ofi'. Azaleas should have their withered flow- ers picked off and be sure and pick off the old seed pod (if left on it will much retard the young growth) and ptit them in a temperature of 55° at night; give them a daily syringing. This is their growing season and they will now make the shoots that bear the flowers next winter and spring. If you save and plant out any tulips, narcissus or hyacinths, the latest forced are the best. In twoyears from planting you will get some decent flowers. Yet I think at the price you can buy these bulbs, when labor is all counted in, it is cheaper to let them go to the dump i)ile. Cytisus unsold, if not too large, should be cut back and started to grow. If large plants throw them away, they get un- wieldy in size and bring but a low price. They are a poor house plant and the public have found it out; but a medium sized cytisus that you can sell at from one to two dollars is all right. W. S. New Hardv Pink. HER MflJESTy." "^■- This is the most promising novelty for many years. It has carried oflT first Honors wherever exhibited, and will be of the greatest value to the .\merican Florists. It is far superior to anything we have in the hardy pink line. The flowers are of the purest white, with stout, long stems and the most exquisite perfume, and is a profuse bloomer. It will be invaluable for forcing in winter, and resembles more of a Carnation. We take great pleasure in introducing this charming novelty to the American Florists at the following price ; $ 2.00 10 Strong Young Plants 100 14.00 Address, C. EISELE & CO., 8 Street Station. Iltii & Jefferson Street, PHILADELPHIA, PA. Orders filled strictly Id rotation. Cash willi or.lir. THE nvi. H. MOON CO., Morrisviile, Pa. Association "Flora* BOSKOOr, HOLLAND. H. 1'. KOSKS, for forcing, " " 9.00 In the best variety, as Alfred Colomb, Anna de Diesbach, B Rothschild. Fisher Holmes. Gen. Jack. I,a Fiance, Mme. G. Luizet, Mnie. Plant- ler, Magna Charta, Paul Neyron, P. C. de Ro- han, Merville de Lyon, Perle des Blanches, Ulrich Biunner and oiher sorts. Azaleas. Rho- dodendrons, Spirseas, etc We also have Palms, Dracieoas, Araucarias and Bay Trees at our nurseries in Holland. Catalogue on application. P. OUWERKERK, 206 Cambridge Ave., JERSEY CITY, N. J. S. CRANE'S* NURSERIES. _ .-nit Tri'i'S, many in Ijesvr- iiig sizes, r iplietoK, Uon Silene. AVaban. lYlce from 2!-4-lnch pots. S6:U0 per 100. $4a:U0 per WOO. " 3-lnchpot8lnMay,$»:U0prlia K6:0llprIUl«). Meteor, Souv de Wootton. From •-'S-i-lnch pots SOiOO per Itt) " Much •• 10:UI ■• Hermosa, Clothilde Soupert. From 21 4-lnch pots, fair stock S.'>:00per 100. HYBRID PEBPETUAI.. (Jenernl .hu'queiiilTiot. Mtignii C}uirta. I'uiil Neyron, Mme. Plantk-r an.l ■.'.■. .ither vnrlet cb read.v May 16. t'rom r)-lneh puts in Lmil iind hlouni. strung. f,'5;UUpr. lUO. Carnations. Puritan— Best variety for general Planting. Always liealtliy and I'roductlve. Price. Rooted Cuttings Si:00 per 100. Sa:0O per 1000. ■■ fromtiats 4:00 " 3i):U0 Aurora. l)ayl>real<. tiraoe Harlin^. <>olclen Triumph, Oraiigre Ulossum. Rooted Cuttings S3:00 per 100. K.'i:00 per 1000. Lizzie McGonan. \\. V. Dreer, Constancy, J. K. Freeman. <;raee Wilder, Centnry, Port ia. Hooted Cultlngs fJiOd per V». $1,1:00 per 1000. Verbenas. strong and Healthy Mammoth Mammoth fl:r.|..T lim. MiMiUper lOOO. iir|.,i»»e.l. ■.".,lii,-li p,.t, *t:UO per lUO. *;i;>:WI perlOOO. General collection. Routed cuttings— »l :0U per lOU. SN:00 per 1(0). General collection. From 2>4-lncli pots— $3:00 per 1110. 825:00 per 1000. Miscellaneous. K.iMl iillhit-s. Per lol. 1000. C.I. M. \' I'l. i~-! > i:;. II. ^ .iMiiH-a .^1HI. J S:00. I'.i. I I. " ■ ' ■• i«l. IS:0O. lil.Mideiis 1:25. 10:00. do/. 100. f4-lnchpot.6tronK..?t:»l. (;00- CASH WITH OBDEB. 'r.n> h< lili.l Cm U— Ih. T. H. SPAULDING, ORANGE, N. J iSgs. The American Florist. 911 CHEAP NAMED DWARF FRENCH CANNAS. ThtTL' Is a demand for cheap Canna stock, somethius that can be sold low and that is good. IlavinK larjfe stocks of the more valuable and hlghe.' priced novelties In Cannas we offer the following sorts at these except'onally low rates. Many of the varieties are worth much more than the price we charge for them and are the best of Crozy's French Cannas of the last three or four year's Introduction; potted up and in bloom will meet with a ready sale and be found very profitable: will pay you to discard old stocks and substitute these. Antonln Crozy, Antolne Chantln, Admiral Courbet. Chlldsll, Enfant Du Rhone. Goury, Isaac Casati. Jules Chretien. Kaiser William II, Louise Chretien. Mme. Antoinette Allamagny, Mme. Orlol. Prof. David, Petite Jeanne. Princess De Lusignan, Souv. De Jeanne Charreton, Statuaire Fulconls. F. E. PIERSON COMPANY. TARRYTOWiVOIV HUDSON, N. Y. TO MAKE ROOM, WE OFFER FOR A SHORT TIME. Per 100. Begonia— Thustonii $6 00 " Metallica and Lucille 3 00 " Rex 4 00 Bouvardia— (Root cut, from flats.) Elegans and Davidsonii 1 50 Carna'ions— (Well established plants from flats.) Mrs. Fawcett, L. Mc- Gowan, Grace Wilder and Garfield.. 2 00 Eucharls— Strong bulbs 10 00 English Ivies— 2-inch 2 00 1 year, 2 to 3 feet 10 00 Vincas — Major Variegata, 2- inch 3 00 roses — La France, 1 year pot grown, wintered dormant 10 00 J. E. HONSALL & .SOX, Salem, Ohio. ROSES AND CARNATIONS. The Largest and Finest Stock in the North- west ever offered at the following prices: ROSES— Perles. Hoste. Sunset. La France, Mermet. Bride, C. Soupert, Niphetos, from 2}^-liich pots. $4.00 per 100 Mme. Watteville, Albany. Pierre Gulllot, Meteor, from 2J^-lnch pots 5.00 per 100 American Beauty, f rom 2,^-lnch pots 7 ,. 7.00 per 100 CARNATIONS-Sllver Spray. Lizzie McGowan, Hlnze's White. Hector, Portia, Garfield, Grace Wilder. Fred. Crelghtou. Mrs. B. G. HUI, from 2-lDch pots 3.00 per 100 Rooted Cuttings of all varieties offered 2.00 per 100 Cut Flowers, Koses, Carnations Lilium Harrisii and Sinilax at lowest market prices. Tele- graph orders promptly attended to. CHRIST HANSEN, WholcSalC FlOfisl. ST. PAUL, MINN. TUBERS AND YOUNG PLANTS OF TUBEROUS BEGONIAS, We have some fine tubers left, assorted colors per 100, $ti.OO. smaller and mixed ones at $4.00 and $5.10, single only. Small plants, double and single ones, ready April 1st until end of May. Sent by mall for S^.OO per 100, for best single or double mixed, or $2.50 for different strains of single mixed. Order early. BRAUER & RICHTER, McConnellsville 0. Mention Amedcan Florist. ^«^ DREER'S GflRDtN Seeds, Plants. Bulbs & Requisites. They are the best at the lowest prices. Trade List is- sued quarterly, mailed free to the trade only. HENKY A. DKEER, Philadelphia, Pa. SEEDS, BULBS, and PLANTS. For Prompt Delivery. SEEDS— The best strains of— Primiila Ein Fimbriata. Rolker's large flowering, in separate colors or Per 1,000. Per 100. mixed . . $2.25 S0.35 English, large flowering, red, white, crimsou and : Cineraria hybr. graudifl Covent garden mixture Large flowering French mixture . German, dwarf; mixture .... Pansy, . best mixture. Rolker's Superior German Improved Trimardeau Improved Gassier Improved Bugnot The ordinary good bedding strain White, yellow, blue, or purple, separate Asters. victoria, splendid mixture Pure white or other colors Pteouia-flowered, finest mixture Pure white < Reiue des Halles, pUP Other Sorts —Consult ou Per oz. $5.00 6.00 3.00 4.00 2.00 pkt. .20 ■ .20 ,20 .20 ■ colors ; white, very early . . , 1.50 r Trade List for 1893. Mailed free. SPRING BULBS. Beg'onia tuberous rooted. Single, choicest mixed colors per 100 S^.OO Gloxinia, Hybr. Crassif. Pulcherrima strain, best mixed .... Iiiliiim ^anclfolium. Album, true, extra fine bulbs Roseum, true, extra fine bulbs .... Rubrum, true, extra fine bulbs .... 7.00 ^.00 Pseonia. Officinalis. In finest sorts under name, partly scented, red, rosy, and white shades the assorted dozen 3.00 The same in mixture of shades, the " 2.50 Clematis in Soits. Strong, three-year-old plants, the collection of Ten Plants, in ten distinct sorts, single and double flowering .... 5.00 Gladiolus and other Spring- Bn.hs. Consult our Trade List for 1893. Mailed free. For Fall Season. Orders Booked Now For delivery after arrival in the Fall season. Bulbs of Soman Hyacinths. Paper Whites Grandiflora, Double Von Sion Narcissus. I^iiium Hatrisii, tily of the Valley, forcing pips, On all of which we offer extra low prices. Tulips Hyacinths, and other Dutch Stuff, Priced ou application. We furnish in the fall likewise AZALEA INDICA. Good healthy plants with buds set from our nurseries near Ghent, in the best market sorts of our selection, in boxes of fifty at least, at 35, 40, 50, 65, ,S5 cents, $1.00, $1..50, $2..50 the piece, and more, according to size. Timely orders solicited, to secure the best pick. In PALMS. We can furuish likewise an extra fine and priceworthy stock of; Ziatania Borbonica — from 6-inch pots. Per doz. Box of 50- Four to five leaves 815.00 $.50.00 Five to sLx leaves 20.00 75.00 Kentia Belmoreana — from 5-inch pots. Per doz. Box of .50 Three to four leaves S15.00 $50.00 Larger plants 24.00 Kentia Forsteriana at the same prices. HYBRID ROSES. The best Dresden grown stock of established reputation, we furnish in assorted cases: 100 in 10 sorts, 10 of a kind Per Box $U.50 200 in 20 sorts, 10 of a kind. . . " 22 50 300 in 30 sorts, 10 of a kind " 34^00 FOR FURTHER PARTICULARS, ADDRESS: August Rolker & Sons, New York. F. O. station E. Warehouses, 136 & 138 W. 24th Street. 9l2 The a mer i ca x F l orist. Mar. JO, Chicago. At the last meeting of the Florist Club several new members were elected. The routine business was quickly disposed of, for the long table that occupied thecenter of the hall looked very inviting. This was the date for the monthly supper and the members were soon gathered around the "festive board." \fter the eatables and drinkables had beendi-poscd of President Hauswirth called on Mr. John Thorpe to set the ball rolling, and "Uncle John" proceeded to the work in excellent form. He called the attention of the club to the fact that no provision had been made for a competition in floral arrangement at the World's Fair and asked that it take the initial step to supply the omission. He promised to look after space needed if the florists of the country would arrange the details. He was followed by a large number of speakers who discussed ways and means and eventually a motion that the club pledge itself to see that such ar- rangements would be made as would enable all contestants, from whatever part of the world thev might come, to meet on terms of equality as regards ma- terial needed, was carried byaunanimous vote. Many excellent speeches weremade which it is to be regretted there is not space for in this issue. A feature of the entertainment was a Japanese song by Mr. H. Izawa. These monthly dinners promise to be an excellent addition to the program. Congratulations to Mr. W. J. Smith and his bride are in order. Mr. Elmer D. Smith, Adrian, Mich., and his wife paid Chicago a visit this week. It is, at time of writing, a little early to say very much about the Chicago Easter market; the week opened with such bright sunshiny weather that it should have an excellent effect on the quality of the flowers, which had sufi">--red during the dull and rainy weather of last week. Bulb stock of all classes is very plentiful, including Harrisii lilies. The general opinion is that there will be no surplus in most classes of stock, even it the supply is I qual to the demand. Out of town orders hive been large, usually calling fjr a good class of stuff". Good plant sales are anticipated, the stock con- sisting chiefly of spirieas, hybrid roses, callas, liliums, tulips, hyacinths, pansies and cinerarias. A large proportion or the stuff seen is very good in quality. 4j?7y^i«^/7^ J of 1st quality can ever .*-*UI<-ii Oucen Kaspberry. one of the best <'atalpa'BeeillInKa, Speclosa'. Kiprapferl. Teas" Japanese hybrid Maple, Sugar or Rock. lU to IS Inch seedlings.. roplar. IJolIeana, new Husslan. ti to 8 feet, fl ■erlW) I't $3 00 1(100 I uu 200 500 . Sto r> feet. I year, from cutting cuttings Hill \ iiir, ■-' year tubers ;i rill r.ar!," from pots. ► [>oii;i\ \ :it'i('eata, 4 Inch pots 2 00 -.is l.:iiH iihtta iK)ts. fine . ny, herbaceous, 25 choice named sorts fine mixed sorts Yucoa Filamentosa, 1 year, fine... Amaryllis Formosissima, strong I Emlle Leclerc. (lowers golden yellow, mottled scarlet 1 (JO Noulonl, "Giant Cardinal Flower" 1 UO Ornament des Grande Ronde, line, dark foliage and flowers I OU I'apillon. flowers golden yellow, beautifully spotted crimson l.OU , named sorts H 50 I 50 fiOO 400 4 00 iplnlla Alba and Lasiandra xiiiii.l Knneapliylla Furp iSpldt-r Lily; ulata, 2"^ Inch pots 4 (ni Tritoina Uvaria. 1 year grown iUKi Complete Trice List free. I^. 'V- TP:KA.JS, Ir^vingrtota., (n**3r In 'ianapolis), Iind. THE CATALOGUE OF NEW PLANTS ETC., OF V. LEMOINE & SON, NANCY, FRANCE, Can be had on application from Iheir sole agenf, C. RAOUX, 296 PEARL Street, NEW YORK. THE CHOICEST VARIETIES IN CULTIVATION. Fine pot plants $2 50 per 100: $20 00 pei 1000 Root<>d rutt.nqt. $1 GO per 100: $8 00 per tOOO. Packed light, and satlsf xlion guaranteed. Send for circular. . . . Our sales reached nearly 360,ti00 last year, and we can assure our customers that our plants are fuJly equal, and assortment of varieties surpass those of last year. J. iv. iDii-,i-,oiv, :oioonrkst>«jti*s:, f»^. 100,000 VERBENAS. ESTABLISHED 1876 Water Lilies^' Lotus Tubers and pl.-uiiM.r nil ilu- choicest varieties. New vellow water lil\. XvihiiIkih udorata sulpluirea, T5c. each. N. chnmiati-ria. Ut ^I/.l-. *1.UU each. JIU.UO per doz.; 2d size. tHJc. eacli. aJi.^ii per do/.. Papyrus anti- quorum, strong crowns, California grown, *25 00 per 100. WATER LILY SEEDS. Nympliirn ETttClUs (new, whltu). %\ IK) |ur tni.lc pkt. Nvmpliica ZanzlbarlenBis. extrn tliirk purple >tr)ii'i. file, pkt,, *i;.l«) per oz. N. Zamllmr u/.iirfii, .'., 1'. M,.ire, CeolTiey' SI. llilaire. II. I,, de; Veimorin, J. CordioUN, Jiile^ Clirelieii, M, I.efebvre, Mine. A, Oie AIVOJB>, JV. J. K..l,n^la Pel le Alainagllv, Mme. Jn;.t, IVrleelu rSgs- The American Florist. 913 RO»E» For stock and immediate sales or planting. Clean, well- grown stock in vigorous growth: Mermets, Brides, La France and Perles, 2>^-incli pots, $4.00 per 100; $35.00 per 1000 Mermets, Brides, La France and Perles, 3-inch pots, 7.00 " 60.00 " Mermets, Brides, La France, 4 inch pots, - - - 10.00 " 90.00 " iCROTONS. .^ Twenty good varieties, 3-inch pots |8.oo per hundred. Twenty good varieties, 2 ^^ -inch pots 6.00 per hundred. • Large plants in 5 and 6-inch pots, in quantity $3 00 to $5.00 per dozen. This in one of the best plants for dry, hot weather, and will hold color better in warm places when others burn out than any other plants. CH RYSANTH EMUM5. The very best sorts for Florists' use, strong plants, 2 1-2 inch pots. Minnie Wanamaker, Jessica, Mrs. L. C. Madeira, L. Canning, Kioto, Lilian Bird, Perle des Sales, Ivory, Mattie Bruce $4.00 per 100; $35 00 per 1000 E. G. Hill, Perfection, Mrs. Geo. Bullock, Puritan, Mountain of Snow, Richard Elliott and Gloriosum $3 50 per 100; $30.00 per 1000 LATANIA BORBONICA. Strong plants, 2 -inch pots $5.00 per hundred; $40.00 per thousand. Strong, 3-inch pots 10.00 per hundred; 90.00 per thousand. CRITCHELL & CO., C>Y]>iC>llSllKAJT>T, OHIO. 914 The American Florist. Mar. JO, Philadelphia. As Easter approaches the state of busi- ness seems to have become worse. With most florists it has been the poorest week since Lent set in. Business is in some respects like the weather, which is often very good and again as of (en, this winter at least, very bad. The dullness at this time is no doubt like the calm before the storm, as next week promifes to be a rusher. Although flowers have been in full sup- ply, rather too many in fact, and the demand very light prices remain much the same as last week. Valley has stiffened a little, having moved from 2 to 3; 3 to 4 is asked for Easter delivery. Prices of other flowers promise to continue at their present level, for while the demand will be large there is likely to be plenty of stock to meet it. G. Anderson has a fine house of Brun- ners that will just be right. J. W. Colflesh has the Jacq. market all to himself and his plants look very fine. Several of theboys attended Mr. Asmus' "Fumigator" Saturday night and say they enjoyed themselves hugely. They will no doubt be fly proof for some time to come. Griffin Bros , of Frankford, have added two new house?. Their Easter stock this season is very fine, their lilies and hydran- geas being particularly good. George Anderson has come out on top again in the bowling tournament, having TTon the prize in the first class. George Campbell was first in the second, while Wm. Craig won the prize in the third class, beating his nearest competitor by only four pins. Wm. McLean won in the fourth and last class quite handily. K. Spri Sales >^. in bedding stock are sure to be large and profitable this year. Are you prepared? If not, we are, to furnish you with Y(^ Rooted >^- Coleus, in all the best varieties, the qual- ity of which is well Icnown. Our stock this year is better than ever, and includes the coming yellow of yellows, "Sunrise." By the way it is not too late to buy Carnations. We have the best. List for the asking. ALEX. McBRIDE, .... ALPLAUS, N. Y. MAGNOLIAS^ OBOVATA GRACILIS AND PURPUREA. Fiue, bustiy plants, :! to 8 feet, from Sffi.OO to SaX) 00 per 100. Scud for descriptive catalo^ie and wholesale price list free to all in the trade. ^A.'Oia.XJE;^!^ O. JfWIOOJV, IMOKIIISX II. •:, Itiiiks <<>.. !• A. HEADQUARTERS FOR WATER-LILIES SEED TUBERS AND PLANTS. Place Tonr iinln>. inrlv If vou wIhIi to secure KOort Mtock of chi.niitut; ^.■l|■<^w VViiter MIy. N. (Miroraa- toltu plantB. iBt n1/,i', «I,UU each. SIU do/.; 2tl Bl/,e, 75t: eiicli, 3vS,i)tl per do/.. Aluo. the now French unci other new hunly viirietlcH. Send for price list. Wm. Tricker, °°urj^'\^k)t^- Vittata S2..')flperdoz., SLUOO per 100. Per KXI. SPECIALi)FFER HENRY A. DREEr/' Philadelphia, Pa. The following list of Stock can be furnished in almost unlimited quantity ard of a very superior quality. BULBS AND TUBERS. Amaryllis Formosissima . . . . $1.00 per doz., $7,00 per 100, Johnsonii W.OO " 830.00 " Begonias, Tuberous Rooted. Finest mixed singles JdOO per 100, $.50.00 per 1000. Finest mixed d'bls S1.50 per doz., $12.00 per 100. Finest single scarlet, crimson, yellow, white, orange and pink Sl.OO per doz., ST.OOper 100. Dahlias per doz. Pijmpon, Snow, Cactus and single varieties in 50 finest named sorts, strong grown roots . . SI.-'jO Diclyira Speclabilis, strong clumps 1.00 Gloxinia Crassifclia. In the finest mixture. E.xtra select bulbs \M First size 1.00 Second size 75 Caladiums, Fancy leaved varieties in 30 distinct named sorts 2.00 Dwarf French Cannas. Mme. Crozy . S2.00 per doz., Sl.5,00 per 100 Capt. P. de Suzzoui . S7..50 per doz., $60 00 per 1(X) Alphonse Bouvier ti.OO " .50.00 " Paul Marquant 7 60 " 60.00 General List of Choice Varieties. Baron de Renowardy, Boucharlet .\ine, Commandant Debois, Doyen Jo. Sisley, Duchess de Monte- nard. Gen. Baron Berge, Guv de Oultramont, Henri L. de Vilmorin, J. Thomayer, I^Guill, Presi- dent Hardy, Secretaire Nicolas, Trocadero |2 .50 per doz, $20.00 per 100 Antoine Chantin, Ampere, Baron de Sandrans, Chevalier Besson, Comte Horace du Choiseaul, Due de Montenard Francois Crozy, Francois Maire. Francois I^apente, Francois Corbin. Ingenieur .\lphand. Jacquemet Bonnefoud, Mr. Cleveland. Mr. Lefebvre, Mme. Antoinette de Allemany, Mme. Liabaud, Princess Sussignani, Star of '91, Souv. de Jeanne Charreton. Vitticeulter Gaillard, W. Pfitzer. . ... $1..50 per doz.. $12.00 per 100 Antoine Crozy, Admiral Courbet, Edward Michel, E. Chevroil, Emile I.eclaire. Enfant du Rhone, Gen. de Negrier, Geoffrey St. Hilaire, Jules Chretien, Kaiser Wilhelm II.. Louis Chretien. Statn air Fulconis, Segionaire : Jl.OO per doz., $8.00 per KX) Clematis Paniculate. AVe have prepared an immense stock of this grand variety, which will undoubtedly be in very great demand during the present season. We offer strong three-inch pots $2.00 per doz Clematis Crispa and Coccinea. Strong dormant plants 1.00 Clematis, Hybrid Varieties. All the leading varieties Imported Budded Roses. .Mfrcd < oloiiili La France .\lfreil K Williams Louise Van Houtte .VniiH lie Dii'shaeh Mabel DIorrison M'>'e. Gabriel Lulzet Mairiia Charta Mefveille de Lyon $12.00 per 100. $12.00 6.00 1.5.00 $15.00 per 100 SOO W.OO >[on)4. lioneenn I'aul Neyron Sweet Rrlar White I Irieh Krunnl Xavier Ollbo $110.(X)per IIXK). Baron de Itonstettin ]SaroneS8 KutliHeIiil;-inch pots $1.00 per doz.. $7.00 per 100 Carnations. Established pl.tnts from ijiAnch pots. Angelus $ 5,00 per 100 Caesar $10.00 per 100 Anna Webb 4.00 " Edna Craig 1.5.00 Buttercup ti.OO " Emilv Pierson 6.00 Chester Pride 5.00 " New Jersey 15.00 Century •l.flO " Thos. Cartledge 8.00 " Daybreak 5.00 " Grace Darling 5.00 Grace Wilder 4.00 " Portia 4.00 " Hinze's White 4.00 " Tidal Wave 4.00 " izzie McGowan 4.00 " Wm. F. Dreer 4.00 15.00 I.. I,. I.amborn 4.00 Mrs. Henry M. Stanley Ferns. Cyrtoraium Falcatum, 2\i in. pots, $ 5.00 per 100 Pteris Argyrea 2^^ Davallia Stricta . . . 2>{ Dicksonia Antarctica, 214 Gymnogi amine Schizophylla I,astrea Aristata Variegata 2!i Opaca ... .214 I.omaria Ciliata ... 214 Polypodium Aurcum . 2i^ Palms. Decorative sizes. .Vreca l.utescens . . . Areca I.utescens 6-in. pots !tO Latania Borbouica ' 6.00 «.00 5.00 Palmata . . ^y. " CreticaMagnifica2i.i " Adiantoides 21.4 Serrulata Cristata 2>^ " Victoria; . 2Vi Microlepia hirta crist ;t Onychimn .\ilratum . .'t Dorcopteris Nobilis . 2'4 . pots, $ 4,00 per 100 6.00 5.00 5.tX) .5.00 lO.(K) 12.00 20 00 20.1X1 . . . :i plants in a 5-inch pot. 18 inches high. SO.IX) per dozen. high $12 a doz Kentia Belinoreana 4.in. pots 15 in.'high $6 a doz 0 Forstcriana 4 Ph(vnix Recliaata 6 " 20 " 12 " Palms. Young stock for growing on. Areca Lutcscens 2>i in. pots, $1.25 per doz., $ 8.00 per 100 2 -^ 2.00 " 1.5.00 Latania Borbonica 3 Kentia Belmoreana 2^ Forstcriana 2y( Sylvestris 2H 8 us Utilis 2H 4..50 ;».oo 1.25 10.00 2.00 15.00 ,S.OO 2.5.00 2.00 15.00 3.00 25.00 2.00 15.00 1.00 8.00 1..50 " 10.00 1.00 8.00 1.50 " 10.00 .75 8.00 i893. The American Florist. 915 1,1 SPAULDING" Offers you the Best and Cheapest Prize- Winning Varieties in the World! CHRVST^NTHETVTUTV^S CHRVSKMTHETVTUTV^S Well-grown plants, strong, healthy and true to name, to establish. Buy at once and freshen your stock, as choicest exhibition varieties, stock cannot last long. $3.50 expressed, post free, $4.oo. 200 plants, 40 kinds at prices lower than rooted cuttings, which are unsatisfactory and take time at such prices for such collections, which contain no rul^bish, nothing but Your selection from one of these collections, 100 plants, 20 kinds, 5 of each, , 5 of each from either collection, $7:00, post free, $8.00, cash with order. COLLECTION NO. 1. A. H. LeRoy Col. W. B. Smith Bouquet des Dames H. F. Spaulding J. H. White Lillian Russell Mrs. Gov. Fifer Tuxedo M. J. Thomas Mrs. C. D. Avery Shenandoah M. J. Humbert Dr. Callendreau Sunflower Domination Kioto M. E. Mulsen G. F. Moseman Popularity Goldfinch Goguac Mrs. A. J. Drexel C. Columbus A. H. Neve Rev. J. C. Hanna Eda Prass Geo. Hawkins J. S. Fassett COLLECTION NO. 2. A. Ladenburg Hicks Arnold Chicago E. D. Hatch H. Balsley Mrs. J, W. Morrissey Mrs. W. S. Kimball Ruth Cleveland Jessica Geo. Savage Superior M. Bahonnett C. J. Osborne Csesare Costa J. Thorpe Gloriosum Surprise L. Fowler Firebrand A. McVickar Miss Georgie Cole C. Berterman Spartel Mrs. J. H. Wright E. G. Hill C. A. De Pau Mrs. J. D. Eisler Those purchasing 200 will be presented with a plant of the magnificent white and dark prize-winners of 1893, Mabel Simpkins and E, Ladenburg, valued at $2,50. 100 Plants, my selection, all different, $2.00, post free, $2.25. All old and new varieties at figures that will astonish you. MME. CROZY SEED (True), per oz. 50c. Catalogues on application. ^^"^^^^^"^ T. H. SPAULDING ORANGE, N. J. CHRYSANTHEMUMS We Offer for a Short Time the Fcflow- ing Standard Sorts. The Plants are in the Fink of Condition Per 100 W. H. Lincoln, stock plants, 4-in pots. .515.00 H. E. Widener, '< " .. 25.00 Ivory, " " " .. 25 00 Domination, " " " .. 15.00 Mrs. Geo Bullock," " .. 15.00 L. Canning, " " " .. 15.00 W. H. Lincoln, " " 2-in. " .. 3.00 H. E. Widener, " " .. 5.00 Ivory, " .. 4.00 Domination, " " " .. 3.00 Mrs. Geo. Bullock," " .. 3.00 L. Canning, " " " .. 3 00 Potter Palmer, " .. 5.00 Ruth Cleveland, " " " .. 5.00 Mrs. E. D. Adams," " " .. 6.00 Minnie Wanamaker" " " .. 5.00 Mrs. Irving Clark, " " " .. 3.00 Louis Boehmer, " " " .. 3.00 Mrs. B. Harrison, " " " .. 3.0o Kioto, " .. 3.00 Rooted Cuttings ready Feb'y 25lh of the following Varieties: Mrs. Geo. Bullock, L. Canning, Kioto, Domination. Mrs. B Harrison, Louis Boehmer, at Si. 50 per 100 H. E. Widener, Ivory $2.50 per 100 25 at 100 rate. Packing free. JOHN IRVINE 60., Bay City, Mich. p. S. Adiantum Capillus Veneris, 2-inch, a fine lot now ready for shipment at $5 per 100. Nephrolepis Exaltata, 3-inch, jS7 perlOO. Mention Ajnertcan Florist. * cmtmrnnEnum * The Cream of all the immense list selected with great care for use of Florists, also all the NEW ONES of this year in first-class stock, no\v ready. JOHN N. MAY, Summit, N. J. CHRYSANTHEMUMS. NOVELTIES AND STANDARD VARIETIES. NATHAN SMITH & SON, 167 W. Maumee Street, ADRIAN, MICH. GHRYSflNTHEMUMS. ROOTED CUTTINGS. Lincoln, Ada Spaulding, Domination, L. Boehmer, Rohalllon and 20 other tiood market sorts. $1.50 per lUU; Jessica and Ivory, $2.50 per ]00. Ready for delivery January 15th. Address j_ G. BURROW, FISHKILL. N. y. Mention American Florist Are You a Fmit or Flower Raiser i For Market or Pleasure— If so, send for our Circular on Fungicides and Insecticides, which are che.ap and reliable. Agents in every State. .Special Fertilizers for Fruits, Flowers and Vegetables. Agricultural Chemicals. "W. S. POWELL & CO., Chemical Fertilizer Manufrs, Baltimore, Md. S. F. LEONARD, Seedsman, Agent, Chicaeo* 111. 9i6 The American Florist. Mar. 30^ St. Louis. Trade during the past week continued fair, the shipping being especially good. Orders are being pl.iced quite liberally for an Easter supply, which from present in- dications will be filled. The plant trade will be somewhat behind, owing to many of the growers having been unable to gauge correctly the timerequiredto bring their plants into flower. This holds true especially for lilies and hydrangeas. Some of the firms have a large stock of lilies that will be available, but hydran- geas, with but one, or possibly two ex- ceptions, will be behind time. This was recognized some time ago and they are being brought on slowly for spring plant trade. Azaleas and spirojas will be in good supply, almost all having them in good shape. Quite a supply of palm crowns, needle pines, and wild smilax is being shown by the supply men, but they say the people do not take to them. When used judi- ciously these make a very effective addi. tion to any decoration, the palm crowns especially lending a gracelulness to the general effect. A meeting of the finance committee has been called looking towards the enter- tainment of the S. A. F. This com- mittee consists of the chairmen of the various sub-committees, and the super- intendent of the trade display. From the interest manifested by those who have been placed on committees, and even those who have not, the S. A. F. can be sure of a hearty reception this summer. It is expected that at theabove meeting all the chairmen will outline their plans and then get down to busi- ness. There is considerable talk among the members in regard to organizing a bowl- ing club, so as to be able to participate in the pleasure annually enjoyed by the teams from the cities already having es- tablished clubs. Several parties expect to bring the matter forward at the next meeting, and it will be a surprise if some- thing does not come from it. Mr. William Ellison, one of our longest established retail store men, has within the past week disposed of his retail store trade, having sold it to the Ayers Floral Co., they at present being located on Easton Avenue, near (Irand Ave. They will in the future run the two stores. K. F. T. Do Yon WANT an alphabetical list of the chrysanthemums in commerce in America, with class and a brief accurate description of each one, and synonyms noted? You will find such a list in our new trade directorv and reference book. Please write on your printed letter head when addressing our advertisers. If you have no printed letter head, then enclose your business card or bill head. IF YOU NEED ANY Cape Flowers, Immortelles, Grasses, plain or fancy Baskets, Metal Wreaths, Letters, Doves, or any other thin;; in the Florists' supply line, mail us your order. REMEMBER WE ARE THE Leading Manufacturers of Wheat Sheaves and Baskets, and Importers of Florists' Supplies. Catillop^uc on iiiitillciitidli. ERNEST KAUFMANN & CO., //5 *. 4th Street PHILADELPHIA. PA. BAYERSDORFER'S Elegant Goods for Spring Trade. A. RULL LINK OK Florists' ° Supplies. Baskets all Shapes and Materials. Commencement Baskets, Silver Baskets, All prices, from 25 cents to $4.00 each. Celluloid Baskets. New Flower Pots and Jardinieres of Majolica with Metal Decorations. FERNERIES From 75 cents to $10.00 each. DECORATION DAY SUPPLIES. METAL WREATHS AND DESIGNS. Metal Designs made to order in any form or quantity and at any price. l«r— ^— ,0, Fresh Cape Flowers, Iramortel- >vje»w® I have Doves. I have lots of Doves. I have lots of good Doves. l-irst Quality S14.00a I Keller New York; W. C. Krick, Brooklyn, N. Y.; H. Bayersdorfer & Co., Philadelphia, Pa.; Erust Kauffnian, Philadelphia Pa C Ribsam S. Sons Trenton N J J M McCullough's Sons, Cincinnati, Ohio; B. P. Critchell & Co., Cincinnati, Ohio; T. C. Vaughan Chi- cago, III., Wisconsin Flower Exchange, Milwaukeee, Wis.; Currie Bros.. Milwaukee, Wis.; C. A. Kuehn, St. Louis, Mo.; S. Mount & Co , St. Louis Mo ■ C Young & Sons Co., St. Louis, Mo.; Jordan Floral Co., St. Louis, Mo.; C. Strauss & Co., Washington, D. C; Ed. S. Schmid, Washington, D. C- G W Currey it Co., Nashville, Tenn.; Eckhardt & Co., Nashville, Tenn.: T. W. Wood & Sons, Richmond, Va.; U. J. Virgin, New Orleans La. MARSCHUETZ & CO., FLORISTS' • SUPPLIES 23 & 25 N. 4th St., PHILADELPHIA. PA. Send tor fntaloprnc ^^^ Easier Decorations will be enhanced vastly by using GREFW SILKALENE for stnnging. Send for Samples and prices. JOHN C. MEYER A, CO., 389 DevonshlreSt., _ BOSTON, IVIASS. U. S. AND FOREIGN Trade Marks. Designs, Opiuions, Searches, &,c., promptly attended to. Send sketch or model for free examination as to patentability. All work strictly confidential, GEO. H. CHANDLEE, Atlantic BuUdillg:, TFASHINGTON D. C. Mention American Flor st 9i8 The American Florist. Mar. JO, Toronto. The great event in horticultural circles this week was the third annual dinner of the Gardeners' and Florists' Association. The boys turned out in good style, about seventy of them being present, and all agreed that a more enjoyable social jolli- fication never occurred. Speeches were brief and to the point, songs were lively and well sung, the "wittles and drink" were substantial and well served, the ci- gars were fragrant and good. What more could a lot of fellows, who had made up their minds beforehand to have a good time, want? Regret was ex- pressed that none of our American cous- ins— brethren, I will say — were present; it was hoped until the last minute that the original and only Great Scott would turn up, but no such luck. Mr. S. Aylctt, president of the Hamilton club, was the only outside reprcsentati vi ; brother F. G. Fosttr does not usually leave us out on these festive occasions, but it was whis- pered that the arrival of another little Foster was the cause of his absence. A feature of the evening was a trio by Messrs. Gilchrist, Tidy and Dunlop to the tune ot "Auld Lang Syne." I hope to be able to send you the words of this song shortly; all I conld catch of the chorus was "Bullheads, they will not sell." The toast of the S. \. F. was drunk with great enthusiasm and was responded to by Mr. J. 11. Dunlop. Mr. W. Muston did similar duty for the Carnation Soci- ety. In responding to "our profession" Mr. A. Gilchrist took serious exception to the word "stuff' being used and warntd his fellow florists that as dispens- ers of truck were called truckers, so dis- pensers of "stuff" would very likely come to be called "stuffers," and wanted to know how they would like to have it "John Smith, the noted Toronto stuffer," "Charles so and so, the stuft'er," and so on. Various changes were rung on this word during the evening which created much amusement. Mr. G. Reeves also replied to this toast by a good speech. "Parks and Gardens" was replied to by Superintendent John Chambers, Alder- man Orr and ex-Alderman R. J. Score. Various other toasts were responded to by good speeches, being interspersed with songs and some really very fine concertina playing by one of the members. The meeting broke up in the "wee sma' hours" and everyone having a satisfied smile on his countenance. Owing to the weather, which keeps at about freezing point, sometimes snowing and sometimes raining, always raw and windy, the World's Fair horticultural exhibit has not progressed much this week and Messrs. Ewing and Houston are wearing their pants out praying for fine weather, but they hope to send it off on or about the 30th inst. and start themselves on the same day. Florists are all busy making great prep- arations for the Easter trade, which promises to be good, considering the dull state of trade generally that prevails in this city just now, owing to the effects of a recently defunct real estate boom. Iv. If you have not already ordered a copy of our directory and reference book you are missing a good thing that you ought to have. Remember that it con- tains not only a list of those in the trade but a vast amount of reference matter of great value to every reader of the Flo- rist. The reference lists of roses, chrys- anthemums and carnations are alone worth the price of the book. Gonocntrated txiract oi ToDacco. Its Effectiveness when Applied as Vapor in Destroying Green Fly. Gleanlu, ThorouQh, Etteciive, Quick, Economical. A Kew "Words from Mr. Nilay. JOHN N. MAY, Rose Grower, p. O. BOX 7. Summit, New Jersey, January loih, 1893. Mk. Benjami.n H.\m.mond, Fishkill-on-Hudson, New Voik. My Dear Sir: In reply to your inquiry regarding the Concentrated TobaCCO Ex- tract I purchased from you, would say that we have found it very satisfactory indeed. Our iiiiiilus operandi is to take a small upright tub about twelve inches deep and as much in di- ameter ; across the top of this tub we have a piece of board about three inches wide nailed on, with a hole in the center large enough to admit a piece of quarter-inch pipe. This pipe is about fifteen inches long, and one end of it is fastened securely into the end of a piece of half-inch hose, on the other end of which is fastened a half-inch socket coupling, which is attached to the outlet of the steam pipe, behind which is situated a half-inch steam valve. When we want to vaporize a house one hundred feet long we use two of the above arrangements, each situated about twenty-five feet from the ends of the house, taking the tubs by the handles, so that we can easily carry the whole from one house to another. We put a handful of tobacco stems loosely into each tub, then put about one and one-half pints of your Tobacco Extract into each tub, and if the steam is quite dry when it enters the same, add about one pint of water ; but if as it often happens, the steam is circulating to the given point lequired, it will condense somewhat, forming more or less water. In that case we withhold the water, as the condensation will add all that is necessary. When all is ready we turn on the steam, and in ten to twelve minutes we have the house as full of tobacco vapor as is needed, and gener.illy enough to kill all the green fly in the house. We have been doing this every eight or ten days during the season with excellent results, and have never yet found the vapor to injure either flower or foliage. As soon as one house is full of vapur we unscrew the hose coupling, carry the tub out, replenish as before, and take to the next house, etc., till the whole are gone over. We find it works much more effectually on cloudy, moist days, as the laps between the glass are then sealed with moisture. The requirements for this mode of killing green fly are — live steam with means of car- rying it through all the houses, and an active man to operate it. We use a small boiler for pumping and other purposes here, and this does the vaporiz- ing also. I have seen several systems of applying it, but so far have found none so simple or efl'ective. Yours very truly, JOHN N. M.W. Thousands of persons throughout America have the past thirteen years used SLUG-SHOT TO DESTROY Giirraiit and GaDbaoe Worms. Potato Buqs, Gucumber Fleas, Rose Lice and SIuqs, Lice on Gattle, Fowls, etc. There is scarce a pl.ice of size but will be fimnd some ■rchant who sells SLUC! SIIOT, and usually in connec- n with the seed trade. The Great Seep Dealers are ,■ chief distributors of SLUG SHOT. In all these ye.irs Hi case* of harm from its use is known. SLUG SHOT lands to-day the most successful general insecticide in the lorld for use on Vecetadles, Fruits or Flowers. It is |iut up in various sized packages to suit all wants. We prepare all sorts of Insecticides and Fungicides for spray- ing or in powder, iisects and Caterpillars. Used largely in Florida. For Kot, Blight, etc. t.K.M'K DUST. Powder for destroying Mildew on Roses and Gooseberries. SCROKULARIA. Routs Carpet Beetles. If you have any trouble with Insects or Blights, write ami we will try to help you. Send a postal for a pamphlet to B. HAMMOND, Fishkill-on-Hudson, N. Y. Sold by the Seed Dealers of America. Trade Mark. riiRif jiKi:. r,,r sciic SOLUTION OF COFl'ER. The American Florist. 919 J. M. McGULLOUGH'S SONS, CINCINNATI, 0. FLORISTS' SUPPLIES, METAL WREATHS, Have just received a large Importation of these elegant goods. Parties wanting same should get our prices. NEW CAPE FLOWERS Just Received. WHEAT SHEAVES, GRASSES, IMMORTELLES, SPHAGNUM MOSS, BASKETS, ETC. TIN FOIL, DOVES, SAGO PALMS PAINTED. SENO FOR PRICE LISX. FLORISTS' FLOWERS.— We pay special attention to seeds used by florists. Our strains of CINERARIA, PRIMULA and PANSY are unsurpassed. Wholesale Cut Flower Department. ORCHIDS, ROSES, CARNATIONS, AND A1,I. OTHER FLOWERS IN SEASON. FANCY FERNS $1.25 PER THOUSAND. GREEN SHEET MOSS $1.50 PER BUNDLE. •••BULBS--- Do not place your orders until you have our prices. "Then give us the Order." LILY OF VALLEY PIPS A SPECIALTY. HEADQUARTERS Field, Oarden and Flower Seed. SEND FOR CATALOGUE FREE. CUT FLOWER PRICE LIST sent'to all florists_on^application. J. 7V^. TV^CCULI-OUGH'S SONS. 134-136 WALNUT STREET, Between 3rd and 4th streets. CINCINNATI, OHIO. Valuable Discovery of the 19th Century. SILVER MEDAL AWARDED BT THE CALIFORNIA STATE FAIR OF 1890. This preparation Is a sure destroyer ot the Scale, Wooly Aphis and Insect Pests of any and all descriptions. It may be as freely used in the conservatory, garden and greenhouse as in the orchard or vine- yard. It is non-poisonous and harmless to vegetation when diluted and used according to directions. It mixes instantly with cold water in any proportion. It is Safe, Sure and Cheap. No fruit grower or florist should be without it. Send for Circulars and Price Iiist. R. W. CARMAN, General Agent, 291 AMITY Street, FLUSHING, Queens, Co., BT. Y. GflTftLOGUE PRINTING. ELECTROTyPING. Done with expert ability for Florists Nurserymen, Seedsmen, Write to J. Horace McFarland Co., HARRISBDBO. FA. Loo ;Bo:x:o«» FOR FLORISTS. All sizes and styles. Correspendence solicited. KAftiKAKEE MFG. CO., Kankakee, III. CHICAGO OFFICE: 266-268 Wabash Ave. Please mention the American Flo- rist every time you write any of the advertisers on this page. ol the filter attached the superhiie spray opeuiugs lu the caps are kept tree. Have you _, urface sovvu superfine seeds, or tender seedhng plants to care for? If so, you need one of < sprayers. It is especially desirable as a propagating house tool. Sent to any Professional Florist, Seeds- man or Nurseryman in the United States on receipt of $1.50. Sixteen cents added lor postage. Note the following comments ; Experiment Station, Maine State College, Orano, Me., Feb. 7th, 1893. Benj. F. Sill, Long Island City, N. Y.: Dear .S 7-— Your Sprayer is certainly valuable for use in the Window Garden and for watering delicate Seeds and Plants. Wm. M. Munson, Professor of Horticulture. Castlewood, Orange, N. J., Feb. 21st, 1893. Benj. F. Sill, Long Island City, N. Y.: My Dear >Vr— Your patent Sprayer is a treasure, I would not be without one for ten times its value. Besides being strong and durable it fills a long felt want, distributing the water naturally and as gently as an April shower. Yours truly, Thos. H. Spaulding. Address All Orders to BENJ. F. SILL, Long Island City, N. Y. Wlien writing mention the American Florist. f=»j^i^^ie:^. 3 prime condition, ¥2.75 per 100. Sat- in bloom from best strains, i from cold fraines, S25 00 per 1000, isfaction guaranteed, f. o. b. 'wv. J. E^ivoc^xe. Box 211, Dayton, Ohio When you write to any of the ad- vertisers in this paper please say that you saw the advertisement in the American Florist. 920 The American Florist. Mar. JO, Now Watch the Ventilators. Now is the time when you have to exercise all your gardening wit to keep everything running right. In the long, dark winter months it has been comparatively easy to manage the houses. Keep up the fires was the main point, now keep down the fires is quite as important. A hot, sunny day following a sharp freezing night is trying to your plants and perhaps temper. Those who have steam can by 7 a. m. close ofi' the steam entirely, and in an hour the pipes are cold. Hot water we cannot handle like that. But we can be round early in the morning and stop the fires, and what is of great importance in keeping down the temperature is to put on a crack of air early. Don't wait till ten o'clock, when the houses have run up to 90° or more, and then all at once raise the ventilators a foot or two. Put on a little ventilation early, and increase as the sun rises. This will greatly help to keep the temperature down, and no sudden change will be felt, which is so in- jurious to most if not all plants. A plant is stunted and miserable when ex- posed to a sudden change of temperature or draught equally as animals are. W. vS. The World's Congress Auxiliary. This promises to be one of the most important events in connection with the great E.xposiuon at Chicago this year. The horticultural division is in charge of a committee consisting of Messrs. J. C. Vaughan, E, ('>. Hill, J. M. Samuels, John Thorpe. S. M. Emery, W. W. Tracy and Prof. \Vm. Trelease. There are co- operative committees from the Society of American Florists and the .American Seed Trade Association. Communications regarding the work of the horticultural division should be addressed to J. C. Vaughan, chairman of the committee, P. O. Box 688, Chicago. Please mention the American Florist everv time vou write to an advertiser. HERE WE ARE AGAIN. Send on your orders fi. >r Sash Bars and Ven- tilfiling Sash. All kiuds ou hand. PROMPT ATTENTION. Itemized Rstimates _ given, and cost of L I I / freight guaran eed. ^' CORRESPONDENCE \ ^ ' I w^ SOLICITED. V 1 ( ),'] I Irom bottom gutter up ^km 'felHei iCLEAH CyPR[!)5 iiy specialty. Lyman Felheim, ERIE, PA. YOU CAN SAVE MUNEY BY PURCHASING. ANDGLASS BY USING HAMILTWS PATENT SASH LFTER. "It works like a cliaMii." So s:iv IhoSL- who use- it. Scud us .W ccHls l.ji one sfiuiplc .Tiul you will say so too. BaY STATE HARDWARE CO.. 273 Freeport Street, llOSTON, MASS. -IK^- ' [dpi Jnd r tlv QU PKCS f tljt / tf'^ cUfc i^u. iu /^^ /Ji^-^^^^^y^ y^yyy^ '^mPT/CULTURAL ARCHITECTS AND HOT WATCfi ENC/NCERS. Office 244 CANAL ST, NEW YORK. NX NEPONSET ' FLOWER ' POTS of Waterproof Paper, Ught, durable, unbreakable and cheap. Tomato Growers have used them with success and proved their appreciation by repeated orders. Cabbage Growers have tried them and duplicated their orders. Market Growers of Verbenas, Alyssum, Coleus and other plants, which do not shun moisture, have used them extensively in repeated seasons Recommended for light and safe packing of tender and valuable plants, for the marketing of Ferns, Dutch Bulbs, Lily of the valley and the like. Cost about 40 per cent less than earthen pots, and weight considerably lighter, thus saving in first cost and freight. For Price List and further particulars address "WlioleHale .A sent* t AUGUST KOLKKK & SONS, Station E, New York. K. & J. FAKQUHAR. - - - - Itoston, Mass. Who furnish samples, b7 mall, postpaid, on receipt of 10 cts. 11 ot«. 14 Ct'. 17 cts. 22 cts. 40 ctn. 60 Cts. 2H-ln. 2>«-ln. trlnch puts. F. W. BIRD & SONS, Sole Manufacturers, EAST WALPOLE, MASS. C. HENNECKE CO. Price list of our Standard Greenhouse Pots: 1 3-4 inch, 2 inch, 2 1-2 inch, 3 inch. per 1,000, $3.00 350 " 4.00 5-50 3 1-2 inch, 4 inch, 5 " 6 " per 1,000 $6.75 8.00 13-50 22.50 The superiority of our pots is acknowledged by all who have used them. WRITE FOR OUR CATALOGUE OF Fancy Pots, Vases, Jardinieres, Wire Designs, lETC^., etc;. Please mention the American Florist I'lease mention the American Florist every time you write to aji advertiser. every time you write to an advertiser. i8g3. The American Florist. 92l NATURAL GAS MADE GLASS ROSE HOUSES, CONSERVATORIES, ETC. D. H. ROBERTS, 159-161 S. 5tti Avenue, NEVV^ YORK. DEPOT FOR THE FAMOUS Ghambeps & McKee Glass Go.'s Glass. Our Glass Received the Highest Award at the Boston Convention of the S. A. F. DoYou Intend to Build THIS SEASON? In these days of Low Prices and Sharp Competition ^ ECONOMY . the FIRST CONSIDERATION. Poor Quality GLASS is no Economy. We can give you Glass which is Abso- lutely Perfect for Modern Greenhouse Construction. ROCK BOTTOM PRICES. Send for Estimate. Satisfaction Guaranteed. REED GLASS GO., 65 Warren Street, and 46, 48 & 50 College Place, NEW YORK CITY. )TOTT'S YSTEM OF PRAYING ^1 AV E S Plaint sFi K' LLS, INSECTSAND MILDEW tott's CHARGED WITH KILLMRIGHX CQNMEC1 WITH FAUCET READY FOR USE WORK EQUALLY WELLWITH A GARDEN ENGINE. END FOR SroTfs Syringe CIRCULAR AND Testimonials. CELL'A^ CONTAINS THE KlLLMRlOHT^^^^'fe.t;^™^^^ 136 LibertyStNewYork. J. N. Struck k Manufaciurers of ' CYPRESS • BreenliflDse Material, LOUISVILLE, KY. CUTS! Wood Engraving, ' Zinc Etching, Half=Tone, J Wax Engraving, Photo -Engraving, Designing. IMANZ & CO., ENGRAVERS. 922 The American Florist. Mar. JO, Buffalo. There has been a marked improvement in business for the past week both in cut flowers and plants. Every fine day all hands are busy and there are no flowers wasting now. A visit to several of the largest growers within a few days shows me that there is an abundance of good Easter stuff" in town. Mr. C. F. Christensen on Delaware avenue has a fine lot of Bermuda lilies, azaleas, spirsa, hyacinths and other seasonable stock, and right on time. James Milley has a fine lot of lilies, callas and cinerarias. Mr. George S. Pickleman has several thousand Bermudas, and most of them will be about right. Mr. Constantine of Hamburg-on-the-Lake has a large lot of fine lilies and other Easter stuff'. When Easter comes in the middle or latter part of April there is a big business done on the markets in plants and flowers, but this year the chances are slim that the weather will admit of that, and in that case the stores will have the business. William Scott returned on Wednesday last from a short trip to Mt. Clemens, Mich., Detroit and Cleveland. Mr. S. seems greatly impressed with the mam- moth range of glass of Mr. Breitmeyer at Mt. Clemens, and says Mr. B.'s place is only equalled bv the hospitahty of him- self and sons. Although perhaps out of place in Buf- falo notes, I want to repeat a remark of Mr. Scott's, and that is, "If you want to see a first-class flower store in every re- spect, go to Euclid avenue, Cleveland, 0., and if you want to see a model built rose growing establishment (16 houses), all run to perfection, neat, clean and product- ive, go out to J. M. Gasser's place on the lake shore, and if you get tired on your ride back to town.jumpoff'at Mr. Hart's, where the sight of his thrifty, well-kept place and his most unassuming welcome will soon dispel any weariness that travel may have produced." The sudden death of one of our most popular and best known police captains this week called for a very large number of designs. Adams & Nolan received the bulk of the orders. In m.v last notes I quite unintentionally omitted to mention that Mr. Dan'l B. Long had to leave our festive table on the night of our annual banquet and catch a train for the east. Before he left he spoke most feelingly of the Florist Club and the great interest he had always taken in the club and the hard work he was will- ing to do for it in the future. Mr. D. B. L.then tried to makehisexit very (juickly, but he was halted halfway up the room and had to listen to a rousing cheer in his behalf. W. S. Always mention the American Flo- rist when writing to advertisers. THE BEST POTS. THE CHEAPEST. THE LOWEST FREIGHT RATES. THE BEST OF PACKING. THE LARGEST POTTERY IN THE STATE FOR MAKING STANDARD FLOWER POTS. Inch »n.ffi 3.60 i III •• ."i.OO il.UO i;i.80 Ferw Drainaoe Benoti Tile. PATENT APPLIED FOB. ■/^ TME STANDARD CREENhOUSE BE/\Ch. AWARDS. HIGHEST PREMIUMS WHEREVER EXHIBITED. First Class Certificate of Merit, Convention of the Society of American Florists, Toronto, Canada, 1891. First Class Certificate of Merit and Special Premium, Madison Square Garden Chrysanthemum Show, New York, N. Y. 1891. First Class Certificate of Merit, Pennsylvania Horticultural Society Chrysanthemum Show, Philadelphia, Pa. 1S91. First Class Certificate of Merit, Convention of the Society of .\merican Florists Washington, D. C. 1S92. FOR CIRCULARS, ETC., ADDRESS SEND YOUR BUSINESS CARD. w. p. WIChT. UPLAND GREENHOUSES, MADISO/S, N.J. a Standard" Flower Pots. HILFINGER BROS., Potters, FORT EDWARD. N. Y, As manufactured by us have carried off highest honors wherever shown and have stood the best test. They are used in all the leading floral establishments in the United States. For prices address The Whilldin Pottery Company, BRANCH WAREHOUSES: 713- 715- 71? & 7^9 Wharton St., Philadelphia, Pa. Kandolph Ave. Hnil l!|iioii St., .Jersey City, N. .F. .Jiiokmiii Ave. Hiid I'eitrson St., Lonsr Islaml City. I. I. STANDARD FLOWER POTS. Every u er of Flower P,.ts shou'.d correspand with us b f^re purchasing tlsewhsre, our facilities are unequalled. A. H. HEWS & CO., N. Cambridge, Mass. Standard Flower Pots. We wish to notify the trade that this summer we have made great improvements in machinery and hsTC also discovered a better clay, so that we are now manufacturing FLOWER POTS that can't be beat. We have the assurance of a host of our customers, that our make are the bet^t in the market. Bear in mind that freight rates are very low from this point and we claim that our way of packing saves you freight charges. Send for circulars, or we will send you figures on any quantity you want. SIPFLE, DOPFFEL &, CO., SYRACUSE, N. Y. NEW BRIGHTON POTTERY, .MiiiiiinK'tiiriii); 111)' ELVER80N, SHERWOOD i BARKER STANDARD FLOWER POTS. uLiKiir unil prliv lint "t I'ots. Ijiwii Vnnci. lliijiKliik' llanki'ls. Hud W Writo for III] nil ADDRESS, PITTSBURGH GLflY MF'G GO.. N6W Briolilon, Pa. i8g3- The American Florist. 923 TUB cnaiiiDion fluiomatiG ventilator. Patented February 21, 1893. Inside view of three-quarter span house. Showing "GhampiOII AUtOmatiC" Ventilator operat- ing continuous ventilation. Sash open at top of house. Please notice the neatness of the machine, nothing clumsy or heavy in its parts or connections, no brake shaft or brake weeel in the way, as with other machines The operating wheel is here shown on inside of house, but if so desired it can be placed in potting or work shed and is entirely out of the way in either place. One does not have to walk to the center of long houses to raise the sash. All will readily see the convenience of this machine in saving much valuable time. I claim, and can substantiate the claim, that I have in the "ChampiOll AutOIHatiC" VentilatOf by far the best machine on the market. It does away with all shafting, raising all sash the same height under all conditions — an important point in its favor. One revolution of the operating wheel is equal to ten revolutions of the worm gear ventilators, and doing this with less labor, and is, therefore, a great saving of time. It can be operated in any position, and in any kind of a house, and will open ventilators in any position that may be required, is cheaper and is so simple that any inexperienced person can place it in position for operation. When you buy a Ventilating Machine be sure and get the "Champion Automatic," as it is the Best. For circulars fully explaining the " Champion Automatic " Ventilator, also the new Champion Soil Pulverizer and Sifter, address E. E. WOLE/I^r Springfield, 0. 92-^ The American Florist. Mar 70, Baltimore. A week of mild, cloutly weather, suc- ceeded by a bright ard spring like Satur- day, has given a lift to many a coal pile and helocdmany a florist to look forward to Easter with less apprehension and more confidence. The stock of Easter plants apparent is large ar.d generally good Ily d rangeas are scarce, so is smil ix, but there seemsanample supply of almost everything else, and, jud »ing from the first lots in the florists' windows and greenhouse of very good quality. Brackenridge & Co. liave rented a large triple store 205 to 209 ,\. Charles St., as a storehouse and market for their stock of Easter plants, their store on Madison St. being entirely too small for the purpose. The market men are showing some very fine geraniums and hyacinths on their stalls, and, if the weather continues fine Lexington market will be more like a flower show than a market next week. Mack. Worcester, Mass. There has been a steady run of trade since Lent commenced its reign of dull- ness, but no large decorations or anything out of the usual order of things; with plenty of good flowers in the market prices are averaging about the same as lieretofore. The show windows have been very bright with pans of tulips and hyacinths, sturdy little azaleas and golden balls of getiista breaking the mo- notony of the darker foliage of the more graceful palms and ferns. The weather is mild and spring appears to be near at hand to ease the strains on the fire box and on the poor florist's bank account. In all probability there will In plenty of stufi" for Easter; lilies especiall\ will be plentiful, as some of the leading churches have signified their intention ol buying direct from Bermuda. Lange has a splendid house of Jacqs coming in. John Roy, a gardener well known in Ihisvicinitj', diedrecently of consumjition. Seedling. STANDARD VENTILATING MACHINERY, RESERVOIR VASES, LiAVN SETTEES, AND CHAIRS, McDoisALD BROS., 'COI.UMBUS, OHIO. The largestjnaiiufactill CMS of thisc g'w'ls ill llii' world We^ issue a large Illustrated Catalogue. Sent free on application. Mention American Florist. THE LEADER OF THEM ALL. Before ordering your Ma chinery write for Catalogue. Highest awards where- ever exhibited. NO. 2 Opens Sash as high at one end as at the other. With new- device. EVERYTHING UNIFORM. E. HIPPARD, YOUNGSTOWN, OHIO. mention American Klorlst. «6 ™ lOGKLflND" Sash Bars ^ ^ ^ ARE ALWAYS SATISFACTORY. This cut represents our improved Clipper Bar for Butted Glass roof — putty to be used under glass only. GUTTER MSTERiaL, RIDGES, saSH, ETC. The finest CLEAR CYPRfiSS used. Write for circulars and estimate Mention American Florist. UOGKLflND LUMBER GO. ■ lL,ocls:lcii-icl, O, H. M. HOOKER COMPANY, 57 and 59 W, Randolph Street, CHICAGO, NATURAL GAS MADE GLASS FOR GREENHOUSES. "Write for latest prices. GOODYEAR RUBBER CO We make a SPECIAI.TY in GARDEN HOSE, in both Rubber and Cotton. A (illK.VT V.VKIKTY Ol' llOSI'; KKKI.S. SI'ltAV l"l|-|:s, SI-ICINKI.KHS, KTC. 1-il JUalice {Street, OM1CA.OO. Mention Amerloan Klorlsl. j8^3- The American Florist. 925 STOP A MINUTE! E^ Wisn 10 Talk lo You. ■AVERY FLORIST that reads the Florist has seen this " Meat-Saw" looking counte- nance many times. But how many understand how the "thing" works? Just give me your attention and I will tell you. The Cog Wheel in the center is slipped on the Shaft. The small end of the Cogged Lever is attached to the Rasp, the Cog Wheel is fastened to the shaft by means of the Set Screw. When the shaft is turned the cog wheel turns with it and pushes the cogged lever aad sash above forward and back at will of the operator. Can anything be more simple? Because it is simple it is CHEAP. 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The Washington Florist chilj htlil its tinnual business meetinj; March 15, at which there was a full attendance. Elec- tion of officers for the ensuing year was the first business and Mr. C. F. Hale was unanimously elected president, but he very modestly declined to serve, owing to pressure of other business. The second ballot resulted in the election of Mr. W. F. Gude, Mr. \V. H. King was chosen vice-president; Mr. AdoI|)h Ciude, treas- urer; the jjresent incumbent, Mr. (1. W. Oliver, recording secretary; Mr. John Boyle, corresponding secretary. If you wish to make sure that your spring trade list will be preserved by those who receive it, print it in the .■American Florist. KROESCHELL BROS. Greenhouse ^ Boiler, 41 to BB Erl« St., CHICAQO. (front, sldea and bftok). Write for Informfttlon. PLANT BED CLOTH. CUKAP Sri{STITl!TK IH)K (il..\SS on Hot- beds. Cold H'ranies. etc. Three grades. illl not slirlnk or mildew. Forsalc by tlie lead* liig Dry Goods houses. 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CONTENTS. Carnations— Seasonable hints 929 —The rust agitation 930 —Chester County Carnatiou Society 930 Roses — Revolution in rose novelties 930 — Packing roses for market (2 illus) 930 —Rose Gustave Piganeau 931 Natural arrangement of cut flowers 932 Seasonable hints 932 Palmnotes 932 Wreath of roses (illus) 933 New York 934 Boston 935 Philadelphia 935 Washington 935 Chicago 936 Baltimore 936 Buffalo 936 St. Louis 937 Providence 937 Toronto 937 News notes 937 A young old florist 938 Wayne spring exhibition 940 Catalogues received . . 940 The forcing bulb industry 942 Recent legal decisions 944 Answers to questions 946 To kill moles 946 The New Orleans exhibition 948 Salt as a fertilizer 950 The program tor the eighteenth annual meeting of the American Association of Nurserymen to be held at Chicago begin- ing June 7 next, has been issued and copies may be had on application to the secre- tary, Mr. Chas. A. Green, Rochester, N.Y. The program gives a list of thirty essays, the order in which same are to be deliv- ered being left for determination by the members on the opening day of the con- vention. The meetings will be held in a hall within the World's Fair grounds. Secretary Green reports that a railroad rate of one fare for the round trip will probably be obtained. We HAVE RECEIVED notice of the death of M.Jean Eugene Chaure, widely known among French horticulturists. He was managing editor of the Moniteur d' Hor- ticole, and an active member in various horticultural societies. M. Chaure was seventy-two years old. Please mention the American Florist every time you write to an advertiser. Seasonable Hints. Propagation may still be carried for- ward, but the last lot of cuttings should now be in the sand. These must be watched with the greatest care if a good strike is expected. The great trouble is to keep down the temperature of the house on warm days. Light shading we have used for some time, and a heavier coat should now be applied. Of course all the ventilation possible must be given during the day. This creates drafts on the cuttings that are injurious unless they have struck root, particularly should the wind be high. We cover them closely as much as a protection against these drafts as to shade from the sun. At the same time care must be taken not to overdo the shading, the whitewash on the glass being ample merely as a shade. Altogether we never look for a very large strike late in the season, our own experience not being very favorable to April struck cuttings. Plenty of water on the walks will aid materally in keeping down the tempera- ture. Still unless very warm we try to keep a little bottom heat. It may be warm one day and cold the next, when the fire would be needed. This remark might be extended to cover the houses in bloom. A little fiie should be kept going until settled weather, even if the excess must be let out through the ventilators. Cuttings of the early blooming kinds will still make very good plants for flow- ering next winter. The late bloomers will hardly come on in time for that pur- pose. The latter, however, grown on and carried over next winter in a cold frame will make capital plants for sum- mer blooming. Plants that have been potted for some time, and kept in a cool house, should be making a stalky growth and may be topped back when six or eight inches in length. We do not like to top them too soon as we think it weakens the plants. Indeed we have had certain varieties that would not stand topping at all, and some growers question the advisability of the practice. However it has always been our practice to top pretty close, and we shall follow up our directions accord- ingly. The tops taken off now can be saved and rooted if the kind is a new or valuable one. If the young plants can now be removed to a cold frame, all the better. The sash should be removed most of the time, and only kept on dur- ing cold stormy weather. They will thus become hardened off and ready to plant out as soon as the ground can be prepared for them. Do not allow them to become pot bound. It is a good plan when they have pretty well filled the pots with roots to knock them out and set them in trays with some fresh dirt between them. This will give them a new start and also admit of the pots being used a second time. Preparations should now be made for planting the young stock in the open ground. We do not advise, however, to plant out during April, unless the plants are thoroughly hardened off. A sharp freeze would otherwise destroy a great many plants. It is just as well too to wait until they are well rooted in the pots or flats, not allowing them to be- come pot bound. Those potted up early of course are the first ready for planting, while the late ones probably will not be ready till June. We know it is customary with many to set out directly from the cutting bench. We cannot advise this practice. We think the plants are too valuable to take any such risks. If the conditions are favorable they may do very well. A dry spell following the planting would certainly destroy a good many of the young plants. Then again a dashing rain may smoothen them out completely. Of course room is" a great desideratum in the spring of the year, but it is certainly better to tray or pot the young plants than run the risk o losing half or even all the stock. Room should be provided beforehand by hold- ing a house or bench for the purpose, or by constructing cold frames, which ans- wer admirably. Of course every grower should know what is to his own interest; but to the beginner we say hold your young plants in pots or trays until suffi- ciently well rooted to set in field. The question of potting or fraying we have settled to our own satisfaction. We do not pretend to say that others would settle the matter in the same way. We always have inclined to the belief that the potted plants did the best. Last season we divided a number of kinds half in flats and half in pots. Invariably those from pots were the best. They made better and larger plants and the loss was iar less, not simply when first planted, but throughout the season. The difier- ence in favor of the pots we considered would pay for the pots in one season. The great objection is the first cost of the pots. They are, however, really the cheaper in the end. The trays last but a season or two, but the pots are grown for ten or fifteen years at least. We esti- mate that the pots in use for ten years would about equal the cost of the trays for the same number of plants for the same time, and you would still have the most of your pots if properly taken care of. W. R. Shelmire. Avondale, Pa. 930 The American Florist. Apr. <5, The "Rust" Agitation. Ed. Am. Florist.— While the value of the very learned treatises on carnation diseases recently published in the Florist cannot well be measured, and we all owe their authors a lasting debt of gratitude, they have produced one effect which is causing some embarrassment to growers of rooted cuttings. A good many buyers are so fearful of disease that they see signs of "rust" in every discolored leaf which appears in a shipment, and some of them are not backward in unjustly holding the shipper responsible for send- ing out diseased stock. We all know that the foliage will often become some- what discolored in transit, especially if packed a little moist, and yet the stock may be perfect!}' healthy. There isn't a trace of "rust" m my houses, yet a Jersey customer averred the other day, with much superfluous insult, that some cut- tings I sent him "were literally covered with rust," though they were clean when sent, and the plants from which they were taken are in ideal health and vigor. Probably some of the leaves had taken on a yellowish tint. No doubt the treatises in question cover the ground ably and fully, but they - are accompanied with so much technical phraseology that the ordinary unscien- tific reader fails to understand them, and he leaves their perusal with very vague ideas regarding thediseasesdescribed. It has occurred to me, therefore, that the Florist would do good work if it would publish a lucid description of the exact manifestations of each of these diseases, divested of all technicalities, and omitting all results of microscopic observations, but describing in detail the peculiarities of each as they appear to the unaided eye. It should be so clear that every grower of carnations would be enabled to detect at a glance the presence of any one of these fell destroyers. For instance, as "rust" is the most dreaded of these diseases, it might be made plain to every understanding just what "rust" looks like, and if buyers of rooted cuttings were informed in plain English that its characteristic is a blister-like swelling on the leaf or stem, accompanied or sur- rounded by dark brown dots or pin points, and that when this blister bursts, as it easily does with slight pressure, it scatters a fine snuff-like dust which rapidly spreads the infection, and that this is always the appearance of rust- infected foliage, they would have no excuse for attributing mere discoloration to rust. Many florists are in a state bordering on pain owing to the indefiniteness of their knowledge on this subject, and if they were possessed of exact information, both as to disease and treatment, much apprehension would be removed. Un- questionably, if all who grow carnations will at once adopt a systematic course of treatment, involving a liberal use of fungicides, and give their plants the best possible care from start to finish, we shall hear very little talk of diseases in the future. Alex. McRride. Alplaus, N. Y. Chester County Carnation Society. The Chester County Carnation Society met in its usual place. Oei). I^ove showed a variegated yellow secdiingof good form and size, on long stifle stems. Edward Walton exhibited some meritorious seed- lings, also a seedling cast ofl' bj' one of the members, which was grown in fine form; he suggested the value of an ex- ROSES'IMPROPERLY PACKED FOR SHIPMENT. tended test before a variety is sent out or thrown out. Edward Swayne showed Buttercup from Mr. Cook of Baltimore, said to have been grown from seed of Buttercup crossed with Buttercup. Mem- bers could see no variation Irom the true type. Discussion on a floral exchange seemed to favor the idea of beginning in Kennett Square rather than in Philadelphia, and extending to the latter village later. A letter from the state chemist was read, giving analysis of carnation plants and flowers. It showed the chief constit- uents to be potash and lime, with consid- erable phosphoric acid. A committee was appointed to draft a scale of points to be used in awarding prizes for carnations. S. JI^CR' Revolution in Rose Novelties. France and Frenchmen are indissolubly connected with roses and rose growing. Previous to ISSO nearly all our new roses originated in France. The lists of novel- ties on enumeration generally ran from forty to sixty hybrids perpetvials and from six to twelve tea roses, liugene Ver- dier generally supplying annually from ten to twelve hybrid pcrpetuals himself As long as the English and .\mericans sent in carte blanche orders for the entire list of new roses the annual supiily kept at a maximum height. And what a lot of rubbish was annually foisted on to those growers eager to procure the meri- torious novelties as they wcrctemptinglj' ])resented on paper. The situation is somewhat changed now. Instead of hybrid jierpetuals being in prei)ondcrance teas have taken first place in the introductions from our (5allic friends. Why the change? Simply this: The buyers of novelties refused to pur- chase forty to sixty new varieties of hy- brid perpctuals in order to get one or two good ones; but the desire for new sorts of tea roses that might possibly prove use- ful for foicing, has led to a demand for all the new teas and hybrid teas. This ex- plains the change. For 1893 we have seven polyanthas, fifty-one teas, six hybrid teas and only ten hj'brid perpetuals from French s lurces. .\nother reason for a les- sened list of hybrid perpetuals from the Continent is the increase in new ones from the British Isles. These have usually been of superior merit and limited in number. There is apparent in the changed condi- tion of the rose list a desire to cater to the wants of the rose buying public and this is well, but the same procedure is being gone through with in the list of new teas that prevailed with hybrid perpetuals, a lot of rubbish is annually sent out, with here and there a distinct and woi-tli}' variety. If our French friends would send out only the reall}' choice new varieties that they originate they would net much more money from the increased sales of the new and desirable sorts they may have to ofler, than by their present methods, although the receipts from the sales would not perhaps be so widely dis- tributed. If French rosarians wish to retain their commerce in new roses they should see to it that their products jiass before a competent tribunal, who would certify to the buying public that thej* were not purchasing duplicates of old varieties, and varieties new in name but inferior to existing sorts. The products of a few of the French houses are usually of high quality, much above the average; all honor to these firms. ti. V . K. Packing Roses for the Wholesale Market. This is one of the most important things connected with the rose business. The grower must first strive to produce flowers of the finest quality, and then, after producing them, find out the best mode of getting them to the consumer in the best condition. I have seen roses at the greenhouses almost perfect, cut ready to be shipped, and have unpacked them the next morning, and were it not for the fact that I had seen them the night before I could not have been convinced that they were the same flowers. Ouring the past few years several im proved shipping boxes have been intro duced. One of the best is that manufact iB93' The American Florist. 931 .t- V \ V i 1 Fig. 1. ROSES PROPERLY PACKED FOR SHIPMENT. ured by W. P. Wight, of Madison, N. J. His cases are made any size to suit the shipper, and have three or four wicker trays to the case. These trays are made expressly for one layer of roses. In figure one is one of these trays with roses just as they are received, and packed as nearly perfect as possible. Roses always reach the market better when packed one layer in a box or tray. Many growers make the mistake of crowding too many roses in a box to save expressage, not thinking that the prices realized are often one or more dollars per hundred less on the entire shipment, caused by their damaged condition from being crowded into the box. In packing roses a little judgment should be used as to the varieties which are least easily bruised, and where it is not convenient to have the system of trays such varieties should be packed on the bottom. La France, Brides and Testouts should always be packed on top, and the less easily bruised, such as Bon Silines, Bennetts, Mermets, Cusins, etc., on the bottom. Watte ville is also a very deli- cate rose, and great care should be used in packing it. Another important feature very often overlooked is to have a sheet or so of tissue or other soft paper next to the roses. Some growers pack their roses in a com- mon soap box, without any paper at all. Others use common stiff brown paper or old newspapers, which in many cases bruise the flowers even before they reach the express office. Figure two shows a box packed just in this style. The quality of these flowers was very good, but they were ruined by being jammed in the box in such poor shape. If packed in trays the prices realized would have more than paid the grower for his trouble, and it would have been a pleasure for his agent to handle them. Another fact in favor of this tray system is that one layer and generally one variety being packed in a tray, they can be lifted out and put aside without handling the roses to get at the variety you may want in the bottom of thecase or box. For in- stance, if Cusins were wanted and they were in the bottom of a box, underneath Brides, Mermets, La France, or perhaps many other varieties of roses, all of these would have to be moved in order to get at the Cusins. It is well known that too much handling of a rose decreases its value. Large roses, such as American Beauties, that do not bruise easily, and have stems from four to eight feet long, may be packed in a common light pine box, which has been used successfully by many of the Beauty growers who do not use trays. Yet as much care should be taken with these roses as any other, packing the flowers so that the heads will be two or three inches from the end ot the box. Beauties need not be cut with stems more than five feet in length, unless ordered for some special purposes, and boxes should be long enough to hold them nicely with- out bending the stems. I have seen some specimen flowers of this variety ruined by the stem being turned in the box, where in transit the flowers have sprung to the end of the box and become so bruised that instead of being sold for $1.50, the market price, the agent was glad to dispose ol them for 35c. If more of the growers would go to their agent's place of busi- ness and see how their flowers arrive th°re would be much less complaint about bad packing. John Young. Rose Gustave Piganeau. Ed. Am. Florist. — In the Rosarian's Year Book for 1893, just received, the editor, Rev. H. Honywood D'Ombrain, who is also the Hon. Secretary of the National Rose Society of England, writes as follows: "For the present Gustave Piganeau is a favorite, but I question whether it will be long so." And in the Gardeners' Magazine ior "^an-aaxj 28 Mr. Charles J. Grahame, in an article referring to the Rosarian's Year Book, quotes the above comments by the author on the rose in question, and says "his views on the future of Gustave Piganeau are likely to be correct." My object in referring to the matter now is that it brings to my mind a letter from Mr. Chas. L. Burr of Springfield, Mass., which appeared in the American Florist for Dec. 22, '92, in which the writer commented upon a previous com- munication by an English writer on roses, and criticised the author for doing an injustice to the Gustave Piganeau in failing to state that this rose had won the silver medal for the best hybrid per- petual bloom in the nurserymen's class, and suggested that it could not be expected of an English writer to give a French rose any undue praise. The discussion is still further interest- ing, as it is said that the Gustave Pigan- eau is very likely to come quartered, and in fact an article in a recent number of the Journal of Horticulture claimed that the prize-winning bloom was a quartered flower. Your English correspondent described the color of the rose as carmine lake with a tendency to turn purple. Mr. Burr, on the other hand, speaks of it as a rich crimson, which is very different from carmine lake. 932 The American Florist. Apr. <5, Whether a rose is of English or French origin matters little to us if it is only- good. As the season for out-door bloom- ing roses is approaching, our rose grow- ers will have an opportunity to test this rose and ascertain its value for America, and I trust we shall in due time be informed through the columns of the American Florist of the results of their observations. S. W. Natural Arrangement of Cut Flowers. These are the days that call for loose arrangement of cut flowers. While one may decry the "set forms," so-called, and any stifl" or formal arrangement, still there is plenty of opportunity for the exercise of good taste and natural arrangement —perse. What is prettier than a loosely woven wreath of roses, either alone or combined with other suitable flowers, as violets, forget-me-not, mignonette, lily of the valley, etc.? Bend a stifl' enough wire to hold itself in the shape desired, and lightly wind with some green, smilax, asparagus or ferns. Use mostly long-stemmed roses, wired so as not to break, and hold the position given them in weaving the wreath. Commence at one end and work downwards from each side, using rose foliage mostly as the most suitable green; tie with wire, cross the stems at the lower part of the wreath, and finish with a bow of ribbon (narrow ribbon is much used now tied in loops — several yards of it.) Or else use a loose bunch of Roman hyacinth, violets or lily of the valley as a finish. Here is a suitable use for ribbon without being too much ot an adjunct. In my judgment this sort of a wreath is preferable to any that can be made on a moss-filled form. I find that the best trade (always critical) takes to this style. It is not heavy, bulky, or coarse, as are too many made in the usual manner; it is also quickly made — that tells in its favor (so much work has to be done, with the florist, on very short notice), but at the same time it calls for a better quality than is ordinarily put into moss forms. Two shades or colors of carnations with asparagus green, worked in this way, also makes a very pretty wreath that is much used with me. By the way, I deem asparagus, whether tenuisimus or plu- mosus, aside from their own foliage, the most suitable green to use with carna- tions. I saw another asparagus in the West Indies which! rather liked — ,\.decur- rens. The foliage of Rosa microphylla (small leafage), a half hardy evergreen variety of Cherokee, is a fine thing to work up with loose arrangement in roses. I use it very extensively. It is a rapid growing climber, and is not at all par- ticular as to its location — will grow any- where! It has longtrailing shoots, much branched, with small dark green glossy foliage that holds well cut. 01 course the flowers do not amountto much; they are small, white, fruity scented, yet rather pretty to use with their foliage when in season. Baskets are coming into vogue again, because they admit of loose arrangement, as the flowers can all be used with long stems. A basket without a handle and deep enough to 'ill in primroses, cyclamen or hyacinths, with lycopodiuin, acorus, or likegrcens,makesa very salable article. It is esDccially useful at IJaster, or for decorative purposes, as it can be gotten up before the rush. Probablj- the pillow is called for more than any other made-up arrangement in cut flowers, and it must be inscribed with all sorts of texts, mot- toes, etc. When you have to cover up most of the entire surface with lettering what can be expected of such a piece in the way of graceful arrangement? It is almost, if not quite, out of the question to make it otherwise than stiff and formal. The way I get around it is this: Using a bow of satin ribbon, and on one sash end paint what is wanted — from "Rest" to "Memoria in Eterna," and as much more as called for. It can be attached to the pillow at pleasure; is a "finish" in fact, and does not interfere with loose natural arrangement. lean discount the usual cut and dried made up pillow in this way, and what's more to the point, the trade takes to it. I have very little patience with those who constantly prate against "made-up" flowers as "not in good taste" — and a lot more stuff— as well decry painting as something un- natural and artificial. There are just as many "daubs" among paintings as there are excrescences in floral work; but even this fact does not gainsay true art. "The very art of which is nature." It is somewhat of a surprise that The Youth's Companion, a journal that com- mands the very best talent, should pub- lish so misleading an article as "Easter Floral Decorations." While it is not a// bad, I want to quote some of its special- ties. The writer recommends buyers at Easter to purchase Dianthus barbatus (Sweet William) D. Chinensis, D. pluma- rius: "While not so popular as the florist's carnation, they may be had at much less cost." I doubt much whether they could be had at all, even in the Boston market. This party has little faith in "hired decoration"; he says: "Our people have developed too much taste and have too great an interest in plants and flowers to permit 'hired decorators' if you can possibly get along without them." In my earlier experience I had a church to decorate for Easter under the super- vision of a large committee of ladies. In the first place they wanted about twice as much as they were willing to pay for, and besides could not even agree among themselves how they wanted it done. What one liked did not suit the other, and the "strong minded" got into a wrangle and tangle, even involving the good rector. One lady suggested I should go to the cemetery and cut some myrtle from her husband's first wife's grave to drape around. 1 left in disgust. After they had tired themselves out without accom- plishing much I came around and with an assistant quickly transformed matters to an orderly, gracefularrangement satis- factory to all concerned. I have had this same church to decorate on special oc- casions year after year; I can assure you there are no more "committees to super- vise decorations." If a "hired decorator" doesn't honor his business, after having given much thought, study, and careful attention to the subject, what's the use of bothering one's brains about anything? Not so, we should always put our best foot forward; in other words, make the .most of our opportunities, showing to the best possible advantages material at hand — therein is art. Grove P. Rawson. Seasonable Hmts. This is the time to propagate poinset- tias. The plants left over from Christmas sales should be well ripened by this time. Cut last year's growth ofl" down to two or three eyes of the old wood. Make the cutting with two eytsand put in the sand where you have the strongest heat. They will root in about three weeks. When first potted from the sand be sure and never let them wilt from exposure to bright sun or dryness, or you will lose a large proportion of them. After they are well rooted in the pots give them light and air and by the end of May shift into 4inch pots. After all danger of the slight- est frost plunge them out of doors and water very carefully. It is well to have them in a frame (on a dry bottom); in case of heavy rains you can then protect them. An over soaking of water such as a continuous day's rain would cause would be fatal to them. If they grow quickly and strong, shift them again into 5 or 6-inch pots about the middle of August, or you can leave them till the first week of September and then bring them into the houses and do the shifting then. After October 1st you cannot give them too much light and should at all times have a night temperature of not less than 65°. If grown in a dark house they get to be an ungainly height. You too often see poinsettias with a few scar- let bracts on the end of a leafless stem. They do lose their leaves very easily, and I think from two principal causes; one is too low a temperature, the other is from being starved in the pots. The old plants when cut back can be shaken out and started in 4 or 5-inch pots and otherwise treated as above. If you want some mammoth bracts plant out the young plants at the end of your asparagus or smilax bed in July and you will have heads 20 to 24 inches in diameter. When they are brought into the house look out for greenfly; they are fond of the young bracts and must be frequently fumigated. You will soon be busy transplanting many seedlings from the seed pans into flats of two or three inches of soil. With few exceptions perhaps none of the young seedlings should be planted deep — that is the seed leaves should be scarcely any- thing above the surface of the soil, and be sure they are well firmed at the roots. Don't press the soil firmly just at the sur- face and leave the roots hanging in a little cavity. The object is to get the soil firmly pressed round the young roots; the sur- face will always become firm enough from watering. This may seem a very simple matter but nevertheless about nine out of ten alleged young florists, in my ex- perience, want to be shown this, and I have lost thousands of young seedlings from this cause by trusting people to do this gardening operation and not watch them. Wm. Scott. Bufi"alo, April 3. Palm Notes. While most of t he strong growing palms in general use may be repotted at almost any season, providing proper attention is afterward paid t.) the heating and watering of the house in which they are grown, yet in most establishments a general overhaiding takes place during the spring, and the present is a good time for this operation. A thorough cleaning should be given to the plants before re- potting, thus disposing of the various insects that may have accumulated dur- ing the winter, unless close attention has been given to this particular at all times. This continual cleaning of plants is one of the most troublesome things the grower of palms has to contend with, but it is well to remember that by look- ing over the stock frequently, and before the insects secure a firm foothold, much labor and injury may be avoided, for if the brown or black scale insects are allowed to remain on the foliage for a 1893. The American Florist. 933 WREATH OF ROSES ARRANGED BY MR. GROVE P. RAWSON. few weeks a permanent disfigurement results. The three or four varieties of brown and black scale are the most difficult to get rid of, for the majority of insecticides have but little efiecton these insects unless used in such strong solutions that the young leaves will also suffer, and it there- fore becomes necessary to depend on careful sponging for the eradication of these pests, and as intimated above, if this operation is carefully performed at frequent intervals much less injury will be done to the plants than where the latter are permitted to become infested with vermin and then given an annual scrubbing previous to the spring potting or afterward as occasion may arise. The question of what insecticide to use will naturally arise in the minds of many growers, and while it would be too sweeping an assertion to say that there is no satisfactory preparation of this character to be had, yet it must be con- ceded that very many of the much- vaunted preparations have proved disap- pointing, and in the opinion of the writer the most effectual and cheapest insecticide at present is a weak kerosene emulsion, the formula for which has several times appeared in the columns of the Florist. In potting the usual trade varieties of palms a good light loam is the founda- tion for the compost, and if this can not be secured and the loam is of a heavy, clayey character instead it is advisable to add one third of peat to it, or even some good sharp sand will be beneficial. Some short manure is the safest fertilizer, and should be used in the proportion of one to five or six parts of the compost. It seems hardly necessary to add that the old drainage material in the ball should be removed before repotting, else it will be found to deflect the water in such a vyay that some of the strong rooted species will suffer from being dry in the bottom while the surface soil ap- 934 The American Florist. Apr. 6, pears to be quite sufficiently moist. Shading will of course be attended to previous to this date or some scorched leaves will be seen, for until we can secure a grade of glass that is absolutely free from flaws and blisters such accidents will happen. At the same time it should be remembered that too heavy shading is not a wise policy to pursue in palm grow- ing, and especially in the spring and fall, for while the color of the foliage may be very dark and pleasing yet it has not the toughness and dust-resisting qualities that should be found in satisfactory florists' stock and soon fails when used for house decoration. .\mong decorating florists there have been heavy losses during the past winter, so manj' palms having been more or less frozen either while in the wagon or dur- ing the short time the plants have been exposed in taking them from the wagon into the house or vice versa. Many of the plants so injured will not pay to keep over with a view to doctoring them up during the summer, for they will occupy valuable space that could be more profit- ably used in growing on some useful young stock. In some instances, how- ever, there may be some injured plants worth keeping, and these should be re- potted as early as possible, putting them in as small pots as the roots will allow, in fact a little root pruning may be in- dulged in with phoenix, seaforthias, ptychospermas and also arecas, but is not to be recommended for I^atania bor- bonica, it being better to keep the latter in the present pot and to feed a little with liquid manure rather than to prune the roots. W. H. Tapun. New York. Easter trade has been something of a surprise in several particulars. To begin with, the plant trade has assumed enor- mous proportions, and has forced the cut flower trade into the background. It was expected that the plant trade would be very large, and extensive preparations were made by all the big city florists to be in readiness for it, but nevertheless it took them all by surprise. Thorley, Scallen, Warendorff', Brower, l?ogart and others ran extra stores for the special accommodation of the plant trade. The picture presented by the great gardens of blooming plants which surrounded these establishments, extending in many cases far out along the sidewalk, was brilliant in the extreme, and as the two great days, I'riday and Saturday, were warm and spring-like there was an immense crowd of people out to see and admire the display. The stock consisted mainly of azaleas, genistas, hydrangeas, lilies, lilacs, ericas, marguerites, rhododen- drons, tulips, Dutch hyacinths, djfl'odils and hybrid roses. The various large establishments on Broadway, Fifth, Sixth and Madison Avenues were well worthy of a visit on Saturday morning. Thorley 's big win- dow was a mass of longiflorum lilies with a border of hybrid roses in bud. Inside was to be seen a magnificent bank of plants which occupied the greater ])or- tion of the entire store. The central decoration of Small's window was a large ivy cross, encircled by a coronet of cape flowers in which sparkled clusters of tiny electric lights. I'leishmann's store was, as usual, decorated with great taste, and the display of plants here extended full two hundred feet along the sidewalk on liroadway, while across on the opposite side this brilliant show was well balanced by that encircling Seallen's two establishments. Up town, with more available space, the display was magnificent. The area in front of Alex. McConnell's store on Fifth Ave. was filled with very large and showy plants, the big genistas, eight feet high and four or five feet across, looming up so they could be seen for halt a mile. Stumpp's window was gracefully decor- ated with bougainvillea. Acacia pubes- cens, cattleyas and violets, and the green- house in the rear was stocked full of plants. Hauser's place was brilliant with plants which towered to the ceiling, and Hodgson's large hall was one great exhibition garden. The wide sidewalk in front of Siebreeht & Wadley, and their neighbor Hammond, was half filled with a great mosaic of color, and one walked through a plant-bordered path to reach the doors. Probably the biggest individ- ual plant sale made in the city was that by Mr. Siebreeht of a pair of Acacia arm- ata, each ten feet high and covered with bloom, the price received being $500 for the pair. Down on Sixth Avenue Bogart, Dona- hue, Burns, Kuhn and all the rest of the magnates of that district also made a grand show with their plants, and were actually unable throughout Saturday, as were those in other sections, to take care of the business that nearly overwhelmed them. It was simply impossible to han- dle the crowds of plant customers that thronged everywhere. And when Satur- day night came these places looked as though they had been struck by a cyclone. The only places that seemed to fare poorly were the temporary stands occupied by transient or little known tradesmen. People in upper New York do not run after strange gods. An estab- lishment must work up a reputation gradually in order to get any kind of a toothold. The only plants which seemed to find a slow market were the hydrangeas. While some very fine specimens were shown, yet as a rule the hydrangeas looked as though two weeks more in the green- house would improve them greatly. They are not as risky stock, however, as genistas or azaleas, and where they are left unsold they will keep all right for future decoiations. There was a tremendous run on cellu- loid pots and baskets filled tastily with small assorted plants. The plants most used for this purpose were lilacs, azaleas, cyclamens, daffodils and ericas. These arrangements were beautiful, in many cases equal to the best styles of cut flower baskets. They were tied round with sashes and decorated with bows of rib- bon of harmonizing color. Ribbon was extensively used on all kinds of plants to hide bare stems or to add increased bril- liancy to the bloom. Hydrangeas sport- ed pale pink or blue bows; yellow sash encircled the pots of daffodils, and the azaleas were decked with rose-colored bows of broad satin. Among the pret- tiest plants seen were some Thos. Hogg hydrangeas eighteen to twenty-four inches across and each bearing from two to three dozen heads of bloom. The effect of all this plant trade upon the cut flower business was most untav- orablc. There was neither time nor inclination on the part of the retailers to bother much with the cut flowers while this rush was going on. Still the whole- sale dealers were not discouraged at once, but looked forward to Saturday- night and Sunday morning as the time when they would have their innings. In the meantime the bright sunny weather was opening the blossoms fast, and the great boxes of everything in the cut flower line were being carted into thecjty mountains high. The quantity of stock sent in from such big establishments as Asmus, Taylor and others was almost incredible and would apparently have supplied the whole country. At Young's on Saturday it was almost a blockade. There was stock enough from Asmus alone to frighten an ordi- nary mortal. Wiegand, with his thousand Jacqs, had to wait his turn in the proces- sion. Carnations were gobbled up at sight, but twenty thousand tulips went under the bench to wait for the fellow who didn't know the difference. Moss roses and Brunners from Asmus were beautiful, but it was useless to try and get fancy prices for anything. Burns & Raynor were likewise overwhelmed. Taylor was running in Magnas by the thousand, and Francis' mignonette would have required a whole store to itself. James Hart was angry. The shipping trade had been good on Thursday and Friday, but the perverseness which exists only in a setting hen and certain growers had set in with his consignors, and for his shipping trade he had been loaded with stored stuff, one man alone having saved back eight thousand roses till Fri- day and was proud ot his accomplish- ment at that. And Mr. Hart was not the only one who complained of this old- fashioned trouble. There were boxes of Beauties here and there blue with age, and Perles that required but a touch to knock them to pieces. But Saturday's cut was fine, and no better lot of roses was ever seen than was oflfered for Easter, 1893. Mr. Hart was not enthusiastic. He didn't like Easter. It was "too /lar/ work." Horan seemed well pleased. His carnations and violets were his strong- hold, and he was "ready for them." Roehrs regarded the situation calmly, and remarked that nothing seemed to be scarce except money. \t the 34th St. Market on Saturday the crowd was larger, and what stock there was on sale went at fair figures. The street men were the largest buyers however. These men had the most of the cut flower trade to themselves during Saturday from all appearances. The most of the regular cut flower orders at the stores were put up Saturday night for early delivery on Sunday morning. The great bulk of this trade was for boxes of cut blooms, the proportion of baskets and other design work amounting to almost nothing. The wholesale places kept open all night, with few exceptions, to accommodate the looked-for demand for stock, but the call was very light, and on Sunday there was an abundance of everything left over in the hands of retailers and wholesalers alike. The prevailing taste for corsage and boutonniere wear ran to violets almost exclusivel}'. Carnations, recently so popular for this purpose, were conspicu- ous by their absence. Lilies sold out well as a rule. There were quantities of poor callas about, some that had been kept till they were limp as rags, and others that had been picked green two weeks before they should have been touched. L. Fremin met with a heavy loss on fhursday, March 30. The earh' ferry boat, on which were two teams carrying about $800 worth of his plants intended for delivery in the city, was run into and sunk and his goods were a total loss. It is believed that he can in time recover their full value. J. M. Hodgson is seriously ill with pneumonia. Ernst Asmus is laid up with the grippe. iS93' The American Florist. 935 The plant market at Union Square is a success. Canal St. Market is open, but Union Square will eventually supplant it. It is reported that Fleishmann will soon occupy one of the handsomest stores on Broadway. Mr. P. Brogan, foreman for the John Henderson Co., who has been connected with that establishment for a quarter of a century or more, has resigned, and it is said contemplates erecting a range of greenhouses at Flushing. Boston. The shipping trade for Easter taxed the resources of the wholesale dealers to the utmost. Wednesday and Thursday were the banner days, and thousands of dollars worth of stock was sent north, west and south. The result of the de- mand created by the wholesale dealers in thus finding a market for everything they could lay their hands upon, bulbous stuff excepted, was to shorten up the suppl5- and advance prices. It was amusing to see the elation of the dealers in the "Exchange" on Friday and Saturday morning resulting from the advanced prices prevailing, which they imagined thev got because they chose to, but which was due almost entirely to their little-esteemed friends, the commis- sion men. As was anticipated lilies ran short and many more could have been sold for EdSter. Smilax too was in excessive demand. But carnations which it was expected would run in short supply came in at the last moment in enormous quan- tities. Bulbous stock of all kinds was overstocked and almost unsalable at any price. Roses were used up clean during the shipping days, but there was a fall supply for local needs. The retail stores were very attractive with their great masses of flowering plants. Lilies were plentiful and good with the exception of that annoying brown tip trouble on the leaves which was very general. Some of the best lilies ever seen here came from John Twombly. Norton, Doyle and others of the large retailers raised their own lilies this year, and in fact most of their plants. This was not encouraging to the regular growers, who threaten in turn to start their own re- tail market. There were very few genis- tas to be seen, but azaleas and hydran- geas were plenty and sold well. Becker sent in some very fine rhododendrons. Among the rarities in cut flowers to be seen in the florists' windows were magni- ficent Russian violets, English primroses, coreopsis, iris, nasturtiums and large quantities of heather. Norton had some fine plants of red herbaceous paeonies which made a grand show. Jordan, Marsh & Co., who have made several previous unfortunate ventures in the cut-flower and plant trade tried it. again this year with the usual result. They bought the whole contents of a large house of lilies and put the plants on sale, advertising them at cut prices, of course. Not fully understanding the ver- nacular of the florists, they offered lilies at 23 cents each, meaning the individual blooms. But the public understood it to mean plants regardless of number of blooms. The result was that they were swooped down upon by a hungry crowd numbering thousands, to whom they were finally obliged to yield and away went the plants at 23 cents apiece, the loss to the firm being very large for the plants were well set with buds and flow- ers. They assert that they have had all the experience in the cut flower trade that they wish. E. H. Hitchings, one of the best in- formed men on the wild flowers and ferns of New England, and a member of the cut flower committee of the Mass. Hor- ticultural Society, died on March 28, his eighty-fifth birthday. Alfred Dimmock, representing Sander & Co., of London, is in town. E. N. McLaughlin died April 1. He was a member of the Society of Ameri- can Florists. Wm Edgar's "smoker" was, like all such occasions, a glorious event. It took place at the greenhouses at Waverly on Thursday afternoon, March 23. The visitors numbered about lortj and com- prised the cream of the Boston contin- gent. They found a house of longiflorum lilies containing about three thousand plants in readiness for Easter, bearing a splendid crop of flowers and well worth the trip to see. A house of hybrid roses, a house of giant mignonette and a gen- eral collection of Easter plants were also inspected. The objects of the smoker were, first to give an opportunity to see and admire this fine horticultural dis- play, and secondly to discuss an appetiz- ing lunch which was spread in the dining room, a prominent feature of which was an enormous bowl which occupied the center of the table and was filled with a new mixture known as "Pansy Punch" and which was "loaded for b'ar." Pansies are popularly supposed to favor a pensive, thoughtful state of mind, but in this case they appeared to have an opposite influ- ence, the general effect being a develop- ment of phenomenal eloquence. The occasion was pronounced to be one of the best on record. Richard Gallivan, florist, Watertown, has gone into insolvency and offers 25 per cent, payable in 90 days. The handsomest Mermets and Brides in the city are coming in to N. F. Mc- Carthy & Co. from J. J. Johnson. Philadelphia. Easter is over, and a hurry scurry time it was. The growers, the commission men and the dealers had all they could do from Monday morning until Sunday noon. The weather was perfect, although there were several degrees of frost Tuesday and Wednesday night and a slight sprinkle of rain fell Saturday evening, but not enough to interfere with business. Easter Sunday was an ideal day and West Walnut street, the fashionable promenade, was crowded with the elite of the city. All the Episcopal churches and those of almost every other denomi- nation were decorated more or less elaborately, while the windows of private residences in all oarts of the city gave in- dications of the Eastertime by the display of plants and baskets of flowers. The fine weather was a boon to the street men, and in the markets and on the street corners a large business was done in plants and cut flowers. This did not seem to interfere with the regular dealers, there being plenty of trade for all. There is a market for a great many more flowers than are grown at present if they could be placed before the ocople with less ex- pense. A low price to most purses means ready consumption, and as the love of flowers seems to be born in nearly every breast it should be possible to satisfy their wishes within their means. The tendency is toward lower prices. A few years ago lilies were sold for 50 cents a flower, later 35, for the past year or two 25, and this season 20 rents has been reached, although the bulk of them brought 25. Some large retail growers sold for 20, while on the street corners 15 was asked. The wholesale price was 10 to 12 cents a flower and bud; some few extra choice plants brought 15. There were plenty to be had, but we believe all the growers sold out, the demand being so great. Hydrangeas sold well, although there seemed a few too many. Some very well grown plants were seen, and sold at wholesale at the following prices: 5-inch, 40c; 6-inch, 75c; 8-inch, $1 to $1.25; and 9-inch, $1.50. Anderson, Harris, Bevis and Griflin Bros, furnished most of the hydrangeas. Spirea was plentiful and very fine and sold for from $3 to $4 a dozen. Becker had some fine Jacqs and Brunners in 7 to S-inch pots which brought $9 to $12 a dozen. He also had a fine stock of azaleas; these ranged from $1 to $3 each for the most popular sizes. Stocks in 4 and 5-inch pots brought $10to$12a hundred, which would leave very little forthe grower, we would think. They are a very useful plant as they can be cut off with profit. Robert Craig had a great quantity of tulips in 5-inch pots; they were perfect and sold well. There was an immense quantity of tulips on the market, far too many; the price quoted was 4 cents, but many were sold below this price and many more not sold at all. If thegrowers are to be believed the bulb men will have a hard time getting orders the coming season. Harris had a choice lot of genistas which sold well; they were as fine as any we have ever seen. Scott & Son had some good La France and Clothilde Soupert; the latter makes an elegant pot plant and would sell better if the buds did not present such a deformed appearance before they open. All kinds of cut flowers were in full supply and prices were not advanced except for carnations, which moved up to $2 a hundred in price, although the quality has fallen off considerably. There were »ome good Lamborns, but a trifle soft, while the Hinze's White were very flabby. Double violets were plenty and a great many were sold, $1 being the price. Valley, hyacinths and paper white brought 3, daffodils 3 to 4, Harrisiis cut 10 to 12, callas 12 to 15. There were plenty of roses except Jacqs, Edwards, of Bridgeton, and Col- flesh having the market to themselves for this rose; they sold for 15. Brides, Mermets and La France brought 6 to 8; Cusins and Watevilles, 6; Pedes, Niphetos, Sunsets. 4; Laings, 35 to 40; Beauties, 40 to 50; Brunners, 40 to 60. Burton is now cutting the finest Brunners that have cometo townthis season; they are remarkable for size and color. K. Washington. At the last meeting of the Florists' Club after the election of ofiicers as reported in last issue, Mr. W. F. Gude from the com- mittee on securing new quarters for the club, reported that a number of good rooms could be had, but that the rents were too high, and that the amount in the treasury did not warrant the expen- diture of more money for quarters and recommended that the Club remain in its present quarters for another year. Adopted. Mr. J. H. Ley was selected to read a paper before the club at its next meeting on tropical and sub-tropical decoration 936 The American Florist. Apr. 6, plants. Mr. Philip Gauges was also requested to prepare an essay on the best chrysanthemums for growing on benches for cut flowers, also the best varieties for pot specimens. C. F. Hale raised the question of the legality of the growing and selling of plants and flowers by government insti- tutions such as the Reform School and Industrial Home School, stating that he had talked to several members of Con- gress on thesubject and they had informed him that government institutions could only dispose of their productions at pub- lic auction and the money should then be covered into the general treasury. The main feature of the objections to these in- stitutions was the selling of plants and flowers below market prices; in fact it is said they will sell for any amount rather than take them home again. In this way they interfere with the florists generally. After considerable discussion acommittee of six with Mr. Hale as chairman was appointed to confer with the Board of Directors of each of these institutions and see what could be accomplished to abate the grievances. Mr. Hale was selected as manager of the chrysanthemum exhibition to be held next fall. A committee of three was ap- jiointed to revise the premium list for the coming exhibition. Mr. Hale was in- structed to make arrangements for the annual banquet. C. Leslie Reynolds. Chicago. It is generally considered that the Easter trade was very good, showing a large increase in sales of both plants and cut flowers. In plants the increase was particularlv marked; they were not only sold more largely by the regular florists, but there were many peddlers who sold from wagons. Among the north side florists, E. Wien- hoeber & Co., say that their sales were very large, with a decided increase over last \ear. They sold a good deal of decorating plants and flowers the Thurs- day before Easter (Holy Thursday), they being used liberally in some of the churches. Easter Day the church decora- tions were extensive, calling, as usual, for lilies in large quantities. In plants Wienhoeber & Co. displayed admirable material, among them genista and lilac, both of which are very uncommon here. Both were very much admired, and sold rapidly, the lilac coming in for a special share of admiration. Azaleas, daisies and liulb stock were also among the plants; spira_'a did not sell well. Owing to the continued fine weather the flowers were very good in (juality, especially roses. But few flowers were sold in baskets or designs, the preference being decidedly for loose flowers. On the west side H. F. Halle's window full of lilies was a noticeable sight; it was a particularly attractive arrange- ment, and proved to be an effective ad- vertisement. Mr. Halle says his trade shows a remarkable increase over last year in all classes, but particularly in plants. Azaleas and lilies were the most fevored plants with him, colored azaleas selling much better than the white ones. He handled a few hydrangeas, which sold well, but these plants were scarce in the market. Bulb stock went ofl' very poorly, excepting daffodils, which sold very well, either as plants or cut flowers. But there was no demand for tulips and little for hyacinths, or for spinca, which seems to have had its day. Among cut flowers choice roses sold well; in met the standard of quality is improving in Chicago, and buyers now demand good flowers. Prices generally fell below those of last year, but receipts were much larger, showing that a far greater volume of stuff was handled. .\ noticeable feature was the falling off in the use of made up flowers; formerly a good many set designs have been used in the churches, but this year there were very few. On the south side the trade showed the same tendency toward plants; in fact they seem to be gradually crowding aside the cut flowers. Mr. Benthey , with J. T. Anthony, reports a very large plant trade, especially in lilies and azaleas, white azaleas being in less favor than the colored. He says that good pot hya- cinths sold well, preference being for pale pink, pale lavender, and white; the pur- ple did not take well. Mr. Anthony had some very good rhododendrons, which were a novelty; they w^ere sold out rapidly. Genistas did not go so well; although so showy in decorating it is a disappointment in the house, soon losing its bloom, and people who bought it last year did not seem to care for it this sea- son. Lilies and violets seemed to distance roses with the south side florists. But where flowers were bought lor personal wear small roses, valley and violets led. P. J. Hauswirth found Gontier especially in demand, while there was compara- tively little demand for the large roses. Jacqs. sold well, so did LaFrance and Bride, but Beauty seemed quite out of favor. This class of trade was very large, and although prices were lower than last year the returns were much more. Certainly there was no scarcity of lilies. Callas were very little in demand, the Harrisii being so abundant and cheap. But there were a great many very poor Harrisii on the market, which sold for ridiculously low prices, where they did sell. First-class flowers sold for $10 and $12. There were but few eandi- dums seen; good flowers sold quite readily. A great fault with many of the pot lilies was that they were grown too tall and stalky; the ideal should be a robust plant eighteen to twenty-four inches high, in a 5-inch pot. Roses came into the market in enormous quantities, and, as usual, a lot were sent in Saturday afternoon, after all the real trade was over. A little business was done on Sunday, but not much, and both Monday and Tuesday were poor days for most of the retailers. There was quite a scarcity of carnations and smilax, but everything else was very plentiful. Lily of the valley is extremely plentiful, gen- erally very good. In spite of the scarcity of smilax asparagus did not go well at all; the people do not seem to understand the value or beauty of this green, and smilax is strongly preferred. Violets are very plentiful, though in great demand. The amount of stuff coming in in all classes was very much in excess of former years; yet in most cases the demand was even with it. We heard nothing licrc of Bermuda-grown lilies. Among the plants hardly a cineraria was to be seen except in the bands of ped- dlers, and the stores did not seem to care for them. However they were mostly very weedy and poorly grown. Pot daisies were in favor, as they usually are. Most of the dealers expect a very good trade from now on; the indications arc that the spring plant trade will be very brisk, and it is expected that the enter- tainment of strangers during the summer will keep the trade fair for the hot weather. Of course the fakirs are now blossoming out in great quantities, as is usual in spring. Baltimore, All seem united in their opinion about the business being first-class during the past week. Fair weather, good plants and flowers and dry streets tempted the most fastidious and delicate of the fair and gentle sex out to make glad the heart of the retail florist by investing their spare change in floral "fixins." The quality of the plants and flowers offered at the stores and markets was of the iinest, and there seemed about twice as much on hand as last year, but it all sold, and the retail man's pockets are as heavy as his heart is light. Astilbe plumosa made its first ajjpcar- anee in quantity, and judging from the favor with which it was received has come to stay. The decorations in the churches were more elaborate than usual and consumed enormous quantitic of astilbe and lilies. Perhaps the boldest : t enipt was that at Emmanuel P. E. Cin rch, where, in addi- tion to the usualprofusedisplay of palms, smilax and cut flowers, an immense cross twenty feet high and ten across the arms was built up of shelves twenty-four inches wide, twelve inches apart, and twelve inches deep. Each of these shelves held two plan's of astillie grown in a 12inch pot and ])erfict specimens in every way. They were laid on the side in the shelves so that nothing but the top showed from the front, and the result when each shelf was fillcil was a cross on the altar reach- ing far up above it apparently formed en- tirely of astilbe flowers and leaves. The design was the work of Mr. S. M. Shoe- maker, whose greenhouse furnished the plants. All the florists seemed to be loaded up with fine flowers and doing a rushing business all the week. It would be hard to say who among them made the most tasteful window arrangement; they were all very pretty and showed a marked im- provement over last year. The feeling is general that it was the best Easter in years, and it has stirred up a hope that the spring trade may make amends for a long and dreary winter. The usual grumbling over Dutch bulbs is being heard, and not always from peo- ple who fail with them. "I am not going to grow a hyacinth next year" was heard from a certain florist the other day, who will probably clear 50 per cent, on the money invested in bulbs, and get the use of his house for spring bedding stuft" be- sides. The trouble probably is that we count our chickens before thej are hatched and, in the fall say to ourselves "One thousand hyacinths sold at twenty-five cents each, that's two hundred and fifty dollars. And they only cost sixty." Then when some rot, and some are defective and some don't sell, and the price for those that do sell is eight or ten instead of twenty-five, there'sapt to be grumbling even though the sixty dollars invested yielded as large returns for the time, skill and labor, as any other crop occupying the same space. Mack. Buffalo. I have lad no time or opportunity as yet to interview but a very few of our florists about Easter trade, but 1 am sure I can safely say that the volume of busi- ness done in flowers and plants was far in excess of any previous year, and the i8g3. The American Florist. 937 percentage of gain wasmuchgreaterthan that of any other year. Friday's business was like the business of the Saturdays of other year*. There are two reasons for this very gratifying news, one is there is no doubt a great increase in the taste for and love of flowers, and the custom of sending a plant or box of flowers as an Easter gift seems to be the correct thing to do at present with all classes. With us another reason for great increase iu Easter trade is, I may humbly say, that we are getting to be a big town. W. J. Palmer & Son, J- H. Rebstock, C. F. Christensen and Wm. Scott, all found their placts of business too small for Easter trade and opened branch stores for the few daj's' rush. Further particulars next week. W .S. St. Louis. Business for the past week has been very good. Holy Thursday calling for as many flowers almost as Easter Aay it- self. The outside demand has been ex- ceptionally good, and the shipping as a result has been heavy. The plant trade also has increased with the advancing season, and those doing a southern trade are already in the midst of the great spring rush, the effort from now on being to keep up within a day of the orders. The city trade has com- menced, the display at the Union Market being good; among the ofieriugs roses predominated, closely followed by astilbe. Lilies seem to be very scarce here, although most all the stores had them in fair quantity. Hydrangeas were noticeable by their absence, everyone seeming to be behind hand with them. There were some nice cinerarias oftered, grown by Wm. Schray, and also mignonette, helio- trope and hyacinths. Among the roses the hybrids seemed to lead, the tea varie- ties not being "in it" when placed among them. There were some exceedingly well grown Mrs. John Laing which seemed to capture the public with its habit and color. The store men were all too busy to talk, but from the way they rushed around and the satisfied smile they wore, trade must have been equal to expecta- tions. At C. Young & Sons' there was a fine show of potted lilac as well as a full line of plants. The cut roses were fully up to their usual standard, and among- carnations their Daybreaks were partic ularly noticeable; this variet5' seems to have come to stay, as all speak of its habit and growth in the highest terms; the only objection that might be urged against it is that the color is not pro- nounced enough, it being almost too del- icate. Hanft was showing some very fine Woottons, grown by Halstead, of Belle- ville, as well as some Baroness Rothschild which were particularly well grown. The only thing troubling him seemed to be the non-appearance ot the delivery wagon which still had quite a number of trips before it, to judge by the plants set aside and labeled. Sanders & Benecke were showing some Brides and Beauties of their own grow- ing that would compare favorably with any in the market; they also had a full line of plants. A meeting of the finance committeewas held during the past week at the office of Prof. Trelease at Shaw's Garden. Prof. Trelease was elected permanent chair- man, after which various plans were dis- cussed relative to the S. A. F., but noth- ing definite determined upon, owing to the absence pf several pjember^ ^vho were too much rushed with Easter work to be able to attend. Quite a number of visitors have been with us this week, Mr. Brown, of Spring- field, 111., and Mr. Cook, of Pitcher & Manda being here during the first part of the week. They were followed by the genial W. S. Allen, of New York, and last but not least, came Joe Rolker, of Aug. Rolker & Sons, who came in Saturday and found every too busy to talk, and wandered around disconsolate at the fact. R. F. T, Providence, R. \. About one hundred persons were present at the annual banqut-t of the Rhode Island Horticultural Society, among them the Governor and Chief Justice of the State and the acting Mayor of the city in addi- tion to other notable guests. It was the second banquet of the society and the interest developed exemplifies the wisdom of making it an annual event. President J. G. Massie presided and happy addresses were made by President Parker of the Worcester Society, Mr. Manning of Bos- ton, acting mayor Ballow of this city and others. The Society will hold its spring exhibi- tion April 12, at which it is hoped our florists will make a grand display. C. W.S. Toronto. Two refrigerator car loadsof plants left here for the World's Fair on Good Friday and they will probably be unpacked be- fore this appears. Messrs. Ewiiig and Houston will leave on Easter Sunda}'. These plants have all been most carefully packed and, barring a smash-up on the way, should arrive in as good order as they left. All the stores had a magnificent display of plants and cut bloom Saturday before Easter and from all appearances trade seemed to be pretty lively. The weather was exceptionally favorable for handling fforists' "stuif." Concerning prices, etc., more anon. E. riecDjI) V\,oKz&. NoRRiSTOWN, Pa.— E. Metcalf has added a new greenhouse 80x36, built in best style. P. A. WILL please take notice that we pay no attention to anonymous com- munications, Wausau, Wis.— W. R. Sorville is prepar- ing to rebuild his greenhouse, lately destroyed by fire. Wilmington, Del.— Charles E. Sparks, Jr., has taken out a permit to build five greenhouses in South Wilmington. Galion, 0.— The Easter trade was much larger than ever before. Harrisii, carnations and roses in greatest demand. Bangor, Me.— The greenhouses of the Beers Floral Conservatory were destroyed by fire March 23. Loss $10,000, insur- ance $2,500. Louisville, Ky— Nanz & Neuner were visited by burglars the night of March 23. The safe was opened and $85 in money was secured, also a number of valuable papers. No clue was found. Ft. Wayne, Ind -Businesss during Lent was better than in ^ny previous year at the ?a.me season. Miss Flick is adding an office to her greenhouses. B. L. Auger is preparing to build three new houses, one 18x100 and two 16x100 each. Santa Barbara, Cal — The annual "Flower Festival" will be held April 11 to 14. The program is more elaborate than ever before and the festival ot 1893 promises to very considerably exceed the displays of previous years. The floral procession and battle of flowers takes place April 12. Bloomington, III— Trade has been better than last year and prices about the same. J. D.Robinson has some very large plants of Acacia pubescens in full bloom and they present a gorgeous appearance. Why is not this plant grownmore? There is nothing finer and it is certainly much handsomer and commands better prices than genista. Ottawa, III —The La Salle County Horticultural Society has been organized with officers as follows: E. C. Swift, president; I. R. Shafer, Jr., vice-president; D.J. Price, Sr., vice-president; A. W. Orr, secretary; I. W. Raymond, Jr., treasurer. Regular meetings are held on the second and fourth Thursdaysof each month, and the annual meeting on the second Thurs- day of January. Syracuse, N. Y. — Fire did serious dam- age to the greenhouses of P. R. Quinlan & Co., March 16. The fire started in the engine house over the boiler. Before the flames could be checked that part of the plant was entirely destroyed and the stock in the building that adjoins it was so exposed because the building was partly burned that it will be a total loss. As the heating apparatus is practically de;,troyed, the entire stock of plants will undoubtedly freeze and the loss is there- fore verj' great. Peoria, III. — Easter trade was un- usually heavy. All the florists fairly out- did themselves. Cole Bros, led olT with an immense display of fine Easter lilies; J. C. Murray had a very creditable display of plants; Mrs. Cation's plants and flow- ers were very fine; J. M. Cole had an immense show of cut flowers and plants. Both flowers and plants brought good prices and all the florists here were in shape to supply a big demand, and they had it, and all will get a good start for the usual rush of spring trade. Springfield, III.— Trade fair only, prices for good stock in cut flowers good. L. Unverzagt is building two new green- houses. H. L. Phelps has been trying mushrooms under the bench in his rose house and reports fair success financially. The crop was good but prices low. Brown & Canfield have been cutting some No. 1 roses and intend growing more Beauties this year. They report Albany as a more profitab'e rose than La France. Miss Miller, the young lady florist, has one house of roses and one of carnations in exceptionally fine order. Cleanliness is the rule with her aud she takes a deep inter- est in her wo, k, doing all but the firing and carrying in of soil. Her Lizzie Mc- Gowsn carnations are unusually large and fine. Chas. Hay has been cutting some very fine orchid flowers and his stock looks well. In Messrs. August Rolker & Co's., ad- vertisement on page 911 of the rose num- ber the types made them offer improved Bugnot pansy seed at $.50 per 14 ounce when it should have been $1.50. Please mention the American Florist every time you write to ao advertiser, 938 The American Florist. Apr, 6, A "Young" Old Florist. John Spalding of New London, Conn., is one of the few men that retain their perennial youth, and form a connecting link with those old time florists that are fast passing away, men who have been through all the various grades of the pro- fession, long before anyone thought of making a specialty of either roses, carna- tions, orchids, ot chrysanthemums. Al- though about eighty years of age, he can read and write without glasses and is as enthusiastic as any of the young men to-day, taking as much interest in any new introduction that is likely to prove of value, either as a cut flower, or for decorative purposes. On a recent visit I found him prejiaring for a run on aquatics. He has built a tank inside one of his greenhouses, and as soon as the weather will permit, in- tends making quite a display of this class ot plants outside. He owns quite a large establishment, and personally superintends the whole of it. There are several large greenhouses filled with palms, and other ornamental plants. These are used both for summer and winter decoration. He still grows a house of camellias, which he says will be- come fashionable again someday, several houses filled with roses, and more ot car- nations, also a great quantity of chry- santhemums, and invites the public to his exhibition of them every autumn. Besides a general run of bedding, and other plants for the spring trade, he also keeps a lot of old time favorites, not often seen growing in a modern florist's place, such as a collection of succulent plants, Tillandsias, cacti, and some orchids that I had not seen for years. He is a clever botanist, and knows native plants, as well as exotics, is in correspon- dence with some of the best authorities all over the country, and in his immediate neighborhood is the acivnowledged head- quarters for the correct nomenclature of all kindsof plants. Samuel Henshaw. When writing our advertisers please use one of your printed business letter heads or enclose your business card. The American Florist and Gardening together to one address for $1.75. Send orders to the American Florist Co. SITUATIONS, WANTS. FOR SALE. AdvertlHt'mcnts under tlilei head will beltiHi-rted at the rate of lU ccnta a line (seven words) each Inser- tion. Cash must accompany order. Plant advs. not admitted under this bead. yiTUATION WANTED—Bya German parden-r and O florist; I,') years experlenoe: coninieroial |)tiict.' de- sired. MaxSCHLAU. Itiur N. Ilalstrd Sl. ('fiintk'O. SITUATION \VANTEI>-As tlorl-l l.y tir^lH*la«*t all- round man. Scotchman: slnt'tf. ovfr ',' head t-'iirdener. ;i2 years of am-. t*lnt;k'. whu uiidcrhtandw all about florist, nursery as well as landscape j^ardonlnji. Best of ref- erences. C, care of Ameiican Klurlst. SITUATION WANTKn-Ashead gardener or florist In a private or commercial place, where a nuin of ability Is required. Satisfactory reterences. posted In Kreonhouse, landbcap( 1(1 vet'ctal")!!' jiar- (leninc (2(1 years' experience) would like a situation on a private place. Address JuH.N LoEHKER. 702 18tU St.. Milwaukee. Wis. WANTED— A slneleman competent to prow roses, carnutlons and general plants, (ierman. State wages. JDHN GlKD, l-Yemont. Neb. WANTED— At once, gardener that understands vegetable growing and greenhouse work. Wages half prottts. Inquire of Burr Oaks Nursery, Sibley, ills. WANTED— A single man who Is competent In grow Ing roses, carnations and a general line of flo rlsts' flowers for the retail trade. Address 1 M. care American Florist. WANTED— Greenhouse band with some experience, permanent place to good man. Address stating age, reference, etc. The Huntsman Floral Co.. ;n W. 4th street. Cincinnati, Ohio. WANTED— A permanent place in some western city by an energetic young man, where there Is a chance of advancement. Address Florist, care American Florist. WANTED— A single man who has had some experi- ence In greenhouse work. State wages expected including board. Address John B. Goetz. ■Jl'if. Mackinaw St.. Saginaw. W. S. Mich. WANTEl)-Tuo,„,.nt., ^,vn^^ nil rn^es, r.'.rnali.ms. and -..TinalM.M'k, Stcadv nnpliniiienl to m.Ikt and Indu^t^iou^. nu-n. State wages and aMlltlct'. with ri-fereMces. Box .^77. PtMjrla. III. WANTED— A good all around German florist, must be married and willing to t>oard two of the other men. Address, with copy of references, and wages, Grower, care of Welch Bros., No. 2 Beacon St., Boston. Mass. WANTED— Immediately, sober, reliable man to assist in general greenhouse work; a permanent j)lace to the right man. f2().0U a month and board, with prospect of a rise. Address Thos. Gordon. Mt. Clemens, Mich. WANTED — Palms, roses, carnations, bedding plants, etc. at lowest spot cash prices. Any florist liavlng extra good surplus stock on hand, com- municate with Beer's Floral Conservatory, having lost every plant by Are. Bangor. Maine. WANTED— A reliable, sober, honest, competent man to raise roses and general greenhouse stock. Must be able to make up designs If necessary. No others need apply. State wages and references. Steady work for the right man. Address A. G.. Care of Geo. Mullen, 17 Chapman Place. Boston, Mass. FOR SALE— At low figures, my place of three green- houses, two lots and dwelling. For particulars call or write at once. W. T. Stei'HENSon. Petersburg. III. Foil SALE— Paying florist's business, large selected stock, good patronage, home and abroad, ^f-acre lot. good dwelling. splendidly located: l>est reasons for selling. Address Prof. Bagley, Abilene. Kans. FOR SALE OR TO LEASE -Cut flower plant con- taining :i().(N)(l feet Of glass In Chicago: In first-class condition, all modern conveniences. Stock In fine con- dition for the World's Fair vear. Address A. T. .Tackson. Bowmanvllle P. O.. Chicago. ROOTED CUTTINGS. Marlr i i^r \ i..].-ts. per 1. OHO *i).Otl LaHitM.n-ii. \n-Y [IN) l.tHI ilin/.r.s Wliitr. prr lllO l.OO J. J. T.ampert. s;»; N. King St.. \enin, <>. Healtliv rooted runners Warie Louise "Vio- lets, DOc "per 100, $5.00 per 1,000. Phebe H. Baker, Media, Delaware Co., Pa. FORCING ROSES We make a specialty of all the leading sorts and can furnish healthy young stock to be shitted into one size larger pots on arrival at following prices: $6 per 100 for Am. Beauty, White La France and Duchess of Albany. J4 per 100 for Sunset, Mme. Hoste, Mme. Pierre Guillot, La France, Perle, Mme. Cusin. $3 per 100 for Niphetos, Bride, Mermet, Bon Silene, Safrano. Also all the famous new soits: Brides- maid, Mme. Testout. K1i^erin Aug. Victoria, etc. at lowest Mark i Prices. Send List to be priced. AdtlreBs NANZ A. NEUNER, LOUISVILLE. KY. TEAS $30.00 per looo HYBRIDS 40.00 per 1000 Healthy plants, in 2-inch pots. Also healthy plants of the Newest Chrysanthe- mums, and general greenhouse stock. Trade list on application. X.OXTISVTLLE ICT. THE ANCHORAGE ROSE GO. Offers a select lot of young Rose plants. Grown from imported stock. Free from disease. All the popular forcing varieties. SEN1> FOR PRICE LIST ANCHORAGE ROSE CO., Anchorage. Ky. CARNATIONS AND VIOLETS, WRITE FOR PRICES. OSKAI.OOPA, IOWA. H. P. ROSES. ^^ lonstc- per dozen. Hydrangea Paniciilata. ^'[si"^ »'-'««>'" W. W. BARNARD & CO., 6 and 8 N. Clark St. CHICAGO. FARFUGIUM GRANDE. Flrat-clnss pliin TILTON BROTHERS. i-"i iorniant, select as- sortment, SU.OO per 100. AND OTHER Ji^ Send for Price List. — * ^ ^ TERRE HAUTE, IIVD. CHEAP NAMED DWARF FRENCH CANNAS. There 1h a demnnd for cheaii In CannuB we oflor the foUowIrm s of Crozy'B trench Cannaa of the . Duvl.l. WlW 3© ^V.OO I3« sdy 96<3-C>C:> Y»ox- 1 F. B. PIERSON COMPANY, TARRYTOWJVOJMHUDSOIV, N.Y. iB93. The American Florist, 939 ! Ihe Grand New Forcing Rose, ( . — -^ 4 k Prices iiud full particulars on ii|i|illi'atl('ii. ♦ \ John Burton, Chestnut Hill, Philadelphia \ Golden Returns. 200,000 ROSES 200,000 We offer well established, healthy plants in below named and many other sorts: From 2-iuch pots, $ 3.00 per 100; $30.00 per 1000 From 3-inch pots, 6.00 " 60.00 From 4-inch pots, 12.00 " 120.00 Not in excess of any one variety. 50,000 Hybrid Perpetual Roses 50,ooo at U per 100; $40 per 1000, in 50 select varieties. New and Rare Varieties at Special Kates given in our AVholesale List, now ready. WE NAME A FEW SORTS ONLY: Aurora, Bosanquet. Comt. de Labarthe, Bon Sllene. CelB, Devonlensis. C. Mermet. Etolle de Lyon, Her- mosa, Mme. Cusin, H. M. Stanley. Malmalson, Marie Gulllot. Mme. Lambard, Marie Lambert. Marechal NIel, Kruger. Nlphetos. Mme. Jos. Schwartz, Safrano. Perle des Jardlns. Sombreuil, The Bride, etc., etc. NANZ & NEUNER, LOUISVILLE. KY. ROSES Mme. Testout, K, A. Victoria Ueteor, Wootton, Beauty, Ferle, Bride, mermet, Watteville. etc. Let me figure on your order for May, June or July delivery, for first class stock. 1111110 A good stock in 2-in. pots of all the HI U mo I leadmg cut flower and commercial varieties at S3.00 per 100; S25.00 per 1,000. Guaran- teed true to name. W. W. COLES, KOKOMO, IND. « ■' I Maple Hill Rose Farm. The New White Rose KAISERIN AUGUSTA VICTORIA. From 3-lncli pots, 935.tX) per 100. 5-lnch pots, So.OO per dozen; $4U.(IU per 100. THE NEW^ VIOLET ROBERT GARRETT, The healthiest and strongest growing violet up to date; strong, well-rooted runners, SJJ.OO per lOO; transplanted rtmners, $4.00 per 100. Cash with order JOHJV COOIC, 318 N. Charles St,. BALTIMORE, MO. ^ Hybrid Perpetual Roses, Worlced low on the Manettl Stock, offer the best re- sults to the florist, blooming freely and giving plenty of cuttings for propagating quickly. Fine plants for sale by the 100 or lOW, at low rates. Price Lists to applicants. Address WILLIAM H. SPOONER, JAMAICA PLAIN, (Boston). MASS. FORCING ROSES AH the old, and such new varieties as have been proved, kept in stock. aj:. A.. nuKT, TERHE HAUTE. IICD. Always mention the American Flo- rist when writing to advertisers. SUNNYWOODS GREENHOUSES the; birthplace of BRIDESMAID Its pink color is permanent; it is never deformed; it steadily outsells the Mermet; it is a famous keeper. IT WILL T^ /\ ^\7^ YOU TO throw away your Mermets and plant Bridesmaids instead. * . FROM 2y2 INCH POTS: FROM 3}4 INCH POTS: 5C Plants $ 7.50 50 Plants ; fio.OO 100 Plants 10.00 100 Plants 15.00 when cash conies with order, i prepay express. FRANK L MOORE, Chatham, N. J. MADAME CAROLINE TE.STOUT. The best rose of its color in existence. It has been fully tested in the New York market and Healthy plants from 2^-inch pots now ready. Per loo, $25 00; per 1000, $200.00; 500 at 1000 rates. ERNST ASM US, West Hoboken, N. J. Mention American Florist. ROSES FINE HEALTHY PLANTS FROM 2MNCH POTS. Pedes, Brides, Mermets, Niphetos, Papa Gontier, Hoste, Watteville, Cusin, La France, Albany, Wootton, at . ^5.00 per 100, ;g45.00 per 1,000. Meteor at $6.00 per 100, ^55.00 per 1,000. Climbing Perle, at .... $10.00 per 100. John Henderson Co., ROSES. Glothilde Soupert. 9&-0*^ f>f3ft. XOC3. ROSES. Grand, healthy plants from S-inch pots, :are in splendid condition for Spring sales. Ws make this price to move tiiem quickly. MERMET, NIPHETOS, BRIDE, GONTIER, WATTEVILLE and HOSTE, from 2-inch pots, $4.00 per hundred DAVID CLIFFE, Germantown, Pbila., Pa. Finest stock in Northwest Duchess of Albany, Mme. Hoste, La France, Niphetos, Catherine Mermet, Perle, TVaban, Sunset, The Bride, W. F. Bennett. C. A. SMITH FLOBAL CO . 77 7th Street, South, MINNEAPOLIS, MINN. Albany, La France And few other varieties from COLO FRAME — in good shape. 3 and 4-inch pots, |7:00 and |9:00 per 100. BROWN & CANFIELD, Springfield, III. 940 The American Florist. Apr. <5, Sub'.crlption $1.00 a Year. To Europe, $2.00. Adverliscments, to Cents a Line, Agate; Inch. $1.40; Column, S14.00. Cash with Order. No Special Position Guaranteed. Discounts, 6 times, 5 per cent; 13 times, 10 per cent; 26 times. 20 per cent: 52 times, 30 per cent. No reduction made for large space. The AdvenlslnB Department of the AMERICiN FLORIST 19 for FloriBlB, Seedsmen, and dealers In wares nerialnlng to thoit lines Only. Please to remember It. Orders for less than one-hall iiich space not accepted. Address THE AMERICAN FLORIST CO., Chicago. Wayne Spring Exhibition. The spring exhibition of the Wayne (Pa.) Horticultural Society opened March 23 with a very attractive dis- play. The hall was decorated by John Curwin Jr., and the exhibits were adtnir- ably arranged by John O. Gardner of Jobstown, N. J. The judges were Messrs. Henry F. Michell, Wni. Warner Harper and John Westcott. Prizes were given in a number of plant classes, including spring bulbs, geraniums and begonias, the prizes in these classes being pretty well divided amongst John Curwin Jr., Henry G. Standen, and Frank Adelberger. J. G. Gardner made a fine exhibit of amaryllis, and also dis- played choice forced vegetables. A large and beautiful display of decorative plants was made by J. M. Hughes, gardener to G. W. Childs, Bryn Mawr. John Burton showed a vase of American Belle. The entire display was highly creditable to the society, and attracted many visitors. Catalogues Received. Wm. Tricker, Dongan Hills, N. Y, aquatic plants; A. Bowerman, Winnipeg, Man., plants and seeds: John Saul, Wash- ington, D. C, plants; Ludwig & Richter, Allegheny City, Pa., seeds and plants; T. C. Thurlow, West Newbury, Mass., nur- serj' stock; Stark Bros., Louisiana, Mo., nursery stock; Pitcher & Manda, Short Hills, N. J., cypripediums. In the printed proceedings of the Cali- fornia State Floral Society the result of the guessing contest inaugurated by the Sherwood Hall Nursery Co., at the last chrysanthemum show of the society is given. A first prize of $50 and a sec- ond prize of $25 was offered to those who accurately estimated thenuraberof petals in a large chrysanthemum bloom on ex- hibition. From tlie report it appears there were 3786 ballots cast, and theesti- matesof thenumberof petalsin the flower ran all the way from one hundred and twenty up to forty thousand. Estimates of above two thousand were numerous and those below six hundred were greatly in the minority. The actual number of petals in the fiower was five hundred and twelve. Always mention the American Flo- rist wrhen writing to advertisers. WHITE DOVES FOR FLORISTS. ^^^:t^ M Lttrnest and finest st^ick In the United ?^?"J I^tates. Write fur prices to 1. J. xeussBz-rZ.,, 103 Van Winkle St . Jersey City. N. J. Asparagus Plumosus Nanus. PUT ^TRINRQ • " *•"* f"*" '°"ef' ^•" ''«'"'" «*"=''• UUI OiniMUOi 10 tu ir> leet lung, Wl.OO eaeli. In large or small quantities all the year round. The lar^'est stock in the country. W. H. ELLIOTT, Brighton, Mass. Cap 0 plnUfprC new crop in best white quality at |1.25thelb. 10 lb. lots, JlO net. PUP9C I 09V0C (Sago Palms), natural UJUaO LGQIGO prepared, equal to fresh cut in appearance, from 30-in. upwards, at 45c., 50c , 60c., 75c. and f 1.00 each, accord- M^tarfigns, rht:; e^^i^ili^e latest French styles, from 50 cents net apiece upwards. DoQlfplQ of all styles, Plain and Fancy, UQOIVCIO for School Commencements, Dinners, Receptions, Favors, etc. Supplies Of all kinds, ^:erp^,je"rs: Wa.x Paper, Foil, Immortelles, Letters, Wire Designs, Funeral Sheaves, Doves, etc. For prices consult our Trade Catalogue, mailed free. August Rblker & Sons, 136&138 W. 24'hSt., UnufYnrl/ p. 0. Station E. ilCff lUIKi X"<->X4. S.A.XjId. TMt SIVIILAA KING! Who? Where? KOFFMAX, WALDEN. Orange Co., N. Y. What? SMILAX 25c. a string; 20c. a string by the bun- died ; 18c. a string by the thousand. When ? ALL THE YEAR AROU>D. And he pays the Express. IF YOU NEED ANY Cape Flowers, Immortelles, Grasses, plain or fancy Baskets, Metal Wreaths, Letters, Doves, or any other thing in the Florists' supply line, mail us your order. REMEMBER WE ARE THE laeading Manufacturers of Wheat Sheaves and Baskets, and Importers of Florists' Supplies. CataloKiu' <»i applUaliiiii ERNEST KAUFMANN & CO., na N. 4th street. PHILADELPHIA. PA. MARSCHUETZ & CO.. FLORISTS' • SUPPLIES 23 & 25 N. 4th St., PHILADELPHIA. PA Send lor ^ntnlnnir 1 ^a You will benefit the American Flo- rist by mentioning it every time you write an advertiser in these columns. Who? KOFFMAN. Where*^ walden. What? Adiantum Cuneatum Plants, irom S-in. pots for propagating, $20.00 per hundred plants. W nCn • FOR IMMEDIATE DELIVERY. WHOLESALE FLORISTS £. CORNER & Chestnut Sts., PHILADELPHIA. SAMUEL S. PENNOCK, Wholesale Florist REMOVED TO REAR OF 42 S. 16th ST., X>Iillaclc>Ii:>Iila, 3F>a. (Successor to ELLISON & KUEHN), ■Sif^ WHOLESALE ^S* 1122 FIITE STK,EKT, S-t. LrOU.ls, Ado. A complete line of Wire Dealsn*. W. ELLISON, WHOLESALE Gut Flowers I Florists' Supplies 14-02 PINE STEET. — — ^St. KvOt^ls, Ado. DAN'L B. LONG, COMMISSION • FLORIST. 495 Washington St., BUFFALO, N. Y. FORCING BULBS, FLORISTS' SUPPLIES, LONG'S FLORISTS' PHOTOGRAPHS. LlstB. Terms, 4c. on application. H. BAYER8D0RFER & CO., WHOLESALE FLORISTS' SUPPLIES ONLY, PHILADELPHIA, FA. t8g3- The American Florist. 941 E. H. HUNT, Wholesale Plorist 79 Lake Street, CHICAGO, p^.^^^, Perie, GODtler. Nlplietoa $ 4 00 Mermets. Lii France, Bride, WuuttuuB ij.OO Meteors S 00 Jacqs 12. OU Carnations, short ] uo long 2.00 '* fancy 2 fit) Romans. Valley. Narcissus, Tulips ;i 00 Violets. Acllantum 1 00 CiiUas, Harrlsll 10 OU Smllax 20.00 In effect till next Issue of this paper. Kennicou Bros. Go. WHOLESALE GUT FLOWERS, 34 &. 36 Randolph Street, A. L. RANDALL, WMsaie Florist and Dealer in FLORISTS' SUPPLIES, t16 Dearborn Street, CHICAGO. Store Cloges Mights 9 P. M.: Sunday 3 V. M. NILES CENTER FLORAL CO. Incorporated. WHOLESALE GROWERS OF GUT FLOWERS 0! ALL KINDS and Dealers in FLORISTS' SUPPLieS. CHAS. W. McKELLAK, Mgr. In Chicago Cut Flower Exchange, 45 Lake St., CHICAGO. a;^^ ALWAYS ON HAND. ^k^^^O 1 Music Hall Place, -^L*"> -^ BOSTON, IVIASS. ^^^ "\^ HORTICULTnRAL ADCflONEERS, ■ . ^^^ Always mention the Amercan Flo- rist when writing to advertisers. Cut Flowers, New York. April ^. RoBes, Bun Sllene. GontlerB l.ouS/ 3.U0 Perles, Nlphetos a.OO(S 4 00 Mermet. Bride, H03te 2.00® d. 00 Cusln. WattevllJe 2.00® K.OO " Bridesmaid 2.00® 8.00 La France 4.00&IO.OO Meteor 4,0O®l«.0O ' .laequeminot t).00®12.00 Beauty 10.00@80 00 Morrlsou l&.00Si2O.0O Hybrids 10.00@36.00 Mme. Caroline Testout 10.00®20.00 Carnations 1.60® 2.00 Valley, hyacinths, tulips, daHodlls 2.00® 3.00 Harrlsll 4.00@10.00 CalJas 6.00@12.00 Violets 50® l.OO Cattleyas 60.00 Mignonette 2.00® 6.00 Boston, April 4. Candldums. Cyclamen Splrfea Japonlca, Deutzla.. Lily of the valley Mignonette Myosotls 2.00 Pansles 1.00 CaFDallons 2.00® 3.00 Stocks .'i.OO Violets 75@ 1.00 Roses. Nlphetos 6.00 Gontler 8.110 Perle. Sunset 8.00 Bride. Mermet 8.00®12.00 .lacq.. Hybrids 16,00®23.00 Smllax 20.00 Adlantum . 1.00® 1.50 Farleyense 20.00 Asparagus plumosus 5O.0O®76.0O Heath, per bunch 60 to 76 cents English primroses, per dozen bunches. ..«2.(lO „ „ PHILADELPHIA. April 4. Roses, Perle. Gontler. Nlphetos . . ; . 4 .00 Mermet, Bride, Albany 6.00 " La France 6.00 Hoste, Cusln, Watteville 4.00® 6.00 Bennett, Wootton, Guillot 6.00 Meteor 8.00 '■ Beauties 25 00®40.00 Brunners 40.00®60.00 Mignonette i oo® 2.00 Daffodils 3 UU Tulips .■.'.'.■..'.'....■.■ 3.0O® 4.00 Valley 3,00® 4.0O Carnations 1 .00® 2.00 Callas 12.60®16.00 Harrlsll 10.00®15.00 J^eesla 1.00® 1.60 Smlla.\ _ 16.00®20.00 Asparagus 60.00®75.00 Adlantum l.OO® 1.60 „ „ Chicago, April 4. Roses, Perles, Nlphetos Gontler 3.00® 6.00 " Mermet. La France. Albany 4.00® 6.00 •■ Brides, Wootton, Bennett 5.U0® 6.00 Jacqs 10.00®12.00 ■■ Hybrids lb.00®26.00 Carnations (short) 50® 1.00 (long) 1.00® 1.50 r. „ ■ TT (faocy) 2.00® 2.60 Callas, Harrlsll 8.00®10.00 Tulips, extra 4.00® 6.00 Jlo'ets 7,6® 1.00 Smllax I6.00@20.00 Peck & Sutherland, Successors to WM. J. STEWART, Gut Flowers i Florists' Supplies -^ WHOLESALE. ^^ 67 Bromfleld Street, BOSTOIff, MASS. WELCH BROS., Wholesale Florists, NO. S BEACON STREET, NearTremont St. BOSTON. MASS. WISCONSIN FLOWER EXCHANGE, WHOLESALE Gut Flowers i Florists' Supplies 13 1 Mason St., MILWAUKEE. WIS. Write us for prices on Harrlsll and Freesia bulbs. Please mention the American Florist every time you write to an advertiser. BURNS & RAYNOR, 49 West 28lh Street, WHOi:.i:sAi.E deai.z:rs in AND SHIPPERS OF WALTEE F. SHEEIDAN, WHOLESALE - 32 West 30th Street, NEW YORK. Roses Shipped to al! Points. Price list on application HUNTER & PURDY, WHOLESALE DEALERS IN Cut ^Flowers 51 W. 30tli St., NEW YORK. FRANK D. HUJSTER. .TAMES PURDT, Formerly 112 W. 40th St JAMES HART, WHOLESilLE FLORIST. 117 W. 30th St.. new YORK. The Oldest Established Commission House in N. Y, LARGE SHIPPING TRADE. CAREFUL PACKING, THEO. ROEHRS, WHOLESALE FLORIST, 111 West 30th street, NEW YORK CITY. Established 1879 MILLANG BROS., Wholesale Florists, 5 WEST 27th street, BRANCH : Cut Fewer Exchange, 408 E. 34lh Street. MICHAEL A. HART. WhoiesaleiGommisslon Florist 113 WEST 30TH STREET. The finest Roses, Violets and Carnations Branch, at Cut Flower Exchange, 408 E. 34th St. EDWARD C. HORAN, 34 W. 29th Street, NEW YORK. Wholesale Florist Careftil Shipping to all parts of the country. Price list on application. HENRY W. BAYLIS, Wholesale Florist 940 BROADWAY, • • • • JVEj-w- Y-oieic. H. L SUNDERBRUGH, WHOLESALE FLORIST 4TH & WALNUT STREeTS, Cli:ioln.n.atl, O* 942 The American Florist, Apr. 6, HRe 3®®^ ^TQc^e. AM. SEED TRADE ASSOCIATION. .1. C. Vaughan, Chicago. president: A. L. Don. New York, secretary and treasurer. The eleventh auutial meeting at Chicago. August U to IB. 1883. Applica- tions for membership should be addressed t^i Wm. Meggatt. chairman membership committee, Wethera- neia Conn. The Forcing Bulb Industry. A feature of the past season has been the marked decline in the bulb flower trade. What the future of this industry is to be must be a matter of deep con- cern to a large number of our growers, as well as to the bulb dealers and im- porters, and since the falling off in popu- larity and pecuniary returns in this par- ticular class of goods has not been con- fined to any special section or period, but really covers the entire season and ex- tends over the whole country and in- cludes about every sort commonly grown in quantity, an enquiry into the causes and a search for a possible rem- edy for the present unfortunate predica- ment would seem to be desirable. We think that the explanation given by most thoughtful observers would be over production, and the remedv which would be suggested, retrenchment. Of late years foreign concerns engaged in bulb growing, encouraged by the enor- mous demand in this country for certain varieties, and jealous of the commissions and profits made by American importers and middlemen, have flooded this coun- try with wholesale catalogues and have sent over their representatives in con- stantly increasing numbers. As a result of this rivalry competition has been keen, and in the natural ambition of each to show an increase every year in the volume of their trade, the country has been fairly scoured by the traveling agents of American and foreign dealers. Everybody in out-of-the-way corners, no matter how small, has been sought out and importuned to buy forcing bulbs. It requires but little skill to flower them, and the shipping trade in cut blooms en- ioyed by the extensive growers in large centers has thus received its death blow, the surplus stock of these establishments has been thrown upon the local market, and overstock with ruinous prices for the flowers have been the result, while the best classes of retail customers have be- come tired of things which they see peddled on every street corner the season through. It is not surprising, then, that bulb forcers show an inclination to go slow in giving their import orders for next sea- son; and there seems no doubt that should the v.alue of importations this vear for forcing purposes show a falling )ff of 30 or 40 per cent, the effect on the whole mafKet would be beneficial. The use of bulbs for out-door spring bloom is on the increase and our bulb dealers will no doubt find a good market for stock for this purpose even though cautious buying on the part of bulb forcers should curtail somewhat this special branch of their business. One good result of all this will be that our European friends who have been running at high pressure on the few select kinds recently so much in demand as forcing varieties in America will now turn their attention to the much larger general list of sorts suitable for out-door planting, prices will be reduced, and the "high pressure" varieties will have time and opportunity to recuperate. HILLEGOM, HOLLAND. DUTCH BULBS of highest grade. Trade list now ready, and can be had by addressing J. Terkuile, 33 Broadway, New York. I very much dislike paying any more attention to the circulars and adver- tisements of my late partner, who has seen fit to advertise over the old firm name without my legal consent, but the confusion they may possibly create in the minds of my customers leads me to state that his assertion that he had bought all the bulbs, etc., was entirely false, and that he has no legal right to make use of the old firm name. There had not been one single bulb sold yet of my late firm. I intend buying back the greatest part myself when the sales take place. Suffice it to add that my present facilities for filling all or- ders to the entire satisfaction of my customers are now far superior to what they were before the dissolution of the old firm, and I solicit your further favors, feeling assured that I can now give better satisfaction to my customers than ever be- fore. I am now visiting the American trade, as I have done every spring for the last ten years. LILY OF THE VALLEY PIPS, LILIUM HARRISII, Write for prices and Catalogues to Good results can only be obtained from good bulbs. Hagemann & Tilzck, GROWERS' AGENTS, A^votn. «e "Water «Ste»., PHILADELPHIA. GOODS ARE SOLD ON LIBERAL TERMS. We have them and we want your trade. BENJAMIN RIMBAUD, TrUr. Quartier du Temple. Toulon, var, France. Cable address lienriuiltaud, Toulon. The Iiirifest cultures In the South of tYance, of WUITK K03IAN HYAC^INTIIS, Narcissus Pa- per White ffrandlflofra, N. Double Roman. N. Double Von Slon, true pure yellow, and other Daffodils. IjlUuin Candlduni. the largest butbs. I-Yeeslas. Jonqullla Campernelll, larKestttowerlnK, forearly forc- ing, Allium, Aneuioiie, Curdlnal's Hat, A. Double Rosette the earliest, etc. Prices on application. G. J. MOrrATT, niannfactarer of PAPER BAGS AND ENVELOPES Special attention glveu to Seed Bags and Catalogue Envelopes. TBEiar HATTEivr. coarHT. PIUOICC Strontc, healthy plants from IHIiijILui cold frames, $2.00 per 100. O. NOACK, Batavia, N. T. Send for Catalogue ok IIDIU BT7I.BS, SEEDS, JAlAn AND SHBUBS. ARAUCARIAS. I AUSTRALIAN Palm Seada, OAXIFORNIA BULBS AND SEKDS to H. H. BERGER & CO. ESTABLISHED 1878. SAV FBAHOIBCO, 0A£. S3?"Wonrelioinlquarter8. I'er lOU. Ter I.IXJO 1st Blzc Dwarf Pearl i\ M »i2 (XI •M size •• 80 KIJU Ist Bize Tiill Pearl 120 10 00 ((ladlull, extra lar^e. finest surts 1 2j 12 UO H. G. FAUST &. CO., 64 and 66 N. Front St.. PHILADELPHIA, PA. WduDI.AWN FAUMS. l.liUl ACIIKS, Mention American Klorlst. NEW BEDDING BEGONIA THURSTONII. Stn)nK plants, Sil-tm perilo/en: S^l.OtJ per hundred. J. E. BONSALL & SON. 308 Garfield Ave., Salem, 0. Always mention the American Flo- rist when writing to advertisers. iSgs- J HE American Florist, 943 LARGE CONSIGNMENT JAPAN LILY BULBS. just arrived iu splendid condition; buyers of these should note our exceptionally low prices; stock is fine. Auratum is exceedingly scarce; Lilium Lancifolium Roseum and Rubrum. S8.00 per hundred; Lancifolium Album, SI2.00 per hundred; Auratum, 7 to 9 inches in circumference, ijS.OO per hundred; extra selected bulbs, 10 to 11 inches in circumference, £12.00 per hundred; Lilium Candidum, S4.00 per hundred. TJEi-A-iDEi Xjxsrx* oiv -A.i»i*x^xc:;.A.mc^rB"- F. R. PIERSON COMPANY, TARRYTOWN NEW YORK. Mention American FlorlBt. ONE MILLION FREESIA REFRACTA ALBA. Extra Size-Selected bulbs-delivery Aug- ust 1S93. Large consumers will save money by getting quotations from the largest growers on the Pacific Coast. Also Headquarters for Calla Bulbs in all sizes. Dwarf Calla 'The Gem," L. Aura- tum, home grown and Imported Native Bulbs and Tree Seeds, etc. SHERWOOD HALL NURSERY CO., SAN FKANCISCO, CAL. COLEUS^^ ^ GERANIUMS Cuttings and potted plants. Wholesale and Retail CHAS. A. BAIRD. Manalapan. Mon. Co., N. J. IPOM^A PANDURATA, (Day Blooming Moon Flower.) Northern grown, fresh and sound, per 1,000, S20.00, 500 at 1,000 rates; per 100, S2.50, 50 at 100 rates. Barr's Mammoth Asparagus, one vear, per 1000, $2.50, Conover's Colossal, 2 years, $3^00 per 1,000. JAMES FROST. Greenville. Barke Co., O. GHRYSftNTHEMUMS. ROOTED CUTTINGS. Lincoln. Ada Spauldlng. Domination. L. Boehmer. Rohalllon and 2(J other good market sorts. J1.5U per 100; Jessica and Ivory, ¥2.50 per 100. Beady for dehvery January 15th, Address J. G. BURROW, FISHKILT.. W Y. GRAPE VINES. (FOKEIGN.l All the leading varieties for cultivation under glass. in following sizes: iYulting vines for forcing in pots. 1 year, 2 years, and extra strong. Also Peaches and Nectarines specially prepared for forcing in pots and tubs. Booiced orders stored until May 15th If desired. Prices upon application. iTOBSTO'V^JT, IT. J. Always mention the American Flo- rist whep writing to advertisers, WE SELL SEEDS TO FLORISTS AND DEALERS. 114 Chambers St., New York. Catalogues on Application. HULSEBOSCH BROS., BULB AND PLANT GROWERS, OVER VEEN, near Haarlem. HOLLAND. Prices on application for the coming season of ROMAN HYACINTHS, PAPER WHITE NARCISSUS, LILY of the VALLEY, HARRISII LILIES, LIL. LONGIFLORUM. TULIPS, DUTCH HYACINTHS, CROCUS, SPIRAEAS, ROSES, ETC., ETC. J^" Spring Catalogue now ready. Address A. HULSEBOSCH. p. 0. Box 3tl8. Warehouse 58 West Street, NEW YORK CITY. Tuberous Begonias. HOW IS THE TIME TO BUY. As long as they last we make the following prices: Per 100. Single mixed $ 4.50 small 3.50 to color 6.00 Double mixed 10.00 small 6.00 All tubers warranted sound and health}'. F. J. MEECH & SOK, CHARLEVOIX. MICH. Single Klue, best Hamburg forcing, per doz. 50e; per luu 52.50. Rosmarinus, etrODg, out of pots. doz. $1.00. riirysanthentums, rooted cuttings. L. Canning, Japanese, white, verv fine for commerGlol or pot plants, per lUU fl.oU. Cash with order. A. OELREICH, quincy, ill. VIOLET PLANTS. I will offer for next sixty days Mnriel-ouise, 75c perlOO. iS6 per 1.000: Swanley White, 50c per lOU, *4 per I.OOU: Neapolitan, 75c per 100. *6 per 1,000; Schoenbrun (sinele). 50c per 100, 1»4 per 1.000; Czar (sinKie). 30c per 100. S«3,50 per 1,000; Zouave (single). 60c per lOO. S5 per l.OOO. All flne healthy plants free from any disease. Mrs. Eugenia T. Povall, °°i£^s%""^- Kills Mildew and Fungus Growth. What does ? isi^ GRAPE DUST. Sold by Seedsman. MentlQB AJnerlcsn Florist:, ^6.20 TUBEROUS BEGONIAS. Griffin's unequalled strain. The only Begonias offered that are grown out doors in America. Two first-class certificates at the last meeting of the Society of American Florists. Descriptive list free. r\r\ per lOO, J50.00 per 1,000 for '-^^ first quality, large tubers, in separate colors. This quality is better than Iinported Tubers at the highest prices. J. WILKINSON EUIOTT, PITTSBURG, PA. Siebrecht&Wadlev, rose hill nurseries, New Roghelle, N. Y. Palms, ORCHIDS, Roses, FRESH DRACAENA CANES NOW READr. Mention American Florist The Finest Stock in the World. Thirty minutes from London. Our Mr. A Dlmmock will be pleaned to interview buyers or reply to any communication addressed to him at 206 Greenwich Street. New Torlt City Cycas Revoluta^-^ The Largest and Best Selected Stock of Cycas Revoluta, sprouts and roots cut off, true long- leaved variety, now on hand. For general Japanese and Australian stock, apply to F. GONZALES & CO., 303-312 Wayne St., SAN FRANCISCO, CAL. ^^Send for cetalogue. VIOI.ETS. Marie I,ouise Runners: healthy stock, good plants. HINRY HSSS, - r Cockeysvilje, Mj, 944 The American Florist. Apr. 6, Recent Legal Decisions. Amount Recoverable for Discharge With- out Notice \Yhcrc Notice is Required. Under contracts of cmplovment which provide for a termination thereof by one, or both, of the parties, upon giving cer- tain notice, the measure of damages recoverable for a discharge without notice is the amounc of regular wages or salary for the time that notice isrequired. If that is paid when the person is dis- charged he has no right of action. Fisher v. Monroe. Court of Common Pleas of New York City and County. 21 N. Y, Sup 995. Railroads are Entitled to Special Rates for Special Service. Where a special service is required of a common carrier, as of a railroad com- pany, such as rapid transit and speedy delivery in case of perishable freight, for instance, a higher rate than for the car- riage of ordinary freight is warranted; but if the carrier charges a rate based on such special service and fails to render it, to the damage of the shipper, and with- out legal excuse, it will constitute a ground of action for damages in the courts. Decision of the Interstate Commerce Commission, in Loud v. South Carolina R. Co. Good Will and Firm Name Considered as Partnership Property. The goodwill of a partnership is a part of the property of the firm; and where a partnership is dissolved, one of the part- ners transferring to the others all his interest in the firm business and assets, with the understanding that they are to succeed to the business of the old firm, such sale carries with it the seller's inter- est in the good will. Of this good will is the firm name; and, where the contract of sale reserves to the retiring partner no rights with respect to the firm name, he cannot lawfully use it in a business of a like kind, carried on by him in the vicin- ity subsequent to such dissolution. Brass & Iron Works Co. v. Payne. Supreme Court of Ohio. 33 N. E. Rep. 88. Asparagus Roots COLOSS.\L, two years old $4.00 " one year old 3 00 PALMETTO, two years old 6.00 " one year old 5.0O Orders booked ii) rotation as received and roots forwarded -ionn a^ the weather will permit. Prices are for roots dulivcrcil i. o. h. Casli on receipt of the roots. CROSMAN BROS., Rochester, N. Y. Mention Anicrlcnn Flurlst. FOR SALE. Alternant hcra, I". lM:i,ior, Aiiri-ii Nana RuHKH, lU'iv. TiMt iilnnlh. per IKI. *';.(). I'ettiniaH and lVIiir«:: smaller from flats, ifii per 100; rooted cuttings. $1.10. post free. Double Dahlia Sunflower (Hellanthus reds in variety, dry roots ready for potting, 50c. per doz.. Si per lUU: large flowered yellow, mixed, plain blotched, strl ped ; these arc extra flue showy kinds hOc. per doz. $4 per 100; a few extra fine bronze-leaved kinds, «0c. per doz. Variegated Vlncas. fleld-grown, 3-lnch, $5 per 100; small from flats. $2 per 100. Coleus, Fuchsia. Stevla, Alyssum, double and single. Gem, Feverfew and miscellaneous rooted cuttings, $1 per 100, small pits. $2 per 100. Rooted cuttings per lUO and small plants per doz. post free if desired. Safe arrival and satlsfncilon guaranteed or money refunded. Address J. C. GIBSON. Woodbury, N. J. riflNTS. FLOWERS. Mendenhall, the I'ioneer Florist of the Northwest, always to the front with the finest, healthiest, cleanest stock of Roses, Carnations, Smila.x and all kinds of Bed- ding plants to be found. Prices low. Send for catalogue. Cut flowers at wholesale and retail. The pure air of Minnesota is good for man, beast and plants, and Minneapol'S is the place, and Mendenhall Greenhouses is the name to address tor anytning good in the florist line. MENDENHALL GREENHOUSES, MINNK.Vl'OI.TS, -(IINN. Mention Anierlcnn Florist. " CHBYS-COLA " SINGLE FUGHSIflS. Have a surplus of these; will offer until sold, extra large rooted cuttings, my selec- tion of varieties, at 75g per 100; $6.50 per 1,000. CASH "WITH: OltDER.. Write for prices on <;EI!.\NIU:MS ami CIIKV.SANTHK.MIIIMS. S. B. FIELD. ROSELLE, N. J. FICUS ELASTICA. J5 OO, f6 00 and $9.00 per dozen. JOHN BURTON, Chestnut Hill, Philadelphia. Fa. I'd IIKI I'.T limii LAKNATION.S. stiindanl varieties. *1 M JIMXI NKWKR KINDS il.50 li) •-' 00 COLKt'S . . 75 II 00 St'iul for prices on Chrvsanthcnunns, .-Vltcrnan- Ihcra. .Snow Crest Daisy, 'etc. •JOHN ,1. CONNKI.LV, Bryn .Ma«r, I'a. Spring '((^ Sales >^- in bedding stoclc are sure to be large and profitable this year. Are you prepared? if not, we are, to furnish you with (^ Rooted ^^. Coleus, in all the best varieties, the qual- ity of which is well known. Our stock this year is better than ever, and includes the coining yellow of yellows, "Sunrise." ALEX. McBRlDE, .... ALPLAUS. N. Y. * Rooted Cuttings.* COLEDS FOR YOU ALL! l!."l.lc rim>..n Vfrscliallcltn spec-lnl- llrs, ,m;.ii|) i„t limi tn.-lis'as. Storm Klnii, Moles W.iilli, E. I,. lilll. rhinoim.nal. .lupller. Black Prlnee. and ..thcrs. ^1 U() |.et Imi, Ajzeratums. dwarf, blue anrt white, '.x |)er imi. Ileli.itrope. 4 sorts. JI.UU per lUU. Few tine Stanrlanl Ilwurl. .flKi per IIHi. from flats $1.90. Pansles. Hvhriil. Biatertlv and Trlnianieau. seed bed.Jdc periOU; Iransptanted. iKIi; per hundred. CASH WITH ORDER. J. EJ. FfEJIl^THOUJSBlV, SCHENECTADY, N. Y. TUBERS AND YOUNG PLANTS OF TUBEROUS BEGONIAS. We tiave some tine tubers left, assorted colors per l(«l, Jui.HII. smaller and mixed ones at UM and SS.to. single only. Small plants, double and single ones, readv April 1st nntU end of Mav. Sent by mail for Kf.Ki per lUO, for best sinEle or double ml.ved, .ir F.'.W lor rllfTerent strains of sintrle mi.\ed. Order early. BRAUER & RICHTER, McConnellsville 0. Mention American Florist WE OFFER IN APRIL I'er 1,000 2.INK1 Cvpripedium Spectabile. strooK clumps. 'i to .T shoots, will bloom In 4 to ti vreelca W.VIIO S.UXl Cyprlpedlum Acauie 2«.00 llMMl Tiarella fordlfoiia. lor bedding 12.00 T.tlUI Nymphala Reniformls 2400 B.iJtKI Trillium Grandltiorum ViM 7.0111 Euphorbia forollata IS.liO W A. Brotherlon & Co , Rochester, Mich. ^ T^ I=? I ISI (^ V.iiir Siiiili.x and nllier tralllri; plants with GREEN SILKALINE. Sji'fo corti L-an ho usi'd \\\\h pinnt>- when dci'itrfltliii:- Ktir Hiiiiii'If'h niut prices. iirloro.HH JOHN C. MEYER & CO.. ■;.S!I llooiisliire Street. I!<)ST<)^. M.-V.SS. GflTflLOOUE PRINTING. ELECTROTYPINO. Done with expert ability for Florists Nurserymen, Seedsinen. Write to J. Horace McFarland Co., HAKRKSBURO. PA. 160 * 101 Soutli 6ili .Vve , New Yorh. NATURAL Gas Made glass for Rose Houses, ^NmaervHtorles. etc , etc OurKlass received the htghest award at toe Boston Cooveotion of tli© 8. A. F. TUBEROUS ROOTED BEGONIAS. Best Hellitii; i wluMi ill l.loiiiii. Try them If It yuu linve, then you know It. In liu'eu iiuiintities; rhoienal i|iiHllly. SINGLE, 5 separate colors, white, yellow, scarlet, pink and crimson $6.00 per H)0; $50.00 per 1003 DOUBLE, in 5 separate colors $\6 00 per 100. (Can be mailed tor .?0 cts. per 100. zrolt^g\N YORK. F. R. PIERSON COMPANY, TARRYTOWN iSgj The American Florist. 945 CARNATIONS * AHEAD. You want the best in the market ! We have them, i6 Novelties of '93, and all the STANDARD VARIETIES ! Send for our complete Price List. OKOIiOB HAJVOOCBC, Oramcl Haven, JVIlclx. Rooted Guumos. Carnations Hinze's White, Mrs. Fisher, Silver Spray, Jeannette, Grace Wilder, Fred Creighton, Mayflower, Century, Anna Webb, $l.SQ per 100; |10 per 1000. Orange Blossom, Portia, Hector, Florence, American Flag, $2 per 100; |15 per 1000. Coleus, leading varieties, including the finest Yellow Coleus in cultivation. A new variety equal to Golden Bedder in color, and as good a grower as C. Verschaffeltii, |1.00 per 100; jSS.OO per 1000. Double Petunias in four finest varieties, $2.00 per 100. Fuchsias, finest named varieties, Jl,50 per 100. Heliotrope jSl.OO per 100. Ageratum, Dwarf, White and Blue, |1.00 per 100. 500 at 1000 rates. Cash with order. 10 cents pei 100 extra when shipped by mail. JAMES HORAX, Florist, Bridgeport, conn. Mention American Florist. CARNATIONS ROOTED CUTTINGS. Furitau, ■•^Aurora, GoUleu Triumph, Grace Darling". Daybreak, I'earl, White Wings. \A7,£.\e McGowan, Louiise Porsch, AV. F. Dreer, J. R. Freeman, HYBRID PERPETUAL ROSES 600 Paul Nevron, stronu plants. . . .SIO.OO per 100. 20 other leading varieties 10.00 per 100. $1)0.00 per 1,000. B^g^Send for price list. WOOD BROTHERS, W. R. SHELMIRE, Carnation Grower AVONDALE, CHESTER CO., PA. Send for price list of Kooted Cuttings. CARNATIONS ROOTED CUTTINGS of all the leading varieties. Will be ready January 1, 1893. R. T. IiOKBARD, Wayland, Mass. CARNATIONS ROOTED CUTTINGS. Send for Price List of all the leading varieties. P. 0 Box 226. KENNETT SQUARE. Chester Co.. Pa. When you write to any of the ad- vertisers in this paper please say that you saw the advertisement in the American Florist. Orders Booked Now for My Specialties P^OI^ 1S98. New Jersey.— A scarlet Carnation hard to heat fl2.00 per 100 Old Rose Old rose pink Carnation. $12.00 per 100 Nellie Bowden. — Pure bright yellow Canna JS60.00 per 100 READY IN FEBRUARY. Other varieties of Carnations, both old and new CUTTINGS Carnations- I.izzie IMcGowan, Aurora, Cjace Darling;, Daybreak and Golden Triumph ready now. Coleus— Twenty-two tip top bedders for 'JOc per 100, or $7.00 per 1,000. Geraniums— A fine assortment at S12.50 per 1,000 or S1.50 per 100, for this, the last lot. Canna— Dwarf French varieties at |4.50 per 100. Smilax— Once transplanted, for 75c per 100, or ij6.00 per 1,000. Terms cash. Correspondence solicited. ALBERT M. HERR, LockBox496, Lancaster, Pa. SEE OUR PRICE LIST in special carnation number of Jan. 19th, or address EDW. SWAYNE, Carnationist, Rooted Carnation Cuttings. WHOLESALE PRICE LIST NOW READY, Containing a full list of best new and old sorts, including the Prize takers at MADISON SQUARE and PHILADELPHIA. Address H. E. CHITTY, Faterson, N. J. ADVERTISEMENTS ■ ■ SOLICITED- • • For the annual report of the American Carnation Society. C. J. Pennock, Secretary, Kennett Suuare, Chester Co., Pa. ^■i c=:j^F=?isi.A.'riCDi^^. J. J. St5^©l-, CONCORDVILLE, PA. Verbenas, 22 varieties per 1000, $8.00, per 100. S .90 Coleus. 12 varieties " l.OO Double .^lysaum " .75 Chrysanthemums. 40 varieties per doz. .20 Fuchsias. 10 varieties " .20 Heliotrope, 4 varieties *■ .20 Cigar Plant .... " .20 Manettia Vine and Mexican Primrose " .25 I. L. PILLSBURY, Macomb. lU. E. G. HILL & C0„ Wliolesale Florists, RIGHMOND, INDIANA. GRACE BATTLES an I^. A. Bl.OOMINGTON, ILL. K.xtra fine Marie Louise Violet Clumps free from disease, 10 to 20 rnnners can be taken from each chimj). Let me book your order now for them; price only $5.00 cash 'per IIX) for delivers' after .\I>ril 1st.' He quick and speak quick. E. K0FFM4N, Walden, Orange Co., N. Y. I>0 "irOU ■WA.PST .A.'VYV DuMcs. hiinlv «.■> U(l .w 3 00 •hdlam.... 3 00 s oij i:, I II I .ooil strain.... 3 00 2.i («) Coiriis, 1111.1,1! (ioideri hedder and \ .rH.luill.llll 1 IKI 7 .Ml S"iti I'm ^r, ii n II r own pTOwlng, finest varieties ml.ved li.ir. iHi poiirMi, (Cash must accompany all orders. i .JOHN l!K<'K. I!riil«:ei.orl. Coiui. 10,000 Rooted Cuttings of Alternantliera 1'. m;ij(ir and A. nana, 90c. per loO; 57.00 per 1000. I'iiie stock. C K. HQFFMgYEB, Mansfield Valley. Pa. THE GREAT ANTIPEST. For p»rtleulHrK, Hee next week. R. W. CARMAN, Gen-l Aqt.. 291 Amity Street. ULUBUINQ. Queens Co.. N. Y. Mention the American Florist when writing to advertisers on this page. The three leading Florist Flowers: CHRYSANTHEMUMS, ® CARNATIONS AND ROSES. ® ® ^ ALL THE NEW AND SELECTED STANDARD VARIETIES. . . . My stock of all are as fine as can be produced at reasonable rates. Complete list of these will be mailed to all applicants in the trade. JOHN N. MAY, Summit, N. J. MeDtiOD American Florist. 6 ROZY^ ANNAS. WB ARE HtflDQUftRTERS • ■ for all the Novelties, and in addition control EXCLUSIVELY several grand varieties which we now offer for the yirsi time. We will not be undersold on any of the list. J. C. VAUGHAN, New York: CHICAGO. 26 Barclay Street. P. 0. Box 688. Western .Springs. Association "Flora" BOSKOOP, HOLLAND. H. P. KOSKS, for forcing. " ** 9.00 In the best variety, as Alfred Colomb, Anna de Diesbach, B Rothschild. Fisher Holmes, Gen. Jack. La France, Mme. G. Luizet, Mme. Plant- ier, Magna Charta, Paul Neyron, P. C. de Ro- han, Merville de Lyon, Perle des Blanches, nirich Biunner and other sorts. Azaleas. Rho- dodendrons, SpirEcas, etc We also have Palms, Dracaenas, Araucarias and Bay Trees at our nurseries in Holland. Catalogue on application. P. OUWERKERK, 206 Cambridge Ave., JERSKY CITY, N. J. MAGNOLIAS^ OBOVATA GRACILIS AND PURPUREA. Fiue, busily plants, y to 8 feet, from $3.5,00 to $200.00 per 100. Send for descriptive catalogue and wholesale price list free to all in the trade. Sivn.. V \. Prices Further Reduced. CAPE COD PINK POND LILY. For price list, Plants and Cut Flowers, address the orig'inal cultivators, S.\NI>WI<- CiMll. .1IASS. VERBENAS, n?o",^:::;or A Itemanth -ras S2.").00 per 1 ,(KKi. S:i.(lii per 100. Coleus. < entauria, Alyssuni,';2..'>0 per 100. Pelargonium, F. Doruer, fine stock, $10,00 pi 1 100, Roses, fine stuck leading farcing varieties. JOSEPH K. HEINL, Jacksonville, III. When writing to any of the adver- tisers on this page please mention the American Florist. CHRYSANTHEMUMS We Offer for a Short Time the Fcglow- ing Standard Sorts. The Plants are in the Pink of Condition, Per 100 W. H. Lincoln, stock plants, 4-in pots. .$15.00 H. E. Widener, " " " " .. 25.00 Ivory, ■ " 25 00 Domination, " " " " .. 15.00 Mrs. Geo. Bullock," " " " .. 15.00 L. Canning, " " " " .. 15.00 W. H. Lincoln, " " 2-in. " .. 3.00 H. E. Widener, 5.00 Ivory, ., 4.00 Domination, " " " " .. 3.C0 Mrs. Geo. Bullock," ' 3.00 L. Canning, " " " " .. 3 00 Potter Palmer, " " " " .. 5.00 Ruth Cleveland, " " " " .. 5.00 Mrs. E. D. Adams," " " " .. 6.00 Minnie Wanamaker" " " " .. 5.00 Mrs. Irving Clark, ' " .. 3.C0 Louis Boehmer, " ' .. 3.00 Mrs, B. Harrison, 3.0o Kioto, " 3.00 Rooted Cuttings ready Feb'y 25lh of the following Varieties: Mrs. Geo. Bullock, L Canning, Kioto, Domination. Mrs. B Harrison, Louis Boehmer, at $1.50 per 100 H. E. Widener, Ivory j;2.50 per 100 2.5 at KXl r.ite, I'ackin,t; free. JOHN IRVINE 60., Bay City, Mich. p. S. Adiantuiii Capillus Veneris, 2-incli, a line lot now ready for shipment at $5 per 100, NephrolepisE.\altata,3-inch,S7per 100. • • BARGAINS • • Booted Cutting's i>f Coleus, 'S> varieties. 80c per 100, $7 00 per tlions.ind; Alternantheras. routrd in .\ugust now in flats -P. Major. «)c per 100, A. N.Tiia, .Wc per KX); Verbenas. 00c per 100, 88.00 per l,Ui»i; Chrysanthemums, li'i varieties, Sl,60 per 100; Moon Vines, stronjr, S'-MK) per 100. Plants of Coleus ami Alternantheras. «'.'0<1 ]ier 100: Verbenas. i'l.'M per liKi; Moon Vines. n'!.."i'^ ^*^ MMK. CKOZ v.— Flowers flamine scarlet, bordered with yold, a marvelous combination of colors, liavlnp all the delicacy and beauty of the rarest orchid. As a rule, the more valuable the variety, and the nearer it reaches perfection, the less vigorous it is. but in this case we have one of the strongest and most vigorous grow- ing plants that has been produced in the Canaa Hue so far. This Canna is one that every one can succeed with, as it will grow In the open ground as readily and easily as the common varieties of Cannas. which have been so largely used iu sub-troplcal gardening. These plants produce all the wealth and riclmess. and the tropical luxuriance of foliage ot the common kinds, added to which Is the gorgeous- ness of their tiaming panicles o f bloom, which are borne in immense heads at the terminus of every snoot. Tliey produce a very much greater effect than gladiolus, being very much larger. In order to give an idea of the large size of these tiowers we have had a painting made, showing the actual size of the flowers and their beautiful coloring; we will be pleased to send this free to any wlio may not have received it; it is no exaggeration whatever, giving the actual size and the vivid and beautiful coloring of Mme. Crozy. When the large size of the flowers and the large heads of bloom are taken in connection with the freedom with wliich it blooms, it makes one of the most attractive plants for bedding that it can be possible to con- ceive of. THESE are probably the most profitable uovelties that can be handled this season. If you sell pot plants nothing that you can handle will sell so well and pay so good; this ought to make very profitable stock for you to start and pot on; it will sell very rap- idly. When in bloom it only requires to be seen to sell and nice plants should be readily retailed at from 50 oents to 75 cents each; nothing that you could handle would afford you as satisfactory a profit. Dormant roots should be secured now, which can be forwarded at very little ex- pense and started into grrowth and potted. This is the time to start the dormant roots; iu starting them do not pot them, but put iu damp Sphagnum moss, placing them in some warm spot; the Sphagnum fur- nishes moisture enough to start them into growth, but it does not hold water enough to cause them to decay. They not only occupy less room but they start better in this way than if potted first. When well started they should then be potted. MM^ CROZY and STAR OF '91 make splendid pot plants and no plant that we know of, unless it be Tuberous Begonias, makes as much display in the greeuhouse. It is a plant that can be recommended to your customers with the greatest confidence and as it can be bought very cheaply this season, we think it the most profitable novelty that can be handled by any florist who sells pot plants. These Cauuas were offered for the first time last year iu any quantity and had an unprece- dented large sale, uotwithstandiug the fact that the price at which they were offered, both wholesale and retail, was almost prohibitory to the average bu3'er. as they retailed last year at $1.00 each, aud could not be bought for less than 860.00 per hundred wholesale, which placed them beyond the reach of the average buyer, but notwithstanding this high price, very large quantities were disposed of, but uow that they can be offered at reasonable prices, those who do not secure stock at once and get them iu shape for spring' sale will miss it, as on account of theii high price last year, they were not within the reach of many, aud this season in most localities'they will be actual uovelties as much as if they had never been offered before anywhere. If you have found heretofore that Cauuas would not sell, do not think because of that, these would not. The flowers are so large and they bloom in such small pots that they have revolutionized Cauna growing. They are not only among the very finest plants for bedding, and will be in grreat demand by those who desire something choice and rare to vary the monotou}- of out-door gardening, but they also make elegant plants for the conserv'atory, both summer and winter; iu fact, one of the finest plants for conser\-atory decoration there is to-day Every shoot blooms, and as often as a truss of blooms is past its prime, another shoot pushes out beyond it, and each stem blooms three, four, aud five times in succession; as the plants throw up numbers of shoots, they are a mass of most gorgeous bloom constantly. We have never offered a plant that has given such unequaled satisfaction, and for which there has been such a demand as there has been for these new Cauuas. Heretofore, we preferred to wait before in- vesting in French Cannas until .something was produced of intrinsic merit, pronounced enough iu character to make it really valuable. Hav- ing satisfied ourselves of the value of these novelties beyond all question, we invested iu them very heavily, and we have uow by far the largest stock of these in the countrv. Park and cemeten^ superintendents and florists generally should make large plantings of this stock, which will make a fine display for them, aud the increase of the stock will be one of the best investments that can be made for another year. STAR OF '91.— More dwarf than Mme. Crozy and valuable on this account Amassof scarlet when in bloom, but the individual flowers are nothing like as perfect as Mme. Crozy. It is an elegant pot plant and will bloom In the house in the winter splendidly, for which purpose It is admirably suited; as a pot plant for florist's sale, it bids fair to eclipse anything that has been offered for years, as its attractiveness and ease of culture, certainty of doing well, etc.. make it a plant a florist can recommend, knowing it will please the buyer every time. GEOFFREY ST. HILAIRE.— By far the best of the dark-leaved varie- ties among the new seedling Cannas. Without taking into consideration the flowers of this variety, it would still be by far the best dark-leaved Canna. but when the largesizeof the flowers is taken into consideration, coupled with the richness of the dark maroon colored leaves with a dark metallic or bronze lustre, it will be appreciated by all lovers of rare and valuable plants. Flowers light salmon-scarlet. FRANCOIS CROZY.— This variety is identical ^vith Mme. Crozy in liablt and general style of growth, but the flowers are bright orange, bordered with a narrow edge of gold, one of tlie most desirable shades that could be secured. The plants are somewhat more dwarf than Mme. Crozy, and are fairly covered with flowers. PRICE, STRONG ROOTS, $15.00 PER lOO; $125 00 PER 1000. B®° See our adv. of Novelties in Cannas in last issue. F. R. PIERSON COMPANY, JflRRYTOWN-°»"« HUDSON, NEW YORK. 948 The American Florist. Apr, 6, The New Orleans Exhibition. This show was a success both finan- cially and otherwise; and it proved to be the finest exhibition ever seen in the south. Competition in all classes was very keen, particularly in floral work. The hall was decorated very prettily by C. Thomas. There were fine groups of palms, ferns and other specimen plants, which gave a good effect to the hall. The show was very fully attended during each of the four days it was open. The society was greatlv aided by promi- nent people of the city, who gave in all thirty-five prizes, consisting of gold med- als and silver cups. The floral work was very pretty; it in- cluded dinner tables, mantel-pieces, bou- quets and set designs. The chief winners in these classes were C. Eble, Eichling Bros, and J- H- Menard. The greatest novelty in plants was John Kblen's new pteris, P. serrulata Eb- lenii, (recently figured in the Florist.) A fine collection of orchids and nepen- thes was shown by H. Papworth, gar- dener to Mrs. Richardson. Emile Val- dejo showed some fine cinerarias, geran- iums and roses. John St. Mard showed a very fine specimen Asplenium nidus about six feet across, which received a special prize. C. Thomas made a display of summer-blooming chrysanthemums, andj. H. Menard showed some prettj' new dractenas of his own seeding. In the amateur class the principal winners of plant prizes were C. Taube, L. Knauf, H. Papworth, and John St. Mard. A large variety of very fine decorative plants were shown by these exhibitors, including some uncom- mon and interesting palms. Orchids in various forms were seen in fine condition. The show throughout reflected the greatest credit both on managers and exhibitors. H. P. ROOTED CUTTINGS. Alternanthera, Versicolor. Tricolor and Aurea Nana per 100 ..'.O Alteniantheras Paronychloldes " .7;'> Coleus, best old and new " $l.i)0 I<^ichsla. lead I ny varieties " 1 .5( I Heliotrope, leading varieties " 1.5it Mexican PrlmroBe " l.WI Parlor Ivy, vnrlenaed " 1.5(t PLANTS. Antherlcura ricturatum perdoz.$1.00 Fuchsia, TrailInK Queen " .75 BeEonla assorted per 100 4.00 Coleus, assorted .. .. " 3JI0 Chrvflanthemnms, leading kinds, our selection " 3.00 HellotrupL-. nssurtud " 3.00 petvinliis, .l-.til.l.MiHSorted •' 4.00 AiillH-iiiii?^ Tliii-tnria. agood bloomer " 4.1HI Antliriiai.s r,.n.nnrla " 4.00 Solaiiuni .luHiulM'il.los Grandlflora " 4.(10 .lasmlnoldes var •' fi.UO Var. Parlor Ivy " 4.lNl Kuclisla, best varieties " 3.00 Storm King and Phenomenal.... ' 4.00 Eclicverla Cilauca " 4.1X1 Kxtt-nsa Globosa, for centers, plants six incliCB acnwM. each. :i[i Price LiHt on Applicatiou. ROBT. S. BROWN & SONS, Box 99, Kansas City, Mo. TO MAKE ROOM, WE OFFER FOR A SHORT TIME. IM m. Begonia— Thurstonii $6 00 Metallica and Lucille 3 00 Bouvardia— (Root cut, from flats.) l-.leyans and Davidsonii 1 50 Carnalions— (Well established plants from flats.) Mrs. Fawcett, L. Mc- Gowan, Grace Wilder and Garfield.. 2 oo Eucharis— StronK Inilbs 10 oo English Ivies— 2-inch 2 oo " 1 year, 2 to 3 feet lo oo Vincas—Major Variei;ata, 2-inch 3 00 Poses— l-a France, 1 year pot grown, wintered dormant 10 00 J. K. BONSAI. I, & SON, Salem, Ohio. Mention American Florist. WHERE! OH WHERE? g^ Can I get GOOD Hardy Ferns '^w this spring and for Memorial Day? Well, we know of but one place and that is at n. L HARTFORD'S. 18 CHAPMAN PLACE, BOSTON. CHRYSANTHEMUMS. NOVELTIES AND STANDARD VARIETIES. NATHAN SMITH & SON, 167 W. Maumee Street, ADRIAN, MICH. 100,000 VERBENAS. Fine pot plants. $2.50 per 100; $20 00 per 1000 Rootfd Cutting!, $1 00 per 100: $8 00 per 1000. Packed light, and satisfaction guaranteed. Send for circular. . . . Our sales reached nearly 250.000 last year, aud we can assure our customers that our plants are fully equal, and assortment of varieties surpass those of last year. J. Hv. r>iL.i:,oiv, :Biooirx»«i>*Arg:, r»a. The Largest aud Finest Stock in the North- west ever offered at the foUowing' prices: THE CHOICEST VARIETIES IN CULTIVATION. . ROSES AND CARNATIONS. ROSKfj— Perles. Hoste. Sunset. La France, Meriuet. Bride, C. Soupert, NlpUetos. from 2J^-lnch pots. $4.00 per 100 Mme. Watteville, Albany. Pierre Gulliol. Meteor, from 2}^-lnch pots 5.00 per lOU American Beauty, from 3^-inch pots 7.00 per 100 CAKNATIONS— Silver Sprav. Lizzie McGowan. Illnze's White. Hector, Portia, Garfield. Grace Wilder. Fred. Crelghton. Mrs. E. G. Hill, from 2-1dc1i pots :i.0OperlOO Rooted Cuttings of all varieties offered 2.00 per 100 Tut Flowers, Roses, Carnations Liliuiu HarriBii and Suiilax at lowest market prices. Tele- graph orders promptly attended to. CHRIST HANSEN, Wholcsalc Florlsl, ST. PAUL, MINN. GOODYEAR RUBBER CO. We make a SPECIALTY ia CrABDEN HOSE, in both Kubber and Cotton. A GREAT VAKIETY OI HOSE HIil S. s:i:AV I'll'ES, SfKINKI-ERS, ETC. 1^1 I^alsze St;i-ULL111^0 . . . ISAAC C. ROGERS, MOORESTOWN, N. J. CAIMNAS CHRYSANTHEMUMS. l.oncHt rrUi-8 for fholrc Stock. List I'l.c. T. H. SPAULDINO, Orange, N. J. TRv DREBR'S GflRDtN Sttrxs, Plants. Bulbs & Requi.iitos. TiK-v avc tlu- best :'<- II"- lowest prices. Trade List .s- Montion the America:] F;:,''ist when writing to advertisers on ^h.i page. SPLENDID ST06K. r. Mnjor, nureiim ri.ll.'l sdrta'!.'.';.'.'.'!.'.' h. 4U splendid sorts . i3-ln. pots, $2.00 . 2'4-ln. •• iM . a-fn. •• 2.50 . 3W-ln. •• 8.00 . 2-rn. " 3.0O varlotles " 6.00 ili-ranliinis, (loubleiinrt slnKlosorts.... 2W-ln. " <.00 HllTur leaved sort* 2S{-ln. '• 4.00 " Ivy leaved 8ort«. Inoludlng .loannert'Arc 2M;-!n. " LOO HANS NIELSON, St. Joseph, Mo. tiEADQUARTERS FOR WATER-LILIES SEED TUBERS AND PLANTS. I'iiin' >niit of.lrr.s rncU II \.iii wisli tu wcuro KOOd stock ui fluiniiiii^: >rii..w Wuh'f l.llv. N. i;iirom«- Icllii fliiiits. Iwt -sl/r. si IKI citrh, :rl)l do/.,; 2(1 el/e. 75c rmli. ?^M"i [Ml- ill)/. .\\>ii. till- iirw tH'iu'h and other Wm. Tricker, °S?S*?o"r'^^"' Mention American Florist. 1893. The American Florist. 949 Send to THE MOON Company _ C Trees.Shrubs, For J .,. ' Your 1 Vines,and (.Small Fruits. THE H. MOON CO., orrisviile, Pa. CUTS! Wood Engraving, Zinc Etching, Half=Tone, Wax Engraving, Photo - Engraving Designing. JVEANZ & GO., ENGRAVERS, Bimeiisioiis ol tils Box : 26 inches long by 18 Inches wide and 12 Inches high. Two sections. With an order for 600 letters, we farmgli a box made of wood, stained and varnished, such as is represented in the cut. Marschnetz & Co., 25 N. 4tli St., Phila., Pa. A. Kollser & sons. New Yorlc. F. E. McADister, 83 Dey St., New Tork. A. D. Perry & Co., 33 Warren St , Syracuse, BOSTON FLORIST LETTER CO. Maittlactnre THE BEST LETTERS IN TE MARKET, Sizes 1; Patent OUR NEW SCRIPT LETTER, $4.00 per 100. N. F. McCARTHT, I Address 13 Green St., Treas. & Maagr. | Boston, Mass. Address all correspondence to 1 Music Hall Place. H. Bayersdorfer & Co., Philadelphia, Pa. A. C. Kendal. 115 Ontario St., Cleveland, O. J. A. SlmmerB, Toronto, Ont. Agent for Canada. E. H. Hunt, 79 I,al{e St., Chicago, 111, W^isconsin Flower Exchange, 131 Mason St., Klchmond, Va. Jas. Vick's Sons, Rochester, N. ¥. C. A. Kuehn. 1132 Pine St., St. Louis, Mo, These Letters \ Long, Buft'alo, X I handled by all the Wholesalers In Boston, SPRAY "Wormy Fruit and Leaf Blight "■ , of Apples, Pears. Cberrtes. and Plun: prevented ; also (jlrape and Potato Rot— by spraying with St al»l Double Acting Excel Spraying Outfits. Best market. Thousands Catalogue, de-^c nb ____ .__ inHeet>< injun< ue tc fruit, mailed Free. Address WM.STAHL,Qiiinc!f.!: STANDARD HOSE MENDER. The only Mender using ordi- nary galvanized wire No 14, in- stead of expensive bands. Any person can handle it with per- fect ease. Thousands in use and all testify to its Wonder- ful Merits. Sample Box, by Mail, SO cts. E. HIPPARD, Youngstown, Ohio. ii LOGKLflND" Sash Bars ^ ^ ^ ARE ALWAYS SATISFACTORY. This cut represents our improved Clipper Bar for Butted Glass roof— putty to be used under glass only. STOTT'S SPRAYER Read advertisement in next week's issue U. S. AND FOREIGN Trade Marks, Designs, Opinions, Searches, &c. , promptly attended to. Send sketch or model for free examination as to patentability. All work strictly confidential. GEO. H. CHANDLEE, Atlantic Building, W^ASHINGTON D. C. Mention American Flor st GUTTER MaTERmij, RIMES, SaSH, ETC. The finest CLEAR CYPRESS used. Write for circulars and estimates. LOGKLflND LUMBER GO. * * * lwOoli::la.r^ci, O. Mention American Florist J. N. Struck & Bro. Manufacturers of • CYPRESS dreeiilioise Material LOUISVILLE, KY. loo ^Bo:x:o«s^ FOR FLORISTS. All sizes and styles. Correspendence solicited. KANKAKEE MFG. CO., Kankakee, III. CHICAGO OFFICE: 366-368 %Vabasli Ave. HERE WE ARE AGAIN. Send on your orders for Sash Bars and Ven- tilating Sash. All kinds on hand. PROMPT ATTENTION. Itemized Estimates given, and cost of freight guaran eed. CORRESPONDENCE SOLICITED, Clear Cypress, from bottom gutter up is my specialty. Lyman Feltieim, ERIE, PA. 9SO The American Florist. Apr. 6, Salt as a Fertilizer. El). Am. Florist: Some time since someone asked how salt would do as a fertilizer for srailax. I would like to ask another question: How would salt work on asparagus? As the original wild form of asparagus is found along the Mediterranean coast, it is naturally a salt-loving plant. The garden varieties like salt; why should not salt be used on our greenhouse form? As I have never had occasion to use any on this variety myself, I would like to know if some florist has tried it, and if so, with what result. F. J. Ulbricht. Anniston, Ala. Referring to above question, we quote the following opinion from the new book, "Manures, How to Make and How to I'se Them," by Frank W. Sempers, pub- lished by W. .4tlee Burpee & Co. ' Until recently the peculiar action of salt upon soils very rich in nitrogen has not bt-en clearly understood. It is now known that in many soils potash, lime and mag- nesia can be made available for plants by an application of common salt. Its action is to decompose the double hy- drous silicates of calcium, potassium, and magnesium, and thus serve indi- rect!}' a very useful purpose. Salt dis- places, first, lime, then magnesia and potash and some phosphoric acid. Prof. Storer has suggested that the physiolog- ical action of salt in checking the growth of straw and stalks on lands highly charged with nitrogenous manures, may be due to the chlorine in the salt which acts to restrain the growth rather than the sodium; also that the salt may kill or hinder the development of the nitric ferment, or some other organism that makes the soil nitrogen active, — or that perhaps the effect of the salt may be due to a general weakening of the plant. "Some plants have the power to resist the injurious action of salt. It is a com- mon practice to use salt for manure on asparagus beds, but the opinion is gain- ing ground that the salt does more good in killing weeds than in furnishing food to the asparagus." sPlorists,Nurserynien &, Seedsmen < CEiVISML WIND ENGINE ICEM STEEL TOWER Th'' <;k« r,\<;iNK, »hi.ii tun,.- i wuri ::.'i:^:;s vL Wheel wind Hllla, P.™ HtvTooIh, Ac. 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GREEN-HOUSE HEATING. MYERS & CO. 1518.& 1520 S. 9th St.. PHILADELPHIA. Send for catalogue and price list. 952 The American Florist. Apr. 6, Index to Advertisers. Anchorage Rose Co . . '.CV^ Asmus Ernst '.Si' BalrdChttsA. . '.« BBkerPbebeA '.««< BollerK A '.«!■ Barnard \V \V \ Co. . . v-s Bay State ildw Co '.'.'1 Bayersdorler II & Co . .'.mj Baylls Henry W 'M Berger H H & Co. 'Ml Bonsall Jos B 4 Son'.«2'.iJS Boston Letter Co. .. . '.^i' Brauer & Klchtcr im Brotherton W A \ Co. .'.IH Brown R S \ Son . . .'.^.S Brown & CanHeUl '.«'■' Bums & Kaynor '.«! Burrow J G '.'^'"• Burton John '.i:i'.i lt44 Carman R W '•«'■ Cannody J D Lombard R T '.'l.i IxjnK Danl B '.HO McBrldeAlex '.14 McCarthy NK&Co....!lll McFarland J H 'XtX McKarland J H Co I'M Mc(iowun John iH5 .MeuL-li F J jc Son .'.US Mi'iidonhall KJ 1M4 Meyer John C & Co B44 M Ichel Plant & Bulb CoH:i MUlanKBro3 941 MoffattG J Vri Monlnger Jno C "^2 .Moon Samuel C IHli Moon Wm U Co IMU Moore Frank Ii 839 Mvcrs 4 Co '.BI ChlttyHB. "45 CUffeDavld S39 Coles WW '.W Connelly John J '■'*' Cook John OTJ Corbrey T J & Co 941 i Crosman Bros ft44 Devlne's Boiler Wks. ..Ii6l De Witt Thomas IMS Dillon JL '.MS DreerH A !M8 Elliott J Wilkinson.... "43 EUlottWH '.MU KUlson Wm.... !M0 Fau8tHG&Co i42 Feltaelm Lyman '.MU Felthousen J B 1M4 FleldSB '•'" Frost James !Mo Gardner John G 1M3 Gibson J C !M4 Gonzalez & Co '.Mo Goodvear Rubber Co . .048 Hagemann & Tltzck. ...iU2 Hall Ass'n «52 Hammond Benj '.+13 Hancock Geo . . '.Mo Hansen Christ '.M-^ Hart James ''H Hart Michael A .141 Hartford HE M> Helnl Jos '.Mil Heite Floral Co '.Mti Henderson John (.X> . . iSi" Herr Albert M '.M5 Hess Henry '.M3 Hews AH SCO ".'■II Hllflnger Bros '■'■» HlUBG&Co '.M.'. HlppardK Nanz & Neuner. . . '.88 SKi National Fibre Co ... 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'.Ml Horan James '.Mo Hulsebosch Bros '.Mo HuntBH '.Ml Hunt MA '.tW "3" Hunter &Purdy '.41 Irvine .Tohn Co '.Mil Kankakee Mfg Co '.M" Kaufmann Ernst & Co."40 Kemble Floral Co .... 938 Kennlcott Bros 941 Koffman B IMO '.M« Kroeschell Bros 951 KuehnCA ftW KuykK J !M2 Lampert J J "38 s \ 1150 .iinlcnlmpCo .1M9 .1 N \Bro ... .IM" Sunderbruch HL "II Swayne Edw IM.'i Swayne Wm "4o Tllton Bros '.<« Trlcker Wm '.M8 r S Wind Engine .t Pump Co "50 Vaughan J C. '.)4il Waterbury Rubber Co. 1^51 Weathereds Sons T W.152 Weeber&Don 943 Welch Bros 941 WhllldlnPotCO 960 WlBhtW P .161 WIlksSMfgCo 951 Wisconsin Flower Ex. .941 Wolff L Mfg Co 951 Wood Bros '.M6 When writing to any of the advertiseis' on this page please mention the American Florist. CLEAR CYPRESS SASH BARS JOHN C. MONINGER, 297 Hawthorne Ave., CHICAGO, ILL. GREENHOUSE HEATING # VENTILATING Horticultural Architecture and Building. HITGHINGS & GO. Established 1844. 233 Mercer St., New York. FIVE PATTERNS OF BOILERS. NINTEEN SIZES. Perfect Sash Raising Apparatus. Rosebouses, Greenhouses, Etc., of Iron Frame Construction, Erected complete, or the Structural Iron Work shipped ready for erection. Iron Frame Benches with the " Perfeci Drainage Bench Tile " or Slate Top. SEND 4 OKNT8 POSTAGE FOK ILI.USTBATED CATALOGUE. WEATHEREDS DOUBL& DOME BOILERS Are the Veru Best. OUR Patent Rocking- AND Shaking Grates ARE ABSOLUTELY PERFECT. Being in the smallest sections are the least costly to keep in repair. Proven bu 40 uears USE? Effective and Durable. PATENT Sasti RaisiiiQ Apparatus. ROSE HOUSES, GREEN HOUSES, ETC. of Irou Frame Construc- tion, erected complete, or llic Structural Iron Work shipped ready for erection. Irou Frame Benches with Drainage Bench, Tile or Slate. ■iiiliitliife THOMAS W. WEATHEREDS SONS, (incorporated) 244 canal st. n. t. This maii"^ Says about it. EfERY BOB! TELLS ME, AND NOW I TELL YOU J«E "NEW DEPARTURE" Is the BEST and the Cheapest J. D. CARMODY, Macomb, ill., Feb. 21, 1S93. Mr. J. U. Carmody, Dear Sir: The ventilating apparatus re- ceived of you we finished putting up yesterday, and it works line — 1 don't know how any one could ask more — as it raises the windows in a 100-foot house easily and evenly. If I had known a ventilating apparatu could be bought for so little money I would have ordered one for the house I built last year; and if I build another next year you can count on an order. Very respectfully, 1. 1-. PILLSBURY. That has ever been Intro- .luced for FLORISTS' USE. Evansville, Indiana. When writing to any of the adver- tisers on this page please mention the American Florist. HAIL LOCK THE DOOR BEFORE THK HORSE IS STOLEN. DO IT NOW. JOHN G. ESLSR, Sea'y T. H. A., Stddla River, H. >. Mmsrioa is "ths Prow af the UesseI; thsrB may be mare nomfart JJmidships, but we are ths first to touch Unlcnawn Seas,' Vol. VIII. CHICAGO AND NEW YORK, APRIL 13, 1893. No. 254 "^m Lk^mmmm f^mmw^ Published every Thursday by THE AMERICAN FLORIST COMPANY. Subscription, $1.00 a year. To Europe, $2.00. Address all communications to AMERICAN FLORIST COMPANY. 333 Dearborn Street, CHICAGO. Kast.erii Office: 67 Bromfield .St., Boston. SOCIETY OF AMERICAN FLORISTS. Wm. R. Smith, Washington, D. C, president; Prof. WM. Trelease. St. Louis. Mo., vice-president; wm. J. Stewart. 67 Bromfield St., Boston, Mass, secretary; M. A. HUNT. Terre Haute. Ind.. treasurer. The ninth annual meeting at St. Louis. Mo., August 9 to 12, 1893. CONTENTS. Miscellaneous seasonable hints 953 Caruations — Seasonable hints 954 —Carnation Uncle John , 954 — Chemical constituents of the carnation . . , 954 Cyclamens at the World's Fair (with 3 illus) . . 9.54 Cut worms eating smilax (illus) 9.56 Forcing- bulbs 9.5li Tuberous rooted begonias i),5H Boston 957 New York 93S Philadelphia 959 Chicago 960 St. Louis 960 Buffalo 962 Plant shipments 964 The seed trade 966 Baltimore 966 Catalogues received 966 Indianapolis 968 Patents recently granted 968 Hartford, Conn 970 Worcester, Mass 972 The rose number . 972 Southern violets ' 974 Pleasant Hill. Mo.— A curious fea- ture at the establishment of Mr. G. M. Kellogg, who has 36,000 feet of glass here, is that everything seems to be planted in the same soil and all treated alike. Beauties, Mermets, Brides, Woot- tons, Perles, Niphetos, La France, etc., all have the same temperature and con- ditions and all are doing equally well. How will some of our rosarians explain this? His blooms are not extra large, but are of fair size and even in quality, and he finds a market for his entire cut. Do YOU want an alphabetical list of the chrysanthemums in commerce in America, withclass and a brief accurate description of each one, and synonyms noted? You will find such a list in our new trade directory and reference book. Please write on your printed letter head when addressing our advertisers. If you have no printed letter head, then enclose your business card or bill head. You can't afford to do business with- out a copy of our trade directory ^nd referenpe book. Miscellaneous Seasonable Hints. The operation of shifting many plants from 2 to 3-inch or from 3 to 4-inch, their last shift before selling, will now engage a large part of your time. Everyone that owns a greenhouse is bound to think they are experts at potting plants, but how few there are, excepting the rapid workman to be found in large commercial plant growing establishments, who can shiit plants rapidly and thoroughly well! Great quickness at this simple and neces- sary operation is no indication that the work won't be well done, but just the reverse. It is one of the few and most important mechanical parts of our busi- ness, and expert handlers of pots and soil have come from boys who learned to pot before they were 16. It is almost impossible in writing 1o give instructions how properly to shift a plant, say a 3-inch to a 4inch. This is how I have seen it done in many places and how not to do it: A little soil is thrown into the bottom of the pot, the plant is then carefully placed in the center at equal distance Irom all sides, a couple of handfuls of soil are then placed on the surface, and then begins a performance that resembles a pot maker turning a pot. The thumbs are busy pressing down the soil, while the pot is slowly made to revolve. By this method you will get the soil quite solid near the top and very loose below, and many times you will find actual spaces round the old ball, which I call mouse hoUs. A good hand with a boy to bring plants and pots and another to carry off and set the plants should shift ordinary plants (sav geraniums) from a 3 to a 4-inch at the rate of 500 an hour, and this is how he does it: While he throws a little soil in the bottom of the pot with his right hand he grabs with his left the plant round the stem with the thumb and first two fingers, then resting his hand on the edge of the pet on his fourth finger he leans the plant towards him and places the soil in the space made by leaning the plant over, then with a rapid half turn of the pot the plant is again inclined towards him and the space on the oppo- site side filled up, and then the plant is squeezed down with one quick movement. A rap on the side of the pot as you pass it away will settle the soil a little even, but that is of little consequence, as water will do that. I only take the size I have mentioned, as an example; smaller sizes should be handled of course more rapidly, and with oyer 5-inch the operation is altogether slower. In hard wooded plants, such as azaleas, camellias, pime- leas and many others, the shift is usu- ally small, say from a 6 to 7-inch or 10 to 12-inch; then it is quite necessary to use a thin blunt stick to properly firm the new soil. The plants last mentioned are valuable and one may be worth the price of a dozen orimndred of the com- mon soft wooded plants, and time and care will repay in their handling. Never shift plants when they are dry, that is, in the condition whtn they want water. If you do, the water will readily run through the new soil, leaving the old ball dry. You may perhaps have noticed a batch of fuchsias or geraniums with their lower leaves turning yellow just after being repotted; that was the cause— dry when shifted. If you are growing any chrysanthe- mums forlarge specimens, either asstand- ards or bush plants, you have of course started several months ago to grow them along, and the chief point in their culture is never let them get stunted and hard wooded. Keep them shifted and grow- ing. If you have a lot of young plants in 2 inch pots that you intend to plant on your benches for cut flowers or as good medium sized market plants, take ofi' the cuttings and throw the plants away. It is two months too early to plant for either purpose and the plants now in 2 and 3-inch pots will be useless by that time. If you are short of any particular variety, you can shift those on and get plenty of cuttings yet. It is well to note the plants that have given most satisfaction to your custom- ers this winter. From actual experience in my own dwelling house, as well as those of many customers, the plants that have done really well is limited. Cycla- mens with everyone; primulas; azaleas, as long as they remain in flower, which is quite as long as they do in the green- house; cinerarias, fairly well; hyacinths and Lilium Harrisii, about as well as in the greenhouse. Although the sale of orchids for house plants is, and likely to be, limited, yet a few well flowered Den- drobium Wardianum have been most sat- isfactory, lasting a full month in a mod- erately cool room. Of all the palms that do well in a dwelling under the care of Bridget none equals Kentia Belmoreana and Forsteriana. Tell the people honestly what is a good house plant and you will increase your trade. Don't make a sale on the strength of the plant dying and your getting a call to fill its place. Better sell a customer a nice plant once a month than get them "tired ot trying to keep plants." This is, after all the hard winter, a rather early spring for outdoor opera- tions. If you have not already sown sweet peas do so at once, just as soon as the soil is fit to dig or plow. Sow deep, four or five inches, and well firm the soil over the seeds with your feet. Plant your gladiolus for early bloom at once. Two useful flowers — candy tuft and mignonette —can be sown just as soon as the ground is dry. , If you grow any herbaceous plants such as pseonies, delphiniums, and in fact all this class, and you want to increase your stock, now is the time to lift and divide 954 The American Florist, Apr. them. If divided now they will never know they were disturbed. The fall is perhaps as good a time, but you may have forgotten it then. In my last week's "hints" an unfor- tunate error occurs. It reads "with few exceptions perhaps none of the young seedlings should be planted deep." I fully meantit to be understood that "all young seedlings (with few exceptions) should be planted deep — that is, the seed leaves should be scarcely anything above the surface of the soil." William Scott. Buffalo, .\pril 10. Seasonable Hints. We can not see that special directions are necessary in the preparation of the ground. It should be plowed and culti- vated much in the same way as for raising a crop of vegetables. We believe in a rich soil, but well rotted manure only should be used. Even in this particular there may be a difference of opinion. We have heard of fresh manure being used without any bad effects. A level piece of ground or but slightly sloping is to be preferred. If there is much of a grade the plants are apt to be washed out. In addition to stable or barnyard manure fine ground bone, wood ashes and lime are excellent manures. We have seen fine carnations grown on a stiff clay by using a heavy dose of coal ashes. There may be no particular fertilizing properties in thecoal ashes, but they lighten the soil and make it more friable. We want the surface of the soil as fine as agarden and we always rake it with a hand rake before mark- ing out. We advocate close planting, not being in favor of horse cultivation. The im- proved garden cultivators make the work of hoeing so easy that it is a waste of space and material to spread the plants over any more ground than absolutely necessary. We make the rows twelve inches apart (which we find ample for all the varieties we have grown) and from six to ten inches in the row according to the kind and the expected growth they will make. Some growers cross mark their ground and work both ways, but we could never see any special advantage by so doing. However, these are all matters of detail that can safely be left to the individual judgment. The main point is to have the plants properly and carefully set. They should be handled so as not to break the balls nor to expose the roots too long to the action of the sun or a drying wind. With this end in view the plants must not be dropped much faster than they are being |)lanted. Have them set firmly in the soil and but little deeper than they stood in the pots. When the man has completed a row have him return tramping on each side the row and close to the plants. This is a great help in starting the young carnations in ease of dry weather. W. R. Shelmihk. Avondale, Pa. Carnation Uncle John. We have received blooms of this new white carnation from Mr. Dorncr of I, a Fayette, Ind., the originator. It is an exceedingly attractive thing, the flowers being pure white, with a faint creamy tinge in the heart. The petals are very full, slightl}- serrated, and the shape is very regular. The calyx is ver3- strong, having the firm, somewhat inflated points seen on so many of Mr. Dorner's varieties. The stems are very long and firm and the flower has a delicious clove fragrance. Mr. Dorner tells us that the plants have been in bloom constantly from September on, and are now covered with flowers and buds. So far as can be judged now this variety possesses feat- ures of excellence which should give it a permanent rank with our growers. Chemical Constituents of the Carnation. [Extracts Jrom letter addressed to Mr. fV. J?. Shelmire^ Avondale, Pa., and wh'ch he has per- mitted ustopnblish.] At least one carefully made analysis of the carnation has been made already, in- cluding separate analj'ses of the root, stem, leaves and flower. It was made by Rudolph Andreasch in the laboratory of R. Maly, at Graz. The flowers were taken from two and three year stocks of a full, red-flowered variety of the carna- tion (D. caryophyllus); the roots and stem were taken about the middle of March, just when the leaves were bud- ding out; and the leaves and flowers at the beginning of June; of the flowers only the petals were taken. The roots were one-tenth to three-tenths inch in diam- eter, and the stems five to six inches high. Of the flowers, 10,000 were required, giving 180 grammes of air-dry matter. Unfortunately, the data given do not enable us to compute the ash contents of the whole plant, the analyses having been made with a different end in view. However, they may be of interest to you, so give the figures (per cent). Root. Stem. Leaves. Flower. Pure ash, 5.64 5.26 4.44 5.59 Potash, 23.33 23.00 35.51 49.41 Soda, 0.85 Lime, 45.26 45.16 27.69 5.85 Magnesia, 4.43 5.48 8.27 3.(i8 O.videof iron, 3.83 7.95 6.42 7.19 Oxide of manganese, Good traces. Alumina, 2..56 Traces. Phosphoric acid 11.22 10.25 10.91 14.8) Sulphuric acid, 2.59 6.46 4.59 4.(M Silica, 5.34 0.61 Xll 4:25 Sodium chloride, C.59 0.J4 0.71 2 45 Potassium chlor. 0.(>.5 2.16 8.39 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00 So that the flower has much more pot- ash, iron, phosphoric acid, sulphuric acid and alkaline chloride than the rest of the plant, and very much less lime. However, this knowlcdgcis not enough to tell us what fertilizer we should apply. In the first place, the soil will supply a portion (if these needed foods, and the amount supplied will depend upon the nature of the soil, and its treatment. In the second place, there is no doubt that under identical conditions of soil and climate, two different plant species will exhibit different powers of taking up from the mineral and other soil con- stituents what they need. In the third place, a difference in the excess of food supplied, and especially in that of the several ingredients supplied, oftcnexcrtsgrcatinfluencc onthc develop- ment ofspecral organs, both as to the rate, earliness.-ind extent of theirdevelopment. Vou will at once perceive that while the average composition of a plant may enable us to judge of its exhausting ten- dencies, and what plant elements must, in the end, l)e most rapidly removed, it will not serve to inform tts exactly what is needed for the present growth of the crop, outside of the supply that is already provided by the soil. To determine this tor given soils will require exact experiments, and experi- ments having in view the peculiar needs of the plant, and the special develop- ments required. Wm. Frear. State College, Pa. Cyclamens at the World's Fair. We present illustrations of some char- acteristic cyclamens at the World's Fair. The individual flowers are life size, the plants considerably reduced. The flow- ers figureil show four forms of the gigan- teum class, and one of the original type, C. persicum. The plants figured are gi- gantcum only. Mont Blanc, which occupies the cen- tral position in the flower group, is un- questionably the finest of the whites. The flower is very large, petals wide, and pure white throughout, without any color at the base. The leaves are very deep green, without noticeable markings,, and the flowers are very abundant. Ros}- Morn, a very fine pink; color del- icate, with deep pink base; leaf much blotched with silvery green. Crimson King, a good deep crimson, strong grower, flowers large, but rather less than Rosy Morn. Leaves faintly margined and veined with silvery green. Magnificum, very large flower, unusu- ally long foot-stalks, white, slightly suffused with faint rose, cerise base. Leaves margined with silvery blotches. The individual flowers show a remark- able difference in size between the ordi- nary persicum and giganteum, and the difference is quite as marked in the color- ing. The characteristic persicum is white, with claret purple base; the beautiful pinks and crimsons which now attract us are garden hybrids. It will be no- ticed that there is difference in habit dis- pla3'ed by the various sorts. Crimson King is exceedingly close and compact, both leaves and flowers keep densely together, while Rosy Morn spreads out- ward. The same difference may be no- ticed in the plate of Mont Blanc and magnificum, the former having a close habit, though its leaves are not so dense as Crimson King, while the latter is more open and spreading. Among other fine named sorts at the Fair, mention must be made of C. gigan- teum sanguineuni; the flower is of mod- crate size, but the color the finest deep blood red. C. g. superbum is a large white, irregularly blotched with car- mine; Emperor William, rose, carmine base, leaves very distinctly margined. Some strains showed various oddities of form, as well as color, one showing the petals spread out laterally, like the ray-florets of a daisy; this seemed to us a step backward, ratherthananadvance, for the odd characteristic shape, which is one of the great charms of the cycla- men, was entirely lost. It seemed as great a mistake as the double cyclamen which is occasionally held up for our admiration. The plants figured were in -l-inch pots, which is a very useful size for commer- cial purposes. The house full of these plants was one of the finest sights seen so far at the Fair; they were grown so evenly that there was very little variation in size to be noted throughout the display; the diflcrenccs to be noted were entirely in quality of bloom. A NEW carnation sent us by M. A. Hunt, Terre Haute, Ind., was a very attractive fancy sort. The color was white, faintly tinged with flesh, with a iSgs- The American Florist. 955 ROSY MORN. BLnSH WITH PINE BASE. 0 PBRSICtm. MONT BLANO. PUKE WHITE. CRIMSON KING. DEEP CRIMSON. MAGNIPICUM, WHITE WITH OERISE BASE. CYCLAMENS AT THE '"WORLDS FAIR. INDIVIDUAL PLOWEHS SHOWN LIFE SIZE. 956 The American Florist. Api very narrow edge of carmine. The petals were fringed and contained a very few streaks of carmine. Flower very regular and double, growth strong; altogether a very attractive flower. Cut Worms Eating Smilax. We have by this mail sent you, under separate cover, a box containing a cut worm, such as annoy farmers in cutting off their vegetable plants in the spring time, also the cocoon of the same worm and the miller or butterfly, but more par- ticularly the family of millers, as they fly at night only. Each came from one of the cocoons that we found. We send you this that you may, prob- ably, print it in your valuable paper for the benefit of other florists, that may be annoyed as we have been this winter, by this cut worm. AVe first discovered that something was eating our smilax — that is, the leaves of the smilax seemed to dis- appear and the stem of the leaf remain on the smilax vines, of course ruining them for florists' use. We could not dis- cover anything eating the smilax, thought it must be the snail, but by accident we found one of these worms crawling up the smilax vine in the day time, eating the leaves. We, on examination found it to be the veritable cut worm that annoys farmers and market gardeners so much. We made a search for the worms in the soil, and we found them there by the hundreds. We looked one of our smilax houses all over and found a great many. They were just belo^ the surface of the ground and some lying unler the heavy smilax foliage on top of the ground. We at the same time had the night fire- man go through the house of smilax two or three times in the night, looking for and catching these worms, as they were at their work eating the foliage, and in this way he killed a great many. We found at the same time, in the house adjoining the one where these appeared, full grown, and some young worms in a very young state, eating the smilax. This led us to think that something was laying an egg by which these young worms were hatched, but we could find nothing in the day time. In passing through the houses at night with a lan- tern, we discovered a millerflying around the lantern; we caught this and found it resembled, somewhat, in its body form, the cut worm, and this led us to' think the miller was the outgrowth of the worm, and the worm the outgrowth of the miller. We, on looking in the house where we discovered the worm first, found a cocoon, and we took this cocoon and put it in a flower pot with some soil, and plunged this pot in the smilax bed, and covered it over with a piece of glass. In a few days we found this cocoon had turned into the same miller that is within the box which we mailed you. So, we consider that we have fully demonstrated that the cocoons that we send you will turn into millers, and that those millers will lay the eggs from which hatch the cut worm. We have now quite abol- ished the cut worm, finding only one or two, in a night, while a lew weeks ago we would find a hundred in one night on the smilax strings, eating away for all they were worth. We think the rea- son our finding so few of the worms now is, because we have killed yo many of the millers which are still hatched out from the cocoons that are in the soil. .\nd the one means of which we have a way of catching them, is with the lantern. As they fly around this we catch them and kill them. We think that the cocoons '^s^^' W^' Fig. 1. Fig. 2. THE Variegated Cut-Worm Kig. 1. — Agrotis saucia: a, larva; , dorsal view of lar\*al head; c, dorsal view of a middle joiut of lar\a-both enlarged. (After Riley.) Fig. 2.—/igrolrs saucia: a. single egg greatly enlargeil; *, egg mass as deposited on a twig, natural size. (After Riley.) came into the greenhouse in the fall, in the manure that we use tofertilizethe smilax. I have never heard of any florists being troubled with this pest, but it they should be the quickest way to eradicate them is by catching the millers. Some other florists may have been annoyed with them, if so, will be pleased to hear from them concerning this, as it may be of vital importance to the trade. Scranton, Pa. G. R. Clark. [We submitted the specimens to Prof. C. V. Riley, Government Entomologist, who writes; "Your correspondent is probably correct in supposing that this moth is the parent of the cut-worm which is injuring his smilax, as the larva of this species is a common and injurious cut-worm. It is a species which I have called the variegated cut-worm and the scientific name of the moth is Agrotis saucia." Dr. Riley referred us to one of his renorts in which the insect was figured and we reproduce the figures herewith that the pest may be readily recognized by oar readers. Ed.] The Forcing Bulb Industry. I read with interest the article on the "Forcing Bulb Industry" in thelast num- ber of the American Florist. It is true that in sptiiig, 1S93, there hasbeenafall- ing ofi in the inquiry for certain bulbous plants of fully 30'; against the previous year. To find and state the true reasons is probably more than any man should undertake to do. In the first place, allowance must be made for the very severe winter weather, which did not allow of the disposal of overstocks as ordinary winter davs per- mit. Under such discouraging influences of course the high priced first cost of the foreign bulb growers, which require .-. corresponding high price for the flower, have exposed our domestic bulb growers or florists to a keener loss than if the first cost had been reasonable. But if we take business as a whole, it has been most try- ing and little satisfactory to most trades and the florist does not stand out alone in finding a less demand for his goods than any other branch of trade. If any- thing, the spring of 1S93 may have been called "a dull season," but since the sun is to come out after a rainy spell, so there will be a boom after a dull period. Give the world at large a chance to make money and they will spend it again. Arti- cles of luxury, nay, even articles which do not belong to every day want of man- kind, will be the first to feel the effects of dull times and will be the last to pick uj) again. It is more than likely that ass oon as restored to the equilibrium, during which time our Dutch Iriends have a chance to reform, the bulbs will be in as lively dem-ind as ever before. Our coun- try keeps on growing and its wants in necessities and luxuries will keep pace. There may be an off-year, but a dinner will taste so much better, if we have skipped a meal involuntarily. A. ROLKER. Tuberous Rooted Begonias. The glorious blossoms of the single and double varieties of the tuberous rooted begonia grown under glass, or in the shade of trees during the fall have made these plants great favorites, and undoubtedly they deserve their popu- larity when grown in favorable situations such as the above. But our enthusiasts cry jilant them out in a tenacious soil, or anywhere that a geranium will grow, for tiicre the tuberous rooted begonia will thrive alio. But such is not the case, and many a beautiful spot of former years has been marred bj' planting these same garden hybrid begonias en t/iasse for decorative purposes. I have noticed that in favorable nooks by the seaside, on the north side, and adjacent to the largest rocks, an occasional plant would be surprisingly beautiful, but I have never known a plant so favorabl3' adver- tised, and from which so much has been expected, which has given so much dis- appointment in general to the nursery- men, florists and their customers as this same begonia. The writer is no novice in the matter, having been around London when all the new varieties came out, such as Pearcei, Boliviensis, Veitchii and Vesuvius, .\bout five years ago I imported over twti hun- dred dollars worth in seed of the same, having been led by advertisements to believe that they were hybridized now so that they would stand any climate with soil, temperature and sun suitable for the general run of bedding plants. Thesecds were grand, every one germinated, and 1 got good large plants in early spring, but the result otherwise was a complete fail- ure excepting in the case of those plants used for greenhouse decoration, or the few which happened to get stuck in leaf soil or rotten manure in shady places. It is not surprising that the tuberous rooted begonia does better in Scotland than in England. The reason for this is the same as for its general failure in the 1%. The American Florist. 9S1 CRIMSON KINC DEEP CRIMSON. ROSY MORN. BLUSH WITH PINK BASE. CYCLAMENS AT THE WORLD'S PAIR. United States as a sunny bedding plant. My object in writing these few words of ■ caution is to save further disappointment and failure such as I have repeatedly seen here during the past few years, in many cases flower beds that have cost a great deal of moaey showing litlle for the expense and labor excepting black soil from April to November. Northallerton . Boston. At the meeting of the Gardeners' and Florists' Club at Horticultural Hall, on Tuesday evening April 4th, the following paper was read by David Allen on the subject of PRUNING. Pruning is an art made use of by gar- deners to assist nature in developing her flowers and fruits to their best produc- tiveness, fruitfulness and qualitj', and by the forester and gardener to enable them to keep within bounds and in good form our many beautiful trees and shrubs. But of the greater results from pruning few give more pleasure to the eye, the general cultivated taste, and we would suppose to the tree itself judging from the results, than the pruning, lopping or sawing off of dead and decaying branches, which should be cut right back to the sound wood, always cutting in such a manner as will give the bark a good chance to heal over. A tree is as sensitive of a decayed branch on its trunk as we are of having a decayed tooth in our head, and should be looked after accordingly. A tree is the most noble and beautiful of nature's productions, yet how often do we see them neglected and uncared for even around our lovely Boston. I don't mean to say that gardeners are to blame but the proprietors themselves. There is no name in the English language vulgar erough to fitly describe such ridiculous ignorant taste as we often see displayed; a lawn of velvety, short, green grass, walks raked and rolled, beautiful flower beds all around, everything showing an every day care except that the possibly stately landscape is marred beyond description with rotten, decayed and withering branches on the trees occu- pying this same lawn, and trying to exist with all their might although uncared for. Grand and immediate results are ob- tained from removing the decaying branches of trees, and pruning back some of the projecting sound branches so as to give a symmetrically formed and shapely, yet naturally growing appear- ance to the tree, always seeing that the larger wounds are oiled or painted so as to keep the sun from cracking the same. In most cases, either with oak and elm or other slow growing trees the results will be exceedingly gratifying, the trees re- sponding even within the year with more luxuriant and glossy foliage. These remarks apply to trees of great age as well as to those that are young, provided the main trunk is healthy and free from disease and its bark in good condition. If otherwise, they cannot be saved and should be taken right out. Projecting branches of maples and other soft-wood growing trees should be pruned in the fall; thatis, where a branch or a side trunk projects too far from the main trunk, spoiling the natural shape and in danger of being torn or split off by severe storms. Such trees are not often grovying in the open with light all around but in crowded places where a strong branch will often force its way beyond its natural limit, for nothing else but for light and air. And now about shrubs. A remark recently made, that "a gardener does not know how to prune, but leaves a shrub pruned like a broom stick;" is I think, to say the least, unfair. Possibly the author of the remark referred to cheap gardeneis or those that had been in the business but twenty-five minutes, or possibly he was thinking of the owners of these very broom handle shrubs themselves; who knows? It is a remarkable fact that any man or woman who has planted a single geranium will lay claim to the title of gardener. I know of a well kept estate, except tor the pruning of itsflowering shrubs. It is located but a few hundred yards on the Boston side of Harvard College. In this place the proprietor has changed his gar- dener several times within the last seven- teen years, still the same shrubs retain their respective shapes which are brooms and handles, ice houses, haystacks or other unnatural growing forms. Surely every successive gardener would not fol- low thus in the foot steps of his predeces- sor. Doesn't it look as though the 958 The American Florist. Apr. 13^ proprietor had had something to say about it. The methods of pruning are many, varying according to the character of the shrub to be pruned, and the gardener must know the nature and habits of his subject before he can intelligently use the knife on it. Some require only thinning out, with others that are full grown the aim is to increase thesizeof theindividual flowers. This is the case with hydrangea paniculata. Many of these planted in our public parks and elsewhere seldom or never bloom. The simple reason for this being that they are never pruned. This beautiful hydrangea may be trained in bush, standard or pyramid form. If trained so as to get its flowers well above the surface of the ground to keep them from being soiled it will never require tying, and should always be pruned back to one eye on the last year's growth to produce large blooms. The well known red and blackcurrant bush will grow and fruit to greater per- fection when allowed to throw up its suckers from the root, and having the old wood cut out, leaving room for sunlight and air in the center of the plant. The gooseberry bush, on the other hand always does best on the single stem as a miniature tree. The entire center should be pruned out leaving a single row of branches cup form, all round. By August it will be all filled up again so closely that you won't be able to put your hand there without knowing it. Althrcas and such like that flower on the last year's young wood should have about three quarters of the same thinned out all around, leaving about one-fourth rf the young wood evenly distributed all over the plant. With the exception of the finer kinds that are grafted away up on tall standards, it is almost impossible to keep syringas from sending up suckers from the root. In pruning roses several systems are necessary. The Persian yellow, for in- stance, should have about one-half of its small young wood thinned out. H. P. Paul Neyron might be cut back to about six or seven buds on its last year's growth, while La France might be limited to three buds. Evergreens, such as retinosporas, ought to be looked after every year to keep them in proper shape, the eye guiding the hand in the use of the knife. Our favor- ite Abies pungens does not require any pruning either on its sides or leader. Nothing can enhance its natural beauty. Still a ground branch lopped off now and again, near the ground will not debar it from making a larger tree in a given time than those not so treated. The other abies are much of the same habit, except Douglasii, which will get lanky in the ornamental grounds unless it has a little bit of its leader pinched off, up to the time it is ten feet high, after which it will retain its form well and will be more uniform with its neighbors. I'runing is a very essential point in fruit culture, indooras well as out. Many a first-class vinery has been ruined by unskilled pruncr.«, generally by leav- ing too many buds, seldom if ever by leaving too few. To perform its natural functions each bud requires a certain amount of light, sap and strength. If six growing buds are left on the space required for one the crop will be and ought to be a failure. The discussion following thiscssay was quite spirited. In reply to questions by members Mr. Allan said that the long and the short spur systems of pruning indoor grapes are e(|ually valuable. Strong and well ripened wood is the first consideration if fine fruit is to be had. The finest exhibition grapes had been produced on the long rod system but for profitable market results the short spur was better. The Hamburgh will do well for years under the short spur system, but Muscats must have long young wood. The more shallow the border the better. Muscats do better in ten inches of soil than in two teet. In this latitude all roots should be within the limits of the house. Regarding evergreens Mr. Allan said that he would cut back only in late Au- gust, as he feared sun more than frost. To train trees properly in this country a man has got to study the climate and the sun, and should get his experience here and not abroad. Mr. Dawson said that pine and spruce will not stand pruning back of the fol- iage, and are not liable to break from the hard wood. He condemned the pruning of fruiting trees when dormant. Pinching back once or twice in midsum- mer will check the flow of sap and favor the production of fruit buds, but hard pruning in winter results only in the growth of big soft sappy shoots. He advised root pruning as a good resort when trees grow too vigorously. Re- garding shrubs he said that in the case of any plant which flowers previous to June 1, no spring pruning is wanted ex- cept to cut back dead or weak wood. With hydrangeas, althaeas and other late flowering shrubs the harder pruning they get in spring the more and better flowers will be obtained. As to trans- planting trees in fall Mr. Dawson said that this is more successful if done before the leaves fall, and further that there is not a day in the year when trees cannot be moved if proper precautions are taken. A lively discussion on training peach trees both indoors and oxit, was partici- pated in hy Messrs. Dawson, Cotter, Guerineau and Allan, all agreeing that unripe wood is our great trouble in this section, and that unless tlie sun can reach every part of a tree fruit cannot be expected from jt. A question about pruning tea roses carried over the second year under glass, brought up W. H. Elliott, who said that he believed severe thinning out to he a mistake and would approve of little more than the cutting out of the dead wood. There was no scarcity of flowers at the wind up on Easter Sundaj'. The bright weather had helped the roses out, and there were enough for all, although earlier in the week the heavy shipments by the wholesalers had made them rather scarce for a few days. It is said that some of the retailers bought rather heavily, and did not quite clean up their stock, and there were quite a few plants left over, but dealers in general acknowl- edge themselves satisfied. Ilarrisii and longiflorum lilies were sold in larger quantities than ever before, and were well used up everywhere, in fact a good many plants) were disposed of which had little to show excepting green buds. Candidums received but little favor, and other classes of bulbous stock were not wanted at any price. Cut flower trade has been rather quiet since Easter. There is no extra demand for roses. Very fine Brunncrs are comiug in from Wilson's, and the best bring as high as $40 per I undred. Luizets run from $15 to $20 per hundred, and Jacqs. all the way from %\'i to $25. Carna- tions are very scarce, and prices hold up to the highest Easter notch. Wilders, which seem to be in special demand, brieg $-i per hundred, if good. Violets are plenty with prices tending down- wai ds. Bulbous stock is still at the bot- tom of the ladder. Out at Mr. C. V. Whitten's place there is a large sign which reads "Beware of the Dog," — and this inscription is always a subject of timid comment by the vis- itors who go out once in a while to see Lawrence Cotter's stock, for the dog is a large dog. But Cotter says now that he is about to get a much larger dog and a sign twice as big as the old one, both with special reference to possible calls from parties having forcing bulbs to offer. The trustees of Cedar Grove Ceme- tery having had their attention called to a comment in the .\merican Florist regarding the business in bedding plants conducted there have voted to discon- tinue the trade. Lucius T. Peck, of the firm of Peck & Sutherland, died suddenly of pneumonia onthel0thinst.,aged38years. Mr. Peck was very popular among his business associates and highly esteemed by all who knew him, and his untimely death is deeply deplored. He was for many years bookkeeper for W. J. Stewart and when the latter retired Mr. Peck became the senior member of the firm that succeeded to the business. He possessed excellent business qualifications and had a very promising future before him. He was fond of his home and very happy in his domestic relations. He leaves a wife and two children, whose grief at theirirrepar- able loss is shared by a large circle of friends. Mr. C. M. Atkinson, gardener to Mr. John L. Gardner, who has been sick for several weeks, is not improving any, and his recovery is very doubtful. Mr, Wm. Robinson, gardener to Mr. F. L. Ames, has been confined to his home by sickness, for a week. Mr. Alfred Outram, of London, Eng- land, has been in town for a few days. Mr. A. H. Fewkes showed a handsome seedling canna at Horticultural Hall on April 8. The flower is a large, spotted yellow. Rhododendrons in this section are in many cases badly winter killed. The long continued verj* low temperature was more than they could stand. New York. Intending exhibitors at the Madison Square Garden show should bear in mind that all entries must be made in writing not later than one week previous to the opening, with the exception of classes "for effect, " which close two weeks before the show. The schedule o( premiums with full rules and regulations may be obtained by addressing Mr. Henry Mc- Crowe, manager flower show, Madison Square Garden, New York. The total amount of premiums offered is between five and six thousand dollars. About twelve hundred dollars is devoted to palms, crotons, drac:cnas, ferns and other decorative foliage plants, the main prize being one of two hundred dollars tor the best group arranged for effect and covering two hundred square feet. For best group of flowering plants arranged for effect, one hundred and fifty dollars is offered, and the other prizes for azaleas, Ix'gonias, genistas, rhododendrons, roses, etc., bring the total premiums in this class up to about two thousand dollars. Nearly eight hundred dollars goes to bulbous plants, of which one hundred rS93' The American Florist. 959 MAGNIPICUM WHITE WITH CERISE BASE. MONT BLANC. PURE WHITE. CYCLAMENS AT THE WORLD'S FAIR. and fifty dollars is for the best group ar- ranged for eifect and covering two hun- dred and fifty square feet. The classes including table and mantel decorations, baskets of cut flowers, etc., are open to retail florists only. In this, as well as in the section devoted to roses, carnations and other cut blooms, the prizes are rather small, that is if the rule requiring that all exhibits must be kept looking fresh by the exhibitor by replac- ing faded flowers, under penalty of losing the prize, should be enforced. At the meeting of the Florists' Club on the 10th inst. two essays were presented, one by James Withers, Short Hills, on tuberous begonias, and one by E. J. Van Reyper of Belleville, on carnations. The latter gentleman being absent, the essay was read by Mr. C. B. Weathered. Mr. Withers predicted that by careful selec- tion and breeding the tuberous begonia would become the leading bedding plant in this country. He said that good re- tentive loam is the best soil and good re- sults can be assured if plants have plenty of moisture at the roots. But under the hot sun of America we cannot expect many flowers till August. If this begonia does not succeed with some growers it is the fault of the growers and not of the begonia. The by-laws were changed so that new members can be admitted on the same evening application is made. A committee was appointed to prepare a schedule for a chrysanthemum show next fall, which is to be given whether or not the Madison Square Garden Com- pany co-operates. A dozen pictures on the club room walls were donated by Ernst Asmus. The mat- ter of new meeting and exhibition room was assigned to a special meeting two weeks hence. The next club exhibition takes place the latter part of May. Fourteen new members were admitted. Death has taken two more men well known in trade here: C. Thurston, Pat- erson, N. J., and J. T. Hutchinson of Eliz- abeth. There is noscarcity of flowers, all kinds, since Easter. Roses are very abundant and prices run low for large quantities. Quality is excellent as a rule. Cusins aie taking on the deep red color which is characteristic of them in spring and fall, and this hurts their popularity consider- ably. Edward Littlejohn of Chatham, N. J., is sending in some remarkably fine Brides, Mermets and Bridesmaids which bring as high as three dollars a dozen, when eight or ten dollars per hundred is a good price for average quality. Philadelphia. The April meeting of the Florists' Club was slimly attended. The boys were no doubt so worn out with the extra business of Easter that they were taking a rest at home. The proceedings were very interesting however for those who attended. Three gentlemen were elected to membership and several names were proposed for action at next meeting. Mr. Farson acted as teller during the election and filled the position so gracefully that he received the thanks of the club. In lieu of Mr. Taplin's paper on modern methods in palm growing, which will be lead at next meeting, a question box was opened and proved very entertaining. How to secure a better attendance at the exhibitions ot the Horticultural society was given up by Geo. Watson, and Mr. Westcott who tried his hand at it, said that the best way in his estimation to get a good attendance was to give a good show, one very much better than the last spring show was needed; there must be a show that will surprise people, one they will go home and talk about and send their neighbors, then the balance sheet would show a profit instead of a loss as at present. The most popular and profitable Easter plants was answered by Mr. Craig. He said that the Easter trade was the most important in the whole year for the plant grower, he would almost put the week preceeding Easter against any ol the months in the year. Well grown plants at this time sell quickly and usually with a good profit. Instead of sending six here and six there they were delivered in wagon loads at a time. The lily he considered the first on the list of Easter plants. Well grown speci- mens with from six to twelve flowers and buds usually sold well and with a good margin of profit to the grower. He had found a growing demand for plants with a great number of flowers and buds; they made more acceptable gifts when there were plenty of buds to come on and the public was willing to pay for the promise. There was a great difference in the way plants were grown, the old time tradi- 960 The American Florist, Apr. 13, tion was to count the buds and flowers and charge accordingly, but they were getting to know better now. Some lilies were dear at s cents a flower while others were cheap at 12, depending on the con- dition of the plant. Neither the grower or dealer could handle a lily with two or three flowers on with profit; such plants should all be cut. The azalea he would place next. If done well it was a good thing for all concerned. It was not as perishable as some other plants and would last in flower two or three weeks, while many things must be at their best on Good Friday. Hydrangeas come next. Thej' are a very showy Easter plant and the speaker thought should bring more money; they brought more money in New York than here. A variety commonly known as the red stemmed hydrangea should be given more attention. It made a beautiful pot plant and while the flowers were not pro- duced in such large heads as on other varieties it had the advantage in color, being a very deep pink; it lights up well at night. He predicted that more of it would be seen another year. Thos. Hogg was also a good safe variety to grow. Hyacinths and tulips in pots were not found profitable to handle in quantity, as in the hurry incident to the rush at Easter it was difficult to deliver small and cheap plants. The public are buying bet- ter grades of plants and it is best to drop the cheap ones. Genistas he considered valuable Easter plants, and when grown as Mr. Harris had them this year they were among the best things for the season. Spiraea Japon- ica must also not be forgotten. Mr. Schaffer said his customers wanted large lilies, the more flowers the better; he could not get enough large plants to supply the demand. Air. Hahman found growing pot roses for Easter up hill work, as it was so hard to get them in on the right days and a day or two too soon or too late made a great difference, particularly with the hybrids. Mr. Craig recommended Clo- thilde Soupert as a fine pot rose for Easter as it was such a free bloomer. Mr. Westcott thought all small plants such as English primroses, t ulips, pansies, and hyacinths should be ])ut in pans, a number together, and then they could be handled with profit. Mr. Cartledge thought the bottle brush a fine plant to force for Easter. It was a rare plant but could be gro wn like an azalea and would sell well. Deutzia gra- cilis was also spoken of by Mr. Hahman as a plant that did not receive enough attention; it made a very desirable Easter plant. The May meeting of the club promises to have a full turnout, as alter the regu- lar meeting there is to be a smoker. This is an innovation and we think a good one. Tnere will be a lunch provided, a great smoke will ascend and there will be plenty of local talent to afi"ord amusement. Business has not been as brisk as is usual the week after Easter and growers have had a hard time disposing of their stock, the demand for the large roses be- ing very small. Still the Philadelphia glowers don't slaughter prices; if their flowers do not sell well they are carried home. They say the market will only take so many and to reduce the price will not increase consumption. Prices have weakened a little, thelarger teas bringing .$6 and a few fine ones 8, while the smaller class sell for from .3 to 4-. Good carnations are 1.50, shorts 75 to 1, valley 3, tulips 3 to 4, daffodils scarcer, 3to i. Sweet peas are becoming plenty and sell for 2 to 2.50 a hundred. K. Chicago. On Fridaj-, April 7, some 01 our flor- ists sufiiered severely from the worst hail storm we have experienced in many years. The storm was singularly re- stricted in its area, being confined to a small section of tbe south side of the city. The greatest dam- age was done in the ten blocks from 30th St. to 40th, but east and west it ex- tended over a much wider area. Within the storm belt were the establishments of J. F. Kidwell, J. T. Anthony, S. Muir, E. Hobbs and the Chicago Floral Co. They are all sufferers, but the last named concern suffered the least. In both loss of glass and injury to plants J. F. Kidwell has the greatest damage. His place, 3820 Wentworth Avenue, is some distance west of the others, and being in an open situation was exposed to the full fury of the storm. It is safe to saj' that throughout the range of thirteen houses there was not a single entire pane left on the south and west sides, while the other sides were ir- regularly riddled in numerous patches. So strong was the wind that the frag- ments of glass were flung right across the houses, cutting and tearing what- ever was in their way. In the palm house, latanias were cut and scratched badly, but kentias suffered but little, as naturally the glass slid through the leaves. A batch of good ficus was so lacerated that none of the plants could be used for anything but cuttings. One of the most annoying losses Mr. Kid- well suffered wasthedestructionof alot of calceolarias, just coming into blojm. It was the intention to exhibit them at the World's Fair, and they were being grown very carefully. Out of about 700 plants, it is safe to say there was not a dczen perfect specimens left. A majoritj' of them had the tops cut right off', and all the foliage looked as if slashed by knives. It is impossible to compute the damage done to plants, since much of it can hardly be immediately foreseen. The spring bedding plants, on the whole, suff"ered less than others. Mr. Kidwell's loss of glass is estimated at 25,000 feet. The houses were covered temporarily with muslin, but he is pushing on the work of re-glazing very rapidly. Next comes J. T. Anthony, whose mus- liucovered roofs showed that his dam- age was large. Although not so much exposed as Mr. Kidwell's place he caught tile storm very severely. The palm house running north and south received the full force of the storm, and on the west side the hail made a clean sweep. The houses running east and west caught it most severely on the south side, naturally, but the north side was riddled irregularlj' in patches. Some- times there would be a sash almost en- tire; the next one would be bare. The storm did not appear to make any dis- crimination between single or double thick; both went equally. But the large panes stood it better than small ones; it was Mr. Anthony's impression that the greater rigidity of the small lights ren- dered them more liable to breakage. However, there was little to choose be- tween the two. Mr. Anthony's plants suflered considerably; a batch of ficus was ruined, like Mr. Kidwell's; c^lla leaves were riddled and some azaleas and other stuffcaught it severely. A lot ot frames, which were only glazed the day of the storm, were entirely stripped of glass. Mr. Anthony's loss will amount to 10,000 feet. At present the wrecked houses are covered with unbleached sheet- ing; this is being oiled, and Mr. Anthonj- will try the oiled muslin until there is more time for glazing, instead of rushing the glass in during the verv busy season. S. Muir was another sufferer; his plants were damaged but little, but the glass was gone just as at the other places, the exposed sides being cleaned out, the others riddled. Most of his glass was single thick, but the double thick stood no better. The work of straightening up plants and cleaning out the fragments of glass will be almost as troublesome as glazing. But Mr. Muir, like all the other sufferers, expressed the philosophi- cal opinion that they were lucky it didn't happen the week before Easter, when the houses were full of flowering plants; the spring stuff would get over it. While unable to give an exact computa- tion, it is safe to put Mr. Muir's loss at 5,000 feet. E. Hobbs suffered about the same loss as Mr. Muir; his plants were not dam- aged as much as might be expected; The Chicago Floral Co. seem to have been less exposed than the others; in spite of the extent of glass the damage is but between 1,500 and 2,000 feet. In some places speciall}' exposed the break- age was complete, but in most of the houses it was irregular holes here and there. None of the fiye places injured carried anj- insurance. One noticeable feature is the short time the storm lasted. All the damage was done in a period under two minutes. It was just after Ti p. m. when the storm broke, and every- thing seemed to go in one crash. The hailstones are described as big irregular masses of ice; that they were of unusual size can be judged by the damage done. The flower trade this week is very dull, and flowers of all kinds are coming in in immense quantities. Lilies are still plen- tiful, and there is no sale for them. Roses are very good in all classes, but prices are very low. Out door lilac from Southern Illinois is seen in quantity. Bulb stufl'is a drug; vallev is very good, but other stuff is generallv poor. The lakirs are blooming out in quantity, and their stands are heaped with lilac and roses. The volume of stuft'in the market is far in advance of the demand. Messrs. A. H. Ewing and Wm. Hous- ton accompanied the Canadian horticul- tural txhibit fromToronto to the World's Fair, and are now placing same in posi- tion ill the Horticultural building. The decorative plants they bring are in grand condition, and will make a most effective display. They will remain in the city for about two months. .•\t the meeting of the Florist Club to be held this Thursday evening, Mr. E. Wienhoeber will read a paper on "llow to manage a retail store." An adiourned meeting of the Horticul- tural Society of Chicago, will be held at the Sherman House the afternoon of the 22n(l inst. .\t this meeting some amend- ments to the constitution and by-laws will be acted upon, and details conijcctcd with the annual chrysanthemum show next November settled. St. Louis. Easter has come and gone, and the gen- eral expression is one of satisfaction at the amountof businesstransacted. There was a decided increase in the demand over former years, some placing it as high as half again as much. There was enough stock to satisfy all, which ren- rS93' The American Florist. i6i dered matters pleasant for all concerned. The churches were decorated about as usual, there being nothing extra at any of them, with possibly the exception of the Second Baptist, which was beauti- fully arranged by Mrs. Wm. Ellison. An immense white cross was one of the prin- cipal points in the work and showed to good effect. Some complaint was made of the short- sighted policy pursued by some growers in regard to holding back stock. One grower, after letting entirely up on Ro- mans for the two previous weeks, sent in enough the day before Easter to swamp the commission man entirely, the result being a loss to the grower, whereas had they been sent in right along they would have sold clean. The same thing was done with tulips. The result was not as bad, however, as Sanders & Benecke had a heavy tulip decoration the Monday fol- lowing, which pretty well cleaned up the stock. Since Easter the annual glut has oc- curred and is expected to continue for a week or so, by which time business is expected to improve. Chicago, after a short respite, has again commenced to look upon St. Louis as possessing an "aching void" which can alone be filled with her surplus production and is accordingly sending them in at her previ- ous rate. K. F. T. SITUATIONS, WANTS. FOR SALE. Advertisements under this head will be inserted at the rate of 10 cents a line (seven words) each inser- tion. Casli must accompany order. Plant advs. not admitted under this head. SITUATION WANTED- As florist and gardener bv married man, 2(1 years in tiie business, tiood ref- erences. \Vii,i]i';i,.M WnaiEitsHArs. -ii>24 S. i'rincetun Ave., OhicnfiO, III. branches, can titke lull < luiite. compile catalogues, etc. Forfurtiiei- pmti.nliirs apply ski:jism.\n. litre American Florist. W ANTED- Youn-; man desiring to learn rose grow- ing, in a first class commercial place. Address K. K. Te.-^sox, West Forest Park, 8t. Louis. Mo. W W^ w^ WANTED-Single man roses and cut fiower and experience Prop. La Rose < W^ .. and general stock. t>teitily emplovment to .sober .ind iDdustnous men. State wages und ahlJities. with references. UoxijTT. I'eoria, 111. T«7ANTED-A competeDt man as working foreman T» In commercial place: must be tirst-olass rose grower. Address, with copies of references from for- mer employer and wages required. P. U. Bo.v l&S, Madison, N. J. ANTKD—At once, ft good grower of roses and general cut flowers, as a %vorking foreman. When » iiung give references antl state terms. None but a first class all round florist should aiiplv Address O K. 47, Am. Florist. Also wanted li good assistant. WANTED-Soon. a competent man as a working foreman in commercial place: must be flrstclaas grower of roses, carnations and other cut dowers Address, with copies of references and wages required- w WANTED— A young man as assistant gardener on private place, one having a good general knowl- edge of gardening and able to f urnisb satisfactory ref- . .T.. "..-n. ,.vj xuiijisu aatisiacLory rei- ..^„„„„..„ .„ ability and sobriety; English or Scotch preferred. Address B, P. O. Box va, Tarmouthport. Mass. WANTED— By a florist wishing to commence busl- .1.., ,°^SS' nnancial assistance and good location In thriving town or suburb, where there is an opening for cut flowers, floral work, etc. References as t ability, habits, etc. Address Petals, care American Florist, Chicago. w flower grower and good all round man. Address with copies 3f references from former employers, wages required and other particulars. Also a single man as assistant. Ricuard Shannon. (.^reen and Franltlin Aves.. Brooklyn. N. V. FOR SALE— A No. 1 second hand Exeter boiler. 24 sections, 3(1 U. P.. suitable for hot water or steiim. steam gauge, etc.; also several valves go with ijoller; ronditlon.all modern conveniences. Stock in fln ditlon for the World's Fair vear. Address A. T. Jackson. Bowmanvllle P. O.. <_'hlcngo. FOR SALE OR TO RENT. The following: greenhouse property, situated ou the outskirts of Spring-field, the City of House.s; or will sell Greenhouses, Stock and Fixtures and g:ive ten years' lease of 2 acres land. Ten houses iu all— •5 houses, 10 feet wide, 65 feet long; 4 houses, 18 feet wide, 6,5 feet long; 1 house, 18 feet wide, 6,5 feet long. .Steam plant! New double Florida Boiler. Stock in good condition, with a large and extra good home market. This is an opportunity in a life-time, as present owner has other interests to look after. If you are looking for a chance, apply at once to IV. I>. 'WIlVTBJie, .5 Klin street, STKINGFIKI-U, .1I4SS. TAKE YOUR CHOICE. FORSAIjE-Au old established Florist Business at Dorchester, Mass., comprising 211,1)00 feet of land centrally lo(^ated, on w-hlch are: 1 house 7uxl8 tilled with Carnations; 1 house TOxlH filled with Roses: I hou-se ruxll filled with VIoIi ts: 1 house VOxlOfllled with Violets: 1 sash pit r(l.\-7 filled with Violets; 1 dwelling house 7 rooms. Plants in good condition and houses in good repair. Price ItJ.UOO, L OR SALE OH RENT— A well equipped establlsh- I? ment within eight miles of Boston, comprising 8 acres of land on which are 1 house 12Ux2U filled with Mermets and Silver Sprays; 1 house 100x24 filled with house 100x11 filled with Caiias and Bouvardia: I house lilOxlI filled with Callas, Bouvardlaand Portia; 1 house ll)0-\ll filled with Violets and Mignonette: 1 heated fraTiii' HHiAi; tilled with Mignonette: I propagaiing h.iiisi--,:, II ii.ML'. Price J'32,000. FOR SAl.K Kigbt miles from Boston. I acre of land. s.tKlo leel of class. iiH-luding 4 tuuises, lOllxIS, 1 dwelling li.iusi- ; mollis ,\|i|ily t,. N. F. McCarlhy & CO. 1 Music Hall Place, Boston Mass. WiMM BEAUTY 1]i inch pots, JS.OO per 100. 3 inch pots, jtl2.00 per 100. JOHN BURTON, Chestnut Hill, FHII.&DEI.FHrA, PA. Allmii.yp, l,;t France, Brides. Mermets. Woot- (oii«, llosic and Mad. Pierre Uuillot at .*! 00 per TOO. Ulel.-ors ;il *;->.00 per 100. 'riu-ahove IS. -lean healthy stock from 2-Inch pots. A speclaUy imide Of growing for future delivery. Cash witii order. I«- 15*. TEJSSOJV, West Forest Park. - - ST. LOUIS, MO. I the Grand Sew Forcing Rose, \ 4_ ^ A f I'rlces and full particulars on ap|»iicatlon. 4 J John Burton. Chestnut HUl, Philadelphia \ ROSES^^ I grow all the leading forcing varieties such as Mme. Testout, K. A. Victoria Meteor, Woottou, Bea,nty. Perle, Bride, Mermet, Watteville. etc. Let me iigtire on your order for Maj-, June or July delivery^ for first class stock. MIIMC A good stock in 2-in. pots of all the IIIUIllOi leading cut flower and commercial varieties at $3.00 per 100; $25.00 per 1,000. Guaran- teed true to name. W. W. COLES, « / I Slaple Hill Kose Farm. Deceiulier Propagation. Fine, clean. SLi-inch stock Per 1000 Amer'can Beauty |75.00 Augustine Guinoiseau (W. La France) 55.00 Meteor , 45.00 La France 40.00 Perle des Jardins 40.00 Niphetos 40.00 Papa Gontier 40.00 Bride 25.00 Merniet 25 00 CARNATIONS- Out of Hats. Portia ^10.00 Golden Gale ;o.OO White Dove 20.00 J. ^. .kLJllCSS, XJfiyton, O. Mention American Florist. The New White Rose KAISERIN AUGUSTA VICTORIA. ,Vinch pots, K.OO THE NEW VIOLET ROBERT GARRETT. ^ transplanted runners, $J.OU per lUU. Cash with JOHJV COOIC, 318 N. Charles St., BALTIMORE, MD. Menlion Amerlcfin FIofIh TKAS $30.00 per looo HYBRIDS 40.00 per looo Healthy plants, iu 2-inch pots. Also healthy plants of the Newest Chrysanthe- mums, and general greenhouse stock. Trade list on application. XjOtjisv-xxjXjE ic-sr. ROSBS FINE HEALTHY PLANTS FROM 2MNCH POTS. Perks, Brides, Mermets, Niphetos, Papa Gontier, Hoste, Watteville, Cusin, La France, Albany, Wootton, at . ^5.00 per 100, $45.00 per 1,000. Meteor at $6.00 per 100, $55.00 per 1,000. Climbing Perle, at .... $10.00 per 100. John Henderson Co., 96; The American Florist. Apr. 13^ The Easter trade seems to have been higblv satisfaetory to all coneenieil. Roses, violets and carnations decidedly took the lead in flowers, and in first class roses the supply was short. The sales ol" plants were much in advance of former years. While lilies and azaleas went off best any nice plant sold. Spiraias, ciner- arias, cvclamens and hyacinths were all in demand. There were not enough lilies to go round, although the city seemed full of them, and more good azaleascould have been sold. There was not as much bulbous stuff forced for Easter as in some other years, and for what there was the demand was light. Still by Sunday noon there was little lett of anything. While all the leading churches that usually decorate did something it was not as elaborate as in the past, and designs for churches have become almost obsolete. Vet this is all and more than made up by the wonderful increase in private orders, a large proportion of which is a box of flowers or a plant sent to friends. And although these orders entail an enormous amount oi work in delivering there is certainly more in it for the retailer than the church orders. Mr. James Dean, having had little encouraeement in the way of an exhibit for the World's Fair from our end of this great state, has appealed to the Buffalo Florists' Club to do something for the credit of our city and vicinity. His com- munication was earnestly discussed at our last meeting and all agreed that an effort should lie made to have our city represented, even if it were to a limited extent, and a coniniittee of two was ap- pointed to collect and forward exhibits. The-committee is Wm. Scott and John F. Cowell. Exhibits will soon be solicited from all likely to contribute, but any florist or private gardener of Buffalo or neighborhood noticing the above, who can possibly contribute towards the ex- hibit, is earnestly requested to communi- cate with either membcrof the committee at once. It is I suppose generally known that the freight on plants will be paid to and from Chicago and all expense of packing jjaid, and will of course be under the care of experienced men while at the Fair. W. S. Do YOU WANT a list of the leading park superintendents of America? You will find such a list in our trade directory and reference book. Golden Returns. 200,000 ROSES 200,000 We offer well eslablislieil, lie.iUhy plants in belou named aiul many other sort.s: From 2-incli pots, $ D.OO per 100; {.SO.no per 1000 From H-incli pots, fi.flO " IIOOO From 4-incli pots, I'-'lK) " 120,00 Not in e.\cess of any one variety. 50,000 Hybrid Perpetual Roses 50,000 III $4 per ItIO; $10 per 1000, In fO select vniletlen. Nrw HiHl HHr« >'»rietie!i itt. !S|>p<'i:il HhIch given ill iiiir WliolvHiilf l.lxt, now rt'iiily. WE NI^NIE A FEW SORTS ONLY: Aurora, BosiiiKpiet. Ciiiit. rtii Ijilmrtlie, lion Sllene. CelB, DcvonleriHlf* Perle dee JardlnB. Sorabreul), Tlio Urlde. etc., etc. NANZ Sl NEUNER, LOUISVILLE, KY. SUNNYWOODS GREENHOUSES riiiv iiiKi'iiri.ACi': 111-' BRIDESMAID Its pink color is permanent; it is never deformed; it steadily outsells the Mermet; it is a famous keeper. IT WILL j — ^ /\ ^\/^ YOU TO throw away your Merniets and plant Bridesmaids instead. FROM 2i,i INCH POTS; 5C Plants 100 Plants FROM 3>^ INCH POTS: ..$ 7.50 50 Plants Jlo.OO ,. 10.00 100 Plants 15.00 when cash comes with order, i prepay expres-S. FRANK L MOORi;, Chatham, N. J. MADAME GflROLINE TtSTOUT. The best rose of its color in existence. It has been fully tested in the New York market and Hea'.thy plants from 2 ';-inch pots now ready. Per 100, $25 00; per 1000, $200.00; 500 at 1000 rates. ERNST ASMUS, West Hoboken, N. J. .Mention American Florist. AND OTHER FORCING ROSES ^cnd for Trice l.i-l M. A. HUNT, - Terre Haute, Ind. ROSES. Glothilde Soupert. 9 i»i-jn. 100. rolii :-.-li..l. pols. ;ar.- in sp id r. 11 ROSES. MERMET. NIPHETOS. BRIDE. GONTIER. WATTEVILLE and HOSTE. from 2-inch pots, $4.00 per hundreil. DAVID CLIFFE, Germantown, Phila., Pa. Finest,! stock in Northwest. I'iitluTliu- MiTiiiet, r.Tif, VViilmn, J.V'^V'i, ,, The Hrlile, W. I'. Hennoll C. A. SMITH FLOHAL CO , 77 7th Street, South, MINNEAPOLIS. MINN. THE ANCHORAGE ROSE GO. Offers a select lot of yoiinR Rose plants. Grown from Imported stock. Free from disease. All the popular forcing varieties. .SENl) FOR I'UICK LIST ANCHORAGE ROSE (CO., Anchorage, Ky. i8g3. The American Flortst, 963 WINTER FLOWERING ROSES ■ cont We devote more than half ot our greenhouses to the production of Winte Roses, and have the finest range of greenhouses in this countr3r for that pin-pose; t every improvement in regard to dnrabihty and labor-saving appHances; the 1 aft( Hns are of wrought iron, securing very light roofs and extreme durability. The water is warmed in very cold weather, befoi"e using, by the exhaust steam from the steam-pump that supplies the houses with Avater; liquid manure is all pumped by steam, and everything to secure ''| the highest development of our stock, and at the least expense, has been sought for and secured, and our new range of iron rose houses, covering an acre and ahalf of ground, and devoted exclusively to the production of cut roses, are conceded hy aW who have examined them to be without question the finest range of greenhouses devoted to rose culture in the United States, and w consequence, we have exceptional facilities for supph-ing strong young healthy rose stock at the lowest possible prices. These houses are worth examination, as the\' are con- ceded to be model houses in every way. Visitors arc alwavs welcome. PLANT THE ROSES THAT PAY, AND WHILE THEY PAY, AND REALIZE OLD-TIME PROFITS. NEW AND EXTRA CHOICE SORTS. American Beauty. It was the winner at tlie Madlwon Scfuare Garden Clirysanthemum Sbow of the Lanier Hi [i- VER Clip for the best new seedllnK of European origin not exhibited previous to 1892. and It was constantly sur- rounded by an admiring group througliout the show. It is u Hybrid Tea, wltli a decided tliough delicate tea fra- grance. It is a very vigorous grower, tiirowing up heavy bottom shoots in profusion, and is also a remnrlcably free bloomer for so large and fine a rose, producing scarcely any blind wood. In form it Is very similar to La France, and In size much larger. In color. It Is simplj unequaled among pihk roses, being of a wonderfully clear brilliant plnK, of one solid tone without sliadlng of any kind. It needs no special treatment, and for a hlgii-class rose of easyculture.lt is certainly unequaled. I^arge roses tliat can be cut in the half-blown state like Beauty, are becom- ing yearly mere fashionable, and the popular taste seems to be growing in tl^ls direction; we have needed a good pinic. rose to meet this demand, and believe that Mme. Testout will fill the bill. Mr. Ernst Asmus says: "Tlds Is the beat Hybrid Tea the French have ever sent out." Mr. W. W. Coles says: "I have grown many varieties of roses, but have never seen one with so many good quali- ties as the above. I shall be very much mistaken in my prediction If we do not And. within a few years, that tliere are a thousand Testouts grown for every hundred La France." Mr. Kobt. Craig says: "I want to tell you that's a nice thing. The color of Testout Is its great point. In that respect, it is far ahead of La France. It will keep in the cellar for three or four days, and as the color fades it keeps a pleasing shade." Growers, Retailers, and Flower Buyers are alike enthusiastic In Us praise, and In our opinion this rose is destined to win a high place and prove very profitable to the grower. Tiie past winter it whole- saled at $4.01) per dozen, wlien Mermet and La Fi were bringing but $iU.UU pt -- "« lOO; $^OO.uU per 1,000. ISKfl>Ks:MAII). (Originated by Mr. Frank L. Moorei. 'i'lii.^ is the rose we have all been waiting for —a Mermet wliose color Is constant through all kinds ot weatlier. Mermet has always been acknowledged as more nearly approaching perfection than any other pink rose, its one fault being its tendency to lose Its changed. It is identical in foi-m, habit of and freedom of bloom with its parent, and unlike Waban. it never produces malformed buds Many of the largest and most wide-awake growers about New York Intend to discard Mermet and plant Bridesmaid in Its place the coming season, and we believe results will prove their wisdom, as its uniform good color causes it to bring a correspondingly uniform good price, and hence makes It much more profitable. The .Mr ■ it has brought fifty per cent, more than 1 It is realized that it Is fullv as free of ^ need be said on this point. We won > successive days at the Madison Square give the Bridesmaid my hearty recommendation: from my experience witli it this year I am convinced It stipersede the Mermet entirely, owing to its in color and greater market value. 1 intend to give future, all the room I can possibly spare, l tl growers will go strong for It next year." «10.00 I'er lOO; JSBO.OOper 1,000. Silver cup awarded us Ityi for exhibit of -. uu/cu M.icij. i«c.iuci. ui.u ..-.«. -* — Meteor roses for best 100 red roses of any but mm per hundred. JS35.00 Per variety. the Madison Square Garden Chrysanthen Silver cup awarded us for Meteor roses exhibited by us at Madison Square Garden 1892 for best 25 red roses of any variety. METFOR.— The finest crimson rose for winter blooming; very double, and very dark velvety urini- son scarlet, its only fault being a tendency to beiuiur black during the shortest days in winter, but wlun well grown la not excelled; a superb variety. Wi- grow this rose very largely, and won a silver cup at Show, for the best fifty blooms, also both first and secoud prfzes for the bnat twelve blooms. " We are recognized as having the best stock about New York, and ui'e headquarters for this variety. «6.00 Fer luO; «55.00per 1,000. AMKRICAV BEATTTV.— The largest rose and the most vigorous growing by far among continu- ously blooming roses, throwing up very strong stems from the base of the plant, every shoot terminated with a single fiowe". which Is of the largest size. Color, deep rose. In foliage and size of fiower it re- sembles the laree Hybrid Perpetual or Hardy class, and is similar to Magna Charta or Gloire de Paris. It IS as fragrant as the most fragrant of Hardy roses, which, coupled with its vigor, large size and beautiful color, long stems and continuous bloom, places it at the head of winter blooming roses, it requires skill and favorable conditions to fiower it in perfection, but when successfully fiowered, no other rose approaches it for beauty or profit. $10.00 Per 100; »;90.00 per 1,000. SOUVENIR DE AVOOTTON.— A very valuable scarlet-crimson, much like Jacqueminot In ^ize and color; an easy variety to fiower, and has a delicious fragrance. Throws good seems, hut frequently in clusters, in which case, bv disbuddintr. the size of the flower Is greatly increased. The best crimson wiriter- fiowering rose at the present time •■ for general use," all things considered. #>6.00 Per 100; #55.00 per 1,000 Mme. Gusin, Perle, Mermet, Niohetos, La France and Bride, $5.00 per 100; $45.00 per 1000. TI?.AXiE LI T 03Sr A.:PI='LIC A.T1 OIT- F. R. PIERSON CO., TARRYTOWN-ON-HUDSON, N. Y. We excel m "Aaiericaii Beauty." We obta '.American lieauty" at tlie Flower .Show of the ? at Chrysantheuiuiii Show, Madisou S led First Prlzn two consecutive i V. Clorists' Club, held at the I.en uare Garden, iu Noveniber, both 1891 and 1893. 964 The American Florist. Apr. 13, Sub'-.criptlon $1.0O a Year. To Europe, $2.00. Advertisements, 10 Cents a Line, Agate; Inch. $1.40; Column. 914.00. Cash with Order. No Special Position Guaranteed. Discounts. 6 times, 5 per cent; 13 times, 10 per cent; 26 times. 20 per cent; 52 times, 30 percent. No reduction made for large space. The AdvertlsInK Department of the American FLOKI9T Is for Floripts. Seedsmen, and dealers In wares Dertaining to thobt lines ONLY. Please to remember it. Orders (or less than one-half inch space not accepted. Adverllaemenls must reach us by M. .nday to secure tDflertlon in the issue for the following Thursday. Address THE AMERICAN FLORIST CO.. Chicago. Plant Shipments. Ot late there have been referred to us for decision several knotty problems regarding responsibility for losses of plants due to freezing in transit. As we do not possess the wisdom of Solomon, and there are always certain facts con- nected with such unfortunate .nffairs with which we cannot well become thoroughly familiar in the absence of a personal in- spection of the shipment itself, we find these questions decidedly embarrassing. As we imderstand it, the legal aspect of the case is that when the plants are delivered to the carrier in good condition suitably packed for transportation the responsibility of the shipper ceases and the goods are then at the risk of the con- signee. But in cases of freezing the question, "was the packing suitable?" nearly always arises, and this is frequently a hard nut to crack. A question in this line recently submitted to us was, "Is a wooden bo.\ lined with a double thick- ness of newspapers sufficient packing for coleus in zero weather?" Replying to this question as it is worded we would answer no. But as this shipment was made in March and as the distance traversed was about 1 ,000 miles, there might be room for argument regarding the statement of the question. 11 the packing was suited to the weather existing at the place of shipment at the time the plants were packed it would seem hardly fair to hold the shipper responsible, as he cannot be expected to know what changes there may be in the weatherduringtransit, nor what undue exposure the package may have before final delivery. At the same time unless it can be shown that all usual precautions were taken by the shipper to insure the arrival of the plants in good condition he ought to bear the loss. It certainly is a fact that the art of packing plants is not thoroughly understood by many shippers and that the percentage of losses by damage in transit might becon- siderably reduced if the packing was always correct, though it is unquestion- ably true that losses cannot be entirely guarded against, even where packing is beyond criticism. It would seem that ageneral discussion of the question of correct packing for shipment of plants at various seasons of the year might result in some little good, and to open the subject we invite an ex- pression of opinion as to what constitutes proper packing for young coleus to be shipped from New York to Chicago the middle of March, having in mind the weather that prevailed last month. Do YOU WANT a list of the leading cem- etery superintendents? You will find such a list in our new trade directory and reference book. Asparagus Plumosus Nanus. CUT STRINGS : *» to 8 feet loii^, fiO cenlH eacli. 10 to 15 leet long, Wl.OO pacli. In large or small quantities all the year round. The larRest stock in the country. W. H. ELLIOTT, Brighton, Mass. HDIIQ PlnUfOrC new crop in best white Ua|Ju nUffCIOi quality at 11.25 the Ib.; 10 lb. lots, f 10 net. nVrSIQ I DitVDQ (Sa?o Palms), natural UJUaO LCaiCO prepared, equal to fresh cut in appearance, from 3o-in. upwards, at 45c., 50c ,60c., 75c. and Jl.OO each, accord- Metal Designs, r„rrte^c^?n^?h^e latest French styles, from 50 cents net apiece upwards. PocUplQ of all styles, Plain and Fancy, UaonCIO for school Commencements, Dinners, Receptions, favors, etc. Supplies Of all kinds, -rp^Se^;: Wax Paper, Foil, Immortelles, Letters, Wire Designs, Funeral Sheaves, Doves, etc. For prices consult our Trade Catalogue, mailed free. August Rblker & Sons, 136&138W. 24)hSI., UnuiVnrl/ P.O. Station E. Utiff lUIKi We arc the Peopled Who ? KOFFMAN, Oraiitc^ Co., Bia Y< Where? What? SMILAX 2.5c. astring; 30c. astriugby the hun- dred ; 18c. a string by the thousand. When ? ALL THE YEAR AROUND. Also Adiantum Cuneatum Fronds At $1.23 per 100. Ami Ih' |»a.\s lli«> Expre.ss. IF YOU NEED ANY Cape Flowers, Immortelles, Orasses, plain or fancy Baskets, Metal Wreaths, Letters, Doves, or any other thing in the Florists' supply line, mail us your order. REMEMBER WE ARE THE Iieading' Manufacturers of Wheat Sheaves and Baskets, and Importers of Florists' Supplies. Cataloc".- oil appli.-.lioi. ERNEST KAUFMANN & CO., 113 N. 4fh Street. PHILADELPHIA. P». Ni:vAt).\, Mo.— Easter trade grows bet- ter every year. My trade this Easter was five times that of last year. MiDDLi-iioRo, M.\ss.— T. C. Fielding, formerly of Melrose, has purchased .1 stock farm here, npon which he has erected a conservatory and will add sev- eral houses in the near future. S'c:>ft. ^.a.XjE:. Who? KOFFMAN. Where'^ ^^lden. ■ ■ IIVp-I Vp- • «>i:\\(;k <•«).. n. v. What? Adiantum Cuneatum Plants, liom Sin. pots li.r propai;atint; $?O.0O piT luindred plants. W nCn • FOR IMMEDIATE DELIVERY. WHOLESALE FLORISTS CORNER & Chestnut Sts., PHILADELPHIA. SAMUEL S. PENNOCK, Wholesale Florist REMOVED TO REAR OF 42 S. 16th ST.. o. A.. k:xje^hiv, (Successor to KLLISON & Kl EHN), -»^ WHOLESALERS^ 1122 mSTE STUEKT, A complete line of Wire Deslgiu. H. BAYERSDORFER & CO., WHOLESALE FLORISTS' SUPPLIES ONLY, a^ V9. -Stl-k street;, PHILADELPHIA, PA. MARSCHUETZ & CO.. FLORISTS' • SUPPLIES 23 & 25 N. 4th St.. PHILADELPHIA. PA. Send lor Catalojfue. ^^^^^^ WHITE DOVES FOR FLORISTS. I.HrnoHland flne.-^l Httick In thi» linlted fl«tc». Writ,' f.ir iirlcfat.i SI. J. ICU»»B]^X^, 103 Van Winkle St , Jertey City. N. J. t893. The American Florist, 965 E. H. HUNT, WBOLESaiiBPliORIST 79 Lake Street, CHICAGO, y.^.^^^ Perle, Gontler, NIphetos » 4.00 Meroiets. La Fi-anCe. Bride. Woottons ti.OO Meteors S.OO Jacqs 12.00 Carnations, short l.UO long 3.UU " " fancy 2 1)0 Romans. Valley. Narcissus, Tulips 3.00 Violets. Adlantum 1.00 Callas, Harrlsll KJ.OO Smllax 20 00 In effect till nejct Issue of this paper. Kennlcoit 5ros. 60. WHOLESALE GUT FLOWERS, 34 &. 36 RANDOLPH STREET, A. L. RANDALL. Wholesale Florist and Dealer in FLORISTS' SUPPLIES, 116 Dearborn Street, CHICAGO. store Closes Nights 9 P. M.: Sunday 8 P. M. NILES CENTER FLORAL CO. Incorporated. WHOLESALE GKOWEKS OF GUT FLOWERSof ALL KINDS and Dealers in FLORISTS' SUPPLIES. CHAS. AV. McKKLI^AK, Mgr. In Chicago Cut Flower Exchange. 45 Lake St., CHICAGO. aj:. or^soiv, ^ J*^ FLORIST. 66 WABASH AVENUE, Telephone 4786. CHICAGO, ILL. T. J.CORBREY&CO. Wholesale and Commission FLORISTS, 45 Lake St., CHICAGO, ILL. In Chicago Cut Flower Exchange. . . . A. G. PRINCE & CO., Wholesale and Commission KIvORISTS, 45 LAKE STREET, In Chicago Cut Flower Exchange. CHICAGO. WHOLESALE FLORISTS, JOBBERS IN . . . . . FLORISTS" SUPPLIES, FLORISTS' METS, BRIDES GONTIERS, CARNATIONS, ALWAYS ON HAND. 1 Music Hall Place, BOSTON, MASS. HORTICULTURAL AUCFIONEERS, Mention the American Florist when writing to advertisers on this page. ©y/fioPe^afe MarfteCii. Cut Flowers. NEW York. April ii RoBes. Bon Sllene, Gontlera Perles. NIphetos. ' Mermet. Bride. Hoste Cusln. WattevilJe " Bridesmaid i-oot*^ :;.ou 2.00<«J 4.00 ;i.oo@ .S.OO 2.oo@ (;.oo '^.00® s uo ' Jacqueminot (;.0U(^."i2.uu " Morrison Hybrids IS.OUfe'^II.Otl 10.00@35.00 Valley, hyacinths, tulipa, daflfodlls .. HarrlBll 2.00® ;^.ou Boston. April 11. Perle, Sunset Bride. Mermet Jacq.. Luizet Bninner Carnations 6.00® 8.iX) S.00@10.00 12 00®25.00 2o.00@40.00 2.00® 4.00 Candldums , ;i.oo@ 5.00 MlKQonette Heath, per bunch 5U to Primroses, per bunch a. 00® 4.00 76 cents U8 to .10 PHILADELPHIA. April 11. Lalngs 13.50®;i5U0 Belles " La Fi-ance, Mermet. Bride .. Cusln. WattevlUe Jacqs :i5.uo (i.OO® S.OO 4.00® COO 15.00 DalTodlla Astllbe.. - 2.U0® 4.00 2.00 Adlantum l.(X)(S! 1.50 Chicago. AprilU. Rosea, Perles. NIphetos Gontler ;i.uu@ 4.00 Mermet. La B^rance. Albany 4.00® r).00 Brides. Wootton, Bennett 4.00® 5.00 Beauties... )o 00@2r..00 " Jacqs 10.ak:«Jl5.00 (long) (fancy) Callas, Harrlsll Romins. Valley l.fHl® L.-SO 2.00 10.00 S.OO Peck & Sutherland, Successors to WM. J. STEWART, Gut Flowers i Florists' Supplies -^ WHOLESALE. ^=- 67 Bromfleld Street, BOSTOKI, MASS. WELCH BROS., Wholesale Florists, wo. 2 BEACON STREET, NearTremont St., BOSTON. MASS. WHOLESALE FLORIST. Florists' Supplies Always in Stock. (Off School St.. near Parker House). BOSTON, MASS. Orders by Mall, Telegraph, Telephone or Gxprees promptly flUed. W. ELLISON, WHOLESALE Gut Flowers I Florists' Supplies 1402 PINE STEET, — -»FSt. I« :Sk^o. Please mention the American Florist every time you write to an advertiser. BURNS & RAYNOR. 49 West 28th Street, WHOLESALE SEALEKS IN AND SHIPPERS OF WALTER F. SHERIDAN, WHOLESALE 32 West 30th Street, MEW YORK. Roses Shipp'^d to all Paints. Price list on application. HUNTER & FURDT, WHOLESALE DEALERS IN Cut ^Flowers 51 W. 30111 St., NEW YORK. FBANK D. HtJ.NTEK. .TAMES PCRDV, Formerly 112 W. 40th Bt JAMES HART, WHOLESALE FLORIST, 117 W- 30th St.. new YORK. The Oldest Established Commission House in N. Y. LARGE SHIPPING TRADE. CAREFUL PACKIN8. THEO. ROEHRS, WHOLESALE FLORIST, 111 West 30th street, NE^^A/ YORK CITY. Established 1879 MILLANG BROS., Wholesale Florists, 5 WEST 27TH STREET, BRANCH : Cut Fower Exchange. 408 E. 34th Street. MICHAEL A. HABT. WliolesaleiGommlssion Florist 113 WEST 30TH STREET, The finest Roses. Violets and Carnations Branch, at Cut Flower Exchange, 408 E. 34th St. EDWARD C. HORAN, 34 W. ?9tli Street. NEW YORK. Wholesale Florist Careful Shipping to all parts of the country. Price list on application. H. L. SUNDERBRUGH, WHOLESALE FLORIST 4TH &. Walnut streets, DAN'L B. LONG, COMMISSION • FLORIST. 495 Washington St., BUFFALO, N. Y. FORCING BULBS, FLORISTS' SUPPLIES, LONG'S FLORISTS' PHOTOGRAPHS. LlBta, Terms, &c. on application. 966 The American Florist, Apr. 13, iIHe ^ee^ @l7a(^0. AM. SEED TRADE ASSOCIATION. .1. r. VArr.nAX. Clilcauo. president: A. li. Dos. New Viirk. s«HrreUiry and trea.-4urer. The eleventU iinuuul nieetlnt; ut ChlcaK". AiitjUBt 14 to It:. ISIW. AppMcu- lions for infraberstilp should be addresHud to Wui- iMexEBtt. clnilriuuil ineniberahlp iMnlndtlee, Wcthera- Held Conn. It is reported on good foundation that a prominent Philadelpliia seedsman has just closed up his onion set transac- tions for the past season, on which he has a cleargainol $25,000. Besidesgrow- ing a very large crop he entered the mar- ket very early in the season and piirchaserl every available cro)). until he had stored the bulk of the sets in and around Phila- delphia, in his warehouses, and in conse- Huence they started to advance in price as early as October, and continued doing so all through theseason. This certainlv was a daring operation, but the hand- some profit paid for the risk, as well as being compelled to snuft" the odor of onions for an entire winter. The Department of Agriculture is re- ported as proposing to buy the govern- ment supply of seeds in the open market. Mr. S. F. Leonard has returned from Florida much improved in health. Onion seed prices seem to be still on the decline. Mr. Frank T. Emerson is in Wash- ington. The mail trade continues good. Baltimore. .\ few days of dullness have succeeded the Easter rush, and the experience of the past season is added to those gone be- fore, in the make up of the observing florist. While an enormous amount of plants and flowers were disposed of, yet there was no apparent shortness or stringency in any special planter flower. Prices were good, but not excessive, and people bought treely, as the weather was generally fine. Hydrangeas were not so ])lentiful nor in so great demand as they have been in previous years. Genista is coming to the tront more and more, and a few ericas were to be seen. Still the popular taste seeems to run to things that can Ije sold for low prices, ashyaeinths, astilbe, Uar- risii and such. The scarcest things in town now, and the dearest, are early vegetables. It is a matter for some of our men to consider, whether a range or two of houses and frames could not be made profitable here in the vegetable business. Now, it is taken up once in a while, and it really seems as if the notion to take it up be- comes epidemic in certain years, to the lowering of prices below the profitable point, but taken one year with another it may be questioned whether lettuce and cauliflower does not pay as well as vio- lets in frames and whether rhubarb, tomatoes, etc. do not average up about as well as cut flowers. Mack. Mr. W. p. Wight, of Madison, N. J., was on February 23 granted a patent on his "Perfect drainage bench tile" for the Dominion of Canada. Ei-M Grove, Wis.— Mr. Herman Staeps has a climbing formof theCatherine .\ler- met rose for which a useful luture is pre- dicted. FINEST QUALITY. BULBS FOR DEALERS LOWEST PRICES. rer lUU. l-er 1.0l«l I Aiiratuiu.7.V.I * ;.M % TO.WP Speclosuni Albuni.tjxl(l 12.111 lUUUU Uubnuu.Mll S.UU ;5.UU Uoseuiuilxll «.0U 4.i.(IU Kliini.Ml ;M '0,(10 ■I'lailniMii Si.len.U-ns. 9x11 !I.U) ».'i.00 .lll^., r,-.l i.nd scnilel mixed l.UO 7.60 iilli-..l..i> l.'i'i KUKI I'er I0(L I'l 1. nil colors, extra mixed ; l.fi0 pink tthadea. mixed ' l.T.'t all llKlit colors (DO red! 1.75 vellow mlxlnre VMS the -Bride" (White 1 I.UU .extra lame bulbs lO.UI medium bnlbs 7.im .^[nall bulbs J.OO i-.'ro li.ui l.'i.UI ai.uu Z. DE FOREST ELY & CO. nPORTERS AND GROWERS 1024 Market St. PHILADELPHIA, PA. Catalogues Received. K. J. Kuyk, llillegom, Holland, bulbs and plants; J. Blaauw & Co., Boskoop, Holland, ornamental nursery stock; Ernst Kaufmann & Co., Philadelphia, florists' supplies; C. P. Lines & Co., New Haven, Conn., plants and nursery stock; John Saul, Washington, D. C, plants; W. P. Wight, Madison, N. J., the "Perfect drainage bench tile;" H. Yoshiike, Oak- land, Cal., chrysanthemums. SprIiNGFIELD.Mass. — Theannual Raster fljwer show of the Miellez Horticultural Co., was held at the City Hall from March 2X to March 31. The arrau^- ment of the plants was particularly pleas- ing the back ground which isso generally laclii[]g in such aftairs being supplied by numerous pines, firs and cedars, and oaks with their brown autumn foliage. The exhibition of blooming bulbs was very complete. ,\ fine collection of cacti, agaves, etc., from K. H. Smith proved a great attraction. The Gale Floral Co., made an excellent display at their store just before Easter. Stillwater, Minn. — .\. C. Bentley is reported burned out. Hancor, Mk. — Carl Beers will immedi- ately rebuild his houses, lately destroyed by fire. Cornwall, N. Y. — K. F. Hahn's green- houses were partially destroyed by fire April 1; loss. f 4., 000. ■ Asparaoiis Roots ■l ^ Per lUO COLOSSAL, two years old $4.00 " one year old 3.00 PALMETTO, two years old (>.00 " one year old 5.00 Orders booked iu rotation as received and roots forwarded soon as the weather will permit. Prices are for roots delivered f o. b. Cash on receipt of the roots. CROSMAN BROS., Rochester, N. Y. COLEUS^^ ^ GERANIUMS Cuttings and potted plants. Wholesale and Retail CHAS. A. BAIRO. ManalaDan. Mon. Co., N. I. SPHAGNUM CLEAN. DRY. FINE. MOSS. '" ""'.s » 1 0.00. JOHN A. SALZER SEED CO.. La Crosse. Wis. HULSEBOSCH BROS., BULB AND PLANT GROWERS, OVERVEEN. near Haarlem. HOLLAND. I'r(,-c.^ .,11 i,|.|.ll.'„ll..ii r.ir (la. .■omiIii- «.u,-...m uf ROMAN HYACINTHS. PAPER WHITE NARCISSUS. LILY of the VALLEY. HARRISII LILIES. LIL. LONGIFLORUM. TULIPS. DUTCH HYACINTHS. CROCUS. SPIRAEAS. ROSES. ETC.. ETC. t*^' (■lng( A. HULSEBOSCH, p. 0. Box 3118. Warehouse 58 West Street, NEW YORK CITY. Siebrecht&Wadlev, ROSE HILL NURSERIES, £c«TM.^^ New Rochelle, N. Y. Palms, ORCHIDS, Roses, FRESH DRACAENA CANES NOW READY. The Fluent Stork In the World. Thirty minutes from London. Our Mr. A Ulmm ick will be pleaped to Interview buyers or reply to any conKnunlCHllon addressed to hini at 205 Greenwich street. New York Cltv VIOLET PLANTS. IM Wl >trle 1 Ite, "> KX. W A 1 hiM' 1 Mrs. Eugenia T. Povall. "°i£^IJ""- SEA PINK. ^Armeria Laucheana.) Best uf Anncrias. Fiue for cdginps or borders. A brilliant rose color. Blooms from middle of May till November. Flourishes even on poor soil. Fragrant Hardy Pinks Strong chimps by mail or Thad. Hale, So. Byfield, Mass. Always nieiitioii the American Flo- rist when writinj; to ad\ertisers. i8g3' The American Florist, 967 LARGE CONSIGNMENT JAPAN LILY BULBS. is cxccetliuRlv scarce; I.ilium :umrereuce, SS.OO per huiKlred; just arrived iu spleiuiid condition; buyers of these should note our exceptiouallv low prices; stock is fine. A Lancifolium Rosenm and Rubrum. SS.OOper liuudred; Lancifoliinn Album, SI3.00 per Iiuudred; Anratuni, 7 to 9 inche; extra selected bulbs, 10 to 11 inches in circuuiference, Slli.OO per hundred; Liliutn Candiduni, S^l.OO per hundred. F. R. PIERSON COMPANY, TARRYTOWN NEW YORK. ONE MILLION FREESIA REFRACTA ALBA. Extr;i Size-Selected bulbs-delivery Aug- ust 1893. Large consumers will save money by getting quotations from the largest growers on the Pacific Coast. Also He;tdquarters for Calla Bulbs in all sizes. Dwarf Calla "The Gem," L. Aura- TUlvi, hoine grown and Imported Native Bulbs and Tree Seeds, etc. SHERWOOD HALL NURSERY CO., S.VN I'KAX ISCO, CAI.. BENJAMIN RIMBAUD, BULB GROWER, Quartier du Temple, Toulon, var, France. Cable address 15enriinbau(l, Toulon. The lareest cultures In the South of France, of WHITE KOaiAX HYACINTHS, Narcissus Pa- per White grandiflora. N. Double Roman. N. Double Von Sioii, true pure yellow, and other Daffodils. liiliuni Candicltim, the largest bulbs. Freeslas. Jonqullla Campernellt, largest flowerlog. for early forc- ing, AUlura, Anemone, Cardinal's Ual. A. Double Rosette the earliest, etc. Prices on application. G. J. MOFFATT, Mannfactnrer of PAPER BAGS AND ENVELOPES Special attention given to Seed Bags and Catalogue Envelopes. MEiar HAgERT. coaTig. Send for Catalogue aZ BUZ.BS, SEEDS, AITS SKKUBS. ARAUCARIAS, I AUSTRALIAN Palm Seeds, OAXIFORNIA BULBS AND SEEDS to H. H. BERGER &. CO. ESTABLISHED 1878. SAN FBANCISCO, CKJm. JAPAN 1st size Dwarf Pearl e 50 1000 12 00 H. G. FAUST & CO., 64 and 66 N. Front St., PHILADELPHIA, PA. WOODLAWN FAKMS, 1,300 ACUES. [COOPERAtiONl^gtgmjuA-.-^ COMtfilftBROJOTttj ^ - r-^ WE PURCHASE »5» WE SELL for our constitueuts. Large Small— Rich— Poor— Far and Near are treated alike. ('iro^vers or dealers wishing to avail themselves of the advantages offered by us in supplying Harrisii, Freesias, Valley. Romans. Narcissus Bulbs should write us at once. We adjust prices on cut flowers daily according to supply, quality and demand. Whether you are a distance ofTor here ou the spot we sell for yoii or sell to you at sanie price. Correspondence solicited from those not already acquainted with \is. WISCONSIN FLOWER EXCHANGE, 131 Mason St., MILWAUKEE, WIS. WE SELL SEEDS TO FLORISTS AND DEALERS. WTXZKBEI^ dg DON, 114 Chambers St., New York. Catalogues on Applicatioii. BULBS FOR FORCING •SEtDS H. A. DAACKE BULBS 410 W. 14th St, NEW YORK. Ageut for B. J. Lomans. Haarlem, Holland. Hyacinths, Tulips and Crocuses. Lot 1-70.000 assorted bulbs WiOM I Lot 3— T.lKHl :- Lot:;— H.OUO assorted bulbs . . . . 170 OU | Lot -1-8,500 a Lot 5— 1,750 assorted bulbs rted bulbs rted bulbs F. O. B. Haarlem, Holland. 15 per cent, extra if from New York. List now ready. The Catalogue of Dutch Bulbs and Flower Roots oij. SCHILPZAND &. SONS, HILLEGOM, HOLLAND, is ready and can be had on application from'their sole Agent, C. BAOUX, 296 Pearl St., New York. 968 The American Florist, Apr. 13, Indianapolis. Easter trade was satisfactory all round. The beautiful, nay, perfect weather, Easter Sunday, sold an immense amount of blooms for wearing purposes, and it seemed that every man, v;oman and child had a flower about them, really a beautiful custom. While roses and carnations were some- what scarce, other flowers were plenti- ful. A very marked shortage of smilax seems to be all over the country, adian- tuni foliage and small plants. Mr. n. Honacker, latelj with Mrs. Rieman, has moved to Fort Wayne, Ind. Bulb agents have been around in num- bers, but the experience with bull)ous flowers this season must show that they dill not receive many large ordeis and probably the majority had to leave the city empty handed. Regular monthly meeting of the Flor- ists Club was held Wednesday evening. It was one of the best attended meetings of this club. Five new members were ad- mitted. A committee of three was appointed to revise the constitution and by-laws; also to have them printed when ap- proved at the next meeting. A com- mittee of three was also appointed to formulate plans for arrangements to lay before the state society at the annunl meeting in July in regard to the Carna- tion Society's meeting next February. An excellent paper on the propagation of roses was read by Air. Robert Mc- Keaud, illustrating by cuttings and young plants how it is done right and how it is done wrong. A lively discus- sion followed, Mr. Ilatfitid laying great stress on the point that a very sharp knife must always be used in making cuttings, and that the sand shou'd be parted to reeeivc them, so as to not bruise any part of the cuttings. At-the next meeting the usual spring reward will be published for the convic- tion of anyone found injuring flower beds and shrubs. The prospects are for very few impor- tant improvements the coming season in greenhouse erection. However, Anthony Wiegand is building a double dwelling o" his empty lot adjoining his place of business and home. Bertcrmann Bros, are erecting dwelling, stable, barn, and dwelling for hostler on their i)lace east of the city. John Ilartje will probably add two carnation houses. W. B. Patents Recently Granted. Tree or shrub baler or binder, to llonry (). Thomas, Kimball, assignorof one-half to John W. Stevenson, South Btnd. Neb. Tree baler, to same as above. Lawn mower, to Fred Carlson and Chariest".. Carlson, Topeka, Kans. Transplanter, to Timothy Sullivan, Janesville, Wis. Rake, to Alice J. Chamberlain, Bridge- ])ort. Conn. TiiK AmkhicanFi.ohist and Caideniiig together to one address for .$1 .75. Send orders to the American Florist Co. Coi,i;rs .\(;i';R.\'rrM .M,TICRNANTin:K.\. i ciKSi yell'i lII'M,I()TRcll'K,sc!iilclsage . . . SNIIW CKRST D.MSY J.J.CONNELLY. BRYN lings 3 years old. Addr R. J. GREENHOW, Vincennes, Ind. THE NEW WHITE CARNATION GOV. RUSSELL NOW READY FOR DISTRIBUTION. Price ol Rooted Cuttings: Per lOOO, fso; 500 at 1000 r.ite; per 100, 5lO;25 or less,j2ferdoz. OKDKKS WILl, ItE FII,I,KI> STRICTLY IN ROTATION. I'OE- SA.LE ^"2" N. F. McCarthy & CO., 1 Music Hall Place, Boston, Mass. C. J. PENNOCK, Kennett Square, Pa. AUGUST ROLKER & SONS, New York, and E. H. HUNT, 79 Lake Street, Chicago. i'i,.VNTs CAN i?i;si:i:n attiik i:st ahmsii'mknts <»i' .\n v of tiik auovk n.\mkd. )K Roses « htaUhv st.ick. Brides. Mermets, Ferles, Sunsets, IiaFrance, Meteor and Watte- ville. I-rom L'', inch pots, SI per ino, %.V^ per 1,000. CARNATIONS. Slr.iMK licallliy pl-lnls fmin dais, Hinze's White, I.amborn. Fred Creigh- ton, Grace Wilder and Portia 52 pir IIHI.JI.-, per 1,000 if ordered iiiiiinili.ilely. REDFIELD, Glenside. Pa c: ^\ p=? t^ j=^ir I CD isr ^. ROOTED CUTTINGS. 1 Imvoile.-i.lr.l I., put the l.ill.,« In;; ciutlnfs nil In at the same pre, • >. Hi.- Lewis. I.i//ie ,>l<'rHV. Wliitf Hove. Mrs. I-. :>lnnl,'>>li7.e"s White at »1 i. i l(M>, »!l per I.IMMI. Will Eive vim Mrs. Fislier .il !M)e per 1(1(1; W7.50 |ier I.'OOO. Cash n^l^.l .lerMinpiirn , i.I.ms E B. IiEWIS Iiockport, N. T. CARNATIONS AND VIOLETS, sn? E<.0]V<3r I'ljj^.va'rs, WRITE FOR PRICES, Iferrmt^le I<*lor£»l Co , OSKAI,00-A, IOWA. veai^, clnrmant, scleet as- si.ilnn nl,«ll.00 per 1(K). s old. S-VOO H. P. ROSES. CLEMATIS, ^'perii:.™;:" Hydrangea Paniculata. ^',\';;:« «'-"«- W. W. BARNARD & CO., 6 and 8 N. Clark S(. CHICAGO. NEW BEDDING BEGONIA THURSTONII. Slroni; pljinls. .Tl .ml pc^r .l../,en ; »J;.(K1 per hini.lre.l J. E. BONSALL & SON. 308 Garfield Ave., Salem. 0. FARFUGIUM GRANDE. TILTON BROTHERS, -"ej ( ' St., Aurora, III, niUQirQ Sticni;, lu'itllliv rl'i"'s l'i>m r AHoILOi criM fiiimos, $2.00 per KHi. G. NOACK, Batavia. N. T. lleallhv r.i.iled runners Marie IiOUise Vio- lets. IKleper KK), $r),IXI per 1,0(K). Phebe H. Baker, Media, Delaware Co., Pa. VlOLBTa. Marie I.oiiisc Ruuuers; licalthy stock, good plants. I- HENRY HESS. . - .Cockeysville, Md. GHRYSftNTHEMUMS. KOOTKI* ClITTINGS. . I,. 1 ,s. »l,.^,, ,. , (leHvery Address j_ G. BURROW, FISHKILL. N. Y. Kxtra fine Marie Louise Violet Clumps free from ilise.isi-, III to 111 rnnners can be taken frotn each chinip, I. el Mie l...ok vonr nnler now for them; jirice onlv $5.00 erivh p. i ll«l lor delivery after ."^pril 1st. Ik quiLk and -p, .ik cinick. E. KOFFMAN, Walden, Orange Co., N. Y. Per Irt). Per irw), Ivlea Knullsli. one year old fit W Alternantliera. rcri or yellow :i in Keheverln (Jlaucft, -*--".u-lneli dtam ;i (HI i IXI ■a 0(1 •JS(I(] 23(10 "I strain.... 3110 I elder nnd 1 on (iwtnt:, finest vnrietlesml.xed must aeeompnny nil orders. 7 H) .lOIIN KKCK. ISri.lKoporl, Co 10,000 Rooted Cuttings of Alternanthera I', m.ijiir .tinl A. nam, ''Oc. per KKi; $7,00 per 100(1. Fine slock. C. K. HOFFMEYER, Manslield Valley. Pa. Cycas Revoluta^.-^- The Largest and Best Selected Slock of Cvcas Kevohila, spronts and roots cut off, tntc lo'iiK leaved variety, now on li;ind. For general Japanese and Ansti;ilian stock, F. GONZALES & CO., 303-312 Wayne St,, SAN FRANCISCO, C»L. Jjrsen.l loreiMiilotne. Cyoloiaieiis. 1I07 lliindred ^eleil slrnllis, ln;ii..-ln puis »l.l«l .WIKl- II. I'. Kimes. Select named kinds.... l..'>ll W.IM Siniltix, stockv. well-hardened Seed- link's |H-r thonsnnd, I^.IIU .7,i Stronj; "i and :t vonr plnrds, own t-noTlnji, tendlnti kinds. Sl.Klnnd jl.UI pi'r dozen. xi". A.. :ba.i:.,i.>i£xc, Hl.OOMINUTON. 1I.I.. 25.000 PANSIES r!:uJ'"r%,:ir^ l,nd .md M....in. $2.00 per 100. M.dinni sue plants, will (lower s.ion $1.00 per 100: $9 00 per 1.0CO. H\tr;i sm:ill plaiils. Se]ilemliel sewing, 60 cts. per 100 hv mail; $6.00 per 1.000; e\(i;i hue (or late blooming, E. B, JENNINGS. Pansy Grower. Lock Box iVI SOUTHPORT. CONN. Always mention the American Flo- rist when writing to advertisers. ^■sp. Tub American Florist. 969 CARNATIONS * AHEAD. You want the best in the market ! We have them, 16 Novelties of '93, and all the STANDARD VARIETIES ! Send for our complete Price List. 0:G0ICGK HA^mOOOK:, iStr-etxiL^i Haven, A^icti. Rooted Guuinos. Carnations Hinze's White, Mrs. Fisher, Silver Spray, Jeannette, Grace Wilder, Fred Creighton, Mayflower, Century, Anna Webb, $1.50 per 100; |10 per 1000. Orang'e Blossom, Portia, Hector, Florence, American Flag, %2 per 100; $15 per 1000. Coleiis, leading varieties, including the finest Yellow Coleus in cultivation. A new variety equal to Golden Bedder in color, and as good a grower as C. VerschaflFeltii, |l.00 per 100; $8.00 per 1000. Double Petunias in four finest varieties, $2.00 per 100. Fuchsias, finest named varieties, $1 50 per 100. Heliotrope $1.00 per 100. Ageratum, Dwarf, White and Blue, |1.00 per 100. 500 at 1000 rates. Cash with order. 10 cents pei 100 extra when shipped by mail. JAMES HORAIT, Florist, BRIDGEPORT, CONN. Mention American Florist. CARNATIONS ROOTED CUTTINGS. Furitau, Aurora, Golden Triumph, Grace Darling;, Daybreak, Pearl, White Wings. Liz/.ie arcGowan, Louise Porsch, W. F. Dreer, J, R. Freeman, HYBRID PERPETUAL ROSES 50IJ Paul Neyron. strong plants.... JUI.OJ per KKl. 2U other leading varieties nt.uo per lUU, aW.OO per l.Oftl. I^"Send for price list. WOOD BROTHERS, W. R. SHELMIRE, Garnaiion Grower AVONDALE, CHESTER CO., PA. Send for price list of Rooted Cuttms.s. CARNATIONS ROOTED CUTTINGS of all the leading varieties. Will be ready January 1, 1893. R. T. I.OMBABD, Wayland, Mass. CARNATIONS ROOTED CUTTINGS. Send for Price List of all the leading varieties. p. 0 Box 226. KENNETTSQUARE. Chester Co.. Pa. When you write to any of the ad- vertisers in this paper please say that you saw the advertisement in the American Florist. Orders Booked Now for My Specialties iroR» isos. New Jersey. — A scarlet Carnation hard to beat $12.00 per 100 Old Rose Old rose pink Carnation. $12.00 per 100 Nellie Bowden. — Pure bright yellow Canna.- J60.00 per 100 READY IN FEBRUARY. Other varieties of Carnations, both old and new CUTTINGS • • • o • cDi=g.A.]sr^:E, isr. a. Carnations- Lizzie RIcGowan, Aurora, Grace Darling, Daybreak and Golden Triumph ready now- Co eus— Twenty-two tip top bedders for 90c per 100, or $7 00 per 1,000. Geraniums — A. tine assortment at S12.50 per 1,000 or S^1.50 per 100, for this, the last lot. Canna--Dwarf French varieties at 11.50 per lOJ. Smilax— Once transplanted, for 75c per 100, or S6.00 per 1,000. Terms cash. Correspondence solicited. ALBERT M. HERR, lock box 496, Lancaster, Pa. SEE OUR PRICE LIST in special carnation number of Jan. 19th, or address EDW. SWAYNE, Caruationist, Rooted Carnation Cuttings. WHOLESALE PRICE LIST NOW READY, Containing a full list of best new and old sorts, including the Prize takers at MADISON SQUARE and PHILADELPHIA. Address H. E. CHITTY, Faterson, H. J. ADVERTISEMENTS • ■ -SOLICITED- • • For the annual report of the American Carnation Society. C. J. Pennock, Secretary, Kennett Square. Chester Co.. Pa. B00T1D CUTTMQS C3.A.F=?l^.A.TICD>J^. J. J. St5^e«-, CONCORDVU-UE, FA. MOOTED CUTTfflQS Verbenas. 22 varletiea per 1000, $8.00, per 100. $ .90 ChrysaDtbemums. 40 varieties Fuclisias. 10 varieties Heliotrope. 4 varieties Cigar Plant E. G. HILL & CO.. Wliolesale Florists, RICHMOND. INDIANA GRACE BATTLES and over 60 other varieties of CARNATIONS ottered the "Wliolesale Trade. My list embraces the best Standard and New kinds. Including some of particular Interest to growers of seedlings. Correspondence and personal Inspection solicited. C. J. PJENNOCK, The Pines. Kennett Square. Chester Co , Pa. Carnation Cuttings. Healthy stock, well rooted, ready to ship now. Hinz.e's "Wliite per 100, .?1 .25; per 1000, SIO.OU Grace Wilder " 1.6(); " J2.50 Portia -' 1.60; " 1-2.60 Anna Weblj " 2.00: - 15 OU Lizzie McGowan " 2.0(j; - 15.00 ■\V. F. Ureer " 2.50; THOMAS DeWITT, (Successor to DeWitt Bros.) BRISTOL, l'\. ROOTED CUTTINGS of CARNATIONS By Ihe Wholesale. Ready now. This is the best time for intending buyers to supply themselves, offer them at moderate prices. Send foi Price List. Address JOSEPH RENARD. UnionvlMe, Chester Co., Pa. 25,000 Carnations. ROOTED CUTTINGS AND PLANTS. WILDER, PURITAN, McGOWAN, POR- for Florists C. E. ALLEN, Braltleboro, Vt. 970 The a mer i ca n F l orist. Apr. 13, Hartford, Conn. The spring show of the Hartford County Horticultural Society was held in Unity Hall on March 28-29. The exhibition was a very fine one and attracted a great many visitors. Spring flowering bulbs were naturally the most prominent feat- ure of the show, and in these John Coombs, A. N. Pierson and B. E. Becmer excelled, taking most of the premiums in these classes. From John Coombs came also a splen- did show of azaleas. A. N. Pierson's general collection filled the whole stage. The general collection of plants from W. B. May was also large and very cred- itable. Stephen Delbar received a diploma for a fine group of cyclamens. H. E. Chitty, of Paterson, N. J., was on hand and showed the Hartford people what he could do in the carnation line. Indiana Notes. A recent visit to the establishment of Mr. H. Michel, Marion, Ind., revealed the fact that this gentlemen has a large number of excellent fcedling carnations that promise to be heard from later on. He also has among his roses a climbing M-almaisan that bids fair to be a decided acquisition. The main stalks of the plant are from eight to ten feet high atta hed by wires to the roof of the greenhouse. The foliage is larger and darker than that o( the type and the flowers are largerand of greater substa.ice. D. W. Fowlkk. Wabash, Ind. HERE ARE SOME BEAUTIFUL ViWES Ampelopsis Veitchii (Japan Ivy), $L00 Clematis, blue or white, fine, $1.00 Honeysuckle, very fragrant, ^^gfio^^JJ'^ 50c. Wisteria, fragrant, lilac or virlute, $1.00 All are rapid growers and well-rooted hardy plants. Sent on receipt of price. WILLIAMS & CO., Box 470 K. Rochester, N. Y. V.iiir .Smiiitx and mUiit tralllnK plants Willi GREEN SILKALINE. re cord can be uBftl with plnnts wlien docorittlnK. For samples ami prlccB. address JOHN C. MEYER & CO.. 2Ki) D.voiishil ISOSTON, MASS. GflTflLOGUE PRINTING. ELEGTROTYPING. Done with expert ability for Florists Nurserymen, Seedsmen. Write to J. Horace McFarland Co., HARBISBCRG, PA. U. S. AND FOREIGN Trade Marks. DtsiLMis. Opinions, bearcnes, &c., promptly attended to. Scud sketch or model for free examination as to patentability. All work strictly conndential. GEO. H. CHANDLEE, Atliiiitlc Itnlldliie. WA.SIIINGTON l>. f. Mention Ainerlcnn Flur at Always mention the Amercan Flo- rist when writing to advertisers. The three leading Florist Flowers:^ CHRYSANTHEMUMS, ^ CARNATIONS AND ROSES. ® ® * ALL THE NEW AND SELECTED STANDARD VARIETIES. . . . My stock of all are as fine as can be produced at reasonable rates. Complete list of these will be mailed to all applicants in the trade. JOHN N. MAY, Summit, N. J. Mention American Florist. The Snow Crest Daisy fills the bill; Test it any way you will; However you must grow it cold; Then its mammoth size will hold. Every florist should invest In this Daisy; 'tis the best; For design work so complete There's really nothing quite so neat. CUT BLOOMS, SI FEK 100, POST FKEK. Ijirge stock line plants all In bud and bloomlnK. 15 for SllK); lOU for $5.U0; sample plant and bloom for 12c. Double fringed petunias, Dreer's. mixed, all colors, stock plants. ;i-lncb. strong. Wc. per doz.; $4 per lOU; smaller from flats, $2.50 per 100: rooted cuttings. $1.10. post free. The florist double white forcing Petunia, white as the driven snow, fringed and delicately scented, valuable for cutting, design work. etc.. stock plants. $1 per doz.; from flats, $3 a 100; rooted cutllnga, Jl.50 per 100. Double Golden Marguerites, the genuine dwarf, large flowered, stock plants. liOc. per doz., $4 per lOU: smaller from flat«. $2 per 100: rooted cuttings. $1.10. post free. Double Dahlia Sunflower (Hellanthus multlflorus), rooted pips ready for putting, 50c. per doz., $2.50 per 100. t'rencn Cannas, Falrmount Park strain, reds In variety, dry roots ready for potting, 50c. per doz., $3 per 100: large flowered yellow, mixed, plain blotched, striped; these are extra fine showy kinds tiOc. per doz. $4 per 100; a few extra fine bronze-leaved kinds, tWc. per doz. Variegated Vlncas. field-grown, 3-lnch. $5 per 100; small from flat*. J2 per 100. Coleus. i^xchsla, Stevla, Alyssum, double and single. Gem. Feverfew and miscellaneous rooted cuttings, $1 per Address J. C. GIBSON, Woodbury, N. J. PLANTS. FLOWERS. Mendenhall, the I'ioneer Florist of the Northwest, always to the front with the finest, healthiest, cleanest stock of Roses, Carnations, Smila.x and all kinds of Bed- ding plants to be found. Prices low. Send for catalogue. Cut flowers at wholesale and retail. The pure air of Minnesota is good for man, beast and plants, and Minneapolis is the place, and Mendenhall Greenhouses is the name to address tor anything good in the florist line. MENDENHALL GREENHOUSES, MINNK.VPOLIS, .MIN.X. Mention American FlorlBt. * Rooted Cuttings. * COLEUS FOR YOU ALL! w ,11 li. J olh :. 1, Mill. r«. Jim i« l'licii..iiii'iiiil,.hi| r, lllii.'k run, r lim. Ani'ruliiiii-,.l>M.ii, .1 wl Itf. '. h; PC.- IIKI lU-linln,|.i'. 1 Mills, flUI |.ri' 1 Kew fliieStniulnr.1 1 I'anslos. II bed. -11)0 per CASH WITH ORDER. J. b;. FEjrvXHOUJSEjiv, SCHENECTADY, N. Y. TUBERS AND YOUNG PLANTS OF TUBEROUS BEGONIAS. \Vi- liii- 1(1 bIukIu .Ml rui.ly A| W.KI per t. n.sHOrteri colom per M'H lit H.(IIJ anil $.'>.UI, I.I., itiiil Blniile oncK, BRAUER & RICHTER, McConnellsville, 0. Mention Aniecloan Florist. 6 ROZY^ ANNAS. w£ ARE HtflDQUflRTERS • • for all the Novelties, and in addition control EXCLUSIVELY several grand varieties which we now offer for ihi first time. We will not be undersold on any of the list. J. C. VAUGHAN, New York: 26 Barclay Street Greeilho CHICAGO. p. 0. Box 688. Western Springs. Association "Flora" BOSKOOP, HOLLAND. Now on hand in New York : CLEMATIS, 3 Years. per lOO, »30.00 H. P. KOSES, for forcing* " 9.00 In the best variety, as Alfred Colomb, Anna de Diesbach. B. Rothschild. Fisher Holmes, Gen. Jack. La France, Mme. G. Luizet, Mme. Plant- ier. Magna Charta, Paul Neyron, F. C. de Ro- han, Merville de Lyon, Perle des Blanches, Ulrich Biunner and other sorts. Azaleas. Rho- dodendrons, Spirteas. etc. We also have Palms, Dracrenas^ Araucarias and Bay Trees at our Holland. Catalogue on application. p. OUWERKERK, 206 Cambridge Ave., JERSKY CITY, N. ,J. MAGNOLIAS^ OBOVATA GRACILIS AND PURPUREA. Fine, bushy plants. 3 to 8 feet, from $2.5.00 to 8200.00 per 100. Send for descriptive catalogrue and wholesale price list free to all in the trade. !SA.IMUB?rv o. adtooiv, IMOKKISVII.I.K, ISiKks Co.. I'.V. Prices Further Reduced. GAPE COD PINK POND LILY. For price list, Plants and Cut Flowers, address the original cultivators, .S.VM>WICII. iC;i|M- ( odi. .MASS. VERBENAS, *"o;?o\^efr°- Altemantlieras SS.OO per l,00li;S.'!.00per 100. Coleus. i entauria, Alyssum, S2..'>0 per 100. Pelargonium, F. Donicr, line stock. $10.00 ]Ri iim. Hoses, liiir sliH-k k■.^■linl; loicinc; varictiis. JOSEPH HEINL, Jacksonville, III. Please mention the American Flo- rist every time you write any of the advertisers on this page. i8pS' The American Florist, 971 TUBEROUS ROOTED BEGONIAS. w and start into growth for early gales. Sell like liot cakes when i L have, then you know it. In large quantities; choicest quality. I bloom. Try them if SINGLE, 5 separate colors, white, yellow, scarlet, pink and crimson $6.00 per 100; $50.00 per lOOO DOUBLE, in 5 separate colors f 16 00 per 100. (Can be mailed for 30 cts. per 100. F. R. PIERSON COMPANY. TARRYTOWN h°uVsSn^ NEW YORK. C. C. Abel & Company P.O.Box 920, NEW YORK, FLORIST'S, NURSERYMEN'S AND SEEDS- MEN'S AGENTS, For the following Well Known and Reliable Houses, For whom w^e solicit your orders: C. G. VAN TUBERGEN, Jr., Florist and Seeds, man, Haarlem, Holland. Choice Dutch Bulhs, Novelties, etc. Forest stocks. ERNST RIEMSCHNEIDER, Florist and Seeds man, Altona, Germany. Berlin Lily of the Valley a specialty. tlons of German Flower Seeds. Also of Palms. Grass and Garden Seeds. Best Sugar Beet Seeds a Specialty. Cataloffues (mention which) free on application when received for distribution. Ail orders for these houses should be plainly written and addressed to us. "CHRYS-COLA" ROOTED CUTTINGS Coleus, Chrysanthemums. Send for price list. Golden Bedder Coleus are all ordered (o April 30. S.B. FIELD, Roselle, N.J, Don't Wait till the minute you want them, but place your order for -^Coleus^^ Now. We are sold two weeks ahead of delivery. All the best kinds, in- cluding "Sunrise," the new yellow. Send for list. ALEX. McBRIDE, Alplaus, N. Y. Marie Louise Violets. The Anchorage Rose Co. offers 50,000 Marie Louise Violets, well established in 2]4 inch pots, absolutely free from disease, $25.00 per 1,000. First come first served. Anchorage Rose Co., ANCHOBAGIi, EY. SEND FOR A COPY TRADE DIRECTORY AMERICAN FLORIST CO.. CHICAGO Please mention the American Florist every time you write to an advertiser. CHRYSANTHEMUMS GOOD STRONG, HEALTHY FROM 2% AND 3-INCH POTS. 4 ceuts — uot less thau 5 plants. Mrs. J. N. Gerard. Violet Rose. L. Canning. Rohallion. V. H. Hallock. Mrs. Langtry. Iv. B. Bird. Louis Boehnier. W. W. Coles. Gloriosum. 5 cents— uot less than .5 plants. Ada Spauldiug. Ivory. Jessica. E. D. Smith. \V. H. Lincoln. CuUingfordi. H. E. Widener. . Waban. 6 ceuts — uot less than 5 plants. A. J. Drexel. Governor Fifer. C. D, Avery. Joseph H. White. J. G, Whilldiu. Mrs. W. S. Kimball. Col. H. M. Bois. W. A. Manda. 8 cents— uot less than 5 plants. Mrs. Robt. Craig. E. Hatch. Mrs. L. C. Madeira. Hicks Arnold. Mrs. E. D. Adams. Roslyn. G. W. Childs. Harry May. E. Hiteroth, O. P. Basset, 10 cents. 352 William St., BUFFALO, N. Y. Plants at Auction- ^ Regular Spring Sales begin on Wednesday, April 19, at 10 A. M. at 84-86-88 Hawley Street. First Sale: Im- ported Hardy Stock. Succeeding sales every Wednesday and Saturday will comprise Bedding Plants in great var- iety, from the largest and best growers for the Boston market. EDWARD HATCH, Auctioneer. & Corxsir&»» SI:. ndCiVSiS. Send to THE MOON Company ^ Trees,Shrubs, You^r ") Vines.and I Small Fruits. THE IM. H. MOON CO, Morrisviile, Pa. Too ^Bo:s::^«s FOR FLORISTS. All sizes and styles. Correspendence solicited. KAKKAKEE MFG. CO., Kankakee, III. CHICAGO OFFICE: 366-368 Wabash Ave. CUTS! Wood Engraving, Zinc Etching, Half=Tone, Wax Engraving, Photo -Engraving, Designing. IVEANZ & GO., ""^ cHicAGof^*' ENGRAVERS. DO YOU WANT BEDDING PLANTS? Geraniums, Aly^tsuin* Coleus, Heliotrope, Achyrantlius, Stocks, Asters, Lobelia, Thyme, Daisies, Petunias, Candytuft, Vines, Mignonette, Altenanthera, JJeg-onias, DiautUus, Verbenas, Feverfew, Ktc, Etc., Etc. If so, send for prices to the ELGIN ROSE CO., TELEPHONE 8. 519 Chicago Street, - - ELGIN, ILL. When writing to any of the advertisers on this page please mention the American Florist. 972 The American Florist. Apr. fj, Worcester, Mass. The IJaster trade was immense. The weather was mild and fair, and flowers were plentiful and prices a little above the average. Everybody had all the work they could jump at and were at it late into Saturday night. .Nearly all the churches had more or less of a decoration and though a good many lilies came up from Bermuda, everybody sold out all thev had. Hairisii and longiflorum sold for $3.00 a dozen and candidums at $1.50. The best Jacqs brought $3.00 and Mermets and Brides $2.50. Violets were rather scarce and sold for $1 a hundred. Bulb- ous stuff, valley and carnations were plentiful and sold for regular prices. The bulk of the trade was in cut flow- ers and potted lilies, and a great many pans of tulips, hyacinths and narcissus were disposed of Easter tradeis increasingsteadily every year and almost atones for the dull sea- son during Lent. Skedlino. The Rose Number. Editor American Florist: — Thanks for your special rose number, which I consider the best youhaveever published. The brief history of the varieties, their accurate descriptions, together with the cultural instructions and hints as to its enemies and the causes of failure, arejust what many of your readers want to know. The editor, artist and printer have worked in harmony together and given us a paper that does credit to our country and our people. Floral Park, N. Y. C. L. Alle.n'. Bradford Pa — Easter sales were very much larger than last year, with an es- pecially noticeab'e call for violets and blooming plants. The supply was larger and of better quality than last year, as we had several bright days just before Easter. But an unpleasant feature of the Easter trade here was the action of one of the florists in cutting retail prices down below wholesale rates. He re- tailed Brides and Mermets at $1 a dozen, and other flowers in proportion. Paterson, N. J— Easter business con- siderably in excess of any previous year. Harrisii lilies sold well, and were as a rule fine. Everything in the way of cut flowers cleaned up by night, and every- body well satisfied with general results. TO MAKE ROOM, WE OFFER FOR A SHORT TIME. I'cr IIW. Begonia — lliiHstonii P> oo Melallica and Lucille i 00 Bouvardia-(Root cut, from flats.) Elesrans and Davidsonii 1 50 Carnalions-(Wdl established plants from Hals.) Mrs. Fawcett, L. Mc- Gowan, Grace Wilder and Garfield.. 2 00 Eucharis— Strong bulbs 10 00 English Ivies— 2-inch 2 00 " 1 year, 2 to 3 feet 10 00 VIncas— Major Vaiiesata, 2-inch 3 00 Roses-La 1-rance, 1 year pot grown, wintered dormant 10 00 .1. K. |:<)NS.\I.I. & SON, SalPin. «»llo. V<>.19^.^^V.|Pl.ints, Bulbs & Requisites. -- lj>l,.^^ ^H Till V MIC llu- best n'- tlie UWlSH/:jo{,UABIf/r7 lowest prices. Trade List is- * 'f^^ "•' sued ciu.irt««Iy, lliaik-il tree to Iht Ini'k-oiily. IIKNKV A. HKMKK, i-iiniiiii:i, rii. WHERE? OH WHERE Can I get GOOD Hardy Ferns ^^ ^P^ this spring and for Memorial Day? ^^^ Well, we Icnow of but one place and that is at A E. HARTFORD'S. 18 CHAPMAN PLACE, BOSTON. CHRYSANTHEMUMS. NOVELTIES AND STANDARD VARIETIES. NATHAN SMITH 8z: SON, 167 W. Maumee Street, ADRIAN, MICH. 100,000 VERBENAS. THE CHOICEST VARIETIES IN CULTIVATION. Fine pot plants. $2.50 per 100: $20 00 per 1000 Rooted Tultings, $1 00 per 100: $8 00 per 1000. Packed light, and satisfaction guaranteed. Send for circular. . . . Our sales reached nearly 350,<100 last year, ami we ean assure our customers that onr plants are fully equal, and assortment of varieties surpass those of last year. ROSES AND CARNATIONS. The Largest and Finest Stock in the ITotth- west ever offered at the following prices: UOSKS-Perlcs llnstc. SuiiM't. I,a Knincc. MiTmct, lirlil.-. I' S(iii|i.il. NipliL.tus. from 2"o-lncti pots. WOO pcrlUO Mme. Wattevllle. Alljuiiy. I'lerreliulll.it. M./ii-,)r. Iniiii :.",.-lii'li P'Jt.H .1.00 per lOU American Beauty, from 2Mi-lncli pots ".00 per 100 CARNATIONS— Silver Spray. Llzzte McGowan, Hlnze's White. Hector. Portia, Garfield, tirace __ Wilder. Fred. Crelghton. Mrs. K. G. Hill, from 2-lnch pots :i.OOperlOO Rooted Cuttings oJ all varieties offered 2.00 per 101) Cut Flowers, Roses. Carnations I.ilium Harrisii and Smilax at lowest market prices. Tele- grapii orders promptly attended to, CHRIST HANSEN. Wholesale Florist, ST. PAUL, MINN. GOODYEAR RUBBER CO. We make a SPECIALTY iu GARDEN HOSE, in both Rublier and Cotton. .\ -l Var. I'lirlur Ivv '" 4-* KiicliMla, iH'wt varieties " :t' Storm King and Phenomeniil.... ' ■!.( Eclieverla Glauca " -It Extensu tHoboaa. for centers, plants nix Inches across each. I'rire IJst on Appllrjitioii. BOBT. S. BROWN & SONS, ( 2 S9, Kansas City, Mo. SrUENDID STOCK. AllhurimutlicTiis I". Miijor, Bccoiilttit, ttowcrlnc HOrt-f ^'(>ieus. In I^splunukl so)'t« (."Tflamon. In innl m- hi' ■■ . a-fn. '. S«-ln. " . sCJ-ln. •• 60U 4.00 4.00 HANS NIELSON, St. Joseph, Mo. HEADQUARTERS FOR WATER-LILIES SEED TUBERS AND PLANTS. IMllce your cmlils ciuli II ^..u ^^l^ll !•' ^r,■ureg00(l Wm. Tricker, °S^S*?o"Rr=' Mention American FlorlBt. i8g3. The American Florist, 973 LITTLE'S ANTIPEST. Valuable Discovery of the 19th Century. SILVER MEDAL AWARDED BY THE CALIFORNIA STATE FAIR OF 1890. This preparation Is a sure destroyer ot the Scale, Wooly Aphis and Insect Pests of any and all descriptions. It may he as freely used in the conservatory, garden and greenhouse as in the orchard or vine- yard. It is non-poisonous and harmless to vegetation when diluted and used according to directions. It mixes instantly with cold water in any proportion. !tis Safe, Sure and Cheap. No fruit grower or florist should be without it. Send for Circulars and Price l^ist. R. W. CARMAN, General Agent, 291 AMITY Street, FLUSHING, Queens, Co., N. Y. Mention American Florist. W.C.KRICK'S PATENT Florists' Letters, Etc. These Letters are made of the best im- mortelles, wired on wood or metal frames having holes drilled in them to insert toothpicks, by which ti fasten them in the design All Infringe- ments prosecuted. 2 inch Letters, $3 00 per 100. Postage, 15c. per 100. Before purchasing send for free sample and Catalogue and com pare with any other letter in the W. C KRICK. 1287 Broadway. BROOKLYN, N. Y. Agents:— J. C. Yaughan, Chicago, 111.; H. Bay ERSDORFBR & CO., Phila., Pa.; N. Steffens, N. Y.; AUG. ROLKBR&SONS, NY.; EcS.SCHMiD, Wash- ington, D. C; Jambs Vice's Sons, Rochester N. Y. Mention American Florist. BOSTON FLORIST LETTER CO., 13 Green Street, BOSTON, MASS. Address all correspondence to 1 Music Hall Place. Mannlactme TEE BEST LETTERS IN THE MARKET. Sizes IJi-lDCh and 2-lnch. VI OO per 100. Patent fastener with each letter. With orders for 500 letters we give away a nicely stained and varnished box. See cut in next week's American Florist. Our letter is bandied by all tlie wholesalers In Boston. AGENTS; Marschuelz & Co., 25 N. 4th St., Philadel- phia, Pa ; A. Rolker 4 sons. New York; F. E. Mc- Alli8ter,22 Dey St., N. Y.; K. Kaufman, Philadelphia; H. Bayersdorfer h Co., Philadelphia, Pa ; A. D. Perry & Co., :13 Warren St.. Syracuse, N. Y.; A. C Kendal, 115 Ontario St , Cleveland. O.; B. H. Hunt, 79 Lake St.. Chicago; Wisconsin Flower Exchange, 131 Mason St.. IMiiwaukee. Wis ; H. Sunderbruch, 4th and Walnut Sts., Cincinnati. O.; T.W Wood*&8ons. 6th and Marshall Sts., Klchmond, Va.; Jas Vick's Sons, Rochester. N Y ; Dan'l B. Long, Buffalo, N. Y.; C. A. Kuehn, St. Louis. J. A. Simmers. Toronto. Ont.. Agt. for Canada. J. N. Struck & Bro. Manufacturers of • CYPRESS • Greeiloise Material, UOUISVILLE, KY= iTOTT'S YSTEM OF PRAYING AVES Plant s-Flowers-Fruits STOTTS DISTRIRUTER CHARGED WITH KILLMRIGHX CONMECTIlD WITH FAUCET READY FOR USE WORKS^' EQUALLY WELLWITH A GARDEN ENGINE. STOTfsSYRINGE CIRCULAR A^ ^ .. lESTlMONIALS. AND CELL'A" CONTAINS THE KILLMRlGHi .St ot t Garden Implement Company 136 Li BERT ySt Mew York. NEPONSET * FLOWER ' POTS of Waterproof Paper, Ug'ht, durable, unbreakable and cheap. Tomato Growers have used them with success and proved their appreciation by repeated orders. Cabbage Growers have tried them and duplicated their orders. Market Growers of Verbenas, Alyssum, Coleus and other plants, which do not shun moisture, have used them extensively in repeated seasons. Recommended tor light and safe packing of tender and valuable plants, for the marketing of Ferns, Dutch Bulbs, Lily of the valley and the like. Cost about 40 per cent less than earthen pots, and weight considerably lighter, thus saving in first cost and freight. For Price List and further particulars address AUGUST KOLKEK & SONS, Station K, New Yoik. K. & J. FAKQUHAB, - - - - Boston, Mass. Who furnish samples, by mall, postpaid, on receipt of 10 cts. 11 ct». 14 ct". 17 cts. 22 cts. 40 cts. 60 cts. »«■>! Hnch pots. F, W. BIRD & SONS, Sole Manufactureis, EAST WALPOLE, MASS, SMITH & WEBSTER, : »^x a.i«:eji«s of* I GREENHOUSE PIPE FOR HOT WATER AND STEAM, 103 r^^i^e street. Mention American Florist. cmcA.00. it,r<. STANDARD HOSE MENDER. The only Mender using ordi- nary galvanized wire No. 14, in- stead of expensive bands. Any person can handle it with per- fect ease. Thousands in use and all testify to its Wonder- ful Merits. Sample Box, by Mail, 50 cts. E. HIPPARD, Youngstown, Ohio. 65 Warren (St., and 46, 48 & 60 College Place. Pffo-MT "Sorls. Citjr. Mention the American Florist when writing to advertisers on this page. PLANT BED CLOTH. CHEAP SUBSTITUTE FOR GI.A.SS on Hot beds, Cold Frames, etc. Three ^ndee. Used by ITc for Tobafi-4 Promotes. (leiiers. etc., Invaluable *. Protects from frost. growth and lieeps beds known and extensively used. For circulars and i pies apply NATIONAL WATERPROOF FIBRE CO , 50 South Street, - NEW YOBE. Mention American Florist. FLORAL DESIGBTS The Cut Flower Worker's friend. Fine book of 160 pages. Send $3.50 for it, to i, HORACE McFARkANO. Hsrrisburg, Pa. 974 The American Florist. Apr. 13, Southern Violets. Ed. Am. Florist: — I want to correct a mistaken idea your St. Louis corrpspon- dent has about southern grown violets. They are not grown in the open air with no protection as stated by him. We have regularly constructed cold-frames, thouf; 1 1 instead of glass we use plant bed clolli, which is cheaper and answers our purpose just as well. We do not consider open airgrown vio- lets of any use and do not ship them, as the stems are too short and the blooms are very inferior in many respects. But I learn that 50 or GO miles south of us violets are grown in great profusion with- out covers, though I am sure from what I have seen that any careful discerning wholesale or retail florist can readily tell this kind of stuff and it should be with violets as with every other m.irketable product, they should sell on their mirit and good qualities. I do not think any animositv should be entertained by our northern brethren against southern growers, and if we can grow violets cheaper we should have an equal showing. We of the south do not condemn the productions of the north simply because thev come in competition with ours but we let quality, cheapness, merit and other good points be the decid- in'^ factors. E. T. P. HERE WE ARE AGAIN. Send on your orders for Sash Bars and Ven- tilating Sash. All kinds on hand. PROMPT ATTENTION. Itemized Estimates given, and cost of freight guaran eed. CORRESPONDENCE SOLlCIfEB. Clear Cypress, 1 irom bottom gutter up ' ■- my specialty. Lyman Felheim, ERIE, PA. THE BEST POTS. THE CHEAPEST. THE LOWEST FREIGHT RATES. THE BEST OF PACKING. THE LARGEST POTTERY IN THE STATE FOR MAKING STANDARD FLOWER POTS. I'RICK LIST (»|- I'OTS. ■ 1(J(X] 2 Inch JH.» 1^ 6.00 ".2& 11.00 Inch % 2.20 ;t.fio " 20.UU TorniB: Cash, frco on board cars hero. AddroHs HILFINGER BROS.. Potters FORT EDWARD. N. THE PERFECT DRAINAGE BENCH TILE For circulars, etc., address W. P. Wight, Upland Green Houses, Send your busiucss card. MADISON, N.J. m "LOGKLflND" ^ Sash Bars (llPi'EF^ ^ )^ ARE ALWAYS SATISFACTORY. This cut represents our improved Clipper Bar for Butted Glass roof — putty to be used under glass only. GUTTER MaTERiaL, RItiGES, SSSH, ETC. The finest CLEAR CYPRESS used. ulurfi and estimates. LOGKLflND LUM5ER GO. ' * IL/Ook:la.n.cl, O. Mention American Florist. «i Standard" Flower Pots. As manufactured by us have carried off highest honors wherever shown and have stood the best test. They are used in all the leading floral establishments in the United States. For prices address The Whilldin Pottery Company, BRANCH WAREHOUSES: 713. 715. 7^7 & 7^9 Wharton St., Philadelphia, Pa STANDARD FLOWER POTS. Every u er of Flower P^ts shou'd correspond with us btfore purchasing ilsc where, our facilities are unequalled. A. H. HEWS & CO., N. Cambridge, Mass. Standard Flower Pots. We wish to notify the trade that this summer we have mac'e great improvements in machinery and have also discovered a better clay, so that we are now manufacturing FlCWER POTS that can't be beat. We have the assurance of a host of our customers that our make are the befct in the rantket. Bear in mind that freight rates are very low from this point and we claim that our way of Packing saves you freight charges Send for circulars, or we will send ycu figures on any quantity you want. SIPFLE, DOPFFEL & CO., SYRACUSE, N. Y. NEW BRIGHTON POTTERY, Miinufactiiriii!; tlit' ELVER80N. SHERWOOD J BARKER STANDARD FLOWER POTS. Write for iin lllustrntocl raitiilnnHc nnri prlci' llsl cil Tots. I,iiwn Viiaea. lliiTii;lnti liiitikela. Bud Tofti. otc. .,«.,»s PITTSBURGH CLflY MF'G GO., New BrioHlon, Pa H. M. HOOKER COMPANY, 57 and 59 W, Randolph Street, CHICAGO, NATURAL GAS MADE GLASS FOR GREENHOUSES. Write for latest prices. i8g3. The American. Florist. 975 WATER For Your GREEN HOUSE, ROSE HOUSE, \ NURSERY, \ Conservatory, Lawn, ' House,Carden, Stock orany other purpose. Send for Illustrated Catalogue DeLAF^ATER-RIDER AND PUMPINI DeLAMATER-ERICSSON ryp.yp PUMPING bNblNt. ENGINE. HOT-AIR Their operatu safe that a child will pump wi jn is so simple and can run them They Iter from shallow kiud of well. Thev can be arranged for any kind of fuel. Capacity 1.500 to 30.000 gallons of water a day. according to size. The De Lamater Iron Works, 24-2B OORTLANDT ST., NEW YORK, Pt. Y. KROESCHELL BROS. Greenhouse ^ Boiler, 41 to BS Eria St., CHICAGO. m^^?^r ' front. §ldeB and bftck). Write for Information YOU CM SAVE MONEY BY PURCHASING. ANDGLASS BY USING HAMILTON'S PATENT SASH UFTER. So say those-who use : sample and you will say so too. B <\ Yj STATEVHARD\WA RE CO. 373 Freeport Street, □BOSTOX.oMASS. STANDARD VENTILATING MACHINERY, THE LEADER OF THE^VI • ALL. Before ordering your Ma chinery write for Catalogue. E. HIPPARD, YOUNGSTOWN, OHIO. 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, ver) little instruction being needed. Hot- Water Heating, in its Economy and Superi ority, will repay in a few seasons its cost. M ntion American Eloriflt. L WOLFF MFG. CO., 93 to 117 W. Lake Street, CHICAGO. AVBITE FOR II.I.USTKATED CIKCUr.AK. FURMAN BOILERS Economical -Substantial- Safe. 56 STYLES AND SIZES-BURNS HARD OR SOFT COAL. Moilern Hot-Water Heating These Hnilors have a higli reputation for Staunchness, Dnrability and Safety, and are GREAT COAL SAVERS. Minimum Friction and Maximnm Velocity only obtained by VERTICAL WATER CIRCULATION. Send for new 150-page lx)ok giving full particulars and a great deal of valuable information on modern Ilealin;; and Ventilation, with plana and tables for correct hot-wattr «orli. Mailed free. Address HERENDEEN MFG. CO., 26 Vine Street, GENEVA, N. Y. D. H. ROBERTS, NATURAL GAS MADE GLASS for- XIOSSI :BC0X7SS:S, CiOrS'SEIXI.'V-.A.'X'OXl.XSZS, JESto., site. Our Olaas received tbe HlsrHest Award at the Boston Convention of tbe IS. A. SI 976 The a mer ican Florist. Apr. fj, Index to Advertisers. Artv. Rates, etc ADelCC «Co.. Allan CK. , .1171 Anchoraee iiose Co.iiC21>7I Asmus ISrnsl - 1|2 BalrdChasA !'«' Baker I*liebc A '•*'^'> BnllcrKA '.«j» Barnard WW >>i Cu....i«>s Bay State IJilw <"" . ■'•■'' Bayersdorl.T H .v ' "m . '> l Berscr 1 1 H .\ ' ■■ Bird F\V \ -.., BonHiill .1"> 11 .V ~"i Boston Letlci Tu. .. . ;- BrauorA Ulchler .... VM Brown RS& Son 1<72 Bums & Kaynor .»■.•> Burrow J G "'■, Burton .)oUn.. »'l Carman R W i;-; Carmociy .1 D *^'' ChandlecGeo F '■'." Chlpinan Bros ™i ChlttyHK »;; Cllfle David ;;2 ColesWW ■ •;;1 Connelly John . I '.«« Cook John '•;;! CorbreyTJ&Co Wo Crosman Bro» »«; DanckeH A. ■■■■■■■■*:' De Lamater Iron Wks.n..') Oe Witt Thomas Ml Dillon Jb 2 DreerH A jif KlKln Rose Co !li,l KlllottWH '-ly Glllson Wm '••'> Elv Z De Forest \ Co '.»<■ Faust H G & Co '. '■■ Kelhelm Lyman '''J FelthousenJ E •''" FleldSB '■';l Gibson JO •''." Gon/.alez & Co v"^ Goodyear Rubber Co ..'.i.'- GreenhowRJ '-"'^ Hall AsB'n •' ' HaleThaddeus '■' Hancock Geo '." Hansen Christ '■'■ Hart James Hart Michael A Hartford 11 K Hatch F.dw Helnl Jos ■ .: HeissJB.. .. -... ;•; Henderson John Co .. '.»■! Herendeen Mfg Co . . .3";) Ixjckland Lumber Co.. Umbard R T I..om: Dan'I B McBrldeAlex McCarthy N F&Co... McKarland J H McFarland J UCo.... McGowan Jolm. Manz J ACo Marschuetz* Co Nil .loin 1 R J. Nininer. . . I Fibre Co Xl.qm.n Hill Nllos (Centre Floral Co Noack (i Olson M Ouwerkerk P Peck* Sutherland.... Pennock C J Pennock C J, Secy. . . . Pennock SaxQ'l 8 Pickelmann S Pler8onFRCo.'.)(3 %" ■ PlllsburylL ■■■■■' Pittsburg Clay Mfg Co PovallMrsET Prince AF&Co ! Randall AL '■ Raoux C ■ Reck .John '• Redtleld B l(,.c(l Gla . ]<•-■)]' sCo Herr Albert M.. Hess Henry ■■"--■ Hews AH A Co '.'.I HlltlnBcr Bros 'M Hill EG iiCo •■'•'■; Hippard E ■•< ■ !''■' Ultchlni:s& Co ■:!• Hoffmeyev C K '."|f^ HookerH M Co '.iv; HoranEdwC '•"■S Horan James '.t'l Hulsebosch Bros '.»»■ HuntEH '•«» HuntMA '•»'2 Hunter & I'urdy '.'■< Jcnuinu^ 1~ r. '"'^ KanknUrr Mlj r,, i,! KttUfmaiiii l.tM-i ,\ r„'ii.l Kemblu Hi'i.il I ■' .. '«- Kennlc Koffman E 'X'i '."■■^ Krlck W C ii;:i Kroeschell Bros '.iT.'i KuehnCA '.»>1 I.* Roche &StahI H4 LewlsE B SIW .-liiihlunW F -..'.««> ShiMwoiKl Hall Nur Co llii" I Slcbrecht & Wadley. . . .'Mi Slpile DopBel & Co '.IT| Situations, wants. .. 1H>1 Smith C A Floral Co... i«a Smith Nathan* Son... 1172 sniilli \ Webster. .. Ii73 Slot I ( harden Imp Co .'.IT:1 struck J N &Bro '-17:1 * Stvor J J llii'J Sunderbruch H L ltii:> Swayne Edw i'tW Swayne Wm '."1*J Tesson K F '."'I TiltonBros 1»8 Trlcker Wm IT2 Vaupban J C. "ons T \v .IXS ^ .Mll-'Co 1175 When writing to any of the advertisers on this pagepleasemention the American Florist. CLEAR CYPRESS SASH BARS JOHN C. MONINGER, 297 Hawthorne Are., CBICAGO. ILL. GREENHOUSE HEATING f VENTILATING Horticultural Architecture and Building. HITGHINGS & GO. A EstabUshed 1844. 233 Mercer St., New York. FIVE PATTERNS OF BOILERS. NINTEEN SIZES. Perfect Sash Raising Apparatus. Rosebouses, Greenhouses, Etc , of Iron Frame Construction, Erected complete, or the Structural Iron Work shipped ready for erection. tron frame Benches with the " Perfect Drainage Bench Tile " or Slate Top "Vim 4 CEKTS POSTA4.K FOK 1 1 I USTKATED CATALOGUE. WEftTHERED'S DOUBLE DOME BOIU&RS Are the Verij Best. OUR Patent Rocking; Shaking Grates ARE ABSOLUTELY PERFECT, Being in the smallest sections are the lea-t costly to keep in repair. Proven bu 40 years Effeclive and Durable. PATENT Sasli Raisincj flPDaratus. ROSE HOUSES. GREEN HOUSES, ETC. ol Iron Frame Constnic- tiou. erected complete, or the Structural Iron Work shipped ready for ercclion. Iron Frame Benches with Drainage Bench. Tile or Slate. THOMAS W. WEATH-ERED'S SONS, (incorporated) 244 canal ST.. N. Y. This man Says about it. EfERY BODY TELLS IE, AND NOW I TELL YOU JHE "NEW DEPftRTURE" Is the BEST and the Cheapest J. D. CARMODY, Macomb, III., Feb. 21, iS93. Mr. J. D. Carmody, near Sir: The ventilating apparatus re- ceived of you we linished putting up yesterday, and it works line — I don't know how any one could ask more— as it raises the windows in a lOO-foot house easil; and evenly. If I ha.l known a ventilatin;; apparatu could he bought for so little money I would have ordered one for the house 1 built last year; and if I another next year you can count on an order. Very respectfully, i. L. PILLSBUKY. rii.it lias ever been Intro- duced for FLORISTS' USE. Evansville, Indiana. When writing to ;iny of the adver- tisers on this page please mention the American Florist. HAIL LOCK THE DOOR BEFORE THE HORSE IS STOLEN. DO IT NOW. JOHH G. ESLKR, Sea'y F. H. A., Saddle River, H. ', RmBrica is "the Praw of the IIbssbI; there may be more cnmfnrt Mmidships, but we are the Srst ia touch Unknown Seas," Vol. VIII. CHICAGO AND MEW YORK, APRIL 20, 1893. No. 255 fiHIlE /Al!lfll!@M! IFiL@l!3l!@1l Published every Thursday by The American florist Company. Subscription, ^1.00 a year. To Europe, $2.00. Address all communications to AMERICAN FLORIST COMPANY. 323 Uearborn Street, CHICAGO. Eastern Office: 67 Bromfleld St., Koston. SOCIETY OF AMERICAN FLORISTS. WM. R. Smith, Washington. D. C, president; Prof. Wm. Trelease, St. Louis. Mo., vice-president; WM. J. Stewart. 67 Bromfleld St.. Boston, Mass, secretary; CONTENTS. Roses— True colors of various roses ..... 977 —Rose Her Majesty 978 — Number of blooms cut 978 A pansy blight (with 5 figures) 978 Succession of crops . . 978 Miscellaneous seasonable hints 980 Carnations — Seasonable hints 980 —Carnation rust 980 An asparagus house (with illus) 981 World's Fair impressions .... ... 981 Victoria regia (with illus) 98:i New York 982 Boston 9 }2 Philadelphia 9,82 Chicago 983 Washmgton 9.84 St. Louis 085 Baltimore 985 News notes 986 How to grow cut flowers 988 The seed trade 990 Cleveland . . - 990 New Haven, Conn 992 Toronto ' il92 Bethlehem, Pa 994 Milwaukee, Wis 994 Cincinnati i)',l4 Worcester, Mass \ 996 State flowers ' 9g(} Denver ! ! 998 Richmond, Va.— Easter trade much larger than last year with an increased demand for everything. Jamestown, N. D.— A. C. Hansen has purchased C. D. Porter's greenhouses and will continue the business. Saddle River, N. J.— Hail as large as marbles fell on the 5th inst. Double thick glass was not broken. Pensacola, Fla.— The Florida State Horticultural Society held its 6th annual meeting in this city April 11 to 14. Oneonta, N. Y.-Easter trade was larger than last year. The demand was mainly for loose cut flowers and pot plants. Paterson, N. J.— At the recent city election Alderman H. E. Chitty, the florist, was re-elected by a unanimous vote, the opposing party not having nominated any candidate 'lo run againgt him. : The True Colors of Vari- ous Roses. It is not an easy matter to say authori- tatively what the true color of a certain rose is; more correctly speaking I should say colors, because there is scarcely a rose of which it may be said, this is pink, or that is red, or the other is crimson. In nearly every case we will find the rose has a complexion, that is to say, in regard to its color, it is a piece of complexity. Now, here is the great difficulty; how are we going to reply to people who desire a simple answer to a question in- volved in complexity. Somebody says, for instance, "Tell me whether the sky is blue or gray to-day?" — and he wants a single word lor answer! Well, he decides half the question for himself which ever way you reply, because he arbitrarily uses two color terms, to one of which he insists you must agree! But what are you to say if there is both blue and gray as well as green and yellow in the sky, — or what if there is neither blue nor gray, but instead, violet and pink there? The only thing which it seems reason- able and wise to do, is to refuse the answer, and work over that man until you get the "blue and gray" out of him. The fact is, he is prejudiced. He looks at the sky with the colored glass of his im- agination, and until he is deprived of this he cannot see clearly. It is my wish here to knock the glass away which we are accustomed to look at roses through. Some of us use pink glasses, some milk-white, and others crimson. When once we throw these pre- judices away, we will begin to see the complications which are involved in na- ture's own colors. The pink rose (so called) has yellow and green in it. The red rose shows some suspicious crimson. The white rose ceases to be white in any- thing but its name. Now let us understand what certain simple colors really are. Pure yellow is lilie the wild mustard flower; pure red is like the carnation — nearly like the Portia, at least like that variety which will do its level best in brilliant (not dark) red color! Crimson is like some of the blue- red cinerarias, and scarlet is like the Authurium Wardii. Pink is simply the glowing red carnation diluted with more or less white, if we can imagine such a thing, and magenta is a color lying be- tween that of the purple cineraria and the crimgpn pne; dilute this color greatl;y with white and we have the pale delicate petals of certain Baroness Rothschild roses. I cannot lay these short sums of color value down as absolute facts; they are conditions, whicb, according to my best knowledge of color, nearest approach the abstract names given to certain artist's pigments. Applying, therefore, these names of colors to certain roses which are men- vioned below, we are compelled to admit, that in order to be absolutely true in our color descriptions, we must modify more or less every singlecolornameweattempt to apply to every single rose\ It is not only true that a variety is characterized by complexity of color, but often the difference between individuals of one family is extremely marked; and what is said of a certain rose, will not apply to another of the same breed! We must discard then, the name of a rose when it is simple, "a red rose" for instance; poetically, the adjective will do! but scientifically it is not true. In the accompanying list, the color names attempt, at least to be correct. La France: — Pale crimson pink in sur- face color, carmine pink in depths of color — really cooler than carmine Ijut the lat- ter's rich tone is perfectly true to thereflex of color in the heart of this rose. The curled edges of the petals are palest crim- son pink. Gen. Jacqueminot: — Intense red. At the heart a burning red somewhat quali- fied with yellow. The outer surface of petals, crimson in tone diluted with more or less white. This rose is not a crimson one; it is rather composite in character, but still the red absolutely predominates. Niphetos: — Greenish yellowish white, waxy in character; at the heart of an opening bud tfccreis a reflex of color some- what buffish or salmon in tone, some- times the outer petals are flushed wirh a pure pink. The opened Niphetos is lumi- nous in color cflftct. Mme. Gabriel Luizet: — An "all over" pink in color, cool in tone and rather near crimson pink, not at all luminous, but rather possessing a fire surface quality. In the depths it is of a cool madder pink. Bluish-green foliage. Baroness Rothschild: — A most dilute but absolute crimson pink. Some speci- mens are of a magenta pink tone, i. e , a pink approaching close to lilac in color. There is a great deal of white in the pink, and some specimers appear quite close to the white indeed. Ttie heart is cold in color still crimson pink in character. The surface color lacks any lustre whatever. Foliage a cold dark green. Cornelia Cook: — A yellowish white color, some petals assume a greenish tone particularly at their bases. There is a warm yellowish buff tone at the heart. The surface color is yellower than the lily but whiter than the "Bride" rose. The pervadipg yeljow-wbite is exceedingly 978 The American Florist, Apr. 20, luminous. Foliage very dark bluish green shinv in effect. Madame Cisiv:— Pale pure pink and crimson pink in color. There is very little crimson pink however, and that is on the outer petals. This rose is distinguished as the"Watteville" is, for its dualcharac- ter; there is a great deal of luminous palish green-yellow at the base of the petals. The heart in its depths shows pure deep pink, and entirely distinct spaces of an orange-yellow color, varying more or less in intensity; but the dual color is plainly seen here. The foliage is of a deep green co'or, s-hiny, and variable in ap- pearance as the leaves curl considerably. The Rkidk:— Decidedly yellow white all over color; quite yellow in thedepths,and at the bases of the petals greenish. The color in general has a waxy texture. In some specimens the outer petals are flushed with a cool pink. .\t the heart it sometimes shows a buff color. Foliage light green. Cherokee Rose:— Cream white, of soft texture, a trifle greenish where the petal nears the base, and just under the sta- mens. Foliage is of a pale yellow-green color. Magna Charta:— Very deep pure pink in general effect of color; some petals ap- proaching a pure red. The outer petals are whitish pink rather crimson in tone. The heart of this rose shows a lustrous pink, and sometimes a true red color. Under artificial light the color is remark- able for its luminosity, and some speci- mens incline toward a red tinged with yellow. The fohage is of a deep warm green color. There is not one of these ten roses which it would be truthful to describe with one color name. To hear one say, "she wore a pink rose in her hair" would give nobody a scrap of an idea, what the varictv of the rose was. Thenew variety of a rose catalogued by the florist,— "delicate pink," leaves one just as much in the dark about the actual color of this rose; the term would answer quiteaswell for n Mermet as a Rothschild; yet there is a mile of pink between these two flowers! F. Schuyler Mathews. Rose Her Majesty. Mr. C. W. Eichling, New Orleans, sends us a photograph of a vase of four hand- some blooms of this rose, regarding which he writes: "This handsome bouquet of tour per- fect flowers was at the tip of a stem 20 feet high, on a plant grown by Mrs. Conrad Kressner. Her Majesty is sel- dom seen here with more th^n one flower to a stem. The extreme south is the land of the tea rose, and but few hybrids can be considered of real value in our gardens, hence the admiration be- stowed upon Her Majesty." Number of Blooms Cut. En. Am. Florist:— Replying to the query you submit, would say that for a house 0(1 feet by IS containing La France, Wootton, Sunset, Mermet, IJride, Bon Silene, Niphetos and Papa Gontier, planted from 2-inch pots as described by your correspondent, he may be consid- ered, if he is a beginner at the business, to have done fairly well for the time they have been planted. As I estimate it, it stands thus: Time of cutting the buds, five months and seven days, from Sep- tember 10 to February 17 (which is prob- ably the date of his letter), or IC.o days, giving an average of IS^Jt buds per day out of the house, or an average per jilant ol the same time of TVa buds each. This cannot be considered an extra large amount to cut from such a house, yet, as above stated, if your correspondent is a beginner, it may be considered fair work, though manv of the varieties, such as Bon Silene, Niphetos, Perle and Gontier, should certainlv have produced a great deal more, in fact any of them should have produced much more. But another consideration is that plants from 2-ineh pots July 20 means rather small stock at that "late date, so that, all things consid- ered, I think your correspondent has done very well. Joh^* N. May. A Pansy Blight. A leaf blight hasbeenquite troublesome among the jtansies. It is most frequently seen upon the outer and lower leaves, but in the worst cases the whole plant is ruined. The trouble manifests itself in large blotches upon the foliage, sometimes near the apex of the leaf and in other instances at the base. The three leaves in figure 1 show the blight in the base of the leaf in the specimen upon the left; that in the middle is at the apex and the leaf to the right is affected mostly upon one side. The affected portion of the leaf loses its characteristic green color and becomes brown or straw colored with numerous small black specks scattered over the diseased portion. In figure 2 is shown the left leaf in figure 1 two and a half times magnified. In this it is the lower part of the leaf that is blighted and the diseased portion ap- pears about as it would under an ordi- nary hand lens. The several pimples can be readily counted. The black specks are small, somewhat globular bodies which bear the spores of the blight fungus. In figure 3 is shown a pencil drawing of a small portion of an affected leaf (not the one shown in figure 2) with the dark specks much magnified. They consist of a flask made up of the twisted filaments of the blight fungus belonging to the genus Phyllosticta. These flasks are immersed in the substance of the leaf and are connected with multitudes of fine threads which ramify throughout the leaf. When approaching maturity the upper and free side of the flask ( pycni- dium) projects through and extends for some distance above the leaf, forming a beak quite conspicuous for this genus of fungi. This projection turns to a dark brown and through its center lengthwise a canal forms for the free exit of the mul- titudes of spores that have formed within the body of the pyenidium. A side' view of these pycnidia is shown in figure4 where is seen a section through an infested leaf with one flask upon each side. It is seen that the fungus is firmly seated in the leaf, in fact, it was formed within the leaf substance by a process of growth and only presented its open side to the surface in order that the spores might escape and spread the trouble else- where. A few of these spores arc shown much enlarged in figure 5. They germi- nate quickly when conditions are fav- orable. This is one of that sort of leaf parasites subject to the controlling effects of com- pounds of copper and no doubt if taken in time could be held in check by fungi- cides. Byron D. Halsteu. Succession of Crops. As by far the greater number of florists grow a general variety of plants and flowers, a few minutes talk with one of the successful men of this class around Philadelphia will perhaps be found inter- esting. Jacob Becker, 52d and Market streets, is a good representative of this class of men, growing quite a variety of plants, including in his list soft wood bedding plants, chrysanthemums, roses for cut flowers, pot roses for market and a good assortment of Easter stock. While on a visit to his establishment March 20 the first house to attract our attention was filled with azaleas in fine condition for Easter. The plants were last fall's importation and had been recently placed in this house, having been kept since their arrival in an adjoining house, occupying the side benches, while the centre tablecontained dormant roses. Previous to this the house had been filled with pot chrysanthemums, and before that time from June until October had been planted with roses for summer blooming. Mr. Becker believes in economy of space, and keeps bis glass in active service all the time. As an instance of this, the house in which the azaleas and roses were kept over the winter had been filled with pot chrysanthemums, and previous to this, from June until October, was planted with roses for summer blooming, thus keeping up a succession of crops every month in the year. While the stock of azaleas were in fine condition, there were a few exceptions, a few plants having yellow or browned leaves, which Mr. Becker said was caused by too much water; he explained that in watering with the hose, the plan he adopts for most of his houses, it is hard to discriminate, and plants that don't re- quire it get as much water as those that do. "This varietj', Bernard .\ndreas alba, requires but little water the first year, but after having grown it for a season, and there are a few of last years' plants among these, they grow as well as any other variety. This is because the pots become full of roots and absorb the water better." Superba is another sort that he did not succeed well with the first season. "Do you ever give manure water?" "Oh no, never. They won't stand it. I once saw a lot of plants set outside in the summer that had been mulched with stable straw from the horse stalls, and it fixed them. "Sigismund Rucker I find to be a good one for early forcing; it seems to come better then than later in the season. "Simon Mardncr is also a very good variety. I like it as well as Mme. Van Der Cruyssen. It is as good a color and seems to last longer when open." The side benches of the large cold rose house where the azaleas had been kept was filled with tea roses, which had been forced in other houses until the latter part of January, when they were lifted and potted for spring sales. "These make very salable plants for market. La France and Beauties being especially liked. The Bennett I shall not grow any more, as with me it only makes one good crop and the rest of the season doesn't amount to much. Mermets and Brides do not pay to pot up, as they never have enough buds at one time to make a showy plant. Perles and Gon- tiers do very well; they soon get over the moving and make salable plants in a short time." "How many crops do you get out o this house in a season?" "Well, we fill it with pot chrysanthe- mums from outside just before frost and when they are gone we pot up our dorm- ant roses; alter they are sold we plant with tea roses for a summer crop of flow- i893' The American Florist. 979 Fig. I.— Pansy Leaf Blight, Fig. 2. — Pansy Leaf wiUi B^'^hi. Enlargrd two and one half times. Fig. J. — Small portion of Pansy Leaf a^ected by Blight, with the dark specks much magnified ers. In filling our houses with dormant roses in the fall we lock the pots together as closely as possible. Some men pack two layers, but we don't like it; it injures the bottom buds. We never allow the temperature to fall below 36°; freez- ing them makes blind wood in thespring." "This is a fine house of Gontiers." "Yes; they look well, don't they? I didn't have the heart to take thtm out. Gontier is ourmost profitable rose." A bench on one side of a house was filled with hard wood rose cut- tings, at least 90 per cent of which were rooted. "You seem to have a fine strike here." "Yes, they always do well on this bench. We make cuttings 4 to 5 inches long from wood pruned from the roses in the fall, when they are potted. It is yery im- portant in making cut- >.ings that the cut should Fig. s--Spores of Pansv Leaf Blight (much magnified). Fig, 4. — Section of Pansy Leaf to shoiv views of the Leaf Spot Pycmdta, c8o The a Af eric an Florist. Apr. be clean, so as not to bruise the wood; careless men will sometimes squeeze the cutting so as to split the bark, in which case it rarely takes root." "Vou grow a few carnations." "Yes, this house we plant with Duchess of Albany during summer for cutting; these and another house of Marie Guillots paid better then than other teas during January. About the middle of October we plants with tarnations and about the first of March these are taken up to make room for geraniums. "We try to keep the houses full all the time. As soon as the Easter stock is out of the way we move in roses from the pits and have plenty of small stock com- ing on to pot up and refill the spaces. We generally manage to sell out, with Decoration Day winding up the season. Then we commence over again for an- other year, avoiding the mistakes of the past season and trying not to make any in the next. ' K. Miscellaneous Seasonable Hints, Those who have Lilium lancifolium album, rubrum or roseum grown up a foot high from the pot must give the surface roots some nourishment in the way of a surfacing with some good loam and well rotted manure, but not fresh manure. Don't force these three lilies. There is plenty of other stuff, such as Lilium longiflorum andcandidum, to be had till the end of June, and then will come in the great usefulness of the lanci- foliums. Keep them cool and slightly shaded, with plentj' of water, and free of greenfly. In July and August they are most useful, and in demand for designs, bunches or for decorating. The odor of the three first mentioned species is most agreeable, and no fastidious taste can object to it, but the magnificent and gor- geous L. auratum has a perfume that is altogether too overpowering for most people. While it is a question with some people whether it pays to bother with the old bulbs of longiflorum and Har- risii lilies after being forced, because new fresh bulbs can be so cheaply bought, there is no question that it pays well to take care ot the lancifolium lilies. Grow- ing them for summer-flowers is not forc- ing, and the bulbs are, if properly taken care of, good for next year's use. Hydrangeas that are wanted tor May sales will now want lots of care. There is no plant that will take or needs more feeding. If jou potted them in fall when they were lifted and did give them liberal sized pots then, they will be sure to be well filled with roots now, and to keep the foliage a good deep green they must have liquid manure once or twice evcrj' week. If that is inconvenient to do put on half an inch or so of.half rotten cow manure. Hydrangeas, it only in (i-inch pots, take up a large lot of room, and must be kept spread out or their bottom leaves will suft'er. A plan I find useful to give me room is to stand a row of hy- drangeas along on a bench of dwarf growing stufi", such as geraniums; take out three or four small plants and insert a S-inch pot in their place, and stand the hydrangeas on them. The plants below won't suffer at all by this, but don't over-do it. One hydrangea every four feet is plenty thick enough. With growers of a mixed collection it will now be a serious matter to make room, and some benches of carnations will have to be sacrificed. Think well over it whether it is better to throw out the carnations that will produce flowers till the end of August, for the sake of making room for a crop of bedding plants that will be gone by June 1. Decide at once on what you are to throw away, and the carnations that you intend to keep attend to at once. Scrape off' a little of the old surface, sprinkle a good dressing of bone meal on the soil and cover that with one inch of well rotted manure. If thej- are properly tied up so that air and light can get among the plants, you will pick fine carnations till the houses are to be prepared for next winter's crop. There are no varieties for summer flowering indoors better than Hinze's White, Silver Sprav, Tidal Wave, and better than all, Grace Wilder. In many places ,\diantum cuneatum is growing finely now. I have tried air slacked lime dusted on the pots and plants, salt on the benches, and other devices for destroying their greatest enemy, the slugs, but after all nothing beats pieces of cabbage leaves laid on the soil of thepots; ittakes a little time to go round and destroy them, but a small boy can do the busi- ness, and if there are any slugs round they are bound to be tound under the cabbage leaves. Don't forget to divide or propagate your alternanthera which have been in flats all winter. There is no place but a hotbed that will grow them properly, particularly paronychioides major, the Ijest of them all. Wm. Scott. Buffalo, April 17. Seasonable Hints. If the plants have been properly hard- ened off in a cool house or Irame, the earlier they are set out the better. If taken from a house even moderately warm they will not stand a sharp freeze, which is very apt to occur even in May. When getting the plants ready for plant- ing see that thej' are topped and weeded when necessary. Thia will save much work in the future. We always mark out our ground with a garden seed drill. When the first row is started straight it is but little trouble to keep all the rest et|ually so, tVe drill making the next row. This makes a mark not too deep and yet distinct enough to be seen after a heavy rain. It is not advisable to use water when planting, only see that the bulbs are well wet before knocking out. The tramping of the row by the feet (as previously re- ferred to) firms the ground so that the young plants will stand a great deal of drought. We usually commence planting about the first of May, and it is well into June before the last are ready to go into the open ground. In the meantime those first planted will need someattention, for the weeds will start with wonderful vigor. Therefore start the garden har- row running as soon as they make their appearance, at the same time taking care not to disturb the plants in the row. When more firmly established the harrow can be run closer to them. Xothiiig further is required in the field but close attention to hoeing, weeding and top- ping. This, however, will take consider- able time through the season. Some hand hoeing will be necessary between the rows, and this should be done with a narrow hoe and a careful hand. The weeding and topping will be the most laborious and tedious operations. Weeds must be kept down by all means, not only for the sake of appearances, but they are a real detriment to the plants. The hoeing and harrowing will leave numerous weeds close to the plants, and there is no other waj' we know of to de- stroy them but by hand. They will have to be gone over several times during the season. I suppose purslane is the worst weed we have in highlycultivated ground, and the rapidity of its growth in warm weather is something marvelous. The harrow or hoe will not kill it excepting when very small. Its great enemies are shade and frost. But a field of carna- tions makes little shade, and the frost comes too late in the season to be of service. There is but one way to keep it down — "keeping everlastingly at it." Avondale, Pa. W. R. Shelmire. Carnation Rust. No one in the trade is more thankful to those kind hearted professors who so thoroughly enlightened us on the diseases common to carnations. They not only gave us the knowledge of the diseases, but also the best methods of combating them, and we can blame no one but our- selves if we allow any of them to make headway on our stock. But are we not making a sort of bug- aboo out of this carnation rust? I am inclined to think we are. Where is the crop of carnations that has been de- stroyed by the rust? What dift'erence has the ravages of rust made on the cut flower market? Nowhere and none are the answers as far as my experience and observations have gone. Two years ago there was a carnation sent out that was badly affected with rust; I got it and I know of a dozen oth- ers who purchased it about the same time, and with every one it was rusted badly. I used Bordeaux mixture on mine, and being a novice in the use of it, put it on too strong and killed every leaf and young shoot on the plants. The plants, or rather stubs, were left and in a few weeks began to push young growth, and as soon as they were fit I used them lor cuttings, propagating about 900, and there has not been a spot of rust on these 900 up to this day, and they were the finest and healthiest plants on the place this winter. Some of the other growers tell me that they used nothing to cure the rust and propagated from the plants, and their stock this winter is clean. Their experience would show that a plant may grow out of the rust. My experi- ence convinces me that a badly affected variety can be treated so as to produce good clean and healthy stock, and if I hapiien to get in the same situation again I will adopt the same method of pro- cedure. I know of a house up the state that was literally full of rust. It produced a good crop on Christmas and then the owner hired a lot of boys to pick off the affected leaves and the same plants pro- duced one of the finest liaster crops that was cut in the United States. This grow- er's experience would prove that a fine crop ol flowers can be grown on badly rusted plants. It IS not the object of this paper to encourage carelessness in the treatment of this disease; on the contrary, 1 do not think we can be too careful or diligent in fighting this or any oth-r disease among 1893. J HE American Florist. 981 MR ELLIOTTS BIG ASPARAGUS HOUSE^ the carnations. But for us to magnify the rust above all other diseases is folly. I, for my part, would rather have the rust to fight than either a bad case of spot or red spider, as it succumbs more readily to remedies than either of the others. We were told in Pittsburg that certain varieties would not be attacked by the rust and hailed the information with joy. I purchased some 3,000 of one of these varieties and found among them when received about one dozen clearly defined cases of rust, not a large percentage, but enough to shake my faith in that theory. Every carnation grower should inform himself exactly what rust is. I have had Mr. McBride's experience with some of the growers, and think that a little time devoted to the papers published in the Florist and a careful study of the illus- trations should enable anyone to tell the rust at a glance. If every grower watches for it and as soon as he sees it extermin- ates it, there need be no fear of it getting enough of a start to become dangerous. Albert M. Herr. An Asparagus House. The accompanying illustration repre- sents a house recently built by Mr. W. H. Elliott of Brighton, Mass., expressly for the cultivation of Asparagus plumosus nanus. As the cut shows, the house is located on a hill side and is built in the most thorough manner. It is 61 feet wide and has a height of 25 feet and is heated by steam. The glass is 16x24 and there are two rows of ventilators, the system used being the Ormsby. The elevated plank walks are for convenience in reach- ing every part of the growing strings. The house is strung for 18,000 strings, forty pounds of green linen thread having been required for this purpose. Each stool will throw from six to eight strings at once. The stringing and training of it involves much labor and attention. In addition to this the greatest nuisance is the brown cut worm, which has so far stood proof against any and all insecti- cides which Mr. Elliott has tried on it, hand picking being the only successful resort yet discovered. Mr. Elliott has ob- served that where chick-weed is allowed to grow through the beds the worms seems to be fond of it and it therefore acts as a very serviceable trap. His reason lor the erection of these very tall houses is not as would be supposed wholly to ob- tain extra long strings. The asparagus when old and strong and planted closely in a bed has a habit of sending up its strings from three to six or eight feet entirely bare of foliage, and thus in a house of ordinary height it is impossible to get a well furnished string of available length. When growing rapidly consider- able feeding is required by the asparagus, and this is given in frequent applications of manure water. A temperature of 56° at night is the rule, although it will stand 60° if necessary to hurry it up. The ground is already broken for two more houses of the same size as the one illustrated, also a shed and office building 30x50 and three stories in height. World's Fair Impressions. BY A CANADIAN. Some of the boys in Toronto may pos- sibly like to hear the doings and impres- sions of their World's Fair representa- tives now at Chicago, and possibly also some other of your readers may feel in- terested in the opinions and criticisms of outsiders. Things are scarcely in a state yet, how- ever, to criticise much. An immense amount of work has already been done, but an immense amount still remains to be done before things can be got into good going order. No one who has not been here can begin to imagine the vast- ness of the whole. The first thing that strikes one on en- tering the Horticultural Building is its immense size and height, and the next thing is that he who has the management of it must be a bold man and need have nothing small about him, and on looking round one soon sees plainly that the man who is in charge — "llccle John" — is the right man in the right place. The Australian exhibit of tree ferns, Platycerium alcicorne. Asplenium nidus and macrozamia, which is under his su- pervision, alone shows this, and it will be something the like of which has never been seen before on this continent. gS; The American Florist. Apr. 20, The mountain under the dome was cer- tainly an inspiration, as without such an arrangement it would have looked bare indeed; the vast height would have dwarfed the tallest specimens that could have been brought here. Mr. Donlan is making elaborate preparations on the New York space under the dome, but his large plants have not arrived yet. Penn- sylvania and New Jersey, who will aho both be under the dome, have not done anything as yet toward arranging their plants. Japan will have a garden laid out in native style in the curtain along- side of Ontario. The Ontario exhibit of plants is now set up on the space allotted (which by- thebye is in as good a position as could be found in the hall), but it will need some alteration and fixing up before Mav 1. Everything, with the exception of the crotons, traveled remarkably well, owing doubtless to the careful way in which they had been packed, but those crotons looked very sick a day or two after being unpacked, and Uncle John took pity on them and had them taken over to the hospital, where in about six weeks they will probably recover their pristine beauty. The loss of these plants makes rather a lack of color in the exhibit at present. It did one good though to see Uncle lohn's eyes glisten when Araucaria Cun- ninghamii, A. Bidwelli and Sabal Ander- soni were opened up and just fell out into their natural state as it they had only just been carried across the street, and I WES told that he was in the hall at 5 a. m. looking his fingers into the packages. More of this later. E. Victoria Regia. We have several times published excel- lent engravings of this noble aquatic plant, but until now have never been able to secure agood photograph of an individ- ual flower. The accompanying beautiful engraving is reproduced by the half-tone process from a splendid photograph taken by Prof. S. W. Burnham, the noted astronomer, who is also an amateur photographer and who can give points to the best professionals in the art of photographing flowers, trees, landscapes, etc. The flower shown was cut from a plant growing in one of tlje ponds of aquatics at Lincoln Park, Chicago, last summer. New York. Bulbous stock is showing signs of slacking up. Tulips, daffodils and hya- cinths are about wound up and the out- side crop is not yet in. There are quan- tities of longiflorum lilies in the market, at very low prices. The retail florists are taking advantage of this fact, and at $30 or $40 a thousand find these showy flowers prettv profitable stock for big decorations. 'There are still some very handsome azaleas to be seen in the flo- rists' windows. One brilliant red one in a Broadway window has a row of white grafted around the center stock and the enormous head five feet across, pink with a broad white border, makes a beautiful show. Daisies and pansies have been planted out in all the parks and are blooming profusely. The floricultural authority of the New York World grows enthusiastic concerning them in this fashion: "The golden pansy, once the favorite, has been shelved for one so reddish brown as to appear almost black. These black ones are the outcome of two years of experiment with slips and seeds, and they are all the rage at present. Still the French Golden pansy, which measures five inches across and is of the color of burnished gold, has its hosts of admirers." This is what the boys call "talking through his hat." If all reports are true, there is going to be an unusual amount of greenhouse building this season. Mr. J. N. May will take possession of the Chris. Butler establishment on May 1, he having pur- chased it recently. It adjoins his own place, and he is to build quite an addition to the combined establishment. Warendorf of Fourteenth street is to open another storeshortly on Broadway. Alfonso Jean, a florist living on West Third street, was held up by three boys on Tuesday last, who went through his pockets, taking $0.30 in cash therefrom. The young robbers have been arrested. The past week has been a hard one on the florists and growers. Trade is at a standstill contrary to all precedent for this season of the year. The plants are not at a standstill, however, and the quantity of bloom dumped on the mar- ket every day is enormous. Prices are away below what they were at a corre- sponding period in former years. The quantity of large roses, such as Jacqs, Morrisons, Rothschilds, Luizcts and Magnas on the market at low prices has a most unfavorable influence on the de- mand for the smaller varieties, such as Mermets, Brides, Wattevilles and Me- teors, and prices on these arc as low as can be and have any price at all. Me- teors have no chance whatever in the present glut of Jacqs. The quality of the stock coming in averages poor. There is a limited ((uan- tity of extra fine stock and heaps on heaps of inferior quality. Carnations alone seem to hold a good market, that is the white ones, especially the Lizzie McGowans; red ones are unsalable. Boston. The funeral of Mr. Lucius T. Peck took place on Thursday, April 13, and was attended by thirty-five members of the Gardeners' and Florists' Club, represent- ing every branch of the business. The Ejiiscopal burial service was followed by the impressive ritual of the Knights Templars, Boston Commandery otficia- ting, the music being rendered by How- ard M. Dow, organist, and the Mendels- sohn Male (juartette. He was laid to rest in Cedar Grove Cemetery. There was a very large and beautiful display of flowers and floral designs. The cross and crown and the square and com- passes were the emblems contributed by the Masonic bodies with which he was connected. From the Gatdeners' and Florists' Club came a closed book, spanned by an arch, a very effective piece. The Co-operative Growers' Asso- ciation sent a handsome wreath and sickle, and there were numerous pillows, wreaths and other designs contributed by the many friends who took this way to testify to their esteem, and express their sorrow at the loss they had sus- tained. Cut flower business does not yet show the activity which is supposed to pre- vail after an early Easter. I'lowcrs of all kinds are very plentiful, with the ex- ception of carnations, of which there are none too many, although those that do come in are of excellent (piality. Jacqs and Luizcts are abund.-mt and good. Smilax continues in short supply. The spring plant trade has not commenced yet. The season is very backward. Mr. Otto J. Dorn, representing the Stott Garden Implement Co., has been in town the past week. He shows a new hose coupler which looks like a great im- provement over anything of the kind ever before offered. Mr. Winfried Rolker has also been a visitor to the Hub, and reports trade as excellent. He says that those who are timid oa bulb contracts order without hesitation on azaleas, rhododendrons, etc. C. V. W bitten has begun work on the erection of three more rose houses. Philadelphia. It has come at last, and there is howl- ing and gnashing of teeth; everything seems to be going to the "bow wows," for the glut is on. There are prices of all kinds; prices for Chestnut St,, prices for 11th St., and prices for the stores up town. There are special prices, job lot prices, and last though not least, confidential prices, and it is the latter variety that cause the wailing among the growers. The old time motto of the growers: "If I don't get my price I will take my flowers home to the manure heap," is a thing of the past. 1 1 is quite amusing when several growers or their helpers happen to get together in one store and hear the charges and counter charges as to why Smith sold this or that rose to Brown so far below the market price, which statement is immediately denied, and then when it is apparently proved by reason of what Brown said and the roses shown, "oh that was yes- terday's stock," or, "it was a job lot, etc." and followed up by counter charges of other stock sold by so and so at even less. Another on being charged with ask- ing one price down town, and a much cheaper rate up town, said that he never went up town, that the up town trade was supplied with what he carried home, this was sold the next day by another man in the uptown district, which state- ment would no doubt maketheColumbia Avenue boys smile if they had heard it. This sort of cut throat business was rather leaving the commission men out in the cold. The Philadelphia commission man is a rather curious sort of cus- tomer by ■ the way. He must get his price or the stock goes to waste. In New York the commission men clean out every day. If the flowers don't go, the price does. It seems to us that this is the proper way to do business, let the demand and supply fix the price and when flowers are plenty give the people the benefit. One of the commission men became so desperate at the state of trade the past week, that he put a man on the street with carnations, and sold them for ten cents a dozen, while his price to the trade was $1 to $1 .25 a hundred. His lot is not the most happy one at present, as the fakirs went tor him, the storekeepers "lit" on him and the growers are yet to be heard from. There has been a fair amount of busi- ness the past week, there being quite a number of weddings although none of them were very elaborate aflairs. All kinds of roses are very much in excess of the demand and the quality is begin- ning to fall off considerably, particularly in roses of the higher class, A. L. Pennock & Son have had some very good Brunncrs and Laings, but the nnjority of the stock about town shows the effects of the warm weather or some- thing else. iS93- The American Florist, 983 A Bloom op the Victoria regia Small teas are now bringing $2 to $3 a hundred, Cusins and Wattevilles $3 to $5, Mermets, Brides and La France $4 to $6, Hybrids $25 to $50 for the best, Beauties $20 to $40, carnations $1 to $1.25, tulips $3 to $4, valley $2 to $3, Romans $2 to $3, sweet peas $1 to $2, Harrisii, so much an armful. Easter being early, many growers were not quite up to time, and the quantity of lilies that are now bringing up the rear is truly appalling. If all the stock forced for Easter had been on time there would certainly have been a slaughter of prices; it is bad enough as it is. One of the com- mission men said: "It seems to me that anyone that has ever sent anything to me before has been sending in the past week. I don't open some of the boxes; it's no use. When they can't sell it anywhere else it is sent to me and I am expected to make returns." John Burton has been sending out the American Belle the past week. The young plants are in fine condition and ready for duty at once. This is so different from the many new things sent out, which generally have to be nursed for a season to get them into shape. Geo. C. Watson has resigned his posi- tion with John Gardiner & Co. His loss will surely be felt by that firm. The very happy faculty he has of writing adver- tisements that are at once caught by the eye and read clear through is possessed by few men and is an art in itself Robert Craig received a large consign- ment of palms, araucarias, bay trees and other ornamental foliage stock from Bel- gium the past week. It arrived in first- class condition and is the finest lot of imported plants we have ever seen. It re- flects great credit on John Walker, who went over on purpose to select it. Some of the largest specimens will be sent to the World's Fair, but the great majority is added to the stock on the place. JVIr. Craig has a large house of crotons all in fine condition, as well as a collection of tuberous begonias that are just coming into flower; they are remarkably showy plants. K. G. A. Weddigen, of Vernon, Texas, re- ported the first hail storm of the season. His loss will be paid by the F. H. A. of which he was a member. Chicago. At the last meeting of the Florist Club, Mr. E. Wienhoeber read a very interest- ing and instructive paper on "How to manage a retail store." Hebelieve 1 that wherever at all possible it was wise for the retail florist to have a store all to himself, as he believed that it was offen- sive to the best class of customers to be obliged to mingle with the customers attracted by some other business in the same store, and which was frequently of a class that did not accord in every re- spect with that of the florist. He spoke also of the importance of having a good display in the store proper as well as in the windows, stating that blooming plants could generally be used for this purpose at less expense than cut bloome . He believed that it was better to be very particular as to the quality of the stock purchased, and to charge a good fair price for the same, rather than to invest in a poorer grade at a lower price and make cheap rates a feature. Another point upon which he laid con- siderable emphasis was the necessity of employing assistants who were gentle- manly and knew how to extend the little courtesies appreciated by ladies. He be- lieved that it was very poorpolicy to pay very low wages to employes in a retail store, and that a few dollars a week more to a really good man was one of the best investments that could be made. He believed that under no circumstances should visiting florists be allowed to col- lect in the sales-room for the purpose of gossiping, and that where such visitors were received they should be entertained in the work-room at the rear of the store. He believed that no effort should be spared to be in such a position as to make payments, both to employes and those from whom stock was purchased, promptly. He found that where the grower could depend upon prompt pay- ment of his account, he was much more apt to study to please the retail dealer, and that where a shortage in any line of stock occurred, the prompt payer is always given the generous portion, and the better portion as regards quality. A vote of thanks was tendered Mr. Wienhoeber for his very excellent essay. The Club's library was enriched by the addition of a set of bound volumes of the American Florist, donated by the American Florist Company, for which the Club extended a vote of thanks. Several new members were added to the roll. The question of a competition at the World's Fair in August, in the arrange- ment of cut flowers, as mentioned in our report of the last meeting of the Club, was brought up, and in accordance with the action taken at the lormer meeting, a committee was appointed to take steps to interest the other Florists' Clubs of the country in the furtherance of plans for a contest. The president appointed as this committee Messrs. G. L. Grant, John Thorpe, E. Wienhoeber, F. F. Benthey and H. F. Halle. This com- mittee will soon communicate with the other Florists' Clubs of the country and endeavor to secure an appointment of a representative board of managers, com- posed of members to be appointed by the various clubs, and to prepare a plan of procedure for the contest. At the next meeting of the Club, to be held on the 27th inst., there will be another spread, similar to the one that was so much enjoyed last month. Last Sunday the boiler at the green- houses of Albert Fuchs exploded, doing 984 The American Florist. Apr. 20, considerable damage to the greenhouses and seriously injuring the fireman in charge. During last week the flower market was very dull indeed, up to Saturday; on that day stock was pretty well cleaned out. On Monday sales were very good, owing to the entry of thenew mayor and aldermen into their oflicial positions. A good many flowers were used in celebra- ting this event, chiefly in the form of floral designs; it was, perhaps, the only time this season when there was a big demand for short-stemmed colored car- nations. Roses are extremely plentiful, and fine in quality. Carnations are now the finest of the season. Violets are getting small, though a few good ones still come in. Bulb stuff is growing less in most classes, but it still sells very slowly. Some extra fine pink and white tulips sell fairly, but not the general run of such stock. Narcissus poeticus from Mississippi has been sent in great quantities to the pro- duce dealers on South Water Street, and is sold by them at terribly low prices. We are told of these flowers being sold at $1 a 1000; the produce men do not care to handle flowers, and are willing to sell them for the amount of the express charges. This has a bad effect on the poeticus grown here. Lilac is also sent in through the same dealers; much of it is picked short, poorly packed, without bunching, and put up without harden- ing, so it soon flags. But this, too, has a bad effect on good quality lilac; people see it about the streets cheap, and think the good quality should sell for the same. Harrisii is a glut, and there is literally no demand for it. It is generally very good. It is expected, however, that the demand will increase in a week or two. Prospects are good for a brisk trade during the opening festivities of the World's Fair. An adjourned meeting of the Horticul- tural Society of Chicago will be held at the Sherman House next Saturday after- noon, the 22nd inst. Washington. The stores were all beautifully decor- ated for Easter. Mr. J.R. Freeman proba- bly had the most attractive window and store, and he certainly had the finest grown plants; his Harrisii were simply perfect. The plants were artistically arranged both in the window and store. These included hydrangeas, lilacs, azaleas, genistas, tulips, spir.-cas, ferns, palms and pandanus, all arranged for best effect. Mr. C. F. Hale also had a fine display of flowering plants and cut flowers. Har- risii, hydrangeas, lily of the valley, spiraas, palms, ferns and araucarias were arranged in his best style. Messrs. J. H. Small & Sons trans- formed their largCwindow on 14th street into a small rose garden, with mound of ferns and gravel walks. Large clusters of the finest roses were arranged through the garden, representing plants in full flower. Back of this was arranged some fine specimens of rhododendrons in full flower, making a gorgeous display. The walls of the store were hung with smilax, the tables and benches were filled with choice plants in full flower and these, together with their stock of elegant cut flowers, and thousands of tiny electric lights, all helped to make their exhibi- tion very attractive. C. Strauss & Co's. store was also handsomely decorated with a profusion of blooming plants, including hydrangeas, Harrisiis, spir.cas, valley, tulips, hya- cinths, ferns, palms, rubbers, pandanus, daisies and genistas. These last were be- yond doubt the finest grown plants in "inch pots ever offered for sale in this citv, and were a perfect mass of bloom. The Gude Bros, were not behind in making their store attractive. Their win- dow and store room were decorated in their best style, with blooming plants and cut flowers of the best variety. They had a fine display of their own grown roses. There was a far greater demand both for cut flowers and plants this season than any previous Easter. The quantity was in excess of the demand, consequently the prices were not so high as in former years, and for this reason a greater quan- tity was disposed of. The men in the mar- ket were overstocked as well as the store men, and both seemed anxious to dispose of their stock. They all report having done a magnificent business. The demand for church decorations of both plants and cut flowers was unusually large. Some of the churches were elaborately decorated. The parks begm to look sprmg-like. Magnolias conspicua and purpurea, for- sythias, cydonias and flowering apples, are in full flower. These are about three weeks later than last year. Forsythias and cydonias were in full flower last j-ear on the 17th of March. The unusually severe winter has killed many of the shrubs and evergreens throughout the city. The squares about the city begin to look as though spring had come at last. The beds which were planted with bulbs last fall are now in full bloom. Hyacinths, tulips, and crocus are to be everywhere seen. The grass is pretty and green, and in some of the parks the mowing machine can be seen. Mr. G. H. Brown, Public Gardener, pro- poses growing S.OOO or 10,000 more flowering plants for the parks this year. They will take the place of many coleus and achyranthus. Mr. Brown think this will please the public better than so much carpet bedding, as for the past eight or ten years the beds in the parks have been planted Drincipally with coleus, gera- niums, achyranthus, alternantheras, variegated stevia and vincas. They are growing thousands of young plants of Euonymus japonicus radicans variegata, which they propose bedding and pinning it close to the ground, as was done last year in forming some Corps badges in the Pension Office grounds. Mr. Brown and his efficient assistant and son, Mr. Percy Brown, are busy pre- paring the plans for the numerous beds. .\11 the beds are planted from designs pre- pared in the office during the winter and early spring months and by this means Mr. Brown knows the exact number of each pl.'int wanted and can see in his mind's eye just what the beds will look like when finished. The entire force will soon be engaged in bedding geraniums to give room to the more ten- der varieties. They will continue to pro- pagate and plant out until the middle of June. The annual banquet of the National Capital Press Club, at the Arlington Hotel, was a grand success. In novel eflTects, grandeur of decorations and un- looked-for surprises, the history of the 1 banquet hall does not chronicle a dinner that equaled it. .Ml that the genius of the electrician, or the artistic work of the decorator and florist could do, or the ingenuity of bright men could suggest was utilized to make the dinner one long to be remembered. Much labor and money had been expended. When the doors of the banquet hall swung open at 8 o'clock to admit the 125 invited guests, they were seated at the four tables which were arranged in the "double E" form. These tables were a mass of fragrant flowers and electric lights under colored shades. Suddenly a darkness that could be felt fell on them. There was not a ray of light. As suddenly a flood of brilliance poured upon the scene. From banks of flowers and green placed in the center of the middle table, and at each of the four comers emerged beauti- ful little flower girls and boj'S prettily dressed, bearing baskets of boutonieres, which they distributed, and were then spirited away. The singularity of the scene, its beauty, and the quickness with which the transformation was effected brought rounds of applause from the guests. The walls of the handsome dining hall were draped with southern smilax and asparagus. Among them were countless numbers of brilliant electric bulbs which gave a dazzling light. The tables were massed with green, white and red. In the center was a mound of green repre- senting a jungle, edged with tulips, at each of the four corners was a handsome cut-glass vase filled with long stemmed hybrid roses, having a basket of aspara- gus which formed the base from which peeped tiny electric lights. On the theory that members of the newspaper profession at the Capital are the intermediary between public men and the world, and that the electric wires are the medium of communication, through the centre ot the tables ran a telegraph line. The poles, which were an exact im- itation, were about two and one-half feet in height. The cross arms bore from four to six wires and each pole was il- luminated by a bunch of tinj' electric lights in different colors. There were three telegraph stations with instru- ments, yellow pads and pencils all com- plete. They were manned by operating members of the club. At the base of each telegraph pole was a mound of As- paragus plumosus. The windows were banked with palms, among which were electric lights. The stand for the musicians was eleva- ted ten or twelve feet from the floor, and was almost hidden in vegetation. Im- mcdiatelj' in its centre was a large and beautiful branch of laurel made of white metal and illuminated by electric lights. Against the left wall rested an enormous note book. .\n electric interrogation mark, some six inches long was at the top, and across the pages in flame were the words, "Know anything?" These lights were white. Directly across the room was a large square bearing in electric bulbs the in- scription, "Press Club, lS,-3,-'93," also in white. .\ little nearer the door and upon the left was a sword crossed by a pen. The sword was first shown perlect in form, it then died away, was again shown broken, and the pen fl.-ished out, indicating of course its superior might. The menu cards were as novel as the prelude to the feast. In front of each plate stood a miniature world, a globe about sixteen inches in diameter, show- ing all the countries of the earth, the seas that girdle the earth, and nearly every- thing else of a geographical nature. On its face were printed the names of the guests and the menu. Its surface in other parts was covered with witticisms and international allusions. This novel decoration was designed by rSpS- The American Florist. 98s Mr. Walter Wellmau, Presidetit of tbc Club, and the Wasbington correspondent tor the C/iicago Ifcrald. The floral dec- orations were fnrnished bj' Messrs. ]. H. Small & Sons. The electric work, which was perfect in every detail, was done by the General Electric Light Company. C. LkSLIIi KlCV.NOLllS. St. Louis. The uiist week has been marked bj' ex- treme variable temperature, it having opened with genuine summer heat and alter a heavy rain and windstorm cooled off imtil it was quite fresh during the night,— having reached 30°during Friday night. .\11 the young growths were frozen stiff, but owing to the sun having verj' little strength the following morning things thawed out gradually, and as far as can be seen little damage was done. Tbe supply has kept pace with the weathtr, and from a glut during the first part of the week the supply dropped away until at present the supply and demand arc somewhere near equal. Lilac from out doors has made its appearance and is quite plentiful; it takes for a short while, until the supply is so heavy that it swamps things. The plant trade is booming, several firms saying they have never known the shipping to be as heavy as it is just at present. Tbe indications are that it will continue good until tbe season is over. During the heavy storm that visited this city on the night of tbe 11th inst. several of our florists were quite seriously damaged by hail. Mr. Wm. Sehray was quite severely hurt. His houses run north and south and the storm coming from tbe west broke about one-half of the glasson that side, while the eastern side was but lightly touched. A house erected last year and glazfd with large glass bad about 75 out of 300 lights remain whole. Mr. Fdlmore, whose place is within two blocks of Mr. Sehray 's, was also hit bard. Most of his houses run the same as Mr. Sehray 's, and had the west side pretty well knocked to pieces. Mr. Beyer and Mr. Meyer were also caught but not nearly so heavy. P^ortiinately tbe hail seemed to be confined to a very narrow area, to the satisfaction of those who escaped. Mr. Sehray has been very fortu natc so far m regard to hail, this being the first time be has been severely hurt. When the Florists' Hail Association got down to working order he insured, more he said to help the society than because he thought be would be benefited. Just at present, however, it seems as though he is to profit by his kindness. August Jablonsky, of Wellston, al- though not visited by hail had quite as severe an experience. He retired Tuesday night and when he awoke and looked out next day bis place was converted into a lakelet. His place lies on a hillside run- ning all the way to the bottom where the houses are situated. A sub-division of the city is being land out just east of his place, and it appears that temporary wooden sewers were placed where thefills were made; one of these caved in, the earth from above following, completeh' blocked tbe outlet. There was all the way from three to six feet of water in the bouses, and it had come within a few fett of his dwelling. .\11 his carnations and violets that were planted out are under three inches of mud, the hot bed sash had floated all over the place and the stock in the frames ruined. It is expected he will be able to recover damages, a peculiar feature of the case being that although he resides in St. Louis county the cause of his damages occurred in the city. The regular meeting of the Flo rists' Club occurred on the titb. The finance commit- tee met and ratified the action taken at the previous meeting, before the regular meeting was called. The exhibition com- mittee reported and submitted a list of premiums to be offered at the fall show, the discussion and readjustment of this list occupied most of the time. It was finally fixed however to the satisfaction of all concerned. A committee was also appointed to see the trustees of the Shaw estate relative to tbe offering of the $500 in premiums as provided for in Mr. Shaw's will. .Vnotber committee was appointed to make final terms with the managers of the exposition hall, where tbe show,s have alwaj'S been held. From the interest mani- fested the show promises to be very suc- cessful. Mr. Wm. Sehray will build a rose house 20 by 100 feet, which will contain all tbe modern improvements, such as iron braces in tbe rafter joints, iron supports and purlins, front ventilation and 14-incb glass. A novel feature is the absence of the usual narrow back bench, the two middle benches being made wide enough to occupy the additional space thus gained. It is rumored that tbe Robt. Haus- perger Sons & Co. expect to build this spring and will double their amount of glass. K. F. T. Baltimore. One of the most interesting discussions at the club meeting was brought out by this question, which was tbe second drawn from the question box: "Now that the bulbs are all sold has there been any profit in them?" Mr. Eckardt said he had forced lour thousand and cleared about eight doUais. Mr. Mc Roberts thought them profitable when used to fill up vacant places and odd corners, as they could be grown where other things would not thrive. Mr. Eraser said too many were grown and strongly advised co-operation among members and limit- ing the amount of any crop produced in the city, especially Dutch bulbs. Then there was a little digression relating to tbe relative profit in forcing high priced or low priced bulbs and the lowest profit- able selling price of pot hyacinths, some of the members holding that they could not be forced for ten cents without losing money, and that twenty or twenty-five cents was the lowest figure, while others seemed willing to undertake them for eight cents. Another question was: "Why did not valley pay this year?" Mr. Seidiwitz thought the reason was tbat prices at retail were too high and scared off buyers. He had sold at fifty cents a dozen during Easter and considered that higli enough. In connection with this was anotner question: "Does it paj' to force valley at three cents?" Mr. Seidiwitz said it would pay at two cents. Mr. Wm. Ekas ex- pressed doubts of that. Mr. Ejkardt thought they might pay at two cents now, but not earlier in the season. "Why do hyacinth spikes drop when brought into heat?" Mr. Eckardt was of the opinion that bad treatment was responsible, but Mr. Welsh bad them drop off" by the side of others that grew into perfect flowers, lost two hundred out of nine hundred forced. Mr. C. M. Wagner had trouble of the same kind, so had Mr. Hantske and PretiJent Moss. Mr. Wm. Ekas suggested that possibly the very scA-ere frosts had injured the bulbs while covered outside before forcing. Then came a debate on the difterencc between Parma and Lady H. Campbell violets, Mr. Seidiwitz giving as his opinion that Campbell is small and very dark while Parma is large and light. Mr. Wm. Ekas said be would defy any one to pick them out, and he had stock from the originator. Mr. Rodgers said Parma was much larger and lighter than any other bandied at the Exchange. Business generally is a little slow and flowers in excess of demand. Tne plant trade is coming to the front, though, and here and there an adventurous lady is daring Jack Frost bv putting out gera- niums. Mack. New Bedford, Mass.— Easter trade was first-class. There was a big demand for potted plants in bloom, also for vio- lets, pinks and roses. lUilbousstuft, stocks and spiraa went slow. Prices were low on everything excepting pinks. Detroit, Mich.— S. Taplin will give up his store in the Opera House Block this mcmth on account of ill-health. The store will be occupied in future by the Jno. Irvine Co., of Bay City. Easter trade in Detroit was very good, and a brisk plant trade is now opening. Minneapolis, Minn.— Our Easter trade was about 30 per cent, larger than last year. A decided preference for blooming plants over loose flowers was a marked feature. Large numbers of lilies, hya- cinths in pots, azaleas, bj'drangeas, etc., were disposed of at good prices. The supply equalled tbe demand. Hartford, Conn.— Easter trade was never better. Increased demand for decor- ative plants in pots such as azaleas, spineas, Harrisii lilies and spring bulb- ous plants. Cut flower trade fine. Roses retailed at from $1.50 to $3 per dozen. Prices in general were low. The florists had a fine day and their stock was all cleaned out, leaving everybody happj. Albany, N. Y.— The Easter trade in this city was larger than that of any previous year. The supply of both flow- ers and plants was extensive. Every- thing was sold, and more could have been sold, if orders could have been properly attended to, but the rush on Saturday was so great that many could not be waited upon. Among plants, lilies, azaleas, hydrangeas and hyacinths had the best sale. Incut flowers, roses, violets and carnations were in greatest demand. Rochester, N. Y.— Easter trade was in advance of last year in plants and flowers both, but not a heavy per cent. Some of the growers were late with lilies and hydrangeas, or there could have been more of both sold. Salter Bros, had a fine lot of both, and sold out of them early. The increase was in carnations and violets. There is a growing demand for nice small plants in bloom; azaleas were scarce. Rochester is a low priced place for flowers. Carnations sold be- fore Easter at 25 cents and 30 cents per dozen, and at no time during the winter except at Christmas and Easter have they been more than 30 to 4-0 cents a dozen. The story of why it is would be too long to tell, but it is discouraging to know that Syracuse and Buffalo florists received 50 cents a dozen most of the winter for their carnations. Other flow- ers tro have been sold below other cities of this size. 986 The American Florist, Apr. 20, Always mention the American Flo- rist when writing to advertisers. You CAN never invest $2 to belter ad- vantage than in a copy of our trade directorv and reference book. SITUATIONS.WANTS. FOR SALE. ,.,,. ^.._ under this henrt will be Inserted Bt Ihe rate of lu cents a line (seven words) each Inser- Cash must accompany order. Plant adve. not ■ " ,d. Advertli he rate i .Ion. Cas . . admitted under this hea< SUT'ATION WANTEIV-As foreman ot commercial place, espcclallv up In fon-lnu roses. Only parties of character need reply. Ohio or St. Ixiuls preferred. Address .\ V /. cnre American Florist. ChlcaBO SITI'ATION WANTED- As iisslstant. In i.rlvatc or commercial place: ■-'1 yearsof bkc. Cennan. HJeaks Encllsh; is well up In stove, floiverlni; and hardy plants. Address WC. Box 4:i. Short Hills. N. J. SITUATION WANTED-By 1st of May. by a prac- tical Scotch tiardcner and tlorlsl. well up In all kinds of [.Mvcniiousc pltints. luunliioonis. vecetables. Horn. ,\li l\M.^. .ill'' w W.c.l.'^, Kuk.mio. liid. SITUATION WANTKli By practical pardener. well up In stove and greenhouse plants, fruit and veK- etables: also lanrlecape and ornamental work: 2.T years practice In nurseries and private trardens in England and AniiTlca ; fi+ears with present employer; best of referer l'- K. EIn . Wis W^ preferred. Address 1>. O. Bo.x lU:. Luke Fn WANTED- A first class i must be temiierate and i Address Ttie D1 WANTED -An assistant florist; must be A No. 1 rose grower and a sober man; will pay Wl per month and lioard. F. S. Jov & Sii\. Nashville. Tenn. WANTED Slnt'le man of .•ncii.-y and nlillity for roset. aiKl .-111 tlower stock .Address nil h terms and e-vperlence .1. T Will i vm^cv. l'ro|., l,a Kose (;:ir.leM>. .McmiiiIiin. ■r.iin. WANTED— To purchase, very cheap, the 111 or 13 last years of the "Garden" of Ix>ndon, even Incomplete or soiled. i.uxciiMiK, 104 E. Sfth St.. Ne\v York City. W.\N'rKli-A t 1 iiinn tor t'ciu'ral greenhouse wait on ciistoiiMTs. i;ond references rcipllred. Wages J26per month wltli board. W. W. Col.KS. Kokomo. Ind. WANTBD-At oi general cut flo writing give leferei first class all round 1) K. 47. Am, FI.Hl a good grower of roses and s. OS a working foreman. When and stall- terms. None bnt :i ist sii.iiii.i npiily. Address .\|sii wiiiLted it good assistant. upetent a working WANTED Sooi foreman In commercial place: must be flrstclas grower of roses.' carnations and other cut flowers. Address, with coi>lesof references and wages required; also give other particulars. hrlety; English preferred. Address B. 1'. O. Bo.v 133. Yarmouthporl. Ma mo Foil KENT wholesali' liMH s ked with of the best retail and .•iieral line Florist. Chicago. Fill! SALE (, feet .0 glas lihago. rehullt, 11.0(1(1 Address E,\c * American Fiorls FOR SALE OR LEASE. riorisl's Esui)lisliio5iil near New York Ciiy, Worist cstalilishnient siluateil five miles from Harlem Bridge, in Westchester County, contain- ing six acres of land in nursery stock with dwell- ing honse, shed, barn, etc. 2.5,000 feet of glass heated by steam and hot water, well stocked with Palms, perns and Roses, doing a good liome and wholesale trade. Never failing supply of water. Will only rent to a reliable party. Address K. W. P., care Weebcr & Don, 111 Chambers St., New York Citv. FOR SALE OR TO RENT. ■fhr lollowine grculiouse ,„„p> 1 1> situ.ite.l «., thcoulskirtsofSpringacld, file City of Houses; or will sell C.reenhouses. Stock and Fi.xtnres and give ten years' lease of 'J acres land. Ten houses in all — .'i houses, 1(1 feet wide, ti.5 feet long; 4 houses. IS feet wide, (ii feet long; 1 house, 18 feet wide. Il."i feet long. Steam plant! New double Florida Boiler. Stock in good condition, with a large ami extr.i good home market. This is an opportunity i" a lifetime, as present owner has other interests to kxik after. If yon are looking f.iv a chance, apply .■> KIiii Street, SPKIXtJ lll:i.l>, ■M4S>;. TAKE YOUR CHOICE. FOB SALE— An olil established Florist Business at Dorchester. Mass.. comprising '.ILlIdd feet of land centrally located, on which are: 1 house 'mx\» Mllefl with Carnations: 1 house "0.vll> filled with Roses; 1 house ruxll filled with Ylob ts: 1 house TOxIll tilled with Violets; 1 sash pit TUxT Hlled with Violets; 1 dwelling house 7 rooms. Plants In good condition and houses in good repair. Price ICOOfl. L'llli SALE (Hi liENT-A well i-.|ill|i|.ed estilbllsh- r Ml. 'Ill within elglil miles of B.isl.iii .(.iniirislng S lu'i'es ,,l Ian. I ..ii wlii.'U an- I li.nisr l'.1i\','ll tllh'.l with Me i: 1 bouse a; I house 1 heated iimgaiing IKIxll tlll.'.l mill (alius, l;,, , , , I'.irti 1110x11 Mlle.l with VI.. I. 'Is iiii.l Mi-ii.,ii,il..; frame imi-vi. tilled with ,MigiioMeiie: l pi' house l.i ft. long. Price t22.U00. FOK SALE— Eight miles from Boston. 1 acre of land. M.OOd feet of glass. Imdnrilng 4 houses, IIKI.xIS, I dwelling hollse'; rooms. Apply to N. F. McCarthy & CO. 1 Music Hall Place, Boston Mass. AMERlGflN BEAUTY 2'+ inch pots, fS.OO per 100. 3 iiicli pots, |i20o per too. JOHN BURTON, Chestnut Hill. PHILADELPHIA. PA. F^CD? . »30.c TEAS HYBRIDS 40.00 per looo Healthy plants, in 2inch pots Also healthy plants of the Newest Chrysanthe- mums, and general greenhouse stock. Trade list on application. I^OXJISVTLLB ICTT. I=R ( )<= 3e:^ >- Finest stock iu Northwest Duchess of .Vlbany, l.a Kraiioe. Catherine Meriuet, Wnban, The Bride, .Mine. Ilos Niplietos, I'erle, Siiiiset. W. K. I!en lett. C. A. SMITH FLORAL CO . 77 7th Street. South, MINNEAPOLIS. MINN. '(idillot. J inch Ht #4,0<>l>ei- lOO. Me- teors at 1#5.00 ler I0(», A s|..-,'i:.lty iiia.l.. .if growing for future delivery. Cash willi or.ler. West Forest Park. ST. LOUIS, MO. Who? KOFFMAN. Where'^ ^^^^^n- WW I 1 Vr I W- • OH.\\t;i': ( o., n. v. What? Adiantum Guneatum Plants, lioni S in. pots lot pi'.ip.ii;.ilin'4 $aO.OO per luiiulfea pl.ints. When? rOR IMMEDIATE DELIVERY, lion the AMCin.'W Flullisr, THE GREAT ANTI PEST. For particulars, see next weel«. R. W. CARMAN, Genl Act.. Wl Amit7 dtreet, t'LL'SUJlSU, Uueena Co., M. r. ROSES AMERICAN BEAUTY. 2,'4 indi pols JS.tO per 100. Also Bride, i\\ermel, lloslc, Woot- ton, Perle, Sunset, Meteor, (jontier, Cusin, Watteville, La France, JO.OO per 100; JSO.OO per loCK). IWME. TESTOUT, $25.00 per 100. CARNATIONS DAYBREAK, $i 00 per tOO; jt25 00 per ICOO. Portia (selected and e.xtra selected), W. F. Dreer, Fred Creighton, Hinze's, Puritan, Lizzie McGowan, Grace Wilder, White Dove, Crimson and PeaclilMow Coronets, rooted early, very stronj; and healthy. In Hats and in pots. I'rices on applicalinii. CANNAS rei KHI Mme. i"ro/y, line plants flS.oo Admiral Coiirbet, line plants .s.OO Hremices de Nice, tine plants 5.00 President Faivre 5.Co French Cannas, mixed 5 00 EDWIN LONSDALE, WYNDMOOR, Chestnut Hill P. 0.. PHILA.. PA. ^ Roses * ll.'alllu st..el<. Brides. Mermets, Perles, -Sunsets, laaFrance, Meteor aud Watte- ville. From ■1\ inch pots, SI per I0(): fXt per I,(X)0. CARNATIONS. strong healthy iil.liils fn.iii tl.ils, Hinze's Wliite, Iiamborn, Fred Creigh- ton, Grace Wilder and Portia. REDFIELD, Glenside. Pa. 3 1-2 Cent Roses. IIYBKin FtKPETUAL and CLIMBING, Clean Healthy Stock, grown in 2J-^-inch pots. Such varieties as Gen. Jack, La Reine, La France, Duch. of Albany, Anna de Oiesbach, Perfection Des Blanches, Coq. Des Blanches, Giant of Bnltlcs, Md Mas- son, Souv. De Duchere, P. Queen, Bali. Belle, Pride of Washington and Russell's Cottage. JAMES BROWN, JR.. WHITEHALL. ILL. Cycas Revoluta^^>' The I.niRest .iiul IU -t Selected Slock ol Cycas Rcvoliita, fronils anil roots cut off, true long leaved variety, now on hand. For genera! Japanese and Australian stock, F. GONZALES & CO., 303 312 Wayns St., SAM FRANCISCO, CAL. t»"S-end lor eulaloKue iSgs- The American Florist, 987 I the Grand New Forcing Rose, ♦ I'rlces ami full imrtu-nlars .111 api'Hcntlon. \ \ John Burton. Chestnut Hill. Philadelphia J Golden Returns. 200,000 ROSES 200,000 We offer well established, healthy plauts in below named aud many other sorts: From 2-iuch pots, $ 3.00 per 100; $30.00 per 1000 From 3-inch pots, (J.OO " (jO.OO From 4-inch pots, 12.00 " 120.00 Not in excess of auy one variety. 50,000 HybridPerpetual Roses 50,000 at U per 100; 940 per lUOO, in 50 select varieties. New and Rare Varieties at Special Kates given ill our Wliolesale l^ist, now ready. WE NAME A FEW SORTS ONLY: Aurora. Bosanquet. Cumt. ili' l.aixirthe. Bon Sllene. Cels, Devoniensis. C. Menuet. Ktulie de Lyon, Her- mosa, Mme. Cusln, II. .M. Stanlev. Mulmalson, Marie (julilot. Mme. Lambard, Marie Lambert. Marecbal Nlel. Kroser. Nlplietos. Mme. ,Ios. Scliwartz, Safrano, Perle des Jardlna. Sombreull. The Bride, etc., etc. For anythlns in the Florist line, or sehd your lists to oe priced. Address NANZ & NEUNER, LOUISVILLE. KY. ROSES ^ I gTOw all the leaililio fiuviiit; varieties such as Mme. Testout, K. A, Victoria Meteor. Wootton, Beauty. Perle. Bride, Meriuet, Watteville. etc. UMUO A good slock iu 2-iu. pots of all the niUniOi leadiu": cut flower aud commercial varieties at $3.00 per 11)0; fLV.fHI per 1 ,000. Giiaran- teed true to iiaine. W. W. COLES, KOKOMO, IND. . ■' I .^linile Hill Kose i'ariu. The New White Rose KAISERIN AUGUSTA VICTORIA. THE NEW VIOLET ROBERT GARRETT. The healthl. - date: stronjj transplaDt-^Mi lOU. joHiv cook:, 318 N. Charles St.. BALTIMORE, MD. Mention Amerlnan FioDflf. Hybrid Perpetual Roses, Worlied low on the Manettl Stock, offer the best re- sults to the florist, blooming: freely and p;iving plenty of cuttings for propagating quicltly. Fine plants for sale by the 100 or 1000, at low rates. Price Lists to applicants. Address WILLIAM H. SPOONER, JAMAICA PLAIN, (Boston). MASS. THE ANCHORAGE ROSE GO. Ofl'ers a select lot of yoting Rose plants. Grown from imported stock. Free from disease. All the popular forcing varieties. SEND FOK PKICE LIST ANCHORAGE ROSE CO., Anchorage, Ky. BRIDESMAID, Mme. Cusin, Mme. de Watteville, Bride and Meteor. FOR PRICE LIST, PRIME STOCK, BARGAINS, .A c3 cl s'e is S9» FRANK L. MOORE, Ghatnaiii, New Jersey. MflDflME CAROLINE T&STOUT. The best rose of its color in existence. It lias been fully tested in the New York market and Hea'thy plants from 2 'i-inch pots now ready. Per 100, $25 00; per 1000, $200.00; 500 at 1000 rates. ERNST ASMUS, West Hoboken, N. J. Meiuhtn American Florist. ROSKS FINE HEALTHY PLANTS FROM 2MNCH POTS. Perles, Brides, Mermets, Niphetos, Papa Gontier, Hoste, Watteville, Cusin, La France, Albany, Wootton, at . ^5.00 per 100, $45.00 per 1,000. Meteor at $6.00 per 100, $5 5.00 per 1,000. Climbing Perle, at .... $10.00 per 100. John Henderson Co., PLACE YOUR ORDERS WITH BROWN & GflNFIELD. 527 WALNUT STREET, SF^JEeiJVGlPlEJIvr*, XI^X^» And you will get the ALL THE LEADING VARIETIES. - WRITE FOR PRICES. ROSES. Glothilde Soupert. ROSES. .€:>o i^EH 100. Grand, healthy plants from 3-inch pots, 'are in splendid condition tor Spring sales. We make this price to move them quioklj. MERMET. NIPHETOS. BRIDE. GONTIER. WATTEVILLE and HOSTE, from 2inch pots. $4.00 per hundred. DAVID CLIFFE, Germantown, Phila., Pa. CARNATIONS AND VIOLETS, WRITE FOR PRICES. OSKArOO?A, IOWA. Albany, La France And tew other v.irieties from COLD FRAME— in good shape. 3 and 4-inch pots, jS7,00 and |9 00 per ICO. BROWN & CANFIELD, Springfield, III. 988 The American Florist. Apr. 20^ Sub'.cription $1.00 a Year. To Edrope, $2.00. AdvertisemenLs, 10 Cents a Line, Agate; Inch. 81.40; Column, SM-oo. Cash with Order. No Special Position Guaranteed. Discounts, 6 times. 5 per cent: 13 times, 10 per cent; 26 times, 20 per cent; 52 times, 30 per cent. No reduction made for large space. The AdvertlBlng I>epartment of the American KLORIST 18 for Florlata, Seedsmen, and dealers In wares pertalnlnK to thost lines ONLY. Please to remember li. Orders (or less than one-lialf inch space not accepted. Address THE AMERICAN FLORIST CO.. Chicago. How ta Grow Cut Flowers. A few weeks ago we gave a short notice of abook bearing the above title, written and published by M. .\. Hunt, Terre Haute, Iiid. Our note was then made roni advance sheets; we now have the completed volume before us. A practical book by a practical man must always possess a peculiar value, and we have no hesitation in pronounc- ng Mr. Hunt's treatise a big advance over anything in its line previously pub- lished. It opens with achapter on green- house construction; this is followed by ventilation and heating, different systems being explained, and their advantages pointed out. From this the author passes ti> the various florists' (lowers, treating on loses of all classes, carnations, chrys- anthemums, violets, mignonette and bulbs. The cultural notes are copious, covering soil, temperature, watering, pruning, tying, gradingand packing. The book is written throughout in a very practical style, and there is no attempt at "padding" with unnecessary words. The author knows what he has to say, and he says it in plain language. The chapters on insect enemies and plant diseases are thoroughly practical, giving the best remedies and prevent- ives known at the present time. The fungoid diseases are described simply, so that there can be no difficulty in recogniz- ing them, and the best formulas for pre- vention or cure are fully given. The last chapter is full of miscellaneous hints, which will be found very useful. In his preface, Mr. Hunt modestly says that his hook is "a plain story, the result of a life ol both experience and observa- tion." It is more than that; it is a most useful handbook for our trade, and should be a part of the business library of every florist. It contains 228 pages and 36 illustrations. Pansies sBowing fine variety in color and marking were recentlv received from W.J. Engle, Dayton, Ohio. Some of the bronze and red margined blooms were specially attractive, arid there were some good dark forms. A WHITE i-.ERANii'M, sport from White S (van, has been sent us by Miss Kosa Tascher, I'lymouth, Ind. Wc arc in- formed that in growth it resembles White Swan, but is more free in bloom- ing. It is a very clear pure white. A Hoi. I, ANii nurseryman writes to tell us his surprise and pleasure at finding his collection of rhododendrons sent to the World's h'air already planted among the other exhibits, upon his arrival to at- tend to this operation in person, and wishes, on behalf of the Holland exhibit- ors, to publicly thank Mr. Thorpe for the generous treatment accorded them and the splendid care given the plants sent. Wi: HAVE KECEivi:i> the report of the committee on classification of the Amcri can Chrys;inthemuin Society for 1.-102. In addition to tic lists of varieties recently introduced, it contains a full alphabetical list of all the varieties known in cultiva- tion here. American Grape Tkaini.ng. by Prof. L.H.Bailey, is a monograph of grape pruning and training, comprising the various systems used bv American cul- turists. it contains 90 pages and 37 illustrations, and is issued by the Rural Publishing Co, We have RECEivi;i> from Mrs. M. V.. Eaton, Ljons, Iowa, a photograph of one of her greenhouses, among the con- tents being a good showing of L. Har- risii in excellent bloom. The house is of modern construction and does credit to the t)wner. St. Pail, Minn. — Easter trade with us was very good indeed; better than for several years. There was a large demand for Easter lilies and also for flowering plants, especially those which could be sold at 50 cts. to $1. There seems to be a growing demand here for cheap priced plants at Easter time, and we think that a nice trade can be established in that direction in the future. We think that the general low prices prevailing this Easter had something to do with the in- creased sales. Havei.ock, III. — Michael lenders has purchased the interest ol his partner in the firm of Enders & (dresser at this place, assuming all liabilities of the old firm. RsnO FlnWDrC new crop in best white Ud|JS nUWClb, qualify at $125 the lb; 10 lb. lots, |10 net. Cycas Leaves t^f^^ss^,^::^ cut in appearance, from 30 in. upwards, at ■15c., 50c., (.Oc, ■/5c. and Jl.oo each, accord Metai'Deslps,rs^;^-ri^; latest French styles, from 5o cents net apiece upwards. PaolfptQ of all styles, Plain and Fancy, UQOMilO for School Commencements, Liinneis, Receptions, Favors, etc. Supplies Of all kinds, -'t'^p%'e;s: Wax Paper, Foil, Immortelles, Letters, Wire Designs, Funeral Sheaves, Doves, etc. For prices consult our Trade Catalogue, mailed free. August Rblker & Sons, 136 & 138 W. 24lh St., Uqui VnrI/ P.O. Station E. ncW lUIKi NEW BEDDING BEGONIA THURSTONII. SlroiiK [.hints, ¥1 .l«l pc-r .l,,/,.ii; SI.IKI per humircil J. E. BONSALL & SON. 308 Garfield Ave., Salem. 0 Ilcalthv rooted niniM-r-. Marie IioulBe Vio- lets, IKlr iier UK), $.j.lX) jiei l,(KKI Phebe A. Baker, Meilia, Deljwaifi i;o,. Pa. FARFUOIUM GRANDE. TILTON BROTHERS. -■■->-' ■ SI., Aurora. III. DAU^ICC in bloom. Sample 100 $2.25. See '^""'^"■'^ adverl.semeni In Rose Numbei-. W. J. ENGLE, Box 211. Dayton, 0. WHOLESALE FLORISTS E. CORNER tSth & Chestnut Sts., PHILADELPHIA. SAMUEL S. PEN NOCK, Wholesale Florist REMOVED TO REAR OF 42 S. 16tti ST.. X>lilInclelF>Ii.la, Pa. (Successor to KLLISON It KUEHN), ^i^^ WHOLESALE ^e^ 1122 niTE STIiEET, St:. X^ovalis, Ac. a string; '2l)c. a string liy tlielivin- ilied ; ISc. a ntrinK l>_v tlii> llionsand. When ? ALLTHEYE.IK .VKOl'.ND. And he pays the E.\[>i'ess. IF YOU NEED ANY Cape Flowers, Immortelles, Orasses, plain or f.inLV Baskets, Metal Wreaths, Letters, Doves, oi any otIuM tliiiii; in the I'lorists' supply line, ni.iil us your orcter. REMEMBER WE ARE THE Leading' Manufacturers of Wheat Sheaves and Baskets, and Importers of Florists' Supplies, (ataloerii.. on iipplicil l,.i, ERNEST KAUFMANN & CO.. 113 N. 4th Street. PHILADELPHIA, PA. MARSCHUETZ & CO.. FLORISTS' • SUPPLIES 23&2SN. 4lhSt., PHILADELPHIA. PA. Send tor C&tBloKue._^_^^^^^^. r893' The American Florist. 989 E. H. HUNT, WHOLESaLEpLORIST 79 Lake Street, CHICAGO, y^^^,^ Perle. Gontler, NIphet.ia * 4.00 Mermeta, La trance, Bride. Woottons ti.OO Meteors S.OO Jacqs 12 UU Carnations, ebort 1.00 lonj; 3,00 " " fancy 2 50 Romans. Valley. Narcissus, Tulips 3.00 Violets. Adiantum 1 .00 Cttllas, Hnrrlsll 1(1. 00 Smllax 30 00 111 effect till next issue of tills Duper. KGnnicoii; Bros. 60. WHOLESALE GUT FLOWERS, 34 &. 36 RANDOLPH STREET, <7Z3:XC7.A.<3rO, IUXj. A. L. RANDALL, Wtiolesale Florist and Dealer in FLORISTS' SUPPLIES, H6 Dearborn Street, CHICAGO. store Closes Nights 9 P. M.: Sunday » F. M. NILES CENTER FLORAL CO. liK'orporated n'HOLKSAI.K (iliOWKKS OF GUT FLOWERSot ALL KINDS and Dealers in FLOmSTS' SUPPLIES. til \S \V McKKLI^.AI!, ftlgr. In Chicago Cut Flower Exchange. 45 Lake St.. CHICAGO. J** FLORIST. ee WABASH AVENUE, Telephone 4786. CHICAGO, ILL. T.J. CORBREY&CO. Wholesale and Commission FLORISTS, 4S Lake St , CHICAGO, ILL. In t'lilcagoCut i<'l.nvcr KxilmiiKf. . . . A. G. PRINCE & CO., Wholesale and Commission FLORISTS, 45 LAKE STREET. In Chicago Cut Flower Exchange. CHICAGO. • DAN'L B. LONG, COMMISSION • FLORIST. 495 Washington St., BUFFALO, N. Y. FORCING BDLB8, FLORISTS' SDPPtlES, iONG'S FLORISTS' PHOTOGRAPHS. Lists, Terms, &c. on application. I WHITE DOVES FOR FLORISTS. I Largest and flnest stocii in the United States, Write for prices to |s. J. seussECx^x.,, 103 Van Winkle St . Jersey City. N.l. Mention the Americr.n Florist when writing to advertisers on i!:.s page. @\f/Ro?e^a?^ Marftet^. Cut Flowers. New York, April l.s Bridesmaid. La France.. Meteor Jacqueminot Beauty i.OOca 4.1 i.00@l3.l I.OOSllO I ).oo@aii.( Hybrids, " Mme. Caroline Testout., Carnations 76® 1.50 Valley, hyacinths, tulips, daffodils 2.00(51 ;l.(lll Harrisll 3.00® 5.00 Mignonette 1.00(t» 5.0 .AdTantums 10 Lilac (bunch) 10 Roses in thcuisand lots from SiOOO to Sh'i.OO per lOOU. BO.STON. April 18. Hoses, Nlphetos. Gontier 4.(J0(§) tJ.O Perie.Simset 0.00® 8.0 Bride. Mermet 8.0U®iO.O .lacq.. Luizet ]200®25.0 Bnmner 25.0U®40.0 Carnations 1.00® 3.0 Violets 50® .7 Lilies. Han-lsll and LonKlflorum ,S.0O8I2.0 •• Candldums 3.00® 5.0 Liiyofthevalley. tulips, daffodils 2.00® 3 0 Narcissus Poeticus 1.00® 3.0 Mignonette 2.ljO£e 4.0 Heath , per buncii .50 to 75 cents Primroses, per buncli iSto.iO Adiantum 1.00® I.O Smllax. . 20.IJ0@25.0 ABl)arafrus piumosus 5O.0O@75.0 PHIT.-\nET,PHlA. AprillS. Roses, Brunners 10.0(I®;15.0 •• Laings i5.00(ii:iU.II Beauties 20.00®:i5.0 Belies 35.(1 La fiance. Mermet, Bride 4-00® 0.0 Cusln. Wuttevllle 3.00® 5.0 .lacqs S.(lO@10.0 Perle, Goutier 2.00® 3.0 Valley 2.0(J(S; 3.0 ('arnations 7;i(<(^ 1-3 Dairodiis, tulips ;;.oiit«> 4.0 Misnouelte I l«ln" 2,0 AsparaRus i»),0Ui«7a,(' Smllax." 30.001925.0 Adiantum 1.00® 1,3 Harrlsli 5,00® »,(i Oalias 5,00® 8,(1 Sweet peas I.OO(«2U Chicago. April 18. Roses, Peries, Nlphetos Gontier 3.00® 4.0 Mermet. La France. Albany 4.00® 5.0 Brides. Wootton Bennett 4.00® 5.0 Beauties 10 00@25.0 ,lacqs 10.0O®15.0 Hybrids 15. 00630.0 Carnations (short) .. .7 (lone) 1 110® .5 (fancy) 2.0 illey. Peek & Sutherland, Successors to WM. J. STEWART, Gut Flowersi Florists' Supplies WHOLESALE. I 67 Bromfleld Street, BOSTORT, MASS. WHOLESALE FLORISTS, JOBBERS IN . . . . . FLORISTS' BRIDES, ^^^^^^^:^''''"."' GONTIERS, ^'^^^ -N!^ \ASEi CARNATIONS, ALWAYS OlM HAND 1 Music Hall Place, BOSTON. MASS. HORTICDLTURAL AOCriONEERS, WELCH BROS., Wholesale Florists, NO. 2 BEACON STREET, Near Tremont St , BOSTON, MASS. BURNS & RAYNOR. 49 West 28th Street, WHOLBSALE DEALERS IN AND SHIPPERS OF Clnoic© I^lo'wer's. WALTER F. SHEEIDAN, WHOLESALE - 32 West 30th Street. NEW YORK. Roses Shippod to all Points. Price list on application. HUNTER & PURDY, WHOLESALE DEALERS IN Cut ^Flowers 51 W. 30th St., NEW YORK. FRANK D. HUNTER. .lAlMBS PXJRDY, Formerly 112 W. 40th St JAMES HART, WHOLESALE FLORIST, 117 W- 30th St., new YORK. fhe Oldest Established Commission House in N. Y. LARGE SHIPPING TRADE. CAREFUL PACKING. THEO. ROEHRS, WHOLESALE — FLORIST, 111 West 30th Street, NEW YORK CITY. Established 18T» MILLANG BROS., Wholesale Florists, 5 WEST 27TH STREET. BRANCH : Cut Fewer Exchange. 408 E. 34th Street. MICHAEL A. HABT. WhoiesaleiGommission Florist 113 WEST 30TH STREET. The finest Roses, Violets and Carnations Branch, al Cut Flower Exchange. 408 E. 34th St. EDWARD C. HORAN, 34 W. 99th Street. NEW YORK, Wholesale Florist Careful Shipping to ail parts of the country. Price list ou application. H. L. SUNDERBRUGH, WHOLESALE FLORIST 4TH & Walnut streets, 01a3.oir>.a:a.^-tJi. O* H. BAYEESDORFER & CO., WHOLESALE FLORISTS' SUPPLIES ONLY, PHILADELPHIA, PA. Oar new Oatalo^ne la uuw outt free auou Application, 990 The American Florist, Apr, 20, HRe ^eec| Hvac^e. AM. SEED TRADE ASSOCIATION. nieetlntf at Chicago. AUKU»t 14 I tlons for membership should tx* Metlgutt. chairman membership a Isaac Tii.linc.iiast. of I.aPlumc. P.t., is reported as sold out by the sherilV. It is announced that Mr. Ceo. C. Wat- son has severed his connection with the Philadelphia firm of John l^-ardiner & Co., of which he has lor several years been manager. A N. Y. SEEDSMAN wlio has built up re- cently a large trade in sugar beet seed, reports that last season's demand of many tons has decreased this year to a few pounds, in anticipation of legisl.Ttion affecting the sugar bounties. Hartford, Con.n. — Royal P. Hawlev died at his home on Main street on .\pril ',) after a painful illness of more than three months. Tnirtj'-four years ago he took a position as c'erk in the seed and agricultural store of J. \V. Royee and suc- ceeded to the bnsinefs at the dcatliof Mr. Kovce a few years after. Cleveland. Easter trade was in dollars and cents the same as last year. (In account <>l the cool weather tlie week previous there was not such an abundance of cut (low- ers as usual, and it had a tendency to keep buyers indoors. There was mote demand for flowering plants than ever before, and it kept all the florists busy with their delivery force to get orders out on time on Saturday, and even then sev- eral loads had to be left till Sunday morning, which should not be. as the average florist has his hands full to get out his cut flower orders on Ivaster Snn- dav morning and have them delivered before church time. Prices ruled somewhat lower than usual. .\11 choice flowers called for were ordered sent loose in a box and there was scarcely any made up work. Bulbous stufl' liioved slowly. Choice roses sold best of all and there were not enough jacqs, Bruniiers and hvbrids in the mar- ket. L.F. 1>. Providknce, R. I. -The best Ivaster trade we ever had. llarrisil lilies and H. P. roses in pots were in great demand at good prices. \ iolets and carnations sold well. Hull) stull don't pay the grower. Business on the increase. Fresh From Japan. Soniul BnlbB of 111. Auratuai, ; to " inch, $'iOO pc-r mo, Lil. Rubrum, 7 to 9 inch, $9.00 per ino. Imp.. It pri.-.s on first class Fall liiill.- u-.y W. W. BARNARD & CO.. 6 and 8 N. Claik St. CHILAGO. G. J. MOFFATT, Manufacturer «»! PAPER BAGS AND ENVELOPES Special «Ueutli.ii given to Seed Bags and Catalogue Envelopes. KBW HAVEK. CONIV. FINEST gUALITY. BULBS FOR DEALERS LOWEST PRICES- IVr Km. A unit uiu. T.v'.i if r.rY. Send for Catalogue <-i UDAM BUI.BS, SEEDS, JAlAll AND SHRUBS. AHAlIt'AHIAS. AUSTRALIAN Palm Seeds, UALIFOKNIA KIH.HS AND SKK1>S to H. H. BERGER &. CO. ESTABLISHED 1878. BAN FRANCISCO, CAL. if \\.- nre lieadquiirleri.. I'er 100. IVr l.OOO I..1 ~l/i- li«iiil I'l.nrI Jl IiO J,:; t«l .'.I -I/.' 80 11 M l.,l .^l/,. 'full I'.'Mrl ... I ai UlUll ij.i.lii.ll. exlm liirire. tlnesl KiM-ls I r. I-' l«l H. G. FAUST 4. CO., 64 and 66 N. Front St.. PHILADELPHIA, PA. \VO0l)l.A»-\ hAH.>lS. l,.»XI.»l.nK.-.. BENJAMIN RIMBAUD BULB I GROWER, (Juartier du Temple. Toulon, var, France. Cable address lienriiiilianil. ioiilon. 'The laricest cultures In the South of Franeo. of WHITK l{OSI..\N HY.VCINTHS, Narolssus I'a per While Krandlt1.>ra. N. l>oul>le Kinunii. N. Uoill>l<- \oii Sloii, true pure yellow, and other ImiTodlln. I.IIImiii I'Hiiflltluui, the largest bult>s. KreealHs. .lonqullla rainiK.>rnelll, largest tlowerluK. forearly fon'- hii,-, .Mlluni. Anemone. I'Mrdlnals Mat. A. Houble ll.isette III., eurlleal. ete, I'llees on iipplleatl..n. Yoli will benefit the American Florist by mentioning it every time you write an advertiser in these columns. j893- The American Florist. 991 LARGE CONSIGNMENT JAPAN LILY BULB5. atniii is i-xcfuliiiKlv scirct-; I.ilimil ill cilcumfL-rence, SS'.OO pel" IniiKlred; jusl arrivt-a iu splendi,! .•oniliUon; buvfis of Ihtse sliuul.l lu.k- .nn cxCLpUouallv low p.i^-.s; s(,., k is fiiif I.ancifolium Roseum and Rubruni, $S.OO per hundred; I.ancifolivini Album, JI2.00 per hundred; Auralum, 7 to !1 ii extra selected bulbs, 10 to 11 inches in circumference, Sl'J.OO per hundred; I.ilinm Candiduni, si,(lll jh r hundred. F. R. PIERSON COMPANY, TARRYTOWN NEW YORK. ^ =i 0 sS ii ONE MILLIOIV FREESIA REFRACTA ALBA. Extr;i Size-Selected bulbs-delivery Aug- ust 1893. Large consumers will save money by getting quotitions from the largest growers on tlie Pacific Co;ist. Also Headquarters tor Calla Bulbs in all sizes. Dwarf Calla '■TheGem," L. Aura- Tum, home grown and Imported Native Bulbs and Tree Seeds, etc. SEERWOOD HALL NURSERY CO., SAN KHANCISCO, CAL. COLEUS^^ ^ GERANIUMS Cuttings and potted plants. Wholesale and Retail CHAS. A. BAIRD, Manalapan. Mon. Co., N. J. Lily of the Valley Bulbs. TME STA.!* BRAND SPECIALLY KECO.M.MENDKD FOU LATE FOKCLVG. We are now bookinE Import orders for shipment from Hamburg in Octolier or November. ReiSS &, BRADY, 2K0 AVashinBton Street, New Vork. 5651 German Fansies KEAKY TO Itl.OO.W, $2.00 per 100; $15.00 per 1.000. Mnlie money orders paviil.le at Cbicaso P. O. Address JOHN P. TONNER. Mont Clare, III. ME-^lCAN I'UlMltOSES ((Eniitliera fio.sea). tine ill plants, per WU, Apple Blossom. Si.UOi llermosa- tinted, K.tKl; Cooperia Pednuculata. 1st size. ¥;;.1IU: ;.'nd size. ^'i.M: Cooperia Drummondli (ready in Mav) %\.:i): /ephyraothes Andersonil Texana (Mav), ^l..'iU;"Crintim Zeylanlcum. C. Carcyanum. C. Sanderlanum, C. f^ati- tolum, sa.OOeach, KU.IIO dozen. Carriage paid when cash accompanies order. MISS LIZZIE FREEMAN, 120.'5 East Ave., AUSTIN, TE.VAS. Always mention the American Flo rist when writing to advertisers. WE SELL SEEDS TO FLORISTS AND DEALERS. 114 Chambers St., New York. Catiilof^ucs oil Apjilicatioi HULSEBOSCH BROS., BULB AND PLANT GROWERS, IV EH VEEN near Haarlem HOLLAND. Prices on applleatl ROMAN HYACINTHS. LILY of the VALLEY, LfL. LONGIFLORUM. DUTCH HYACINTHS, SPIRAEAS. (1 liir tlio cominj; seasou of PAPER WHITE NARCISSUS, HARRISII LILIES, TULIPS, CROCUS, ROSES, ETC., ETC. 9 if" Spring Catalogue now ready. Ajjdkess A. HULSEBOSCH. p. 0. Box 3118. Warehouse 58 West Street, NEW YORK CITY. Don't Wait till the minute you want them, but place your order for -^^Coleus^s- NOW. We are sold two weeks ahead of delivery. All the best kirds, in- cludinj; "Sunrise," the new yellow. (d for list. ALEX. McBRIDE, Alplaus. N. Y. Prices Fui-ther Reduced. CAPE COD PINK POND LILY. For price list. Plants and Cut Flowers, address the original cultivators, CHII»XIA.»it IBROS., S.VNDWICH, (t'iipe Cod), .1IASS. ROOTED CUTTINGS. M'rie Louise Violets, healthy stock. Carnations in 2'/, inch pots, Lizzie Mc- Govvan, Hinze's White and Portia. E. P. HOSTETTER, Manheim, Pa. Kills Mildew and Fungus Growth. What does? GRAPE OUST. Sold by Seedsmen. LILIUM AURATUM BULBS. 5 to 7 inch at §7 00 per lOO. 7 to 9 inch at $15.00 per 100. WISCONSIN FLOWER EXGHANGt, 131 MASON STREET, ai:iij"W".A.xjK.:E:E, -wis. Slebrectit&Wadlev, rose sill nurseries, ^^ New Rochelle, N. Y. Palms, FRESH DRACAENA CANFS NOW READY. The Finest Stock in the World. BCIVOJUAJVO. Thirty minutes from London. Oar Mr. A Dlmmtck will be pleaped to Interview buyers or reply to any communication aidreseed to him at 205 Greenwich street New York Citv BRACKENRIDGE &. CO., Est abjslied1854. Govanslown, Md. PKIOE LIST FREE. 1,000.000 CAME STAKES Please mention the American Florist every time you write to an advertiser. 992 The American Florist, Apr. 20, New Haven, Conn. The particular feature of the Eastir trade this year was the largely inircascil demand for llowcrs and ])lants. I'he huycrssecm to conic as much from the middle classes as the upper ten, aul pi'r IKm; A.Nano. SMIO pbr l.UKI. I'lants Irorn •' in. h i-it^ s or AltemantMeras, $2.1)11 pit Ua M... : ^ , "I'll pots. iSi.lKl per 10(1. NoMi... I. . il for less than f.'.IX). Add III.- HEllfi FLORAL CO., 712 Linwood Ave. KANSAS CITr, IWO. COLEUS, ROOTED, IxTKllniiviirlctii'H. *1 plm- l(M>: )»18 per 1,000, lii- cliKlinji: the Itnt'M vi-llow ('ok'Us* In cultivation: a new vark'ty. equal to(;ol(|i'n HcdUcr in i'olor. and us klilpp JAMES HORflN. FLORIST, BRIDGEPORT, CT. ROOTED CUTTINGS. •'•'Ills per Kit): !«<(>. DO iier KlUd. ■lest Itvililiii); SorlH. I wiUl ..liUr. VESEYS GREENHOUSES. 90 Tfiompson Avenue. FT. WAYNE. IND. Mention the American Florist when writing to advertisers on this p^ge. 6 ROZY^ ANNAS. WE ARE HtflDQUflRTERS - • for all the Novelties, :iik1 in addition control EXCLUSIVELY severa j^rand varieties wliicli we now offer lor the Jirsi time. We will not be iindersokl on any of llie list. J. C. VAUGHAN, New York : 26 Barclay Street. Creenliousfs: Wr.sle CHICAGO. P.O Box 688. * Rooted Cuttings.* COLEDS FOR YOU ALL! olden Hedder and Crimson Versclniireltll speeini i. Jll.OII per IIIOO. J'uchsias. Storm Kini;. Moles rth. B. (;. Hill. rhenomeniil,.ln|iiter. Blnek Prime. I ciUHTS.lfl.UII p|.i nil ,.\l'..|iiIuiii- dniilf. hliie and . 4lle per HHI; ll■..^l^lllalll.■ll, ilic pn liiiii.lred. CASH WITH ORDER. EJ. FEJLTMOITSBJJV, SCHENECTADY, N. Y. T«v DREER'S GflRDtN SttDS, Plants. Bulbs & Requisites. They are the best j! tl>e lowest prices. Trade List is- sued f]n.Trterlv, m.likil tree to the trade oiily. iiKNHV .V. i>i:i-:Kii. i>liila1|ilii:i. 1-a. ^ nr i=? I isT (^ GREEN SILKALINE. Sifi ecurdi-iin I.L' usi'd with phmls wla-n fil.'c■..^J^Iln^^ huf sunipk's iind priicy. ii(laiv?-s JOHN C. MEYER & CO.. ■JKit Dtvonsliire street. HOSTON. M.XSS. GflTflLOOUE PRINTING. ELECTROTyPING. Done with e.xpert ability for Florists Nurserymen, Seedsmen. Write to J. Horace McFarland Co., HARRI8BURO. PA. 159 & 161 Sc.utll 5lh .\vp , New Vork, NATURAL GAS MADE GLASS for RoB*^ lloOHert, •■oMMerviitorles. ote , etc. Our KlasH received the lilKheMt award at tba Boston CoovenllOD Ot U)e8. A. V BOUVARDIAS. '^:^^'i^^^^^ els. Write tor special low prices for 2 year climb- ing and moss roses. .MoCKK.V * COl.E, Haltle Creek, Mieli. GREENH0US6 HEHTING. ItV A. H. FoWI.KK. KvplMiii': fully lill the h.-st svvt.rti- - i >i ■■UiiiK Krt'fMli.in.s.vs hv bi.th h.-t \\x\W\ i ' i >v |.i. ^my HU-:ini. 'IVIKyniUlH-poM.tsliMMM ,,,.« Hnuppanitus. Ilnw t.>a.ljust -^xu mm i...,i- t.lun^:mvr,H thr results ol (In- latr-i ^< ,.m , lillr rx- p.TlKi.MiIs SlM.wH how tu coinpiiUMlu-niinilKTof f<^<'t ven upacu; drul'land it is liij;litv I i.niniendeci by Mr. John Thorpe and (.tlicrs. I'(.sii.iitd,75c. Sent on receipt of price. Address, CHICAGO. The Snow Crest Daisy fills the bill; Test it any way you ^vill; >Iowever you must gfrow it cold; Then its mammoth size %viU hold. I'A-ery florist should invest In this Daisy; 'tis the best; For design work so complete There's really nothing quite so nt-at. CUT HI.04):\IS. »1 I*KU 100, 1M)ST l-KKK. 1-nrjieistock lino plants all In bud and liloomlnii. lii for $I.U): lUU for I6.U0: sample plant and blooui for 12c. Double fringed petunhiH, Dreer'e. ml.ved. all eolors, stoek plants. :»-inch. stronj;. tiUc. per do/.: %\ per 100: smaller from tlata, SS.fJJ per 100: rooted cuttlDtn*. $1.10. post free. The florist double white forcing Tetuula. white as the driven snow, fringed and delicately scented, valuable for cuttinp. deslpn work. etr.. Btoek pInntH, JI piTdo/..: fn.ni lijit.s. ,*:i a UlU: ronti-d ciittlnKs. fl.rilJpiT m_ i)..iil.l.-i,..M.i, .Miln:ll.■tlt.■^-, tlir t'l-niiliif dwiirl. Iiil-;:.' tl.-UfivJ m. ■■ k Mi:iiil ~ ui,- n.T .|m/., ?) n,-r '111/ I'l ;i[l:i- il.iwered yellow, ml.xed, plain i.lnii III ii -uiiMii; tli(.'M.' (in- extra tlDoshowv kinds tiOc. peril../. W per 1I>0; a lew extra tint' bnin/i-h-uved kinds, tlOe. per doz. Variegated Vim ;i- tt.-Iii-uniwu. :Hnch.K> per 100: small Inn ■ - KueliNla, Stevla. Al Feverfew and raised lOU. small pits, f2p(T 1 Biuall plants oer do/, i double ?1 \M Address J. C. GIBSON. Woodbury. N. J. Send to THE MOON Company //(«-)., I Trees, Slirubi, *' \ For I , , . Your) Vines.and (Small Fruits. THE .'M. H. MOON CO., jrrisviile, Pa. NEW YELLOW CHRYSANTHEMUM FLORA HARKETT. .\ bright c.inars- yellow sport of I.aih I.iiwrence (Syn Robert Bottoi'ntv) with the unexcelled habit oftlie parent and eytn htonter growth. The finest cnt flower of this L-oIor wc have seen and one of the very titst pot plants. Kine .S inch pot plants ftSOO per dozen. S20.tXI per )(X). .\lso several thiHisand plants of the best varieties recently in- troduced, ami a few ofthc older Stan. laid sorts at low tales. Harketts Flora! Nursery. DUBUQUE. IOWA. Tuberous Begonias. Seedling Plants Now Ready. Best Single or Double ones, colors mi.xed, niailol at $3.00 per 100. .\ dillereut .strain at SL'.tO. single onlv. We have a few good sound tubers left. Write ns il you want an> BBAUER & BICHTEB . . MCCONNELSVIL..E, O. MAMMOTH PANSIES. liivi M/, 111 1,1,1., Ill -:: ikl per lOU, S.<>0 In the best variety, as Alfred Colomb, Anna de Diesbach, B. Rothschild. Fi.sher Holmes. Gen. Tack, I.a France, Mme. G. Luizet, Mme. Plant- ler, Magna Charta, Paul Neyron, P. C. de Ko- han, Merville de I.you, Perle des Blanches, tUrich Biunner and other sorts. Azaleas. Rho- dodendrons, Spirteas, etc. We also have Palms, Dracicnas, Araucarias and Bay Trees at our nurseries in Holland. Catalogue on application. P. OUWERKERK, 206 Cambridge Ave., JKRSEY CITV, N. J. MAGNOLIAS-^ OBOVATA GRACILIS AND PURPUREA. Fine, bushy plants, H to 8 feet, from S'i'i.ClO to S'JOO.OO per 100. Send for descriptive catnlogue .ind wholesale price list free to all in the trade. AIUUKISVILLI-:, Kucks Co., I'A. The three leading Florist Flowers:^ CHRYSANTHEMUMS, m CARNATIONS AND ROSES. ® ® ^ ALL THE NEW AND SELECTED STANDARD VARIETIES. . . . My stock of all are as fine as can be produced at reasonable rates. Complete list of these will be mailed to all applicants in the trade. JOHN N. MAY, Summit, N. J. Mention American Florle CHRYSANTHEMUMS. NOVELTIES AND STANDARD VARIETIES. NATHAN SMITH &l SON, 167 W. Maumee Street, ADRIAN, MICH. ^ Established Orchids. Mil I'lei'li'd St. :li,i \n v. ■k. hundred for tlTi). (ATI produce In .lune next l! to 111 tii)u i- cattleyn for c-clnr unci size yet lull r, to lU now.rs cii.li i.liiiit in M . OKl'III l>'^ "ill >li"'iiv arrive. Among them will be a grand lot u Faruit'i (Irobium ln-iisill choice sped li'oM all the choicest varieties have come. A Is. i 1 t'hrysotoxuiu, llendrobiiiin. Tlirysil , llenilroMiim l>i'V(>ni»niim, Itenilr . Uiler. Iii..ii;ii III NoliiJe ilr<.l>i.i'i. . IllMKlKT.-Ul I. X^ I I M)l \ N IG. FORSTERMAN, NEWTOWN, N. Y. U r\ f\-^ c^ r\ of Evergreens, Hardy Flowering Shrubs and Hardy Per- I\ (J O L C U ennials (Achillea, iheris, etc.) raised on contract for spring Cuttings delivery. SEND LIST OF WANTS. ISAAC C. ROGERS, MOORESTOWN, N. Extra fine Marie Louise Violet Clumps free from disease, 10 to 20 runners can be taken from each clump. Let me book your order now for them; price only $5.00 cash per 100 for delivery after April 1st. Be quick and speak quick, E. KOFFMAN, Walden, Orange Co., N. Y. When wrllluK nientlun lite AJIKUK'.IS Fl.iiuisT. I>0 'K'OU ■WA.IWT .A.T«YV <-h diam. iOO 25 91 25l«l 25 OU •ed. ui ^uud strain.... 3 00 II bedder and 1 00 7 60 . w.. u prowlnK. tlnest varietlen mixed (Casu must accompany all orders.) .lOlIN ISKCK, Urhliteport, Cu io,oc>c> Rooted Cuttings of Alternantliera I'. m:\\<>\- and A. nana, 'lOc. per UiO; 57.00 per 1000. I-ine Stuck. C. K. HOFFMEYER. Mansfield Valley. Pa. Select Btralns, In :;',. In pols ... II. IMlOBUB. Selei-I luuiied khi.lB Smllax, stocky, well Imnk'ni'l Seed- lings pel lli.iMMllld, (1.110 ..1. Stronir 2 and 11 year iMants. own fn.wlni;, leadl kinds, St.OOnndJI.OO perd.i/.en. BLOOnilNUTUN, ILL iron. fl.lKI SM.IJO l.WI lO.UO GOLDEN WEDDING. ShiKle I'liinls. 'irx-. eu.li: 1 •; Tlants. »•;..'■>(); 5(1 l-lunls. .*,S.(I(>. CHRYSANTHEMUMS. Discard old unsalable varieties; freshen your stock with the best new and recent prize winners. Strong healthy plants [not rooUd cutttn^i), your selection, 100 plants. 20 kinds, ."> of each, Si).50; ex- pressed post free. S4.00. 200 plants, JO kinds', 6 of each, if7.00; post free, $8.00. lOO varieties, my se- lection, all different, r^.OO; post free, $2.25. Cash with order. A. Le Roy, Col. W. I). Smith, Chicago, Kd. Hatch, E. Hoyt, H. F. Spauhliug. H. Mav, H. Balsley, Hicks Arnold, J. H. White, L. Russell. Mrs. J. Jones. Mrs. J. W. Morrissey, Mrs. Gov. Fifer, W. S. Kimball, Roslyn, R. Cleveland. Su- perior, Secv. I-"arsou, Shenandoah, A. H. Neve, Mattie Stewart, R. Ceorge, G. H. Derail, Capl. Crasby, Etoile de Lvoiis, Ava Spaulding, .\. Mc- Nally, Jessica, L. B. liird, L. McDonald, F. ITass, r.. Canning, C. J. Osborn, F. C. Hill, Mrs. Drecr, Violet, Rose, Sugar Loaf, Gloriosum. T. H. SPAULDING, Orange. N. J. VERBENAS, ^T5o!;:;;or Alternauth.=ras, ?2.'').00 per 1,000; S-'i.OO per 100. Colexts. ■ entaurla, Alyssum, S2.,'j0 per 100. Pelargoniuui, F. Dorner, fine stock, $10.00 per 100. Roses, fine stuck lcaJ.A.'T~ICD1^^. J, J. «Stye»r, OONCORDVILLE, PA. Verbenas, 22 varieties perlOOO, $8.00, per 100. $ .90 Ck>leu8, 12 varieties " i.oo Double Alyssum " .75 ChryHaDthemums, 40 varieties per doz. .20 Fucusias. 10 varieties " .20 Heliotrope. 4 varieties '■ .20 CigarPlant " .20 Manettla Vlue and Mexican Primrose " .25 I. L. PILLSBUKY, Macomb, 111. ROOTED CUTTINGS Of CARNATIONS By the Wholesale. Ready now. This is the best tiine for intending buyers to supply themselves, offer them at moderate prices. Send foi Price List. Address JOSEPH RENARD, Unionville, Chester Co., Pa. 25,000 Carnations. ROOTED CUTTINGS AND PLANTS. WILDER, PURITAN, McGOAVAN. POR- TIA, Fisher and others. ROSES— Leading varieties. Best strains seed for Florists and Market Gardeners. Price List Free. C. E. ALLEN, Braltleboro, Vt. Mention American Florist. "CHRYS-COLA" ROOT&D GOLEUS Verschaffeltii, J. Goode, Golden Ver- schaffeltii, Yeddo, Firebrand, Ch cago Bedder, Chapmani. 75c. per 100, $6.00 per 1000. Cash with order. S. B. FIELD, Roselle, N.J. E. G. HILL & CO., Wholesale Florists, RICHMOND. INDIANA. Marie Louise Violets. The Anchorage Rose Co. offers 50,000 Marie Louise Violets, well established in 2'/i inch pots, absolutely free from disease, i!25.00 per 1,000. First come first served. Anchorage Rose Co., AHCHOBAeS, KY 25,000 PANSIES The Jennings strain: extra fine plants in bud and bloom, $2,00 per 100. Medium size plants, will flower soon, $1.00 per 100; $9.00 per 1,000. Extra small plants, September sowing, 60 cts. per 100 by mail; $5.00 per 1,000; extra fine for late blooming, E. B. JENNINGS, Pansy Grower, I,ockBox254. SOUTHPORT, CONN 9q6 The American Florist. Apr. 20, Worcester, Mass. Trade has been running very steadily since Easter; extra good stuff is plentitul and prices remain firm. Everybody is busy just now cleaning up after the rush and bustle of Easter week. The monthly exhibition of the Horti- cultural Society was held Thursday, April 13, and though the number of ex- hibitors was not large, the quality of the stuff shown was very good. For twenty vases of cut blooms, H. F. A. Lange was awarded first for a splen- did collection, among which were some handsome Jacqs, Magnas and Brunners. Mrs. C. E. Brooks also had a fine display which received second premium. The baskets of cut flowers were ex- ceptionally fine and attracted much at- tention; a splendid arrangement of Jacqs and Murillo tulips captured first. Mrs. F. A. Blake secured second for a very handsome effect in Perles, pink carna- tions, Harrisiis and adiantum. The handle was looped with Asparagus plu- mosus and Lapageria rosea. H. A. Jones and H. B. Watts also exhibited nice arrangements. In hyacinths in pots competition was slack and quality of blooms only fair. Lange, first, H. A. Jones, second. Not much more could be said of the tulips in pans. H. F. A. Lange, first, Mrs. Ed- ward Hall, second. The zonale geranium plants were rather good specimens and splendid varieties. M. F. Brierly first, T. H. Record second, H. A. Jones third. Rea Bros., Norwood, Mass., showed two vases of Astilbe Jap. grandiflora that were very fine. The next show of the Society is sched- uled for May 11. Seedling. State Flowers. I would like any information the read- ers of the Florist will kindly give me regarding state flowers— that is, which states have adopted flowers, and what flowers have been adopted. The ladies of Wisconsin are now voting on a state flower and wish to avoid selecting a flower already adopted by some other state. C. B. Whitnall. Milwaukee, Wis. ROOTED CUTTINGS. Alternantliera, Versicolor. I'ricolor and Aurea Nana por 100 .50 Altemantheras Paronychloldea " .75 CoIeuB. best old ami new " %\Xi) FuchHla. leading varieties " 1.60 Heliotrope, leading varieties '■ 1.50 , leading ktndB, our selectio sorted. >le, assorted cdorla, agood bloomer unarla. 1 .laHinlnoldea Grandiflora.. .lasmlnoldcs var , Var. Fuchsia, best varieties " .'U)0 Htorm King and Phenotnenal.... * -i.oo EcheveriuIt,I*OIV, JBlooiark(»t»virg:» i*a. ROSES AND CARNATIONS. The Largest and Finest Stock in the North- west ever offered at the foUowing prices: KOSKS-l'erles. llustu. Sunset. I,a i-'runco. Mermut. Brliie. •'. Soupert, N'iplic'to i(iulll •• ■■ ■' ■ ■ ,'rlcan Beauty, from 2!^-lnch pots. VVattevllle, Albany, Pierre (iulllot. Meteor, from 2H:-ineh pota 5.00 per ,. 2^fi-lnch pots 7.(M ner CARNATIONS-Sllver Spray. IJ/./.ie McOowan, Hlnzo's White. Hector, Portia, Oarfleld. Grace 2>v'inch puts. S^.UU per lUU ' 00 per IIXI WperlUO Wilder. l-Yed. Crelghton, Mrs. K. (J. Ulll, from '.Mnch iwts .(.OUpcrKW llooted CuttiuKs of all varieties oiTereil L'.UUper luo Cut Klowers, Unaea, Carnations LUiuin llarrinil and Sniila\ at l.iues irkel prices. Tele- craph orders promptly attended to. CHRIST HANSEN, Wholesale Florist, ST. PAUL, MINN. GOODYEAR RUBBER CO. We make a SFECIAI.TT in GARDEN HOSE, in both Rubber and Cotton. A GKKAT VAKIKTY OK liOSK HKKI.S, SI'HAV firKS, SPHINKI.KKS, KTC. 1-il Xv»b:e Str**et, CHIOA.OO. Mention American I-'Ufrlst. STOTT'S SYRINGE. rtm^ Read advertisement in next week's issue U. S. AND FOREIGN Tradi GEO. H. AthiiitU- Hulldliig:, Mention American Flor si Marks, Dt-siKiis, 1U113, Searches, &c., ptly attended to. Send sketch or model for frt-e examination as to palentabilitv. All work strictly confidential. CHANDLEE, WASHINGTON D. C. i8gs. The American Florist. 997 How to Grow Cut Flowers. :b>- ikj:. A.. HUJVT. A. PRACTICAL TRBATISE ON THE CULTIVATION OF THE ROSE, CARNATION, CHRYSANTHEMUM, AND OTHER FLOWERING PLANTS FOR . . CUT FLOWERS . . Also, GREENHOUSE CONSTRUCTION, Illustrated. Handsomely bound in Cloth, and sent to any address upon receipt of $2.00. IVI. K. HUNT, Terrc Haute. Ind. CUTS! Wood Engraving, Zinc Etching, Half=Tone, Wax Engraving, Photo -Engraving, Designing. IVEANZ & CO., '*'' cmcAGoy*'*' ENGRAVERS. STANDARD HOSE MENDER. The only Mender using ordi- nary galvanized wire No. 14, in- stead of expensive bands. Any person can handle it with per- fect ease. Thousands in use and all testify to its Wonder- ful Merits. Sample Box, by Mail, 50 cts. E. HIPPARD, Youngstown, Ohio. HERE WE ARE AGAIN. Send on your orders for Sash Bars and Ven- tilating Sash. All kinds on hand. PROMPT ATTENTION. Itemized Estimates given, and cost of freight guaran eed, CORKESPONBENCE SOLICITED, Clear Cypress, from bottom gutter up is my specialty. Lyman Felheim, ERIE, PA. THE «« LOGKLflND >f Sash Bars ^ ^ ^ ARE ALWAYS SATISFACTORY. This cut represents our improved Clipper Bar for Butted Glass roof — putty to be used under glass only. GUTTER MaTERiaL, RiEiGES, SaSH, ETC. The finest CLEAR CYPRESS used. Write for circulars and estimates. Mention Anjtrlcan tlurlst. LOGKLflND LUMBER GO. SMITH & WEBSTER, GREENHOUSE PIPE FOR HOT WATER AND STEAM, 103 T^Ck^i& street, - OHIOA^OO, IHvX^. Mention American Florist. J. N. Struck & Bro. Manufacturers of • CYPRESS • &reenlonse Material, LOUISVILLE, KY. THE PERFECT DRAINAGE BENCH TILE For circulars, etc., address W. P. Wight, Upland Green Houses, Send your business card. MADISON, N.J. FOR FLORISTS. All sizes and styles. Correspendence solicited. KANKAKEE MFG. CO., Kankakee, III. CHICAGO OFFICE; 366-368 Wabash Ave. 998 The American Florist. Apr. 20^ Easter made us all glad. We had all ■we could do and prices were such that the winter coal bills will be safely dis- posed of. Some of the differences between the growers and retailers have been settled and every department of the business has been strengthened by the reorganiza- tion of the Denver Florist Club. The officers elect are H. H. Given, Pres.; John Berry, Vice-Pres.; Albert Mauff, Treas.; J. F. Kemp, Sec'y.; Lyle Water- bury, Cor. Sec'y.; John Davis, Ed. John- son, Chas. Newlander, Trustees; A. Lange, Seargeant-at-arms. The club is some 65 strong, and the members are all active. New stretches of glass are seen verv often. Mrs. Mauff, with Albert Mauff, are building a model place of seven houses, 125 feet long. This will be strictly a wholesale place. They will still continue the old stand. Kolan & Newlander are able to attend to their large mountain trade in good shape since they moved into their new addition. A peculiar thing is true of all the new houses here. All are north and south, equal span. Our sun shines all daj', and we need the shade of the sash bars to help keep the temperature down. LVLE. Meadville, Pa.— Easter trade was excellent, shoeing a decidedadvanceover any previous year. On April 15 we had snow six irches deep here. TO TAKE PLACE OF WIND MILLS I! HOT AIR pumping: engines: I ♦ A Windmill Is unreliable because it de- pends upon the elements for its power ; hydraulic rams also depend upon fav- orableconditions and waste as much water as they se- cure. Steam pumps require skill and hand pumps de- mand labor and time. The OE LAMATER-RIOER OB DE LAMATER-ERICSSON Hot-Air Pumping Engines are especially designed for pumping water, ami from shallow streams or any kind of well. They are simple, safe and reliable, require no steam and have no valves. They require very little heat to operate them, and can be arranged for any kind of fuel. Sendfor illustrated catalogue to The DEUMiTER IRON WORKS, 24-26 Cortlandt Street, NEW YORK, N.Y. PLANT BED CLOTH. CllKAl- SimSTITUTK FOR GLASS i.n II heds. Cold Fmmes, etc. Three jrrftdijf , Used by Florists, G!ir<7 BalrrtChas A '.V\ Baker ptiebe A iHS BallerK A •.'.» Bonsall Jos E & Son . . 1«< Boston Ijetter Co — '■''■tl Bractenridce & Co — I'.'I Brauer & KIchter '.ra Brotherton \V A \ Co. '.'.'2 Brown James. .Ir '.tSi; Brown RS& Son KUl Brown & Cantleld 1^7 Bums & Raynor '.*?.' Burrow J G '.'.12 Burton John lefi IWT Carman R W '-SB Carmody JD 10(10 Chandlee Geo F lim Chlpman Bn>B '.«U ChlttyHE '.'.6 Cllffe David IKT Coles WW '.W Cook John '.W7 Corbrey T J & Co. ... iMi De Lamater Iron Wks ins Devlne's Boiler Wks.. <.'.'.< De Witt Thomas S!6 DlllonJL '.w: DreerH A WJ EUlottWH we Ellison Wm. .law Faust H G & Co. Fel helm Lyman '.W Felthousen J E '.«I2 Field SB '.'.6 Forstermann I wi Freeman Lizzie mtl Gibson JC V.er Co Hall Ass'n Hammond Benj. Hancock Geo .. ■.•:« Hansen Christ if.«' Uarkett W A 1B« Hart James ISH Hart Michael A ».< Hartford HE '.W Helnl Jos '■'■<* Helte Floral Co '.'.2 Henderson John Co. . . US' Herr Albert M VA Hews A H & Co 1«« Hllflnger Bros 'Mi HlllBG&Co '.'.B HlppardE IHT «» Hooker HM Co '.US Horan Bdw C '.«'.' Horan James '.12 Hostctter El' '.'.II Hulsebosch Bros i'.'l Hunt E H '.W'.i HuntM A '.'.ir Hunter & I*urdy '..s'.l Jennlnes E B 'Mb Kankakee M fK Co '.'.17 Kaufmann Ernst &Co 1188 Kemble Floral Co .... W7 Kennlcott Bros iwy Koffman B . . . '.Kt; UK 'M Kroeschell Bros '.'.'.' KuehnC A '.«< La Roche & Stohl. ... '.e« LocklandLumt)erCo.. I'.t7 Lombard R T '.'.fi Ijone Dan'I B l»8'.t Lonsdale Edwin '.m McCreaA Colo i'.r2 McBrlde Alex I'.H McCarthy N F & Co'.ISH 1«K McFarland J U '.W McFarland J HCO.... 1'.I2 McGowanJohn '.te ManzJ&Co IW MarschueU* Co iws MayJolmN KM • • "- ,9112 MlUang Bros 98'J MoffattG J WlO Monlnger JnoC .. .1000 Moon Samuel C 314 Moon Wm H Co aiO Moore tYankL 98" Myers* Co SW NanzA Neuner 987 National Fibre Co 998 NIelson Hans 992 Nlles Centre Floral Co '.iSii Olson M.. 989 Ouwerkerk P 99t Peck & Sutherland. . . . 989 PennockC J 995 Pennock C J. Secy. . . . '.>i6 Pennock Sam'l 8 988 PlersonFRCo 911 Plllsburv I L .... 995 HttsburB Clay Mfg Co 998 PrincoAG&CO 989 Randall AL !«9 Reck John 994 Redfleld B 98B Reed Glass Co 998 Rel8s\ Brady 991 Renard Joseph '.•95 Rimbaud Benj 990 RobertsDH 992 RoehrsTheo 9*J Ropers Nurseries 994 RoIkerA&Sons 988 RussellSJ 9SI Sander& Co 991 Schulz Jacob 986 Shelmlre WR 9f5 Sheridan W F IWI Sherwood Hall Nur Co Ktl Slebrecht & Wadley. . . 991 Slpfle Dopflel 4 Co.. . . '.m Situations, wants IKti Smith C A Floral Co.. ISf. Smith Nathan & Son. . 991 Smith & Webster 997 SpauldlngTH 194 Spooner Wm 11 987 SteffensN I'.K Stott Garden Imp Co.. 91h; StruckJN&Bro '.'.17 Styer J J 9115 Sunderbruch H L 989 Swayne Bdw 995 Swayne Wm 996 TessonB F 98tl Tllton Bros 988 Tonnerjohn P 991 Tricker Wm 99t> Vander Schoot R & Son. 990 Van Zanten Bros 991) Van Waveren & Kruvfl IBW VauBhan JC I'.'i Vt seys Greenhr'ises 1"2 Waterbury Ru' -, *'"> 11'.' Weathereds S (> Weeber&Do- f/f. Welch Bros.:.-''/,, '''(fji>^ WhlUdlnPotCo ;'.V^ j 'H/. GREENHOUSE HEATING # VENTILATING Horticultural Architecture and Building. HITGHINGS & CO. Established 1844. 233 Mercer St., New York. FIVE PATTERNS OF BOILERS. NINTEEN SIZES. Perfect Sash Raising Apparatus. Rosehouses, GreeDhouses, Etc., of Iron Frame Construction, Erected complete, or the Structural Iron Work shipped ready for erection. Iron Frame Benches with ihe " Perfeci Drainage Bench Tile " or Slate Top. SEXD 4 OKKTS POSTAGE FOR ILLUSTRATED CATALOGUE. WEflTHEREDS DOUBLE DOME BOILERS Proven by 40 uears USE? Effective and Durable. PATENT Sasti Raising Apparatus. ROSE HOUSES, GREEN HOUSES, ETC. ot Iron Frame Construc- tion, erected complete, or tlie Structural Iron Work shipped ready for erection. Iron Frame Benches with Drainage Bench, Tile or Slate. V THOMAS W. WEATHEREDS SONS, (incorporated) 244 canal st., n. y. Are the Veru Best. OUR Patent Rocking AND Shaking Grates ABSOLUTELY PERFECT, Being in the sm.illest sections are the least costly to keep in repair. Send 3 WlntcrN D Wisconsin Flower Ex WoIflLMfKCo Wood Bros When writing to any of the advertisers on this page please mention the American Florist. CLEAR g Uypress / \ SASH / BARS JOHN C. MONINGER, a 297 Hawthorne Ave., S CHICAGO. ILL. H "J See what This man Says about it. Em BODY TELLS ME, AND NOW I TELL TOU J"E "NEW DEfflRTURE" Is ihe BEST and the Cheapest J. D. CARMODY, Macomb, III., Feb. 2t, iS93. Mr. J. D. Carmody, Dear Sir: The ventilating apparatus re- ceived of yon we finished putting up yesterday, and it works tine — I don't know how any one could ask more — as it raises the windows in a 100-foot house easily and evenly. If I had known a ventilating apparatii could be bought for so little money I would have ordered one for the house I built last year; and if I buih another next year you can count on an order. Very respectfully, I. L. PILLSBURY. That has ever been Intro- duced for FLORISTS' Evansville, Indiana. When writing to any of the adver- tisers on this page please mention the American Florist. LOCK TUK DOOR BEFORE THE HORSE IS STOLEN. DO IT NOW. JOHN G. ESLER, Set'y F. H. A., Swldle River, H. '. HAIL f^E ^mm§m FiLiiifir JJmerica is "the Prow of the UesseI; therg may be mnrs com fart Mmidships, but u/s are the Srst to touch Unkaau/n Seas," Vol. Vlll. CHICAGO AND MEW YORK, APRIL 27, 1893. No. 256 f LHIIE /AOlfiSD^M! fF(L@lSI!@i; Published every Thursday by The American florist compahy. Subscription, $1.00 a year. To Europe, $2.00. Address all communications to AMERICAN FLORIST COMPANY. 333 Dearborn Street, CHICAGO. Eastern Office: 67 Bromfield St., Boston. SOCIETY OF AJVIERICAN FLORISTS. WM. R. Smith, Washington, D. C president; Peof. Wm. Trelease. St. Louis. Mo., vlce-preBldent; WM. J. Stewart, 67 Bromfleld St., Boston, Mass, secretary; M. A. Hunt. Terre Haute, Ind., treasurer. The ninth annual meeting at St. Louis. Mo.. August 9 to 12, 1893. COATTEJVTS. The World's Fair 1001 World's Fair impressions 1001 Ff-rcing houses with short span to the south . 1002 Decorations at inaugural ball (3 illus) 1002 Looking forward 1002 Carnations — seasonable hints 1001 Chrysanthemum synonyms lOOl Miscellaneous seasonable hints 1000 Philadelphia 1006 Boston lOOe Washington 1007 New York. 1008 Chicago 1008 Buffalo 1008 St. Louis 1009 Baltimore 1009 News notes 1009 The seed trade 1014 Obituary— Dr. H. W. Williams 1010 Catalogues received 1016 Denver 1018 Milwaukee. Wis 1U18 Cut worms in smilas beds 1020 Leaf-rollers 1020 Foreign notes 1022 Cotton plants 1022 BuTLERiPA.— J.W. Bortmas has Opened a florist store on Center Ave. Tewkesbury, Mass. — Patten & Co. are about to make extensive additions to their glass. Santa Barbara, Cal.— Joseph Sexton has admitted his son as a partner in his nursery business. Scranton, Pa.— Wheeler & Redham have moved from Jackson street to 104 South Main avenue. Bethlehem, Pa.— George Charman has begun work on the erection of an- other large greenhouse. HoLYOKE, Mass.— An interesting ad- dress on tuberous begonias and gloxinias was given by Mr. Jos. Aumer at the April meeting of the horticultural society. Muncie, Ind.— The Muncie Nursery Co. has been incorporated with a capital stock of $10,000. The officers are A. Lorenze, of Ft. Wayne, president; . Evan Weir, vice president ; and R. C. Griffith, secretary and treasurer. The World's Fair. At the Exposition grounds things are shaping up at a surprisingly rapid rate. Still, in spite of the progress being made all the departments will not be in a fin- ished condition for the opening day, and it is pleasing to note that the Floricul- tural Division of the Horticultural De- partment will certainly be the first to be in shape in spite of the many obstacles that have continually hindered the work. No more unfavorable weather could have been devised than that which has pre- vailed the past month, and as a result the moving of plants has been accom- plished only under most unfavorable cir- cumstances. But Uncle John says that he will be all m apple Die order for the opening day, and the wonderful progress made during the past week bears out his assertion. Last Saturday afternoon there arrived the special train of nine cars containing the exhibit of Pitcher & Manda, Short Hills, N. J. This is the largest single con- signment received up to date, and will be an important feature of the display. Mr. Manda is here and is directing the ar- rangement of the plants. The collection includes 28 varieties of araucarias, 32 varieties of cycads, 17 species of tree ferns, 70 varieties of other ferns, 30 vari- eties of anthuriums, 10 varieties of pan- danus, 1200 orchids in bud and bloom, and 84 varieties of bromeliads, in addi- tion to large collections of palms, dra- cjenas, crotons, begonias, rhododendrons, azaleas, etc. Among the rhododendrons were some specimens eight feet tall. Among the flowering plants was a lot of genistas in fine bloom. The firm will fill one-third of the space around the mound under the dome in addition to a large space in the center of the south curtain. The plants for this latter space were being rapidly placed in position Monday. Two rows of large tree ferns were placed through the center in such a way as to form an alley through which one could walk, while toward the walks on each side were arranged the other decorative plants. At the end was placed a tree fern with a magnificent spread and the fronds beautifully arched. This display will undoubtedly be the largest exhibit of decorative plants by any one firm, and Messrs. Pitcher & Manda are certainly entitled to a great deal of credit for their enterprise, and more plants are to come from them yet, as it was thought best to ship the alo- casias, dieffenbaehias, caladiums and nepenthes later. The freight charges on the nine cars already here amounted to $3,000. Mr. Donlan expects another section of the New York state exhibit every day, and when these are in hand the material for the mound under tie dome will be complete. In the north curtain Uncle John has arranged a section of Australia. The big platyceriums that had been cut from the trunks of the trees, with a section of the trunk above and below the plants, have been mounted up in their original position by splicing the section into trees secured here of same sized trunk, and vines planted to run over the trees. So the visitor will see the platyceriums under much the same conditions as did the col- lector who found them in their native wilds. Several hanging baskets five feet long and three feet wide and deep have been filled with plants and vines, and will be suspended under the dome. These were made from crates in which plants were shipped to the exposition from Japan, and so Uncle John calls them Japanese hanging baskets. They will be suspended with wire rope hangers. The Australian tree ferns are growing finely, and will make a much better show at the opening than had been anticipa- ted. The calceolarias in the greenhouses are now making a grand show, and are at- tracting crowds of visitors. Last Sun- day the visitors to the grounds reached nearly 15,000 persons. The Japanese garden in the north cur- tain is now nearly complete, and this display will be a decided feature. It is a complete miniature garden, with walks, 'bridges, etc., and filled with thecuriously trained plants for which Japan is noted. The exposition grounds are now full of trucks hauling cases of exhibits to the various buildings, and the greatest activ- ity is seen on every hand. The foreigr-ers are here and the scene is decidedly cosmo- politan. In a short walk the visitor passes representatives ot nearly all the nations of the earth, each in his or her national costume. The Turks are here in force, as are also the Arabs, Egyptians, Javanese, Eskimos, Cevlonese, etc., in ad- dition to all classes of Europeans, and on the Midway Plaisance the chatter of strange tongues is heard on every side. The gathering of the peoples of the earth has begun. World's Fair Impressions. BY A caxadia: The general appearance of the dome and the two east curtains of the horti- cultural building (which are under John Thorpe's surveillance) is gradually as- suming a more finished look. An immense quantity of "stuff" has been received this week. A lot of small palms from Trinidad arrived in pretty good order considering the distance they had to travel; amongst them are several rare kinds that one sel- dom hears of or reads about. The one out of the lot that traveled better than any was Ptychosperma AlexandrtE, and there is no doubt but that it would be a valuable I002 The American Florist. Apr. 27, palm for florists to grow for decoration, in appearance it struck me as being like a cross between Kentia Belmoreana and S'aforthia elegans. The crotons and drac-unas in the same shipment were all badly damaged, the leaves having all fallen off the former. A Mexican exhibit of cactus also ar- rived during the week and every one, whether interested or not in this class of plants, should take a look at them; they will be curious to the uninitiated and in- structive to cactus fanciers. They are planted on a mound on the west side oi the northeast curtain. New York has also opened up two or three car loads of large palms, Pandanus Veitchii and utilis etc., and the space under the dome allotted to it is under the able superintendence of Mr. Donlan get- ting into good shape. More cars are on the road and will arrive next week. The great event of the week however was the arrival of nine carloads of plants from Messrs. Pitcher & Manda's on Sat- urday afternoon at about 4:30, and it will give some idea of how things are done here when I say that the cars were all unloaded and the plants in the building by 7 p. m. As far as could be seen the next morning they appear to have trav- elled well, but it is a little tough on ten- der stove plants and ferns to betaken out of their warm home at this time of year, and in such weather. Every one unites in saying that such execrable weather as has been experienced during the last week was never before seen in Chicago. Wind, rain and snow- Snow, rain and wind-and mid!!! Happily at this date (23rd) there are signs of bet- ter things. E. Forcing Houses with Short Span to the South. Several articles have appeared in the Florist on this subject, but none ot them, as far as I can see, have gone fully into the details of its merits forthewhole season; and to many others I know, as well as myself, it would be interesting to know something more about them. It has been stated that such houses have already been some time in use in Milwaukee and better roses have been grown in them than were ever before produced in that section; but that is not conclusive that they are the best style of house for winter forcing. Had the same parties built also some of the modern light houses, with the long span to the south, and given the plants an equal show, their verdict would then have been of much more value. There is one point which the advocates of this new style of house seem to lose sight of, and that is the amount of direct sunlight the plants need from the time they are planted to insure good, firm, solid wood, or, in other words, a good, vigorous constitution to stand the strain of hard forcing which the plants have to submit to during the short days, and I think on thorough investigation it will l)e found that the improved modern house with the long side facing due south offers the best means for disseminating the greatest amount of direct sun rays to the plants during the late summer and early fall months (as well as during the winter) during which time the constitu- tion of the plants contained therein is built up for the coming winter's hard work. Some of the advocates of the short span-to-the-south system use as an argu- ment in its favo«- that the southern short slope bting much more vertical the sun strikes it at nearly a direct angle during the short days, which dift'uses more light through the houses than can be obtained by the old method. This may possibly be true, but does it follow that the sys- tem is to be generally adopted on that account? I think not, for several rea- sons. On the bench nearest the north only very dwarf varieties could begrown or they would be altogether too much shaded by the other bench, in fact the south bench must shade the north one altogether from any direct rays of sun- light, have it which way you will. Now, long experience of the oldest men in the business, and the teachings of genera- tions of gardeners, has been to the effect that to get the best results from anj plants such as is generally forced for winter flowers they should be as near as possible placed where they can get all the direct sunlight possible, and as near the glass as is consistent according to re- spective heights they grow, etc. Having this fact in mind was one reason why I adopted the sloping bench plan, which has been fully explained and illustrated in the Florist. Now if this is all wrong, why, I want to know it, and as soon as clearly shown that we are all building our houses wrong I shall get ready to adopt the new style, but I would like to know how snow is cleared off" the north side of such houses, or is it not necessary to do so, possibly with so much more light through the six feet of south side glass the plants do not need any from the sixteen ftet on the north, particularly as I see it advocated as an advantage that any number of such houses can be placed together on a level surface without shading each other. By that I infer that snow never bothers the florist in Illinois and Michigan, (happy men!), but with us in Jersey such houses would have to be built strong enough to bear up a railway train, or the snow would surely break them down. But then glass being so cheap, this, I presume would be of little consequence, neither would it matter about getting the snow off the glass anyway as with all the additional light from the south the plants would never suffer from hav- ing a heavy coating of snow on the roof over them, though with us around New York it would mean a large item of addi- tional labor, to say nothing of broken glass, by the men getting cold, careless, etc., even with plenty of room between the houses for working; and, with my experience in houses built on a similar plan for other classes of plants it has alway? been a very troublesome and dis- agreeable job to clear the snow off, as but very little melts on the glass, and what does being that which comes in direct contact with the glass, often freezes nearly as fast as melted, making it all the harder to clean off. These are a few of the reasons why I would like to hear more particulars about this so-called "new system" before ado])ting it; though there aremany other items I could mention, they may be all a myth and vanish before the strong light of the advocates of this principle. Summit, N.J. John N. May. Yours asking me to give you my opin- ion as to the merit of greenhouses with the short span to the south is at hand. For our location and purposes the short span to the south is of no earthly use as far as my observations go, for I have had experience with a house of that kind long before there was anything said about them in the horticultural papers. In 1880 when I bought my present place my pred- ecessor, Mr. P. Schupp, had one house with a short span to the south and long one to the north, planted with Bon Silene roses, but one winter's trial was all that I wanted of that sort of house, for I found that it took a great deal more fuel to heat it, got less light and produced not near as many blooms as the houses with the long span to the south. Therefore I reversed the house the following season after 1 bought my place. The argument of W. T. as to the effect of the sun's rays when passing through glass at various angles may be all right for all I know, but experience has cer- tainly shown me that the short span to the south is not the style of house I should adopt for my business'. Ernst Asmus. \V. Hoboken. N. ]. [The above opinions, both adverse to the short-span-to-the-south system, are from old experienced rose-growers, and their conclusions should have a great deal of weight. At the same time the claims of those who have tried this style of house and found it better than the older one should not be hastily passed over. It should not be overlooked that the style recommended is not an exact reversal of the old three-quarter span house, which would, of course, have many objectionable features. But Mr. May makes a strong point as regards the snow laving upon the long north span. Still, we understand that those using this style of house have had no trouble fi om this source during the past winter. Whether the average of light and heat during the months it is specially valuable to the grower is or is not raised by placing the glass on the south slope at a certain angle is of course a question to be definitely settled by scientists. And feeling the importance of having the mat- ter determined in such a way as to clear up all doubt we shall print in an early issue an illustrated article showing clearly just what percentage of light is lost and gained by using certain angles and also what angle will give the best average during the months when most needed, and t'ne least when least needed, provid- ing the diffierence is sufficient to be worth consideration. Ed.] Decorations at the Inaugural Ball. We present in this issue three views of the decorations at the last Inaugural ball, Washington, from photographs taken at the time for the General Electric Co., who furnished the electric light dec- orations, and from whom our Washing- ton correspondent secured copies. These decorations were described in our Wash- ington letter on page S42 of our issue for March 23. Looking Forward. Now that the season of 1892-3 is Hear- ing an end it is interesting to hear the verdict of the growers on the results of their labors during that time, and also to note something of their plans for the future. Doubtless many ventures gone into after careful study this time last year have not realized all that was ex- pected, but the feeling all over, notwith- standing this, is decidedly of a hopeful kind. In this latitude those who went into tulips last season are emphatic in their statement that they have had enough of them. And it is not, as might naturally be supposed, because there was a glut i8g3. The American Florist, 1003 DECORATIONS FO.^ TH3 INAUGaRiL BALL, WASHINGTON. that they would not sell. W. K. Harris had the market about all to himself at certain times early in theseason, and even then could not sell. People did not want them. That is all there is to it. There was some sale for pots of tulips at Easter but outside of that they have been a perfect drug. Ernst Asmufa, Robert Craig, and other tulip men all say the tulip's day is done for the present. There was a raft of hydrangeas grown for the Easter trade here, the largest handlers being Joseph Beavis, W. K. Har- ris, Geo. Anderson, and Lemuel Ball. But they all went. Ten thousand dollars would be a conservative estimate of the cash wVich the hydrangea turned into the coffers ^of the growers here. The dealers would net as much more. So that the volume of hydrangea trade in this city alone would be $20,000, at a low esti- mate. The red-branched hydrangea seems to be growing in favor. There will be a good deal more of it on the market next spring. Is La France getting played out? There are but few distinct successes with it in this latitude. Smith & Whitely at Lans- downe have a good house of it and one or two other parties have fairly good lots, but as a rule the growers are not satis- fied with its behavior. Whether Testout is to prove the one to supplant it remains to be seen, but many are now moreinclined t© give the new-comer a trial. Those in- terested in Testout have been watching results with Mr. Asmus, and the fueling seems to be growing that the Testout has a future notwithstanding the fact that it did not do so well with Mr. Asmus early in the season. Bridesmaid is another of the new comers that is finding favor among the growers here. Not many tried it last year, nearly everybody being in a conservative frame of mind about new roses. But this year the Bridesmaid is well to the front aniong their plans for the future and Mr. Moore must be feeling very happy with the way his pet is being called for. Kaiserin Augusta and American Belle are both affected by the conservative feel- ing. Growers are evidently not going to go heavy the first season of anythingnew I004 The American Florist. Apr. 27, — their experience with Waban, Duchess of Albany and many others is still rank- ling. Mr. Burton says his orders for Belles have been numerous enough, but what surprised him was the fact that the majority were for quantities under a thousand plants. The effect of this con- servatism will naturally be a big run on his stock next season, as there will be but few with quantity enough to prove much of a competitor. Mr. Beavis will put in a house of his new rose the "White Perle," which he has great faith in. He will probably send it out in 1894. He wishes to see how it be- haves another season and on a more ex- tended scale before finallj' deciding to disseminate. This new sort occupies a distinct niche as a summer bloomer be- sides being a good winter rose. It has all the good qualities of the Perle with none ofits defects. The Pennsj'lvania Horti- cultural Societj' awarded Mr. Beavis a silver medal last fall for this new sort. Carnations have been pretty low in price, but the demand is now so large that production next season will prob- ably be larger than ever. The consensus of opinion as to the best white is unani- mous for McGowan. They all say "the greatest bloomer in existence," "nothing to equal it," etc. Hinze is grown a good deal. Silver Spray does not seem to find so much favor here as around Buffalo and some other places. McGowan is now at the top and will undoubtedly be in larger supply than ever the coming season. Chrysanthemums are also occupying a place in the plans for the future. Time was when many large growers did not care to bother with chrysanthemums in the fall, but that day is about gone and the production according to present ap- pearances will be larger than ever. Mr. Burton will grow the same line as usual — tried and true friends in hybrids, teas and palms — also a house of smilax and one of Asparagus plumosus. Mr. Lonsdale will , also depend on his standard line of roses, carnations and palms, but has besides several novelties that may amount to something the com- ing season. The most promising .is the white swainsonia, which although not really a new thing, is still a novelty in the trade for cut flowers. It is a beauti- ful thing and will no doubt be largely grown in the near future. Mr. Lonsdale promises to favor the readers of the Flo- rist with an illustration of this swainsonia as soon as he can get a little time to have a photo taken of same. Another novelty which was seen in this market in limited quantity this year was the Callistemon speciosus or "Bottle Brush." According to Mr. Thos. Cart- ledge, who is a good authority, this will sell well and will prove a good thing for Easter. It should be included in the list for '94. Mr. Keller of Bay Kidge had some of it the past season and liked it. According to Nicholson, the treatment is as follows: "The soil best suited it is a mixture of loam, peat and sand. Ripened cuttings strike root in sand under a hand glass; seeds are frequently produced on large plants and these may also be used to increase the stock, but they do not produce flowering plants for a considera- ble time, whereas plants raised from cut- tings taken from flowering plants come into flower when small. The plant be- longs to the myrtace;c and is known also as Metrosideros speciosus." George C. Watson. Phila., April 22, '93. Seasonable Hints. A few thousand carnation plants are very easily managed. They can be held in a frame of a few sash and a day or two of good weather suffices to have them all snugly planted. The case is different when they are handled by the 10,000 both for sale and home use. Young plants in all stages will be on hand. The last cuttings are now about ready to come out of sand. Many are heeled in benches in a cool house, held for sale, or until time can be had to pot them. Thousands are in pots and thou- sands more in frames out doors and ready to go in open ground when the opportunity offers. Perhaps many have already been planted. These must all have proper attention as to watering, shifting, weeding, topping and fumiga- tion. Watering needs close watching. While the plants should not be allowed to be- come too dry, they must not be heavily soaked at any time. It is best to cover those in frames with sash during heavy storms or many will be lost by excess of moisture. Heeled in cuttings must be kept pretty dry or they will damp off badly. The latter must be potted or trayed before they become drawn if fine thick set plants are desired. Those in pots that have made good balls can be knocked out either into trays or directly heeled in a cold frame. We are using this latter plan very satisfactorily this season. The frame is prepared by loosen- ing the dirt and fining it with a rake. The balls are placed close together well down in the dirt and without breaking joints, as they will be close enough with- out. A 3x6 sash will thus hold about SOD plants, and they will keep and grow nicely here for three or four weeks if nec- essary. This plan also really saves time when they are taken up for planting in the field. The pots are used a second time. It is needless to say that weeds must be kept down at all times; but see that a careful hand is employed at the job, as the little plants are very easily broken for one thing. Another matter is that the varieties are very easily mixed unless particular pains is taken to prevent it. Topping should be done when neces- sary, but where the plants are held for sale it is not a good plan to top too soon, as the topped plants do not present a very sightly appearance until they have thrown up new shoots. Plants showing bud should be pinched back at once. Fumigation is very necessary regularly once a week at least. The young shoots are great harbors for the green fly, and when the insect is well lodged down in the young growth, it is almost impossi- ble to n, I'rop. La Hose Gardens. Mcinr-his. T.nn. WANTED-A ^*ol>e^ reliable man. th.imut-'lih i-oin- petenttogrow roses, carnatlnns, and a t:*-ii(ral assortment of plants. State wages and references. JoHX DoitiJiE. Florist. Niagara Falls. Ont. WANTED— Soon, a competent man as a working foreman in commercial place; must be flrstclass grower of roses, carnations and other cut flowers. W. L. Morris, Des Moines, Iowa. rO RENT-^1 liouses In Clilcago with lI.tKNi feet of glass, stocked with forcing stuff, roses, carnations i American Florist. t American Florist. Chicago. FOR SALE CHEAP— Second hand No. 1 Exeter Ijoiler. IH sections. 2^ horse power, as good as new; steam gauge, water gauge all complete. Price 3^(10. This is liall tlie price of new. Address BrRiiow, Fiehklll. N. Y. In most deslnibie locality; extra good home market; church near by. street cars running past premises, and within twenty minutes" ride of puhlic buildings. Ad- dress J. W. Moore, St. Vincents' Seminary. (Jerman- town, Philadelphia, Pa. A RARE CHANCE. For sale, on account of lli-liealtli. a tiower store, es- tablished since isiU, doing a good luislness In the flourishing city of Hoboken. Apply to 3 Washin HOBOl&Eir, N. J. FOR SALE, on account orrctiriuK from store l.usiness, a large selected stock and good patronage from tlie best class of customers in the city. Address R. E. SIMONS. New Orleans. La. FOR SALE OR TO RENT. The following greeuhouse property, situated on the outskirts of Springfield, the City of Houses; or will sell Greeuhouses, Stock and Fixtures and give ten years' lease of 2 acres laud. Ten hou.scsin all — 5 houses, 10 feet wide, (i5 feet loiiR; 4 houses. 18 feet wide, In feet long; 1 house. 18 feet wide, (K feet loug. Steam plant! New double Florida Boiler. Stock in good condition, with a large and extra good home market. This is an opportuuity i" a fife-time, as present owner has other interests to look after. If you arc looking for a chance, apply at once to 5 Kliii .Street, Si'ltl NCll'l l:i,l>, >MSS. FOR SALE OR LEASE. Florist's EstaMistiineni near New YorK City. Florist establishment situated five miles from Harlem Bridge, in Westchester County, contain- ing six acres of laud in nursery stock with dwell- ing house, shed, bam, etc. 25,000 feet of glass heated by steam and hot water, well stocked with Palms, Fems" and Roses, doing a good home and wholesale trade. Never failing supply of water. Will only rent to a reliable party. Address E. W'. P., care Weeber & Don, 114 Chambers St., New York City. TAKE YOUR CHOICE. house 7 rooms. Plants In KOOd condition and houses In good repair. Price ai.WXT. FOR SAlyB OU RKNT— A well equipped establish- ment within eight miles of Boston. oomprlsInK 9 acres of land on which are 1 house latxM flileil with Mermets and Silver Sprays; 1 house Unk-'.'i tuied with Wlldersand Plants; 1 house llHLvll H II. -d with Wil.lirs; 1 house KIO.xll filled with Adlantiim^, '.' In- pnis; 1 house imlxU filled with C'allas and li.in\i[nha I Imuse lUlxll filled with Callas.Bouvardla an. I I'.irtiii: I h..uw liHj.xIl filled with Violets and Mignonette; 1 heated IraiiH- liKi.vt; filled with Mignonette; I propagating limisc.-..')ft. long. Price $22,000. li'dll SALE—Elght miles from Boston. 1 acre of r land, s.mi feet of glass, including 4 Imuses. KJIxIS, I ihvclling houNC 7 rooms. Apply li> N. F. McCarthy & CO. 1 Music Hall Place. Boston Mass. GflTflLOOUE PRINTING. ELEGTROTYPING. Done with expert ability for Florists Nurserymen, Seedsmen. Write to J. Horace McFarland Co., HABRISBURO, PA. = T' FR I INT (^ Your Smilax and other trailing [ilants with GREEN SILKALINE. JOHN C. MEYER & CO., •i89 De Khl) : StriM-t, ISOSTON, MAS.S. Cycas Revoluta^^-^- The I^irgest and Best Selected Stock, of Cycas Revoliita, frouds and roots cut off, true long leaved variety, now on hand. For general Japanese and Australian stock, apply to F. GONZALES & CO., 303-312 Wayne St., SAN FRANCISCO, CAL. aySeiid for catalogue M l-:.\l( .AN l'lil.MK(iSi:s ((i:rii>thera Rosea), tin size, .»2,r:i— The Rooted Rose Cuttings came to hand In great shape- just as fresh as spring daisies, and are doing well." "Pearl Riveh, N. T.. April 10. '93— Received second shipment of Bride cuttings In good condition. The first shipment I had no trouble wltii, and they are growing very nicely." 7 shipped here. Will try you again." "New Haven, Conn., March 20, '93— Rooted Rose Cuttings received in good shape, only a few of the roots broken." "HAGERSTOWN. Md., March 20. 93— Rooted Rose Cuttings arrived In good condition — don't have any trouble with them at all; don't expect to lose one in a "TRINIDAD, Col.. March hi. '9:i— Rose Cuttings re- ceived In due time, and first class condition. They are now looking fine. Many thanks for the careful pack- Our Special Offer: With every $5.00 worth of Rooted Cuttings or Plants, we shall GIVE YOU Ten Strong Plants of the Wonderful W New Rose, CHRISTINE DE NOUE C. STRAUSS & CO. '^•"%SSZ'L^z;,t''"' * WASHINGTON, D. C. MflDflME GflROLlNE TtSTOUT. The best rose of its color in existence. It has been fully tested in the New York market and Hea'thy plants from zj^-inch pots now ready. Per loo, $25 00; per 1000, $200.00; 500 at 1000 rates. ERNST ASMUS, West Hoboken, N. J. ROSKS FINE HEALTHY PLANTS FROM 2MNGH POTS. Pedes, Brides, Mermets, Niphetos, Papa Gontier, Hoste, Watteville, Cusin, La France, Albany, Wootton, at . $5.00 per 100, ^5.00 per 1,000. Meteor at $6.00 per 100, $55.00 per 1,000. Climbing Perle, at $10.00 per 100. John Henderson Co., Mention American Florist. 3 1-2 Cent Roses. HYBRID PERPETUAL and CLIMBING, Clean Healthy Stock, grown in 2;^-inch pots. Such varieties as Gen. Jack, La Reine, La France, Duch. of Albany, Anna de Diesbach, PerfecUon Des Blanches, Coq. Des Blanches, Giant of Battles, Md. Mas- son, Souv. De Duchere, P. Queen, Bait. Belle, Pride of Washington and Russell's Cottage. JAMES BROWN, JR., WHITEHALL, ILL. TEAS »30.oo per 1000 HYBRIDS 4000 per looo Healthy plants, in 2-incli pots. Also healthy plants of the Newest Chrysanthe- mums, and general greenhouse stock. Trade list on application. Finest stock in ITorthwest Duchess of Albany, Mme. Hoste, La France, Niphetos, Catherine Mermet, Wabau, The Bride, rerle, Sunset, TV. F. Bennett. C. A. SMITH FLOBAL CO., 77 7th Street, South, MINNEAPOLIS, MINN. 10l2 The American Florist. Apr, 27, Subscription $1.00 a Year. To Europe, $2.00. Advertisements, 10 Cents a Line, Agate; Inch. Si. 40; Column, S14.00. Cash with Order. No Special Position Guaranteed. Discounts, 6 times, 5 per cent; 13 times, 10 per cent; 26 times. JO per cent: 52 times, 30 per cent. No reduction made for large space. The Advertising Department of the American fl-ouiST is for Florists, Seedsmen, and dealers In warns oertaining to lhot,e lines ONLY. Please to remember It. Orders tor less than one-hall inch space not accepted. Address THE AMERICAN FLORIST CO.. Chicago. We request subscribers to make remit- tance by draft or money order when re- newing subscriptions, and to keep a record of the numbeisand dates of same. This is to guard against losses in the mails. The Denver Florist Co., Denver, Col., send us a photograph of their lily house, taken just prior to Easter. There was an excellent showing of bloom and the plants seemed to be uniformly fine in quality. When sending us newspapers contain- ing items you wish us to note please do not fail to distinctly mark the item so it can be easily found, as we can not spare the time to hunt through the mass of papers sent us for unmarked items. The report of the Missouri Botanic Garden, lately received at this office, is a handsome volume of 226 pages, contain- ing numerous plates. It contains Prof. Trelease's studies of yuccas, _ and a va- riety of botanical information, in addi- tion to the history of the garden itself. The commissioner's report, Lincoln Park, Chicago, recently received, gives a resume of the history of the park from its inception in 1865 to the present time, and a more particular account of its progress during the past six years. It is iDeautifuUy illustrated witli numerous half-tone engravings. We are the Peopled Who ? K0FFMAN5 \\ IIH C . oranse Co., N. Y. v^'SMILAX 2.5c. astring; 20c. astring by tlif luin- drod ; 18c. a string by the thou.sand. When ? ALL THE YEAR AROUND. Also Adiantum Cuneatum Fronds At ^1.25 per 100. And lu' pays the Express. MARSCHUETZ & CO.. FLORISTS' • SUPPLIES 23 * 26 N. 4th St.. PHILADELPHIA, PA. Setid lor ^"'"'"tr'° — ^ FR^AEDV DEGORftTION DAY ^ G0MM&N6EMENTS \ Commencement • • • Baskets at prices which cannot be nuderquoted by any one. Celluloid Baskets, Silver Jardiniers. Silver Handle Baskets. Metal Wreaths. 11 our own manufacture. New stock, now ready inspection. WHOLESALE ONLY. 56 N. FOURTH STREET, PHILADELPHIA, PA. WHERE? OH WHERE? Can I get GOOD Hardy Ferns this spring and for Memorial Day? Well, we know of but one place and that is at ft. L Hftl^TFORDS, 18 CHAPMAN PLACE, BOSTON. PsnD PlnU/DFC new crop in best white Ua|Ju riUnCIO, quality at $1.25 the ».■, 10 It), lots, $10 net. PuPaC I 09VDQ (Sago Palms), natural UJbaO LCaiCO prepared, equal to fresh cut in appearance, from 30-in. upwards, at 45c., 50c ,60e., 75c. and ft .00 each, accord- ing to length. Metal Designs, r;s ^^"^ latest French styles, from 50 cents net apiece upwards. DQcj/pfo of all styles, Plain and Fancy, OaOrCIO for school Commencements, Dinners, Receptions, Favors, etc. Supplies Of all kinds, :;,^e?i?apeTs: Wa.\ Paper, Foil, Immortelles, Letters, Wire Designs, Funeral Sheaves, Doves, etc. For prices consult our Trade Catalogue, mailed free. August Rblker &, Sons, 136&138 W. 24lh St., IIqu, YAr|# P. 0. Station E. HCff lUIKi IF YOU NEED ANY Cape Flowers, Immortelles, Grasses. plain or fancy Baskets, Metal Wreaths, Letters, Doves, or any other thing in the Florists' supply line, mail us your order. REMEMBER WE ARE THE Leading Manufacturers of Wheat Sheaves and Baskets, and Importers of Florists' Supplies. riltlllo^ur (III :ip|>lU-atlon. ERNEST KAUFMANN & CO., 113 N. 4th Street, PHILADELPHIA, PA. WHOLESALE FLORISTS N. E. CORNER & Chestnut Sts., PHILADELPHIA. SAMUEL S. PENNOCK, Wholesale Florist REMOVED TO REAR OF 42 S. t6th ST.. (Successor to KLLIJSON * KUEHN), #^ W H O LES A LE ^Sii? 1122 FIITE STREET, A complete line of Wire DeslfriM. W. ELLISON. WHOLESALE Cut Flowers I Florists' Supplies /402 PINE STEET, When writing to any of the advertisers on this page please mention the American Florist. i893- The American Florist. 1013 E. H. HUNT, Wholesale Plorist 79 Lake Street, CHICAGO. ^^^^^^ Perle, Gontler. Nlphetos $J.OO Mermets, La France, Bride, Woottona ti.OO Meteors S.OO Jacqs 13 00 Carnations, short 1.00 long 2.00 " " fancy 2.r>0 Romans, Valley. Narcissus, Tulips 3.00 Violets. Adlantum 1.00 Callas, Harrlsll 10.00 Smllax 20.00 In effect till ne.Yt Issue of this paper. KennlGOU Bros. Go. WHOLESALE GUT FLOWERS, 34 A. 36 RANDOLPH STREET, C'CX.IC.A.OrO, XUXi. "Wim; -vv^or.k: .a. SPECi-A-XiT-Z". A. L. RANDALL', Wholesale Florist and Dealer in FLORISTS' SUPPLIES, 116 Dearborn Street, CHICAGO. Store Closes Nights 9 F. M.: Sunday S F. M. NILES CENTER FLORAL CO. Incorporated . ^VHOLESALE GROAVEKS OF GUT FLOWERS 0! ALL KINDS and Dealers in FLORISTS' SUPPLIES. CHAS. W. McKELLAK, Mgr. In Chicago Cut Flower Exchange. 45 Lake St., CHICAGO. ^m:. oIvSOjv, ^ JM^ FLORIST, ee WABASH AVENUE, Telephone 4786. CHICAGO, ILL. T. J.CORBREY&CO. Wholesale and Commission FLORISTS, 43 Lake St., CHICAGO, ILL. In Chicago Cut Flower ExchnnRe. . . . A. G. PRINCE & CO., Wholesale and Commission FLORISTS, 45 LAKE STREET, In Chicago Cut Flower Exchange. CHICAGO. DAN'L B. LONG, .COMMISSION • FLORIST, 495 Washington St., BUFFALO, N. Y. FORCING BUCB8, FLORISTS' SUPPLIES, LONG'S FLORISTS' PHOTOGRAPHS. Lists, Terms, &c. on application, J WHITE DOVES f/J- _ FOR FLORISTS. [ 1"5^.^^^JJ Largest and finest stock in the United ft. ^-^x.^ >^ States. Write for prices to 9. J. ^tXJ^^'RT^T^, 103 Van Winkle St . Jersey City. H.l. Mention the American Florist when writing to advertisers on this page. Cut Flowers. New York, April 25. Roses, Bon Sllene. Gontlera 1.00® 3.00 Perles, Nlphetos. - 2.00® 3 00 Mermet. Bride, Hoste 3.00® 5.00 Cusln, Wattevllle 2.00® 4.0O " Bridesmaid, La France 3.00® 0.00 Meteor 2.00® 4.U0 Jacqueminot S.00@12.00 Beauty 10.00@40 00 Hybrids 10.00®3O.0O Mme. Caroline Testout I0.0O®20.0O Carnations 75® 1.50 VaUey, hyacinths, tulips, daflodils 2.00® 3.00 Harrisll 2.00® 6.00 Callas 3.IXJ® 0.00 Violets 50® 1.00 Cattleyas 50.00 Mignonette 1.00® 5.00 Adianturas 1.00 Lilac (bunch) 1.00 Smllax 35.00 BOSTON, April 25. Roses. Nlphetos. Gontier 4.00® 6.00 Perle.Sunset 4 00® 6.00 Brlde.Mermet 6.00® 8.00 .Tacq., Lulzet 12 00@25.00 Brunner ,25.O0®40.0O Carnations 1.00® 3.0O Violets.. 50® .75 Lilies, Han-isli and Longlflorum 4.00® 6.00 Candldums 3.00® 5.00 Lily of the valley, tulips, daflodils 3.00® 3 OO Narcissus Poetlcus 1.00® 2.00 Mignonette 2.00® 4.00 Heath, per bunch 50 to 75 cents Primroses, per bunch 08 to .10 Adlantum 1.00® 1.50 Smllax 20.00®26.00 Asparagus plumosus 50.00@75.00 PHILADELPHIA. April 25. Roses, Brunners 10.00®35.00 " Laings 15.00@30.00 Beauties 20.00@35.00 Belies 35.00 La France, Mermet, Bride 4.00® 6.00 Cusln. Wattevllle 3.00® 6.00 Jacqs S.00®10.00 Perle. Gontler 2.00® 3.00 Valley 2.00® 3.00 Carnations 75® 1.25 Daffodils, tulips 3.00® 4.00 Mignonette 1 00® 2.00 Asparagus 60.00@76.00 Smllax 20.00®25.0a Adlantum 1.00® 1.25 Harrisll 5.00® 8.00 Callas 6.0O® 8.00 Sweet peas 1.00® 2.00 Chicago, April 25. Roses, Perles, Nlphetos Gontler 3.00® 4.00 Mermet, La France, Albany 4.00® 5.00 Brides, Wootton Bennett 4.00® 6.00 Beauties 10.00@15.00 ,Jacqs 12.00@18.00 Hybrids 13.00®18.0O Carnations (short) .75 (long) 1.00® .50 (fancy) 2.U0 Callas, Harrisll 10.00 Romnns, Valley 3.00 Violets 1.00 Sweet Peas 1.60® 2.00 Daffodils, tulips 3.00® 4.00 Smllax 20.00 Lilac (per bunch) 35c. Peck & Sutherland, Successors to WM. J. STEWART. Out Flowers I Florists' Supplies ^^ WHOLESALE. ^^ 67 Bromfleld Street, BOSTOHT, MASS. _^^ WHOLESALE ^^^^r\ FLORISTS, ^^^ » /t^ JOBBERS IN . . . ^^«*^^ . . FLORISTS" METS, %r^:a '"'"'-"'- BRIDES, ^^~-g.,-^fLORlSTS' GONTIERS, ^W^^ \ ^*^'^^" CARNATIONS, ^k^^^^^ ALWAYS ON HAND. ^^^ ^ 1 Music Hall Place, ^k^^N^ BOSTON. MASS. ^^^ ~\^ HORTICnLTPRAL ADCnONEERS. • ■ ^*^-'^ WELCH BROS., Wholesale Florists, NO. 2 BEACON STREET, Near Tremont St., BOSTON, MASS. BURNS & RAYNOR. 49 Wast 28tli Street, WHOLESALi: DEALERS IN AND SHIFFEKS OF Oliolc© rMo^wers. WALTEE F. SHERIDAN, WHOLESALE 32 West 30th Street, NEW YORK. Roses Shipped to all Points. Price list on application. HUNTER & FURDY, WHOLESALE DEALERS IN Cut ^Flowers 51 W. 30th St., NEW YORK. FRANK D. HUNTER. JAMES FURDY, Formerly 112 W. 40th 8t JAMES HART, WHOLESALE FLORIST. 117 W- 30th St.. new YORK. the Oldest Established Commission House in N. Y. LARGE SHIPPING TRADE. CAREFUL PACKING. THEO. ROEHRS, — — WHOLESALE FLORIST, 111 West 30th street, NEW vork: gity. Established 1879 MILLANG BROS., Wholesale Florists, 5 WEST Z7TH STREET, BRANCH : Cut Power Exchange, 408 E. 34th Street. MICHAEL A. HART. WiiolesaieiCommlssion Florist 113 WEST 30TH STREET. The finest Roses, Violets and Carnations Branch, at Cut Flower Exchange, 408 E. 34th St. EDWARD C. HORAN, 34 W. 29th Street, NEW YORK. Wholesale Florist Careful Skipping: to all parts of the country. Price list on application. H. L SUNDERBRUGH, WHOLESALE FLORISl 4TH &, Walnut Streets, WHOLESALE FLORIST Florists' Supplies Always in Stock. 7 PARK STREET, Orders by Mall, Telegraph, Telephone o promptly filled. B.^pres3 IOI4 The American Florist, Apr, 2j, HRe 3®®, HYACINTHS, TULIPS, NARCISSUS, SPIR/EA, LILIES of the VALLEY, Etc. HEADQUARTERS FOR HIGH GRADE FORCING BULRS. ■Wholesale Importers should -write us for Prices. ODB NEW TRADE LIST NOW READY. BENJAMIN RIMBAUD, BULB GROWER, Quart/er du Temple. Toulon, var, France. Cable address ICenriinbuud, Tottlon. The lufKeat cultures In the South of Frniice. of WHITK K03IAN HYACINTHS. Narcissus Pa- per White KTiindlflurn, N. Double Roman. N. Double \o\\ Sion, true pure yellow, and other Dullodlls. Lilium <'aiidilloatIr>n. LILIUM HARRISn. OrlRLnal and largest Kfowers of this important batb. True Stock. Lowest Prices. Best Quality. F. R. PIERSON CO., rARBYTOWN-ON-HUDSON, NEW YORK. New Hardy Russian Violets. A. &. G. ROSBACH, i'i:>iiii:n TON, N. .1. 10,000 ROOTED COLEUS n.OOO IlKUlih' KniclUli l> 100. WIO iK-r I.Ollll: (<>l. per l.OOO: SaUiiiB, *r pii i.r..-,(i |.,T r 100. *7 1, r,Or R. E. NACE, Royerslord, Pa. Lily Of the Valley Bulbs. THE STAR BRAND Sl'KClAl.l.V UKI'OM.MKNIIKI) VOV. LATK FOItCl.Ni;. We arc now hooking Import orders for »hlpiuont from I liiniliur^ In Oftohcr or .November. REISS & BRADY, ■JKO WilslihiKtoll Street, New York. Always mention the American Flo- rist when writing to advertisers. i8g3- J HE American Florist, 1015 HYACINTHS, TULIPS, DAFFODILS, And all other bulbs for forcing and outdoor, in very fine quality, at reasonable rates. If any of our friends have not received a copy of our Catalogue of 1893, should write for one at once. Please ORDER ON RECEIPT of our Catalogue. SEGERS BROTHERS, WHOLESALE BULB GROHTERS, r-, near Haarlem, HOrvX^iVIVI^, HULSEBOSCH BROS., BULB AND PLANT GROWERS, OVERVEEN. near Haarlem. HOLLAND. Per 100 1000 LlUum Harrisll, 4 to 5-lnch In clrc t2.20 Slil.OO 5 to 7-incti In elrc 3.00 24.00 '■ " 7 to O-inch In clrc 5.25 47.00 0 to 12-lnoli In clrc 11.00 100.00 Lilium Longiflorum 10 per cent dearer than Lllium Harrisii. Roman Hyacinths, extra seluctecl 2.50 22.00 top roots 3.00 25.00 Narcis. Totus Albus. extra selected — ■■ 1.00 7.50 Grandlflor'm.ext. s'lc'd 1.30 11.00 Fall Wholesale Catalogue now ready. Address A. HULSEBOSCH. p. 0 Box 3118. Warehouse 58 West Street, NEW YORK CITY. DUTCH BULBS. HYACINTHS, TULIPS, NARCISSUS, ETC. FIRST QUALITY IS THE BEST. I have Rained the reputation of having the finest bulbs of Holland, and if you would liave the VJl^RY BEST send me a trial order. Two important items, viz : Quality the Best. Prices tlie Lowest. Price list free on application. JOHN BARTH BOS, Bulb grower. Established 1868. Overveen near Haarlem, Holland. Send for Catalogue ai ItDIU BUIiBS, SEEDS, JAlAn Am) SHBXTBS. ARAUCaRIAS, I AUSTRALIAN Palm Seeds, oaIjIfoknia bulbs and seeds to H. H. BERGER A, CO. ESTABLISHED 1878. SAN 7BAITCISCO, CAL. t^"We are headquarters. Per 100. Per 1,000 1st size Dwarf Pearl .■,S!150 Si 2 00 2d size •• SO 060 Ist size Tall Pearl 120 10 OO Gladioli, extra large, finest sorts 125 12 00 H. G. FAUST & CO., 64 and 66 N. Front St., PHILADELPHIA, PA. WOODLAWX FARMS, 1,300 ACRES. HYACINTHS, TULIPS AND CROCUS Mr. I^omaus makes the following special offers— Our Selection. Lot 1.-70,000 bulbs for $850.00 Lot 3.— 7.000 bulbs for $ 86 00 Lot 2.-14,000 bulbs for 170.00 Lot 4.-3,500 bulbs for « 00 Lot 5.-1,750 bulbs for . $23.00. Prices are F. O. \i. Haarlem, Holland. XilA 15 per cent, to above prices if delivered from New YorJt. Lists upon application. Address all orders to — SEEDS H. A. DAACKE bulbs -ilO W. I'^otJ^rteeiatli St. JVEj-w ^voieic. GT. VAN WAVEREN & KRUYEE, Special Growers of Dutch Bulbs m Flower Roots. Mr. Gerard Kruyff has come personally to make atrip through the United States, to contract with buyers, and offers a large stock of first quality goods. Parties interested in the Bulb trade are requested to correspond. Send lists for estimates to ASHLAND HOUSE, FOURTH AVE., NEW YORK CITY. The Catalogue of Dutch Bulbs and Flower Roots of J. SCHILPZAND &. SONS, HILLEGOM, HOLLAND, Is ready and can be had on application from their sole Agent, C. RAOUX, 296 Pearl St., New York. Eresh Erom Japan. Sound Bulbs of Lil. Auratum, 7 to 9 inch, S9.00 per 100. Lil. Rubrum, 7 to 9 inch, |9.00 pei- 100. Import prices on first class Fall Bulbs way down. W. W. BARNARD & CO., G and 8 N. Clark St. CHICAGO. G. J. MOEEATT, Manufacturer ot PAPER BAGS AND ENVELOPES Special attention g:lven to Seed Bags and Catalogue EnvelopeSo nr£:iiir HiivEis. conrnr. loio The American Florist. Apr. 2y, Dr. H. W. Williams. Dr. H. VV. Williams, of the firm of H. \V. Williams & Sons, died at his home, Batavia, 111. April 1. Dr. Williams was born in Massachusetts in 1817. While he was still an infant his parents settled in Ohio, where was educated, graduating from Western Reserve College and the Cleveland Medical School. In 1848 Dr. Williams settled in Bata- via, where he built up a large practice as a physician. But on account of ill- health he gradually dropped his pro- fession, and went into the greenhouse, nursery and plant business. He started some thirty years ago with one small greenhouse, heated by a cook stove, which gradually expanded into the pres- ent extensive range of glass. He also handled all sorts ot florists' supplies. Dr. Williams was never a man of robust health, yet he lived a long and active life, built up a large business, and was active in social and religious circles. He is sin- cerely mourned by a large circle, whose sympathies are with Miss Alice and Mr. Ogden Williams, the only surviving mem- bers of the family. Catalogues Received. Van Zanten Bros., Hillegom, Holland, Dutch bulbs; John Laing & Sons, Lon- don, Eng., clivias; L. Boehmer & Co., Yokohama, Japan, Japanese bulbs and plants; Horace Rimby, Collegeville, Pa., plants; Luther Burbank, Santa Rosa, Cal., ornamental and fruit plant novel- ties; W. J. Hesser, Plattsmouth, Neb., decorative plants; J. H. Wade & Co., Evansville, Ind., plants and bulbs; H. A. Daacke, New York, bulbs; Gt. Van Wav- eren & Kruvff, Sassenheim, Holland, Dutch bulbs; Wm.Paul & Sons.Waltham Cross, Herts, Eng., roses; W. & J. Birk- enhead, Sale, Manchester, Eng., ferns. Send to THE MOON y Trees.Shrubs, You*!- 1 Vines.and I Small Fruits. THE M. H. MOON CO, rrisville, Pa. ROOTED CUTTINGS. Marie^Louise Violets, healthy stock. ; — 2! Carnations in 2% inch pots, Lizzie Mc- Gowan, Hinze's White and Portia. E. P. HOSTETTER, Manheim, Pa. COLEUS )¥: GERANIUMS Cuttings and potted plants. Wholesale and Retail. . . CHAS. A. BAIRD. Manalapan, Mon. Co.. N. J. Always mention the American Flo- rist when writing to advertisers. THE NEW WHITE CARNATION GOV. RUSSELL NOW READY FOR DISTRIBUTION. Price of Rooted Cuttings: Per lOOO, |80; 500 at lOOO rate; per 100, j5iO; 25 or less, $2 per doz. ORDERS WTLL BE FILLED STRICTLY IN ROTATION. N. F. McCarthy & CO., 1 Music Hall Place, Boston, Mass. C. J. PENNOCK, Kennett Square, Pa. AUGUST ROLKER & SONS, New York, and E. H. HUNT, 79 Lake Street, Chicago. PL.VNTS C.VN ISE SKKN .VT TIIK KST.VIil.ISHMENTS OK AN V OF TIIK ABOVE N.VMED Asparagus Plumosus Nanus. PUT (TQINRQ ■ <> to 8 feet long, 50 cents each. UUI OininUOl 10 to 15 feet long, SI. 00 each. In large or small quantities all the year round. The largest stock in the country. W. H. ELLIOTT, Brighton, Mass. 6 ROZY^ ANNAS. WH ARB HEflDQUflRTERS - ■ for all the Novelties, and in addition control EXCLUSIVELY severa grand varieties which we now offer for the firsi time. We will not be undersold on any of the list. J. C. VAUGHAN, New York: CHICAGO. 26 Barclay Street. P. 0. Box 688. (ireciilioimeK : Western Springs. . . . Siebrecht&Wadlev, ROSE HILL NURSERIES, f$^t:^%. New Rochelle, N. Y. Palms, ORCHIDS, Roses, FRESH DRACAENA CANES NOW READY. Oi«OH[ir>S. The Finest Stock In the World. 15 IVGL AJVO. Thirty minutes from I.ondiin. Onr Mr. A Dlramnck will be pleased to Interview buyers or reply to any < him Ht2(l6(Jreenwlch Ht "V DRHliR'S Garden SeeDcS, Plants. Bulbs & Renuisiles. ■rlu V arc tiK- best Ml Ibc lowest prices. Trade List is- sued quarterly, mailed free to tlic trade only. IIKNHV A. i>Kl':KI{, PhlJ»ilel|ihl», I'll. Don't Wait till the minute you want them, but place your order for -^Coleus^s- NOW. We are sold two weeks ahead of delivery. All the best kinds, in- cluding "Sunrise," the new yellow. Send for list. ALEX. McBRIDE, Alplaus, N. Y. COLEUS, ROOTED, I.,cadlDe viirletii eluding the tineft variety, equal to ( a grower as Verec . .«1 per 100; *8 per 1,000* In- -PANSIES- lings. II aplcncim strnln. #5 a 1, s. lOc per 100 extra where shipp JAMES HORflN. FLORIST, BRIDGEPORT, CT. * Rooted Cuttings. * COLEDS FOR YOU ALLI (JoWcn Heihler aii.l Crlni-on VersiliaHeltll spe,-lal- lles. .«i;.ll(l per l(«»l lurl,.i„s, SI,,,,,, Klin:, M,,l,.„ \V..rlli. V. I. 11111, rhrn,.nH'n:( liiplirr lll;i,k rniiee, ail.l (.tlieT>, ,-1 HI i..r mi Af.niliiinv .luari, hlue iinrl while, -. nl 1> CASH WITH ORDER. SCHENECTADY, N. Y. Tuberous Begonias. Seedling PLtnls Now Re.idj. Hesl Single or Double ones, colors mi.xed. mailed at $3,00 per 100. .\ diflerent strain at 82.50, siuRle onh-. We liave a few (food soiiud tubers left. Write us if you waul any, BBAUER & BICHTES . . MCCONI\IELSVILi.E, O. MAMMOTH PANSIES. I'iisl si/, in l.l...m -:;(M ].er 100. See.in.l ■->,■■ Ml 1.1 n ;-Jll»|.er 100, Third -1,-. .11 l...,l .-I r.llper HO. .\nipel.ii,M, \, lUh.i. :;' null pots, |I1.00 per 100. Ainpelop>is \ ciUln. :> lueli }0.(lo per 100. Clirj-santhenuims, i;;., iueh Sl.lKl per 1110, Adtlress— J. G. BURROW, Fishkill, N. Y. iSgj. The American Florist. lOI^ SURPLUS STOCK. Per ,00 Alternanthera. 3 varieties, ($25.00 per 1.000) S 3.00 Achania Malvavlscus 5.00 Agathea Coelestls „ 2.50 Ageratum, blue and white 3.00 Alyssum. 3 varieties ($25.00 per 1,000) 3.00 BeEonlas. ArKentea Guttata and Metallca ._. Carinas, named, our selection 5 00 Cuphea 2.50 Centaurea Gymnocarpa. 3.00 Carnations, Golden Gate. Mrs. Fischer, Lizzie McGowan 4.00 Chasnostoma Hisplda 3.00 Chrysanthemums, leading varieties 3.00 Coleus ($35.00 per l.OOD) 3.00 Dahlias. large roots 8.00 Feverfew 4.00 Echeverla Metallica and Hoveyll 16.00 Echeverla, Secunda Glauca 2.50 and 3.50 ForgetMe Not 3.00 Fleus Elastlca, $5.00 per dozen. Fuchsias, E. G. Hill and Phenomenal 5.00 Fuchstas, in variety, our selection 3.00 Geraniums. Ivy Leaved. Glechoma Hederacea, var 4.00 Heliotrope. 2 varieties 4.00 Hoya Carnosa, 3H-lnch S.OO Hoya Carnosa, variegated 15.00 Hydrangeas. Hed Branched, Thos. Hogg, Otaksa 4.00 Impatlens Mariana and Sultanll 4.00 Ipomcea Moonflo wer, white and blue 4.00 ivy, German. , 3.U0 Leonotls Leonurus 4.00 Lobelia, blue 3.00 Manettla Vine 3.00 Marguerite, Daisy, white -umi Marguerite Oalsy, single, yellow, $1.00 per dozen. Passlflora, Constance Elliott . .- Passiflora, golden spotted (John Spaulding) 5.0J Mexican Primrose (1,000 for $25.00) 3.00 PUea Reptans 3.00 Pllogyne Sauvis 4.00 Ruellla Formosa 4.00 Salvias 4.00 Smilax 3.00 Streplosolen Jamesonii 4.00 TropjBOlum, Cardinal Prince 5.00 Verbenas, healthy stocic 3.00 I. N. KRAMER & SON, Cedar Rapids and Marion, ia. ROOTED CUTTINGS. Alternantheras Paronychloldes Coleus, best old and new Fuchsia, leading varieties Heliotrope, leading varieties , Mexican Primrose Parlor Ivy, varlegaed Heliotrope, assorted., Anlhemus Coronaria. Solanum Jasmlnoides Granditlora '• Jasmlnoides var " Var. Parlor Ivy " Fuchsia, best varieties " Storm King and Phenomenal.. .. ' Echeverla Glauca " Extensa Globosa, for centers, plants ROBT. S. BROWN & SONS, Box 99, Kansas City, Mo. TRAILING ARBUTUS By the Basket, received daily from the woods. WISCONSIN FLOWER EXGHANGt, 131 MASON STREET, nxxxj'w.A.xjiE.rBiE:, -wxs. HEADQUARTERS FOR WATER-LILIES SEED TUBERS AND PLANTS. Place your orders early If you wish to secure good stock of charming yellow Water Lily, N. Chroma- tella plants. Ist size, $1.00 each. $10 doz.; 2d size, 75c each. $S.00 per doz. Also, the new JYench and other new hardy varieties. Send for price list. Wm. Tricker, °S2^*?o"r'^'=- ^-T=f5r^^s*5!=S How Are You, Snow Crest? CUT BLOOMS 50 CENTS FEB HUNDRED. Well, they say we are the best, Or otherwise they'd hike i We will come your plant to erace For seventy cents per dozen Send order now to Gibson's place. We'll come next day a buzzin". 50.000 now ready strong rooted cuttings. S2.00 per 100. Full budded and blooming lor immediate sales and bedding out. Strong and stocky, ¥4.00 per 100; ?35.00 per 1.000; 50u at 1,000 rates. vhite forcing petunias, small plants, Gib'son's hybrid pansy, small plants .'iOc per dozen. Golden Marguerites, Gem Feverfew, Lobelia, trailing and dwarf, and mixed vase and bedding plants, rooted, $1.00 small plants. $2.00 per 100. Vlncas from flats $2.00 per 100. Eulalia, China and Japonica 4 inch size, $3.00. 5 and t! $5.00 per 100. Satisfaction guaranteed or money refunded. Address, cash with order please J. C. GrIBSON, Woodbury, N. J. ELEflONUS LONGIFES HrtRDY OR/\NGE^^ AN IMMENSE STOCK OF BOTH 1 AND 2 YEAR OLD PLANTS. (Citl-us Trifoliata). Hardy Orange, 1 year, 10 to 15 inch, $3.00 per 100; $2.5.00 per 1,000. Hardy Orange, 2 years, 18 to 24 inches, branched, $5.00 per 100; $J0.0O per 1,000. Eleagnus Longipes, 1 year. $8.00 per 100; $75.00 per 1,000. Eleaguus I^ongipes, 2 years, 2 to 2J^ feel, branched, $12.00 per 100; $100.00 per 1,000. Orders by telegraph promptly executed. J. T. LOVETT CO., Little Silver, N. J. 20,000 VERBENAS. THE CHOICEST VARIETIES IN CULTIVATION. Fine pot plants, $2.50 per 100: $20 00 per 1000. Packed light, and satisfaction guaranteed. Send for circular. . . . Our sales reached nearly 250,000 last year, and we can assure our customers that our plants are fully equal, and assortment of varieties surpass those of last year. ROSES AND CARNATIONS. The Largest and Finest Stock in the Xorth- west ever offered at the following' prices: ROSES— Perles, Hoste. Sunset. La France. Mermet. Bride. C. Soupert, Nlphetos, from 2^-inch pots. $4.00 per lOO Mme. Watteville, Albany, Pierre Guillot, Meteor, from 2^-inch pots .5.0Oper]UO American Beauty, from 2i^-lnch pots 7.00 per 100 CAKNATIONS— Silyer Spray. Lizzie McGowan, Hinze's White, Hector. Portia, Garfield, Grace Wilder. Fred. Crelghton, Mrs. B. G. Hlli, from 2-inch pots 3.00 perlOO Rooted Cuttings of all varieties offered 2.00 per 100 Cut Flowers, Roses, Carnations Lilium Harrisii and Smilax at lo'west market prices. Tele- graph orders promptly attended to. CHRIST HANSEN, Wholesale Florist ST. PAUL, MINN. ioi8 The Americax Florist. Apr. 2;, Denver. Mr. Rushmore, one of the pioneers in horticulture of this state, has taken charge of D. S. Grimes' place. Hardy roses is the specialty. The new store that is being fitted up on 16th street is a mystery as yet; it has not been named. It now looks as if it was to be the finest in town. Sixteenth street has now eight retail stores, and by the way they are crowding together it looks as if it would equal Tremont street, Boston, very soon. The Colorado Nursery Co., Mr. Arthur, foreman, is improving every branch this year. We will not need to ship much longer with this company in Denver, and Stark Bros, at Littleton. Carnations are away ahead of the de- mand, and some are going begging. ( )therwise prices arc holding up well. Mr. Avery Ciallup is back from his sjjring trip east, and with him numerous boxes for the greenhouse. He seemingly wants all that is new. The plant trade is on in earrest, but not as heavy as formerly. Everyone goes to Chicago this summer and yards must suffer. Lvle. Milwaukee, Wis. Mrs. Geo. Volk, wife of Geo. Volk, the florist who tailed a short time ago, has opened up a florist window in Ladd & Jansen's drug store, cor. Milwaukee and Wisconsin Sts. Volk is working for her on a salary, which cannot be garnishecd, as he is a married man. Thegreenhouses and ]jropcrty which were sold a short time before he failed have been bought bv Mrs. Volk. Benj. Gregory will remove May 1 to a store on Grand .\ve. in the Plankintou Block. The Paris Floral Co.. F. Foster, Mgr., will remove May 1 to 79 Wisconsin St. Miss Katherine L. J. Edlefsen, daughter of Wm. Edlefsen, was recently married to Mr. Wm. S. Scott of Pittsburg. The floral decorations at the wedding were very handsome. Mr. Edefsen is buildiug new greenhouses at North Milwaukee which he will run in connection with his present plant. He has taken his new son- in-law into partnership. E. Mr. Wm. Stahl of Ouincy, Illinois, the manufacturer of spraying outfits, has published a number of neat little pam- phlets on subjects connected with spray- ing. Though intended for free distribu- tion they contain much useful matter. Association "Flora" HOSKOOr, HOLLAND. H. V. KOSKS, fi>r furcluK. ' " 9.00 In the best variety, as Alfred Colomb, Anna de Diesbacb, B Rothschild, Fisher Holmes, Gen. lack, La France, Mme. G. Luizet, Mnie. Plant ler. Magna Charta, Paul Neyron, P. C. de Ro han, Merville de Lyon, Perle des Blanches, Ulrich Biunner and other sorts. Azaleas. Rho- dodendrons, Spirieas, etc. We also have Palms, Dracienas, Araucarias and Bay Trees at our nurseries in Holland. Catalogue on application. P. OUWERKERK, 206 Cambridge Ave., JKlt.SKY CITY, N. ,1. MAGNOLIAS^ OBOVATA GRACILIS AND PURPUREA. Fine, bushy plants. :! to 8 feet, from Sli'J.OO to S200.00 per 100. Send for descriptive catalogue and wholesale price list free to all in the trade. MOItUISVlLLK, Ku' IklOOIV, The three leading Florist Flowers: CHRYSANTHEMUMS, ^ CARNATIONS AND ROSES. ® ® ^ ALL THE NEW AND SELECTED STANDARD VARIETIES. . . . My stock of all are as fine as can be produced at reasonable rates. Complete list of these will be mailed to all applicants in the trade. JOHN N. MAY, Summit, N. J. Mention American Florlsl. CHRYSANTHEMUMS. NOVELTIES AND STANDARD VARIETIES. NATHAN SMITH ^ SON, 167 W. Maumec Street, ADRIAN, MICH. % Established Orchids. % C'ATTI-EYA TKIANM-:, (in*- selected stoek, well estubllKlied In f. incli [..iis. iinH will [inKhife tour to eight flowers each next winter. Muny of them are -ery I'tiolc-e varletle.". Mntile pliiiil;*. ?■",'. Mi. twelve fur i|yf>, .me hundred for *175. CATT. GASKKLLIANA. extrn well furnished pluiitH lu Hue lun.Utiuii. iumI will produce In June next (; to lU flowers each. Single plants. if2.5U. twelve for tfi'i. CA'l'T. MOs.nI ^-:. \w niu-M ctittleya for color and size yet Introduced. Splendid plants, well furnished with flower sheatl lor and sIzL „ _ _ ___ _ __._,_ to lU flowers each plant In May. $8 each or $H0 per dozen. A large consignment of K. OKCHI l)S will shortly arrive. Among them will be a grand lot of (.'yprlpediuui liisign Iglnal district from which all tlie choicest varieties have r ' '^^ ' .--»^!- Chr.vsotoxuiii, lieiidr Karinerii, Uendrobi (Ir biiim Densmoriim. Deiid choice species. Particulars later. IG. FORSTERMAN, ' 1>eii(lrobiuui >obiJe , Uendroblu'Ti , 1 Caiiibridgeui idiubiuii mil l>eii and othei NEWTOWN, N. Y. rj f\ c\\ c^ c\ °^ Evergreens, Hardy Flowering Shrubs and Hardy Per- ■ V vF O L C U ennials (Achillea, iberis, etc.) raised on contract for spring C^ \ \W\r\ ITCL delivery, sekd list of wants. V>U LLII l^\3 . . . ISAAC C. ROGERS. MOORESTOWN, N. J. Grevillea Robusta OR "AUSTRALIAN SILK OAK." Splomllil plnnts In two-liicli pots, ifinly tii »hlft. Price ^8i4 pir 100; *:!.'> pt-r l.OOO. PIKE & ELLSWORTH, JESSAMINE. FI.ORIDA. Per lut. Per lum. IvIOB KnKllBh, one year old f5 IKI WU Ul Altenmntlierit. red oryellow 3 Ut 25 liU Ki-heverlaC.laucn. 2-2".i-lnch rtliim.... a Ul '.'6 W Dlllsl.'s.luinlv reel .)r white 3 IW So l«l I'linsirs. stn.Mr phiiils. i;"<"l stniln.... 3 l«l 35 UU " \.Ts,'l'n'i'll'c'llil '" ' '., . ' 100 "60 Sufi'i r.'asrf.i ..in .iwnt.'rn«iim, tl neat vurlelles mixed lU'. per i.ovnul. it'H.sli nnist luieoiupiiny nil urderM.I .lUIIN KKCK. ItriilKi'port, Conn. l>o/,. Hundreu. SeleetBtrulnB. InSVIn puis *l.l«' S-^-W II. 1". Konen. Select nniiied kinds.... l.Wl lU.UO Siulliix. stocky, well-liiirdeneil Si^ed- lltlKS pi.r tlion.siinil. (LIN) .T;*i itIdk. leiidinc ltI.<)<>l>IINUTst Snirar ltee» Ser.ls :l Speeiillty, application CtttalOBi vhen received for distribution. All orders for tliefe bouses should be plainly ntlon TvhlchJ free dlstn ibei^e nd addressed ,000. VERBENAS, ^^^:?^^e^^r Altemantheras Si^j.OO per 1,000; S;^.00 per 100. Coleus. c entauria, Alys8uxn,$2..50 i>er 100. Pelargonium, F. Uoruer, fiue stock, $10110 per UH). Boses, fine stock leading forcing varieties. JOSEPH HEINL, Jacksonville, III. tS93' The American Florist. 019 STRONG PLANTS OF CARNATIONS. Fine stock, ready now. Special prices on large lots. Terms, cash with order. 1 er KlO j ctt'gs Plants Daybreak, flesh pink ■. S 3.U0 $ B.OO Tidal Wave, carmine 2.00 4.00 Grace Wilder, bright pink.... 1.60 4.00 Silver Spray, white 2.l'0 4.00 Hector, scarlet... 2.00 4.00 Buttercup. Kood yellow 4. 00 ti.oo Lizzie McGowan. white 2 01) 4.0(1 Crimson Coronet S.IO 0.00 .1. J. Harrison, variegated 2.U0 4.0U Ferdinand Mangold, crimson S.OO 0.00 Golden Triumph, light yellow 4.00 tl.OO Fred 0orfter, scarlet 3.00 0.00 Nellle-Lewls. variegated 2.00 4.00 Portia, scarlet 1.60 3.00 Ben Hur, clear pink 4.0O H.OO White Dove, pure white 3.00 6.00 Nancy Hanks, clear pink 4.(10 COO Aurora, bright pink 3.1)0 ll.OO Prest. (iiirfleld, scarlet ].M 4.00 Emily Plerson. scarlet 4. 10 H.OO Peachblow Coronet, blotched 3.00 5.00 Puritan, white 3.00 6.00 Wm. Scott, clear pink 10. OO 16. 10 Mad. Albertldl. Ilghl pink 10. Ml 10.00 Mrs. E. Reynolds, bright pink 10.00 16 00 KIchmond, brilliant carmine In 00 16.00 Blanche, white 10.0) 15.00 Edna Craig, clear pink 12 U) 15.00 New .lerse.v. scarlet 12.00 16.00 Ida McKlnley, salmon pink 10.00 12.00 GEORGE HANCOCK, Grand Haven, Mich CARNATIONS ROOTED CUTTINGS. Puritan, Aurora, ondeiice .Solicited. ALBERT M. HERR, lock box 496, Lancaster, Pa. SEE OUR PRICE LIST in special carnation number of Jan. 19th, or address EDW. SWATNE, Carnationist, Rooted Carnation Cuttings. WHOLESALE PRICE LIST NOW READY, Containing a full list of best new and old sorts, including the Prize takers at MADISON SQUARE and PHILADELPHIA, Address H. E. CHITTY, Faterson, N. J. c^.A.F=?r^j^~ricDr>j^. J. J. JSt^rer, CONCORDVILLE. PA. M0OT1D QUTTIMQS Verbenas. 22 varieties per 1000, 58.00, perlDO. $ .90 Coleus, 12 varieties " 1 .00 Dou ble Alyssum " .75 Clirysanthemums. 40 varieties per doz. .20 Fuchsias. 10 varieties Heliotrope. 4 varieties *• .1 CigarPlant " .: Manettia Vine and Mexican Primrose " .; I. L. PILLSBUKY, Macomb, 111. ROOTED CUTTINGS Of CARNATIONS By the Wholesale. Ready now. This is the best time for intending buyers to supply themselves, offer them at moderate prices. Send foi Price List, Address JOSEPH RENARD, Unionville, Chester Co., Pa. DO YOU WANT Coleus, A«liyranthus, Asters, Thyme, Petunias, Vines, Alteiianthera, Dianthus, Feverfe^v, BEDDING PLANTS? ms, Alyssum, Heliotrope, Stocks, Lobelia, Daisies, Candytuft, Mignonette, Hegonias, Verbenas. Ktc, Etc., Etc. If so, send £or prices to the ELGIN ROSE CO., TELEPHONE 8. 519 Chicago Street, - - ELGIN, ILL. "CHRYS-COLA" ROOTED GOLEUS Verschaffeltii, J. Goode, Golden Ver- schaffeltii, Yeddo, Firebrand, Chxago Bedder, Chapmani. 75c. per 100, $6.00 per 1000. Casli «ith order. S. B. FIELD, Roselle, N.J. E. G. HIU & CO., Wholesale Florists, RICHMOND. INDIANA. Marie Louise Violets. The Anchorage Rose Co. offers 50,000 Marie Louise Violets, well established in 2'/i inch pots, absolutely free from disease, $25.00 per 1,000. First come first served. Anchorage Rose Co., ANCHORAGE, KY. 25,000 PANSIES I^.'"^^.^'^ bud and bloom, $2,00 per 100. Medium size plauts, will flower soon, $1.00 per 100; $9.00 per 1.000, Extra small plants, September sowing 60 cts. per 100 by mail; $5,00 per 1,000; extra fine for late blooming, E. B. JENNINGS, Pansy Grower, Lock Box 254. SOUTHPORT, CONN. I620 The American Florist. Api\ ^7, Cut Worms in Stnilax Beds. Five or six years ago I had charge of a place in Connecticut, and we were troubled with cut worms. At night I went around with a lantern holding the light behind the strings of smilax, when I could see the worms plainly. Some nights I would pick a pint or more from a bed thirty feet long by ten feet wide, and on dark daj'S by digging around the plants. At last as spring work was taking up SO much of my time I could not watch the worms, and they got the best of the job. Then I got a small sized bag of table salt, sprinkled the bed with it and then gave the bed a good watering. After this application we were not troubled with worms again for some time. After applying, the smilax came up fine and healthy, while before it was brown and thin. After a month I gave it another dose with good results. A. J. Copied the Whole Catalogue. It is not uncommon for one catalogue compiler to copy descriptions, and some- times good sized sections, from some other firm's catalogue, but now we learn of a case in which the entire catalogue was copied bodily, the only change being in the firm name and address. Messrs. Segers Bros., of Lisse near Haarlem, Hol- land, were the victims, and a new bulb firm that evidently cared but little whether the catalogue fitted their stock or not, were the pirates. Leaf Rollers. In answer to several inquiries regard- ing leaf-rollers on roses we would say that Paris green in water, in the propor- tion of one pound of the poison to 160 gallons of water, is considered a good and effective destroyer of these pests when in larval state. It is also stated that toads are very fond of the leaf-rollers and are very useful in ridding a place of these and other injurious insects. Do YOU WANT an alphabetical list of the chrysanthemums in commerce in America, with class and a brief accurate description of each one, and synonyms noted? You will find such a list in our new trade directory and reference book. CUTS! Wood Engraving, Zinc Etching, Half=Tone, Wax Engraving, Photo - Engraving, Designing. MANZ & GO., ENGRAVERS. NEPONSET ♦ FLOWER ' POTS of Waterproof Paper, light, durable, unbreakable and cheap. Tomato Growers liave used them with success and proved their appreciation by repeated orders. Cabbage Growers liave tried them and duplicated their orders. Marhet Growers of Verbenas, Alyssum, Coleus and other plants, which do not shun moisture, have used them extensively in repeated seasons. Recommended for light and safe packing of tender and valuable plants, for the marketing of Ferns, Dutch Bulbs, Lily of the valley and the like. Cost about 40 per cent less than earthen pots, and weight considerably lighter, thus saving in first cost and freight. For Price List and f urtlier particulars address AUGUST ROI.KER & SONS, Station E, New York. R. & J. FARQUHAR, - - - - Boston, Mass. Who farnleb samples, by mall, poatpald, on receipt of 10 Ct8. 11 cts. 14 Ct". 17 Ct8. 22 ct8. 40 etc 60 Ct8. 2M-in. 2>4-i a>4-l t>-lnch pots. F wTbird & SOMS, Soli Mapiifactnrers, EAST WALPOLE, MASS. GOODYEAR RUBBER GO. We make a SPECIAI.TT in GARDEN HOSE, in both Rubber and Cotton. A GREAT VARIETY OF HOSK KEELS, Sl'HAV J'lI'ES, SPRINKLERS, ETC. l-il Xvakie «Str«e-et, CHIOA.OO. Mention Amertcan Florist. BOSTON FLORIST LETTER CO., 13 Green Street, BOSTON, MASS. Address all correspondence to 1 Music Hall Place. Mannlactnie THE BEST LETTERS IN THE MARKET. sizes l)i-lnch and 2-lnch. 12 00 per 100. Patent fastener with each letter. With orders for 500 letters we give away a nicely stained and varnished box. See cut In next week's American Florist. Our letter Is handled by all the wlioleaalera In Boston. AGENTS: Marscbuetz & Co.. 2o N. 4th St., Philadel- phia. Pa ; A. Kolker 4 sons. New York; t". B. Mc- Alllster,22 Dey St.. N. T.; K. Kaufman, Philadelphia! H. Bayersdorfer & Co., Pbiladelpbla, Pa.; A. I). Perry & Co., :« Warren St.. Syracuse, N T.; A. C Kendal, llf Ontario St., Cleveland, O.; K. H. Hunt, 79 Lake St., Chicago; Wisconsin Flower BxcbanKe, 131 Mason St.. Milwaukee, Wis. ; H. Sunderbruch, 4th and Walnut 8ts., Cincinnati, O.; T. W- Wood & Sons, 6th and Marshall Sts., Richmond, Va.; Jas Vlck's Sons. Rochester, N. Y ; Dan'l B. LonK, Buffalo, N. Y.: C. A. Kuehn, St. Louis. J. A. Simmers. Toronto. Ont., AKt. for Canada. Valuable Discovery of the 19th Century. SILVER MEDAL AWARDED BY THE CALIFORNIA STATE FAIR OF 1890. This preparation Is a sure destroyer of ttie Scale, Wooly Aphis and Insect Pests of any and all descriptions. It may he as freely used in the conservatory, garden and greenhouse as in the orchard or vine- yard. It is non-poisonous and harmless to vegetation when diluted and used according to directions. It mixes instantly with cold water in any proportion. It is Safe, Sure and Cheap. No fruit grower or florist should be without it. Send for Circulars and Frlce Iiist. R. W. CARMAN, General Agent, 291 AMITY STREET, FLUSHING, Queens, Co., N. Y. FLORAL DESIGNS The Cut Flower Worker's friend. Fine boot of l6o pages. Send $3.50 for It, to J, HORACE MoFkRLANO. Hirrltburo. »•. Always mention the American Flo- rist when writing to advertisers. w.c.KRicn PATENT Florists' Letters, Etc. These Letters are LiHde of the best im* tiortellea, wired In to fasten theru In destKn. All Infringe- ments prosecuted. 2-lnch Letters, %Z 00 per 100. Postajie, 15c. per 100. Before purchftslnR send for free sample and Catalotrue and compare with any other letter In the market. W. C KRICK. 1287 Broadway. BROOKLYN. N. Y. Agents:— J. C. Vaugh.^n. Chicago. 111.; H. BAY EHSDOKFBH & ('o.. Phlla.. Pa.: N. Bteffkns. N. Y.; ATG. RoLKER&SoNS. N Y.; Ki>. S. SCHMID. Wash- ington. I). C; .lAMES ViCK's Sons. Kochester N. Y.; T. w. Wooi> & Sons, Richmond, Va.; J. A. Sim- MEKS, Toronto, Ont. PLANT BED CLOTH. CHK.\r SritSTITlITK FOR GLASS on Hot l)t'(1s, Cold Frames, etc. Three uraclee. I'si^'il liv I lorlsls. etc., Invaluable for Toi»ue tired eolDE throueh vour houses two ( L day \ car after voar and llttinfi ^oul vei one lit a tunc and propphij: them up w it We have got just the tliint; jou need, the Newest and JBest thinp out I'he New Departure" for about half the cost of the old style. Send for Descriptive Catalogue to J. D. C\RM03Y. Evansville, Ind. WATER For Your GREEN HOUSE, ROSE HOUSE, NURSERY, Conservatory, Lawn, ' House,Carden, Stock or any other purpose. Send for Illustrated Catalogue delamater-rider and PUM ping DeLAMATER-ERICSSON pypiiir PUMPING ENGINE. ENGINE. Their operation is bo simple and safe that a child can run them They will pump water from shallow « streams or any kind of well. They w can be arranged for any kind of fuel, £ Capacity 1.500 to 30.000 gallons °= of water a day. according to size. The De Lamater Iron Works, 24-26 CORTLANDT ST., ^EW YORK, K. V. HOT-AIR HERE WE ARE AGAIN. Send on your orders L ^"'^ for Sash Bars and Ven- tilating Sash. All kinds on hand. PROMPT ATTENTION. LYMAN FELHEIIVI. \ ,CLEAn CYPFOS \_L. J^ I tetnized :Estimates given, and cost of freight guaran eed. CORRESPONDENCE SOLICITED, Clear Cypress, from bottom gutter up IS my specialty. Lyman Felheim, ERIE. PA. STANDARD VENTILATING MACHINERY, Highest awards where- ever exhibited. Opens Sash as high at one end as at the other. With new device. EVERYTHING UNIFORM. E. HIPPARD, YOUNGSTOWN, OHIO. )T0TT5 YSTEfVl OF PRAYING ^ 1 AV E S Plant sFi ¥1 ILLMRIGHT LLS. INSECTSAND MILDEW tott's / PRAYER CHARGED WITH KILLMRIGH" CONNECTIID WITH FAUCET READY FOR USF WORKS^' EQUALLY WELLWITH A GARDEN ENGINE. END FOR SroTfs Syringe CIRCULAR AND Testimonials. St OT T Gardizn Implement CELL'A" CONTAINS THE KILLMRIGHT Company 136 LibertyStNewYqrk. f L"oRisf s™ Rose] Made by E. W. Holt, member of the Society of American Florists. Special offer on orders until may 15 1893. 15 per cert— on the following— 15 per cent. 3^-inch 3 ply Standard, 12c per foot. 34-inch 3 ply XX I5c per foot. 4 ply 16c per foot. 4 ply XX 20c per foot. !^-inch hose 20 per cent less than above prices, l-inch hose 26 per cent more than above prices. SPECIAL— Armored Hose, K-inehes, 12 and 15c net. GOODYEAR RUBBER CO. ^— 2 W. 14TH ST., NEW YORK. loo lSo:x:o«» FOR FLORISTS. All sizes and styles. Correspendence solicited. KANKAKEE MFG. CO., Kankakee, III. CHICAGO OFFICE: S66-S6S Wabasli.Avo. THE PERFECT DRAINAGE BENCH TILE For circulars, etc., address W. P. Wight, Upland Green Houses, Send your business card. MADISON, N. J. I022 The American Florist. Api Foreign Notes. At the opening of the Ghent Ouinqucn- nial Exposiiion the Syndicate dis Horti- culteurs Beiges gave a reception to dis- tinguished visitors in the great hall of the Hotel de Ville, on the evening of April 17. .Vlphonse de Candolle, one of the most distinguished botanists of our time, died April 4 at Geneva, Switzerland. Jle was the son of Augustin de Candolle, also a distinguished botanist, and was born in Paris in 1S06. He began his botanical labors as assistant to his father, who was Professor of Botany of the Univer- sity of Geneva, a position to which he succeeded after his father's death. He was a member of many scientific socie- ties and the author of a variety of botan- ical works. He was assisted by his son Casimir, thus showing the rather un- usual example of three generations devo- ted to the studv of systematic botany. Cotton Plants. The New York Herald prints the follow- ing tale; Kraployeti by a certain florist in Brooklyn there is a boy about whose future state no doubt need be entertained if he keeps on the way he is going. One day last week the florist had set forth his left over stock of Easter lilies and as the weather was cold he had, after the fashion of his kind, care- fully wrapped everv blossom in cotton batting. This boy was engaged in giving an imitation of work around the premises, when along came a visitor as to whose antecedents there could be no question. He was from the country, and very recentlv at that. The boy took his size with one glance.'afler a way bovs have, and kept at work. The Kaster lilies greatly took the fancy of the countryman, and after studying them attentively he touched the youth on the shoulder and said: "Say, sonny, whatter them?" "Cotton plants," said the boy, and kept stolidly at work. "What, cotton plants? What they make clothes of?" "Yes," said the boy, and never cracked a smile. "Got 'em here for sale?" said the countr>'man. "Been sold," said the boy, "bought by George "Great Scott," said the countryman. "Is that so? How much?" "Ten thousand dollars," said the little liar. "They're awful rare in winter. " The countryman looked for a moment at the boy's calmly innocent fac , but who could doubt that expre.ssion of guileless verity? "By gum!" he said, meditativelv, and went slowly away. nble weerltnc miplemont; Breen's Patent Finger Spade tor weertlnn Is conceded by competent imlhcinllis t.i bo the bi'st and most useful weertlni.' liiipli-i ic cn lant. Worn with or without a glove, on .lilni .m i.miIi the fore and middle flnirer. weeillnii, etc ciin l.i' [luiie much more exjiCilltiouHly anil bettor than with hii,v other weeder. RETAILS AT 10C EACH. -Wholesale. #7.00 per cross or "Or |..t ilo/.en, delivered in an.v part <>l llie I • ■• or ran- Hda. Half gross orders nl kpos^ rales, larger iiuantities at ii ri'.lii.lion. For <;lreu]nrH and lurtlier iiurtltulurH, iiddiefis the manufacturer, T. W. ISKKKN, iffi Mission St. Postal address r. O. bo.\ 2118. San Frani'iseo, McCrea'&'Coio'' McDonald Bros IIBl McFarland JH.. liWi McFarland J II Co. ...1010 McGowan John 1010 Manz J &Co 1020 Marschuetz & Co 1012 May John N lOlH MlllangBros 1013 MofTattGJ 1015 Monlnper JnoC ... .1024 Moon Samuel C 1018 Moon Wra H Co lOlli Moore FranJ£ L 101 1 Mullen Geo lOIH NaocR B 1014 Nanz & Neuner 101 1 National Fibre Co .lO-'O Nlles Centre Flora! Coloi:) OlsonM loi:) Ouwerkerk P lOLs Peck & Sutherland . . . . lOi:) PennockC J lOl'.l PennockSam'l 8 1012 Plerson F R Co 10)4 .lOls .1010 Pittsburg Clay Mfg C0IO22 Prince A F&Co lOlii Randall AL lOi:) Rnoux C 1015 Reck John 101,s Reed Glass Co 1014 ReedS Keller 1020 Rels8& Brady 1014 Henard Joseph 1010 Rimbaud Benj 1014 Roberts DH 1024 Roehrs Theo loi:i Rogers Nurseries lOls RolkerA&Sons IUI2 Rcisbach A&G 1014 Rus.sell Governor lOli; KussellSJ IOl:i SalzerSeedCo 1010 Sander* Co lOir, Shelmire WR.. HuntBU.. HuntM A.. Hunter&Purdy .. . .1013 Jeanlngs E B Ilil'.l Kankakee Mfg Co 1021 Kaufmann Ernst & Color.' Keinble Floral Co . .1010 Kennlcott Bros 1013 KoffmanB 1012 Kramerl N \ Son 1017 Krick W C 1(«0 Kroeschell Bros .. . .Wt\ KuehnCA 1012 La Roche AStabl. .. IU12 Lockland Lumber Co.. 102^ Lombard RT 1010 Long Dan'l B 1013 lyonsdale Edwin 1010 liovett JTCo .. 1014 1017 McBrtdeAlex 101(1 1010 .1022 Situations, wants 1010 Smith C A Floral Co.. 1011 Smith Nathan* Son.. lOls Smith * Webster Kr24 SpoonerWmH. .1011 stott Garden lmpCo..llt;i stniuss C&Co 1011 struck J N & Bro 102:1 StyerJJ 1010 Sunderbruch ML 1013 SwayneBdw 1010 Swayne Wm lor.t Tllton Bros 1010 Tricker Wm 1017 Vander Schoot R * Son 1014 Van Waveren & Kruyff 1015 VaughanJC loii; Waterhnry Rubber CoHi".-':: Weathereds SonsT \Vl(r.':i Weeber&Don lou Welch Bros 1013 Whllldln Pot CO ... .1022 Wight W P 1021 WIlksSMfgCo 1023 Winter N D 1010 Wisconsin Flower Ex, Ion WollTLMfgCu I' Wood Bros '/•> When writing to any of the ztsHn^i^^ J^Il ^'> W tD < z a> S SMITH & WEBSTER, GREENHOUSE PIPE FOR HOT WATER AND STEAM, D. H. ROBERTS, ISO At lOl S. l^^lftli A.ve. 3VB;"W "V0I«IC, NATURAL GAS MADE GLASS for XlOSXa XZ<=>XJSE:S, CIOIVSXlfl.'V-.A.'X'OXt.XXiai, Xlto., Xlto. Our Qlaii raoelved the Hls'ieit Annrd at tha Bodan Cauveutlon of the 9 A. 1) fm ^mm§m Dny^ioiir MmETica is "the Prou/ of the I/bssbI; tbere man be mare comfort JJmidships, but ws sre the Rrst ta touch Unknown Seas," Vol. VIII. CHICAGO AND NEW YORK, MAY 4, 1893. No. 257 Wm iMmmwrn lFik@dii!^3 Published every Thursday by The American florist company. Subscription, Sl.OO a year. To Europe, S2.00. Address all communications to AMERICAN FLORIST COMPANY. 333 Dearborn Street, CHICAGO. Kasteru Office: 67 Itroinfield St., Boston. SOCIETY OF AMERICAN FLORISTS. Wm. R. Smith, Washington, D. C, president; Prof. WM. Trelease, St. Louis. Mo., vice-president; wm. J. Stewart, ti7 Bromfleld St.. Boston, Mass, secretary: M. A. Hunt. Terre Haute, Ind., treasurer. The ninth annual meeting at St. Louis. Mo.. August 9 to 12, 1893. CONTENTS. Rose cultivation 102.5 Height of cannas 1026 Views in greenhouses of F. L. Ames (2 illus) . 1026 Miscellaneous seasonable hints 1027 Carnations— seasonable hints 1028 —Number ot blooms cut 1028 — Caruatiou nomenclature .... 1028 Modern methods in i^rowing tropical plants . 1028 Chrysanthemums— a few notes on . 1030 World's Fair impressions 1031 New York 1031 Philadelphia 1031 Boston 1032 Chicago 1032 News notes 1034 The seed trade 1038 Baltimore 1040 Brampton, Ont 1040 St. Louis 1042 Toronto 1044 Cleveland 1046 The World's Pair is now open to the public and we are pleased to say that on the opening day the exhibits in the division of floriculture were more nearly complete than those of any other depart- ment of the Fair. The display is certainly a grand one and will unquestionably be of immense benefit to the trade. Just prior to the opening official action was taken which results practically in mak- ing floriculture a department of the Fair instead of a bureau of the department of horticulture. Hereafter Mr. Thorpe will report to and be responsible to the Director General direct and will be free from the necessity of consulting any other ofiicial. This clears from his path the cause of difficulties that have arisen in the past, and is official recognition of the great importance of floriculture as an exhibition feature and of the valuable services rendered by Mr. Thorpe. Please write on your printed letter head when addressing our advertisers. If you have no printed letter head, then enclose your business card or bill head. YoD can't afford to do business with- out a copy of our trade directorv and reference book. Rose Cultivation. [Read be/ore the Berkshire Co. Gardeners' and Florists' Club by A. P. Meredith.'] I question whether any other kindred subject has received so much attention as that of thecultivat ion of tea roses under glass. While not expecting to add any new material to what is already known I hope I may be able to refresh your memories on some things that are already known, but probably forgotten. Commencing with the propagation of roses. I will assume that everybody has his established house of plants, and is looking for cuttings. Some growers pre- fer to take cuttings of flowering wood, that is, when making the daily cut of bloom it is customary to take the last two buds from the growth, for a cutting. Others are just as well satisfied to take blind wood and use for the same purpose. In the case of flowering wood it seems to be the prevailing idea that it increases the percentage of bloom for another season, while on the other hand blind wood is much more easily struck and generally makes as strong plants. But in my ex- perience I must confess that I see no dif- ference between flowering wood and blind wood in regard to the num- ber of blooms cut. I am very much of the opinion that a rose is a rose whether struck from blind or flowering wood, and that if the plants are not well grown and strong and everything favor- able for them, a grower is just as liable to meet with failure from flowering wood as from blind wood. It would be an easy matter to point out what would appear disadvantages in either case. Now to propagation. The propaga- ting bed should be of free sand with a bottom temperature of 65° to 70° or probably a little more, and surface tem- perature of 55° to 60°. Here there is one thing to be taken into consideration which is really an important factor in the striking of rose cuttings; that is to see your sand is properly firmed or beaten down before insertion of cuttings, also after, this latter being the most important point of the two, for if this precaution is not observed a cavity or open space is likely to be left underneath the cutting. Cuttings properly placed will usually strike root in from twenty to twenty-five days, improperly placed, from twenty- five to thirty, with a loss of probably 50 per cent, besides impaired vitality of the remaining. This point I have dwelt longer on than I really expected to. But it is the point or pivot on which success or failure may turn. Rather than neglect the firming process in any particular, I would sooner advocate putting the cut- tings in loose sand, simply pushing them in and watering heavily. After the cuttings are struck pot into suitable sized pots, and pot firmly, in fact hard. A plant potted loosely will only form a net of roots around the outside of the ball, whilst one potted hard will utilize the centre of the ball by its roots or in other words use the whole of the soil instead of half. Shade for two or three days, and syringe lightly three or four times daily, afterwards remove shade and expose to fullsunshine,stiIlcontinuingthe syringing three, four or five times daily according to sunshine. It will perhaps be better to speak of soils now. The best soil orcompost that I know of for roses is fibry sod from a pasture and of a medium heavy texture, that is a soil neither light nor yet the ex- treme of heaviness. Sod taken from a very old pasture, or a piece of land that has been laying idle for a number of years without being grazed or mown, is very liable on being rotted down to be really too light for roses, and after being in the beds for a few months will somewhat re- semble leaf mould. Experience in that line has caused me to fight somewhat shy of sod taken from idle pieces of land that has not been grazed or mown for years. The accumulation of vegetable matter in the way of grasses, mosses, leaves and other herbage gives it that leaf mold ap- pearance when thoroughly rotted down and it is too light. Having procured a suitable sod and a supply of pure cow manure it is best to stack or pile it to rot. If wanted to use in April or May, or June it ought to be stacked in August to have it sufficiently rotted. It is a hard matter to lay down any rules forthe proportions of manure to use to the quantity of sod, for the reason that the nature of the soil itself varies in so short a distance. The guide that I follow is simply this: Know- ing where it is procured I take into con- sideration the nature of the grass crops or pasturage raised from it. For instance if from hay-land, which has yielded a fairly good crop, of course it stands to reason that such sod will not require such quantities of manure as sod taken from a piece of impoverished land. Thus while in some instances it is only necessary to use say one fourth, in others it is abso- lutely necessary to use one-half manure. It should always be borne in mind that roses require a good rich soil. I don't know of any instance where the gardener has to use common sense and judgment more than in the selection of soil for rose growing. Having taken the propagation and soil into consideration we will presume that the young plants are ready to plant out I026 The American Florist, May 4, either in shallow benches or solid beds. In the bench svstcm, which is most gener- ally used, the house is fitted with benches raised from the ground and about four inches deep, adapted usually to the superstructure. After the plants of the previous year have been taken out and benches washed down, treat the bottoms and sides to a coatingof lime wash which is made by slacking two or three good sized lumps of fresh lime in a pail. This is not onh- a good sweetener but a splendid preservative to the wood and safe to use. After drying, the benches are in fit condi- tion to receive the soil. My practice is to cart the soil and throw it loosely into the benches, and level it off so that the benches are right full; the plants now being ready, are placed in the benches and the soil firmed in around the plants with the hands. They are then left a day or so, and then watered around the roots in a circle of about eight inches in diameter. This I think more advisable than water- ing the whole mass. It is now that rose growing commences in earnest. There are several points that it is advisable to take into consideration. In the first place, young roses planted out in a glass structure of the modern type during the hot months of June, July and August without shade, are entirely out of their element, the rose delighting in a warm, mild, moist temperature. To assist the plants and counteract the hot arid atmosphere, I use the hose freely gener- ally five or six times daily. The first hose- ing in the morning is given with the idea of removing insects, dirt and any other foreign substance, and given under the foliage with force; theothersyringings are overhead, with the idea of moistening the foliage on the upper surface, with plenty of water thrown about the walks, under stages, etc. to produce a moist genial atmosphere. The syringings are given dur- ing the day, no matter what time or how powerful the sun may be, in fact it is only during bright sunshine that the interme- diate svringings are essential. Thegrower must consider what an immense evap- oration is taking place through the foliage when subjected to the direct rays of the sun, which in some cases is more than the absorption through the roots. To put it in other words, the foliage gives off more moisture than the roots take up to sus- tain the strength of the plant at the same time, and that is why we often see the young shoots drop badly dur- ing a hot sun. This intermediate hoseing or syringing forms what 1 tall an- artificial evaporation and thus while that moisture put on by the hose is being evaporated it is not ex- hausting the strength of the plants, but allows the absorption by the roots to be utilized bv the plants in strengthening and building them up, and helping them to develop good strong growth and (oliage which is disease resisting, and not so liable to suffer from any chill or check. Take a house of roses treated thus and followed up peisistently, and it will be found that that dread disease, mildew, is fairly checkmated. It is the acknowledged fact that mildew is caused by a sudden chill or check, nearly always by a cold draught. To overcome it sulphur is resorted to, generally commencing about that period during the latter part of the summer when it is chilly nights, but not sufficiently so to begin firing. To illus- trate the superiority of constant syring- ing, or of plants that have been built up bv syringing, take a house of roses as generally treated. From the time they are planted until one syringing or perhaps two a day, morning and afternoon. After the first syringing in the morning they are left to the drying influence of the sun for the re- mainder of the day. In the afternoon they present to the eye a drooping, flaccid, wilting condition, as though the very life had been sweated out of them. The foliage is small, slow of development, and the plants as a rule have a hard dry look about them, and what fit subjects for mildew they are whilst in that sweated condition. Sweat a rose well by evaporation through exposure to the sun without assistance, then expose to a chill and you have mil- dew of the strongest type. By attention to syringing you get plants that are strong and robust, with foliage quickly and well developed, presenting a leathery appearance, and not easily chilled or so susceptible to a check, and are to a cer- tain extent insured against mildew. Roses treated as I have described will in most cases throw the first crop of bloom in three months from time of planting, pro- vided the buds produced are constantly picked off until three or four weeks before wanted in bloom. After that the crops generally take from five to six weeks. While advocating the principle of syringing there is another disease to look for; that is black spot, which usually makes it appearance on the hybrid teas at the close of the summer months, say September. As the season advances towards the fall it will be found that so many syringings are not necessary. To keep clear of black spot or to assist its departure it is essential that the last syringing should take place about two or three o'clock p. m. so that the house can dry^up before night, throwing no more water about the house than is absolutely necessary, for a chilly damp atmosphere at night will facilitate black spot alarm ingly. However, it usually with me leaves the plants when the house is well warmed up with fire heat. Regarding the after treatment of roses, I never use any mulch. If it is used, espe- cially if cow manure is used, it ought to be fermented or partially rotted. If very fresh manure is used in a green state as a mulch, it will in great many cases produce fungoid growth by the milHons. These growths are a round form, semi-transpa- rent and not more than an eighth of an inch in height, surmounted at the apex with a small black spot, which in turn leaves the round body and fastens itself on leaves and bloom to such an extent that the bloom will be disfigured and the plants drop their foliage. Better in my opinion to use liquid manure, and change it, alternately using cow manure, sheep, manure, guano, chicken manure, and lime water, for the latter using about a peck of lime to forty or fifty gallons of water. I have also used pulverized sheep manure to great advantage, when the plants are a little slow or backward, by sprinkling the beds with the manure be- fore watering and then watering it in. The best temperature for a house of roses where several varieties are grown together I have found to be about 56° to 58° night, a great deal depending on out- side tcmperatuie. Thus if the thermome- ter should be 15° below zero outside I consider 50° to 54-° enough inside, when I have an idea there is actually as much artificial heat in the house as when it is warmer outside, .\s to day temperature, if with sun, when the thermometer reaches about 70° to 75° I begin to ventilate, increasing according to temperature, decreasing gradually until closed. If with Height of Cannas. I planted a lot of cannas lastspringand hunted in vain for the height of the differ- ent varieties, so concluded to measure them for myself and give your readers who are situated the same way the bene- fit of it. Antonin Crozy Admiral Courbet Acis Bertal Boucharlat Aine Cardinalis Chevalier Besson Discolor violacea Dachesse de Montenard Emile Leclerc Ehemanni Eugene Edouard Andre Flamboyant G. Constan G. Cousancat Hippolyte Flandrin J. Cardioux 4V2 feet. 3Vi! " 51/j ;; 4Vi. " 3 4 Jules Chretien La Moncot Mirabeau Mme. Crozy Mme. Just M. Laforcadc M. Liabaud Premices de Nice Revol-Massot Star of '91 Ulrich Brunner Victor Hugo Bethlehem, Pa. 4% 5 6 5Vi 4 4 5Va 6 4 6 4 4 4 3 3 6 6 3 3 4.V2 Jacoii Frik blooming time they are treated to | fire heat alone 60° to C5° is enough [The above list will undoubtedly prove useful, but it should be borne in mind that the height of these cannas varies in dif- ferent localities, and under varying con- ditions. While with Mr. Fries Admiral Courbet is only 3^2 feet tall we know that in other localities it has attained a height of from 5 to 6 feet. Such varia- tions are undoubtedly due to soil and situation. Ed.] Views in the Greenhouses of F. L. Ames, Esq., at North Easton, Mass. A visit to Mr. Ames' greenhouses at North Easton is at all times interesting. They are open to visitors from sunrise to sunset, and when the weather is favora- ble the extensive greenhouses are thronged with people. It is one of the places of attraction to visitors from suriounding towns for miles. Mr. Ames' generosity in allowing the public free access to his greenhouses is thoroughly appreciated and has had an educating and refinmg influence. Considering the very rich col- lection of plants brought together and the manv thousands of visitors, no one act of vandalism is reported. True, occa- sionallv a visitor may takea few flowers, but this is of such rare occurrence that it is not remarked. The orchids are at all seasons attract- ive. The past years have added such a wealth of species, as well as varieties, that an orchid house has continuous at- tractions throughout every month in the year, not mentioning now the numerous hybrids and bi-gencric hybrids among the hxlias and cattleyas, which make up a large showing in Mr. Ames' collection and without any doubt comprise the fin- est orchids grown. No collection of orchids amounts to anything now unless you can show a good sprinkling of hy- brids, exclusive of the vast numbers ol cypripcdiums, which are now becoming so numerous that there is no man in the profession to-dav who dare claim to know one-half with any degree of accur- acy. While there are some grand new introductions, there so many indillerent i8g3. The American Florist. I027 A GROUP OF TROPICAL FOLIAGE PLANTS AT MR. F. L. AMES'. ones that "a little learning is a danger- ous thing." Masdevallias, odontoglossums and many oncidiumsare a fine class of orchids, and all are at home together, one house, one treatment. Then the combination of color ranging in masdevallias from scar- let through purple and pink to white; oncidiums embracing every conceivable shade of yellow, and the odontoglossum crispums, with their grand arching spikes of flowers, some massive and pure white, others shaded pink, some rose, others del- icately spotted, while some are heavily blotched with red and brown. Also the Odont. Pescatorei, with their smaller flowers, but much larger and more grace- ful flower spikes of white, pink and pur- ple spotted flowers; the Odont. tri- umphans, orange and brown, 0. Ander- sonianum, many forms, 0. elegans, 0. excellens, O. odoratum, 0. mulus, O. nevadense, 0. ntevium majus, 0. cirr- hosum and 0. polyxanthus. These are only a few of the many forms of odonto- glossum which trom February to July are continuously flowering and make up a variety of coloring which must be seen to be thoroughly understood. I, for my part, cannot understand why more peo- ple do not commence to grow this class of orchids. They are easily grown, they will last weeks, aye, some of them months, in good condition. I have had the pleasure of conducting many ladies through Mr. Ames' greenhouses at dif- ferent seasons, and the expressions ot pleasure which escaped them at the sight of a few spikes of odontoglossums when they have indifferently passed a whole bench of cypripediums, including some of the choicest kinds, is sufficient evidence of their value. Mr. Ames' establishment comprises, besides his orchid houses, a large stove 65x30 feet, which is devoted to alocasias, anthuriums, crotons, pitchers, ferns, ma- rantas,etc.; a central palm house, a large fernery, 40x45 feet, two miscellaneous houses and a north house which is de- voted to plants principally in flower, the roof being covered with Lapageria rosea and alba. In the palm house the principal speci- mens are an Anthurium Veitchii, which is central in the photograph here repre- sented and which I think will go to Chi- cago in the Mass. exhibit. It is one of the finest plants known, being about fif- teen feet in diameter. Phoenicophorium sechellarum, the thief palm, which will probably go to the World's Fair, and other fine plants are represented in many specimens. Mr. Ames has recently added a long range of fruit houses, growing grapes, nectarines, plums, figs, etc., also a cucum- ber and tomato house. W. Robinson. When writing our advertisers please use one of your printed business letter heads or enclose your business card. Miscellaneous Seasonable Hints. About this time your customers will be walking in with their hanging baskets to be refilled, and you must fill some new^ ones for this spring's sales. They are a bother and a good deal of labor, and are not quite in demand equal to ten years ago. But many thousands are yet sold, and the man who retails at his green- house must have them. There are sev- eral styles of hanging baskets used in different parts of the country. I notice in Toronto that an earthenware basketis the thing, and in some of our large east- ern cities a rustic wooden basket is in favor. We use what I believe to be the best basket, both for appearance and the well being of the plants. They are made of wire and lined with green moss. There are many different styles and shapes, with or without rims. Anyone who has emptied out an old hanging basket in the fall will have noticed that the plants did a lot of feeding with their roots on the moss, which could not have been the case if the basket was clay or wood. I do not recommend the use of hanging bas- kets for all places; hanging from the verandas of costly and modern mansions they are out of place, but there are many places where they are entirely appropri- ate. Summer residences in the country, or old-fashioned places surrounded with trees and ample lawn, and also at the more modest residence, they are quite in keeping. But this is rot of particular I028 The American Florist. Mav consequence because you will sell to all who want them. Ten-inch and twelve- inch baskets arc the most useful size, and alwaj'S try to sell the twelve-inch, as the larger the size the more satisfactory they will be. A most important point is that the soil used in the basket should be of the richest material, and in addition to plenty of rotten manure a little bone dust is desirable; it will tell towards the end of summer. Nothing less than a daih' soaking will keep the plants in good con- dition, hence the great need of the soil being rich. If you dissect a hanging basket and put a fair value on each plant used in it, about one dozen, you will jump at the conclusion that there is little monej' in it; but you must remember that most of the plants used can be grown in places which would not be otherwise used at all. For instance, vincas, lobelias, German ivy, glechoma and several other drooping plants can be grown to perfection on the edge of rose or carnation benches, and in the months of March, April and May do not do the slightest injury to the plants growing on the benches. The plants should be 6rmly set in the basket, and the surface covered with green moss, particularly near the edges; this keeps the soil from washing off and prevents too great evaporation. In a l2-inch basket you can start in the cen- tre with a good, thrifty growing geran- ium from a 3 inch pot. Such varieties as Emile de Gerardin (pink), F. S. Raspail (scarlet), or Ernest Lauth (crimson), are all good for the purpose. Around the center plant place three others selected from the following; Coleusof any bright variety, achyranthus of any variety, Centaurea candidissima or gymnocarpa, Geranium Mt. of Snow, Fuchsia recum- bens, double petunia of upright growth. The droooing plants, so called "vines," are by far the most important part of the basket, and can be chosen from the following list: German ivy (senecio), vinca — variegated and green, tropa;olum, lobelia, money vine, variegated glechoma, variegated abulilon, petunias of a good single strain, lophospermum, Othonna crassifolia, saxifrage. There may be sev- eral other plants as good as the above which you have found locally to be good for the purpose; if so use them. Occasionally people tire of baskets with a variety of plants in them, and ask to have them filled, each basket with one kind of plant only. To suit this taste I have filled baskets with the following, which have been satisfactory: Begonia scandens, Begonia rex (if shady), tropa;o- lum of the half dwarf varieties, Solanum jasminoidcs and several other plants. I have mentioned only the cheapest and toughest plants, and those that are easily raised. If you get an extra price from a good customer, instead of the common plant in the centre you can use a small latnnia, Dracjcna terminalis or any compact growing palm. If started in good time a basket of the beautiful fern Ncphrolepis tuberosa or cxaltata is most desirable. Don't start the baskets too soon! Two weeks in the grctnhouse is sufficient; if more they will make a big growth and suffer when they go outside. Next week I shall have something to say about veranda boxes, which are a far more desirable embellishment to a house, large or small, than hanging baskets. A correspondent asks "how to grow smilax in connection with a general flor- ist business?" Nothing less than a twenty foot bouse would be high enough to grow smilax profitably, and the side benches can be used for general stock, while six or seven feet of the centre is just the place for smilax. Plant in ten inches of strong, well enriched loam. It is too late to sow the seed for this year. Buy the j'oung plants and plant them in the bed as early as possible in July. Make the rows one foot apart, and the plants six to eight inches in the row. Buffalo, May 1. '93. Wm. Scott. Seasonable Hints. If your carnations have been "run cool" through the winter you are having an abundance of bloom at this time, and the cut should be properly taken care of. No matter if there is a glut, your flowers will sell if handled properlj-. There never would be a glut if the blooms were all properly sorted and marketed in the best of style. We have before alluded to this subject, but it is such an important one that we recur to it. The flowers should be sorted into two grades. Let those of the best quality be long stemmed (not less than eight inches), well formed, me- dium to large flowers. Put these up in neat bunches of twenty-five, stems of equal length in each bunch as near as possible, and each color to itself. Place your tag with name of variety and your own name and address thereon. Let the balance go as culls. Bunch these also in twenty-fives, and you need not be so par- ticular with them. It is needless to say that you do not want your name on these. But you do want to give them a semi-decent appearance by not adding to them the refuse that should be thrown away. If you have some extra long stems with very fine flowers it will pay to bunch them separately — they will make an extra grade, and the good shorts, if you are cutting any, will make anothergrade, but our advice is to cut with long stems nearly always. In our own case we sort the flowers into about two-thirds good and one-third culls, with so few short stems as not to be worth mentioning. Now this grading can be varied to suit the market, provided close communication can be had between grower and purchaser. Wc would not advise lowering the grade in times of scarcity, but when flowers are plentiful and the "glut is on," the grade can be raised to suit the market, and the culls will be the only ones to suffer. The lat- ter at such times could be thrown away to advantage, but we truly believe not a good flower would be lost. Besides, you are building up a reputation which is worth a great deal in these days of keen competition. This matter is of great im- portance to the trade; of far greater im- portance than the rust, spot or spider question. As Mr. A. M. Herr has re- maiked, there has been no scarcity of flowers occasioned by these diseases. Hut it is true that in all the abundance and so called over-production of the spring months and at other times, really good flowers are scarce. The good arc marked with the bad, with the expecta- tion that the one will sell the other. It is all a mistake. The result is that all — good and bad — at such times go to the dump. It is one thing to grow flowers and another thing to handle them prop- erly. W. R. SlIELMlRE. Avondale, Pa. Number of Blooms Cut. Mr. N. Singler, Washington Heights, 111., a large grower of carnations for the Chicago market, keeps an accurate record of blooms cut from each variety he grows and has on request favored us with the following cop3- of his record covering the season beginning Sept. 1, 1S91, and end- ing .\ug. 1, 1S92: Variety. No of riauts. Flowers Average Cut. Per Plant. Silver Spray, 2fiOC 73,020 long. 28.85 15.1)29 short. K. Total, 88,649 31.85 Tidal Wave, 180O 68,027 long. »7.7K 31,508 short. 18. , 7,971 14,819 long. l,.iiii short. ftnowdeu, Grace Wilder, Mrs. Fisher, Total, 20.5H J8,;fi7 6,50ii Carnation Nomenclature. The nomenclature committee of the American Carnation Society respectfully request that every one who has issued a catalogue or list of carnations for '92 and '93 to please mail us one. Our object is to get the names of every carnation that has been handled bj' the trade the past season. Address, Albert M. Herr, L. B. 496, Lancaster, Pa. Modern Methods m Growing Tropical Plants. BY W. H. TAl'LtN. {Read be/ore the Florists' Club of riiiladelphia , May 2.] It is with some misgivings that I have attempted togive informatiouon modern methods as applied to plant growing before so progressive an organization as the Philadelphia I'lorists' Q\\\\t, from the fact that much of the matter contained in such a paper must necessarily be famil- iar to many of those present. But while admitting this fact, it is also well to remember that there arc some slight differences of opinion as to the means to adopt in order to attain a cer- tain end, both among plant growers as well as cut flower experts, and therefore the opinions to be presented in the pres- ent instance, though not claimed to be authoritative, may serve a useful purpose bj' provoking an interchange of ideas among the members, such interchange being invariably mutually beneficial. One of the most notable things about modern plant growing is the increase of systematic work, or in other words more system in the handling and management of the stock. We no longer group to- gether on one bench some Pandanus Veitchii and a few crotons, some kcntias, and rhapis, arecas, marantas and ficus, the reason being that the plant buyer of the present day is far too critical to allow such practice as this to become profitable to the grower, sturdy, well- furnished plants with perfect foliage being demand- ed, and none other giving entire satisfac- tion. 1893. The American Florist. 1029 A CORNER OF THE SHOW HOUSE AT MR. P. L. AMES'. This demand naturally leads to the growing of specialties, and we therefore find the leading men in the trade applying themselves to certain lines, and devoting whole houses to a single species, thus be- ing enabled to give that particular species just the conditions that are required for its superior development. The necessity for such treatment be- comes more apparent when we take into consideration that Areca lutescens flour- ishes in a night temperature of 70° while the kentias make a much more satisfac- tory growth in a house in which the tem- perature averages about 60°, the foliage ot the latter being much stronger under such conditions, and also less liable to become infested with scale and other in- sects. This growing of specialties doubtless tends to lead the public in+o certain ruts in regard to the plants that they buy, though at the same time it may be said that the specialists know better than the general public what plants are best suit- ed for house decoration, and that as the number of specialists increases the variety in stock will also increase. But be this as it may the fact remains that the grow- ing of specialties does lead to a better knowledge of certain plants, and conse- quently to a superior quality in the out- put. Another point to be noted in the sys- tematic methods of the present day is that cleanliness becomes more valued, both in the stock and the surroundings. for while we have all been long familiar with the old adage that "cleanliness is next to godliness," yet the truth of this proverb frequently slips from our memo- ries while engaged m our daily duties around the houses, and we do not always stop to think that (other conditions being ecjual) a customer prefers to inspect and purchase stock in a neat and tidy estab- lishment, and therefore it pays to keep pots, plants, and houses as clean as poss- ible. And in order to turn out strong and thrifty plants enough room or breath- ing space must be given to each specimen, bearing in mind that any plant or lot of plants that is not worth growing well is not worth growing at all. A succession of crops must also be pro- vided in order to keep the houses fully occupied, and this is secured by the con- tinual propagation of young stock, that when one lot is sold another may at once be potted on. Of course we cannot always guage the market correctly, and even experienced growers will sometimes overload, but when such a thing does occur, the surplus should be disposed of on the rubbish heap before it interferes with the following crop, unless it consists of plants that will increase in value by the following season. The potting on of young stock to which reference has already been made, is one of the important operations to the grower, for a plant that has become stunted for want of a shift, is likely to lose much val- uable time after potting before it is ready to resume active growth. But over-pot- ting must also be avoided, for such prac- tice not only exposes the plant to some dangers from over-watering and its at- tendant evils, but also makes it almost impossible for the retail dealer to fit the plant into a fancy pot without making it look ridiculous. The soil for potting is naturally an item of some importance, and the chief con- stituent should be good fibrous loam, such as would be likely to prove satisfac- tory for rose growing, and to this may be added various fertilizers as may be most convenient, among which short well-rotted stable manure takes first place, while bone dust, soot, guano and various prepared fertiHzers may be used in reason- able quantities and with good results, bearing in mind the general rule that strong rooting species can assimilate more manure than their weaker relatives, and that therefore a latania or areca will luxuriate in a much richer compost than is adapted for Cocos Weddeliana. Some peat is also useful, especially when the loam is of a clayey nature, and tends to give quicker results in growth. The rushing of stock by means of strong heat is a practice that cannot be too strongly condemned, and I think is less fre- quently indulged in now than a few years past, but still this mistake is sometimes made yet, and while some plants grown by that method are very handsome at the 1O30 The American Florist. May time of sale, yet they do not wear well, and generally prove a most prolific source of complaints to the dealer. A more reasonable method of securing size in a short time among palms in par- ticular isthat socommonly practiced now of bunching several small plants together in one pot, thus securing a bushy and salable plant in a much shorter period than is required for a single plant to attain the same size. This method maybe adapted to several species with good results, and especially with Areca lutescens, but though it has also been applied to kcntiasand latanias, yet the effect in regard to the last two species noted has not been altogether pleasing in my estimation, the crowding of two or more of either kentias or latan- ias seeming to destroy the individuality of the species. But whatever be the species that is grown in this manner, it is advisable to begin the operation while the plants are quite small, the best results being secured when the seedlings are bunched together at the time of the first potting. Another innovatioii that has been test- ed during a lew years past is that of farming out palms and other decorative plants in the West Indies, from whence they are brought north when a sufficient size has been secured, to be potted up and used for decorating. Such stock is however, more or less imperfect, and while doubtless having some value for nassing in a decoration, has not as yet proved a signal success. Now to summarize briefly what has been so imperfectly outlined in these re- marks, modern methods of plant grow- ing include the production of vigorous specimens in great quantities by the use of improved appliances and the skill and experience of specialists, by means of which the most favorable conditions for the promotion of healthy growth are se- cured. And while these methods have already secured such results as would have been thought almost incredible only about twenty years ago, yet it does not seem too much to predict that the next decade will see even greater changes and improvements, and that the end of that period will find a much more systematic condition of our business, and under which we shall be able to accumulate knowledge and experience, and possibly shekels, much more rapidly than at pres- ent. A Few Notes on Chrysanthemums. »V I'lIIMr GAlTfiES. {Read before the Washington FloHsti' C/iili, Apri! One of the most important things in growing chrysanthemums (or anything else) successfully is the preparation of the soil. There is not much diffcrance in the soil for roses and chrysanthemums, only for the latter it should a be little older — that is, the sod more thoroughly rotted. To prepare the soil cut the best sod that can be had in the fall and stack the sod grass-side downward. Some prefer to put a laj-cr of sod, then a layer of cow manure, with a good sprinkling of bone- meal — say about a peck to a cart load of sod — but I do not think it is necessary as the manure can be added when used. Let the stack taper to a point, to let the rain run off. By spring it will be in good con- dition to be cut down as wanted. For pot culture a little sand and leaf-mould may be added, also a little crushed char- coal. If the manure has been omitted when stacking the sod, use about one- fourth half-rotted cow manure and a five inch pot full of bone-meal to the barrow full of soil. The manure should not be too much rotted; it can be used almost fresh for the chrysanthemum without any bad effect. Slacked lime or lime rubbish should be added. The stock plants should be kept in a cool house or close frame, with plenty of air when the weather permits, so as not to get them drawn. Thetimeof rooting the cuttings depends on the purpose they are intended for. For specimen pot plants thev should be rootedby February 15 and not later than March 10; it depends on the condition of the wood. Select only the strongest shoots when about two or three inches high. Do not let them stay in the sand too long. You will find it best to pot them in two inch pots when they are beginning to show signs of roots, using one-half sod and one-half sand, and a Httle powdered charcoal. Be careful not to overpot them. If you do the soil is apt to turn sour, and when it does, you may stop right there, for the plant will never make a healthy specimen. Extra strong growing varieties do not mind a large shift as soon as the ball is well filled with roots. To be on the safe side use plenty of drainage when repot- ting from three-inch pots. "For drainage use clean pot-sherds or broken oyster shells with some charcoal about the size of a chestnut." The time for potting must be left to the judgment of the grower. When they have well started in the three-inch pots give them the first pinching as they need it. Take out only the very tip, so as not to check them too much. Have plenty of plants and after selec- ting the best for specimens the others can be grown on to take cuttings from later. The pots should be plunged at least half their depth in ashes to keep the roots cool. The beds can be raised a little to give the water a chance to run oft' when a wet spell sets in. The following are all good growers and with proper attention will make fine specimens : VARIETIES FOR SPKCIMENS IN POTS. White: Jessica, Miss Minnie Wana- niaker, L. Canning, Ivory, Joseph H. White, Mrs. E. D. Adams, Mrs. W.J. Kimball, Mrs. Senator Hearst, Beacon, Miss M. Colgate, Mrs. J. Hood Wright, Miss Annie Manda, Miss Mary King, Mrs. Jerome Jones, Yonitza. Pink; Viviand-Morel, Violet Kose, Mrs. Irving Clarke, Louis Btchmer, Lillian B. Bird, Ada Spaulding, Lillian Russell, Ex- quisite, Roslyn, Col. II. M. Boies, Etoile de Lyon, Mrs. John Westcott, Mrs. D. I). L. Farson, VVaban. Yellow: Wm.H. Lmcoln, Mrs. Hicks Arnold, Mrs. Maria Simpson, Mrs. L. C. Madeira, Harry Mav, Dr. H. A. Mande- ville. Golden Gate, Col. W. B. Smith, Ivva Hoyt, Volcanic, Harry E. Widener, H. Yoshiike, Kohallion, W. A. Manda. Kki) AND MixKD COLORS: Mrs. C. H. Wheeler, Mrs. A.J. Drexel, E. G.Hill, Mr. A. G. Ramsay, Elmer I). Smith, Edward Hatch, G. W. Childs, H. T. Spaulding, Marguerite Jeffords. The wonderful improvementsin thelast few years necessitate a rigid weeding out of many heretofore considered good varie- ties. In order to be a successful prize taker at the shows one has to keep his eyes open and watch the new comers and procure at least some of the best. It is not always the high priced ones that are the best, as it depends very much on the rarity of the variety that holds up the price. If it is a good grower the raiser or disseminator can get up a fine stock in two years (no seedling or sport should be sent out under a two years trial) and sell it at a fair price. The best way to do is to attend all the shows you can, make notes of the best novelties and compare them with the older ones you have, and if the comparison is in favor of the new ones get tlicm. A good plan is to get quite a number from different localities and give them a fair trial (some varieties do well in one state and very poorly in another). Out of eighteen varieties you should get at least twelve good ones. Feeding is another important item and should not be overlooked, for when the plants have been potted for the last time and have filled the pots with roots it is the only thing you can do to keep them moving. Begin with a weak dilution of liquid manure about twice a week and as the plants advance give it a little stronger every time you use it. " But that depends on the strength of the plants, which must be in perfect health or else the feeding will do more harm then good." As the chry- santhemum is a great feeder it also likes a change in its food. Say manure water one week, bone-meal or guano water the next. If cow manure is used in preparing the liquid the first week change it the next to horse, sheep or hen manure (be careful with the latter two and do not use too much as they are very strong). Soot is also very good. It gives the foli- age a good color and keeps the worms out of the soil. To prepare liquid manure, if convenient sink a vat or large tub in the stable yard near the manure heap to catch the drainings thereof. This will be very strong and should be diluted to suit the condition of the plant. Or take a large barrel or cask, put in a wheelbarrow full of cow manure, an eight-inch pot full of soot, and fill with water. Letit stand for a day before using. The manure should be put in guano or other coarse bags to keep the water clear and prevent it Irom stopping up the spout of the watering pot. For growing on benches one flower to the stem, cuttings rooted from May to the first of July give the best results. When they have taken to the soil in three inch pots, plant them on the benches; six or eight inches aoart each way is plenty of room for single steins, but ii you intend to run three or four shoots to the plant a loot will be better. F.arly planting is not advisable. If planted before June they are apt to run up lanky and you will have poor flowers, as most of their strength will be spent before they form their flower buds. The benches should be at least eight inches deep and well drained. Oyster shells and coarse cinders make a very good drainage, combined with some fibrous parts of the sod. If the sod was stacked without manure in the fall add about onc-fourthcow manure and about a five-inch pot full of bone-meal to a barrowful of soil, mix it well and fill the benches about six inches; that will allow for top-dressing later in the season. Staking and tying is very important. The reed stakes are generally used, but the method now used by many rose grow- ers is very good; it is more neat and will i8g3. The American Florist, 103 1 not give way as the reeds are apt to do when the plants are from four to seven feet high. This plan is to stretch a stout wire the whole length of the bench for every row of plants, about six inches above the soil, and one along the rafters to correspond. Then run a thinner wire perpendicularly from the upper to the iower one for each plant. Watch the plants carefully, remove all the side shoots and suckers to avoid crowding, and give all the light and air possible. Tie up as the plants advance and do not wait until they get top-heavy and apt to be broken off when syringing. Close attention must be given when they form the flower buds. In disbudding use great care. Select only the best, rub off with the thumb all the buds not wanted as soon as you can handle them. I think it best to leave a few more than wanted until they are about the size of a pea, then reduce to the required number. It is impossible to lay down a rule as to which are the best buds. That must be left to the grower. After the cuttings are well rooted give plenty of air and if possible room to keep them from getting drawn. Some of the best flowers I saw last fall were grown in an old house with plenty of glassmissing. Avoid humid and close atmosphere at all times day or night, if it does not in- terfere with other plants in the house. The black aphides or black fly and thrip can be kept off by using tobacco water or tobacco-dust. Quassia chips (bitter-wood) is also very good. The lady bird beetle and its larva should be encouraged at all times. As soon as they come about plentiful you will have little trouble with black fly. The following are all good for single flower or one flower fo the stem: White: Miss Minnie Wanamaker, Joseph H. White, Mrs. E. D.Adams, Mrs. W. J. Kimball, George Savage, Mrs. Jerome Jones, Miss Annie Manda, Jessica, Yonitza, Mrs. George Bullock, Ada Mc- Vicker, Mrs. Robt. Craig. Pink: Viviand-Morel, Louis Boehmer, Exquisite, Etoile de Lyon, V. H. Hallock, Mrs. D. D. L. Parson, Harry Balsley, Mrs. Irving Clark, Lillian B. Bird. Yellow : Wm. H. Lincoln, Mrs. Hicks Arnold, Harry May, Mrs. Maria Simp- son, Mrs. L. C. Madeira, Golden Gate, Dr. H. A. Mandeville, Harrv E. Widener, Eva Hoyt, Col. W. B. Smith, Emma Hitzeroth, H. Yoshiike. Reh and mixed colors : Elmer D. Smith. G. W. Childs, Edward Hatch, H. T. Spaulding, Marguerite Jeffords, Mr. A.G. Ramsay, Cullingfordii. Some good varieties for sprays: John Thorpe, Gloriosum, L'Angelus, Josephine Schlicht, Julius Scharff, Emily Dorner, Garden Queen, Frances Tarbox, Golden Plume, W. A. Manda, E. D. Smith, Marvel, Nymphffia, Mrs. J. Hoed Wright, Pigeon, Pawnee, E^ret, Sunray. The following is the best for six inch pots, single stem with one flower— Root cuttings about July 1, and shade the plants during the heat of the day until well started : Louis Boehmer, Golden Gate, Mrs. Jerome Jones, G. W. Childs, H. T. Spaulding, Etoile de Lyon, Harry E. Widener, Mrs. Robt. Craig, Edward Hatch. Col. W. B. Smith, Emma Hitze- roth, Harry Balsley, Marguerite Jeffords, Miss Annie Manda, Harry May, Ada McVicker, Viviand-Morcl, Miss Minnie Wanamaker, H. Yoshiike. I may also mention a few very fine varieties I saw in bloom last fall for the first time. I did not see them growing, but from the looks of the foliage they are good growers: Emily Ladenburg, deep crimson; A. T. Ewing, cream white, shaded carmine pink; Robi. Mclunes, scarlet and gold; Golden Weddmg, richest golden yellow; Gettysburgh, crimson; Niveus, snow white, grand; Mrs. M. W. Redfield, peach pink style of Ivory almost as early; Mrs. F. L. Ames, yellow in- curved; Summit, pale lemon like a dahlia; Miss Frances Thorley, pure white; Mr. W. C. VanHorn, deep buff shaded carmine, early, flowers large and very double; Mabel Simpson, incurved Chinese, snow white, style of Mrs. L. C.Madeira; Mrs. Bayard Cutting, deep rose; Mrs, Leslie Ward, buff, shaded pink, tips of petals pale yellow; Mrs. Henry Graves, beauti- ful peach pink; Mrs. W. P. Henszey, very dark crimson, reverse of petals old gold. World's Fair Impressions. ]!Y A CANADIAN. People are working night and day in every building on the grounds now in order to be in decent shape on the open- ing day, and as far as I can see the Hor- ticultural building will be forwarder and in better shape than any of them, and this in spite ot it being the only one that has been open to visitors all the time and in spite also of other difficulties that "Uncle John" has had to contend with. These difficulties came to a focus last week in consequence of which Uncle John resigned his position, but it was not ac- cepted, and he was made Chief of the Floricultural Department . So now his hands are free, and there is no doubt but that things will be managed right. Messrs. Pitcher and Manda have got their lot of plants set up, and a fine lot they are too. If there was nothing else thej' would be worth coming to see. I have taken down many names of plants specially deserving of notice, and intend to refer to them from time to time. A specimen of Cibotium Schiedei at the south end of their exhibit in the curtain is, I think the most beautiful thing in the line of tree ferns I ever saw. Their clump of araucarias too easily takes one at least half an hour to pore over in order to take in all the beauties of the different varieties. Mr. Dean and Mr. Donlan have been working like beavers at the New York exhibit, and I think it will be a pleasant surprise to the boys when they see it, and will be very "fetching" with the general public. The addition of a splendid lot of plants received on Saturday labelled "Mr. Jay Gould" puts color and finish on; the crotons in this lot are magnifi- cent for color and health; among the best are Harmonianum magnificum. Presi- dent Chinean and Cooperi. The Japanese garden is now about finished, and is a great attraction to visitors; the style is quite unique. The fancy leaved maples are extremely beau- tiful with their spring growth just now. The Ontario (Canada) exhibit is stand- ing the vicissitudes of the Chicago spring climate fairly, and will, with the addi- tion of a car load of finishing off stuff, such as ferns, marantas, etc., (which ought to have arrived last week, but like many others failed to materalize), hold its own in good style. California, if weight counts for any- thing, will have the biggest exhibit in the show. There must be a very large hole in the ground where all the soil was taken from; but the exhibit is not placed jet so it is too soon to criticise. E. Please mention the American Flo- rist every time you write to an sA-zr- tiser in these columns. New York. By the time this reaches our readers the spring exhibition by the New York Florists' Club at Madison Square Gar- den will have about come to an end. It is to be hoped that the efforts of the hard working committee which has had the preparations in charge will meet with the great success which they well merit. They have labored at a great disadvan- tage. Through no fault of theirs, and in spite of their opposition, the time for the exhibition was finally set at a most un- fortunate date, too late for the fine dis- play of indoor grown spring plants which New York is always prepared to make in the proper season, and too early for the outdoor flowers. This beiug the opening week of the great World's Fair at Chicago will also serve to distract public interest and newspaper attention from the floral exhibition, but whatever may be the outcome financially, one thing is certain, that the club, and espe- cially its committees will have nothing to be ashamed of in their part of the un- dertaking. The cut flower market remains about as last reported. There are plenty of roses in all grades of quality, but few carnations. The rival plant markets at Canal street and Union Square are just in the height of the rush, and make an interesting scene for the early morning visitor. The beds in the parks and squares are brilliant with spring flow- ers. Lawrence Hafner, 907 Broadway, has retired from business. He will be greatly missed from the ranks, especially from the merry crowd that is wont to assem- ble at Young Bros, every morning. Law- rence was never known to keep perfectly quiet for five consecutive minutes. Who will collect pennies for the hand organ man now? Philadelphia. Mr. Robert Craig shipped his exhibit of palms and other foliage plants to Chicago on Saturday last and will go out to arrange them the 2nd of May. His son William will spend the summer at the grounds taking charge of this and other collections. There has been very little bedding out done in this neighborhood as yet, al- though the plant men report business to be brisk, and the prospects for a good spring business are very bright. George Anderson has his second crop of hydrangeas in. They are very fine plants. The color, a thing so desirable io a hydrangea, is perfect, being a beautiful pink; the separate florets are large and ijroad and the heads of flowers very fine. They are the finest lot of plants we have seen this season. His last house of Brunners is in and he has been cutting some very fine flowers. J. W. Colflesh has had a fine crop of Jacqs, but could scarcely meet the de- mand at good figures. Roses are about the same price as last week and the demand for them about equals the supply. Valley has become plentiful, as a number of florists who had been keeping it back hoping it would be- come scarce are obliged to bring it in, as it will soon be in flower outside. The price ranges from 2 to 3. Carnations are plentiful and are holding their own very well, many varieties looking as well as at any time this season. The price is from 1 to 1.50 and 50 to 75 lor shorts. Sweet peas are in good demand and sell readily at from$l to $2 a hundred sprays. Tulips and daffodils are nearly done- 1032 The American Florist. May 4, 3 to 4 has been the price the past week. Baker has been receiving a lot of lilac from the south which sold readil3'. George Watson is away on a trip through the New England States. John Walker returned from abroad on the steamer City of Paris April 29. There should be a great boom in the American Belle the coming season. There was a grand parade in its honor in Phil- adelphia and it has had a continued ova- tion during its trip to Chicago, where it will spend the summer and be second to none as one of the leading attractions of the Exposition. Mr. Burton should see to it that his name is given more promi- nence in connection with this affair. K. Boston. Pleasant, spring-like weather has come to us at last, and all out door vegeta- tion is leaping forward with an appar- ent determination to make up for lost time. Hyacinths are blooming and early tulips are beginning to show color. The out door work and the constant atten- tion required by the bedding plants in the houses now, distract the growers' attention from their roses and carna- tions, and the result is apparent in the quality of some of the lots being sent in. There is any quantity of poorstuff about town, and it gets, as a rule, into the hands of the street fakirs without much difficulty, where on the street corners it has to take its chances with its more seasonable competitor, the popular may- flower, and the may flower catches most of the customers. The most remarkable thing about the present condition of the market is the scarcity of white carnations. Good white carnations could be sold at holi- day prices could they be obtained, but they are not to be had, and so the "makers up" have to fall back on milk weed balls and other dried or imitation blooms to fill the gap. There are quan- tities ot longiflorum lilies on the market, and these are a big help in the making up of funeral work in the absence of the white carnation. Bulbous stock in gen- eral still holds on. There is not an enor- mous quantity of it, but there is all the market can handle. Smilax is, as usual at this season, a very scarce article, and good stock could be readilj' disposed of at three times the winter price. The plant auction rooms are feeling the influence of the spring activity, and on Wednesday and Saturday our two worthies, "Ned" Hatch and "Nick" Mc- Carthy exercise their lungs and try is- sues with the same old v/ily crowd. The early flowering shrubs and bulbs are be- ginning to make the parks attractive once more. Out at the Arnold Arbore- tum an immense amount of road build- ing and other heavy work has been ac- complished since last fall, and extensive plantings of beds, borders and hillsides have already been done this spring. The general plan of this park has now so far progressed that one can get a good idea of what it is eventually to be. It will certainly be one of the most interesting and beautiful spots in this country. Mr. J. Blaauw, of Boskoop, Holland, is in town. He being an exception to the rule in regard to Holland visitors, and having no bulbs to offer, is received with trustful confidence wherever he goes, as soon as this fact is ascertained. The only George Watson, of Philadel- phia, is also here. George is always wel- come in Boston, no matter what his errand may be. Mr. Alfred Dimmoek is also within our gates, and brings as usual a book full of wonderful novelties in orchids wherewith to tempt the buyers. Mr. J. H. Woodford has departed for Chicago, having in charge a large addi- tion to the Massachusetts horticultural exhibit. Mr. Louis Guerineau has also gone to Chicago to look after the exhibit of Mr. J. W. Manning. Mr. Wm. Robertson has bought a place at Waverly, where he will erect a range of greenhouses. Mr. C. M. Atkinson is rapilly recover- ing from his late illness. Chicago. At the last meeting of the Florist Club after several new members had been elected, the committee on contest in floral arrangement at the World's Fair, sub- mitted the following schedule for the con- sideration of the Club. SECTION 1. ROSES IN HANIJLE BASKET. (Not exceeding 18 inches in diameter or length). Class A. — Arranjjement of roses one variety only with their own foliage, no other green being ad- missible. Without ribbon. Class B. — Arrangement of roses in one color, with other green in addition to their own foliage. Ribbon to be used. Class C. — Arrangement of roses in two colors, without other flowers. Foliage other than that of the rose admissible, but ribbon excluded. Class D. — Arrangement of roses, both basket and material to be supplied coutestants. The form and size of basket and quantity and quality of flowers supplied each competitor to be exactly the same. The material supplied need not all be used. No ribbon. SECTION 2. ROSES IN BASKET WITHOUT HANDLE. (lyimit of dimensions same as preceding. No rib- bon admissible). Class A.— .Arrangement in one variety with own foliage only. Class B.— Arrangement in two colors, with adiantum iu addition to own foliage. Class C— Arrangement of one variety of roses, with addition of one other variety of flower. Class D. — Same rule as for handle basket in Class D. Section 1. SECTION 3. VASES. (Not exceeding 15 inches in height. To be arranged with view of using on pedestal iu corner ofreception room. Ribbon excluded from this class). Class A. — Vase of roses, one sort only, with own foliage. Class B. — Vase of roses, one sort only, arranged with ferns or other foliage in addition to that of the roses. Class C— Vase of flowers other than roses, any foliage admissible. CIa.ss D.— Vase of flowers, vases and material to be supplied under rules for Class D, Section 1. SECTION 4. BUNCHES. Class A. — Bridal bouquet. Class B. — Hand bunch of colored roses. Class C. — Hand bunch of flowers other than roses. Class D. — Hand bunch of flowers, materials to be supplied as in Class D, Section 1. Class E. — Natural arrangement for gift or souv enir showing decided novelty and artistic merit, SECTION 5, Class A. — Dinner table decoration, table set with 12 covers. Full discretion to contestant as to materials and style of decoration. Class B, — Arrangement of flowers iu a box to present the best effect when opened. Box not to exceed 10 inches in length or breadth, and boxes to be closed when presented for judging, so they may be opened by the judges, who shall also con- sider the external appearance of same. It was at first proposed to have the con- test in August just after the date for the meeting of the S. A. F, at St. Louis, but the opinion was so general that it would be quite impossible to secure proper material at that time that it was finally decided to change the time to the third week in October. The committee ex- plained that the schedule submitted was . — if it met with the views of the Club — to be then submitted to the other Florists' Clubs of the country for suggestions as to desirable changes in same, and that a schedule wculd not be definitely adopted without the concurrence of a majority of the Clubs. As the consideration of the schedule class by class promised to take up a good deal of time, and in the mean time the monthlj' supper was waiting, the chairman of the committee moved that consideration be deferred until the meet- ing to be held May 11, which wascarried. The grand march to the long table was headed by the club's band led by Walter Kreitling as drum major, whose masterly handling of the two pint bottles he util- ized in the absence of a baton brought out rounds of applause. The band consists of the McKellar Bros., and two friends, and includes a banjo, harmonica and guitar, and as all are excellent singers this organization is a feature at the monthly suppers. After the cigars had been passed. Presi- dent Hauswirth proposed a toast to the Florists' Clubs of America, and called tipon Mr. W. A. Manda, President of the New York Florists' Club, who responded with a speech in which food for thought and for merriment was admirably com- bined. He was followed by Mr. D. B. Long, president of the Buffalo Florists' Club, who spoke to the same toast. A toast to the horticulturists of France was then proposed, and the sentiment was ably responded to by Messrs. Vil- morin and Lemoine, of Paris. Both spoke English with but little accent, and the many expressions of fraternal feeling were received with prolonged applause. Mr. Vilmorin is a member ot the great seed firm of Vilmorin, Andrieux & Co., and Mr. Lemoine is connected with the official superintendence of the parks of Paris. Both are officially connected with the World's Fair Commission of the French Government. In the absence of "Uncle John" Thorpe who was unable to be present, owing to matters of unusuUy pressing nature, Mr. H. Holzapfel responded for the World's Columbian Exposition, and especially for the Bureau of Floriculture, which he believed would soon be the J'epai Intent of Floriculture, This statement was greeted with cheers. Mr. Schiller, connected with the horti- cultural display of Germany at the Fair, responded for the horticulturists of the "Fatherland," after which the musical organization (known as the Glue Bros., as they stick together so well) favored the company with a selection and responded to an encore. A toast to the horticultural press was responded to by Mr. G. L. Grant, of the American Florist, after which Mr. Ed- gar Sanders sang an old English song, and short speeches were made by Messrs. Halle, Corbrcy, Lawrence and others. The '("due Bros." kept uptheuiusic and at the request of the president, Messrs. Vilmorin and Lemoine led the company in singing "The Marseillaise." .\t the conclusion, with a "Vive La France," the company gave three rousing cheers in honor of their French guests. Then fol- lowed "America," "Annie Laurie" and "Auld Lang Syne," and a "gradual" ad- journment. The opinion seems to be general that the monthlj- suppers are a decided suc- cess. At the meeting of the Executive Com- mittee of the Horticu'tural Society Thursday afternoon it was decided to go ahead with the exhibition next Novem- ber, and a preliminary schedule was pre- pared for immediate distribution. The prize list remains much the same as last year. The opening of the Fair appears to iS93' The American Florist. 1033 have had a very beneficial affect on the flower trade. Good flowers have not been at all plentiful during the past week, and all such in the market have been sold out promptly, while the poor stutV was soon disposed of to the fakirs. Taken all round, the demand has been excellent, and prices remained stable. The scarcity of white carnations is no- ted here, as elsewhere, and it is rather difficult to find a convenient substitute for them. Good roses have not been over plentiful, though some nice Beauties and Brides have been noted. In bulb stuff. Valley and Romans were called for freely, and the stock was not over the demand, while the supply of Dutch hyacinths and tulips shows a great falling off. Though there are plenty of Harrisii in jet, they are not quite so plentiful as they were. These lilies have been distanced by fine longiflorum grown in cold houses or frames; they are of first class quality, and fine keepers. The continued cold rain has aft'ected the quality of lilac, and quantity too; it has been less plentiful for a few days. The .same may be said of the trailing arbutus, or mayflower, which is shipped here from Wisconsin and Pennsylvania. The first local out-door narcissus came in this wreck from the old Kennicott place; it was of remarkably fine quality. None of the heads of departments at the World's Fair had more reason for cheerfulness than Uncle John Tborpe; al- though his work was not entirely com- pleted the Horticultural Building pre- sented a far more finished appearance than any other department in the Fair, and the great show of superb plants made a striking exhibit. Few can con- ceive the herculean work required to make that great building blossom like the rose, and the greatest possible creditis dueMr. Thorpe and his staff" as wll as to the exhibitors. By comparison with the de- serts in some other departments oue can see how much thefloricultural section has to be proud of. Mr.Thorpe was entrust- ed with the decoration of the President's apartments at the Lexington, which was very handsomely carried out. Among visitors to the city are Messrs. Vilmorin and Lemoine, Paris, France,- James Dean, Bay Ridge, N. Y.; W. .\. Manda, Short Hills, N. J ; H. Sunder- bruch, Cincinnati; W. (!. Huscroft, Steu- benville, ().; Jas. I. Donlan, New York; Daniel B. Long, Buffalo; J. D. Carmody, Evansville, Ind.; M. A. Hunt, Terre Haute, Ind. Robert Craig, Philadelphia, is ex- pected daily. Tbos. W. Weathered's Sons, New York, are building a handsome conservatory for M. A. Ryerson. Thirty minutes in which to decorate an extensive suite of rooms is somewhat limited. That's the length of time P. J. Hauswith had in which to decorate the rooms of the Duke of Veragua at the Auditorium Hotel. Other arrangements had been made, but the decorations failed to materalize and Mr. Hauswith was called on to do the job in '15 min- utes." By a lucky delay of the party at the depot he had 30 minutes to work in. SITUATIONS.WAIMTS. 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. Piant advs. not admitted under this head. SITUATION WANTED-Byayounfi lady In a floral store. Have had some experience. Address M A. American Florist. ^TUATION WANTED— By married man. age 27. O grower of roses, carnations, violets and plants, not afraid of work; good wages wanted. Address Carxatiux, card American Florist. SITUATION WANTED-By single, competent florist, posted In growing roses, carnations, palms, bed- ding plants, t-tc : 18 years experience. C H. <'are American Florist. Chicago. S1TU.\TI0N WANTED— By young single man in or near Chicago. Have had six years experience and can give good reference as to character and ability. .lAuoB BANXtNGA, Broulcllne Park, HI. SITUATION WANTED-By German- American, ail round florist, single, age 35. 15 years experience, sober. Industrious, either with private, commercial, cut flower or plant establishment, state wages. A D M, HUT Grand River Ave., Detroit, Mich. florist an■ Jl Storm King and I'henouienal ^-W Kcheverla Olttuca , ":iAtlU Extensa Globosa. for centers. iilnnLi six Inches across. each. -o I'rico List on .Vpplication ROBT. S. BROWN & SONS, Box 99, Kansas City, Mo. CARNATIONS AND VIOLETS, WRITE FOR PRICES. ICerrkt>le Floral Co., 0SKAI.007A, IOWA. 25,000 PANSIES 1^^^^%^"^. bud .111.1 1,1, ,.,111 $2.00 per 100. IMc.iuim size planK, will II. .w. 1 s.,un, $1.00 per lOOi $9 00 per 1.000. I-.n. • liiiiips ^-11.." •■'■ike Daisie.- in l.lo.mi, $2.00 per 100, bj e.\pre>.^ ..nly. I'ansy Seed $1.00 per package. El Bi JENNINGS, grower. Lock Box 2.M. SOUTHPORT. CONN. Standard Sorts, $2 25 per 100; $20 per 1000. My Specialty; Golden IJediler and VerscliMlVel- tie. »S.50 per 100: »3<.60 per 1,000: '.li... Inch pots: ready now. Any quantity. Cash with order. C. F. FAIRFIELD. sritiNtiFiKLi), :ma>K.\. r=R I isi GREEN SILK«\LINE. JOHN C. MEYER 4. CO.. •;m!I D.xiiisliir., sir. It. ItoSTON, M.\SS. GflTflLOGUE PRINTING. ELECTROTYFING. Done with e.\pert ability for Florists Nurserymen, Seedsmen. Write to J. Horace McFarland Co., UAKK18BUBG, PA. Mention Aniflclcan Klorlfit. ROSES AMERICAN BEAUTY. 2;^-incli pols »8.C0 per 100. Also Bride, Mermet, Hoste, Wool- ton, Herle, Sunset, Meteor, Gontier, Cusin, Watteville, La France, $6.00 per 100; $50,00 per ItKK). MME. TESTOUT, $25.00 per 100. CARNATIONS DAYBREAK, $3 00 per 100; |25.0O per ICOO. Piirtia (•.elected and extra selected), W. P. Dreer, Fred Creighlon, Hinze's, Puritan, lizzie McGowan, Grace Wilder, White Dove, Crimson and Peachblow Coronets, rooted early, very strong and healthv. In tlats and in pots. Prices on applicition. CANNAS Per 100 Mine. Crozy, line plants $15.00 Admiral Courbet, fine plants S.OO Preniices de Nice, fine plants S.OO President Faivre 5.C0 French Cannas, mixed 5 00 EDWIN LONSDALE, WYNDMOOR. Chestnut Hill P. 0,, PHILA,. PA, WANTED. ROSE PLANTS. 101) .1. 1!. Viirrone. .'too lion silt'iK'. •,;(lo >linl. W.l.he. :H>0 :Ma,l, ( liarl.s W ooil. :t()il :*Iis, ,l..liii I aillK. ■;0(( Ileriii..- 1. .Mill >lalin:iisoii of It'llllllS. ■-•OO \;.>leri.. 1110 <;olartl™iara on iii>|)llciitl«ii. ' John Burton. Chestnut Hill. Philadelphia. \ SUNNYWOODS \ CUSINS & :— t --=WATTEVILLESJ Please write for prices. a Orders lur ? ••• BRIDESMAIDS ••• \ are being booked now for delivery In I From 2J^-inch pots i *15 per 100 Plants. 4 PRICE ( 10 per 50 I'laiits. f FRANK L. MOORE. | CHATHAM, N. J f Golden Returns. 200,000 ROSES 200,000 We oflfer well established, healthy plants in below named and many other sorts: From 2-inch pots, $ 3.00 per 100; $30.00 per 1000 From 3-inch pots, 6.00 " 60.00 From 4-inch pots, 12.00 " 120.00 Not in excess of auy one varietj*. 50, 000 Hybrid Perpetual Roses 50, ooo at U per 100; $40 per IDOO, lu 50 select varieties. New and Rare Varieties at Special Kates given in our MTiolesale List, now ready. WE NAME A FEW SORTS ONLY: Aurora, Bosanquet, Comt. de Labarthe, Bon Sllene. Cels, DevonlenslB, C. Mermet. Etolle de Lyon, Her- mosa. Mme. Cualn, H. M. Stanley, Malmalson, Marie Gulllot. Mme. Lambard, Marie Lambert, Marechal Nlel, Kruger. Nlphetos, Mme. Jos. Schwartz, Safrano, Perle des Jardlns, Sombreull, The Bride, etc., etc. r send your lists to NANZ A. NEUNER, LOUISVILLE. KY. ROSES Mme. Testout, K. A. Victoria Meteor, Wootton, Beauty, Perle, Bride, Mermet, Watteville, etc. Let me figure on your order for May, June or July delivery, for first class stock. UIIMO A good stock in 2-in. pots of all the III U III O I leading cut flower and commercial varieties at S3.00 per 100; $2.5,00 per 1,000. Guaran- teed true to name. W. W. COLES, KOKOMO, IND. • ' I Jiaple Hill Kose Farm. The New White Rose KAISERIN AUGUSTA VICTORIA. From S-lnch pots, S2.i.00 per 100. joHiv cook;, 318 N. Charles St,. BALTIMORE, MD. NEW BEDDING BEGONIA THURSTONII. Strong plants, $1,00 per dozen; SH,U) per hundred. J. E. BONSALL & SON, 308 Garfield Ave.. Salem. 0 Always mention the American Flo- rist when writing to advertisers. This Year's Buyers Say: .I'ust as fresh as sprint; daisies, and are doing well.'' "Pearl Riveu. N. Y.. April 10. "Ito— Received second shipment of Bride cuttings In good condition. The first shipment I had no trouble with, and they are growing very nicely." r shipped here. Will try you again roots broken.' trouble witli them at all; don't expect to lose one In a now looking fine. Many thanks for the careful pack- Our Special Offer: With ever}^ "^^ $5.00 worth of Rooted Cuttings or Plants, we shall GIVE YOU Ten Strong Plants of the Wonderful New Rose, CHRISTINE DE NOUE. C. STRAUSS & CO. * WASHINGTON, D. C. MflDflME GflROLINE TESTOUT. The best rose of its color in existence. It has been fully tested in the New York market and Hea'thy plants from 2 '-2 -inch pots now ready. Per 100, $25 00; per 1000, $200.00; 500 at 1000 rates. ERNST ASM US, West Hoboken, IN. J. ROSKS FINE HEALTHY PLANTS FROM 2MNGH POTS. Perles, Brides, Mermets, Niphetos, Papa Gontier, Hoste, Watteville, Cusin, La France, Albany, Wootton, at . $5.00 per 100, $45.00 per 1,000. Meteor at . . . . . . . $6.00 per 100, $5 5. 00 .per 1,000. Climbing Perle, at .... $10.00 per 100. John Henderson Co., ^'I_LJ^t-^I^^r(S, i^. ^^. Mention American Florist. Hybrid Perpetual Roses, cuttings for propagating quickly. Fine plants for sale by the 100 or lOtHJ, at low rates. Price Lists to applicants- Address WILLIAM H. SPOONER, JAMAICA PLAIN, (Boston). MASS. THE ANCHORAGE ROSE CO. Offers a select lot of young Rose plants. Grown from imported stock. Free from disease. All the popular forcing varieties. SEND FOR PRICE LIST ANCHORAGE ROSE CO., Anchorage, Ky. TEAS J30.00 per looo HYBRIDS 40.00 per 1000 Healthy plants, in 2-inch pots. Also healthy plants of the Newest Chrysanthe- mums, and general greenhouse stock. Trade list on application. Finest stock in Northwest Duchess of Albany, j'Miue. Hoste, La France, Niphetos, Catherine Mermet, Perle, Waban, The Bride, C. A. SMITH FLOBAL CO , 77 7th Street. South, MINNEAPOLIS, MINN. Mention American Florist. 1036 The American Florist. May 4, 'piE B^^mMms^ lFik@iQ(!@ir Subscription $1.00 a Year To Europe, $2.00. Advertisements. 10 Cents a Lini Inch, Si. 40; Column, Si4.( Cash with Order. Agate; No Special Position Guaranteed. Discounts, 6 times, 5 per cent; 13 times, 10 per cent; 26 times, 20 per cent; 52 times, 30 per cent. No reduction made for large space. Tbe AdvertlslnK Department of the American Florist is for Florists. Seedsmen, and dealers In wares pertaining to thobe lines Only. Please to remember It. Orders for less than one-hall inch space not accepted. Address THE AMERICAN FLORIST CO.. Chicago. We request subscribers to make remit- tance by draft or money order when re- newing subscriptions, and to keep a record of the numbeis and dates of same. This is to guard against losses in the mails. TRAILING ARBUTUS By the Basket, received daily from the woods. WISCONSIN FLOWER EXGHANGt, 131 MASON STREET, ]»a:iij"W.^».xjitE:Hj, ~wzs. P9n0 PlnWOrC new crop in best white Ua|Jw riUnCIO) quality at 11.25 theft.; 10 ft. lots, $10 net. PUPJIC I OilVPQ (Sago Palms), natural UJbaO LGQICO prepared, equalto fresh cut in appearance, from 30-ln. upwards, at 45c., 50c., 60c., 75c. and |1.00 each, accord ing to length. Metal Designs, rSe^/.T?h^e latest l-rench styles, from 50 cents net apiece upwards. PQp|/pfc of all styles. Plain and Fancy, UaorCIO for school Commencements, Dinners, Receptions, Favors, etc. Supplies Of all kinds, ^:e?Pape7s: Wax Paper, Foil, Immortelles, Letters, Wire Designs, Funeral Sheaves, Doves, etc. For prices consult our Trade Catalogue, mailed free. August Rolker & Sons, 136 & 138 W. 24lh St., UAUfYnrl/ P.O. Station E. HClY lUIKi IF YOU NEED ANY Cape Flowers, Immortelles, Grasses, plain ur tancy Baskets, Metal Wreaths, Iietters, Doves, or any other thing in the Florists' supply line, mail us your order. REMEMBER WE ARE THE Iieading Manufacturers of Wheat Sheaves and Baskets, and Importers of Florists' Supplies. Catalogue on n|>pliiiill<>ii ERNEST KAUFMANN & CO., //5 H. 4th Street, PHILADELPHIA, PA. j^iL^i— i=?E:.A.rD^^ DEGORftTION DftY ^ 60MM&NGEMENTS ^^ Gommencement • • • Baskets at prices which caiiuot In underquoted by any tnw. Celluloid Baskets. Silver Jardiniers. Silve Handle Baskets. Metal Wreaths. All our owu uianufactiiif. New stock ut>w ready %f ftir inspection.- WHOLESALE ONLY. j^ jfi,^.. 56 N. FOURTH STREET, PHILADELPHIA. pA. T. J. CORBREY & CO. WHOLESALE Ai COMIIISIN FLORISTS, CHICAGO. (IN CHICAGO CUT FLOWER EXCHANGE.) Asparagus Plumosus Nanus. UU I O I nillUO I 1'.' to IX feet long, #1.00 each. In large or small quantities all the year round. The largest stock in the country. W. H. ELLIOTT, Brighton, Mass. WHOLESALE FLORISTS N. E. CORNEtl 13th & Chestnut Sts., PHILADELPHIA. SAMUEL S. PENNOCK, Wholesale Florist REMOVED TO REAR OF 42 S. 16th ST., X>hil<>clc>lF>IitA, I'a. MARSCHUETZ & CO.. FLORISTS' • SUPPLIES 23 & 26 N. 4th St., PHILADELPHIA, PA. Sead tor ""tr^-nir ^m Pleask mention the American Fi^orist every time you write to an advertiser. (Successor to KLLISON & KVBHN), *^ WHOLESALE B^^^ 1122 .PIITE STUEET, est:, l^ovals, .^fo. A complete line of Wire Deaigna. W. ELLISON, WHOLESALE Gut Flowers I Florists' Supplies 7402 PINE STEET, *)■ ast. I^ouiis, AJCo. THt SMILAX KING! \lfllO ? K OFF 31 -IN, Where? WALDEN. Orange Co., N. Y. What? SMILAX 2uc. a 8( ring; 20c. a atiiiiR by the hun- dred : 18c. a string by the thousand. When ? ALLTHE YE.VK .VUOUND. Ami hv pays the Express. t893' The American Florist. 1037 E. H. HUNT, WHOLESaLSPljORIST 79 Lake Street, CHICAGO, periuo Perle, Gontler, NIphetos » J.OO Mermets, La France, Bride, Woottons tl.OO Meteors 8.00 Jacqs 12. UO Carnations, short 1.00 long 2.0U " " fancy 3.,')0 Romans. Valley. Narcissus, Tulips 3.00 Violets, Adiantum 1.00 Callas, Harrisll 111.00 Smiiax 30.00 In elTect till next issue of this paper. KenniGOU Bros. 60. WHOLESALE CUT FLOWERS, 34 & 36 Randolph Street, A. L. RANDALL, Wholesale Florist and Dealer in FLORISTS' SUPPLIES, t16 Dearborn Street, CHICAGO. store Closes Nights 9 F. M.: Sunday » F. M. NILES CENTER FLORAL CO. Incorporated. AA'HOLESALE GROWERS OF GUT FLOWERSot ALL KINDS and Dealers in FLOR/STS' SUPPLIES. t HAS W MeKKLLAK, Mgr. In Chicago Cut Flower Exchange, 45 Lake St., CHICAGO. jvi, orv«so2v, -# -*to!6 FLORIST, ee WABASH AVENUE, Telephone 4786. CHICAGO. ILL. T. J.CORBREY&CO. Wholesale and Commission KI.ORISTS, 45 Lake St., CHICAGO, ILL. In Chicago Cut Flower Exchange. . . . A. G. PRINCE & CO., Wholesale and Commission FLORISTS, 45 LAKE STREET, In Chicago Cut Flower Exchange. CHICAGO. DAN'L B. LONG, COMMISSION • FLORIST, 495 Washington St., BUFFALO, N. Y. FORCING BULBS, FLORISTS" SUPPLIES, LONG'S FLORISTS' PHOTOGRAPHS, Lists, Terms, &c. on application. I WHITE DOVES f^OR FLORISTS. %^^^M Largest and finest stock in the United ""■^^J States. Write for prices to s. J. xeussBivi^, 103 Van Winkle St . Jersey City. N.J. Always mention the American Flo- rist when writing to advertisers. ©y/fiofeiiaPe MarfteC^. Cut Flowers. NEW YOHK. May 2. Koses, Bon Sileue, Gontlers 1.00® 3.00 Perles, NIphetos 2.00® s 00 Mertnet. Bride. Hoste 3.00® .'i.OO Cusin. Wattevllle 2.00® 4.00 Bridesmaid. La France 3.00® (i.OO Meteor 2.00® 4.U0 Jacqueminot 6.00@12.00 Mme. Caroline Testout 10.00®20.00 Carnations l.CO® 2.00 Valley, hyacinths, tulips, daftodils 2.00® 3.00 Harrisll 2.00® 5.00 Callas 3.00® 0.00 Cattleyas 60.00 Mignonette 1.00®. 'i.OO Adlantuins 1.00 Lilac (bunch) 1.00 Smllax 35.00 Boston. May 2. Koses. Niphetos. lioutler J.OO® U.UO Perle. Sunset 4 00® 6.00 Brlde.Mermet ll. 00® 8.00 .lacq.. Luizet 12 00®25.00 Brunner 2,').00®40.00 Carnations 1.50® 3.00 Violets.. 60@ .75 Lilies, Harrisii and Longiflorum 4.00® (i.OO " Candldums 3.00® 5, (XI Lily of the valley, tulips, daffodils 2.0O® 3 OO Narcissus Poetlcns 1.00® 2.00 MiKDOnette 2.00® 4.00 Heati], per buncli 50 to 75 cents Adiantum 1.00®1.50 Smiiax 25.00®35.00 Asparagus plumosus 50.00@l00.00 PHILADELPHIA. May 2. Roses, Brunnera 10,00@35.00 Lalngs 15.00@30.00 Beauties .20.00®35.00 Belles. ... 36.00 La France. Mermet, Bride 4.00® 6.00 Cusin. Wattevllle 3.00® 6.00 .lacqs 8.00®10.00 Perle. Gontler 2.00® 3.00 Valley 2.00® 3.00 Carnations. 76® 1.26 Daffodils, tulips 3.00® 4.00 Mignonette 1 00® 2.00 Asparagus 6O,O0®75.0O Smiiax 20.00®26.00 Adiantum 1.00® 1.35 Harrisll 5.00® 8.00 Callas 5.00® 8.0O Sweet peas I.OO® 2.00 CHICAGO. May 2. Koses, Perles. Niphetos Gontler 3.00® 4. OO Mermet, La France, Albany 4.00® 5.00 Brides. Wootton Bennett 4.00® 5.00 Beauties... 10.00®15.00 .lacqs 12.00(ail8.00 Hybrids I3.00®18.00 .75 .50 •' (fancy) Callas. Harrisii ... Rom-^ns, Vallev. .. Violets Sweet Peas Daffodils. tulips ... I.OO 1.00® 2.00 11.00® 4.00 Peck & Sutherland, Successors to WM. J. STEWART, Gut Flowers! Florists' Supplies -^ WHOLESALE. ^^ 67 Bromfleld Street, BOSTON. MASS. WHOLESALE FLORISTS, METS, BRIDES, GONTIERS, CARNATIONS ALWAYS ON HAND 1 Music Hall Place, BOSTON, MASS. EORTICULTDRAL AnCnONEERS. JOBBERS IN . . . . FLORISTS" SUPPLIES, FLORISTS' VASES. WELCH BROS., Wholesale Florists, NO. 2 BEACON STREET, Near Tremont St.. BOSTON. MASS. BURNS & RAYNOR, 49 Wast 28th Street, WHOI.ESAI.Z: DEALERS IN AND SHIPPERS OF Olxolc© rMo"wers. WALTER F. SHERIDAN, WHOLESALE - 32 West 3n*h Street, NEW YORK. Roses Shipped to all Points. Price list on application HUNTER & FUBDY, WHOLESALE DEALERS IN Cut ^Flowers 51 W. 30th St., NEW YORK. FRANK D. HUNTER. .lAMES PURDY, Formerly 112 W. 40th '=1 JAMES HART, WHOLESALE FLORIST. 117 W. 30th St.. new YORK. The Oldest Established Commission House in N. Y. URCE SHIPPING TRADE CAREFUL PACKINQ. THEO. BOEHBS, WHOLESALE FLORIST, 111 WEST 30th street. NEW YORK: CITY. Established 1879 MILLANG BROS., Wholesale Florists, 5 WEST 27TH STREET. BRANCH : Cut Power Exchange, 408 E. 34th Street. MICHAEL A. HART. WiioiesaleiGommission Florist 113 WEST 30TH STREET. The huest Ruses, Violets and Carnatioias Branch, at Cut Flower Exchange. 408 E. 34th St. EDWARD C. HORAN, 34 W. 39th Street, NEW YORK, Wholesale Florist Careful Shippings to all parts of the couiitry. Price list on application. H. L SUNDERBRUOH, WHOLESALE FLORISl 4TH &. Walnut strsets, WHOLESALE FLORIST Florists' Supplies Always in Stock. 1 PARK STREET, i^os^rcsiv. ]^.A.ss. Express I038 The American Florist, May 4, IKe ^eec^ ^7a<^e. AM. SEED TRADE ASSOCIATION. r.\N, Chicago, president; A. I,. DiiN, New V and Ireaaurer. The eleventh annual filc-ago. AUKUSt 14 to 111. laa. Appllca- Turnip Seed. U is reported there is and will continue to be this season, a great scarcity Oi tiirnip feed, not only in the United States, hut in both liogland and France. As turnip seed is a very important item in the seed tradeorthiscountry,thisscarcity will ntcessarily make it very high— in fact the large jobbing houses have already been compelled to advance the price, and as there are over (S.OOO.OOO pounds of seed annually sold in the United States, and the most of it during July, August and early September, the great question arises where the supply is to come from this season. No doubt some of the large jobbing houses who have been almost giving turnip seed away for the past two or three years, would feel very happy if they had that stock on hand now. Thisinlarmation is based on substantial f;icts, and not offered asameansol boom ing prices, as was the case with onion set Irade nrerequesteil to "corresitond. Send lists for estimates tu NEW YORK CITY. ASHLAND HOUSE. FOURTH AVE.. R. VAN DER SCHOOT & SON. HYACINTHS, TULIPS, NARCISSUS, SPIR>EA, LILIES OF THE VALLEY, Etc. HEAOQUARTERS FOR HIGH GRADE FORCING BULBS. W'lnolesals Importers sl^oulcj -write us ODK NEW TKAUE LIST NOW KKAUT. for l-'rloes. HULSEBOSCH BROS., BULB AND PLANT GROWERS, OVER VEEN, near Haarlem. HOLLAND. I'erlUll ItmO l.llluni llHrrl.sll,4 loMnch In cire K.au JIH.Ull .'1 to 7-lnch In clre :;.UU 'il-UU T to »-lncli In elre .l-ffi J7.0U ■.1 10 12-lncli In elre 11.00 lUU, 110 IjODtfldorum 10 per eent dearer than Ullu Human Ilyaclntliti, e Narcls. Totu« AlbiiM Kail Wholesale Cii xtra seleeteii .;« I.IKl :(.0i) 25.00 L-d ,.. 1.00 7.,'l0 i-.vt a'led I :«l U 00 ■endy. Address A. HULSEBOSCH. p. 0. Box 3118. Warehouse 58 West Street, NEW YORK CITY. DUTCH BULBS. HYACINTHS, TULIPS. NARCISSUS. tlC FIRST QUALITY IS THE BEST. 1 have gained the reputation of havlnii the linest bulbs of Holland, and If you would have the \ KK\ UEST send me a trial order. Quality the Best. Prices the Lowest. JOHN BARTH BOS, Bulb yrower. Eslal.lished l»B». Overvei'ii iieai llaarl.iii. llollaiMl. LILIUM HARRISII. OrlKlnaland lartiest ((rowers ol this Imporlanl bulb. True Block. Lowest Prlees. Besiyualliif, F. R. PIERSON CO., lAKKYTOWfON-UUUSON.NKW YORK. BENJAMIN RIMBAUD, BULB GROWER, Quartier du Temple. Toulon, i/ar, France. Cable address Itenrliiibaiul, Toiiliiii. The largest cultures In the South ul' France, of WHITE KOMAN HY.VCINTHS, Narcissus Pa- per While kcrandldora. N. Double Uoman. N. Double \'oii Sluii, true pure yellow, and other haffodlls. Lllluin C'Hiitllduui, the larKest bulbs. tYeeslas. JonquUla Oampernelll, largest tlowerluK. forearly forc- ing. Allium, Anemone, Cardinal's Hat, A. l^ouble Kosette the earliest, etc. Prices on apptlcatloa. Send for Catalogue ai 1 1 DAM BULBS, SEEDS, JArAn Axs SHSUBS. ARAUCAHIAS, AUSTRALIAN Palm Seeds. CALIFORNIA HITI.BS ASM SEEDS to H. H. BERGER & CO. ESTABLISHED 1878 SAN FBAHCISCO, OAI.. Cr^\VcnrelicadQunrter.< Per 100 Pcrl.OOO 1st »l/.e Dwarl Pearl UM »,2 00 ad size ■■ 80 tiSO IstBlze Tall Pearl 1 20 10 (XI Uludioll, extra larKC finest sorts 125 12 00 H. G. FAUST &. CO., 64 and 66 N. Front St.. PHILADELPHIA, PA. Lily of the Valley Bulbs. THE SSXA.I« BRAND SPli:ilAl.l,\ KKlD.MMK.NKKll FOR I.ATE KORCING. We are now iKjokliiK' Import orders fi»r shipmtir nmi Hamburu In Oiti>l.er or November REISS & BRADr, 280 M asliliiKtoii .Street, -New York. i893. The American Florist. 1039 HYACINTHS, TULIPS, DAFFODILS, And all other bulbs for forcing and outdoor, in very fine quality, at reasonable rates. If any of our friends have not received a copy of our Catalogue of 1893, should write for one at once. Please ORDER ON RECEIPT of our Catalogue. SEGERS BROTHERS, WHOLESALE BULB GROWERS, XvISSEJ, near Haarlem, HLOXvI^JVJVI^- Glirusanilieinuiiis. The plants are in pink of condition. r. N Girai-d, uot less tha V. H. Hallock Mrri. Laugtn- Mrs. Hunifrey W. W. Coles Louis Boehmer Mrs. F. Thompson " Klmer D. Smith Frank Thompson " Mrs. J. Westcott Alcazar H. G. Hill I.a Fortune '" Minnie Wauauiaker " Waban Potter Palmer " J. C. Vaughan Annie Manda H. D. Adams Mrs. W. T. Kimball F'. Asmus " Gov. Fifer " Roslyn Spartcl S. Y\Mm% 352 William St., BUFFALO, N. Y. NEW AND GBANO GHRYSflNTHEMUMS. £*c»z- 1893. Monarch of Ostrich flumes. Chrome yellow shaded amber, hairy. Kinpre-s of Kussia* snow wbite. hairy. Master of Ostrich Flumes, ma- roon, reverse gold, hairy. Fairy Oueen, a delicate pink, hairy. Princess of Japan, The A\'^orlcl, etc. Send for catalogue. JAPANESE NURSERY, II. YOSHIIKK, I iMp. Cor. 16th & Willow Sts OAKLAND, CAL. Please mention the A.\iekic an Florist every time you write to an advertiser. Fresh From Japan. Sound Bulbs of Lil. Auratum, 7 to 9 inch, $9 00 per 100. Lil. Rubrum, 7 to 9 inch, |,9.00 per 100. Import prices ou first class Fall Bulbs way '°"^'' W. W. BARNARD & CO., 6 and 8 N. Clark St. CHICAGO. G. J. MOFFATT, Manufacturer of PAPER BAGS AND ENVELOPES Special at'.;entioii given to Seed Bags and Catalogue Envelopes. TCEiar HAVEIV. coniHT. Kills Mildew and Fungus Growth. What does? GRAPE DUST. Sold by Seedsmen. Siebrecht&Wadlev, rose sill nurseries, New Rochelle, N, Y. Palms, ORCHIDS, Roses, and KTevv r^lants, FRESH DRACAENA CANES NOW READY. The Finest Stocli in the World. Thirty minutes from London. Our Mr. A Dlmmock will be pleased to Interview BRACKENRIDGE A. CO., Estabisliedt854. Govanstown, Md. PRICE LIIST FKEE. 1,000.000 CANE STAKES COLEUS^^ ^ GERANIUMS Cuttings and potted plants. Wholesale and Retail CHAS. A. BAIRD, Manalapan, Mon. Co., N. J. 159 & 161 Soutli 5th Ave., New York. NATURAL Gas Made glass for Rose Houses, "^ouservatories, etc - etc. Our glass received the highest award at tbe Boston Convention of the S. A. F. I040 The American Flortst. Max 4y The public squares arc a blaze and a glory of tulips and hyacinths; so arc the windows of the florists, notably. Mr. Seidiwitz's, who has one hundred and lifty varieties on exhibition. The plant men arc too busy to talk, but judginf; from the stock in the houses they expect to do a big business. Flowers generally are a little scarce excepting, of course, shrubbery and Dutch bulbs. Violets arc done, roses are getting scarcer every day, and house flowers arc getting their sum- mer paleness and weakness in an unmis- takable degree. At the Club meeting an addition was made to the chrysanthemum show pre- mium list of first and second premiums of thirty and tvi-enty dollars for the lar- gest chrvsanthemum plant. Now let the boys look out for giants. The question of starting a hail insurance in the club was debated at some length, most of the members seeming to think the present system best, but one suggesting that hail insurance would prove as profitable as life insurance in which we arc already engaged. There was a report from the committee on establishing a ])urchasing agency, but as it was not conclusive the committee was continued. There seems to be some diflerence of opinion on the usefulness of the projected agency and members are disposed to go slow until satisfied of its being an improve- ment on the present system. No doubt if all members would purchase all seed, bulbs, plants, paint, lumber, glass and coal through it there would be a great saving; but, can they be depended upon to do it? And will it pay i( only a ievi buy part of their things through it? Mack. Brampton, Ont. Harry Dale is placing foundations for lour large rose houses, 350x21. The glass will be butted and capped, and the short span will be to the south. K. j.'nnings hopes to erect another house or so during the coming summer; lie reports a brisk trade. B. CUTTINGS Send to THE MOON I Trees.Shriibs, ^'"^ Vines.and Small Fruits. THE M. H. MOON CO,, rrisviile, Pa. COLEUS, ROOTED, l.i'ndlni< Vlirlutli'8. »l per l(>0: »S ihm- I,00(I, In- ilutllninho Hru'Kl yellow Cdli'iln In ..ulllviill.Hi: a new vnrlety. eqiml Ui(;i)lileri lleiMer hi ,-.il,.r. and n» t-.Hiil II uripwcr an VeiwIiMtlelilL -PANSIES- ». a Hplendlil ntraln. WR a 1, lUe |ier 1110 e.vtra where shlpp JAMES HORflN, -l.-JI ,„, IlKl „. .::;.-.lKI ,„ , II. 1(1 Seedling Venena, saaramoth Strain— Select .iiid finest colors -,,,.,1 st.i.Vs |,l:inl- 111 '■I INI |„ 1 Km. ALBERT M. HERR, uck box 496, Lancaster, Pa. ORDERS BOOKED NOW FOR MY SPECIALTIES other varlelles of Ci JOHN McGOWAN, 6 ROZY^ ANNAS. WE ARE HtftDQUflRTERS • • lor .ill the Novelties, and in addition control EXCLUSIVELY severa j;rand varieties which we now ofler lor {\\e first time. We will not be undersold on any of the list. J. C. VAUGHAN, New York: CHICAGO. 26 Barclay Street. P. 0. Box 688. * Rooted Cuttings.* COLEUS FOR YOU ALL! FLORIST, BRIDGEPORT, CT. Worth. K. C. HIM. Phenomenal, .luplter. Black Prince, and olherB. *1.0U per lUl. Aneratutns. dwarf, blue and white. 7oc per llAI. Hidiotrope. 4 sorts. Sl.UU per lut). Few Mne Standard Dwarf. »l.llU per 100. from flats i\.H\ Pansles. Hybrid. Butterfly and Trlmardeau. seed bed. JUe per ilK); tran.splanted. I'Oc per hundred. CASH WITH ORDER. J. b;. i^bjivThousbjpc, SCHENECTADY. N. Y. «v DREER'S Garden SttOcS, Plants. Bulbs & Requisites. They are the best :i( tlie lowest prices. Trade List is- sued qiiarterlv. iiiailedriee to the trade only. HKMtV .\. inJKKU. I'hihiclelpliia, I'll. ROOTEB CUTTINGS or the litst Old and Most Promising ikw varieties of Write for a cntalogiie and send list ol wants for an estimate. J. J. «Stye.r, CONCORDVILLE, PA. ROOTED CUTTINGS Of CARNATIONS By the Wholesale. Ready now. This is the best time lor inteiidinj; hiiyers to supply themselves, otier them at moderate prices. Send foi Price l-ist. Address JOSEPH RENARD. Unionville. Chester Co., Pa. CARNATION CUTTINGS. llraltin sl.iek, «el llin/c'fl While | <>,. iiMi^ Hoofd Strong 1 ei l'"i,,.,|,fg(, piantu Daybreak, rtesh pink » a.OO » B.OO Tidal Wave, carmine 2.00 4.00 clraecWllder. brleht pink 1.50 4.0) Silver Spray, white 2.U) 4.00 Hector, scarlet... i.CO 4.00 Buttercup. BMod yellow 4.00 6.00 Ll/.zle .Vlctjowan. white 2.00 4.00 Crimson Coronet a.UO «.00 .1.1. Harrison, varieuated 2.01 4.00 herdluand Manuold. crimson 3.00 K.OO l^ldcn Triumph. Iltfht. yellow 4.00 B.OO l-'red Dorner. scarlet 3.00 K.OO Nellie IjCwIs. vurieKatcd 2.00 4.01 Portia, scarlet 1.60 .1.0) Ben Hur. clear pink 4.00 11.00 White Dove, pure white S.OO S.OO Nancy Uanks. clear pink 4.00 li.OO Aurora, bright pink 3.00 B.OO Prest. GarHeld, scarlet 1.50 4.00 Emily Plerson. scarlet 4.00 B.OO Peachblow Coronet, blotched 3.00 6.00 Puritan, white 3.00 5.00 Wm. Scott, clear pink 10.00 16.00 Mad. Alhertlnl. llcht pink lO.W 15.00 Mrs. K. KevnoklB. bright pink 10.00 16 U) Richmond.' brilliant carmine 10.00 16.00 Blanthe. white 111.00 15.00 KdiiM Crnli;. cleiirpink 12. UO 16.00 N,.\\ .l.Ts.x, siuilet ,. r.'.Ol) 1,'i.llO Ida M(lvlMlr>, snlllion pink lU.Ud 12.00 GEORGE HANCOCK, Grand Haven, Mich CARNATIONS ROOTED CUTTINGS. I'liritaii. Aurora. «i..lli' other varlelles ol CARNATIONS oflort'd tlM" WlKili-Hrtlw Trade. My llstonibruces the bewt Stiindurd ami New kliidH. Includlnii some of piirtlculiir InttTOsl to t^rowere ul »eodllnir». (\>rrespoi)(lenOt' niu1 porsonnl Inspwihm wJllcltcHl. f. ,1. rKNNOCK, The Pines. Kennett Square. Chester Co . Pa. tSgS' The American Florist. 104 i NOTICE OF REMOVAL :Bo»aroiv, ^Vijrii s^tii, iso3. Gr^o. JVIxilleix Wants his patrons and the trade in general to know that he has removed from 17 CHAPMAN PLACE NO. 7 PARK STREET. In consequence of greatly increased facilities for doing business he will carry beside his usual line of first class FRESH CUT FLOWERS FLORISTS' SUPPLIES m I^lo^nts of A.VL I^ixids in ISc^asoxi. Patrons will find our prices as low for first-class goods as can be found in the city, and with a more central location than we had before and other vital improvements, we trust to se- cure many new customers at the DAYLIGHT STORE, 7 Park St.. BOSTON. MASS. Long Distance Tel. Call, "BOSTON 316. 1042 The American Florist. May St. Louis. The past week has been marked by quite a sharp advance incut flower trade; the increase looked for after Easter arrived, assisted no doubt in a great measure by the cooler weather that is prevailing; quite a number of receptions and weddings have occurred to keep things moving. The plant trade on the contrary has fallen oft", and is running steadily behind the corresponding time last year. The drop was most noted immediately following a heavy rainstorm which prevailed over a large section of the southwestern states early in the week. The storm was followed by cooler weather, thus checking orders from being sent. The storm here was accompanied by heavy hail; luckily however it missed the city and occurred in a district devoid of any greenhouses. Parties coming in on local trains report trees and shrubbery badly damaged. Theshow of plants at the union mar- ket is very good, the most taking plant being the hydrangea. The C. Young & Sons Co. have just at present a house of hydrangeas that far surpass anything ever seen here before. A portion of the plants were treated according to the most approved methods formaking them come blue, but the color has failed to show up; a few did come a good blue but they promptly died after so doing, presumably of the "blues." It is theopinionof all who have examined them closely, that those treated in order to change their color have come a brighter and better pink than those grown naturally. Thos. Carroll, of St. Louis Co., has a fine show of lilies. He finds however that at this season they are a little slow, in fact he has found all through the season that at present bulbs are not "in it." He has been troubled somewhat the past season with his heating apparatus and expects during the coming summer to change his entire plant to steam. He also expects to add another house, and will devote all his glass to carnations, smilax and ferns, finding as all of us do, the great advantage of growing special- ties, as compared with general stock. On Tuesday, the 25th, Mr. Eugene H. Michel, the popular and energetic secre- tary of the Michel Plant and Bulb Co. was married to Miss Julia Ehrmann. His many acquaintances in the trade were somewhat surprised, as he kept matters very quiet, but all unite in wishing hira joy in his new relation. R. F. T. Association "Flora" UOSKOOP, HOLLAND. Now on hand in New York : CLEMATIS, 3 Years, per lOO, S30.00 H. V. KOSKS, for forcing, " 9.00 In the best variety, as Alfred Colomb, Anna de Diesbach, B Rothschild. Fisher Holmes, Gen. Jack, La France, Mine. G. Luizet, Mme. Plant- ler. Magna Charia, Paul Neyron, P. C. de Ro- han, Merville de I, yon, Perle dea Blanches, Ulrich Biunner and other sorts. Azaleas, Rho- dodendrons, Spirseas, etc. We also have Palms, Dracsenas, Araucarias and Bay Trees at our nurseries in Holland. Catalogue on application. P. OUWERKERK, 206 Cambridge Ave., JERSEY CITY, N. J. MAGNOLIAS^ OBOVATA GRACILIS AND PURPUREA. Fine, bushy plants, .S to 8 feet, from Si's. 00 to 8200.00 per 100. Send for descriptive catalogue and wholesale price list free to all in the trade. MOItltlSVILLE, UuckB Co., I'A. Please mention the American Florist every time you write to an advertiser. The three leading Florist Flowers: CHRYSANTHEMUMS, ^ CARNATIONS AND ROSES. ® ® ^ ALL THE NEW AND SELECTED STANDARD VARIETIES. . . . My stock of all are as fine as can be produced at reasonable rates. Complete list of these will be mailed to all applicants in the trade. JOHN N. MAY, Summit, N. J. 1 American Florist. CHRYSANTHEMUMS. NOVELTIES AND STANDARD VARIETIES. NATHAN SMITH 8z: SON, 167 W. Maumee Street, ADRIAN. MICH. ^ Established Orchids. ^ C'ATTLEYA TRIAN.E, line selected stock, well estnbllslied In i; Inch ixjts. nii.l will proilucc four to eight flowers each next winter. Many of them are eery choice varieties. Slnple plant w. ->\' .^i, turlve- Ini Si6, one hundred for JUS. fATT. GASKELHANA, extra well furnished plants In Bne coii.llilnn. an. I wU produce In .lune next U to 10 flowers each. Single plants. $2.60. twelve for J25. CATT. MOSsI I;, ilic tliiesi cattleya for color and size yet introduced. Splendid plants, well furnished with flow (i to 10 flowers each plant In May. V* each or 3viU per dozen. A large cftMslt-Ti OK("HII)S will shortly arrive. Among them will be a grand lot of <'>pri|HMliui original district from which all the choicest varieties have come. Faruierii, Oendrobium Clirysotoxuui, l>endr<»l drobiuni DeiisiHorum, l>ene choice speclei Particulars later 11. M- UeiKlrol)] .h'olii Id!,'.- r INDIAN iliulr.dji'uin irt'iMii.Deu- IG. FORSTERMAN, NEWTOWN, N. Y. n> f\ f\-^ c^ r\ of Evergreens, Hardy Flowering Shrubs and Hardy Per- l\ O O L w U ennials (Achillea, iberis, etc.) raised on contract for spring f^\ \W\r\ fTQ delivery, send list of wants. V>Ul Llrll I^O . . . ISAAC C. ROGBRS. MOORBSTO'NN, N. J. Golden Bedders and Verschaffelti all sold. Can still supply mixed lots, my se- lection, 16.50 per 1,000, 9(1 cts. per 100. But get your order in quick. ALEX. McBRIDE, Alplaus, N. Y. Per KKl. Per lOlKl. Ivlos Kngllsh, one year old sri (»l WO l«l Alternanthera. red or yellow 3 OU 25 (JO Echcverla (ilauca, 3-2>^-lnch dlam. . . . a 00 25 (XI Daisies, hardy red or white 3 00 26 00 , strong plants, good strain.... 3 00 25 00 Cole H, rooted (»olden bedder and i-r.schatreltll L I 'ea seed, our own gr( »\v I nu'. u. per pound. (Cash iiiiiMt in .lOlIN KKCK. liiiilKi \ 5(1 AQUATIC NOVELTIES FOR 1893. Sicuur ilULStratcd c:ilnloRMe onlaininj; iKiiiil- some lithograph of new Pink Pond Lily (Nymphaea Odorala Caroiiniana), one of the choircsi in cultiva- tion. A complete collection ofall the hardy and tropical varielies in cultivation. CalaloKue and prices free on application. WM. THICKER, Dongan Hills, S. I.. N. Y. Doz. Hundred. Select strains. In Shi-ln pots Jl .00 SS.OO II. P. Uoses. Select named kinds.... 1.50 10.00 Smilax, stocky, well-hardened Seed- lings perthousand, ti.OO .75 BLOOUINUTON, ILL, "CHRYS-COLA" ROOTED GOLEUS Verschaffeltii. J. Goo(3e, Golden Ver- schaffeltii, Yeddo, Firebrand, Ch'cago Bedder, Chapmani. 75c. per 100, $6.00 per 1000. Casli with order. S. B. FIELD, Roselle, N.J. £. G. HILL & CO., Wholesale Florists, RICHMOND. INDIANA- VERBENAS, n?°,^.!^'or Alternantheras S'.i''>.(X) per l,(K)ii;S;!.OOpcrlOO. Colons. centaiiTla, Alyssnin,$2..'i0 per 100. Pelareroniniu, P. Dorncr, line stock, $10.00 per 100. Boses, fine stock leatiiug forcing varieties. JOSEPH HEINL, Jacksonville, III. Mention Amorloan Klortst iSps* The American Florist. 10^3 SURPLUS STOCK. Penoo Alternantliera, 3 varieties. (5^.00 per 1.000) $3.00 Achania Malvavlscus 6.(X) Agathea Ccelestls 2.50 Ageratum, blue and white 3.00 Alyssum. 3 varieties ($25.00 per 1,000) m 3.00 Aloysla Cltriodora 5.00 Baim. variegated — 3.00 Bep;onla9. Vernon and Listrl or Diadem 4.00 Begonias, Glolre de Lucerae and M. DeLesseps . . (1.00 Begonias. Argentea Guttata and Metalica 3.00 Cannas, named, our selection. 5 00 Cuphea 2.50 Centaurea Gymnocarpa. 3.0*1 Carnations, Gfolden Gate, Mrs. Fischer. Ll/.zie McGowan ... 4.011 Chaenostoma Hiapida 3.00 Chrysanthemums, leading varieties 3.00 Coleus (3^.00 per 1,000) 3.U0 Dahlias, large roots 8.00 Echeverla, Secunda Glauca... 2.50 and 3.50 ForgetMeNot 3.00 Flcus Elastlca, $5.00 per dozen. Fuchsias, K. G. Hill and Phenomenal 5.00 Fuchsias. In variety, our selection 3 00 Geraniums, Mme. Sallerol 3.00 Geraniums. Happy Thought. Mt. Snow 4.00 Geraniums. Ivy Leaved 3.00 Glechoma Hederacea, var 4.00 Heliotrope, 2 varieties 4.00 Hoya Carnosa, 3i^-inch S.OO Hoya Carnosa, variegated 15.00 Hydrangeas. Red Branched, Thos. Hogg, Otaksa 4.00 Impatlens. Mariana and Sultanil 4.00 Ipomoea Moonflo wer, white and blue 4.00 Ivy, German 3.00 Leonotls Leonurus 4.00 Lobelia, blue 3.00 Manettla Vine 3.00 Marguerite, Daisy, white 4.00 Marguerite Daisy, single, yellow, $1.00 per dozen. Mexican Primrose (1,000 for $25.00) 3.00 PlleaReptans 3.00 Pllogyne Sau vis 4.00 Ruellla Formosa 4.00 Salvias 4.00 Smilax .... 3.00 Streplosolen Jamesonil 4.00 Tropasolum, Cardinal Prince 5.U0 Verbenas, healthy stock 3.00 I. N. KRAMER & SON, Cedar rapids and Marion, ia. ♦ FLORISTS' HOSE I 5i-lnch 3 ply Standard, 12 cents per foot. - ^-inch 3 ply XX 15 cents per foot. A 4 ply 16 cents per foot. ? 4 ply XX 20 cents per foot. J^-inch hose 20 per cent less than above price®, f 1-lnch hose 20 per cent more than above prices. • t Special— Armored Hose, ^4-lnches, 12 and 15 f cents net. 1 GOODYEAR RUBBER CO. : I2W. 14.THST. NEW YORK. ^ Tuberous Begonias. We still have some fine tubers, which to close out we offer at Single Mixed, per 100, $4.00; Double Mixed, per 100. $7.50; Single Seedlings, from seed boxes, per 1,000, S15.00; Single Seedlings, transplanted, per 1.000, S25.00; Double Seedlings, transplanted, per 100. $3.50. F. J. MEECH &, SON, Charlevoi.v, Mich. Grevillea Robusta OR "AUSTRALIAN SILK OAK." PIKE & ELLSWORTH, JESS&UINE. FI.ORIDA. AMPELOPSIS VEITCHII. 3j^-inch pots, |6.00 per 100. 5-inch, |9.00 per 100. CHRYSANTHEMUMS. 2^-inch, J4.00 per 100. Aoare.. j. Q. :B«.f JTO-W, FISHKILL. N. Y. Mention the American Florist when writing to advertisers on ihis page. How Are You, Snow Crest? CUT BLOOMS 50 CENTS PES HUNDRED. Well, they say we are the best, For all who see us like us. And 80 far we've stood every test Or otherwise they'd hike us. We win come your plant to grace For seventy cents per dozen Send order now to Gibson's place. We'll come next day a buzzln*. 50.000 now ready strong rooted cuttings. $2.00 per 100. Full budded and blooming lor immealate sales and bedding out. Strong and stocky. $4.00 per ICO; $35.00 per \Sm; 500 at 1.000 rates. Gibson's hybrid pansv, small plants 50c per dozen. Golden Marguerites, Oiem Feverfew. Lobelia, trailing and dwarf, and mixed vase and bedding plants, rooted. $1.00 small plants, S2.00 per 100. Vincas from flats ?2.00 per 100. Eulalla. China and Japonica 4 inch size, $3.00. 5 and t> So.OO per 100. Satisfaction guaranteed or money refunded. Address, cash with order please J. C. GIBSON, Woodbury, N. J. 20,000 VERBENAS. THE CHOICEST VARIETIES IN CULTIVATION. Fine pot plants, $2.50 per 100; $20 00 per 1000. Packed light, and satisfaction guaranteed. Send for circular. . . . Our sales reached nearly 260,000 last year, and we can assure our customers that our plants are fully equal, and assortment of varieties surpass those of last year. J. Iv. im^I^O^r, :BlooMci.sl>*a.re;, 1^&-. ROSES AND CARNATIONS. The Largest and Finest Stock in the North- west ever offered at the foUowing prices: ROSES-Perles, Hoste. Sunset. La France, Mermet. Bride. C. Soupert, Nlphetos, from 2Ji-!ncli pots. $4.00 per 100 Mme. Wattevllle, Albany. Pierre Gulllot, Meteor, from 2M-lnch pots S.OOperlOO American Beauty, from 2ie-lnch pots i.ouperiuu CARNATIONS— Silver Spray. Lizzie McGowan, Hlnze's White. Hector, Portia, Garfield, Grace Wilder. Fred. Crelghton. Mrs. B. G. Hill, from 2-lnch pots ^ffi P'"' Iffi Rooted Cuttings of all varieties offered .i.uuper luu Cut Flowers, Koses, Carnations LUium Harrisii and Smilax at lowest market prices. Tele- graph orders promptly attended to. CHRIST HANSEN, Wholesale Florist ST. PAUL, MINN. STOTT'S DISTRIBUTOR Read Advertisement in next week's issue. Menti'Dn the American Florist when writing to advertisers on this page. THE PERFECT DRAINAGE BENCH TILE For circulars, etc., address W. p. Wight, Upland Green Houses, Send your business card. MADISON, N. J. Always mention the American Flo- rist when writing to advertisers. I044 The American Florist, May 4, Toronto. S. Tidy & Son are getting well settled down in their new store on King street, and find an increased trade; their window is always tasteiuUy arranged, and the interior of the store makes a generous show of decorative plants. It is the first store of its kind on this fashionable thoroughfare. When I called on J. H. Dunlop he was working like a bee, superintending the erection of three immense new green- houses, 240x18, short span to the south. These will be entirely devoted to roses; the glass will all be butted, and the houses finished in the most approved style. Besides the above there will be a house running along the the east side for srailax and Asparagus plumosus. Mr. Dunlop has done so well with Daybreak carnation that he will plant a house with it the coming summer. He is also very well pleased with the rose Boiigere; the color is a soft pink, something be- tween a Laing and Mermet — a clean healthy grower, and sells well. John Cottrell also contemplates build- ing a new carnation house 100x20; he has quite a stock of the better kind of foliage plants, orchids, and a nice selec- tion ot palms, and in one house there were about 400 Hydrangea horlensis in bloom; a pretty sight. Grainger Bros., beside their business in general florist work, issue a catalogue of seeds and plants. They report a good spring business. During the summer they will build a new florist and seed store and office. Plumb & Son report a good trade in palms the past winter. Arthur J. Frost is creeling a lot of new glass a little way out of the city. His stock was in fine condition, including a lot of good cinerarias. Wm. Jay thinks of erecting a little more glass this summer. He has a nice stock of lerns. Manton Bros, report a very good trade; they handle a good many trees and shrubs, in addition to general flor- ists' stock. B. Do YOU WANT an alphabetical list of the chrysanthemums in commerce in America, with class and a brief accurate description of each one, and synonyms noted? You will find such a list in our new trade directory and reference book. TO TAKE PLACE OF WIND MILLS HOT AIR PUMPING ENGINES lA Windmill clialilL- l>i Ilk up, tli( „i U|.. for i{s p ramsulsi) dr], orablecuiKliti a.s much wuti-r us they .^^f- cure. Steam pum))S n*iiuire skill and Imnil pumps de- mand labor aud time. The DE LAHATER-RIDER OR DE L4MATER-ERICS80N Hot-Air Pumping Engines arc-csi lally desifiui'd Cor ; >,n hill,. I„.l l„„p,-.n.t.. ♦ t,>i- any kiuru cionati, O T. W. Wood & Sons. 6th and Marshall St». Kichmoud. Va. Jas. Vick's Sous, Rochester. N. Y. C. A. Kuehn. 1122 Pine St.. St. Loulsi Mo. D. B. Long, Buffalo, New York. handled by all the Wholesalers In Boston. ™ lOGKLflND" Sash Bars ^ ^ ^ ARE ALWAYS SATISFACTORY. This cut represents our improved Clipper Bar for Butted Glass roof — putty to be used under glass only. Mention American Florist. GUTTER MSTERmL, RmGES, saSH, ETC. The finest CLEAR CYPRESS used. Write for circiilars and cstln\ates. LOGKLflND LUMBER GO. * IvOC?l«:laLraci, O, WHERE.? OH WHERE.? Can I get GOOD Hardy Ferns this spring and for Memorial Day? Well, we know of but one place and that is at ft. I. HflRTFORDS. AImo Bouquet Green, I^aurcl FcBtoonlng, Decorative (ioods, etc., etc. 18 CHAPMAN PLACE, eOSTON. GOODYEAR RUBBER CO, We make a SFECIAI.TY in OARDEN HOSE, in both Rubber and Cotton. A GREAT VARIKTY Ol' HOSK UKKI.S, SI'II.W VII'KS, SPKINKI.KKS, ETC. Mention Auicrloan I''luri8t. j893- The American Florist, I04S THE SHORT SPAN TO THE SOUTH ii:vi:^usTi«A.TEjr>. All that is F>RACTICA.LLY knovs.'n of this ■v.-^'ill be found in the hoolc on . . HOW TO GROW CUT FLOWERS . . -By JVX. A.. HUJVT, Terre Hsaute, Iixd. Sent to any address upon receipt of I2.00. s TOP A MINUTE WISH TO TALK TO YOU! EVERY FLORIST that reads the Florist has seen this "Meat-Saw" looking contrivance many times. But how many understand how the "thing" works? Just give me your attention and I will tell you. The Cog-Wheel in the center is slipped on the Shaft. The small end of the Cogged Lever is attached to the Sash, the Cog Wheel is fastened to the Shaft by means of the Set Screw. When the Shaft is turned the Cog Wheel turns with it and pushes the Cogged Lever and Sash above forward and back at will of the operator. Can anything be more simple? Because it is simple it is CHEAP. One crank power placed at (he end of a 100-foot green-house will lift every sash to the same height as there is no twist in the shafting. Single strength one-inch pipe only is used. The Cost of fitting up a hundred feet of green-house is from $10 to $25, according to the number of sash to Uft. SEND FOR DESCRIPTIVE CATALOGUE. J. D. CARMODY, Evansville, Ind. THIS IS THE American Champion Water Heater FOR GhEENHOUSE HEATING BY HOT WATER SYSTEM. It is made by a Florist especially for Florists' use. It can be enlarged at any time more heat is needed, and it burns soft coal without clogging. SEND FOR DESCRIPTIVE CATALOGUE. J. D. CARMODY, Evansville, Ind. CUTS! Wood Engraving, Zinc Etching, Half=Tone, Wax Engraving, Photo -Engraving, Designing. NIANZ & GO., ^**^k;i^615"^*' engravers. STANDARD HOSE MENDER. The only Mender using ordi- nary galvanized wire No. 14, in- stead of expensive bands. Any person can handle it with per- fect ease. Thousands in use and all testify to its Wonder- ful Merits. Sample Box, by Mail, 50 cts. E. HIPPARD, Youngstown, Ohio. Always mention the American Flo- rist when writing to advertisers. YOU CAN SAVE MONEY BY PURCHASING, ANDGLASS BY USING HAMILTON'S PATENT SASH LIFTER. So say those who use sample and you will 'It w^orks like a charm. It. Send us 50 cents for say so too. BAY STATE HARDWARE CO. 373 Freeport Street, BOSTON, MASS. Mention American Florist. New Hardy Russian Violets. :e(l Runners, at S3 per 100 by mall: 500 ess, SS.OO. Cash with order. •A. & G. ROSBACH, PEMKERXON, N. J. 1046 The American Florist. May 4^ Cleveland. The local spring trade in flowers has been excellent. The Easter custom ex- ceeded that of any previous j-ear. This was especially true of church decorations, a branch of the business which has at last passed almost wholly into the hands of the florists. There is plenty of wholesome competi- tion here and prices are consequently kept on a reasonable scale. To see the num- ber of florists' signs that adorn the cen- tral part of the city, a stranger would certainly imagine tliat the business here was being done to death, but they all bloom right along despite the lively com- petition. The famous Gordon greenhouses have been placed in charge of the dead million- aire's grandson. The young man is un- derstood to have a taste for this sort of work, and he most assuredly has the very best advantage to encourage its highest development. Sjme notable weddings here of late have brought out considerable decorative talent, and taxed the resources of our fl/rists to the utmost notch. In this line Cleveland is rapidly assuming metropol- itan customs, and no wedding festivity is considered complete without the pro- fessional florists handiwork in church and home. April here has been smiling and treach- erous— with a good deal more treachery than smiles. Business has consequently lagged more or less, but it will certainly improve when the chill is out of the air. C. E. HERE WE ARE AGAIN. Send on your orders for Sash Bars and Ven- tilating Sash. All kinds on hand. PROMPT ATTENTION. Itemized Estimates given, and cost of freight guaran eed. CORRESPONDENCE SOLICITED. Clear Cypress, ,j, f. (rom bottom gutter up \ i(1 is my specialty. Lyman Felheim, ERIE, PA. J. N. Struck & Bro. Manufacturers of CYPRESS LOUISVILLE, KY. Please mention the American Flo- rist every time you write any of the advertisers on this page. a Standard" Flower Pots. As manufactured by us have carried ofT highest honors wherever shown and have stood the best test. They are used in all the leading floral establishments in the United States. For prices address The Whilldin Pottery Company, 713- 715- 717 & 719 Wharton St., Philadelphia, Pa. BRANCH WAREHOUSES: ami Union St.. Jersey City, N. J. 11(1 I'earson St.. Lone Island City, I. STANDARD FLOWER POTS. Every u er of Flower Pots should correspond with us before purchasing elsewhere, our facilities are unequalled. A. H. HEWS & CO., N. Cambridge, Mass. Standard Flower Pots. We wish to notify the trade that this summer we have made great improvemruts in machinery and hare also discovered a better clay, so that we are now manufacturing FlCWER POTS that can't be beat. We have the assurance of a host of our customers, that our make are the be.* tin the market. Bear in mind that freight rates are very low from this point, and we claim that our way of packing saves you freight charges. Send for circulars, or we will send you figures on any quantity you want. SIPFLE, DOPFFEL & CO., SYRACUSE, N. Y. NEW BRIGHTON POTTERY, Manufacturing: the ELVER80N, SHERWOOD i BARKER STANDARD FLOWER POTS. Write for an Illustrated catalogue and price list of Pots. Lawn Vases. ] lancing Baskets. Bud Pols, etc. ADDRESS, PITTSBURGH GLflV MF'O 60., New BriQtllon, Fa. H. M. HOOKER COMPANY, 57 and 59 W. Randolph Street, CHICAGO, NATURAL GAS MADE GLASS FOR GREENHOUSES. Write for latest prices.- • ESTABLISHED 8 6 6. N. 335 EAST 21 MANUFACTURED STIFFENS T ST. NEW YORK. ^GLASS^ which is absolutely perfect tor modern greenhouse construction. ROCK BOTTOM PRICES. Seuil Iiir Isliinale. Salislaclion Gnaraiiieeil REED GLA88 CO. 65 WABBGH STREET and :46, 48,'& 50 COII.EQE FKACE, NEW YORK CITY. THE BEST POTS. THE CHEAPEST. THE LOWEST FREIGHT RATES. THE BEST OF PACKING. THE LARGEST POTTERY IN THE STATE FOR MAKING STANDARD FLOWER POTS. rillCli l.l.ST <)1' I'OTS. 6.00 9 -.26 lU 1.00 11 13.80 ii»: Cn.'ih. free on bonrrt rnrs hero. Artdresa HILFINGER BROS.. Potters. FORT EDWARD, N. i893- The American Florist, 1047 ESTABLISHED 1854. Devine's Boiler Works. THE FLAT TOP TYPE Wrought Iron Hot Water Boilers FRANK DAN BLISH, Att'y, OFFICE. 189 State street. WORKS. 56th & WALLACE STREETS. OmOA.00. Mention American Florist. KROESCHELL BROS. Greenhouse ^ Boiler, 41 to 65 Erifl St., CHICAGO. Boilers made of tbe best of materlat, sbell, firebox abeets and beads of Bteel, water space all around front, sides and back). Write for Information. FLORAL DESIGNS The Cut Flower Worker's friend. Fine book of 160 pages. Send $3.50 for it, to J. HORACE McFARLANO, Harritburg, Pi. STANDARD VENTILATING MACHINERY, THE LEADER OF THEM ALL. Before ordering your Ma chinery write for Catalogue. Highest awards where- ever exhibited. NO. 2 Opens Sash as high at one end as at the other. With new device. EVERYTHING UNIFORM. E. HIPPARD, YOUNGSTOWN. OHIO. Large quantities of otir 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. il ntlon American Florist. L. WOLFF MFG. CO., 93 to 117 W. Lake Street, CHICAGO. TVKITE FOK ILLUSTRATED CIKCULAR. FOR WATER, AIR, STEAM, ACIDis, OILS, LIQUORS, GAS, SUCTION, And for any and every purpose for which a hose can be applied. Sizes, J^a-inch to 42 inches diameter. The making, vending or use of any Serviceable Armored Wire Bound Hose not of our manufac- ture is an infringement on one or more of our Patents. The rights secured to us render each Individual dealer or user responsible for such unlawful use with all the consequences thereof. For prices and discounts address WATERBURY RUBBER COn Sole Mt'rs and Owners of all the Sphincter Grip Armored Hose Patents, 49 Warren Street. New York. .T. C. VAUGhAn, Agent, CHICAGO. SFRUia STEEL GALVANIZE^^ Breen's Patent Finger Spade forweedinti Is ronoeded by competent autlioritles to be the best and most useful weeding implement ex- tant. Worn ^vltli or without a glove, on either or both the fore and middle finger, weeding, etc. can be done much more expeditiously and better than with any other weeder. RETAILS AT IOC EACH. AVholesale, *7.00 per gross or 70o per dozen, delivered in any part of the U. S. or Can- Sbi, ada. Half gross orders at gross rates, c^_ Elarger quantities at a reduction. For circulars and further particulars, address the manufacturer, T. W. BKEEN, 625 Mission St. Postal address P. O. box 2118. -'•San Francisco, Cal. . Mention American Florist. GREEN-HOUSE HEATING. MYERS & CO. ; 1518 & 1520 S. 9th St., PHILADELPHIA. U. S. AND FOREIGN Trade Marks, Designs, Opinions, Searches, &c. , promptly attended to. Send sketch or model for free examination as to patentability. All work strictly confidential. CHANDLEE, WASHINGTON D. C. GEO. H. Atlantic Building, 1048 The American Florist. May /, Index to Advertisers. ,.1(IMC. iBii'ioa") AsmuB Emat 1033 1W5 BalrdChasA WW BallerFA u--)S35 Barnard W W k Co. ..1039 Bay St.iit.< Hrtw Co....l(Mi) n„vcr-.fl.>rf.TH&Co.l03'- B.ii-'.T nil Ml- 1 \ . K \ So .io;« .10:» .11138 Boston Letter Co . . lOM BrackenrlilKC & Co. . . .liw.i BrauerS Rlchter iu:i< Breen Thonms W 1017 Brotlierton VV A & C0.1U34 Brown US ,t Son 10:« Bums & Raynor I03i Burrow JG Wa Burton John 10.31 Ittw Carman R W WM Carmody J D 104a Chandlee Geo K IjM; ColesWW 1036 Cook John IOAj Corbrey T J & Co.lo:« WiT De Lamater Iron WksIOH Devlne's Boiler \Vks..l047 De Witt Thomas 1040 DlllonJL 1043 DreerH A IM BUlOttWH 10* BUlsonWm 10.% BngleWJ 103} FalrfleldCF vm FaustHG&Co 038 Felhelm Lyman IMb Felthousen J E IWO Field SB 1W3 Forstermannl 1042 Freeman Llzzl©. 10:^4 GlbsonJC 1013 Gonzalez & Co 1034 Goodyear Kubber^C«.^^ HaVl'AsB'n;'.'. KM Hammond Benj 1039 Hancock Geo 1040 Uansen Christ 1043 Hart James 1037 Hart Michael A ....1037 Hartford HE 1044 HelnlJos 1042 Henderson John Co. . .1035 Herendeen Mfg Co. ...1048 Herr Albert M 1040 Hews AH&Co 1040 Hllflnger Bros 104« HlUKG&Co, Hl{chlngs&Co 1048 HookerHM Co 1041. HoranKdwC 1037 Horan James 1040 Houston R J Ut« Hulsebosch Bros .... 1033 HuntBH 1037 HuntM A 1045 Hunter &Purdy .. . .1037 JennlnesB B li>34 Kaufmann Ernst & Col03U Kemble Floral Co .1031 Kennlaott Bros 1037 KoffmanE . .103i; Kramer I N ,V Son 1043 Kroeschell Bros ... .1047 KuehnCA 11™ La Roche &Stahl. . 103i; Lockland Lumber Co.. 1044 Lombard HT ....1040 LonK Dan'l B 1037 Lonsdale Edwin 1034 McBrldeAlex 1043 McCarthy N F & Co .1031 1037 .McFurlttiul .111.... McFarland J H Co McGowan John. . . Manz T & Co Marschuetz & Co May John N Michel Plant & Bulb Co . K Mlllane Bros II MoHatt G 1 II Monlnger Jno C 11 Moore t rank L Mullen (rto 10.17 lOlI Myers \ ( o Nanz i, Neuner National Plant Co 10.4 Nielsen Hans 10> Nlles Centre 1 loral Colo.>7 Olson M 1017 Ouwerkerk P 1042 Peck & Sutherland Pennock C J . Pennock Sam'l S . . PIckelman S I'l.i'-' Plerson F R Co IiJ::s Pike & Ellsworth 1043 Pittsburg Clay Mfg ColWt; ■ - ■ " .1037 .1037 101 low Prince A G&Co., Randall A L... Reck John Reed Glass Co. Relss* Brady.. Renard Joseph. Rimbaud Benj.. Roberts D H. Roehrs Theo 1IB7 Rogers Nurseries 1042 Rolker A & Sons XWt. Rosbach A& G 1045 RoseufleldFJ 1034 RuesellSJ li«7 Sander* Co law Schulz Jacob 10:15 Segers Bros 103*0 SegersA Co Sheltnire W R 104 Sheridan W F llC Slebreelit & Wadley. . .10:' SimonsRE 10:' Slpfle Dopffei & Co. .. .104 Situations, wants 10: Smith C A Floral Co. .10: Smith Nathan & Son. .1042 Smith & Webster. Spooner Wm H. 1U4H 10:i5 Sfeflens N 1040 Stott Garden Imp C0..IIH3 Strauss C & Co 10:i5 Struck J N & Bro 10411 Styer JJ HMO " uchHL 10:17 1031 Sunderbruch H L., Tilton Bros Trlcker Wm TupperCO .im2 .10:1:1 Vander Schoot R & Son. 1031 Van Waveren & Kruyfl. Vaughan J C. io:« 1040 Waterbury Rubber Col047 Weathereds Sons T WIIMS Weeber&Don lOii Welch Bros 103:1 1037 WhIildinPotCo 1040 WightW P 1043 WllksSMfgCo 1047 WIntcrND WCl Wisconsin Flower Ex.lo:Ki Wolff L Mfg Co 1047 You will benetit the American ' -■ist GREENHOUSE HEATING I VENTILATING Horticultural Architecture and Building. HITCHINGS & GO. Established 1844. 233 Mercer St., New York. FIVE PATTERNS OF BOILERS. NINTEEN SIZES. % Perfeci Sash Raising Apparatus. Rosehouses, Greenhouses, Etc., of Iron Frame Construction, Erected complete, or the Structural Iron Work shipped ready for erection. Iron frame Benches with ihe " Perfect Drainage Bench Tile " or Slate Top- SENS 4 OKNT8 POSTAGE FOR ILLUSTRATED CATALOGUE. WEflTHERED'SIDOUBLB iDOMB 50IU&RS Are the Veru Best. OUR Patent Rocking AND Shaking Grates ABSOLUTELY PERFECT, Being in the smallest sections are the least costly to keep in repair. Send 3 C and please mention this paper. Proven bu 40 uears USE? Effective and Durable. PATENT Sasn Raising flpparalus. ROSE HOUSES, GREEN HOUSES, ETC. if Iron Frame Construc- [iijii. erected complete, or ih<_ Structural Iron Work shipped ready for erection. Iron Frame Benches with Drainage Bench, Slate. TUe THOMAS W. WEATHEREDS SONS, (incorporated) 244 CANAL ST., N. Y. by mentioning it every time y^ iJyfo/fr.'^^M an advertiser in tiiese columns, ''■''■.v ^ ^^f ""«is| _ U '' I): JOHN C. MONINGER, a 297 Hawthorne Aye., S CHICAGO. ILL. ^ FURMAN BOILERS Economical -Substantial - Safe.^ 56 STYLES AND SIZES-BURNS HARD OR SOFT COAL. Modern Hot-Water Heating and Safety, h.ive a liiiih ropiitati' m\ art- GREAT COAL SAVERS. Mmniium l-'rinit.n anil IVVIucitynnlyobtainodhyVERTICAL WATER CIRCULATION. m-w I5(i-pii^c book giving full particulare ami a grt-at Send ... . ^ deal of valuable information on modern Heating and Ventil with plans and tables fur correct hot-water work. Mailed free. Address HERENDEEN MFQ. CO., 26 Vine Street, GENEVA, N. Y. SMITH & WEBSTER, a.iA.i<:Bjie«s OFf GREENHOUSE PIPE FOR HOT WATER AND STEAM, lOJJ r«al£e Street, - OHICA.GO. II^Iv. When writing to any of the advertisers I Always mention the AMERCAN FLO- on this page please mention the American ... , . Florist. I R'ST when wntmg to advertisers. Tiii ^mmm^ IFiygiiiir RmETica is "ths Prow of the I/bsseI; there majj be mare nnmfnrt JJmidships, but u/e are the Srst to touch Unknown Seas," Vol. VIII. CHICAGO AND MEW YORK, MAY II, 1893. No. 258 ftHiii LUmsmmm fmmm Published every Thursday by The AMBRicAiir florist Company. Subscription, SI.OO a year To Europe, S2,00. Address all communications to AMERICAN FLORIST COMPANY, 323 Bearborn Street, CHICAGO. Sasterii Office: 67 Bromfield St., Boston. SOCIETY OF AMERICAN FLORISTS. Wm. R. Smith, Washington, D. C, president; Prof. Wm. Trelease. St. Loula. Mo., vlce-pi*esldenl; Wm. J. iRT, ti7 Bromfleld St.. Boston, Mass, secretary; CONTENTS. Chn-santhemunis— prepare for the exhibitions. 10:19 Succession of crops 1050 Group of odontoglossums (illus) 1051 Carnations— seasonable hints 10.52 — Chester County Carnation Society 1052 Grafting 1052 The World's Fair 1052 Flower festival at Santa Barbara (illus) .... 1053 The flower market of to-day 1053 Miscellaneous seasonable hints 1054 New York 1054 Boston 1055 Philadelphia 10.55 Chicago 1055 Buffalo 1056 Washington 1056 Exhibition New York Florists' Club . . . 10.56 The seed trade 1002 News notes 1062 St. Louis ' 10B4 Spring humor 1066 Low retail prices 1068 Baltimore 1070 Patents recently granted 1070 Denver. The regular meetings of the club are attended well by active members. Satur- day evening an essay on hardy roses by John Berry, gardener for Senator Wol- cott, was the leading paper. Mr. Berry enjoys the rose supremely and has for years proven himself a thorough master of its culture. He having had more years of experience than most of us in its cult- ure in Colorado, the paper was a great help. Wolhurst, the place in care of Mr. Berry, is fast becoming a leading place of the west. His bed of 3,000 Kaempfer's iris promises to be a beautiful sight when in bloom. A bunch of K. A. Victoria and Mme. Testout roses exhibited at the club had very many admirers. Gus Rolin has been elected mayor of Harmon. The club adjourned for two weeks, then to celebrate our first smoker, with our president, H. H. Given. Lyle. Canandaigua,N. Y.— A. C. Cappon will build this spring another house 100x20 and a new office building. Preparing for the Exhibitions. Growers of chrysanthemums, who are looking forward to capturing the prizes at the exhibitions next fall, should now, if they have not already, be maturing their plans, how and what they are going to grow to win, from the exhibi- tor who took them into camp last year. The culture of chrysanthemum blooms in America is widely different from that practiced bv the successful growers in England. Here, probably the majority of the flowers staged lastfall were grown oa plants taken from the cutting bench during May or the early part of June, while in England the cuttings are struck during December, January, or February. Possibly this difference can be accounted for by the excessive heat which we have in summer, making it a very easy task for us to ripen the wood thoroughly during the hot days of August, and thereby obviating to a great extent the study which is made of the culture abroad in what they term "taking the bud," which to them is the critical stage of growth. But the May or June struck cuttings do not usually set but two buds, the true crown, (which is the better bud to save except in some few varieties) and the terminal bud. Messrs. W. & G. Drover and nephew, W. Adams, of Pareham, England, published last year a very thorough treatise upon their manner of growing blooms, and it is doubtful if anybody in this country has handled the subject so systematically, they having made each variety a study in itself They have been very successful in the shows abroad, and it might be advisable for some of our amateurs to try their way of growing blooms, and see what the result would be in our cli- mate, in comparison with those grown in the manner generally adopted by our growers. It is very doubtful if any of the commercial growers would under- take it, as the expense would be more than double what the cost of produc- tion now is. The blooms to which the first pre- mium (for the best 50) was awarded last fall at the Madison Square Garden, were, I believe, grown on the plan adopted abroad, the grower faithfully -following the directions laid down by Mr. Edwin Molyneux in his treatise en. titled "Chrysanthemums and their Ctil- ture." So perhaps we, who are looking forward to taking prizes, may have to keep our eyes open, or they who have the culture in vogue in England, may carry them awaj' while we are asleep. There is no doubt but that blooms grown on early struck cuttings have more sub- stance, and stand far better than those grown on plants struck after the first of May, and it is the testimony of all who have visited the exhibitions on both sides of the water, that we have not yet mas- tered the growing of the incurved varie- ties. Cuttings put in the bench during the early part of May are very easily rooted if they are kept constantly wet. In making the cuttings do not leave on too many leaves; take oft" all the larger ones, for if they are retained they are apt to lie on the sand and cause damping off, which is very quickly communicated to the others, and often results in great loss. Another cause of damping off is allow- ing the bench to get dry and the cuttings to wilt, and then rotting down when they are in that condition. It is far bet- ter to throw a paper over them until they recover, and then water, which will very often cure them, but the better way is to keep them thoroughly wet and not let them wilt at all. It might at this time be a good plan to look over the varieties introduced during 1892, and see what varieties madeagood showing at the different exhibitions last fall. We do not mean to take up all the varieties introduced by the different dis- seminators, but to take the lists of varie- ties found in the prize collections and pick out the novelties, and say nothing whatever of those that did not prove fast enough to trot in the first class. Black Beauty, (Hill & Co.— Monahan). — This variety was advertised in 1891, but was not disseminated until the spring of '92. It certainly is a very valuable addition to the crimson class, and should find a place in all collections. It looked a little weak at first, but gained strength, and this year is showing good growth. C. B. Whitnall, (Hill & Co.)— A large incurved Japanese variety of good form and of peculiar color. It was found in the 50 class at almost all the shows. Col. W. B. Smith, (Spaulding)— An- other of the incurved Japanese, of a beautiful bronze shade, although with some growers is on an early bud, of a light yellow. This is a valuable bloom for early shows, being in its prime with us last season about Nov. 1. Dr. Callandreau, (Sievers). — This is a very light yellow incurved Japanese of good size and form, but as we saw it last fall, looked as if it might be light of texture. This was called the best flower on the Pacific Coast. Edward Hatch, (Hill & Co.— Wood, Cloriosum X Ada Spaulding) — A very large incurved Japanese of perfect form I050 The American Florist. May and good constitution. Much has been said and written of the color of this variety. We have grown it for two years, and have never failed yet to pro- duce a delicate pink flower, but it inherits trom its pollen parent, Ada Spauldinf";, the fault of producing a yellowish white flower when too early a bud is taken. This variety reaches perfection a little too early for the later shows. Emma Hitzeroth, | Spaulding).— This is one of the best of the '92 introductions, and the best clear yellow, of immense size and pleasing color. Theflowersome- times being a little flat, and a little early for exhibition. Geo. AV. Childs, (Thorpe) —A beautiful velvety crimson, and the most showy of its color, but scorches very easily, and must be shaded from the direct rays of the sun after the flower begins to open. H. F. Sjiaulding (Spaulding).— A very good bloom of peculiar shade, described as rich apiicot yellow, shading to rose, center petals clear yellow. This flower will always attract attention in a col- lection because of its coloring. Last season with us the plants had a tendency to come blind. Harry Balslev, (N. Smith & Son. Alfred Warne X V. H. //a/Zof/t.)— This variety proved to be one of the best pinks yet introduced, and ceitainly showed up prominently wherever exhib- ited. A good grower and of good torm. Harry May, (Pitcher & Manda).— The best bronze up to date. This variety heeds no description, for almost every- body knows it, and it should be in every collection, having so many good quali- ties. Joseph H.White, (Hill & Co.— Wheeler). — This is a beautiful white, reaching perfection about Nov. 1, and an admira- ble keeper. The flower is a little flat, belonging to the Japanese, and tending toward the reflex class. This variety also makes a beautiful pot plant. Mrs. Robert Craig, (Hill & Co.)— This is one of the first incurved varieties of American origin and introduction, and is a valuable addition. It is of large size, good form, and pure white. Mrs. Jerome Jones, ( Vaughan-Gane) — A beautiful white incurved Japanese a little too iate for the early shows, but in its prime about November 10. This variety was awarded the Taylor prize in New York for the best variety exhibited hav- ing the necessary characteristics for a commercial flower. In growing the bloom should not be cut before it matures, or it will wilt, but if allowed to remain upon the i)lant until the petals will shake like stiff paper, the flower will stand on the table throughout the show. Mrs. L. C. Madeira, (Hill & Co.)— This variety probablv attracted more atten- tion thiin any introduction of the year. Another American incurved variety of bright orange yellow, exceeding depth, and good form. It will rank today among, it not the best, of the incurved section. Mrs. E. n. Adams, (Pitcher & Manda) — A very large pure white Japanese variety, a little too early for most shows. In its prime about October 25, and after that date the petals fall away from the center, disclosing a very large eye. Mr. A. J. Drexel, (Hill & Co.)— This is a great improvement upon any of the varieties of its shade, being a very pleas- ing crimson lake. A good grower and of fair size. Mrs. Maria Simpson, (Hill & Co.)— A very handsome chrome yellow incurved Japanese of extra good substance. This variety can be best described as a much improved Eldorado, being of much better constitution than that variety. Awarded first premium in New York for the best introduction of 1892. Marguerite Jeffords, (Hill & Co.)— A very large incurved Japanese described as bright amber, but belonging among the bronzes as that class is generally in- terpreted by growers. This variety shows up very well with Harry May, but lacks the depth and substance of that variety. 0. P. Bassett, (Hill & Co.)— A beautiful crimson-scarlet, really an improved Cul- lingfordii, but must require special cul- ture, as very few of the blooms found a position on the tables last fall. Olga, ( Vaughan-Reiman ) — A large com- pact flower of the incurved Japanese sec- tion; soft rose in color, of good constitu- tion, the flowers borne on good stiff stems. Princess of Chrysanthemums, (Sievers) — This is identical with the variety exhib- ited last fall and disseminated this spring by Peter Henderson & Co. as "Good Gracious." A most peculiar flower of a delicate lavender shade, the petals twist- ing, and will probably be seen next fall in most of the large collections. Roslyn, (Spaulding) — S. beautiful rose pink of immense size and of good consti- tution, the flower a little apt tocome out flat, but yet a good acquisition. Among the reports of the shows last fall we noticed one from Baltimore refer- ring to Mrs. M. J. Thomas as a pink variety, and making an inquiry as to whether it should be pink or white. This variety has always shown a tendency under high culture to produce flowers with streaks of pink or carmine running through the petals; sometimes only one petal will show it, while at other times the whole flower will be affected. The first time this came to our notice was in the fall of 1890, when visiting Mr. John Burton at Chestnut Hill, Philadel- phia. In one of his houses we came to a bench of chrysanthemums, and the assem- blyman, in his quizzical way, asked us to name the variety, and we immediately gave it up. He told us it was Mrs. M. J. Thomas, and upon being asked the reason of the pink coloring answered it was owing to there being too much iron in the soil. It is very easy to produce flowers of this variety with quite a little color by over feeding with nitrate of soda or sul- phate of iron, or mixing a quantity of iron filings in the soil, but the trueexhibi- tion bloom of Mis. M.J. Thomas should be cream white. E. A. W. Succession of Crops. Perhaps there is no other problem so difficult of solution to the florist, as the profitable succession of crops. There was a time, and that easily within the memory of the trade of to-day, when one crop was considered all-suflicient from a house for one year. In the fall, on the approach of frost the houses were filled, the fires started, expensive fuel was burned, to keep up a summer heat until the time when spring returned, and then they were emptied, and allowed to re- main idle during the best growing season of the year. But now all is changed, and it is no uncommon thing to hear of three or even four full crops being produced in a single house in one year. Such results can be reached more easily perhaps by those of the trade who arc located near large cities, where there is a demand at all times for well-grown plants and flowers, and where the cost of delivering is not a large item in the expense account. Griffin Brothers, of Erankford, I'hihi- delphia, are among the most successful growers of cut flowers and pot plants for the market in this vicinity. They seem to work their houses to their fullest capacity at all times, having cut flowers, Easter plants, and spring bedding stock, in quantities in their respective seasons, and the quality is always eijual to, or above the average. A recent visit found everybody busy. Mr. James, the elder brother, was handling the hose; when asked why he didn't let one of the boys play with the water? he answered: "When he can do this he knows it all. I do all the watering myself. I believe half the failures come from carelessness in watering." "We called this morning to get some points from you on succession of crops, or how you manage to get such variety of plants out of your place during the year?" "All right, come along, and I will 'ry and show )-cu. "This is our Beauty house, or was until about the latter part of February, when we lifted the plants, cut them back to about three inches, and put in 4-inch pots and placed them under the table in a cold rose house; there they are back on the same table again. Thej' are look- ing nicelv, and will make nice plants for sales this spring. After the Beauties were taken out, we filled the space with hydrangeas from another house; they wanted more room and this house just suited them; we hadn't one left Easter Saturday. Now except the Beauties, the stock here is all young roses." "Do you grow these?" "No, we find it cheaper to buy the stock we need than to grow it; we would rather buy good healthy plants in the spring and keep them growing. We will plant with Beauty again about August 1." "Do you find the Beauty profitable?" "Yes, it pays us verj- well; this house is only 50x20, but we had 450 plants in it, and we got a lot of flowers. We cut some flowers every day, but work the house for crops by resting it once in a while. We don't aim for extra long stems; we stop such shoots, and set two to three flowers with medium stems. We think they pay us better." After passing a propagating house we came to a range opening from a slitd. "These are our first houses; in this house we have Perles on centre bench and had bouvardia on side benches. We planted it out inside here during summer, i)ut will not do so again; the growth seemed too weak. It made good flowers but not enough of them, and it was hard to keep down the mealy bug. We lifted the plants some time ago to make way for geraniums; cut them back, put in 3-inch pots, and then under the edge of the bench there. We will pl.intthem out- side after a while; they make good stock for next season. In all our houses we make a point of keeping the six inches of the table next the walk on cither side, for young plants in small pots, to be potted on and fill up vacancies, and we also use this space lor starting Easter stock. Under the edges of tables next the walks we also use for a variety of stock plants that we can't afford table space, such as chrysanthemums, etc. "This bench of geraniums is all Mmc. Thibaut, which I think is the best all round pink. For scarlet, La Pilot and Liiplacc are our two best. We keep our stock plants of geraniums on the little end benches between the side tables an\ KH, ■(I.VSS. FOR SALE OR RENT. Owing !■■ |i.ii)rlu-, lia\ I. III. The well known coninicrcial csl.iblishment of W. L. Smith, Aurora. Illinois. I'lant consists of fifteen greenhouses, one, two or six acres of land. Houses all in good repair and splendidly stocked. Ininiedintc posscssioTi. Adtlress TV. 1. SMITH, Aurora- FOR SflUE OR TO RENT." The follnwiii^ iiicriihouse nropertv, situated on the outskirts ui'hpiiiiKneld. the City of Houses; or will sellC.i-ecnhowscs. Stock and 1-ixtvircs and give ten years' lease of 12 acres lantl. Ten houses in :ill— 5 honses, 10 feet wide, (i.'i feet lonjj; I luMist-s, 18 feet wide, G-J feet long; 1 house. 18 ftct wide, ti.3 feet long. Sleam plauti New double i-loritla Boiler. Stock in gooa condition, with a large and extra good home market. This is an opportunity i" a lifetime, as present owner has otlier interests to look after. If you are looking for a chance, apply at once to r. Kliu street, Sl'KlNGKIKI.l), .MASS. The entire collection of plants in a private greenhouse, including many valuable specimens and a number of large plants. Applv to undersigned, or to the gardener at 601 N. "Main street T. D. ROBERTSON, The Oldest Seed and Florists' Stand in New Orleans on account of retiring from store business, a large selected stock and good patronage from the best class of customers in the citv. Address R. E. SIMONS, NEW ORLEANS. LA. We offer our greenhouses and label bus- ness for sale, including the land on which the greenhouses stand. For information, inquire at the office of H. W. WILLIAMS & SONS, Greenhouses AUCTION. READVILLE, MiSS., JULY 6, 10:S0 A.. ^I. Greenhouses, sash, glass, boilers, pipe (several sizes), pots, pumps, brick, frames and rose bushes. Several hundred feet of complete houses. Lots, as far as may be, to suit bidders. Property must be re- moved within one month, to make room for dwelling houses. Sale on the premises lately known as the Lyman Davenport place, near Paul's Bridge. Terms cash. Apply t<> FELIX RftGKEMflNN. 23 Court Street, BOSTON, MASS. 'Ae Grand New Forcing Rose, \ John Burton. Chestnut Hill, Philadelphia BRlDhS, MliRMhTS, I'tRLES, LA FRANCK, ALBANYS. Clean stock from Siiicli pots at S7.00 per 100. •J-lncll L.V 1>-HA>'<-Klin«l .M.H.ANV. Sl.lKlper 110 ROBERT F. TESSON, West Foie.sl riiik, ST. I.OIIS. ^H>. GflTflLOGUE PRINTING. ELECTROTyPING. Done with e-xpert ability for Florists Nurserymen, Seedsmen. Write to J. Horace McFarland Co., HARBISBURO, FA. iSgj. The American Florist. 1219 BRIDESMAID. it has proved itself a first-class rose. Fine 3-incli plants at $9.00 per 100. Planters need have no fear of this rose sharing the fate of Waban, as Some of the larger growers are planting it freely. Meteor, Perle. Sunset, Gontier, Mermet, Bride, Hoste, and other forcing Roses now ready for planting, from 3-inch pots at usual prices. ^SJ.. A.. HXJIV^, O^erre Hatito, Ind. Some nice WATTEVILLE BRIDESMAID plants left. Please write, stating how many you want, and I will quote you a bargain. FRANK L. MOORE, . . . CHATHAM, NEW JERSEY. HEADQUARTERS FOR 6.S0UPERT Finest slock ever sent out. 2 -inch per 100 S4.00 2M-inc-h " 5,00 3 -inch " 7.00 Z% inch " 10.00 4 -inch . . ... " 12.00 OTHER FORCING ROSES. ?o"„n.sJ. G. VflUGHflN, JULY 10 CHICAGO VAUGHAN'S STBAIN CM PANSY SEED IS A WOBIiD BEATEB. All the leading and popu- lar kinds for winter bloom- ing, in 3-inch and 4-inch pots. . . . Edwin Lonsdale, 'WTHDMOOR, near Chestnut HUl, PHILADELPHIA. WRITE FOR PRICES. Ki&xx\X>t& r*lor^l Co., OSKAI.OOSA, IOWA. Always mention the AMERCAN FLO- RIST when writinf to advertisers. ROSES. ROSES. ROSES. 3)4 A.ivr> striven r»OT{s. Waban, Queen Scarlet, Jacks, Celine Forrester, Mme. Schwal- ler, Coquette de Lyon, Souv. d'un Ami, Dr. Raymond, Bougere, Marie Guillot, Comtesse Riza du Pare, Jos. Schwartz, Appoline, Mme. Lambert, C. Soupert, M. Niel, La France, Climbing Perle. ALL IN 2y2-lNCH POTS. La France, Papa Gontiers, J. Laings, Jacks, Perles. IN 3-lNCH POTS. Wrlt^ for ftirtti^r Inforarti^lom. F»HIi:vA.I>EM:yF*HIA., I* A.. 30,000 FIRST QUALITY FORGING ROSES. Fully equal to those sold last year, and perfectly healthy in every respect. LA FKANCK, AMKKICAN BKAUTY, 3-lnch pots, fU.OO per hundred; 4-lnch pots, $12.C0 per hundred. SOrV. DE ^VOOTTON, MERMET, HON SILENE, MME. HOSTE, PERLE UES JAKDINS, HRIDE, SAFRAIVO, MME. CUSIN, 3-lnch pots, S7.U0 per 100: 4-inch pots, SIO.OO per 100. SSvS.I.I-»A.::X^, strong plants, 2i<-inch pots. 92..50 per hundred; S20.00 per thousand. J. Iv. I>HL,t,OK:, JBiooirxistotxrg;, IPet.. rUr\V>llN(j r\OoLO. °** .^. '^%^AI\ID 4-INCH POTS. AMERICAN BEAUTY, bride, mkrmet, bridesmaid, meteor, PERLE, SUXSET, GONTIER,' LA FRANCE TEAS $30.00 per 1000 HYBRIDS 40,00 per 1000 Healthy plants, in 2-inch pots. Also healthy plants of the Newest Chrysanthe- mums, and general greenhouse stock. Trade list on application. J^oot* ^01:11.1.1^, LOXTISVIXjIjE, ic-y. ROSES. PERLES, iH inch. fo.OO per 100. PERLES, 2H Inch, $46.00 per 1,000. JOHN BURTON, Chestnut Hill. FHII.ADEI.FKIA, PA. SEMD FOR A COPY TRADE DIRECTORY AMERICAN FLORIST CO.. CHICAGO Fine healthy stock. Per 100 P. 1000 Perles. Mermets. The Bride. Sunset. Papa GoDtler, Niphetos, Boa sUene. La France, Souv. d'un Ami. DuclieBS of Albany, Mad. Cusin, Mad. de Wattevllle 5.00 45.00 Geraniums, double and single, fine assort- ment of varieties from 214 iQc^i Pots 4.00 35.00 From 3k ioch pots 8.00 Lots of other Fine Stock. Send for new list. WOOD BROTHERS, THE ANCHORAGE ROSE GO. Offers a select lot of young Rose plants. Grown from imported stock. Free from disease. All the popular forcing varieties. •SEND FOR PRICE LIST ANCHORAGE ROSE CO., Anchorage. Kv. When writing our advertisers please use one of your printed business letter heads or enclose your business card. I220 The American Florist. /itnc 2g^ Chicago. At the last meeting of the Florists' Club no business was transacted, as the attendance was not sufficient to make a quorum. The flower market is in rather a lifeless condition; there has been little business for a week past. Stock is plentiful and much of it very poor. Roses are generally suffering from mildew, and the flowers are flimsy in texture. Perles and Niphetos are about the best. Beauties are fairly good, but open out very quickly. There is still a glut of carnations, which are, however, very good in qualitj'. Valley from cold storage is in, but is generally of mediocre quality. The main stock of outside p£Eonies is over, but retarded pa;onies are expected to come in for a month yet. Sweet peas are exceedingly plentiful and have dropped greatly in price. Among outside stuff quite a lot of campanulas are seen, the dark purple predominating, but the white is preferred. These flowers are sold for fifty cents a bunch and are showy for the window. Outside Jacqs are good and sell well; in fact they are about the only outside rose there is sale for. A great many small irises are in, but they arealmost unsalable. Among recent visitors were J. M. Jor- dan, St. Louis; G. Probst, Kansas City: Lyle Waterbury, University Park, Colo.; L. M. Noe, Madison, N. J.; Mrs. John Reading; A. Koenemann, of Goos & Koenemann, Nieder-Walluf, Germany; A. M. Herr, Lancaster, Pa.; D. B. Long, Buffalo, N. Y. Shelburne, Vt.— There has b°en a great hail storm along the shore of Lake Champlain, and Dr. Seward Webb's con- servatories at this place are badly dam- aged, about four thousand lights of glass being broken. ZIRIVGIEBEL'S Giant Market and Giant Fancy are without question the most popular strains in cultivation up to date. New Seed ready now, in trade packages of either strain, at onedollar each. Denys Zirngiebel, NEEDHAM, MASS. FOR WESTERN FLORl&TS. A few thousaml extra strong 2-incli Snii- lax plants at S2.25 per hundred. Cash with the order. :]BYI«0]V K. IX-BS, ALBUOUERQUE. NEW MEXICO. Asparagus Plumosus Nanus, from 4-inch pots, line stock. Per hiliHlrril Kti :i'>.fio Per tlioiiHiiiKl :i(l().(IO N) at UK) rate. 2r« at lOOd rate. 1000 .SMII.A.X to »piire, from 2;(-lncli pots, at f2.U(l pur lou; JIS.IXJ per fuuu. THldJO. ihock:. Sllaiiil SIr.-ol. imill.TON, OHIO. Colons ■■ , ,, • ,,,, .„.l,.,.|i,,„ ,,|.(Ki,„,rl,,i, Mrs N. i;. \\<«i!;al..\s .Son, Hoiisfoil, T< Ampclopsis Veitchli. tSf*JB^d.^X.« low rate to dispose of a surplus of Ten Thousand line, strong plants in 4-Inch pots. $8 00 PER lOO; $75.00 PER lOOO; $200 00 FOR 3000. These vines are healthy, well .urown, and true stock. This otier will hold good until the Fourth of July, after which add one-haif to above price. LflNGflN BROS., 921 Grescenl Street, flSTORIfl. L. I.. N. Y. .Metitlun Amencnti I lorlal. THE BEST ARE THE CHEAPEST. SIZE is a strong point in Pansies; when you combine size, color, substance and form they are pretty near right. By careful hybridization and selection I have accomplished tills, and the Pansies I send out this Fall will be an agreeable surprise, even to for- mer customers. If you buy Pansies I would be pleased to correspond with you; they will be olf ered for sale from Aug. 2Cth to Dec. 1st, at 75c. per 100 or J5 per 1000. Terms cash with order or CO. D. No seed tor sale. I..B.496. ALBERT M. HERR. LANCASTER. Pa. \/^g I ' Now about the pot-grown Strawberry Plants you will need ■ v/U I for your trade this summer. We will have them in leading ]\/lgwg^-^ \^rx ' varieties after July 1, at JSIS.OO per 1000. flS.OO in large 1 IL1\3L UC orders. We can ship at once. No waiting. Rogers' Nurseries, T:i\^. Moorestown, N. J. FILL UP HOUSES FOR SUMMER. .a.XiXj ■^i-^i:^£^ srrE«.03v«3r. PALMS. PerlOO Latania Borbouica, 2 incti pots. ... S 5.00 Cocos Plumosa. or AVeddeltiana, 2 iuch pots 10.00 Cocos Weddelliana, 3 inch pots .... 20.00 Areca Baueri, 3 iuch pots .... 10.00 Cocos Plumosa and Weddelliana, strong, from seed boxes ^.00 Cai-j'Ota Urens, A inch pots 20.00 ORNAMENTAL FOLIAGE. Drac.'cna Terminalis, 2 inch pots t. 00 Drac;eua. 20 finest sorts. 2 inch pots . . 10.00 Oriiameutal Foliage, 2.5 beautiful varieties, 2 and 3 inch pots 10.00 Crotons. 20 very fine sorts. " inch poLs . . . 1.5 00 Caladiums. 20 verv fine sorts, 2 inch pots . . 10.00 Pandauus Utilis, 4 inch pots ... . . 25.00 Musa Ensete, 4 inch pots 20 00 FLOWERING PLANTS. Citrus Otahitiensis, '2 inch 10.00 extra, in 5 inch 2.5.00 Achinienes, (J fine colors, mxd, 5-iu. pots, full 2.5. tlO Wistaria Chiuen.sis, 2 inch .5.00 JOHN H. LEY, Anacostia, D. C Mention Ainerlcjin h'tnrlsl. PANSY SEED. PANSY Jl.UlipuriUO; J^.lHI per lOllO ( h-1i ultii ..idii. ADDRESS E. B. JENNINGS, WllOI.KS.M.K |•\\^.^ (,IIo« I 11. r.i.rk h„\','.-.i SOITHI'OKT. CONN. ROEMER'S SUPERB PRIZE PANSIES Till' llii.-(.l htniliiuf I'Mimleslii (heWnrlil. Introducer and Grc wer of all the lead- ing Novelties. ('Mtaliwue IrceDTi ii|.plliMtliiM. FRED ROEMER, SEEDGROWER, mKui.iNiiru*;, <;i-:i{MANV. PYRETHRUM ULIGINOSUM. (-rd, ) TI>e Kiiisv lliat lilnoiiis in Ihe Fall. Plants CHRYSANTHEMUMS. All the lendlns; klii.l^ f..r(iit tluwers: In thumb pots, SJ.IW per lUM: r:i:>.m per loun. .My selection. EDWIN LONSDALE, WYNDMOOR f tation: Chestnut Hill P. 0.. PHILA. on I'hila, .\ lieu.UriK U. I!, from r.'tli \ Market Sts. IX)z. Hundred Select strains. In 3'^-[d pots ... $1 .00 SS.OO H. P. Roses. Select named kinds 1.60 It). 00 Smilax, stocky, well-liurdened Seed- lings per thutisand. K.IKJ .7j HT.OOMINOTON. ILL. GHRYSftNTHEMUMS. 2'.. inch, 84 per 100. m ',".,. lileh pots. j"J,.TC per ,T i.mw. saaipies free. Addreai J. o. JBvarro-w, FISHKILL, N. Y. PANSIES. During the season we shall have plants of best German strain of Pansies, :U lowest prices. BRAUER & RICHTER, >ii(<>\M-:i,.s\ ii.i.i:, OHIO. 100,000 SMILAX PLANTS. From 2-inch pots, for June delivery, at <2 per 100; 51 5 per lOOn. Terms strictly casli. Orders booked noiv. Address FRED SCHNEIDER, Wholesale Florist. WYOMING Co., ATTICA, N.Y. Mv CiiliiloBUe tor tliv Anierlelin trade lielnii now ready, copies can he had at my exhibit at the World's Fu\r. ur Iroui my adriress. iSgj- The American Florist. 1221 Special Offer FOR THE NEXT THIRTY DAYS. UTANIA BORBONICA. 5-inch pots, strong, per doz., f9.00, 4-inch " " " $6.00. 3-inch " " " |2.00; per 100, 1 15. 00. 2;.^-inch pots, strong, per doz., |l.OO; per 100, JSS.OO. PTERIS SERRULATA. 3-inch pots, J 1 00 per doz.; $7.00 per 100. ARECA LUTESCENS,2;4-in. pots per 100 |10. ASPARAGUS TENUISSIMUS. 3-in. pots, per doz , $1.00; per 100, JS.OO. 2;^-in. pots, per doz., 50c; per 100, M.OO. CYPfRUS ALTERNIFOLIUS. 4-inch pots, per doz., $1.25. 3-inch pots, per doz., 75c. 2-inch pots, per doz., 50c. ^<^^-^^ NATHAN SMITH & SON, 167 W. Maumee St., ADRIAN MICH. "CHRYS-COLA. ' VerschafFeltii, Golden VerschafFeltii, Hero, Yeddo, Firebrand, Fireerest, J. Goode, Chicago Bedder. Plants from 2J4^ and 2-inch pots. $1.50 per 100; $12.50 per 1000. CASH WITH ORDER. .Kg^-If order cannot be filled, will notify by wire. < — ROSELLE, N. J. Association "Flora" BOSKOOP, HOLLAND NURSERIES. Roses, Clematis, Shrubs, Aza- leas, Palms, Herbaceous Plants, Bulbs, Etc. Catalogue on Application. P OUWERKERK, 206 Cambridge Ave., JERSEY CITY, N. J. Swainsona galegifolia alba. Nice young plants in 2^4^in. pots, J3.00 per dozen. STOCK LIMITED. EDWIN LONSDALE, WYNDMOOR. near Chestnut Hill, PHILADELPHIA. Money Order Offlce. Station "G," Plnla. Cycas Revoluta---^' The Largest and Best Selected Stock ot Cycas Revoluta, fronds and roots cut off, true long leaved varietv, now on hand. For general Japanese and Australian stock, apply to F. GONZALEZ & CO., 303-312 Wayne St., SAN FRANCISCO, CAL. 8^"Send for catalogue EXTRA PANSY SEED. [>tli iiibi Mam A grand collection ot ^'lant ttowerint: varieties, very Jarge. of perfect form, iind choice colors: curefiiily selected; receive bigli praise from my customers: bet- ter than ever; no finer strain offered any whore. Every florist should sow of it. Trade pkt., 50U eeeds, 25 cts. ; 3 pkts. 6U cts.; 6 pkts. Jl.OO. JOHN h\ KUPP, Sliiremanstown, Pa. IMPORTED ORCHIDS. Cattleya Mossiae just arrived iu splendid condition. East Indian 0 chids have arrived. Amoug them will be a grand, lot of Vanda Coerulea, CypripedJum Insigne. collected in the original district from which all the choicest varieties have come, Cymbidium Eburneum. C. Mastersii, C. DevonJanum, C. Gigan- teum. Also Oendrobium Nobile. D. Farmersii. D. Chrysotoxum. D. Thyrsiflorum, D. Aureum, D. Densiflorum, D. Devonianum. D. Cambridgea'um and other Dendrobes, together with a small lot of Phajus Wallichii and Pleiones. Prices of the above on application. Of Established Orchids a fine selected stock of Cattleya Trianse. well established in 6-inch pots and will produce four to eight flowers each next winter. Many very choice varieties will be found among them. Single plants S2.50; 12 for S2o.00; 100 for S;175.00, Terms sixty days to buyers with satisfactory references, or 5 per cent discount for cash. IG. FORSTERMAN, NEWTOWN. N. Y. Two leading Florist Eln — r^' «■■ CHRYSANTHEMUMS AND ROSES. AI,L THE NEW A>-D SELECTED STANDARD VARIETIES My stock of all are as fine as can be produced at reasonable rates. Complete list of these will be mailed to all applicants in the trade. JOHN N. MAY. Summit, N. J. Carnations All Sold^-assi We still have some Fine Plants of Yellow ciLn. NELLIE. BO VV DEN, $8.00 pel-^dozen JOHN McGOWAN, - - Orange, N. J. Slebreclit&Wadlev, ROSE SILL NURSERIES, New Rochelle, N. Y. Palms, ORCHIDS Roses, FRESH DRACAENA CANES NOW READY. The Finest Stock in tiie World. EJJVOIyAJVr*. Thirty minutes from London. Oar Mr. A Dimmoek will be pleaded to interview buyers or reply to any communication addressed to him at 206 Oreenwich Street. New York City. BRACKENRIDGE & CO., Estiabished 1854. Govanstown, Md. PRICE LIST FREE. 1.000.000 CANE STAKES HEADQUARTERS for WATER LILIES Now is the time to plant all tender and tropical varieties wittiout risk and loss. Secure your stock early. Prices moderate. Send for Catalogue. WM. TRICKER. ""KirvoRK^' Alternanthera Aurea Nana. Per 100 $ 2.50 Per 250 5 00 Per 1000 20.00 NATHAN SMITH & SON. 167 W. Maumee St., ADRIAN, MICH. CARNATIONS Rooted Cuttings all sold or planted out. FIELD GROWN PLANTS IN SEASON. Correspondence Solicited. C J. PENNOCK. The Pines, Chester Co., KENNETT SQ0ARE, PA. CARNATIONS ROOTED CUTTINGS of all the leading varieties. Will be ready January 1, 1893. B. T. I.OIVIBABD, Wayland, Mass. ROOTED CUTTINGS Of CARNATIONS By the Wholesale. Ready now. This is the best time for intending buyers to supply themselves, oflfer them at moderate prices. Send foi Price List. Address JOSEPH RENARD, Unionville. Chester Co.. Pa. FIELD GROWN CARNATIONS. 50,000 Ready in the Fall. W. R. SHELMIRE, CHESTER CO., AVONDALE, PA. Correspondence Solicited. CARNATIONS. A SPECIALTY. Full stock of all the new and leading- varieties. Rooted Cuttings, Young Plants, and Field orown Plants iu season. Get our prices before purchas- "'^' GEO. HANCOCK, GRAND HAVEN, MICH. E.G. HILL & CO., wlioiesaieFiorisis RICHMOND, INDIANA. You will benefit the American Flo- rist by mentioning it every time you write an advertiser in these columns. I 222 The American Florist, fjtnc 2g, Sub',cription $1.00 a Year. To Europe, $2.00. Advertisements, lo Cents a Line, Agate; Inch. 81.40; Column, »i4.oo. Cash with Order. No Special Position Guaranteed. Discounts. 6 times. 5 per cent; 13 times, loper cent; 26 times. 20 per cent; 52 times, 30 per cent. No reduction made for large space. Tlie Advertlslnc Department of ttie AMERICAN FLOHI9T |9 (or Floriata, Seedsmen, and dealers In wares pertaining to thost lines ONLY. Please to remember It. Orders for less than one-half inch space not accepted. Advertisements must reach us by M.mday to secure Insertion In the issue for the following Thursday. Address THE AMERICAN FLORIST CO.. Cliicago. THE PRO TEST A CA INST FLORICUL TURE. Justice has leaden wings but iron hands. The very tardy recognition of floriculture in the affairs of the World's Columbian Exposition is surely an evidence of the first idea, if not the second, in the old adage. Long before the department of horticulture was organized and while it struggled headless against political jtig- glery and acquired deformities from which it never will recover, its best friends called and recalled the attention of those whose procrastination fatally dwarfed it, to the grand possibilities of floriculture. In vain was the fact shown by men of un- questioned patriotism and high business ability that floriculture as developed in recent years had become in the public eye an attraction second only to art or music. They showed that the increase of this branch of horticulture in the last twenty years was unprecedented, and that now in its various departments of flowers and plants it commanded the personal inter- est of the masses far beyond that of any other branch of horticulture, and there- fore, on its merit, as well as on its avail- ability as a money earner for the Exposi- tion, it should be recognized as the lead- ing industry in the department, and its representative should be the Department Chief This wise suggestion from the best possible sources wasentirelyignored, and the result has been about as bad as it could be. Nevertheless, floriculture, in spite of neglect and by virtue of its own force and true importance, has proven during all the time previous to the open- ing day the only money earning depart- ment of the Fair — a constant attraction. And now comes the American Associa- tion of Nurserymen, and protests against the undue prominence of Jiorieultuic. Why, bless you, gentlemen, floriculture is prominent because it is to-day the great- est of all the divisionsof horticulture, and though you "resolute till the cows come home," you will make no other division greater nor floriculture less. Our Annual Convention Number. In our Convention Number for 1S93, which will also be a Columbian Souvenir as well, we shall repeat the plan of iden- tification by portraits as inaugurated at the Convention in Washington last August. This plan solved the identifica- tion problem with such general satisfac- tion and was so generally made use of that we believe no explanation of its workings is now necessary. Are 30U a. member of the Society of American Florists? If so, do you expect to be present at the Convention in St. Louis next August? II not now a mem- ber do you expect to join while at the St. Louis meeting? If so, and you were not represented among the portraits given in our Convention Number of 1S92, please send us a cabinet size photograph of your- self, being careful to write your name and address plainly on back of same. If you have no recent photograph, have one taken now, and send us a copy as soon as ready. If you intend to take vour wife with you to the convention (and you ought to do soif possible) send us a copy of her photograph also, as our identifica- tion plan includes the ladies too. But do not send us photographs that must be returned. We have to cut them to get them into groups and of course the photos are spoiled thereby. This number will contain in addition to the portraits and indexes to same, a com- plete guide, rl»t. COT siviir^A^x:, If. eld IHT slrlnK nil N.>vi-inli.T 1»t. c,)vi.illly tirst-cluss. J. E. BONSULL & SON. 308 Garfield Avp.. Salem, 0. Always mention the American Flo- rist when writine to advertisers Asparagus Plumosus Nanus. CUT STRINGS: In large or small quantities all llie year round (i to 10 feet loiift, BO coiiiH each. !•; to 18 feet loDB, »1.0U e«rh. The largest stock in the country. W. H. ELLIOTT, Brighton, Mass. /<5'pj The American Florist, l223 E. H. HUNT, Wholesale Plorist 79 Lake Street, CHICAGO. Per lOO Perle. Gontler. Nlphetos f3.00®*l.UO Mermets, La France. Bride 4.(X)@ 5.00 Meteors 0.00 Carnallons, short 1 .00 " long 1.50 Valley. Tulips, Narcissus 2.00® S.OO Adlantum 1.00 Ciillas, Harrlsll 8.00®12.00 Smllax 1(;.U0®1S 00 Pseonlas li.OO Asparagus Plumosus 50 00 In effect till nest Issue of this paper. Kennlcowi Bros. 60. WHOLESALE GUT FLOWERS, 34 &. 36 Randolph street, ■WVIE-E V^T'OS.K; a. SI'ECI-A.Ij'T'"^'. A. L. RANDALL, Wholesale Florist and Dealer in FLORISTS' SUPPLIES, 126 Dearborn Street, CHICAGO. store Closes Nights 9 P. M,; Suuilay 2 P. M. NILES CENTER FLORAL CO. Incorporated . TVHOLESALE GROWERS OF GUT FLOWERSot ALL KINDS and Dealers in FlO CISTS' SUPPLIES. CHAS. W. McKELLAK, Mgr. In Chicago Cut Flower bxchange, 45 Lake St., CHICAGO. ]M. or^ooiv, ^ J*toi? PLORIST. ©e WABASH AVENUE, Telephone 4786. CHICAGO, ILL. 1^. J. OOIiBBiK'S', Wholesale and Commission F^I— CZDFR I ^T", 4S Lake St., CHICAGO, ILL. In Chicago Cut Flower Exchange. . . . A. G. PRINCE & CO., Wholesale and Commission FLORISTS, 45 LAKE STREET, In Chicago Cut Flower Exchange, CHICAGO. DAN'L B. LONG, COMMISSION • FLORIST, 495 Washington St., BUFFALO, N. Y. FORCING BUtBS, FtORISTS' SUPPLIES, lONG'S FLORISTS' PHOTOGRAPHS. Lists, Terms, &c. on application. H. L SUNDERBRUGH, WHOLESALE FLORIST 4TH & Walnut streets, Cut Flowers. Mermet, Bride, Hoste 1.00® 3.0U Cusln, WattevlUe, Meteor l.OO® 3.00 Bridesmaid, La France 2.00® 4.00 Testout O.OOCo S.UO Beauty 5.00@30.00 Outdoor Hybrids 35® 1 00 Gladioli 4.000 6.00 Carnations 10® .60 Valley 1.00® 3.00 Sweet Peas, per lOO buncbes 2.00® 5.00 Mignonette 1.00® 2.00 Cattleyas 60.00 Adiantums 1 .00 Smilax 10.00®16.00 Perle. Sunset 2 00® ,'J.OO Bride. Mermet 2.00® 6.00 Jacq., Hybrids 1.00® 4.00 Carnations 50® 1.60 Longmorum 4.00® 6.00 Lily ol the valley 2.00® 3 OO Gladioli 6.00® 8.00 Peas 25® .50 Splraja 1.00 Stocks 1.00 Adlantum l.iXI Smilax 12.0O®15.0O Asparagus plumosuB 50. 00® 100. 00 Plnli pond lilies 8.00®10.00 FHTLADELPHIA, June 27. Roses, Perle. Gontler. Sunset 2.0O Nlphetos. Guillot, Wootton 3.00 La t'rance. Bride 3.00® 4.00 Beauties 12.00®16.00 Carnations T5@ 1.00 Sweet peas .W Valley 4.00 Smilax I5.00@30.0O Asparagus ,SO.00®(JO.O0 Adlantum 1.00 Fern leaves 1.00 per M CHICAGO, June 27. Roses, Perles. Nlphetos Gontler 3.00 Mermet, La France, Albany 3.00® 4.00 Brides. Wootton 3.00® 4.0O Beauties 13.60®a5.00 *' Meteors 6.00 Jacqs 8.00®10.00 Carnations 75® 1.00 fancy 1.50 Callas, Harrisii 8.00®10.00 Gladiolus 6.00® 8.00 SweetPeas 25® .50 Pa;onieB 3.00® 5.00 Stoclts 3.00 Coreopsis Smilax Adlantum . Asparagus.. 15.00®iS.O0 1.00 50.00 Peck & Sutherland, Successors to WM. J. STEWART, Gut Flowers! Florists' Supplies -^WHOLESALE. I 67 Bromfleld Street, BOSTON, MASS. WHOLESALE FLORISTS, JOBBERS IN . . . . . FLORISTS' BRIDES, ^^ ^^^FLORISTS' GONTIERS, ^^^ -v^ VASES. CARNATIONS ALWAYS ON HAND. 1 Music Hall Place BOSTON, MASS. HORTICDLTDRAL AUCnONEERS, Mention American Florist WELCH BROS., Wholesale Florists, NO. 2 BEACON STREET, NearTremont St., BOSTON, MASS. Mention American Florist. When writing to any of the advertisers on this page please mention the American Florist. BURNS & RAYNOR. 49 West 28th Street, WHOLESALE DEALERS IN AND SHIFFEBS OF WALTER F. SHERIDAN, WHOLESALE - 32 West 30th Street. NEW YOHK. Roses Shipped to all Points. Price list on application, HUNTER & FURDY, WHOLESALE DEALERS IN Cut ^Flowers 51 W. 30th St., NEW YORK. JAMES HART, WHOLESALE FLORIST, 117 W- 30th ST., NEW YORK. fhe Oldest Established Commission House in N. Y. LARGE SHIPPING TRADE. CAREFUL PACKING. THEO. ROEHRS, WHOLESALE FLORIST, 111 WEST 30th Street, NEW YORK CITY. Established 1879 MILLANG BROS., Wholesale Florists, 5 WEST 27TH STREET, BRANCH : Cut Fewer Exchange, 408 E. 34lh Street MICHAEL A. HART, Wholesale iGommlssion Florist 113 WEST 30TH STREET, THE FINEST BUSES AND CARNATIONS. Branch, at Cut Flower Exchange, 408 E. 34th St. EDWARD C. HORAN, 34 W. 29th Street, NEW YORK, Wholesale Florist Careful Shipping: to all parts of the country. Price list on application. O. A.. KIXJE^HIV, (Successor to ELLISON & KUEHN), i^^ WHOLESALERS* 1122 niTE STE,EET, iSt:. l-fO-uls, Ado. A complete line of Wire DeslffiiB. W. ELLISON, WHOLESALE Gut Flowers I Florists' Supplies I4-02 PINE STEET, •>!■ St. IL,o»ii«, :i!wi:o. I 224 The American Florist. June 2g, Ifte ^eec} @l7a(^e. AM. SEED TRADE ASSOCIATION. J. C. VArOHAX. Chlcngo. president; A. L. Dox. New York, secretary and treasurer. The eleventh annual meeting at Chicago. August U to 111. WX.\. Applica- tions for membership should be addressed to \Vm. Meggatt, chairman membership committee, Wethers, field Conn. Messrs. D. M. Ferry & Co. have let contract for a seed warehouse and dock at Charlevoix, Mich., to cost $8,000. New York. — Mr. Eugene Scbaettel, rep- resenting V'lmorin, Andrieu.\ & Co. of Paris arrived here on June 17, cii loiite for the World's Fair. Visiting Chicago: W. W. Harnden, Jerome B. Rice, Fred S. Plant, George Dingelsted, E. M. Haven, H. A. Johns & Bro., A.J. Brown, D. I. Bushnell. St. Louis, Mo.— The Heinrichshofen Seed Co. has been incorporated here with a capital of $12,000. Incorporators, Wm. A. and Robert Heinrichshofen and Edw. W. Kaltwasser. Dutch Bulbs. Under date of June 10 a Holland grower writes: "Since we wrote you about the severe drought in our district vi-e have had some good showers of rain, and, though not everywhere, in many places they have done a great deal of good, and we still have a prospect of a go-d crop of bulbs, though some lots had died before rain came." HoLVOKE, Mass. — The summer show of the Holyoke Horticultural Society was a verj' successful one and was attractively arranged. There was a fine show of roses. Kent, O.— The Cemetery View Floral Co. have commenced business here with one house 20x70 for roses, etc., and show house 20x30; Geo. F. Braybon, manager. Mr. Bravbon is from Warren, O. J. W. Eldering, CUSTOM-HOUSE BROKER and FORWARDER 78 Barclay St., New York. Solicits the favor of your shipnieuts for Uie coming season. Prompt and careful attention guaranteed. Charges reasonable. GHoJce Lily o! tlie Valley Pips. Ernst Beinischneider, Altona, Hamburg. For Kail Importation. Catalogues free on appllea tlon to his Mole agents, C. C, ABEL & CO.. P. 0. Box 920, New York. BULBS. BULBS. BULBS. FALL '93 DELIVERY. SOUND DELIVERY GUARANTEED. lo risk of r vill cost yc ring your goods wholly or partly decayed. You will know to a penny 5 we give vou prices delivered ZTET to' point of destination. Per 100 Per 1000 LILICM Al^RATl'M, 6 to 8 inches circumferenre 1S3.G0 «i*27.50 " *' 8 to 9 " " 4.50 35.0U '* " O to 10 •' •' 5.50 45.0O " " 10 to 11 " •' G.OO 50.00 " 11 to 13 " " O.dO 75.00 Send for our New Trade Ztist which gives you full prices, etc., on all other Lilies. Seeds, Etc. We can ship lo you from Japan direct, you assuming risks of shipments. Our prices and terms are as favorable as any. Figure.-^ are given in Ameirican money— the reason being, that although 100 gold dollars are at present date on Kxchauge Draft on Yokohama worth from 130 to 132 silver, fluctu- ating with the market, the rates may rise any day, changing basis of prices. Send for our Price Z.i8t of Bulbs, etc. FROM JAPAN SIBTCT. Freight from Yokohama to San Francisco on fast steamers is $10,00 gold, 40 cubic feet measurement, payable in advance in port of Yokohama. Average cost of freight for 1000 medJum sized bulbs from Yokohama to San Francisco SO 00. From San Francisco to eastern points freight goes by weight. If shipped right through, packed in claj'. 1000 medium bulbs will weigh (average) 900 pounds. By avail- able lines freight on 100 pounds is S2.oO. Custom House entry payable here. Also charges for transfer from steamers to railroad. PBOU JAPAN VIA SUEZ TO NEW YORK DIRECT. Time of transit 75 to 90 days. Cost of freight 50 to 00 shillings per ton measurement. Fall shipments from Japan arrive New York about middle of December. NC^E —Shipments from San Francisco on which we pay freight must cover at least 500 bulbs. Auratuius threaten to be scarce. *J00 pounds weight; H. H. BERGER & CO., SAN FRANCISCO, CAL, ONION SEED' -OUR SPECIALTY. f.rown from selected Onions and the ' purest stock in the United States. 1893 CROP 1893 Yellow Globe Danvers, | Yellow Flat Danvers, I Write for E.xtra Early Red, I" Prices. Wethersfield. J GOX SEED AND PLANT GO. SAN FRANCISCO, CAL. J. J. JVXOSK^R, Versailles Nurseries, VERSAILLES. - FRANCE. Cable. \(l.lres^: Mu.^kk. Vihs.mm.fs. Fk.ince. SPECIALTIES. Hardy Rhododendrons, Azaleas, Kalmias, Palms, Fruit Trees, Rose Trees, Jap- anese Maples, Ornamental Trees, Orchids, Perennials. Grand Choice of Extra Large Conifers. C'alaloBiH'9 sent on .\|>|ilillis Johnsoiiii bulbs and Canua roots; choice varieties. June and July delivery. i^nnviraml Kxiiorterof Meniiu.la liullis. HeliaiiiliusMaxiiiiilJianus This noble perennial herbaceous Sunflower grows to Hie height of ten (lOl feel in good rich soil, and blooms in the Fall, throwiug grand spikes of its beautiful single flowers. StronB plants, »! per doz.j »r. per 100. EDWIN LONSDALE, WYNDMOOR. near Chestnut Hill, PHILADELPHIA. T"- DKEER'S Garden Se.e.ds, Plants, Bulbs & Requisites, They are the best at the lowest prices. Trade List is- sued 9 near Haarlem, HOIvIvA^IVI^. HULSEBOSCH BROS., BULB AND PLANT GROWERS, OVERVEEN, near Haarlem. HOLLAND. 1 Harrisil, 4 to Mnch In clrc. Per 1(10 1000 .. a--2.2o $i',?.un S to Mnch In clrc o.OO 24. UO r to'.t-incli tn circ 5.25 47.00 '.Uo 12-lnch In clrc 11.00 100.00 LUium Lonsriflorum 10 per cent dearer than Lillum Harrisii. Roman Hyacinths, extra selected top roots Naicis. Totus Albus, extra selected... Grandlflor'm, ext s Fall Wholesale Catalogue now ready ,.. 2.50 22.00 ,.. -A.m 25.00 1.00 7.50 :d l.oO 11.00 Address A. HULSEBOSCH. p. 0. Box 3118. Warehouse 58 West Street, NEW YORK CITY. BENJAMIN RIMBAUD, BULB GROWER, Quartier du Temple, Toulon, var, France. Cable address Benrimbaud, Toulon. The largest cultures In the South of France, of WHITE ROMAN HYACINTHS, Narcissus Pa- per White grandiflora, N. Double Roman. N. Double Von Sion, true pure yellow, and other Daffodils. Llliuui Candidum, the largest bulbs. Freeslas. Jonquilla CampemelU, largest flowering, for early forc- ng, Allium, Anemone, Cardinal's Hat, A. Double Rosette the earliest, etc. Prices on application. Mention American Florist Choice Dutch Bulbs C. G. VAN TUBERGEN, JR., For Fall Importation, catalo^es free on application to his sole agents C. C. ABEL & CO., P. O. Box I<»0. Neiv York. Phoenix rupicola. This useful and beautiful Date Palm in EXTRA FINE PLANTS, growing in from 7 to 10-inch pots, from S;i.50 to S7.60 each, accordingto size. EDWIN LONSDALE, Wyndmoor, GT. VAN WAVEREN & KRUYFF, GROWERS OF Huacintlis, toiids. crocus. Daiiofliis, SASSENHEIM, Haarlem, HOLLAND. Mention American Florist. R. VAN DER SCHOOT & SoW, HiXviyBjcstoaj:, - Hoivi:yA.i«fi>, HYACINTHS, TULIPS, NARCISSUS, SPIR>EA, LILIES OF THE VALLEY, Etc. HEADQUARTERS FOR HIGH GRADE FORCING BULBS. Wholesale Importers should, -write tis for Prices. OUK NEW TRADE LIST NOW BEADY. Mention American FlorlBL. We Sell Bulbs! Special Prices on Application. 'Weetoer* «* I>oix Seed Merchants and Growers, 114 Chambers St , NEW YORK. LILY OF THE VALLEY BULBS. OSCAR KNOPrr& CO .Erfurt Germany, Seed growers to H. H.. the Emperor of Germany. Very BEST Haniburs and Berlin quali- ties, 3 years old, for forcing. For particulars apply to C. B. RICHARD &CO., Agents, 61 Broadway, NEW YOKK. Lily of the Valley Bulbs. THE !STA.:R brand SPECIAILT RECOMMENDED FOR LATE FORCING. We are now booking Import orders for slilpment from Hamburg In October or November. REISS &, BRADY, 280 AVashington Street. New York. G. J. MOPPATT, Mauufiioturer of PAPER BAGS AND ENVELOPES Si>ecial attention given to Seed Bags and Catalogue Envelopes. NEizir hai:ew, cokw. The American Florist. /line 2g, Houston, Tex. Trade lias been fine this season, in fact much better than ever before. The great- est demand has been for roses, coleus and geraniums, although there has been a good trade on general stuff. There has been a marked decrease in the demand for floral designs and a corresponding increase in the demand for loose cut flowers. I think on the whole the loose cut flower trade pays the best in the end, ifamanhas plenty of flowers and does not have much help. I have noticed at a great many funerals lately that the prin- cipal decorations were bunches of flowers tied with white satin ribbon. Mr. C. Leslie Re^-nolds speaks of the "galax leaf " as being valuable for deco- rating. This reminds me of the fact that here in the south we have a very valuable leaffor all purposes, viz., the Magnolia grandiflora, our common magnolia of the swamps and streams. It is an ever- green, stiff, does not wilt and will keep some time in perfect condition. Walls, pillars, columns, etc. can be covered with them by simply tacking them on with small tacks, or they can be strung with a needle and thread for making festoons. Walter W. Westgate. Base Ball. On Saturday, June 24, the Pitcher & Manda B. B. nine visited Floral Park, L. I., to play a match game with the John Lewis Childs nine of that place. On the following Saturday, July 1, the Peter Henderson nine of Jersey City, will visit Floral Park for the same purpose. S. C. Y. Patents Recently Granted. Plant protector, Leonard Bricker, St. Louis; Pruning imnlement, Israel B. Beekly, Carleton, Neb.; Receptacle for growing plants, Carl Hoflfman, Rose- burg, Oregon. A YouvG GARDENER named Frank Goeschel, 25 years of age, is reported to have left Mr. A. Jablonsky, florist, of St. Louis, under a financial cloud. Kills Mildew and Fungus Growth. What does ? GRAPE DUST. Sold by Saedsmen. CDUJFR Sasli Lifter^^'Hinges will do the work unci i-cist v.m l,.»s lliim iiil^llifr Solid your name aiite:nn pumps require skill and hand )>umps de- nuind hibor and time. The DE LAMAIER-RIOLR OR DE LAMATER-tRICSSOH Hot-Air Pumping Engines nro e-;pecliillv desipiH'il for pumimiK wiitLT, uiul from simllow .slminis or aiiv kill. I of H.ll. Tli.y arc fiiniil.'. Sill.' 1111(1 reliable, ri-4uiri- no ^tciim and have no \ulvos. They rutjuire very little lieat to operate thcin, and can be urningcd for any kind of fuel. S,-m!f„r!!hislr,!teihi:t,iliyl"lo The DEUMiTER IRON WORKS, 87 South Fifth Av., NEW YORK, N. Y. HOT AIR |j PUMPINQJi engines! THE WABASH . . . WILL BE THE . . . "FLORISTS 'Ni TO THE ST. LOUIS CONVENTION, as well as returning. Write F. A. PALMER, Gen'I I'.iss. Agt., SOI C'liirk Street, CHICAGO. It is expected a party will be made up leaving Chicago aliout August 7. 1893. The American Florist. I227 Please Note Change of Address : 850 Montgomery Street, Jersey City, IT. J DOVES DOVES DOVES D First quality }{fil4.00 a doz. " Second quality 13.00 ** Extra selected 15.00 ** 10 per cent, off on orders of two dozf n or more. S. J. RUSSELL, 850 MontgomeryStTT' @>es^ ^w.-^-— -^--. , , ^gS' MILLS ^3 TOWERS THE ECLIPSE WIND MILL the Or!tilnal Self-regulatlng Wood Wheel. Pumps, Tanks. &o. Send for Catalosue and Prices. Fairbanks, Morse&Go., Chicago, III. Mention American Florial. THE PERFECT DRAINAGE BEMCH TILE For circulars, etc., address W. P. Wight, Upland Green Houses, Send your business card. MADISON. N.J. Mention American Florl«t. ^-^--- GREEN-HOUSE HEATING, ^ , I MYERS & CO. 1518 8il520S.9thSt., PHILADELPHIA. FLORAL DESIGKS The Cut Flower Worker's friend. Fine book of 160 pages. Send $3.50 for it, to J. HORACE McFARLAND, Harriiburg, Pi. H. M. HOOKER COMPANY, 57 and 59 W, Randolph Street, CHICAGO, NATURAL GAS MADE GLASS FOR GREENHOUSES. "Writ© for latest prices • f RENun uUnSS conservatories, ro°se houses, Etc. Etc. VAJVHOJKIVE;, GH«IEi*I5^E>P« Sa CO., Importers of PLATE and WINDOW GLAS.S. Manufacturers of BENT GLASS and FRENCH MIKJE^OKS. 131-133-135-137 FRANKLIN STREET, 3SSB-W "irOI^K:. Note— Imported Glnss Is used in the best grade of Greenhouse bulldlnK. SMITH & WEBSTER, GREENHOUSE PIPE FOR HOT WATER AND STEAM, 103 I. <>. 33. H 15!l * rtU Soul NATURAL for UoHe lliMis Look at our \V a-i.oi3iiJH.Te», 1 1 mil Ave.. N<" ViirU. GAS MADE GLASS, .rH > 1 iilr K-xhU.H In I'loriliiil- lunil Miillillnu. Please mention the American Florist every time you write to an advertiser. ## LOGKLflND" Sash Bars ^ ^ ^ ARE ALWAYS SATISFACTORY. This cut represents our improved Clipper Bar for Butted Glass roof— putty to be used under glass only. GUTTER MaTERISL, RItiGES, SSSH, ETC. The finest CLEAR CYPRESS used. Write for circulars and estimates. Mention American Florist. UOGKLflND LUM5ER 60. ©£iittte\lii CUii ^Uli Ciitlfll^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, rery little instruction being needed. Hot-Water Heating, in its Economy and Superi- ority, ■will repay in a few seasons its cost. M.ntion American Florist. L WOLFF MFG. CO., 93 to 117 W. Lake Street, CHICAGO. WHITE FOR ILLrSTK.tTKI) CIKCHI-.VK. i« Standard" Flower Pots. As manufactured by us have carried off highest honors wherever shown and have stood the best test. They are used in all the leading floral establishments in the United States. For prices address The Whilldin Pottery Company, BRANCH WAREHOUSES: 713. 715. 7^7 & 719 Wharton St., Philadelphia, Pa. STANDARD FLOWER POTS. Every user of Flower Pots should correspond with us before purchasing elsewhere, our facilities are unequalled. A. H. HEWS & CO., N. Cambridge, Mass. Standard Flower Pots. We wish to notify the trade that this summer we have made gr^at improvements in machinery and have also discovered a better clay, so that we are now manufacturing FLOWER POTS that can't be beat. We have the assurance of a host of our customers, that our make are the best in the market. Bear in mind that freight rates are very low from this point, and we claim that our way of packing saves you freight charges. Send for circulars, or we will send you figures on any quantity you want. SIPFLE, DOPFFEL A, CO., SYRACUSE, N. Y. Alw.-iys mention the American Flo- I Please mention the American Flo- ■^ . . . RIST every time vou write to an anver- riSt when writing to advertisers. | tiser in these columns. rSg^ The American Florist. I 229 SEE HERE BROTHER FLORIST! Arn't you tired Bolng through your houses two or three times a day vear after year and lifting your ven- tUatlDg sash one at a time and propping them up with J. D. CARMODY, Evansville, Ind.z THE CHAMPION flyiomauc Ventilator. 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Sizes V/ With an order for 500 letters* we furnish a box made of wood nlcel f Btalnea and varnished, such as Is represented In the cut. Marschnetz & Co., 25 N. 4th St., FhUa., P». A. Kolker . Perry & Co., 33 Warren St , Syracuse, Mew York. Ernst B anfmann & Co. , 113 N. 4th St. . PhUa. H. Bayersdorter & Co., Philadelphia, Pa. A. C. Kendal. 115 Ontario St , Cleveland, O. J, A. Simmers, Toronto, Ont. Agent for Canada. E. H. Bunt, 79 Lake St., Chicago, lU. Wisconsin Flower Exchange, 131 Mason St., BOSTON FLORIST LETTER CO. MaMlacmte THE BEST LETTERS IN THE MARKET, OUR NEW SCRIPT LETTER, $4.00 per 100. N. F. McCARTHT, I Address 13 Green St., Treas. & Mangr. | Boston, Mass. Address all correspondence to 1 Music Hall Place. We have a new FASTENER which we consider a decided success. Any customers havlngr old style fasteners which they wish to exchange, can do so without additional cost by writing us. Milwaukee, Wis. H. Sunderbruch, 4th and Walnut Sts., Cin- cinnati. O T. W. Wood & Sons, 6th and Marshall Sts. Klchmond. Va. Jas. Vick*s Sous. Rochester, N. Y. C. A. Kuehn. 1122 Pine St., St. Louis. Mo, D. B. Lonff, Buffalo, New York. C. F. Huntington, ludianapolis, Ind. These Letters are handled by all the Wholesalers In Boston. J. N. Struck & Bro. Manufacturers of ' CYPRESS • Greenlioiise Material, LOUISVILLE, KY. Mention American Florist. STANDARD HOSE MENDER. The only Mender using ordi- nary galvanized wire No. 14, in- stead of expensive bands. Any person can handle it with per- fect ease. Thousands in use and all testify to its Wonder- ful Merits. Sample Box, by Mail, 50 cts. E. HIPPARD, Youngstown, Ohio. When writing to any of the adver- tisers on this page please mention the American Florist. i23o The American Florist, June 2g^ Farmer Christopher. The fact that the illustrious descendant of America's discoverer is a faDiier as well as some other things, came out dur- ing his recent visit to Philadelphia while a guest of A. J. Cassatt, Esq., (of the Pennsylvania R. K.). one of the bright lights ot "The Farmers' Club." The feelings of the Duke toward the people of this country, and particularly of this city, were very prettily expressed in a speech at the dinner given to him at the Farmers' Club. The Duke said: "It gives me great pleasure, and it is indeed an honor to the descendants of Columbus, to meet here this evening such distinguished persons, who so well repre- sent Philadelphia, the City of Brotherly Love, that is One of the greatest centers of wealth, industry and commerceot your wonderful country, and at the same time the cradle of its independence and of all the liberties of the American people. The kind welcome of the Farmers' Club has been very delightful to me, because I am also a farmer, doing my best to increase the wealth of my native land. You may rest assured that though the sad moment of leaving America approaches for me, I have learned to admire you so much and highly that though I may leave my heart will remain with you." The "Farmers' Club," by the way, is famous more tor the quality than the qiianlily of its membership. The whole club could be squeezed into a good sized tally-ho. It includes such "horny handed sons of toil" as George W. Childs, W. M. Singerley, A. J. Cassatt, and about a half score more wealthy Philadelphians who make a hobby of farming. One of their boasts is that they can supply their guests with milk raised on their own farms for very little more than it costs them for Mumm's Extra Dry. The conver- sation goes something like this: "Gentlemen, there's milk from rav ov'.-n Jerseys at that end of the table and there's champagne at this. You can have V our choice. Of the two I believe the milk costs me the most." The poet Coleridge never heard of the Farmers' Club perhaps. 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FRANK DAN BLISH, Att'y, OFFICE, 189 STATE STREET. WORKS. 56th k WALLACE STREETS. OHIOA.OO. KROESCHELL BROS. Greenhouse 41 to 65 Erl« St., CHICAQO. ■uuoiiB »iiu iieHUB ui Bluol, iTuiur Biiauu nil nru front, sides SDd baok). write for Inionnatlon. When you write to any of the ad- vertisers in this paper please say that you saw the advertisement in the American Florist. FURMAN BOILERS Economical -Substantial - Safe.' 56 STYLES AND SIZES-BURNS HARD OR SOFT COAL. Modern Hol-Water Heating These Boilers have a high repntation for Stannchnees, Dnrability and Safety, and are GREAT COAL SAVERS. Minimum Friction and MaiimnmVelocityonlyobtainedbyVERTICAL WATER CIRCULATION. Send for new 150-page boolt giving full particulars and a great deal of valuable information on modern Heating and Ventilation, with plana and tables for correct hot-water work. Mailed free. ^ Address HERENDEEN MFG. CO., 26 Vine Street, GENEVA. N. Y. VICTOR SPRAY PUMP. The most wonderful pump ever invented. Re- quires no foot-rest or support. Send for prices. HEMON & HUBBELL, 55 N. Clinton St., Chicago, III. LOCK THB DOOR BEFORE THE HORSB IS STOLEN. DO IT NOW. JOHN G. ESLER, See'y F. H. A., Saddle River, H. r. HAIL I232 The a mer ican Florist. June 29^ Index to Advertisers. AbelCC 4 Co.... 1224 12K Adv. Rates, etc 1222 American Boiler Co . .12311 Anchorage Rose Co. . .12111 BallerFA 1220 Barnard W W & Co. . .1224 Bay State Hdw Co.... 122(1 Bayersdorfer H & Co .1221; BercerHH&Co 1224 BockTheo. 1220 Bonsall Jos E 4 Son . .1222 Boston Letter Co — 12211 BrnckenrldKe & Co. . . .1221 Brauer & RIchter 122U Bums & Raynor 122;i Burrow J G 1221J Burton John 121S 12IH CarmanRW 122r, Carmody J D - . .12?.! Chandlee Geo K 12211 Chlpman Bros 1224 CorbreyTJ 1223 Co.t Seed k Plant Co.. 1224 CurreyGW&Co ..1222 De Lamatcr Iron Wk8l22il Devlne's Boiler VVk8..l2:il Dillon JL 12111 DreerH A 1224 ElderlnKJ W 1221 Elliott WH 1222 BUlsonWm 1223 Fairbanks Morsel Col22: Felhelm Lyman 1221* FieldSB 122! Forstermann 1 122! GasserJM 1228 Gonzalez* Co 1221 Goodyear Rubber Store 1228 Gumey Heater Co ...12:W Hall Ass'n 12:11 Hammond Benj 12^1 Hart James 1223 Hart Michael A 1-2-23 Hart & Crouse 12;iU Hartford H B 1222 Henloni Hubbell....l23l Herendeen Mfg Co.... 1231 Herr Albert M 1220 Hews AH&Co 1228 UUflnger Bros 1228 HItchlngs&Co... Hooker H M Co. Horan Bdw C. . . , Hulsebosch Bros HuntB H HuntM A Hunter & Purdy. 12111 1221; . ...1233 1-220 James KH 1224 Jennlnt»9E B 1220 Kaulmann Ernst & COI22I; Kcm We Floral Co ...12111 Kennlcott Bros 122:! KoffmanE 1222 Kroeschell Bros . . .1231 KuehnC A 122:1 Langan Bros 122U La Roche & StahlI211l 1222 LeyJohnU 1-220 Lockland Lumber Co.. 1228 LombardHT 1221 LongDan'l B 1223 Lonsdale Edwin ...12111 1220 1221 1224 1225 Ijord Si Burnham Co. .]-2:iO McCarthy N F 4 Co. . . 1223 McFarland JH 122T McB'arland J U Co.. ..1218 McGowan John l'22l MacBean AS Kill Mann R& Son 1221 Manz J &Co I?2<1 Marschuetz & Co ViXi May John N 1221 Michel Plant 4 Bulb Co .1224 MIUangBros 1-223 Moore Frank L 1219 MoserJ J 1224 Mvers* Co ITS Nlles Centre Floral C01223 OlsonM 1223 Ouwerkerk P 1221 Peck & Sutherland. ...IKSi Ponnock C J 1-221 Pennock Sam'l 8 , .1222 .1-2-24 Prince AG&Co VH^ Quaker City Mach Co. 1-2-28 Uackemann Felll 1218 Randall A L 1-223 Reed Glass Co 1230 Relmschnelder Ernst. 1224 Reiss & Brady 1-225 Renard Joseph 1-221 Roberts DH 1228 RobertsonTD 1218 RoehrsTheo r223 .. 12-20 ...1220 RorkerA&Sons r22il Rupp.lohnF 1221 RussellS J 1227 SalzerSeedCo 1218 Sander* Co 1221 Schneider Fred 1220 Schulz Jacob 12111 ScollayJohnA 1-232 Segers Bros 1225 Shelmlre W R 1221 SherldanW V 122:1 Slebrecht & Wadley. . .1221 Simons RB 12IS SIptle. DopBel & Co. . .1-228 Situations, wants 1218 Smith Nathan & Son.. 1221 Smith W L 1218 Smith & Webster 1227 SteflensN 1-2-27 Stott Garden Imp Co.. 12(0 .'i-E'i tesmer Julius & Co. ..1-222 Tesson RF 1218 Tietenthal Oscar 12-20 Trlcker Wm 1221 Vander Schoot R 4 Son. 1225 Van Home Gritfen & Co 1-227 Van Tubergen C G Jr. 12-25 Van Waveren 4 Kruyfl 1225 Vaughan J C 1210 1221 Wabash BR.... 122(i Weathered's Sons T WI2:il Weeber4Don 12-25 Welch Bros .1223 Westgate N E & Son. .122(1 WhIlldlnPotCo 1-228 WIghtW P... 1227 WlIksSMfgCo 1231 Williams H W & Son..l2l8 WlnterND 1218 Wisconsin Flower Ex. 1222 Wolf BE 1-2211 Wolff L Mfg Co 1228 Wood Bros 12111 ZlrnglebelD 1220 When writing to any of the advertisers on this page please mention the American Florist. The American Florist and Gardening together to one address for $1.75. Send orders to the American Florist Co. CLEAR ^-^^ Grtn(leiriII Mass .\".\\ Col SASH BARS JOHN C. MONINGER, X 297 Hawthorne Aire., 8 CHICAGO, ILL,. H JOHN A. SCOLLAY. 74. & 76 MYRTLE AVE., GREENHOUSE HEATING Ventilating Apparatus. Patentee nnd Manufacturer of HOT WATER BOILERS, GREENHOUSE PIPE, PIPE FITTINGS, VALVES, TANKS, ETC. fTuDi l^mEmmi^ Oniiniiir Rmericd is "the Prcw n^ t^e L°s^e be -" re cnmf^rt Mmidskips, but WB are the hrst to t:u:h Ur.knou/n Vol. VIII. CHICAGO AND NEW YORK, JULY 6. 1893. No. 266 IfiHiii Ikmmmm f^^mm^ Published every Thursday by THE American florist company. 333 Dearborn Street, Chicago. Subscription, Sl.OO a year. To Europe, S2.00. Address all communications to AMERICAN FLORIST COMPANY. p. O. Drawer 164, CHICAGO. Eastern Office: 67 Bromfield St., Moston. The Ninth Annual Meeting OF THE SOCIETY OF HMERIGM FLORISTS WILL BE HELD AT ST. LOUIS. MO., AUGUST 8, 9, 10 AND 11, 1893. Members may remit the annual dues ($3.00) to the secretary or treasurer prior to the meeting, thus avoid- ing the crowd and relieving the oflBcers on the opening day. Badge for 1893 will be sent by mall to those who remit In advance of the meeting. Intending members can obtain any information wanted by addressing the secretary. OFFICERS : WM. R. Smith, Washington, D. C, president; Prof. Wm. Thelease, St. Louis, Mo., vice-president; WM. J. Stewart, 67 Bromfleld St., Boston, Mass, secretary: M. A. Hunt, Terre Haute, Ind., treasurer. CONTENTS. The World's Fair 1233 Salable plants for a retail trade 1234 Veranda boxes (2 illus) 1235 Aquatic plants 1235 Carnations — Seasonable hints 1236 —Chester County Carnation Society . . ... 1256 Express rates reduced 1236 Miscellaneous seasonable hints 1236 Philadelphia 1237 New York 1238 Boston 1238 Chicago 1238 BufiFalo 1238 St. Louis 1238 Toronto 1239 News notes .... 1239 As it appears through four eyes 1240 Our annual convention number 1242 The seed trade 1244 Pres. Penna. Hort. See. entertains Columbus . 1246 Cincinnati 1250 Society of American Florists. Members whose dues for 1892 re- main unpaid are reminded that arrear- ages must be paid up before they will be entitled to any of the privileges of mem- bership for current year. All parties desiring space in the trade exhibit should make prompt application to Mr. E. H. Michel, Magnolia and Tower Grove Aves., St. Louis, who is superin- tendent of this department. Those wishing to secure hotel accom- modations in advance should address Mr. R. F. Tesson, West Forest Park, St. Louis. Wm, J. Stewart, Sec'y. The World's Fair. The roses are still blooming on the island, but the best show now is made by the fence of prairie roses around the rose garden. These climbers are covered with flowers, covering the wire of the fences in most attractive fashion. Clothilde Sou- pert is in better condition than last week; a good many of the earlierflowers burned, but the present crop of bloom is in fine order. The standards are now blooming freely, but it is a little difficult to see any reason for their being; a four foot stalk stiflened by a stout green stake bearing a head perhaps ten or twelve inches in diameter does not possess many charms for the average sightseer, particulaily when we recall the difficulty of wintering them here. Mme. Georges Bruant shows up to good advantage; it is certainly very attractive. It seems late to find azaleas blooming, but in the exhibit of Parsons & Sons, Flushing, N. Y., we find A. arborea cov- ered with its white flowers, and A. op- tima opening an abundance of salmon- pink bloom. Both are very attractive shrubs. Parsons' exhibit is an attractive one; it is in a very desirable place, their plot including four handsome oak trees. The excellent labeling of this exhibit is worthy of note; it is particularly clear and distinct. Among conifers they show a number of attractive dwarf forms. The piceas include a number of varieties. P. Remontii was an attractive little speci- men, also P. nigra pumila; P. pungens glauca was remarkable for its hoarfrost- like coloring, though but a small plant. P. excelsa Gregoriana was a charming dwarf, a neat little cushion of dull green. Two other forms of P. excelsa were Max- welliana nana and Finedonensis, both shapely little dwarfs. Among abies excelsa aurea was a very richlycolored little spruce while Nordmann's fir was represented by a small but good plant. One of the most richly colored conifers in this group was a little Retinospora filifera aurea, which was the finest color possible in this class. A dwarf Mugho pine was an attrac ti ve plant and there are some good tsugas. Among the hemlocks was a nicely colored golden T. occidentalis Vervaeniana. These dwarf conifers seem to be generally admired by sightseers. Among deciduous trees and shrubs in this exhibit were both golden and purple-leaved catalpas, Clethra bar- binervis, just coming into bloom, a very good golden dogwood, var. Spathii, and some excellent Japanese maples, the pur- ple-leaved sorts being particularly good. Out in the herbaceous beds there is still a good show of bloom, though scatter- ing in places. In a good many places the tall yellow day lilies (hemerocallis) make a show, and there are a few good Ksemp- fer's irises. But naturally these plants have not had time to become established, and it is a pity they were not planted in more generous clumps, the effect would be so much better. This is the case with many of the showy herbaceous flowers; one cannot help thinking how much more effective the display would be if fewer varieties had been exhibited, and the space given up to larger masses of individual sorts. Take the gaillardias for example; a few scattered flowers are to be seen here and there, the showy coloring being frit- tered away and lost, whereas a mass of gaillardia forming a border would have been most impressive. A good effect is given by some masses of Tunica saxi- fraga, covered with a multitude of pale mauve flowers. Another showy thing is one of the rose campions, Agrostemma coronaria, with glaucous leaves and an abundance of magenta blooms. The ever- flowering forget-me-not is covered with bloom, and Ajuga genevensis is freely in flower though not showy. Achillea mul- tifolia rubra is succeeding the earlier rail- foils, and Salvia pratensis has an abun- dance of its dull purple flowers. The fun- kias too are now coming into bloom, and where planted in clumps they will make a good effect. Of shrubs there is little now in bloom; the tamarix and mock orange are now passing out of flower, and there will be little in that line until the hydran- geas bloom. Over in front of the large building some of the small pansy beds have been replaced by a mosaic of alternanthera and succu- lents, but most of the pansies are still flowering very freely. Large beds of cacti are being put in shape; these, with the cannas, which will soon make a fine show work quite a transformation in the view here. In the greenhouses back of the large building the New York state exhibit is augmented by the gloxinias, which have been grown on in the department green- houses. They are a hue strain, showing rich colors and marking, and they are also well grown. In the aquatic house the pelican flower and the lattice plant (Ouvirandra fenestralis, which is now blooming) divide honors in the estima- tion of the visitors. The little rose house, which is just planted with Mrs. W. C. Whitney, Kaiserin Augusta Victoria and Senator McNaughton, looks very trim, and so does the fern house. The display house built by Weathered is finished, but not yet filled; it is an attractive struct- ure. Very odd and unusual are two little houses glazed with hexagonal glass tiles, instead of the conventional sheet glass. These tiles, which look like big quartz crystals, give a very singular look to the houses, which form part of the Swiss exhibit. Under the big dome the mound is greatly improved by the additional growth of the plants. The north side of the mound, which forms part of the New York state exhibit, is particularly good; the plants, mostly large specimens, are 1234 The American Florist. July 6, well arranged, the use of a mimic water- fall, leaping from crag to crag, until it finally falls into a pool, fringed with aquatic plants, giving the eflect of a tropic hillside. This use of the water is a wonderful addition, and the arrange- ment reflects great credit on Mr. J. I. Don- Ian, who has charge of the New York ex- hibit under Mr. Dean, and to whose taste the arrangement of the plants is also due. There is no special floral display for July 4-; it was intended to show the fancy caladiums at this date, but they are not yet sufficiently advanced. The nest floral display will be the gloxinias. Salable Plants lor a Retail Trade. In spite of the tendency towards spe- cialism in cut flowers and decorating plants a large proportion of our trade is interested in the growing and retailing of pot and bedding plants. In a good neighborhood, where the people are neither very rich nor very poor, the busi- ness is steady, and the profits sure, so long as well-grown plants are ofiered, in varieties that suit public taste. A good many Chicago retailers are interested in this form of the busiress; among those on the South Side J. F. Kidwell's estab- lishment maj' be taken as a good sample of this branch of trade. Mr. Kidwell dots a good deal of cemetery work, but his is what may be termed a "basket trade;" his customers buy their plants and then carry them away, and he rarely has to deliver or plant them, which is a great saving of time at a busy season. On being asked what were the lines taken by the demand this spring he responded that it would be hard to name any one line; as far as quantity was concerned alternanthera led, a great deal being used in the cemeteries. This was carried over winter on shelves in the rose houses, paronychioides being kept near the glass, to insure good color, while aurea nana was put under the benches, or anywhere to be out of the way. Thefirstnamcd has to be propagated by cuttings, but aurea nana was divided and potted in small pots, after being carried over winter in 3-inch pots. Entering one of the houses, a batch of tuberous begonias was noted. On being asked whether they were satisfactory in his trade, Mr. Kidwell responded : "We find they sell well, as people begin to know them, and our customers find them very satisfactory. According to our experience failure with them outside is more likely to result from a poor circula- tion of air than any other cause. They will not do well in a close, confined yard. But given right conditions in this respect, we have no complaints of poor growth even when exposed to the full sun." "Do you raise your plants irom seed ? " "No, we find the tubers more manage- able and cheaper to raise. Westartthcm from time to time during the winter and spring, so as to have successive batches of salable size. They are started in 2Vi; or 3-inch pots, and when ready for a shift put in 4 or 5-inch, in which they are sold. We sell these plants for thirty-five cents each, or three for a dollar. We buy mixed colors, but find that reds and crim- sons sell better than the paler tints. Customers who bought them last 3'car are buying more freely this season, which shows that they proved satisfactory." "I sec you have a few fine gloxinias." "Yes, they are all remaining from our stock; we are about sold out. Gloxinias went very well with us." "No wonder, Mr. Kidwell, the foliage is perfect and the flowers are fine. Do you raise them from seed?" "No, that would not pay. I buy the bulbs — these are three years old — and start them in February, so as to have them blooming in June. I put the bulbs in 3-inch pots, shifting them into 5-inch for blooming. They must have plenty of water, but it is always risky to let water lie on the upper surface of the leaves, as the beauty of the plant depends so much upon the foliage." "You find the gloxinia thoroughly sal- able in your trade?" "Yes, there is no trouble in disposing of them for fifty to seventy-five cents each; they are not common and are admired in rooms. When in bloom they must not be allowed to dry out or the flowers will wilt, ruining the appearance of the plant." "I see you have some good fuchsias among your blooming plants." "Y'cs, the fuchsias always sell very well, though Black Prince is about the only sort that flowers well right through the summer. Here is something we sell very largely, single petunias. It seems odd, but the double sorts, no matter how handsome or well grown, do not sell as freely as the singles; in fact it is quite difficult to get rid of them." "Do you raise all your petunias from seed?" "Y'es, they are all sown in February. I buy the double mixed; fully 90 per cent comes single and I get the most desirable colors. From single seed there is a pre- ponderance of poor and washy tints." "Do you buy rooted cuttings of any of your spring stufl?" "No, everything is raised on the place, either cuttings or seed. Here is some- thing we use largely, Vinca rosea, the white or white with red eye being rather preferable to the purple. We sow in December, and then take cuttings from the joung plants. We can get up a stock very rapidly and the plants are much stronger than if we took cuttings from old stock." "Do you sell much ageratum?" "No, I don't know why, but it seems to be going out of favor. Pansies we sell in great quantities; they are sown in August, transplanted in October and carried over winter in frames. Another thing we sell largely is the verbena; we sow them in flats about February 1 and put outside in frames later." "Haven't you been bothered by the verbena rust?" "No, it has never troubled us in the least degree. I don't think it troubles seedlings much; there is more damage from it where grown from cuttings." "I suppose your trade calls for a good many pot roses?" "Y'es; this spring I sold more Clothilde Soupert than all other sorts put together. It is such a precocious and abundant b'oomer that it makes a very attractive pot plant. I also sell a good many La France and Wootton. I take plants that have been blooming for a season in benches, pot them in the fall and rest them over winter in a cold frame. They arc then sufficiently rested to start up and sell as blooming plants for spring trade." "Do you think Soupert can be consid- ered hardy here?" "It is difficult to say decidedly, though I believe that Soupert would pass through the winter in safety if protected with straw wrapping. But last winter I had some plants of Soupert, La France and Wootton left out entirely unprotected and they all bore the winter without any injury. I don't find the hybrid remon- tants so satisfactory for spring sales." "Do you domuch with pot carnations?" "I sell a good many, but only pot up two sorts, Garfield and Mrs. Garfield, the light pink known also as Chas. Sumner, and several other names. For vay o\vn use I grow Snowdon quite extensively; it is a verj- satisfactory sort for a grower who uses his own flowers. I had two seoarate plantings of Mrs. Fisher, which showed a remarkable difference in pro- ductiveness. One lot was in heavy stiff soil; these have done but poorlj-, giving meagre returns, while plants in light soil have flowered very abundantly. "Here is a house just emptied of bed- ding stuff^; we are now preparing to plant the benches with roses. The roses which have flowered during the winter will be kept going till fall; they are in fine order and will give me a lot of flowers yet. Then thej- will be removed to make way for spring stuff, and after thai is sold the benches will again be planted with roses. This keeps a succession of crops and avoids waste of space." "I recollect yourcalceolarias were some- what injured by that big hail storm in May; did any of them come around?" "Yes, those that were not too badly cut up got along well, and I had a fine display of bloom — a very good strain. They were sold out clean. Another showy plant that attracts my customers is the pelargonium, but the greatest diffi- culty is to get good sorts. The show pelargoniums are not common, and the great thing is to have something hand- some that everyone else does not have. All retailers have heliotrope, geraniums, etc., and it is necessary to have some- thing a little out of the general run." "Speaking of geraniums, I suppose they continue to sell as well as ever?" "Yes, the geranium is always a stand- ard bedding plant. This year there has been, in my trade, an increased demand for good single sorts. It is hard to say why; the trusses are fine, but they natu- rally do not stand wind and rain as well as the double ones. Ivy leaved gera- niums are also standard favorites." "Did you do much with hydrangeas this spring?" "No, they do not seem to grow well with us. It may be that the soil is at fault. In future I shall buy plants from localities where they do well for my spring sales. "You see we run a good deal of stufT in frames. Here are asters; we sell a few of the surplus young plants cheap in spring, but most of them are sold in the late summer and fall when potted and in bloom. Nasturtiums we sell largely in our spring stuff, and we raise a few phlox and dianthus for the same purpose. Tuberoses we start in the spring; a lew are sold in pots, but the majority is kept for funeral work." "What do you use where creeping or trailing plants are required?" "Coba^a, of course, Kcnilworth ivy, English ivy, variegated glcchoma, vinca, thunbcrgia and raaurandya, all easily grown." "You have a lot of chrysanthemums, ot course." "Y'cs, but I limit them to about fifteen reliable varieties, which have proved sat- isfactory for pot plants and cutting." "Your place was set to rights very quickly after that memorable hailstorm." "Yes, the glass was all replaced as rap- idly as possible. Most of the injured plants came around well, though some sulVcred during the cold wet weather that came afterwards. Now we are pretty nearly cleaned out, as far as spring stuff is concerned. Our plant sales were very laige for Decoration Day, and the bulk jSgj. The American Florist. i235 ORDINARY VERANDA BOX JUST PILLED. The box is made of wire, and is 0 feet long, S inches wide and 6 inches deep, inside measure. of the spring sales were past the week after. This has been a \ery good season and from personal experience sales in all bedding plants were large." Veranda Boxes. We present herewith two engravings from photographs of veranda boxes, filled by Mr. Wm. Scott, Buflfalo, N. Y. These pictures show the appearance of the boxes just after filling. Later in the season we shall have photographs of these same boxes when they have made good growth and will publish engravings of them as they then appear. For Mr. Scott's views on filling and caring for veranda boxes consult his article headed "Miscellaneous seasonable hints" on page 1054 of the Florist for May 11 last (No. 258). Aquatic Plants. It is frequently remarked that a retail florist who does a general trade must handle small quantities of various plants in order to supply the needs of his custo- mers, even though in some instances there does not seem to be much profit in a por- tion of such stock. But an occasional sale made from the miscellaneous stock tends to encourage further business by creating an impression in the mind of the customer that he can supply all his wants from the varied collection of his local florist, and such an impression is very apt to be communicated among the plant loving portion of the community. It may however, be fairly stated that a few aquatic plants will not long remain among the unprofitable stock of the average florist, from the fact that the knowledge and appreciation of this class of plants has spread so rapidly during a few years past that a general demand for them will doubtless soon appear, and the retail grower who cares to keep up with the times will find it worth while to meet this demand. This growth of public interest in aqua- tic plants is largely due to the efforts of Mr. E. D. Sturtevant, Mr. Wm. Tricker and a few other enthusiastic experts in this branch, but who have also been aided in the good work by some of the park superintendents, the aquatic tanks in the various public parks always proving a centre of attraction. Of course, the flo- rist with limited house room cannot handle many of the larger growing nym- phteas, or if he does it must be in very limited numbers, but still there is a con- siderable number of species that need not take up much space, and others that while being of strong growth are hardy or nearly so, and consequently may be kept with very little protection. Among the hardiest of water lilies are Nymphaea alba, N. candidissima, N. odorata and its charming pink variety, and N. Marliacea chromatella, all of which are admirable, while N. pygmasa, might also be included for the sake of very small aquariums, this species being the smallest species in cultivation at the present time. The tender njmphEeas include a num- ber of the finest species and varieties, some of which are very strong growlers, among these being N. zanzibarensis, N. Devoniensis, N. dentata and N. rubra, all of these being strikingly handsome. The so-called water hyacinths, (eichhornias) should alsobe included among the valuable stock, these being decidedly interesting and salable plants, readily increased and easy to manage. Eichhornia azurea is very attractive when in flower, the large spikes of laven- der flowers possessing a peculiar delicacy and beauty. E. crassipes has been more largely advertised than the preceding, and is really a very interesting plant, and also of suitable growth for a small establishment. The bladder-like leaf-stems of this plant give it a strange appearance and its flowers being about two inches in diameter and of a lilac or pale purple shade form an additional charm. Limnocharis Humboldtii is another very pretty little water plant, the leaves of which look something like small nym- phffia leaves when floating on the surface of the water, the flowers being bright yellow, and standing up several inches above the water. This is also easily in- creased by means of runners or by seeds. Another miniature aquatic is the water snowflake, Limnanthemum indicum, the foliage of which is green, about three or four inches in diameter, and floating on the surface of the water, the flowers being pure white, star-shaped and fringed, and having the peculiarity of being produced from the stems of the leaves. The Cape pond weed, Aponogeton dis- tachyon, is another that should not be omitted, its curious little white flowers, or rather spikes of bracts, being very pretty and also very fragrant. This plant seeds quite freely, and is thus easy to in- crease, and is valuable for small ponds or tanks. Myriophyllum proserpinacoides, perhaps more easily remembered by the uninitiated as the "parrot's feather," is also a good olant for our purpose, grow- ing well outdoors in summer and in win- ter only requiring cool house treatment to keep it in good condition. The chief beauty of this plant lies in its bright green feathery foliage, the slender stems pro- jecting a few inches above the water and having an elegant effect. Still another pretty little water plant is Pistia stratiotes, sometimes called "water lettuce." This plant is not adapted for outdoor culture, except in a very sheltered position, and forms a rosette of pale green leaves from two to four inches long, the whole plant floating on the surface of the water, and sending down a quantity of slender roots like a tuft of white hairs. Apart from the last i236 The American Florist. July <5, named species, which does not need any soil, the compost best suited forthe water plants here noted is a good loam, in which should be incorporated a liberal quantity of thoroughly rotted stable manure, for plants of this class in general ''tijoy good living. W, H. Taplin. Seasonable Hints. The summer growth of the carnation is simply the storing up of material and energy for the production of a crop of flowers in the winter season. We maj' take a cutting from the bench, pot it, and plant it out in open ground without top- ping. It soon throws up a flower stalk with bud or buds, which in a short time expand into perfect flowers. While the buds are forming on the upper part of the stem, shoots will be found starting from the axils of the leaves on the lower part. These latter will in turn grow into flow- ering shoots, producing a second crop of flowers larger than the first. These stems again send out other shoots, which bloom, and so on indefinitely, were it not that the plant becomes unwieldly and cumber- some, or succumbs to disease. This might be said to be the natural growth of the carnation. In our field practice we modify this by nipping off the first shoot from two to four inches from the ground. The next growth of shoots is cut back as close as our experience teaches to be nec- cessary, and so on until we get our plant as large and bushy as our ideal of excel- lence dictates. This cutting back process is supposed to throw the strength (other- wise used up in making flower stalks) into the main stem, which is no doubt so to a great extent. Still we never like to cut back the plant until the lower shoots are plainly seen, nor yet allow the stem to get too long before cutting as that seems to be a waste of material. This treat- ment gives us a plant which, instead of growing and flowering in the natural ■way over a long but intermittent period, has stored up material in stem and roots to give us a larger bloom in a much shorter time. Varieties difler much in their nature, and we must study their inde- pendent requirements. The kinds are few however that will not come under the general rule to trim pretty close. The im- portance of having a good strong thick- stemmed bushy plant will readilj' be seen; for within it is stored the energy and much of the substance that will form our winter's crop of flowers. Avondale, Pa. W. R. Shelmire. Chester County Carnation Society. The regular meeting for July was held at the country residence of Isaac I-arkin near Toughenamon, Saturday, July 1, with a full attendance, most of the mem- bers bringing their wives. Theday being warm the session was held out of doors, which was an agreeable feature. Air. Larkin had arranged for a test of three systems or styles of burners for producing heat by combustion of coaloil. One burner used crude oil vajjorizcd l)y a steam jet, the other two used refined oil forced from an overhead tank in fine jets. One of these burners was designed and made by Mr. Larkin and was shown to Calyx J Integrity f Length be the most satisfactory of the three, but sufficient evidence was lacking to prove the economy of the system. The general feeling was that from what was shown the arrangement would prove of inesti- mable value to florists in saving of labor and preventing dust when perfected. The committee on scale of points for judging exhibition flowers made the fol- lowing report which was unanimously adopted: ( Form 10 Fragrance 10 Corolla Size 10 Shape 10 1 Substance 10 10 10 Stem \ Stifl'ness 10 General effect 20 100 Mr. Larkin desired the members who might be intending to go to the meeting of the S. A. F. and to Chicago to endeavor to make arrangements to unite with the party going from Philadelphia and far- ther east. E. Swayne showed a new style of trowel for use in hand cultivation for deep culture. A vote of thanks wasextended Mr. and Mrs. Larkin for their kind hospitality. C.J. Express Rates Reduced. We are much gratified to be able to announce that we have received word from Mr. P. O'Mara, the New York mem- ber of the S. A. F. committee on express rates, that the matter has been definitely settled at last, and in accord with the views of the committee. The new rule, which went intoeffect July l,is as follows: "Plants: Completely boxed and packed so they can be handled without extra care maybe charged for at general special rate. Between points where no general special is in force they may be taken at 20% less than merchandise rate; pound rates, minimum charge 35 cents, prepaid or guaranteed. Plants: Not so boxed and packed, double merchandise rates." It is difficult to estimate the verj" great value of this low express rate to the trade as a whole. It will make it possiljle to lay down plants at theirdestination with a chance for the recipient to make a profit, whereas in the past in many cases the express charges have eaten up all chance of a profit. The result will surely be a vast expansion of the shipping trade to the mutual benefit of grower and dealer. In spite of the heavy express charges that have prevailed in the past hosts of florists have found it cheaper to buy cer- tain plants from the large growers, who by making a specialty of same and grow- ing in very large quantities have brought the cost of production down to a mini- mum, than to grow the plants them- selves. Now that the bar of high express charges has been removed florists doing a general trade will find it desirable to still further enlarge their purchases from the specialists and reserve all their own S])ace for stock that can be produced at a better profit at home. .\nd by this con- centration of their energies they will themselves become specialists and will be enabled to make their own product of better grade and produce it at a better profit than before. Specialization is the order of the day. Every trade is being more and more divided into departments and sub-depart- ments, and each sub-division is found to result in benefit. We no longer <]uestion the fact that the man who devotes his whole time and attention to the produc- tion of young roses can grow them better, and at a less cost, than the man who grows a general stock in which roses are one of manj- items. It is the same with carnations, chrysanthemums, pansies and all other plants largely used by the trade. But where the general florist is located at a considerable distance from the spe- cialists the carrying charges have to be deducted from the gain made b3' speciali- zation. In the past this has been a serious item, but with tlie new rate now in force the deduction will be su slight that nearly all the gain is preserved, and as a result the shipping trade will surely receive a tremendous impetus therefrom. The new rate means a very great deal to the trade as a whole. This valuable concession has been ob- tained only by a great deal of long con- tinued and well directed effort on the part of Mr. P. O'Mara, the New York member of the committee, and that he will have the sincere thanks of every one in the trade for his untiring energy in their be- half goes without saying. And the Society of American Florists has scored another triumph. It has through its committee successfully solved a problem of direct financial interest to every florist in America. This one con- cession will be worth more to the trade than the societj' has cost during its nine years of existence. There is more work to be done. If you are not yet a member join at once and contribute your mite toward the general good. Miscellaneous Seasonable Hints. If you do any decorating with palms etc. and you have a numberof palmsthat are as large as desirable, don't keep them in the warm moist house where your 3'oung stock is growing. Stand them out of doors, shaded from the afternoon sun if possible, but if in the full blaze of the sun they will take no harm provided you do not neglect the watering. If allowed to get very dr}' they will burn, especially the latanias. By keeping them out of doors for a few months they will be in much better condition to stand the ordeal they will have to undergo next winter. All the palms exposed to the sun will lose their deep green color, but that matters nothing, for in a few weeks in the palm house they soon assume their healthy natural color. This I have proved a great many times, For want of a bet- ter term I will say that what takes place is a restoration of the chlorophyll. Young palms you will of course keep indoors, and encourage to grow at this season. It makes one feel hot to talk about firing when the thermometer stands at 90° in the shade, but with your heavily shaded palm house, j'ou need a little fire on all cool nights, to do the plants justice, and perhaps in this same house you will have some cattlcyas, la'lias, dcndrobiums and other orchids, which will be greatly bene- fitted by a little fire heat and plenty of circulation. Don't delay in getting your smilax planted. The middle of this month is late enough. If the surface of your houses is liable to be wet in the winter, then make a floor of plank a few inches olT the ground. Eight inches of rather heavy loam with a fourth of rotten cow manure; plant six to eight inches in the row and one foot between rows, and you will easily get four or five crops before next year at this time, but it should not have a lower temperature than 60° at night. If you have to plant Asparagus plumosus this vear do it at once. iSgj The American Florist. i237 A VERANDA BOX OF AN UNCOMMON STYLE. IT IS AN ELM LOG WITH THE SPACE FOR PLANTS HEWN OUT, AND FOR COUNTRY VILLAS MOST APPROPRIATE. It will soon be time to sow pansies for winter bloom. The yellow and purple are the most useful to the florist. Sown the middle of the month in the coolest place you can find they will, if transplanted once, be fine plants to place on the bench by end of September. Sometimes pansies refuse to flower satisfactorily in the win- ter months. In the dark winter they want the very lightest aspect you can give them, and they will not flower if too cool; 45° at uiarht is low enough if you want them to flower freely. Don't forget to prepare a bed in your violet house or some other light house where the temperatiire does not exceed 45° at night for that most useful flower, the mignonette. It can be sown the end of this month and transplanted on the bench later, but it transplants poorly, and it is much better to sow it where it is to flower. In too many places you see mignonette sown and grown as thickly as you would sow a row outside in the garden. Growers of fine mignonette do quite difierent and get a very profitable price for their grand spikes. Sow on either a solid bench or in six inches of good rich soil in rows eighteen inches apart and when up thin out to one foot or fifteen inches between each plant; this is plenty close enough, and specialists grow the plants much farther apart. The beautiful Japan lilies, L. lancifo- lium, rubrum and album, as well as the gorgeous auratum, are just coming into flower, and most useful the former are. They are not' "wasting their sweetness ■ >n the desert air" by any means, for they are useful for any purpose and a great acquisition at this time. Unless your liouse is very heavily shaded it will bene- fit them very much to get them outsidein I he shade at the north side of a fence or building. Such a place can generally be found, but unless they can be perfectly shaded let them remain under the glass. Sweet peas have with us bloomed out of doors two weeks earlier than usual and the continued hot dry weather will soon tell on them unless they are mulched and occasionally given a good soaking. Don't mulch with fresh manure; the clip- pings from the lawn is good enough or an inch or two of old straw, anything to keep the sun from baking the ground. Red spider has troubled sweet peas badly some dry summers. The best remedy is a cheap one, plenty of spraying with hose. Don't forget to sow another row of candytuft about now; it comes in very useful later on. Wm. Scott. Bufl'alo, N. Y., July 3, 1893. Philadelphia. The quality of the cut flowers coming to this market is now very poor. All kinds of roses are small and off' color. Beauties and Belles are done; Niphetos is the best white, being larger and a better color than Bride, which rose seems to burn very easilv from the sun these hot days. Marie Guillot is hardly in good shape as yet, and the La France has such a washed-out, faded appearance that it is hardly salable. Carnations hold out fairly well, pink and white being the principal colors. Sweet peas are in great abundance and better this season than ever. Every other grower has a lot of smilax he would like to cut out, and the price for any quantity is very low. Pond lilies are being supplied from the Jersey and Penn- sylvania swamps, as well as the fragrant magnolia. The latter flower is handled principally by the fakirs, who seem to find ready sale for it. Roses are selling at from $2 to $4, car- nations 75 cents to $1, valley $4, sweet peas 40 to 50 cents a hundred, adiantum 75 cents to $1, smilax 15, asparagus 50. Business is very light, what little there is being principally funerals and a few late weddings. The growers are busy planting their houses, some having almost finished. The Bridesmaid is to have a trial here the coming season, as quite a number of growers are planting it in preference to Mermet. "Wait until you see my carnations next season" is heard from quite a feiv. We believe the Carnation Society has done a great deal to bring about the improve- ment that was shown in the carnations the past season. Extra fine carnations from growers who take especial care to have their flowers fine call forth such remarks as "My, those are good, I never saw such flowers, they must be disbud- ded, I don't wonder I can't sell mine, they are not in it with these," and before long the successful grovi^er finds one man after another dropping in on him to admire his stock and get what points they can about his methods of culture. Lathyrus latifolia alba, the hardy white pea, is said to be a sport from L. 1. rosea and that plants raised from seed of the white variety invariably produce pink flowers. Bignonia grandiflora seems to be a branch variation of Bignonia radicans, as cuttings from the branches will come true, while root cuttings from the same plant will produce only radicans. George Anderson says that in making any further additions to his place he shall use galvanized iron nails. He thinks that rusty iron nails have a great deal to do with rotting out the wood about the 1238 The American Florist, July <5, greenhouses, and that the trouble would be in a great measure avoided by the use of the galvanized nail, which when im- bedded in the wood would be as good as new and would last a lifetime. The bowlers are particularly requested to be present at the next meeting of the club, when arrangements will be made for practice games so that when St. Louis is reached they will feel that they have a fairly good hold on the string attached to the Spaulding cup. K. New York. The account of the overstock and ruin- ous piices of cut flowers in last week's market report had scarcely got into type before a most remarkable change took place. Everything became suddenly scarce, and prices went up like a rocket. Roses, which had been unsalable at $5 to $10 per thousand went quick at from $4- to $6 per hundred, and carnations and lily of the valley showed a corresponding ad- vance. The cause was the general throw- ing out of stock by the growers, who had become tired of cutting and expressing a lot of stuff for nothing, and as usual thej' all did the same thing at once. The scarcity is not likely to last long for the month is the dullest of the year, and the crop from regular summer houses will soon begin to come in steadily. Lily of the valley brings $5 to $6 per hundred, sweet peas from 2 to 8 cents per bunch. The outdoor crop of candidum lilies is be- ginning to appear. These bring about $5 per hundred stalks. Millang Bros, will move about July 15, from their present location on W. 27th St. to 17 W. 28th St. They are receiving at present large quantities of Meteor roses from F. R. Pierson Co. which has been a very fortunate strike for them dur- ing the late scarcity. The trustees of the New York Florist Club held a meeting on Monday last, at which the contracts for the holding of a chrysanthemum show at the Grand Cen- tral Palace next November were com- pleted and signed, and the growers can now go ahead and get ready for the ex- hibition. A significant fact in connection with the meeting was that every member of the board of trustees was present. Mr. F. Sander and wife, and Mr. W. J. Palmer of Buffalo, sailed for England on the Campania on July 1. Auctioneer Wm. Elliott also sailed on the same day per steamer Alaska. The committee on transportation from New York to St. Louis are making prog- ress, and hope soon to be able to report a satisfactory arrangement. Boston. The annual presentation of bouquets to the graduates of the public schools by the city of Boston took place on Satur- day, July l,and marked the close of the season for the florists. Flowers have been scarce during the week, roses espe- cially so, and the demand lor flowers for graduation exercises has driven the price up to about double what it was two weeks ago. On Saturday, July 1, also occurred the first of the regular free weekly exhibitions of the Mass. Horticultural Society. On this occasion the hall was filled and the display was exceedingly fine. Roses were shown in great quantities, the quality rather excelling that of those shown at the regular rose exhibition a week pre- vious. Among the novelties was a seed- ling H. P. rose, "Michael Walsh," raised and exhibited by M. 11. Walsh, gardener to Hon. J. S. Fay of Wood's Holl. The flower is large, full and deep glowing crimson in color. A certificate of merit was awarded for it. Notable visitors of the week to Boston have been Messrs. Vilmorin of Paris and Nicholson of Kew Garden, England, both on their way to Chicago. They visited, as does everybody nowadays, the Arnold Arboretum and sjient a few hours among the trees and shrubs. One of the most beautiful shrubs now in bloom there and in a few private gardens hereabouts is the comparatively i-ecently introduced Ligustrum Ibota. It is impossible to ex- aggerate the beauty and symmetry of one of these plants in bloom. For decorative cut flower work the long slender branches are particularly adapted, and there is no reason why it would not make a profitable forcing shrub. Chicago. Trade is rather quiet at present, and t'nis week's holida}- would not tend to im- prove it. Roses arc rather better in qual- ity, and will continue to improve as the young stock comes into bearing. Carna- tions are still very plentiful. There is now a glut of sweet peas; although this flower is very popular the market is overloaded and they are now sold by the thousand at very low prices. Cornflowers are also selling at low rates, though the flower is well liked. Some good gladiolus is seen and it continues to increase in quantity; the price is good. Very fine Lilium aura- tum is in, and quite a good deal of it; the price averages the same as for callas. We are told that orchids have sold very well during the past two months; the market for them is still limited, but it is con- stantly increasing in a very encouraging manner. Geo. Klehm has given irp his retail store and has come into the Exchange iir the wholesale commission interest. A new firm in the Exchange is John B. Demud & Co. This firm has rented three tables, and will handle all of 0. P. Bassett's stock. Space in the Exchange is almost all taken now. At the last meeting of the Horticultural Society, held July 1, no business was transacted, as there were not sufficient members present to make a quorum. Among recent visitor.s were A. R. Reine- man and wife, Allegheny City, Pa., Miss Emily Dorner, La Fayette, Ind.; G. Van Bochove, Kalamazoo, Mich.; Wm. Joy, Nashville, Tenn.; Chas. Connon's two sons, St. Louis; W. Ellison, St. Louis; Andrew Bather and family, Clinton, la.; Robert Ilausperger, Jr. and brother, St. Louis; Miss Leslie, Keokuk, la.; George Mann, Keokuk, la.; L. A. Casper, Coun- cil Blufis, la., John B Romans, Columbus, Ohio; L T. Temple, Davenport, la.; E. M. Harwood, Shelbyville, 111., H. L. Sunder- bruch, Cincinnati, Ohio; F. B. Tinker, Peru, Ind.; Miss K. 0. Sessions, San Diego, Cal. Buffalo. Last week was what is strangelycalled commencement week with the schools, academies, etc., and in spite of the edict that no flowers are allowed on the stage to be presented to the graduates yet the demand for roses was far greater than the supply, and many a bunch of Mer- mets was sent out that in winter would have graced the refuse barrel. There were several society weddings also, which helped to make business lively. It was I am afraid the last dying flutter of the season. Having graduated, married, gone to Chicago or the seashore, there will be a serious drop in business now on for a few months. Mr. C. F. Christenson, W. Belsey and James Buxton have Ijeen paying our Canadian friends a visit. They were de- lighted and amazed with the extent and system of the rose growing establish- ments of John Dunlop and Harry Dale. Mr. Christenson, who seldom leaves home, seemed particularly fascinated with the "short span to the south" system, which he saw on an extensive scale at Mr. Dunlop's. There has been much said and written about this fad, but risking being called down by some heavyweights I venture to sa.v now that like that big- gest of humbugs, overhead heating, it is but a fleeting fanej- and will quickly pass away never to be resurrected in this generation. Mr. Goldring, of England, and more recently of India, brother of the Messrs. Goldring, of Albany, N. Y., honored us with a very short visit on Saturday, in company with his brother "Sam." Mr. Goldring has just returned from India, where he has been laying out some grand places for some of the native princes, Maharajah Duleep Singh, or his cousin, I forget which. ^Ir. Goldring is one of England's foremost landscape gardeners, as well as being a horticultural author of wide renown. It was gratifying indeed to hear such unstinted praise of our beau- tiful park and matchless resident streets from such a travelled man, and I regret that time forbid him to have a chat with our only "Mac." Hardy trees .and shrubs would have been flying in all directions then. Mr. Dan Long returned from Chicago with anything but a complimentary mes- sage from James Dean, directed to the florists of Bufl'alo.and W. S. in particular. We could not stand that, so Mr. Long and a few others set right aljout it and Saturday saw the departure of a good many boxes of plants for Mr. Dean's use, and more are to follow. Ma_v they be useful we sincerely hope. There is an utter absence of private establishments in this vicinity, and the florists thought they had nothing worthy for the occa- sion. W. S. St. Louis. During the past week the summer sea- son has finally fastened upon us, and under its sway things are about as dead as they possibly can be. There is still quantities of stuiY coming into market with no demand worth sDcaking of, and the wholesalers are anxiouslj- waiting for replanting to shorten up the supply to a moderate quantity. It is strange to notice at this time of dullness the difference in the stores as shown in the arrangement of the win- dows. At some places there is nothing to show the passers-by what is inside except probably a vase or two of carna- tions, and certainly nothing to tempt any one to wish to purchase. In con- trast to this may be seen windows that are as carefully arranged as at anv time during the winter season. The flowers used may not be of as good quality or as high priced, but the\' show taste in arranging and evince a desire to attract and please possible customers. Such a window seen recently was almost filled with long stemmed "tiger lilies," while vases of sweet peas, heliotrope, carna- tions, and the usual run of summer flow- ers, showed that some interest was taken by the owner in having things attract- ively arranged. The contrast thus noted must have its influence on customers. When a party iSgj. The American Florist. i239 ■wishes anything and is not in the habit of buying regularly what is more natural than to go to the store where they re- member having alwaj'S seen something attractive displayed. This is not enough thought of by all florists and would be a pleasant change if more generally adopted. Mr. Julius Koenig returned last week from Washington, where he went to see his son Otto, who with Mr. Lacy, under the firm name of Koenig & Lacy, have bought out J. M. Miller & Co., and pro- pose to continue the business upon the same lines as it has been run, adding, however, by making a bid for cemetery work in the two large cemeteries which lie close to their greenhouses. All friends in St. Louis wish the young men success. A regular team has been selected from the bowling club and is being worked twice a week under the watchful eye of Capt. Helwig. Arrangements are about complete for the alleys and all interested are doing everything to make the tourna- ment a success. R. F. T. Toronto. The committee on the floral arrange- ment competition at the World's Fair met on Monday last. Much regret was expressed that the association could not see its way to offer a trophy or a money prize, but owing to the present exceed- ingly low state of the funds and manj- expenses ahead it was deemed advisable to act with caution. The preliminary schedule was carefully gone over and dis- cussed and the secretary ordered to make two or three suggestions to the chairman of the Chicago committee. Magenta pink and scarlet geraniums planted in too close proximity are again to be seen this year. I will not mention name and place, but it is to be seen in a garden much patronized by the public. Any man who will put these two colors together in these days must be past re- demption. This is the third time I have had occasion to refer to this matter in as many years. Please don't let it occur again. Rosierists are seldom seen away from their own places these days, being busy tearing out and replanting; with all their new glass it keeps them hustling. The florists' rush is over, holiday season has commenced and business is dull. No reduced fares to the World's Fair yet, but the railways seem to be making money, at least the Grand Trunk have a big increase this vear over the same period last year. I suppose when the upp°r ten get through the common people will be given a chance. Beautiful summer weather now, not too hot. E. Bethlehem, Pa— Geo. Charmon is erecting a new rose house 160 feet in length. Catai-ggdes— Peter Nelson, florist, 1918 South 11th St., Omaha, Neb, wishes trade catalogues sent him. New Albany, Ind.— Thos. Crawford & Son have a night blooming ceieus that is 37 years old. The plant is now in bloom and has 12 buds in addition to 4 open flowers. St. Joseph, Mo.— Mr. Kidd, of the Kansas City firm of Newell & Kidd, has moved here and will conduct the Hans Nielson greenhouses, recently leased by the firm for a term of five years. They will retain their Kansas City store which will be largely supplied with cut flowers from the greenhouses in this city. Kansas City, Mo.— We regret to an- nounce the death of Mr. Thos. C. Ingram, iorist and landscape gardener, of this city. Mr. Ingram was born in Torquay, County of Devon, England, in the year 1821. Coming to the United States in 1876 he engaged in the raising of cotton and stock in the state of Mississippi; this, however, did not prove a successful ven- ture and he removed to Kansas City, Mo., to engage in the florist business, for which he had a great love, having fol- lowed it from his early youth. As a grower of flowers he was very successful and his landscape work in the parks of Kansas City were the source of much attraction and comment. His many friends will grieve at his loss; to them he was a genial companion and true friend. He leaves a widow and four children to mourn the loss of a kind husband and father. Do YOD WANT an alphabetical list of the chrysanthemums in commerce in America, with class and a brief accurate description of each one, and synonyms noted? You will find such a Ust in our trade direct- ory and reference book. SITUATIONS.WANTS. FOR SALE. Advertlaementa under this head will be Inserted at the rate of 10 cents a line (seven words) each Inser- tion. Cash mnat accompany order. Plant ad7s. not admitted under this head. SITUATION WANTED— Would eitlier work for wages or a per cent of profit. For particulars ad- dress GnowKR, care American Florist. SITUATION WANTED— By young t SITUATION WANTED— By a German gardener and florist; single, age 32; speaks English; in large commercial place in or near Philadelphia. Good all- round man. References if necessary. Call on or ad- dress Gakdenku, mi N. Third St., Phlla., Pa. W^ Geo. Souster, Elsln, 111. w ANTED TO RENT-Greenhouses. from 10.000 to 15.000 feet. Must be in good condition. Address B, care American Florist, Chicago. W^ W ■with some experience in ANTED— A sin^ greenbouae worK. Address John B. Goetz, 2165 Mackinaw St., Saginaw, West Side. Mich. WANTED— A thoroughly competent man to talce charge of my greenhouses. One who iinder- etands the growing and forcing of roses, carnations, violets and bulbs. Married man preferred. Mhs. Gku. R. Fravell. Marlon. Ind. WANTED— An active partner with a cash capital of ?5,000 to take a half interest in a flower ana seed business in a town of 35.000. The prospect can not be equalled in America. A large tract of country with numerous towns and villages is tributary. Comneti- tion as yet of no account. Particulars will be given on application to North West Florist, care American Florist. Chicago. Tj^OR SALE— Hall steam pump and boiler- bothnew. FOR SALE— HitcbiDgs corrugated fire box boiler No. 15; heats fOOfeet 4-inch pipe. Price Jr)0.00. Ad- dress W. A. Wettlin. Hornellsvllle, N. Y. FOR SALE— New hotbed sash. Georgia Pme, un- glazed. :-lx7. primed, f. o. b. SLOG eacli. Cash with order. Darlington Bros., Morrlstown. Tenn. FOR SALE— The greenhouses, stock and good will of the old established florist busiress of the late T. C. Ingram. Terms reasonable. Address Alfred Hamlin, 1011 St. Louis Ave.. Kansas City. Mo. wltli supplies and plants. Good horses, wagon and every thing that a flrst-class store needs. 42 ft. front- age of large show glass. This is no run-down business but one of the best paying in this city. Cause for sell- ing, too mucb otiier business. Apply to T. J. CORBREY, Jo Lake St., Florists' Exchange. FOR SAIjE CHEAP— Four second-hand boilers. with grate bars, front, etc., complete. 1 steam flre-box boiler, size Wi, ft. long, 3 ft. in diameter, 18 3-ln. flues. Original cost Sa90; price $75. 1 Saddle boiler, hot water, size !t ft. long, diameter 34 inches. 23 3-in. flues. Original cost $2!iQ; price $75. 1 hot water, size 5 ft. long. 2 ft. in diameter, with 24 3-ln. flues, (a great heater) ; price £00. 1 hot water, size 5 ft. long, 2t) Inches in diameter, with 20 2V'i-inch flues; price S55. 5.000 ft. 'l-inch water pipe in 5, 10 and 15 ft. lengths, connected with red lead pack- ing, at 7c. a foot. 50 4-lnch elbows, at 15c. each. 50 4-inch teas. 15c. each. Above boilers heated over 20,000 square feet of glass (old houses), with thermometer frequently 30 degrees below zero. Above prices f. o. b. at La Crosse. JOHN A. Salzeh Seed Co.. La Crosse, Wis. KAKE OPFOKTUNITY. Live business, known over four states as a successful place, elegantly located, live county seat, 21 acres, rich soil. 3 steam greenhouses. 8-room dwelling, large barn, other buildings; own gas well, no cost for fuel; own Bar es' Garden, box S15, Independence, Kans Good will and list of about 10,000 names of a prosperous sliipping business. Address Thos. A. McBeth & Co.. SPKINGFIELD, OHIO. The well kuowu. commercial establishment of W. L. Smith. Aurora, Uliuois. Plant consists of fifteen g^reenhouses, cue, two or six acres of land. Houses all in good repair and splendidly stocked. Immediate possession. Address W. I.. SntlTH. Aurora, 111. FOR SALE— HALF COST, Three greenhouses 50x12 each, built in '88, on large lot in town, with '2S sashes, new; frames, tools, pots, large winter select stock of carnations, bouvardias, violets, chrysanthemums, asters, etc., etc.; heated with Meyers' new hot water boiler; good local trade in town of 4,000; new depot, 6^^ miles from Phjla.; 1 year established stand in larg- est market in Phila. Party has business in Scot- land. ^1,000— SiOO down, rest on mortgage. FLORIST, care Moore & Simon, 149 N. 4th St., Phila. We offer our greenliouses and label bus- ness for sale, includins: the land on which the greenhouses stand. For information, inquire at the office of H. W. WILLIAMS & SONS, Tlie Oldest Seed and riorists' Stand in New Orleans on account of retiring from store business, a large selected stock and good patronage from the best class of customers in the city. Address R. E. SIMONS, NEW ORLEANS. LA. TO MUSHROOM GROWERS: Those intending to try this new Money Making Crop will hear of something to their advantage by addressing the un- dersigned. Send postal at once for circular. G. C. WATSON, Wholesale Seedsman and Commission Merchant. lO-i.-^ Arch St , PJIILADKLFHIA. FOR SALE OR TO RENT. The following- greenhouse property, situated on the outskirts of Springfield, the City of Houses; or will sell Greenhouses, Stock and Fixtures and give ten years' lease of 2 acres laud. Ten houses in all — 5 houses, 10 feet wide, 65 feet long; 4 houses, 18 feet wide, 65 feet loug; 1 house, IS feet wide, 65 feet long. Steam plant! New double Florida Boiler. Stock in good condition, with a large and extra good home market. This is an opportunity \r> a life-time, as present owner has other interests to look after. If you are looking for a chance, apply at once to 5 Elm Street, SPRINGFIELD, MASS. I240 The American Florist. J>'/y6, As It Appears Through Four Eyes. The time for excursions, picnics and con- ventions is at hand, and to make these occasions successful somebodj' has got to work. In all such cases it is well known that the heavy work devolves on one or two individuals. And with what result? Do they get thanked for their neglect of their own interests for the sake of other people's comfort? Well — hardly ever. Their activity is promptly attributed to a desire for notoriety. They are a clique, a ring, thej- must be squelched. And the most active of their critics are apt to be the individuals who never do much of anything themselves. As a rule we do not mean to be unjust, but we are thoughtless. Let us think twice before condemning. All men have faults, but those who will sacrifice their own inter- ests for the pleasure of their fellows are so rare that this one good quality alone should atone for a multitude of minor fail- ings. Encourage your committees and support your officers in tteir duties, avoid unnecessary criticism and fault- finding and let them understand that their work is appreciated. The various sub-divisions of horticult- ure have made such progress in recent years, each on its own special lines, that it is no longer possible to group them under one head and do full justice to all. The man who understands the needs of each of these great sub-divisions suffi- ciently well to maintain perfect harmony and to make an entire success of the de- partment does not exist. The landscape gardener and the florist find themselves in congenial company with the painter and the sculptor, but find the space which divides them from the market gardener and the fruit tree grower rapidly widen- ing. Between the man who aims to feast the eye and gratify our esthetic taste and the man whose object is the production of food for our physical body there is really but little in common, for they are working on widely divergent lines. Even floriculture itself has come to include a number of widely different interests. The arrangement for artistic effect of trees, shrubs and plants in a landscape, of p'ants and flowers in indoor decoration, or of cut flowers alone in vases or designs, calls for abilities far different from those required for the skillful cultivation of such things. It is unfortunate that a more comprehensivetitle than floriculture can not be found to properly designate the great combination of interests which it is understood to comprise. Kennett Square, Pa.— Mr. C.J. Pen- nock has been in poor health since Feb- ruary, but is now around again and was in attendance at the last meeting of the Chester County Carnation Society. Dayton, O.— The Highland Floral Co., of which John Mull is president, II. C. Thomson treasurer, and II. M. Altick secretary, have purchased G':; acres of land a mile north of the city and are building eight lOO-foot houses on same. Mr. E. C. Bissell, formerly of Richmond, Ind., is now in the service of this Co. RocKFORi), Ii.L.— Mrs. M. II. Cline has sold her interest in the Auburndale Green- houses to Oraves & Cameron. The busi- ness will be carried on by Mrs. M. I. Cameron. Mrs. Cline has renioveil to Birmingham, (). WATER HYACINTHS. Wl.OI) a ilozcii: Wl.Od II liiiiKlriMl. WATIilt roi'I'IKS, 7r. .V FK.VNCE .A.. S. nxe TEAS 130.00 per looo HYBRIDS 40.00 per 1000 Healthy plants, in 2-inch pots. Also healthy plants of the Newest Chrysanthe- mums, and general greenhouse stock. Trade list on application. x.oTTis'VTXjrjE;, ictt. PERLE, SUNSET, MERMET, BRIDE, GONTIERS, NIPHE- TOS, $10 00 per hundred. CLIMBING PERLE, $12 per hundred. All first ulnss J-Iiicl] stoik. GEO L. PARKER, Dorchester, Mass. Asparagus Plumosus Nanus, from 4-inch pots, fine stock. Per Iiunclred « 32.60 Per thousitiirl 300.00 ■W ut 100 rate. 2SU at 1000 rate. JV to spare, from 2 per 100: WS.OOper: TMBJO. IBOCIC, I street, IIAMIETOX, OHIO. Surplus Celery Plants at fl.OO per thousand. Grown by the largest grower in America. ■;no,ooo white I'l.niK, i ■;(l(),0().i II AltrWEI.I. l-crfiTtion, 1 Now .■OO.OdO (.IAN T <.<)l,l)i:X ilE.VKT, I Uuuilv, ■;(M).<)I>I) (;iA\T I'Ast AI,. 633 Pearl Street, K:iliiiii:izo.., >lie8t re- aulty to the tlorlst. bluooilnjt: l"rt"fly:indt:lvlnj^' plenty of cuttings f(tr propapitinK quickly. Fine phints for sale by the lOU or lUW, at low rates. Price Lists to applicants. Address WILLIAM H. SPOONER, jaiVialOft PLAIN, (Boston). MASS. THE ANCHORAGE ROSE GO. Offers a select lot of young Rose plants. Grown from imported stock. Free from disease. All the popular forcing varieties. SEND FOK PRICE LIST ANCHORAGE ROSE CO., Anchorage. Kv. GHRYSflNTHEMUMS. 2)z inch, $4 per 100. S>III,AX— 1st cinss. from 3'^ Inch pots, K.SC per 100; E».0(l perl, UOO. Samples free. AddniH J, Q. iBotrro-v^r, FISHKILL, N. Y. PYRETHRUM ULIGINOSUM. (Hard>.) The llitisv tli:.t lil.i,. Ills ill the lull. Plants CHRYSANfHEMUMS. All tlir l.iidlnL klH.K for cut Howeni; In tluiiub put>., f;,-iiu liiT \w. ;-.'."i.l«i per lUUI. My suleollon. EDWIN LONSDALE, WYNDMOOR Station: Chestnut Hill P. 0.. PHILA. nil I'hila. \ UonillnL- U. K. from P.'tli \ Miirkfl Sts. Prices Further Reduced GAPE GOD PINK PONO LILY. For price list. Plants and Cut Flowers, address the original cultivators, SANDWK II (CiiiM' Cnill. AIASS. IS^I j^:>^ FOR WESTERN FLORISTS. A few thousand extra strong 2-iiicli Snii- la.\ plants at S2.25 per htindred. Cash with tlie order. ALBUQUERQUE. NEW MEXICO. Surplus Stock AT Half Price. 2000 FANCY-LEAVED CALADIUMS. lino ■,".; Iiuh |>nl pliinls iil ii'.UO per lOU BLUE AFRICAN WATER LILY, Kiiiiii M'c.l pots nlSllOl>crl2 liiiryiT i>luiits cheup. other Aquatics very clieap- Aililrui..-. for III diiys F. J. ULBRICHT. p. O. iHi.v HV,. ANMSTON. Al,.\. Always mention the American Flc RIST when writing to advertisers. rS93' The American Florist, 1241 BRIDESMAID. it has proved itself a first-class rose. Fine 3-incli plants at $9.00 per 100. Planters need have no fear of this rose sharing the fate of Waban, as Some of the larger growers are planting it freely. Meteor, Perle, Sunset, Gontier, Mermet, Bride, Hoste, and other forcing Roses now ready for planting, from 3-inch pots at usual prices. 1M[. ^^. HITIV^, O^erre Halite, Ind, Som.e nice WATTEVILLE BRIDESMAID plants left. Please write, stating how many you want, and I will quote you a bargain. FRANK L. MOORE, . . . CHATHAM, NEW JERSEY. ROSES ' Per 100 American Beauty, 2>^-inch f6.00 Bridesmaid, 2-inch 8.00 White La France, a^-inch 5.00 Perle des Jardins, 2>^-inch 4.00 Bon Silene, Waban, Mermet and Mme. Pierre Guillott, 2>^-inch 4.00 The following sorts from 2-inch pots, $3.00 p< r 100. Golden fiate. May Rivers, C'els, Aurora, Mrs. C Kuster, H. M. .Stanley, Marie Sis- ley, Sus. lilanchard, Jules Finger, Joliu Fremont, and many others. BOUVARDIAS, all colors. . . 84 per 100; $35 per 1000. CHRYSANTHEMUMS, the cream of sorts, S4 per 100; $35.00 per 1000. SMILAX, S3.00 per 100. Also a full amount of stove and bedding plants. For prices p.ddress NANZ &. NEUNER, SURPLUS STOCK Forcing Roses, 2>^-iii. stock. AMERICAN BEAUTY ] FEBLE MEBMETS I I.A FBANCE 1 20,000 WHITE LA FSANCE { GONTIEBS I METEORS J 8,000 SMILAX, nice stocky plants. Prices on application. Will sell cheap. J. B. HEISS, Dayton, Ohio. Vaughans Solid Steel Trowel. Price, 50c.; by mail, 60c. VAUGHAN'S SEED STORE, NEW YOKK. „ CHICAGO. 26 Barclay Street. P. O. Box 688. ROSES. ROSES. STRONG FIELD GROWN PLANTS; VARIETIES SUITABLE FOR FLORISTS' USE. LARGELY GEN. JACQUEMINOT, MRS. J. H. LAING, ULRICH BRUN- NER, MAGNA CHARTA, Pr. CAMILLE DE ROHAN, PAUL NEYRON, MARSHALL P. WILDER, ANNA DE DIESBACH, ALFRED COLOMB, ETC., ETC. A FULL ASSORTMENT OF MOSS AND HARDY CLIMBERS. A splendid stock, fine smooth l3odies, strong; two year heads' TREE ROSES. Our usual complete assortment of Trees, Shrubs, Bulbs, Plants, Etc. CORRESPONDENCE AND INSPECTION INVITED.-K- THE STORRS k HARRISON GO.. PAINESVILLE, OHIO. 30,000 FIRST QUflLITY FORGING ROSES. DE».:H:^a..I>T I'OH. -rrur-njT-ti-.-rfr a t-ti; I'lL.J^TXmrStSr. Fully equal to those sold last year, and perfectly healthy in every respect. 14. FJiANCE, 3-lnob pots. PJ.tlO per hundred; 4-lnch pots, S12.00 per hundred. SOIIV. DE WOOTTON, MERMET, I50N SII-ENE, MME. HOSTE, PEBI.E DES ,JAJtDlN.S, KKIDE, SAFRANO, MiME. CUSI>, 3-inch pots, ST.OU per 100; 4-lnch pots, SIO.OO per 100. ^lt^TI^A.:X., strong plants, 2;^-inch pots, S2.50 per hundred; $20.00 per thousand. ROSES All the leading and popu- lar kinds for winter bloom- ing, in 3-incli and 4 inch pots. . . . Edwin Lonsdale, 'WYNDMOOS, near Chestnut HiU, PHILADELPHIA. Fiue healthy stock. Per 100 P. 1000 Perles. Mermets, The Bride. Sunset, Papa Gontier, Niphetos. Bon silene. La France, Souv. d'un Ami. Duchess of Albany. Mad. Cusin. Mad. de Watteville. from 3-in. pots, SS.OO S75.00 SMILAX, from 214-Inch pots 2.50 20.00 Lots of other Fine Stock. Send for new list. WOOD BROTHERS, 8 : For Forcing. CHOICE STOCK. PERLES, BRIDES, LA FRANCE, etc., per 100, |5.00; per lOOO, $45.00. ROMAN HYACINTHS, July 10. VAUGHAN'S International Pansy Mixture, ready August 1, is a World Beater. J.C. VAUGHAN, CHICAGO. WRITE FOR PRICES. lieaantole FloraX Oo., OSKAI.OOSA, IOWA. Always mention the Amercan Flo- rist when writing to advertisers. I 242 The American Florist, July 6, Subscription $1.00 a Year. To Europe, $2.00. Advertisements, lo Cents a Line. Agate; Inch. 81.40; Column, S14.00. Cash with Order. No Special Position Guaranteed. Discounts, 6 times, s percent; 13 times, 10 per cent; 26 times. 20 per cent; 52 times, 30 per cent. No reduction made for large space. The AdvertlslnR nepartment of the Amehican FLORIST 19 for FlorislB, seedsmen, and dealers In wares pertaining to thobt lines ONLT. Please to remember It. Orders (or less than one-hall inch space not accepted. Address THE AMERICAN FLORIST CO.. Chicago. Our Annual Convention Number. In our Convention Number for 1893, which will also be a Columbian Souvenir as well, we shall repeat the plan of iden- tification by portraits as inaugurated at the Convention in Washington last August. This plan solved the identifica- tion problem with such general satisfac- tion and was so generally made use of that we believe no explanation of its workings is now necessary. Are you a member of the Society of American Florists? If so, do you expect to be present at the Convention in St. Louis next .Vugust? If not now a mem- ber do you expect to join while at the St. Louis meeting? If so, and you were not represented among the portraits given in our Convention Number of 1892, please send us a cabinet size photograph of your- self, being careful to writeyour name and address plainly on back of same. If you have no recent photograph, have one taken now, and send us a copy as soon as ready. If you intend to take your wife with you to the convention (and you ought to do so if possible) send us a copy of her photograph also, as our identifica- tion plan includes the ladies too. But do not send us photographs that must be returned. We have to cut them to get them into groups and of course the photos are spoiled thereby. This number will contain in addition to the portraits and indexes to same, a com- plete guide, at date, to the Horticultural Department of the World's Columbian Exposition at Chicago, which will cer- tainly be visited by ail members of the Convention after the adjournment of the St. Louis meeting. Diagrams of each section of the Horticultural display will be given and the location of each exhibit plainly indicated so it may be quickly located by any one. These will be accom- panied by an alphabetical index to ex- hibitors and a classified list of exhibits, each referring to position on the diagrams; together with fine half tone plates ol special features. Full details regarding the great Horti- cultural Congress will also be given in this number, and it will be such a "Colum- bian Souvenir" as you will want to pre- serve for all time. Asparagus Plumosus Nanus. Wii request subscribers to make remit- tance by draft or money order when re- newing subscriptions, and to keep a record of the numbeis and dates of same. This is to guard against losses in the mails. WiircN vou arrive in Chicago make it a point to at once register your name and hotel in the book kept for the purpose at the headquarters of the Chicago Florist Club, 45 Lake st. U to 10 feet long, 50 ceutg each. l'^ to IS feet lung, SI. 00 each. In large or small quantities all the year round. The largest stock in the country. CUT STRINGS : ,\ W. H. ELLIOTT, Brighton, Mass. We are the People^. Who ? KOFFMAN, Where? -WALDEN, Orange Co., PJ. Y. What?S||||||.AX 2.50. a string; 30c. a string by the hun- dred ; 18c. a string by the till ni.sand. When ? ALL THE YEAR AROUND. Also Adiantum Cuneatum Fronds At $1.25 per 100. And he pays the Express. HARDY CUT FERNS LAUREL FESTOONING, ETC. The only place in the world where you can Always get them, H. B>. Hartford, IS < hapman IMare. BOSTON. JI.\SS. DO you USE FERNS? Finest and Cleauest in the Land. Hardy Dagger Cut $i per looo. G. W. CURREY & CO. Give us a trial NASHVILLE, TENN. Mention American Florist. LITTLE'S ANTIPEST. Valuable Discovery of the 19th Century. SILVER MEDAL AWARDED BT THE CALIFORNIA STATE FAIR OF 1890. This preparation Is a sure destroyer of the Scale, Wooly Aphis and Insect Pests of any and all descriptions. It may be as freely used in the conservatory, garden and greenhouse as in the orchard or vine- yard. It is non-poisonous and harmless to vegetation when diluted and used according to directions. It mixes instantly with cold water in any proportion. It is Safe, Sure and Cheap. No fruit grower or florist should be without it. Send for Circulars and Price List. R. W. CARMAN, General Agent, 291 AMITY STREET, FLUSHING, Queens, Co., N. Y. CHOICE SWEET PEAS r.r;li, rM HeinntliolarKusHxr. the trade aic invited tosfn. I a lisl . I their r. .|UMC- mcnts and seenrc low prices lor l-all deli^ i v. SHERWOOD HALL NURSERY CO. Menlo Tark and San Francisco. Cal. WHOLESALE FLORISTS N. E. CORNEH 13th & Chestnut Sts., PHILADELPHIA. SAMUEL S. PENNOCK, Wholesale Florist REMOVED TO REAR OF 42 S. )6th ST.. WISCONSIN FLOWER EKCEANOE, 131 Mason St , MILWAUKEE, WHOLESALE CutFlowersiFlorists' Supplies, Gnry§aniiieiiiuiii§. Best Ilt tlorists' use. New of 1892. HARRY BALSLEY, ] EDWARD HATCH, GEO. W. CHILDS, I MRS. ROBT. CRAIG. ; Per 100, $5 00. MR. HICKS ARNOLD, { JOHN H. TAYLOR, | ROSLYN, J 100 plrnts, 10 to 20 choice standard varie- ties, our selection, $3.00. 100 plants, best of '92 and standard sorts in eiiual quantity, our selection, $4.00. Miss Kate Brown, new early white, per 100 |3 00. The grand prize winner of tlie year, per dozen $4.00; per 100 f25 00. Prices of other new varieties on application. '''''- NATHAN SMITH & SON, 187 W. Maumee St., ADRIAN, MICH. JULIUS TESMER & CO. Manufacturers of all kinds of loo I5o:s::os^ AND STORE FIXTURES. 937 lo 943 N. Western Ave., CHICAGO. CUT siMir^iVx:, l.'i ets per flrlnit till Nnvi'niber isl. <,lniillly tlrat-elliss. r^peelul attvnilon tu urclerii l.y wire. J. E. B0NS4LL & SON. 308 Garfield Avft., Salem. 0. 1893. The American Florist, I 2^3 E. H. HUNT, Wholesale Plorist 79 Lake Street, CHICAGO. Per 100 Perle, Gontler, NIphetos $3. 00®*!. 00 Mermets. La France. Bride 4.00® 5.0O Meteors COO Carnations, short 1.00 " lone 1.50 Valley. Tulips, Narcissus 2.00® Adiantum 1 .00 Callas. Harrlsll 8.00®12.00 Smlla.Y W.OOOIS.OO In effect till ne.xt Issue of this paper. Kennicou Bros. 60. WHOLESALE GUT FLOWERS, 34 4, 36 RANDOLPH STREET. d'BLTLC.A.C^O, XXjXi. A. L. RANDALL. Wholesale Florist and Dealer in FLORISTS' SUPPLIES, 126 Dearborn Street, CHICAGO. Store Clcses Niglits 9 P. M.; Sunday 3 P. SI. NILES CENTER FLORAL CO. Incorporated. WHOLESALE GROWERS OF GUT FLOWERS Ot ALL KINDS and Dealers in FLORISTS' SUPPLIES. CHAS. AV. McKELLAK, Mgr. In Chicago Cut Flower Exchange, 45 Lake St., CHICAGO. aj:. or^sojv, ^ JM^ FLORIST, ee WABASH AVENUE, Telephone 4786. CHICAGO, ILL. T. J. OOI«BI«E>^5r, Wholesale and Csmmission 45 Lake St., CHICAGO, ILL. in Chicago Cut Flower Exchange. . . . A. G. FRINGE & CO., Wholesale and Commission FLORISTS, 45 LAKE STREET, In Chicago Cut Flower Exchange. CHICAGO. DAN'L B. LONG, COMMISSION • FLORIST, 495 Washington St., BUFFALO, N. Y. FORCING BULBS, FLORISTS' SUPPLIES, LONG'S FLORISTS' PHOTOGRAPHS. Lists, Terms, &c. on application. t I SUNDERBRUGH^ WHOLESALE FLORISl 4TH & Walnut streets, ©Y^fiofeiiafe MarfteCi). Cut Flowers. NEW York. July 4. Roses, Gontler. Perle, NIphetos 2.00® 3.00 Mermet. Bride, Hoste 3.00® U.OO Cusln, WattevlUe, Meteor 2.00® 4.00 Mett or. Bridesmaid, La France 4.00® 8.00 " Beauty 5.00®20.00 Testout 6.0O®10.00 Gladioli 4.00® li.OO Carnations 1. 00® 1.60 Valley 5.00® U.OO Sweet Peas, per lOO bunches 3.00® S.OO Mignonette 1.00 Smlla-t 12.00®15.00 Perle, Sunset 3 00® 6.00 Bride, Mermet 4.00® l'..UO Jacq., Hybrids 4 00® 8.00 Carnations 1.00® 1.60 Lily of the valley 3.00® 4 00 Peas 10® .25 Spiraea 1.00 Ivy leaves .60 Adlantum 1.00 Smllax 12.00@15.00 Asparagus plumosus 5O.O0@l0O.00 FHTLADELPHIA. ,Julv 4. Roses. Teas 2.00® 4.00 Carnations T5® 1.00 Valley -J 4.U0 Sweet peas 35® .60 Smllax 15.(.« Chicago, July 4. Roses, Perles. NIphetos Gontler 3.00 Mermet. La I^auce. Albany 4.00 Bride. Wootton, Bennett 4.0O Beauties 10.00@1S.00 Carnations, short 50® .75 long l.OO® 1.60 " fancy 2.00 Callas 10. 00 SweetPeas 25® .60 Gladiolus 10.00®15.UO Auratum , 10. OO Smllax 15.00 Adlantum 1.00 Peck & Sutherland^ Successors to VIM. J. STEWART, Gut Flowers I Florists' Supplies -^ WHOLESALE. ^^ 67 Bromfleia Street, BOSTOM. MASS. WHOLESALE FLORISTS, JOBBERS IN . . . . FLORISTS' SUPPLIES, FLORISTS' VASES. METS, BRIDES, GONTIERS, CARNATIONS ALWAYS ON HAND, 1 Music Hall Place, BOSTON, MASS. HORTICULTURAL AUCriONEEES. Mention American Florls WELCH BROS., Wholesale Florists, wo. 2 BEACON STREET, NearTremont St., BOSTON. MASS. Mention American Florist. SEND FOR A COPY oi'* ouFe TRADE DIRECTORY AMERICAN FLORIST CO.. CHICAGO When writing to any of the advertisers on this page please mention the American Florist. BURNS & RAYNOR, 43 West 28th Streat, WHOLESALE DEALERS IN AND SHIPPERS OF WALTER F. SHERIDAN, WHOLESALE - F^I- CDFR I 32 West 30th Street, NEW YORK. Roses Shipp'^d to all Points. Price list on application. HUNTER & FUBDY, WHOLESALE DEALERS IN Cut ^Flowers 51 W. 30th St., NEW YORK. FRANK D. HUNTER. JAMES PCRDY. Formerly 112 W. 40th 8t JAMES HART, WHOLESALE FLORIST. 117 W- 30th St., new YORK. The Oldest Established Commission House in N. Y. LARGE SHIPPING TRADE. CAREFUL PACKING. THEO. B.OEHBS, WHOLESALE FLORIST, 111 west 30th Street, NEW YORK: CITY. Establislied 1879 MILLANG BROS., Wholesale Florists* 5 WEST 27 TH STREET, BRANCH : Cut Power Exchange, 4G8 E. 34th Street MICHAEL A. HART, Wiioiesalei Commission Florist 113 WEST 30TH STREET. THE FINEST ROSES AND CARNATIONS Branch, at Cut Flower Exchange, 408 E. 34th St. EDWARD C. HORAN, 34 W. 29th Street, NEW YORK. Wholesale Florist Careful Shipping to all parts of the country. Price list on application. O. A.. KIXJK^HIV, (Successor to ELLISON & KUEHN), *if^ WHOLESALERS^ 1122 FIITE STE.EET, A complete line of Wire Deslgng. W. ELLISON, WHOLESALE Gut Flowers I Florists' Supplies 7402 PINE STEET, ">!■ Sit. X^ox;lis, Ado. 1244 The Americax Florist. July 6, gR.g>,^gM» RLI RS, iA. SEED TfX£-l ASSOClATlOS. fledf^OoB BCmbosklp steaM be addreaged to Al-UuaXG KEFORTS are at hand as to condition of the pea crop in northern New York and Canada : continoed dronth following backward and wet planting time has dwarfed the gro\«h and unless early rain occurs the crop will be verv Hght. A FEW Bermnda grown Roman hya- cinths hare arriTed in New York. It is not yet known how well they will com- pare with the French stock when forced. Early shipments of the latter are expected about the 10th. The Bateman Manufacturing Co. suc- ceeded E. S. & F. Bateman. Grenloch. X. J.. July 1. The personnel and conduct of the business will remain as before. The ilathieson Thomson Seed Co. hare opened at 52 Randolph St.. Chicago. BULBS. We guarantee sound delivery. Ogdexsburgh, X. y. — Thomas Law- ] rarce. the florist, died June 27, of chronic laryngitis, aged 64 years. He was bom in England and came to America in 1S53. I His wile and eight children sin v ire him. Mr. Lawrance was a much respected citizen and be receired and merited the ' conndenceof his fellow men. His life was upright and his reputation for integrity ' was absolutely unsullied. I Owosso, Mich.— John S. Schleider has i added two new houses, each 16x60. one ' The eatire co-l-ecricn of pla-ts in a private giecahoGse. including' many v^i'.iiaV.e specfisens and a number of larg^e plant*. " ; AppaT to nndersig^c-d :r :: the gardener at . eOl X. Main street. T. D. ROBERTSON. We Sell Bulbs! Special Prices oc Applies ■aon. WeetDer «*« I3on S~: Wt---2--j =-: G-c.^-5. 114 Chanibers St . SEW YOKE. G. J. MOPPATT, PAPER BAGS AND ENVELOPES "•p^* ial iitTt-ntion s^iven to Seed Bags and Catalogue Envelopes. XEW HAVES. COXX. Very strong Bulbs. JTXIO per thousind; |i.00 per hundred. CAS02r, ITrW TORK .\FK1L— .\aratuiu^ AlbamA, Kabmni^. and all oUier JapaDe«« Balbe. DecMuous and other stock. Cjcads, Zam- Fall '93 Importations. jrl,T-_F7«slas anJ Ca:^<.^ -us. B ArCl'ST 1uid"sErTEMBtK-CaIIas. loogMo- nuns. Aa«tra!ian Tree Fera Mems and Aas- I ia«, etc. ixaltac Palm >e«Qez: tu: we cannot assume anr rtsk CO these aiipments. Oar prices and terms we can make you. bowerer. are more favorable than anr other fins tn tbe izade- Z^ Fall particolars and inform nt ion on application se;:vi> ECA.i«r^Tr oier>Ki«s. Anratmns threat er. : H. H. BERGER & CO., SAH FRANCISCO. CAL. GT. VAN WAVEREN & KRUYFF, GROITERS OF HijaGinilis. ToiiDS, GroGus. Daiiofliis, IvIlwlBS, ETC., ETC. S.ASSENHEIM, Haarlem, HOLLAND. HULSEBOSCH BROS., BULB AND PLANT GROWERS, O^EfiVEEH. near Haarlem, HOLLAUD. PerKO !H :_ i^- .— - - -r-lncm^ 8.»f::.' ■: --a In die 3.00 U .i - T 10 i^^nch in circ ... 5-S 4T.UU » lO U4oeh In die II-OD UB.OO LiBum IXBeiaanim 10 per cent dearer than UBBmHanisil. „ _„ Boman Hndmhs. ema selected 2.9) S.OO top noes 3.00 S.OO Xaads. Totns AlbDs. exoa selected l.OD 7.50 ~ - - Gnodiaor'iii.exi.5lcd 1.30 U.OO Fall ^S"ho!esaJe Catalogne now read?-. A*iress A. HULSEBOSCH, p. 0. Bot3li8. Warehouse 58 West Street. NEW YORK CITY. QNION SEED= • OUR SPECIALTY. Or:-*Ti frrjin selected Oniotjs and the :_ r =! 5tcck In -Jie Uriited States. 1-^ ' J CROP 1893 Yellow Globe Danveis, ', Yellow Flat Danvers, Write for Eitya Early Red. ' Prices. COX SEED AND PLANT GO. SAN FRANCISCO, CAL. Coluiio^liia E^Mxa, ST. OEOKGE>i. HEKMVDA. The undersigned solicits offers for aboat 100 lbs. Freesia Seed R. alba . for the whole, or in lots of 10 lbs. Also a few earlj white Roman Hyacinths, Gladiohis. Calia. Chinese Sacred Lily. Amanllis Johnsooii bnlhs and Canna roots; chotoe varieties. Jnce and Jnly delivery, ■ - - ■ ' ■-. '.a Bolbs. FREESIA BULBS, ^^^.i^^^^ I llUkWin UUkUW, .,-;aj.g.cO per 1000. B. VLAWB k SOH, I.anaiaff. Mich. Freesia refr. alba. Fer iCO Per 1000 SELECT BULBS $ .75 fi.OO EXTRA SELECT BULBS 1,00 S,50 W. W. BARNARD &. CO., 6 and 8 North Ciark Street CHICAGO. We ttiot-e special import prices on KOMAJTS, LII-rCM HARKI.SII. XAR- Cl.S.SrS. HYACISTHS, TILIPS. V.VL- LEY" PITS, and all other FORCING BlI-BS Let tl5 tnow your wants and ^el our prices. Lily of the Valley Bulbs. THE STA.JK BRAND SPECIALLY RECOMMENDED rOK LATE lX1BCI>, near Haarlem. ELOr^Iv.^-:^:!). ZIRXGIEBEL'S Giant Market and Giant Fancy are mthont qnestion the most popular strains in cultivation np to dace. Xew Seed ready now, in trade packages of either strain. atonedoUar each. Denys Zirngiebel, NEEDHAM, MASS. PANSY SEED. PANSY Tae -: -:-:z_^ ^t-iz of lar^e fo^erin;: and Fanc^ Panjie=- -j-^ ,r.;. i::-^ reaay. S poiind= of see^l azd over jV'.iXij p-ani5 were sold last season. This strain is popular, and whv: Becatise Florists can depeid on gettins ODiy First Class Stocfe. 1 shall sell eo other. My aim is to sappK the best Finest Mixed, all colors, trade pfct. 300 seeds iSc. : IlW seeds oOe. : iXO seeds S1.00 : per ounce S»i£0. Pure White < the finest < trade pkt oOc. and 51.00: Golden Yellow, dark: eve, trade ptt. 50c, and a.CD. Send for price li" '"^ /^iko^ ,T«^«i,n.= Pansy Plants, ready Septemhei size wanted, cold frame size rW per lOU) by express: o,aO £». : _ - :.. -z\ El.00perl0O:5§.U>perll]CO. Ca^,. :. : ' Ai}DR£ss E. B. JENNINGS, EXTRA PANSY SEED, !>Iainmotii Simbeain Strain- laree. o: i:-er:V:- ::r:n.~:i"i ci:oi:-e -colors : oarefu':V selecT-? ^ ----- ^ - -- = _- , - f- j.^i my c-ostome-rs : :•£> ter:r-- - - -- "eredanvTvhoje. Zver^ flor:?: - ~ - - ptt.. 5cO seeds. 25 c-.s, : jpk-.: ._) n H > remans tcwTi. Pa. 100,000 SMILAX PLANTS. From 2-inch pots, for June deliverv, at $1 per 100: 415 per lOCO. Terms strictly cash. Orders booked no a-. Address FRED SCHNEIDER, Wholesale Florist, Wyoming Co., attica, N. Y. Mention the .•\mericin Honst when writing to advertisers on this caee. F»J^:?>CSIK^S. THE BEST ARE THE CHEAPEST. SIZE is a strong point in Pmsies: when you combir.r size, c;ior, substance and iorm they are pretty near right. By careful hybridization and seiection I have accomplished this, and the Pansies I send out this Fall will be an aarreeable surprise, even to for- mer customers. If you buy Pansies 1 would be pleased to correspond with you: they will be oiiered for sale from Aug. 2Cth to Dec. 1st, at 75c. per iCO or $5 per 1000. Terms cash with order or C. O- D. No seed for sale. I.. E. 496. ALBERT M. HERR, LANCASTER, Pa. THE TOTTENHAM NURSERIES Lt'd, DEDEMSVAART, HOLLAND. OiD FiPV A. M. C.JONGKIND CON'NCK Hardy home-grown be: bt= aiLl - ^^77-^ -_7:^:0': z^ 7:^7::^ 737-_-- ir 7ir _- 15 i;-:_:-:^ - ltic frni- J. :xxosE:ie, Versailles Nurseries, FRANCE. VERSAILLES, SPECIALTIES. Hardy Rhododendrons, Azaleas, Kalmias, Palms, Fruit Trees, Rose Trees. Jap- anese Maples, Ornamental Trees, Orchids, Perennials. Grand Choice of Extra Large Conifers. Caralo^rnes sent on Application- 2223 CoHsgs Grove Ave.. CHICAGO, ILL. P. SEBIRE & SONS, ITurserymen. XTSST, Calvados, PKASCE A general assortmenr of Fruit Tree Stocks, ^v-:- as Apple. Pear. Mtrobolan Plum. Hahaleb and M li- zard Chem. Angers Quince. Small Evergreens. F:*- est Trees,' Ornamental Shrubs. Roses, etc ^is largest stock in tlie oountry. Prices verv Ic^, Packing: seemed. Catalogne free. Send for c - : :- ations before placing" your order elsetrhsre, C. C. ABEL & CO.. P. 0 Box 920. Sr- •:•• You will benetit the .American Fioasi by mentioning it even- time you write an advertiser in these columns. Association "Flora" BOSKOOP, HOLLAND NURSERIES. Roses, Clematis, Shrubs, Aza- leas. Palms. Herbaceous Plants, Bulbs, Etc. Catalogue on AppUcaaon. P OUWERKERK, a06 Cambridge Ave., JXKSET CITT. X. .J. HGllaniliuspxliTillllaniJS -5 in the FaH. tiirT^irin^ grand - . - - -tiiTil single nowers. " "" - : ; _ ^—i^rs. SI per dor.: -«6 per lOO. EDWN LONSDALE, ,', ',:VOOR. -ra-- Ches-.-; H;:. FKiUDELPHIA. -^^^ DREER'S Garden Seeds. =:ants. Bulbs_ & Regcisitfs. icnest prices. Trade Listis- 1 246 The American Florist. July 6, The President of the Pennsylvania Horti- cultural Society Entertains Columbus. Members of the S. A. F. who enjoyed a sample of Mr. Childs' hospitality "tn 1S.S6 will be pleased to read the following clip- ping, showing that the genial editor is still at his old tricks: Driving out Locust street to Tn-entv-first, and theuce to the Green street entrance of the Park, the party passed along the most attractive drives through Bala and along the Lancaster pike to Brj'n Mawr, arriving at Wootton shortly after 4 o'clock. The grounds of the beautiful countrj- seat were more than ordinarily pretty and pictur- esque. The lodge gate was profuse'ly decorated with the Spanish and American colors inter- twined. Spanish pennons floated in the brisk breeze from several marquees spread upon the green lawn. Mrs. Childs, standing upon the broad steps of the house cordially welcomed her guests, and conducted them into the main draw- ing room. The other guests, meanwhile, had be- gun to arrive, by train and in carriages, and to the number of nearly (!CIO passed through the drawing room and were presented to the Duke and Duchess and Mr. and Mrs. Childs. Luncheon was served on the lawn, while Hass- ler's Orchestra discoursed sweet music from a neighboring marquee. The garden party was fittingly closed by the planting of several trees by the ducal party. To the small forest of trees which during the past decade have been planted at Wootton by General Grant, Grand Duke Ale.xis and other distinguished persons, were added seven young elms and maples, one planted by each of the distinguished visitors. At the conclusion of the reception, the majority of the guests departed, and the ducal party sa't down to dinner with Mr. Childs and one or two other close fnends o( the host, including Arch- bishop Ryan. ^ "Wootton's" genial superintendent, John M. Hughes, was the master of cere- monies (as he always is) at the tree planting. John has hob-nobbed in this way with a great many of the world's celebrities. It's enough to make any ordinary mortal take on airs, but John keeps a level head through it all. G. C. W. Swainsona galegifolia alba. Nice youni; plants in 2;4'in. pots, ^5.00 per do.^en. STOCK LIMITED. EDWIN LONSDALE, WYNDMOOR. near Chestnut Hill, PHILADELPHIA. .Money 1 inliT (ithce. Station "(i. ' I'liihi. HEADQUARTERS for WATER LILIES Now is the time to plant all tender and tropical varieties without risk and loss. Secure your stock early. Prices moderate. Send for Catalogue. WM. TRICKER. ■"'Kirv'^ '„■,'.=• E.G. HILL & CO., WiioiGsaie Florists RICHMOND, INDIANA. G/lTflLOGUE PRINTING. ELECTROryPING. Done with expert ability for Florists Nurserymen, Seedsmen. Write to J. Horaco McFarland Co., H4RRISBURG. PA. Doz. Hundred Select Btrnlns. In SVii-ln pots $I.M) sw.uo U. i'. Hoses. Select named kinds.... 1.60 10.00 SmUnx, atocky, well-liurclened Seed- llnKs perthdusiind, (I.OO .7,') K OOMINGTON, XLI-. IMPORTED ORCHIDS. Cattleya Mossiae just ai ■m will be a graud lot of Van da Coerulea. Cypripedium Insigne in splendid condition. East Indian 0 chids li; ved. Among' oriKinal district from ,hich all the choicest varieties have come, Cymbidium Eburneum, C. Mastersii. C. OevonJanum. C. Gigan- teum. Also Dendrobium Nobile. D. Farmersii. D. Chrysotoxum. D. Thyrsiflorum. D. Aureum. D. Densiflorum. D. Devonianum. D. Cambridgea- urn and other Dendrobes. together with a small lot of Phajus Wallichii and Pleiones. Prices of the above on application. Of Established Orchids a fine selected stock of Cattleya Trianae. well established in t»-inch pots and will produce four to eight flowers each next winter. Manv verv choice varieties will be fouuu among- them. Single j>lants S2.50; 12 for S'io.OO; 100 for S175.00. Terms s'ixty daj'S to buvers with satisfactory references, ) per cent discount for c sh. IG. FORSTERMAN, NEWTOWN, N. Y. Carnations All Sold We still have some Fine Plants of Yellow Cam?. IN E LLI E. JOHN McGOWAN, BOWDEN, $8o'o^peXen Orang^e, N. J. You Must be Thinking Now about the pot-grown Strawberry Plants you will need for your trade this summer. We will have them in leading varieties after July 1, at JlS.OO per ICOO. $15.00 in large orders. We can ship at once. No waiting. Rogers' Nurseries, Ztz Moorestown, N. J. CHRYS-COLA. Verschaflfeltii, Golden VerschafFeltii, Hero Yeddo, Firebrand, Firecrest, J. Goode, Chicago Bedder. Plants from 2% and 2-inch pots. $1.50 per 100; $12.50 per 1000. CASH WITH ORDER. Xttjlf order cannot be filled, will notify by wire. • — ROSELLE, N. J. Siebredit&Wadlev, ROSE HILL NURSERIES, K.«T.^^^^ NewRochelle, N. Y. Palms, mi^?,r^irORCHIDS Roses, FRESH DRACAENA CANES NOW READr. The Finest Stuck in the World. {ST. A.I^^A.T^», Thirty minutes from London. Our Mr. A Dimmock will be pleftwed to Interview buyers or reply to any cominiinlcatlon addressed to him lit 30;) Greenwich Htreet, New York (;ity. ROEMER'S SUPERB PRIZE PANSIES Till' llMust strain of I'nii.slus In the Wnrlil. Introducer and Gro wer of all the lead- ing Novelties. CntiiloKuelRvon ii|.|.ll.-iitl.iii. FRED ROEMER, SEED GROWER. «)ri:i>r.iMiii!i.\NV. Please mention the American Flo- rist every time you write any of the advertisers on this page. FIELD GROWN CARNATIONS. 50,000 Ready in the Fall. W. R. SHELMIRE, CHESTER CO. AVONDALE, PA. CARNATIONS. A SPECIALTY. Full stock of all the new and leading varieties. Rooted Cuttings, Young Plants, and Field brown Plants in season. Get our prices before purchas* GEO. HANCOCK, GRAND HAVEN, MICH Phoenix rupicola. This useful and beautiful Date Palm in EXTRA FINE PLANTS, growing in from 7 to 10-inch pots, from S.'!..50 to?7.."iO each, according to size. EDMIN LONSDALE, Wyndmoor. ATION •■<;." flllL.VOKI.rillA. CARNATIONS Rooted Cuttings all sold or planted out. HELD GROWN PLANTS IN SEASON. <<.rrisi..nulin.<. Soli.it.il. C J. PENNOCK. The Pines, tiu'sl.r - * ^ ilfly of Auii-rU-an KlorlBtB. ^ J Goodyear Rubber Store, ORK. 4 FLORAL DESIGNS The Cut I'lowcr Worker's Friciul. I'iiie book of ICO pages. Seuil 83.S0 for it, to J. HORACE McFARLANO, Harrisburg, Pa. TOTTS YSTEM OF PRAYING AVES K^ ILLMRIGHT LIS, INSECTSAND MILDEW CHARGED WITH KILLMRIGHT, CONNECTED WITH FAUCET READr FOR USE WORKS\-j^ E N D FOR EQUALLY WELLWITH A GARDEN ENGINE. SroTfs Syringe CIRCULAR AND Testimonials. StottGardenImple:ment CELL'A" CONTAINS THE KILLMRIGHT Company 13 G LibertyStNewYork. H. M. HOOKER COMPANY, 57 and 59 W, Ranilolpli Street, CHICAGO, NATURAL GAS MADE GLASS FOR GREENHOUSES. "Write for latest prices. • ii Standard" Flower Pots. As mantifactured by us have carried oft" highest honors wherever shown and have stood the best test. They are used in all the leading floral establishments in the United States. For prices address The Whllldin Pottery Company, BRANCH WAREHOUSES: 713. 715. 7^7 & 7^9 Whatton St., Philadelphia, Pa. Kandolpli Ave. an;c ijuainuies of our Pipe are in use in Green- bouses throughout the West, to any of which we refer as to its excellent quality. Pipe can be easily put together by aay one, very little instruction being needed. OKI* T^HB :B]er l.iilllML' k'liiss witlioul. Inns, No c.ik.itc ,\n sll.llii- .11 L'hi««. I'nii-tlivillv nil- tlitht, vrriiv Mi M .-, - ivhv v.ivlnt riioi. No liipa, ,in,.^ , ;, 1. hii- 111- /In.-,... No liiriikMi;.' il tl;o-' ,11,. 'i,i~l or Ire, SoTliO of IliO Ijllf- rilU-liI /,111. .I..1I.1., ■ nltli rMllro sllllallpUoM, WiUc for .^uul|Jk■ unit pri.'e llsl, J. M. GASSER, FLORIST, 101 Euclid Ave.. CLKVKI-.VND, O. CDLJF=? Sash Lifter^^'Hinges iimll Villi ili'sorlptluii iiiui [nlce. BAY STATE HARDWARE CO. 872 Freeport Street, BOSTON, MA iSgj. The American Florist. 1251 Mention American Florist. KROESCHELL BROS. Greenhouse ^ Boiler, 41 to BB Eria St., CHICAOO. BHUeiB una noaus ui bluui, ivaber Bi^nuo nii nru front, aides and baok). Write for Information. 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We ship to all Railroad Stations and Boat Landings without regard to distance, and will make prices laid down at your depot at figures which will pay you to patronize a cash market. any S ij 1? TL C^ 11. 1? 6 HAMMOND'S PAINT AND SLUG SHOT WORKS, Fishkiil-on-Hudson, N. Y I252 The American Florist. July 6, Index to Advertisers. AbelCC 4Co 124.i Adv. 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No. 267 fDHlE /4LiliiD®M! iFl!=@@l!@ir Published every Thursday by The American florist company. 333 Dearborn Street, Chicago. Subscription, 31.00 a year. To Europe, $2.00. Address all communications to AMERICAN FLORIST COMPANY, p. O. Drawer 164, CHICAGO. Eastern Office : 67 Bromfleld St., Hoston. The Ninth Annual Meeting OF THE SOCIETY OF JIMERICM FLOE ST8 WILL BE HELD AT ST. LOUIS, MO., AUGUST 9. 10 AND U, 1893. Members may remit the annual dues (J3.00) to the secretary or treasurer prior to the meeting, thus avoid- ing the crowd and relieving the ofiBcers on the opening day. Badge for 1S93 will be sent by mall to those who remit in advance of the meeting. \ Intending members can obtain any Information wanted by addressing the secretary. OFFICERS: Wm. R. Smith, Washington, D. C, president; Prof. WM. Trelease. St. Louis, JMo.. vice-president; WM. .1. Stewart. 67 Bromfleid St.. Boston, Mass, secretary; M. A. Hunt, Terre Haute, Ind., treasurer. CONTENTS. Program St. Louis convention 1253 The World's Fair . . 12.53 Carnations — Seasonable hints 12-54 Roses — Roses in summer 1254 A pretty church decoration (illus) 1255 Mushrooms 1255 Orchids— Cattleyas 1256 Grafting- 1256 Vases (illus) 1257 Miscellaneous seasonable hints 1257 The proposed floral contest 1258 New York . 12.58 After the hail storm (illus) 1259 Philadelphia 1259 Reading, Pa 1260 Boston 1260 Chicago 1260 St. Louis 1261 Baltimore - . • • 1261 Pansy bed at World's Fair (illus) 1261 Where are they? ... 1262 When tree orders become binding 1262 Society of Am. Florists 1262 News notes ... 1262 Our annual convention number 1264 The seed trade 1266 Toronto 1268 Society of Indiana Florists 1270 Indianapolis 1272 New Orleans Hort. Society 1274 As WORK progresses on our Convention Number and Columbian Souvenir, which will be issued August 3, we are more and more convinced that it will make a sen- sation when it appears. It will be a number that every recipient will surely wish to preserve for all time. It will con- tain about 80 pages. Society of American Florists. PRELIMINARY PROGRAM OF THE ST. LOUIS MEETING. Wednesday, August 9, 1893. First Day, Opening Session, ii A. M. Address of welcome. Response. President's address. Reports — secretary, treasurer, standing and special committees. Miscellaneous business. Discussion of president's address. Afternoon. Meeting of committee on nomenclature, enrollment of members, payment of dues, judging trade exhibi- tion and at 3:30 o'cloclc a carriage ride for members and their ladies by invita- tion of the St. Louis Florists' Club. Evening Session, 8 o'clock. Essay (under the auspices of the Ameri- can Carnation Society), "Carnations," C. H. Allen, Floral Park, N. Y. Essay, "The physics of glass in its rela- tion to light and heat" (illustrated by means of the stereonticon), Prof. F. H. King, Wisconsin State University. The question bos. Thursday, August 10, 1893. Second Day, Morning Session, lo o'clock. Selection of place of meeting and nom- ination of officers for 1894. Essay, "The science and facts of suc- cessful rose growing," R. F. Tesson, St. Louis, Mo. Address on behalf of 1 he American Rose Society. Election of vice-presidents by state del- egation at close of morning session. Afternoon. A visit to the Missouri Botanical Garden, by invitation of the trustees of the garden. Eveiiing Session, S o'clock. Essay, "Horticultural exhibitions; how to make them successful," W. G. Berter- mann, Indianapolis, Ind. Essay, "Old and neglected plants .worthy of more general use in outdoor decorations," James Gurney, Missouri Botanical Garden. Address on behalf of the Florists' Hail Association of America, to be followed by the annual meeting of that bod v. Friday, August 11, 1893. Third Day, Morning Session, lo o'clock. Election of officers. Essay, "Hybridization; its benefits and results to ornamental horticulture," Dr. J. M. Macfarlane, Lansdowne, Pa. Essay (under the auspices of the Amer- ican Chrysanthemum Society), "Bench grown chrysanthemums for exhibition purposes," Elmer D. Smith, Adrian, Mich. Address on behalf of the Florists' Pro- tective Association, to be followed by the annual meeting of that body. Afternoon. Meeting of the Interna- tional Telegraph Delivery Association. Evening Session, 8 o'clock. Essay, "Labor-saving devices," P. O'Mara, New York city. The question box. Final committee reports. Saturday, August 12, 1893. Fotirth Day. Forenoon. The bowling contest. Afternoon. A visit to Brownhurst,by invitation of Mr. D. S. Brown. Evening. The first trial illumination of the city by the Autumnal Festivities Association, in honor of the Society of American Florists. On Saturday evening it is expected that the majority of the delegates -ndll leave St. Louis for Chicago by special train. N. B. The membership badge of the S. A. F. will be the card of admission to all entertainments provided. Wm. J. Stewart, Secretary. The 'World's Fair. Warm weather keeps things moving and the island is full of bloom, though the first crop of roses is gone now. Soupert, though, keeps up its reputation, for it is in fine bloom, and two of the old poly- anthas, Paquerette and Gloire des Poly- anthas, are yielding plenty of their neat little flowers. A newly planted batch of Kaiserin Augusta Victoria looks well, and it will be interesting to watch its progress. Most of the teas are doing little at pres- ent in the way of bloom, and the rose beds begin to look bare. However, that will be provided against; showy annuals are now being bedded among the roses, which will supply bloom untilfrost comes. An extensive variety of these plants is used; among them are marigolds, Fiench and African, godetia, uierembergia, Drummond's phlox, calendula, gazania, dwarf petunia, antirrhinum, thunbergia, coreopsis, helichrysum, and others. Gladioli are just coming into bloom among the roses; we may expect to see quite a show of Lemoine's hybrids later. Verj^ showy indeed are the clematis in the centerof the -^se garden; viticellavenosa. Duchess of Teck, fulgens hybrida and Thutibergii are covered with bloom. 2"ite a :' jw of Keempfer's irises is made by New York; a good sized bed is planted with them and they look well in the mass. Another good effect is ob- tained by stocks, which are now in abundant bloom; they form a consider- able part of the German display. Martin Grasshofi", of Quedlinburg, shows a quan- tity of good stocks, also Pape & Berg- man, of the same place. Tuberous be- gonias from H. Bertram, of Hamburg, are now bedded out, and they show an excellent strain, so far as can be judged at present. Another German exhibitor, Albert Brandt, shows agood dwarf white dahlia, alba imbricata; it is a pretty little flower, and assuredly early, since it is 1254 The American F lorist. Jl'h' I3y already in bloom. It is a neat flower of the porcpon order, and should be useful for florists' work. Oscar Tiefen- thal's hydrangeas are showing abundant bloom, and Joseph Mock shows a large bed of tea roses; altogether this plot of ground shows bright and abundant bloom. The hollyhocks will soon beveryshowv; a bed of good doubles near the rose gar- den promises finely, and there are some good ones in EUwanger & Barry's plan- tation. The trees and shrubs in this display are in fine order now; the weeping mulberries look well with their ripe and half ripe fruit. In the border planting on the island the most showy plant at present is Monarda didyma, the Oswego tea, one of our native horse mints. Planted in big clumps it shows a mass of bright red, almost scarlet blooms, the plants about two feet high. It is admirably effective and will be in bloom all summer. Agros- temma coronaria is used in similar situa- tion, and these two plants are very noticeable. Altogether the island i,s very gay with bloom now. , Over in the main building some altera- tions in arrangement are being made; A. Blanc's cactus display has been put out- side and foliage plants are taking its place. Some of the fancy -leaved caladiums have been moved over from the grt en- houses, and they will make a fine showing against the green of palms and ferns. The caladiums are finely grown and will be an attractive feature. Among the orchids people are looking with interest at a stanhopea, which seems to prove a taking plant, and there are a number of good Cypripedium Lawrenceanums. The gloxinias have not yet been moved over from the greenhouses. In addition to the New York show and the plants belonging to the department there are fine plants in the Pennsylvania state ex- hibit, from Henry A. Dreer. They are admirably grown. Perhaps the most extraordinary plant in the whole horticultural exhibit is Wel- witschia mirabilis, of which we see an example in the southwest annex. It is a native of western Africa and is more suggestive of an extraordinarily over- grown fungus than anything else. The trunk is about twelve inches high, a flat two-lobed mass, dark brown, hard and cracked, like an overdone loaf of bread. It has two leaves, very leathery, which split with age into numerous thongs, which curl up like withered palm leaves; they growfrom deepgrooves intbe trunk. Its flowers are concealed in scarlet cones, which rise from near the insertion of the leaves. It isfound growingin arid places, where rain rarely falls, and is said to last a century. It is a monotypic genus, be- longing to the order Gnetace.-u, and has been grown at Kew Botanic Gardens, but not. so far as we know, anywhere else. to grow or accumulate on the benches. Weeds soon go to seed and give trouble in the future, and old plants serve only as a harbor for snails, so wbugs and other insects. The benches cleaned ofT and everything living removed it is a good plan to shut up the houses for a few days, letting tl.em have the full benefit of the hot sun, tl,e hotter the better. If there is TO danger of the fumes passing into other houses wh?re plants may be growing a strong fumigation of bun i ig -. 'nhur is a good tl iiii.'. Fewinsect>= : ^n rt i t this treatment, and it wi'l I' in tti m l ut if it does not get rid of them entin Ir. Ii sect's eggs, however, are probably not atTc(.tc.'. We seldom remove all the bench sril unless it is necessary to mend the benches or to put in new ones. Even then the soil can be shifted to an adjoining bench while the one in hand is being fixed. We do, however, remove about two inches from the top, which is taken to a pile and used the following year mixed with the potting or bench soil. A heavy coat of well rotted manure is then applied. We use spent manure from our hot beds which is usually rotted well enough for the purpose. The benches are then filled with fresh soil, a dressing of bone or bone black (about 100 pounds to a house 20x100) and all well stirred with a spade, first one way, then the other. When the soil is levelled it is ready to receive the carnations. Four inches of soil after it has settled is ample; we have alluded to this before. We have said in the beginning of these articles that we did not believe in early planting as a general thing. We would, therefore, dampen the soil occasionally, encouraging the weeds to grow. A hoe- ing now and then will kill the weeds and save a good deal of work after the carna- tions are planted. The wetting too will keep the soil moist and in better condition for planting than if it was allowed to get very dry. W. R. Shelmire. Avondale, Pa. Seasonable Hints. The time is now approaching, and even nere, to clean out our houses and prepare them for the newcrop. Old plants should be removed as soon as their usefulness is ended and weeds and litter not allowed To continually "harp" on summer roses reminds one what Shakespere says of "damnable iteration," yet the rose as a subject is "ever charming, ever new;" like a pleasant landscape, it does not "tire the view." Its history dates much farther back than the flower that claims to be "divine." Its biographers are legion, from Monardes, 1551 — Fumarel- lus, 1557 — on down — see D. Mariano Ycr- gara's Bibliografia de la Rosa — that I find to be a most useful compcndiiun. .\s to the carnation all will concede his (?) proper place, at the same time, I repeat, there is no rivalry in Flora's domain. The lily has its own stateliness, and nothing can compare with the rose for Juno-like beauty! Even orchids cannot burlesque the rose, no matter how well other forms in nature are counterfeited. Therefore, since the rose is royalty itself we may render her due homage, and with good grace continually sing her praise. In her kingdom though, she has her enemies; insect anarchists to dispute her sway and desecrate her beauty. They would sap her life, destroy her charms and feed upon her very vitalsl But how she does smile upon her loyal subjects. Hers is a kingdom of grace. Whether seen upon the wooded island at the World's Fair or in old fashioned grand- mother's gardens, sweet briar, Scotch, Austrian, damask, hundred leaf rose, and the new aspirants to popular favor, of the florist and losarian, all alike bow down at her shrine. It simply goes to prove that whatever else we grow for Ilk'; sure, fnrprofit the rose hasfirst place. It i-i r.uised as tenderly in the tropics as \^ e ! ur.'C hir rarest rxiitic?. It is rood for ftr.cy and it may be profitable to the practic I minded. July,.\ugufbt and September cut flower sales are small ccmparativc'y, but good roses are as much sought after and scar- cer than as any other season. If there be summer resorts conveniently near at hand good sales are assured. The "sum- mer girl" wants "summer roses" and the "summer beau" hustles his legs to get 'em, not knowing whether they are to be had or not. Have you ever had a would-be summer customer"growl" at you because you were hopelessly unable to supply good roses — "nothing else would answer." In vain you tried to explain that pond lilies, sweet peas, bluets, etc., were quite the thing — but it was no go. After the out- door bloom is past, usually before the first of July, except with teas or the like, those grown under glass are all that can be depended on for good blooms with good foliage— one nearly as essential as the other. The houses at this season need light shading, so as not to scald the foliage and impair their vigor. Likewise give abundance of air without admitting strong currents, hot or cold. One is as drying to the sap as the other is chilling to the soft tender growth. .\lso plenty of syringing to keep down red spider, a sufficiency of moisture at the roots, and occasional mulching. Good blooms are what we want, you know, must not burn them, stunt or scald them, or give them a chance to mil- dew. A good depth of generous soil secures the best results in planting. Let the soil be rather shallow and they soon give out, and are much more difficult to manage successfully. The diminished vigor is plainly seen. In a deep rich soil the roots go down — down in the cool moist earth — and thrive amazingly. T,a France and its varieties give full sized perfect blooms in the hottest weather. You can hardly say this of most of the other roses. La France comes mostly a lovely soft pink at this season under glass; Puchess of Albany a bright clear color that does not quickly fad«- as in winter, .\ugustine Guinoiseau (white La France) satin white or light flesh tint, has come to stay and is a very satisfac- tory "light" rose. For myself I object to the weak stem of Mme. Caroline Testout. Xiphctos endures smnmer heat well, and is much sought after. I'erlc is good when well taken care of, and so is Meteor. Mme. lloste and Mnu. Pierre Guillot are satisfactory when well done, and very lasting when cut, quite a desideratum in summer especially. I would recommend special treatment for American Beauty when w.mted for late summer use at the large watering places. Plant out good stock first of Alay in benches, as for win- ter, instead of solid beds, a whole house to itself for profit, and push it right along. It is to be expected that the good blooms produced will bring a figure proportion- ate to the expense incurred. iSg3. The American Florist. i2S5 CHURCH DECORATION. I notice -what you say about green- hotise structures io June 22 issue as espe- cially related to roses. Some of these old houses that are not light enough for win- ter j-oses would do admirably for summer use; no trouble th'n as to light and heat! The florist is something like the farmer, always tempted to do a little more than is wise— pulling down his barns to build greater, etc. Using what you have to the best possible advantage, will usually bring in better returns than as if you spread out more and fail to give the ex- tra attention needed. This is no "penny wise pound foolish" docirine, but actual fact, We hear much lately about general financial depression all over the country; florists will do well to heed the "signs of the times" — festina lente! Aconservative course will keep you "right side up" any- way, ualess an unexpected hail storm puts in an appearance. A Pretty Church Decoration. Our illustration shows the decoration in the church at Falmouth on the occa- sion of the recent Fiske-Hammond wed- ding. The arch was made of white and piak pEEOnieswith English ivy sprays and laurel. A dado of the same material ex- tended completely around the church. The pulpit and reading desk seen on the left were tastily decorated with plum blossoms. The buncheson theendsof the pews were of hydrangea blossoms, and the same material was used in the font. The flowers about the front of the altar are La France roses in vases, and the altar rail was lavishly decorated with La France also. The train which carried the guests from Boston was loaded out- side and in with flowers, as also were the conveyances from the train to the church. The bride's carriage was hung with heavy garlands of Bride roses. The work was executed by Norton Bros. Mushrooms. In the pretty and thriving village of Akron, Erie county, New York, lying on a limestone ridge and situated about twenty-two miles from Buffdlo, there is an industry flourishing of which few are aware except the villagers and the people who buy the product. It is mush- room growing on a large scale. These same Agaricus campestris are so large, so fat, so heavy and meaty, in fact so different irom those grown on the surface of the earth I thought perhaps a brief description of the conditions under which they are grown mi^ht interest those of your readers who utilize theirgreenhouses for that purpose. Millions of barrels of cement ( water lime) have been sent out from the village of Akron, and to produce this thousands, perhaps millions, ofcords of limestone rock have been excavated. Where the limestone is found with but a few feet of flint and earth covering it it is quarried in the usual way, but where there is twenty to thirty feet to strip off before reaching the limestone it is cheaper to tunnel into the rock. The layer or strata of limestone in the cave in which the mushrooms are growing was eight or nine feet thick, and does not follow the undulations of the surface of the earth above, but ran as near as possible level, and in many places both floor and ceiling in many square acres is as smooth and even as an asphalt pavement. We had the pleasure of being guided into these "darksome caves" by the genial proprietor himself, Mr. Irving Eckerson. He held the torch while we looked where to step, for it was njt all asphalt pave- ment. Some friends with me were in- clined to chat a little on the journey into the bowels of the earth; my weak intellect was fully absorbed in contemplating where we should be if the candle went out. After a tramp of three or four hun- dred yards in Indian file our footing be- came better, and of a sudden the familiar odor of the chief ingredient which goes to produce mushrooms struck in full blast. The caves we were in were perhaps twenty or thirty acres in extent, but Mr. Ecker- son uses but three or four acres, and of course has chosen the dryest part. Hun- dreds of beds were there, and in ten different styles; some of them were in ridges sixteen feet long, three feet wide at the bottom, running to a point about two feet six inches high, but those Mr. E. says he has about abandoned, preferring the flat bed, which is neatly held together by hemlock boards and is sixteen feet long, six feet wide and eight or nine inches thick. There is just room left between each bed to walk and pick the mush- rooms, and everything is as neat and clean as the decks of a man of war (out of action). Mr. Eckerson puts no earth on the manure. I fired no questions at him about his methods of doing this and that; I had sympathy for him, because I know what it is myself. There were beds i2S6 The America:\' Florist. J"h ^j, ip all shapes, some being made, others just spawned, some just coming in, and others covered with great big snosv white fungi as big as a baby's head, and about as heavy. They are shipped in handle baskets holding about six pounds, and they mostly go to New York City and Chicago. The price to Mr. E. when I was there ( May) was one dollar per pound net. I asked when they were in most demand and when they brought the best price, and strange to say it is July, August, September and October. In win- ter and spring Mr. Eckerson has what he calls greenhouse mushrooms to oppose him, but in the warm weather greenhouse mushrooms are "not in it;" they are wormy and the cave grown beauties are in great demand. After inspecting Mr. Eckerson 's neat little frame office, which is nearly a quarter of a mile from the light of day, we retraced our steps, and knowing the road we emerged much quicker than we entered. You will be asking how it is the roof does not fall in with its millionsof tonsof rock and earth above. Every thirtj- or forty feet the quarrymen left a natural pillar of stone four feet thick, and in addition to those there are thousands of supports made from the section of a stout maple or elm. I forgot to say that so uniform is the temperature that in winter the thermom- eter never goes below 55° and in the warmest summers never above 65°. This is of course the secret of the success, sup- plemented by a few "wrinkles" which Mr. Eckerson says he paid by experience to learn, and which he never could find by reading, and he has bought every book on mushrooms that is printed in English. The bright May sun looked brighter when we emerged from the tunnel than I ever saw it look before or since, and after a dinner at the village hotel fa good one) of roast turkey with a very liberal allow- ance of those famous mushrooms, etc., we flattered ourselves the day had not been spent in vain. Mr. Eckerson uses only the French spawn, don't want any other. Only a limited number of your readers are likely to have an abandoned stone quarry on their place, at least not acres of it, but those who have should profit by this, for the demand for this luscious fungus is far in excess of the supplv. Wm. Scott. Buffalo, N. Y. Cattleyas. It is remarkable in the face of the im- mense importation of these orchids that further importations should beneccessary with declining demand and that garden- ers who know "all about growing them" should rcicet small pieces, and object to cuttinguplarge ones. Surely the best test of the adaptability of any plant to a given climate, or given cultural condi- tions, is the ease with which it will repro- duce itself. The facility of reproduction depends primarily (as every gardener ought to know) upon a healthy and vigorous root action, and it is precisely in that respect, that cattleyas after a year or two of "culture," fail. Visit any of the older collections, no matter where, and houseful after houseful of plants will be found with little but old bulbs, annual growths more and more enfeebled, and with fewer and fewer flowers. Buy! Buy! is the remedy of the expert cultivator, and it must be kept uo, as it is with tulips and hyacinths, if flowers are desired in any quantity. Perhaps it is impossible to supply the requisite conditions of heat and varying humidity, as it is certainly impossible to supply the solar light and heat, and the natural anchorage for the roots. But how wonderfully little is known to gardeners, or anyone, of these cattleya climates, each species with a different one no doubt, as the behavior of the plants testify. It is impossible to get the data, it is not in existence. The. South American countries cannot afford to keep observers recording meteorology for the benefit of cattleya fanciers, and the growers must needs continue to imitate each other as best they can. It is astonishing however, how very mechanical many growers are. To be sure they have little stimulus to original research or investigation, for the only requital they can expect for anj'- thing of the kind is utter inappreciation, and possibly even worse than that. I have known investigators kicked out for their pains and informed that some odd- man or other was held in higher esteem than they. Cattleyas are collected from all known stations, and housed in a little hothouse or two, always of course under the in- fluence of the climate in which it is sit- uate. They cannot all succeed. The fol- lowing data will give a fair idea of their behavior. The (,) indicates interruption to growth, the — continuity. The figures from 1 to 12 indicates the months. Cattleyas. Growth Roots. Amethystoglossa .5—12 & 10-1 1,5,11 bicolor 5—9 5-12 Bowringeaua •i-9 9—10,11,12 Citrina 7-9 1,5,9 crispa 7—12 2,11,12 Dowiana 5—8.10 .5,1011 D. aurea 4— S,10 2,5,10-11 EI Dorado 68 9,1 Gaskelliana 1—7 1,11—12 Gigas S— 8,9— 12 3,11 G. Sanderiana 1—1 1-2,6,9-12 G. imperialis 2—7 2,9-12 Harrisiana (a loue: liver) 2—6 5—7 interm edia 6—8 & 10-12 6,8, & 11-12 i. atnethystina 5.8, & 10-12 7, & 11-12 I.awreucete 7—11 & 10 5.9 " (second year) 9, 10 lahiata speciosissima 5,9 1,9,10-12 labiata s. Ernestii fi-9, & 10-12 1.0,10-12 luteola ■J,S 3.8.9-12 marninata 3,10 3,6,9-11 maxima 3,8.11 1,. 5,8, 12 Mcndellii 7—11 1,.5,8-11 Mossi;e 5,8-11 1,5,9- U Pcrcivalliaua 5,8 1,5,10—12 ♦ Scliilleriana Regnellii 11,4 4-7, & 10 *This difficult species flowered so finely after having been cut into small pieces of three bidbs each, and grown on from them for 3 years, that Mr. Ed. Low pronounced the plant the finest he had ever seen. But by this time the block was rotten and thespecimen had to be rebuilt; the follow- ing year it behaved quite differentlv-thus: C. S. Regnellii G. 7—9 & 12— K. l',5,8. It will be seen that the natural period of growth seems to be 11 — 4, and during that period it simply recjuires soaking. superba splendeus Triaure (uext Trianic SchroderpE Roots , .T^SJO— 12 1,5,8-12 1,5-9,10,12 1-8,11 1..5,10-12 ,6,9,10 1,5,8,10-12 There is one deduction evident from this exhibit, viz: that when the humid- ity of the hothouse is dissipated by venti- lation, or the combined effects of hard fir- ing and the condensing effect of cold glass it tells at once upon the root action. It will be seen clearly that most of the cat- tleyas root best and most unlnterruptedlv from October to December, and more or less imperfectly during the periods of ex- treme ventilation and cold. Neither material, or the shape of baskets or pots have an^-thing to do with this, providing natural laws are not violated, expert opinion notwithstanding. Expert opin- ion is often strangely untrustworthy. I heard one of these worthies declare some- time ago that he and another spent weeks removing scale from a lot of orchids, every- one of which had been dipped in kerosene emulsion a week or two before; every scale was dead, and could have been removed with the hose in a single day, but the expert seemingly didn't know it. I should he glad to include a resume of South American climatologj' of which I have collected much data, but as very little of it applies with certainty to cat- tleya stations it would be of little special value. There is one set of deductions to be arrived at by the study of some thirty returns however, and they are that cat- tleyas grow in climates very much more decided in all particulars than our glass houses afford them, and there are few of the stations with an average winter tem- perature below 70° Fah. Even Quito registers 59.72" for that period. Bogota again registers 59.1fS°, and the city is high above the Pacho Valle5' where the crack varieties of odontoglossums are often said to come from. Rio dejaniero, near where some cattleyas have been found, gives 72.37° Fah. as the average of the three coldest months. Cattleya "experts" have a great deal to learn yet. It will be said that average tempera- tures are misleading, but the average minimum for a tropical plant cannot be much departed from with impunity. Trenton, N. J. James MacPherson. Grafting. HY .T.\CKSOX rt.^WSOX. For magnolias the best species to use for stock is either acuminata or umbrella. The acuminata I think makes a stouter and more lasting plant, but umbrella be- ing more fibrous rooted is more likely to stand transplanting than acuminata. Umbrella is more inclined to sucker, which is its greatest fault. For all forms and varieties of the tulip tree, such as tasti- giata, acutiloba and varicgata the only- stock to be used is the common form. All the berberis family do well on the common B. vulgaris except the mahonia section. These elo best rooted from layers or soft wood cu'.tings. In fact all the bcrberiscs would be better from cuttings where possible, as vulgaris suckers like everything. All the lindens can be easily grafted on Tilia Europ.ca or Tilia .\mcricana. I think Americana r^akcs the better stock of the two, as it isastronpcrgrowingtreeand is less subject to attacks of borers. Vitis Labrusca and V. .-estivalis make best stock for all varieties and species of grapes. There are a great many scarce varieties of grapes that do not root freely from hard wood cuttings, and it is best to graft these on strong growing varie- ties in such cases. All the varieties of Huonymus (Evony- mus) succeed best on E. Europ;eus. In maples, .\cer pscudo-platanus does well for all varieties of pseudo-platanus and platanoides. .\notlicr good stock is A. dasycarpum. While these two iSgj. The American Florist. 1257 GROUP OP VASES PILLED THREE DAYS. THE CENTER ONE IS AN IRON RESERVOIR VASE. THE OTHERS AREf RUSTIC WORK OP DIPPERENT HEIGHTS. AND WERE ALL FOR CEMETERY USE. stocks can be used for most maples yet the majoiity of Japanese maples will not work readily on any other species except Acer palmatum or A. Japonicum (usually known as A. polymorphum). With the possible exception of A. cratagajfolium and rufinerve they will do well on our ordinary striped bark maple (A. Pennsyl- ■vanicum). Acer circinatum of Oregon would, I believe, make a good substitute for the Japan maple. I have never had a good chance to try it, but the indications are that it would be a success. There is one maple, Acer pulcrum, that we have been unable to find any stock on which to either bud or graft it. I have tried it on everything I could think of but have not struck it yet. Other parties have had the same experience with it. Robinia pseudo-acacia is good stock for allvarieties of robinia, whether viscosa, hispida or Neo-ilexicana. While most of the cytisuses are best on their own roots they make very pretty small standards if grafted on the common laburnum. All varieties of wistaria are easily grafted on the roots of the common Wistaria Chinen- sis. Caragana arborescens is as good as anything we can get for the caraganas. Although most of the viburnums grow readily from cuttings yet they will make strong plants more quickly if grafted on V. dentatum. This makes a first rate stock for them. V. opulis nana makes a beautiful little standard grafted on V. opulis. A very pretty effect is produced by grafting Lonicera Albertii on small high standards of L. Tartarica. In this way you get a handsome half pendulous shrub. For the species and varieties of catalpa C. speciosa is the hardiest stock we have. Although not very long lived, very pretty plants of Tecoma radicans can be made by grafting on standards of Catalpa spe- ciosa or C. bignonioides. In the elm family we find that all forms of L'lmus campestris do best on its ordi- nary species (English elm). The same is true of the American elm. The Camper- down and all other varieties of U. mon- tana do well on the English species, but even better on montana (the Scotch or witch elm). As in the majority of cases with grafted plants the nearer you can keep to the species the better they will do. Ouercus rolDur or its variety peduncu- lata is, I find, the easiest stock for most oaks, although the varieties, of scarlet and red oak, such as coccinea, tinctorea and palustris, do better on Quercus rubra. But when seed can be got, they are best grown from seed. All the hornbeams and hop hornbeams do more readily on Carpi- nus betulcefolia (the European species) thanontheAmericau(C.Caroliniana)but where this cannot be had Caroliniana will do. The European white birch (Betula alba) makes the best stock for the general run of birches, aud Alnus incana for all the alders. While many other things might be enumerated yet the above will be found to cover all the trees and shrubs in which people are generally interested and where grafting can be resorted to with profit. Vases. The accompanying engraving is from a photograph of a group of vases filled by Mr. Wm. Scott, Buffalo, N.Y.,and shows the various styles of filling as practiced by him. The vases shown had been filled three days when photographed. We shall later on publish engravings of some of these vases after the plants have made good growth. Miscellaneous Seasonable Hints. There is very little to sow, or to reap either, in this very hot midsummer time, and after you have your roses, chrysan- themums, etc., planted, you will feel that you are entitled to a well earned rest. But don't let up till you have seen the painting of your houses well under way. Several of the most successful men in the business paint the whole of their houses annually both out side and in. We all know how much easier it is to grow almost all plants well in a brand new house. If the benches have a coat of whitewash and the walls beneath the benches the same and the upper part of the structure a thorough washing with the hose and then a heavy coat of the best white lead, you have gone a long ways towards making practically a new house. It not only adds to the durability of the house, but destroys the spores of mildew and black spot that are resting round about, and must kill myriads of the germs or eggs of the insects that we are continually fighting. But of greater im- portance than the above is that with a bright coat of paint you get light, and light is what you are after. In these days, when progressive men are experi- menting with the roofs of greenhouses at 1258 The American Florist. J"h' ^3, every known angle to catch every ray of light that is possible, remember that a clean coai"- of paint will difiuse more light, whatever the shape of the house may be, than a dirty house of the most approved and latest style. It is abso- lutely necessary to go over the roof every two or three years, especially where you don't use the cap on top of the bar. There is bound to be a place for water to creep in in that small space between the glass and the wood. Some use the putty ball, some the stiff flat brush that engrav- ers use to clean their plates and some a thin, flat, ordinary brush. Use whatever suits you best, but don't delay. It's hot on the roof now, but if you wait it is rainy in September and October, and you have many other things to see to then. Freesia refracta are fine bulbs this year and very cheap. There is not much money in them for some of us, but they are a beautiful, sweet flower and there is always some call. Pot them as soon as received in 5-inch pots, 7 or S bulbs in each. You can then bring in a few pots at a time. Plant in rich soil and place outside in a frame. Cover with boards to keep the fierce sun off them till they are well up and don't cover them with any material, as you would tulips, etc. Freesias will stand a pretty good freeze without harm. I spoke last spring of the show pelar- gonium as a plant that was fast return- ing to popular favor. Eighteen years ago we grew several thousand of these showy plants and they sold well as a market plant. They were gradually fall- ing away in popular favoras theimmense improvements were made in the zonal pelargoniums. For 10 3-ears past there has not been 50 good pelargoniums grown annually in this city, and the same could be said of many other cities, I am sure. There has been great improvement made in the varieties this past 10 years. The regal type is grand. I will just mention one variety— Duchess of Teck, a tnagnificeut white, a thrifty, clean grower. Thousands of them could be sold in any large citv, and there are dozens of varie- ties as good in habit andot every shade of color that the oelargonium possesses. If you have no stock at all wait till Septem- ber and buy young plants of those that have. If you have some old plants that have bloomed thissummer and are about done, begin to let them dry off a little, but not enough to turn the foliage yel- low. About theend of //;« month cut the old plant down— don't be afraid to cut them close— leaving only two or three eyes on the stems of the plant. Every piece of the plant you cut oft' will root, except perhaps the very hardest. Cut them into pieces with two eyes, or three is better. I have propagated them both by putting them in the sand in the usual •way and sometimes potted them at once in 2-inch pots in light loam. Either plan will do. Keep them shaded and in the coolest house you have. Keep them only moderately moist; just the happy medium is right. They will show roots in about three weeks, and as soon as they have made a good growth shift them into -t-inch pots in good rich loam and encourage them to grow all you can till November. When the dark weather comes there is no better place for them than a shelf near the glass in a cool house. If you have not that then the lightest bench you have must do, and if they are kept at 40° to 45° that is plenty warm enough for midwinter, and they will thrive when cool with very little water. At the end of February or early in March they must be started into active growth again and put ia the pots in which they are to flower. If j'ou have wintered them in a 4-inch shift them into 5inch, or very strong varieties into G-inch. It pays well to drain the pots with a few broken crocks and a piece of green moss. They will start now into rapid growth and must have a more liberal supply of water. Pot them firmly at all stages of their growth. They will flower in May and June and some varieties can be forced for Easter. Constant fumigation is necessary and never let the foliage or flowers remain many hours damp or you will lose both. Fire heat and air in abundance is what they want in dull, wet weather. The old plants after being cut down must be kept voy diy. In two or three weeks they will break at every joint, and when the young breaks are one inch long shake every bit of soil off the roots, trim the ends of the roots back an inch or two and pot in a much smaller size than they flowered in. These old plants started in a 4 or 5-inch pot in August can be easily grown to a diameter of three or four feet by the following June. This would be all right for a flower show but would not pay as a rule. The black flv on chrysanthemums is as bad as ever this year. Very fine tobacco dust mixed with one third of bone meal dusted on them every two weeks will "fix 'em." Wm. Scott. Buffalo, N. Y., July 10. The Proposed Floral Contest in August. In view of the small amount of encour- agement received the Chicago committee has deemed it best to abandon the pro- ject of an international contest in the arrangement of flowers at the World's Fair in August. The great stumbling block has been the fear of sister clubs that it would be practically impossible to ob- tain suitable material in August. Of course such material could not be had at that time as would be available later in the season, but as the contest was to be one of skill in arrangement rather than of quality of flowers the local committee thought that sufficient material of fair quality could be had for the purpose in view. But it was made unmistakably plain that the lack of first class flowers at the season would deter nearly all possible contestants from entering the lists. The committee could make sure of only one contestant outside of Chicago, and as this would have brought the con- test down to the level of a local exhibi- tion it was deemed best to abandcm the whole matttr. Some talk was had of deferring the contest till later in the sea- son when plenty of good material could be had, but it was telt that it would be practically impossible to get any large number of florists together for such a contest except at the time of the annual convention. The outcome is certainly very unfortunate, as the contest, if car- ried out successfully on the lines proposed, wauld certainly have been of great benefit to the trade. New York. "I here state that spring has come." This important bit of information formed the introductory lines of a certain plants- man's catalogue once upon a time. And in humble imitation 1 here state that siinniicr has come. It is not exactly necessary to state it, any more than it was necessary in the case of our friend and the S])ring, but one must have some- thing to start in on. The l5reek who hies him to a wholesale flower establishment in New York at this time of the year must have something too to start in on. A dice box and a good pocketful of ten cent pieces will do, and when he shows up this combination he is very likelvto be accom- modated. Sometimes he goes out after an hour's experience with a lighter pocket but a heavier heart; sometimes it is the reverse. If the latter, then you will see him blossom out the next day in a new vest and pair of tan colored boots, and possibly next fall in patent leathers and a fur collar. It takes but a few minutes to receive and dispose of all the flowers coming in to the wholesale stores th'se mornings. A lew bandfuls constitutes the whole daily production of some of the largest growers. It is just as well that there is no more, as there is little to do and less inclination to do it. The "buyers," those talented young men with eyes all round their head, who do the markets in the morning and make the necessary daily purchases of stock for the more pre- tentious stores come around from force of habit, buy a dozen or two of roses, a bunch of valley or so and do what thej' can to make life miserable for each other and the outlook gloomy for the Greeks. Stumpp's man, resplendent in green and gold, has only to put in an appearance and a whistling salute to the tune of the "Wearing of the Green" rings out, and Butler's boy is blamed for it all. If Stumpp himself and Doran chance to arrive together there ensues a wordj- con- test as to whether certain horses owned by these worthies are 22 years old or only 7, while Johnnie Wier, who does his own buying when there is anything to buy siis on the counter swinging his heels and gets in a word occasionally where it will do the most good. All who are for- tunate enough to have a "place in the country," be they wholesalers or retailers, are making the best of their opportunity, and it is next to useless to call in the afternoon on any one of them expecting to find him in his store. But the New- York florist who attends to his business in winter as it demands he should is well entitled to a good summer rest, for he has earned it squarelj'. The Brooklyn Citizen has been inter- viewing Mr. Peter Mallon, of Brooklyn, on the present state of the flower market. In a lengthy article he quotes Mr. Mallon as sa^'ing: "Yellow aud piuk prevail tlie most. The beau- tiful yellow roses known as the Pearl de Jardili have been demanded most. The relagomeu, or Lady Washington, rank next in popularity. There never was a greater demand tor these two species or a poorer opportuuity to meet it in the history of horticulture than during this season." This is wonderful, but we do not believe Mr. Mallon said any such thing. Mr. Mallon should whittle out a club with knobs on it and go over and interview the Citizen man. Isaac Buchanan, one of New York's most famous and best known of the old time florists, passed away on July 7 at the age of S9 years. He was sick but five days, and up to the time of this illness had always enjoyed the best of health. He was born in Scotland and came to this countrv when 16 years old, becoming identified at once with the business in which he was io make his mark. His first place of business was on East 17th street, and afterwards he opened a big establishment at .\storia and a store at 407 5th avenue. He retired from business a few years ago, Mr. J. \. Hammond succeeding to the 5th avenue store. Mr. Buchanan was highly respected and very popular with the trade. Jno. Young returned from Europe Sat iS93 The American Florist. i259 AFTER THE HAIL STORM. urday by steamer New York, greatly ben- efitted by his trip and ready to resume business with a will. At the July meeting of the Florists' Club there was a good attendance. Secretary Young was at his post; also Mr. Dean, just from Chicago, and Mr. Mestanize, manager of the Grand Central Palace, where the fall show will be held, who personally tendered the club rooms in the Palace Building for a regular meeting place, which was accepted with thanks. The committee on floral competition at Chicago reported the plan inexpedient on account of the difficulty of procuring ma- terial such as required to do creditable work at such season. Mr. John May was instructed to pro- cure suitable badges for St. Louis trip. Mr. O'Mara received a vote of thanks for his efforts on the S. A. F. committee on express rates, and words in eulogy of the late Isaac Buchanan were said by Messrs. May, Dean and Henshaw, who were afterwards appointed a committee to attend funeral on behalf of the club. After the Hail Storm. The accompanying illustration is en- graved from a photograph of one of the greenhouses of the Heite Floral Co., Kan- sas City, Mo., taken after a recent hail storm. The picture is of the w^est side of the house, which was most exposed to the storm. There were only about 40 whole panes of glass left on this side of the house. On the east side the damage was not nearly so great, only about one-third of the glass being broken on that side. On houses running east and west the damage was about equal on both sides, nearly all the glass being broken. The double thick glass broke just about as quick as the single thick. The largest sized hail stones were about 9 inches in circumference. A' piece of glass sent us by the above mentioned firm has a hole in the center about the size and shape of a hen's egg, which had been cut out by a big hail stone more neatly and evenly than an expert could have done it with a diamond. Philadelphia. Wednesday evening, July 6, the north- western section of this city was visited by a terrific hail storm, which, together with an accompanying high wind and heavy falls of rain, did a great deal of damage. Those directly in the path of the storm suffered severely and it is a matter lor congratulation to the rest of the trade that the confines of the storm were so limited. The storm came up sud- denly and was of short duration, the fall of hail lasting about ten minutes. John Westcott is perhaps the most un- fortunate, he losing about 10,000 feet of glass. This, with the cost of reglazing, will, he thinks, about equal his loss in plants, which were very badly damaged, many of them being now worthless. There was no insurance. His neighbor, Mr. Alburger, whose place is in the same block, suffered a heavy loss, estimated at 7,500 feet, and a great damage to plants, with no insur- ance. Walter Fancourt, near by, will lose over 2,000 feet and a lot of plants. No insurance. Julius Wolf, as well as Julius Wolf, Jr., his son, whose places were but a few blocks apart in the same neighborhood, lose about 2,000 feet each and suffer a considerable loss in plants broken. No insurance. Saunders of Roxboro loses about 1,000 panes. No insurance. Mr. Mecky, 17th and Erie, had 600 to 800 panes broken, while Campbell & Kenned3', some three blocks avi'ay, lost 500. Mr. Bishop of Wissahicken, lost 900 lights out of 2,500. No insurance. John Welch Young, Germantown, lost about 3,000 feet, while hisneighbor, John Savage, lost 1,000. No insurance. Billger & Blakeborough, same neigh- borhood, lost 300 panes, single thick, no double thick being broken. Frederick Krebs of Bellgrade street had 1,200 feet broken, but Frederick was wise enough to be insured and will suffer no loss. He had considerable damage done by the storm of four years ago, but as he had just joined the Hail Association, they took good care of him, and the chances are thixt Mr. Krebs will continue to be found a member in good standing. At Bala, David Beam says it will require about four boxes to fix him up, while John Haubert, his neighbor, loses probably 300 feet and a lot of sash which were caught up by the wind and whirled about until they were practically worth- less. Faust Brothers, a few blocks away, have ordered fifty boxes of glass and think it may take a lot more before the houses are repaired. No insurance. At H. A. Drecr's seed trial grounds, same neighborhood, the seed crops were all destroyed, as was about 1,000 panes of double thick glass. The loss is esti- mated at $2,000. No insurance. Dennison Brothers, also at Bala, place their loss at 2,500 panes. No insurance. The greatest damage done by the storm was at Habermehl Brothers, 22d and Diamond streets. They had 18,000 feet of glass surface and of this the hail destroyed about SO per cent. A shed with a glass roof connects the houses at one end; this is S feet wide and 150 feet long, and there are but 23 panes of glass left in it. In a small sash house there is one place where six sash side by side have not a pane left in them. These gentlemen suffered severely from a similar storm about four years ago, and w^hen the houses were repaired immediately took out a policy of insurance on both glass and stock in the Florists' Hail .Issocia- tion. This will almost cover their loss, and they are to be congratulated on their wisdom and forethought. In other localities in the neighborhood of the storm center quantities of hail fell, but fortunately it was too fine to do any damage. But it scared some growers almost out of their boots, and their first thought was, why didn't I take out a Dolicy in the Hail Association? And we presume that there will be a number of .6o The a mer i ca n Fl orist. Jnly "jiners" from this vicinity in the near future. It is hardly worth while speaking of business, as the little riffles that ruffle the surface of the summer sea are scarcely noticeable. Roses are very poor and in fact all stock, with the exception of sweet peas, shows the effects of the heat. Sweet peas are very plentiful and the growers have a hard job to get rid of their stock. Fifty cents a hundred is asked, but they can be bought for almost any price in quantity. Tea roses sell for from 2 to 4 for the best. Lonsdale still has a few Beauties which command 20. He is also cutting some very nice Mal- maison, with which he has a front bench planted for summer cutting; he is much pleased with it for this purpose. Carna- tions sell for $1. which insures the choice if there is any; valley 4, smilax 15, aspar- agus 50, pond lilies 50 cents a hundred, white hollyhocks 75 cents to $1 a hun- dre(3. John Shellem of 17th and Tasker is obliged to move. The Board of Educa- tion want thelocation for a schoolhouse, and having the right of "Eminent Do- main," John has to pack up and go. We hope he will be well paid for his ground and the moving. He has not as yet determined as to his future location. The matter brought up at the last meeting of the Florists' Club as to who should bear the loss in the event of dam- age by hail, landlord' or tenant, seems to us to be a question that the national society might discuss with profit, and if necessary have prepared a hail clause for leases that would be equitable to both parties. The regular meeting of the Florists' Club was held at Donaldson's, Broad and Filbert, Thursday evening, July 6, and was very well attended. Chicago seems to have claimed President Craig, who has been in that city (or the last five weeks. In his absence Vice-President Ball occupied the chair. Mr. AVestcott reported that all they were able to get out of the insurance company was $311.45. He felt that they had been swindled, asthe company would pay for nothing but what was written in the policy. The pictures, which were considered furniture when the policy was taken out, were not seen in that light when the claim was made and so it was in other instances. The policy was for $1,000. A letter was received from Secretary Stewart, who wanted to know what the club had done iu the matter of transpor- tation to the coming convention. He wanted if possible to get all those who intended going to take the same loute so as to get the best possible rates. A com- mittee consisting of Messrs. Westcott, K. Craig, Burton, Ball and Kift was ap- pointed to attend to the matter of trans- portation and hotel accommodations and call a special meeting when they were ready for action. Mr. Westcott called the attention of the boys to the bowling match and spoke of its importance at this time, when they had a half grip on the Spaulding cup. He proposed that George Anderson be made captainof the team that would be selected, which was unanimously agreed to, with the exception of a shady no, which seemed to emanate from the aforesaid gentle- man's whiskers. Mr. Walker having declined to read a paper on his trip to Europe a question box was opened. The first: "Who should repair damage caused by hail, the land- lord or tenant," caused considerable dis- cussion. Mr. Lonsdale, to whom the question was referred, said he did not know, but thought the landlord could not be compelled to bear the expense. Mr. Harris thought it was the owner's place to keep the buildings in repair and he would be obliged to foot the bill. Mr. Farson said he was interested in the case and he did not think the landlord would be compelled to bear the loss. Mr. Cart- ledge said that in lS70Pennock Brothers were tenants and the houses occupied by them were badly damaged by hail. They had no trouble, however, as their land- lord immediately repaired the damage without cost to them. He thought that if the tenant put up any additions he would have to keep them in repair, but the landlord would be required to look after the original houses. Mr. John Smith said it depended much on the w^ording of the lease. In a property rented by his fitm there was a clause that in ease of necessary repairs the owners of the property furnished the material while they were required to do the work. Mr. Kennedy, of Campbell & Kennedy, thought the tenant should bear the ex- pense. They had lost about 500 panes of glass but would not trouble the land- lord about the matter. When Mr. West- cott asked him what they would have done had the loss been 5,000 panes or more Mr. Kennedy did not know, and began to see things differently. Mr. Westcott said the tenant paid rent for houses in good order, but when the storm left them insiich a condition that it would cost one, or perhaps more than two years rent, to put them in repair, he didn't see how the landlord could expect the tenant to put all this money into houses that were not his own. Mr. Bishop, who lost about one thousand feet, raised quite a laugh when he said that he had been ad- vised by a Teutonic friend to sue the eitj'. On the night of the 4th the city gave a grand display of fireworks and his friend said "Dem fireworks caused the storm, shootin off dem big bombs and tings I tell you was what did it, and I'd make 'em pay for it." "Have the growers the best end of it?" was given to Mr. Westcott to answer, and in the light of his present experience his fellow members had the laugh at his expense. He said that prior to the storm he was well satisfied with his experience as a grower, and while he had had a heavy loss he hoped to work hard and get everything in shape as soon as pos- sible. The place had been established a lone time, 18 or 20 years before he got it, and this was the first serious loss from hail, and if it would hold off another twenty he thought he would be satisfied to be a grower. K. Reading, Pa. Iloskins & Giles lost about 5,000 feet of glass in the recent hail storm, about one quarter of their entire glass surface. The houses were of the three-quarter span style and the most damage was done to the short span toward the north. In the houses palms were badly damaged, espe- cially the cycads. Outside plants were sadly injured. Carnations that had been planted out early for summer bloom were cut clean off and a lot ol chrysanthemums were badly cut. Where the glass was double thick only 2', • was lost, the main loss bcinc of the single strength. J. C. llepler and Geo. W. Beers each lost about one fourth of 1 heir glass. J.J. Hinnershots was out of the range of the storm. J. B. Moore was so sheltered by high buildings that his loss was slight. About eight miles south of here the storm was verv severe. .\ fine range of glass belonging to Mr. Geo. Brook was totally destroj-ed, as was also that of Mr. E. Brook. All the plate glass win- dows in the side of their residences that faced the storm were broken, and their vegetables and fruit suffered severely. On these estates the damage amounted to many thousands of dollars. H. & G. Boston. The horticultural exhibition of July S was notable for the fine larkspurs shown by R. & J. Farquhar & Co. and others, the native flowers from Mrs. P. D. Rich- ards and W. E. Coburn and the hybrid roses from J. S. Fay and C. W. Parker. Lilium Hansoni, shown by B. K. Bliss, was much admired. I. E. Coburn exhib- ited a fine collection of pelargonium blooms, and there were good Kaemp'^cri irises from several contributors. There have been several funerals of prominent people which have furnished considerable work for the florists during the past week. One of these was the funeral of S. S. Houghton of the firm of Houghton & Dutton. There was a great displav of flowers on this occasion, including a number of very large designs. Apart from this the flower trade is very dull. The demand from the seaside resorts has not been heard from yet. Mr. M. H. Norton had a birthday on Jul}' S. It goes without saying that he received congratulations and good wishes innumerable, to all of which he simply responded thus: "Here's hoping that you'll live as long as I will." J. B. Kidd of Sherwood Hall Nurserj' Co., all the way from California, has been in town visiting his old friends the past week. .\mong them was Wm. Miller of Lynn, whom Kidd has named "the millionaire florist" and who was so much impressed by the stories of Califor- nia life to which he listened that he is going to see for himself, returning in time for the St. Louis meeting. The representation from Boston at the convention will be larger than was antic- ipated. The route and the rate of fare have not been definitely settled yet, but will probably be announced in next week's paper. Chicago. Business is very quiet, flowers are plen- tiful and prices low. Roses are improv- ing in quality, as flowers from young stock begin to come in. Xiphetos, Perles and Pierre Guillot are the best in quality, though we see some good Beauties. Car- nations are still plentiful, but there is quite a falling oft" in quality; they ate smaller, flimsj' and losing color. .\ good many of them will be thrown out before long and there will then be a slackening in supply. Sweet peas are a glut; they go for any price oiTered. It seems as if everyone is now growing them, and the price dropped very suddenly. Another cheap thing is the cornflower; they go for 20 cents a hundred. Gladiolus is coming in more rapidly; it is fine and brings a fair price. Fine Lilium auratum comes in, also L. excelsum and L. candidum; the last named is very plen- tiful, but small, and does not bring much. The dark orange day lily is seen, but it is not intich in favor. Valley comes in slowly; the (juality is generally mediocre. Mignonette is poor, a'nd there is little demand for it. There is no steamer trade here to encourage the retailer and every- thing stays at a dead level of dullness. .Anioni; recent visitors were A. N. Kins- man, .\uslin, Minn.; W. S. llizer. Rock- ford, III.; Mrs. S. E. Luther, Lawrence, iSgs- The American Florist. 1561 PARTIAL VIEW OF ONE OF THE BIG PANSY BEDS AT THE WORLD'S FAIR. Kans.; A. W. Morgan and daughter, Danville, 111.; R. E. Simons, New Orleans; Emil Glauber, Mount Clair, Colo; Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Stewart, Omaha, Neb.; Miss C. Arnold, Omaha, Neb.; J. R. Hel- lenthal. Peter Hellenthal and Miss Bar- bara Hellenthal, Columbus, 0.; Mr. Kel- ler of Reed & Keller, New York; Mr. Weeber of Weeber & Don, New York; Mr. and Mrs. Geo. A. Rackham, Detroit, Mich.; Geo. E. Jewett, Cleveland, Ohio; W. H. Drake, Kenosha, Wis.; D. F. Hawkes, Wheaton, 111.; Mrs. John Read- ing and three daughters, Salt Lake City, Utah. St. Louis. Nothing much duller than the past ■week can be realized in the cut flower trade. Strange to say, the supply keeps up despite the replanting which is going on everywhere. One of our wholesalers, upon being asked how the market was, said he had been trying to find it for a ■week, but as yet had no trace of it. Re- planting is going on everywhere and will ■be finished in a short time. Chrysanthe- mums have of late been receiving consid- erable attention from the growers, and the talk seems to point toward a good display of both plants and cut flowers at the fall show. The exhibition committee held a meet- ing during the week and have about closed with the exposition managers for the use of the "Grand Music Hall" upon the same favorable terms that prevailed last year. This is something to be de- sired, as there is no doubt but that the extremely liberal teims upon which we have had the hall for the past two sea- sons have gone a long way towards making the show the financial success it has been. At a meeting of the members of the bowling club an offer was received from the Pastime Athletic Club of the use of their club house and bowling alleys to the St. Louis Florists' Bowling Club, for the purpose of holding a tournament be- tween the home and visiting bowling teams. The offer was accepted by the club and a vote of thanks tendered the Athletic Club. The boys are still working away and a gradual improvement is noticed in the scores. R. F. T. Baltimore. If the weather gets much hotter it will come as near breaking the record for heat as last winter did for cold. Swelter- ing is the only term that expresses the past few days, and the dejected looking individual that spends his time dodging in and out of greenhouses is not more forlorn looking than the weather justifies him in being. Of course flowers, as the boys say, "are not in it," for the few that are around are kept on ice and they are only handled to keep in the habit anyway, as the market has gone to the bow wows for the time being. It affords time to do up the houses, though, and if money is not to say streaming in there is generally plenty out to be gotten in, if you can; so between getting in coal and getting out bills August will soon be here. Sweet peas are still plentiful and good at twenty -five cents a hundred. Holly- hocks are bringing fifty cents. Perles and La France, about the only offering in quantity, are two and a half to three cents. Asters are showing in fair quan- tity. Smilax is plentiful. Mack. In yie^' of the continuance of hail storms it maj' not be out of place to put on record for the benefit of possible vic- tims Mr. E. C. Reineman's method of protecting one's person from falling hail and glass. Mr. R. was in the far end of one of his houses when the hail struck his establishment in Allegheny, Pa., and the falling stones and broken glass made progress to shelter not only difKcult but dangerous. But a carrying board lay on 2^2 The a mer ican Florist. • J'^h 'J, the bench near by, so he caught it up and made use of it as an umbrella until a lull occurred. We are sorry we could not have had a picture of Mr. R. sitting under his improvised shelter so as to show the apparatus in practical opera- tion, but he didn't seem to be favorably impressed with the idea of having his portrait taken in that position. Where are They? Where can one get small ferns, selagin- ellas, etc., for filling trays, pans, etc , for dinner tables? Although the demand for this class of goods is not steady in one sense of the word, j-et a very large quan- tity is annually consumed, and at some periods of the season great difficulty is experienced in getting just what you want in this line. Now it seems to me that if one knew where he could procure nice, clean, healthy little plants of Pteris serrulata,P.serruIata cristata.P. cretica, P. cretica albo-lineata, P. tremula, P. argyrea, etc., Adiantum capillus-vcneris, A. cuneatum and varieties, lomarias, cheilanthes and hosts of other kindred subjects, many of which might be named, but are well known to florists, they would be freely used. By the way, several of the selaginellas, such as Martcnsii, M. variegata, S. apoda and S. apoda densa used to be in great demand for such work, but one sel- dom sees them now. Who carries this line of plants? I think many florists would be benefitted by knowing where they could procure goods of this class, at any rate round this locality. BOSTONIAN. When Orders on Nursery Firms Become Binding. The Supreme Court of Michigan has reversed the Wayne County Circuit Court in the case of Bronson vs. Herbert. The Circuit Court held that the following order was a complete, valid, binding con- tract, and declined to admit proof of any of the circumstances of its delivery or the negotiations in relation to it: "Bronson & Hopkins, nurserymen, Geneva, N. Y.: — You will please have dug and furnish me the following nursery stock, for which I agree to pay the prices set opposite the respective articles, amounting to $1,255 in cash on delivery at Dalton, Mich., in the fallof 1891. Should any part of such stock be omitted, through miscount or otherwise, the price of such part shall be deducted. No countermands accepted. * * * It is mutually agreed that the stock in this contract is not warranted further than to be delivered in good con- ditioB, and the order not subject to coun- termand, and must be taken according to the printed condition hereon. Agents not allowed to plant stock when deliv- ered, and no outside agreement or bar- gain by the agent shall in any way aflect this contract. * * * Date, June 10, 181)1. Agent's name, W. W. Essig. Full name of purchaser, C. S. Herbert. Pur- chaser's signature, C. S. Herbert." The words, "In consideration ot the forego- ing order, we agree to replace at half pr.ce at our next delivery all stock that tails to live, provided we are notified of such failure by August following the de- livery thereof, and remittance for the stock to be replaced accompanies said notice"; also, "In case you cannotfurnish all the specified varieties you may substi- tute others considered by you equally de- sirable," were erased in the order. Essig testified that the stock was delivered, accepted by Herbert and a settlement made, wherein it was agreed that the amount due was $1,255; that Herbert paid Essig a check for $500, and took a writing showing that $750 remained un- paid; that subsequently he obtained from him the draft that Essig had obtained from the bank for the check, under a fraudulent pretext, and afterwards re- fused to talk about the matter. Her- bert, who resides in Detroit, claimed that the order for stock was part of an arrangement made in the spring of 1891 with Essig, whom he supposed to be act- ing for Bronson & Hopkins, to set out fruit trees on 40 acres of land in Muske- gon county; that it was not all cleared, and Essig was to set out what he had cleared in the spring of 1891, and to fur- nish tlie rest when the ground could be prepared. He further claimed that no contract relations existed between Bron- son & Hopkins and himself, and, further, that the stock furnished in the spring, and for which he had paid Essig, never came from them, and was worthless, by reason of which he had sought to set off the money paid for it, as money paid without consideration. This paper, the Supreme Court says, is an order on Bron- son & Hopkins to ship the stock men- tioned therein. Befqre it could become a binding contract between them and Her- bert it was necessary that they, or some- one authorized to bind them, slmuld assent thereto in writing and give Her- bert notice thereof. Essig's name, as appended to the order, was but a mere memorandum. This being true, it was a right of Herbert's to show the negotia- tions and conditions upon which the order was given. He sought to show that Essig, and not Bronson & Hopkins, was the real party in interest; in other words, that the latter were not the own- ers of the claim. No rule is better settled than that a person sued may show in an action at law that the party suing him has no cause of action against him. Hence it was proper cross-examination to ask Bronson & Hopkins whether they charged this stock to him upon their books, and whether he ever promised to pay them anything on the order, and where the money would go if paid, and what interest they had in Essig's sales, etc. Again, he was entitled to prove his set-off, if he could, and have the same submitted to the jury. If he had paid to Bronson & Hopkins anything, without consideration, in a prior transaction with them, it could be set off in this action. Society ot American Florists. The distance between St. Louis and Chicago, as well as other considerations, render it impossible to take advantage of the customary concession on excursion tickets on the certificate plan as granted by the various passenger committees if delegates propose to visit both cities. It is presumed that most of those in attendance at St. Louis will desire to go to Chicago at the closeof the convention. The only waj- to secure reduced rates for such a trip is by direct consultation with the local rcoresentatives of the various railroads. There is already a very gen- eral tendency to cut rates to and from the World's Fair and the best plan will be for the Florists' Clubs or local mem- bers of the S. A. F". to appoint committees to attend to this at once. .\n effort will be made to run a special train through from New York and Philadelphia and the undersigned will thank members located on any of the routes between New Y'ork and St. Louis if they will communicate with him, so that the route may be so arranged as to accommodate the greatest number. State numberexpected to attend from point in question, preferences as to route, etc. The convention meets one week earlier than usual this year, so im- mediate action is imperative. Wm. J. Stewart, Secretary. Morris Plains, N. J. — F. Welschcck has removed his business to Mount Tabor, N.J. Mt'NCiE, Ind. — The Muncie F'loral Co. have begun the erection of four houses, one 18x100 and the others 10x100. Whitman, Mass — The residence of H. H. Barrows, the High street florist, was totally destroyed by fire on July 3. Only partially insured. MoiNT Tahor. N.J. — F. Welschek, for- merly of Morris Plains, has located here and has erected two houses, one 20x50 and the other 11x40. RocKviLLE, Conn. — W. F. Schmeiske has removed to Harrisburg, Pa., and is now with W. E. Machlin, corner of 11th and Mulberry streets. Birmingham, Ala. — Williamson Bros, report: "Ever\'thing is dead here. Have had no spring trade worth mentioning. When they do buy the people want 5-cent plants." Minneapolis, Minn. — At the meeting of the State Horticultural Society E. Nagel took first prize for roses and carna- tions, and F. G. Gould of Excelsior, second. St. Albans, Vt.— The sum of $1,400 has been appropriated by the Franklin County Agricultural Association for the erection of a floral hall on the exhibitioa grounds. Syracuse, N. Y. — The co-partnership of Sipfle, Dopflel & Co. has been termin- ated by the retirement of Conrad SipBe. The business, however, will be continued by the remaining partners, William Dopffel and Conrad Breitschvverth, under the firm name of the Syracuse Pottery Co. The Levin pruner, sample of which was recently sent us, is noticeable for its handy shape and size and great strength of jaw. It is light, but extremely power- ful, and has no complicated mechanism to get out of gear. It should prove a great convenience to rose growers. When sending us newspapers contain- ing items you wish us to note please do not fail to distinctly mark the item so it can be easily found, as we can not spare the time to hunt through the mass of papers sent us for unmarked items. Do YOU want an alphabetic.il list of the chrysanthemums in commerce in America, with class and a brief accurate description of each one, and synonjms noted? Y'ou will find such a list in our trade direct- ory and reference book. Do YOU WANT a list of the leading cem- etery superintendents? Y'ou will find such a list in our new trade directory and reference book. When writing our advertisers please use one ot your printed business letter heads or enclose your business card. Please mention the American Florist every time you write to an advertiser. i893- The a mer ican Floris 7; 1 263 BRIDESMAID. it has proved itself a first-class rose. Fine 3-incli plants at $9.00 per 100. Planters need have no fear of this rose sharing the fate of Waban, as Some of the larger growers are planting it freely. Meteor, Perle. Sunset, Gontier, Mermet, Bride, Hoste, and other forcing Roses now ready for planting, from 3-inch pots at usual prices, I^. A.. Hliriva:^, OTerre Hatite, Ind. OOTIVO. Please write, stating just how many BRIDESMAIDS you wibli, and I will quote you a bargain. FRANK L. MOORE, . . . CHATHAM, NE* JERSEY %-— — ^For Forcing. PERLES, BRIDES, LA FRANCE, etc. per 100, |5.00; per lOOO, jS45 00. ROMAN HYACINTHS, now ready. VAUGHAK'S Inlernational Pansy Mixture, ready August 1, is a World Beater. J.C. VAUGHAN, 146 & 148 West P IT TP A r< <^ k Washlnstou Street, l^HiL'AljU. All the leading and popu- lar kinds for virinter bloom- ing, in 3-inch and 4 inch pots. . . . Edwin Lonsdale, 'WYNDMOOR, near Chestnut Hill, PHILADELPHIA. Fine healthy stock. Per 100 P. 1000 Perles. Mermets, The Bride. Sunset. Papa Grontler. Niphetos, Bonsilene. La France. Souv. d'xin Ami. Duchess of Albany. Mad. Cusin. Mad. de Watleville. from o-in. pots, JS.OO STo.UO SMIL AX, from 2i^-lnch pots 2.50 20.00 Lots of other Fine Stock. Send for new list. WOOD BROTHERS, Mention American Florist. THE ANCHORAGE ROSE GO. Offers a select lot of young Rose plants. Grown from imported stock. Free from disease. All the popular forcing varieties. .SEND FOR PRICE LIST ANCHORAGE ROSE CO., Anchorage, Ky. Mention the American Florist when writing to advertisers on this page. ROSES. ROSES. STRONG FIELD GROWN PLANTS; VARIETIES SUITABLE FOR FLORISTS' USE. LARGELY GEN. JACQUEMINOT, MRS. J. H. LAING, ULRICH BRUN- NER, MAGNA CHARTA, Pr. CAMILLE DE ROHAN, PAUL NEYRON, MARSHALL P. WILDER, ANNA DE DIESBACH, ALFRED COLOMB, ETC., ETC. A FULL ASSORTMENT OF MOSS AND HARDY CLIMBERS. A splendid stock, fine smooth bodies, strong two year heads. TREE ROSES. Our usual complete assortment of Trees, Shrubs, Bulbs, Plants, Etc. CORRESPONDENCE AND INSPECTION INVITED.^tf THE STORKS & HARRISON GO.. PAINESVILLE, OHIO. 30,000 FIRST QUftLlTY FORGING ROSES. Fully equal to those sold last year, aud perfectly healthy in every respect. LA. FRANCE, 0-inch pots, $9.00 per hundred; J-lnch pots. J12.00 per hundred. SOITV. DE WOOTTON, MERMET, BON SILENE, MME. HOSTE, PERLE DES JARDIN.«, BKIDB, .SAFRAN<), MME. CUSIN, 3-inch pots. Ji .00 per 100; J-inch pots, $10.00 per 100. ®]MIIrf.A2K. Strong plants, 2;^-inch pots, $2..50 per lumdred; S20.00 per thousand. FORCING ROSES. ^*'*^"\^.*':*'r>,7;s~-/-/«cH pots. AMERICAN BEAUTY, bride, mfrmet, bridesmaid, meteor, PERLE, SUNSET. GONTIER, LA FRANCE SOME ROSES. PERLES METEOR, ext 21.0-inch, 3-lnch Per 100 $450 $700 MERMETS.... BRIDE " 400 7.00 LA FRANCE " 400 ALBANY " 400 BROWN & CANFIELD, SPRINGriELD, ILL. PERLE, SUNSET, MERMET, BRIDE, GONTIERS, NIPHE- TOS, $10 00 per hundred. CLIMBING PERLE, $12 per hundred. All first-class 4-inch stock. GEO. L. PARKER, Dorchester, Mass. LA FRANCE, BRIDES, MERMETS, AND PERLES, strong, o-inch pots, at ¥7.00 per 100. LA FRANCE and ALBANY, from 2-lnch pots at W.OO per 100. The above is good, clean stock, ready for planting. a-tO^EJUT .F. •X'EISEIOPS'. ■West Forest Park, ST. LOUIS. MO. TEAS tso-oo per i""" HYBRIDS 4000 per 1000 Healthy plants, in 2-inch pots. Also healthy plants of the Newest Chrysanthe- mums, and general greenhouse stock. Trade list on application. WRITE FOR PRICES. ICexxil3le F'loaT^l Co., OSKAi;OOSA, IOWA. 12^4 The American Florist. J^'iy ^3- ITlHIIE ^IHlill@M) lFl>=@@l!@7 Subr,cription $1.00 a Year. To Europe, $2.00. Adrertisements, lo Cents a Line, Agate; Inch. Si. 40; Column, 814.00. Cash with Order. No Special Position Guaranteed. Discounts, 6 time-s, 5 per cent: 13 times, 10 per cent; j6 times. 20 per cent; 52 times, 30 per cent. No reduction made for large space. Th« Advertising Department of the AMERICAN Florist Is for Florists, "Seedsmen, and dealers In wares nertaining to thobe lines ONLY. Please to remember it. Orders for less than one-half inch space not accepted. Advenlsements must reach ns by M.'>nday to secure Insertion in the issue lor the following Thursday. Address THE AMERICAN FLORIST CO., Chicago. Our Annual Convention Number. In our Convention Number for 1S93, which vfill also be a Columbian Souvenir as well, we shall repeat the plan of iden- tification by portraits as inaugurated at the Convention in Washington last August. This plan solved the identifica- tion problem with such general satisfac- tion and was so generally made use of that we believe no explanation of its workings is now necessary. Are you a member of the Society of American Florists? If so, do you expect to be present at the Convention in St. Louis next August? If not now a mem- ber do you expect to join while at the St. Louis meeting? If so, and you were not represented among the portraits given in our Convention Number of 1S92, please send us a cabinet size photograph of your- self, being careful to write your name and address plainly on back of same. If you have no recent photograph, have one taken now, and send us a copy as soon as ready. If you intend to take vour wife with you to the convention (and you ought to do so if possible) send us a copy of her photograph also, as our identifica- tion plan includes the ladies too. But do not send us photographs that must be returned. We have to cut them to get them into groups and of course the photos are spoiled thereby. This number will contain in addition to the portraits and indexes to same, a com- plete guide, at date, to the Horticultural Department of the World's Columbian Exposition at Chicago, which will cer- tainly be visited by all members of the Convention after the adjournment of the St. Louis meeting. Diagrams of each section of the Horticultural display will be given and the location of each exhibit plainly indicated so it may be quickly located by any one. These will be accom- panied by an alphabetical index to ex- hibitors and a classified list of exhibits, each referring to position on the diagrams; together with fine half tone plates of special features. Full details regarding the great Horti- cultural Congress will also be given in this number, and it will be such a "Colum- bian Souvenir" as you will want to pre- serve for all time. The death of Isaac Buchanan, as noted in our New York newsletter in this issue, removes from the ranks one whose recollections of the early days of the trade ran back farther than those of any other man. Speaking of Mr. Buchanan's, de- mise, Mr. John Thorpe said: "He ma3' be regarded as the last landmark of the older generation now passed away. He was but little known to the younger men of the trade, most of his intimates having passed away long before him. I knew him b^' correspondence long before com- ing to this country. He was the greatest commercial grower of camellias around New York when that flower was in the zenith of its glor3-, and he has told of sell- ing camellias to the value of several thousand dollars for New Y'ear's day, 'way back in the fifties. He knew many of the celebrities, theatrical and journal- istic, of the last generation, and had an inexhaustible fund of recollection of hap- penings in old New Y'ork." Hail storms seem to be epidemic this year, and Pennsylvania has been getting rather more than her share. The Pitts- burg florists are hardly through with the work of reglazing their riddled houses and now Philadelphia and Reading are among the mourners. We suggest that a committee be appointed to confer with the Government VVeather Bureau and see if arrangements cannot be made whereby the hail will be made to fall in places remote from greenhouse settlements. In the meantime a little more hail insurance might not be a bad idea. By the way — what has become of the "hail belt"? . — ::| Please mention the American Florist everv time vou write to an advertiser. OF Stockholders' Meeting. CHICAGO, July 10, IS'.l:). Stockholders of the American Florist Company : You are hereby notified that the annual meet- ing of the .Stockholders of the American Florist Company will be held at the Southern Hotel. St. Louis, Mo., Friday, .August 11, LSDS, at 2 o'clock p. M., for the purpose of electing directors and offi- cers for the ensuing term, and for the transaction of such other business as may come before the meeting. J. C. V.AUGHAX. Pres. G. L. GRANT, Sec'y. JULIUS TESMETR & CO. Manufacturers of all kinds of loo IBo:x:o«s AND STORE FIXTURES. 937 to 943 N. Western Ave., CHICAGO. CUT SIVIIJLyiVX:, 13 cts. per strlnu' Ull November 1st. Quality first-class. fipui/lnl uttontlnn to orders by wire. J. E. BONSALL & SON, 308 Garfield Ave.. Salem. 0. WHOLESALE FLORISTS N. E. CORNER & Chestnut Sts., PHILADELPHIA. SAMUEL S. PENNOCK, Wholesale Florist REMOVED TO REAR OF 42 S. 16th ST.. JF>hllt>clelpIila, I»«. WISCONSIN FLOWER EXCEANOE, 131 Mason St , MILWAUKEE, WHOLESALE GutFlowersiFlorists' Supplies, THE SMILAX KING! ^llO? KOFFMAN, U 11616 1 Orange Co., N.Y. What? SMILAX 2.5c. a string; 20c. a string by the hun- dred ; 18c. a string by the "thousand. When ? ALL THE TEAR AROUND. And he pays the Express. HARDY CUT FERNS LAUREL FESTOONING, ETC. The only place in the world where you can Always i^et them, M. EJ. Hartford, I.S rhaiiinaii IMace. HUSTON. JI.VSS. DO YOU USE FERNS? Finest .-rnd Clennest in tlie L.ind. Hardy Dagger Cut $i per 1000. G. W. CURREY & CO. Give us .T tri,il NASHVItLE. TENN. THEY SAY 'TsPMiGUS plumosus nsnus at 50 cents a siring, S to 12 feet in lenstli, is the clieapest and best material lor deco- rating, as it will stand longer and look better than any other green in this hot weather. OHHEU IN i,ak<;k ok sm.vi.i. oi:antitik.s, riSOM W. H. ELLIOTT, Brighton, Mass. BRIDES AND MERMETS, 4 CENTS; PERLES, } CENTS. FIRST-CLASS STOCK. Sample sent on application. Telegraph and Telephone connections with all parts of U. S. iS93' The American Florist, i26s E. H. HUNT, Wholesale Plorist 79 Lake Street, CHICAGO. Per 100 Perle, Nlphetos, Gontler f2.00giS3.00 Brides. Mermets. La France o.00@ 4.00 Meteors 6.00 CamallODS. short .>h) long 1.00 Adlantum 1.00 Valley 3-00 Smllax 12.50®l(i.00 Ferns, common, 30c. per 100; K 60 per 1000. KenniGOii Bros. Go. WHOLESALE GUT FLOWERS, 34 & 36 Randolph street, C;HICJ^<3rO, XXjXj. A. L. RANDALL, Wholesale Florist and Dealer in FLORISTS' SUPPLIES, 126 Dearborn Street, CHICAGO. Store Clcses Nights 9 P. M.; Sunday 3 P. M. NILES CENTER FLORAL CO. Incorporated. WHOLESALE GROWERS OF GUT FLOWERS Ot ALL KINDS and Dealers in nORISTS' SUPPLIES. CHAS. W. McKELLAK, Mgr. In Chicago Cut Flower Exchange. 45 Lake St., CHICAGO. iM. or^soiv, » J»* FLORIST, ee WABASH AVENUE, Telephone 4786. CHICAGO, ILL. I'. J. OOI«B£«^'ir, Wholesale and Commission F^I^CDFR I ^T^, 45 Lake St., CHICAGO, ILL. In Chicago Cut Flower Exchange. . . . A. G. PRINCE & CO., Wholesale and Commission FLORISTS, 45 LAKE STREET, In Chicago Cut Flower Exchange. CHICAGO. DAN'L B. LONG, COMMISSION • FLORIST, 495 Washington St., BUFFALO, N. Y. FORCING BULBS, FLORISTS' SUPPLIES, LONG'S FLORISTS' PHOTOGRAPHS. Lists, Terms, &c. on application, H. L SUNDERBRUGK, WHOLESALE FLORIST 4TH & Walnut Streets, Cut Flowers. NEW York. July 11. Cusln, Watteville, Meteor Mettor, Bridesmaid, La France.. Beauty Testout. Gladioli 4.00® 6.0 Carnations .' . . . 10 Valley 5.00® H.C Sweet-Peas, per 100 bunches 3.00® S.O MlgTionette 1 tJ Candldum lilies, sialics 5.0 Adiantums 1.0 Smllax 12.00!■ St. IvOtxi®, ^IVXo. I ?66 The American Florist. J^'h ^j. HRe 3®^ U^acja. AM. SEED TRADE ASSOCIATION. J. C. V.\rGHAN', Chicago, president : A. L. Don. New Vork. secretary and treasurer. The eleventh annual meeting at Chicago. August 14 to It;. Iblci. Applica- tions for membership should be addressed to Wm. Meggatt. chairman membership committee. Wethers. Beld Conn. The South Wethersfield (Conn.) onion crop is reported badly damaged by hail Julj 1. O.Nio.x SEED prospects in California are good, but radish, carrot and spinach will be light crops. The prese.n'T stand of" the vine seed and sweet corn crops in the Waterloo (Neb.) section is said to be excellent. Mr. E. Germai.n of the Germain Fruit Co., Los Angeles, Cal., has been appointed I'. S. minister to Switzerland. The CROP of Pearl tuberoses in North Carolina this season is reported lighter than usual, owing to the loss of many sets bj' freezing last winter. Visited Chicago: C. G. Weeber of Weeber & Don; George Carter of Char- lottetown, Prince Edward Island, Can- ada; E. D. Adams, Wethersfield, Conn. North Michigan growers report less than half a crop of extra early peas owing to droulh; medium and later sorts will be helped bj- recent rains. Beans look well. It is reported that Secretary Morton of the Agricultural Department will dis- pense with the Iree distribution of gar- den seeds through members of congress. The mile long onion fields and the 20 acre fields of sweet peas as seen in the Santa Clara Valley (Calif. ) are very im- pressive sights to the visiting seedsmen. The rather heavy stocks of red and yellow onion seed which have been car- ried over from last season are likely to start sales the coming season at panic prices. If a surplus should be harvested in California and thrown on the market the result would be favorable to very lo w prices. If the California growers keep their surplus off the market or do not cut contract rates the situation may be helped. Mr. F. C. Huntington, of F. C. Hunt- ington & Co., seedsman, of Indianapolis, died June 29 of consumption. Restarted as store boy for Mendenhall & Co. some years ago. Later when Mr. Mendenhall desired to remove to California on ac- PR.EPARE NOW FOR OUR CONVENTION NUMBER AND COLUMBIAN SOUVENIR. count of his health Mr. Huntington bought hisinterest andstartedin tomake the business boom, which he did success- fully. Last year a stock company was formed and the business was greatly enlarged, making it a very complete seed and florists supply house. Mr. Hunt- ington sought relief for his ailment in Alabama, also took a trip to Europe, but his constant attention to his growing trade and a bad cold taken some time ago resulied in his early death. He was treasurer of the Society of Indiana Flo- rists several terms and rendered valuable assistance in the annual chrysanthemum shows. SITU AT IONS, WANTS, FOR SALE. Advertisements under this head will be Inserted at the rate of lu cents a line (seven words) each Inser- tion. Cash must accompany order. Plant advs. not admitted under this head. . 1310 Noble Ave.. Chicago. 111. JITUATKiN wanted -By an experienced gar- ,rs e-vperlence as tlorlst and gar- M N, care American Klorist. dener. Address Situation VVANTED-By young man as tlorlst or cutllower artist: 11 years experience. Good ref- erences. Address A. N. Dew. Lansing. Mich. SITUATION WANTEI)-By a thoroughly e.vperl- enced llorlst and grower in general nurserv stock, as a foreman; age :1S. A .M. care Arr. Florist. SITUATION WANTED -In or near Chicago by Ger- man gardener. Would prefer to work on a per cent, of profits. Address K W. care American Florist, Chicago. SITUATION WANTED-By German tlorlst; experi- enced In cut flower trade and general stock; 12 years' experience: age 'IX. Address Box i)U, Hinsdale. Cook Co., 111. JITUATION WANTED-As foreman by a thoroughly J competent and all-round gardener, on comm-jrclal ilace. Life experience In the business. Address N P, 754 Hlnman St.. Chicago. 111. SITUATIO.N WANTED— By Hrst-class florist, com- mercial or private: married, small family; 24 years' experience in all branches; German nationality. Address P. o. box riW. So. Evanston. III. Ull'UA TK IN W.\NTED-By a young Englishman, on O gentleman's private place. Understands orchids, stove and greenhouse plants. Good references. Ad- dress .\ 'i' /., care American Florist. Chicago. SITUATIO.V WANTED-By flrstKjIass gardener, pri- vate riiiiri, slti^'lf, iiue 27, 1 1 years' experience, by 1st of SrpiiiLihiT ^pt'Ilk^ hve Ittuguages. Can give good I l!:il'l'l- MIcll. Will .\'1'1IIN W.\N'l't:il l!y pni, ' gn'cnh.Miso plnnl... liuils and \",.t. i:i siup,. work; Muirriid. n.j lanillv. !!,■> Ail(lre»f..stallng»ulary,eti-.. .111. Mi. SiriAlliiN WANI'K1)-By 1st ..1 ~ pracUcal florist; German, marrii.l. experience: thorough knowledge ol n violets, palms, propagating, etc. : t; \ci Vni Al hiN \V.\NTi:ll Bv nr>l-.-hi>v fanli'ii.Ti n ;..c..l,-lii]iiiii: i.vcT '.v, xcnr..' .■xiicn.-ii.-c-; «.-ll up In tiM- ,Mlllviitl..il ..1 tl..^Vl■r^, fllllts nn,l vi'trtiibles. I.nlli iiiMlur glii-Hiiii Id s. Flrst.clas»lc...tluioidulsai.d rcfcreiiie^. Mini led. .\ildress A S. care .lii». Mill", l.arrett Park, Montg. Co.. Md. ITIH I'lnN \\.\Nli;li By a fl^st■l■las^ coiiiiietent WANTED — A flrst-ctass propagator of bedding plants, etc.. by August I. In a commercial busi- ness. Address N N. care American Florist. s''';^;;^ i:i..ili-. I'lilludelphlH, and now Willi .Mr. T. T, lloltiil .Monlslown. N. .1. Address T. A. K.isi:iii;a. Sussex Ave.. Morristown, N. .1. WANTKD-A v.iiiiig florist iGcriiiiiii picrcrre
  • \\ SALE-My retail tion-r - -.i- and s-.O W. Madison street. Chii;i. ■ :v stocked witli supplies and plants. «. . ,^Jl;;^^n and every thing that a fir8t-<;las,-- -i.iij m. .. i- i .' ft. front- nee of large show glass. This is nu run-down business but one of the best paying In this city. Cause for sell- ing, too much other business. Apply to T. J. CniuiUKV, -15 Lake St.. Elorlsl?' Exchnnpo. F" W^ AXCHOUAOE Rose Co.. Anchorage. Ky. cost 8!21IU: price S'TS. 1 hot water, size 5 ft. long. 2 ft. In diameter, with 24 3-ln. flues, (a great heater) : price ft'ii. 1 hot water size 5 ft. long. 2t) inches in diameter, with 20 2Winch flues: price $5.5. 5.(KIU ft. 4-lnch water pipe In ,5. 10 and 15 ft. lengths, connected with red lead pack- ing, at Tc- a foot. 30 4-lnch elbows, at 15c. each. 50 4-lnch teas. 15c. each. Above bolters heated over 20.0UU square feet of glass to d houses), with thermometer frequently ;i(.l degrees below zero. Al>ove prices f. o. b. KAKE OPPOKTl'NITY. Live business, known over four states as a successful place, elegantly located, live county seat, 21 acres, rich soil. \\ steam greenhouses, ^v'^oom dwelling, large barn. other btdldlnus: own gas well, no cost for fuel; own water works, choice fruits. tJ.-nd n-nMmM will tmde for hni)ruved lurm. Particuiiirv lo-t iM'thing: write. liai lies' tiarden, ho.\ .-^i,! liiH-iM-iiiIiTHe. Kans. FOR SALE OR RENT. Uose and cut flower growing plum i-ontalnlng al>out llli.LHlO square feet of glass: llollse^. lniile.l l>v steam and hot water: all In good conoiil..n: well ^ioeked with roses, ferns, palms, etc. imlv Is nilmiles ride from center of city. II you mean business, address FLORIST, care Chas. E. Prather, Louisville. K). 'WEATIIKRKD BOILER -N'o. 5; HlW feet ^-inch pipe. GLASS. .iOO square feet. Illx'Jt double. POTS. 8000 IJij-iuch .Staudard. Whilldiu make. 800 llinch. Write for prices. S. B. FIEI.D, Roselle, N. J. FOR SALE-HALF COST. Three KreenlKiuses .Wxl'J each, liuill iu ■.■<-;, on large lot iu town, with L'S siashes. new; fr.iiues, tools, pols. large winter select stock of carnations, bouvardias, violets, chrj-sautheinuins, asters, etc., elc. : heated with Meyers' new hot water boiler; goiKl local trade iu town of 4,000; new depot, r.4 miles from Phila.; 1 year established stand in larg- est miiikel in Phila. Party has business iu Scot- land. s| (100— SlOO down, rest on mortgage. FLORIST, care Moore 8. Simon. 149 N. 4th St.. Phila. FOR SALE OR TO RENT. The Ii ill.iwing greenhouse property, situated on I 111 .uNkirtsof Spriugficid, the City of Houses; or will M II r.reenhoiises. Stock and Ki.\tures and give leii M .(I s lease of- acres land. Ten housesin all — h houses, 10 feet wide, 85 feet long; 4 houses, 18 feet wide, U') feet long; 1 house. 18 feet wide, (!.'> feet long. .Steam planti New double Florida Boiler. Stock in good condition, with n large and extra good home market. This is an opportunity i" a life-time, as present owner has other interests to look after. If you are looking for a chance, apply at once to jv, r>. v^riivTEJie. 5 Elm Street, SPKIXtiFlKI-U, MASS. rSp, The American Florist. 1267 Freesia refr. alba. READY NOW. Samples mailed free. Per 100 Per 1000 SELECT BULBS % -75 »5.00 EXTRA SELECT BULBS 1.00 S.50 W. W. BARNARD &, CO., 6 and 8 North Clark Street, CHICAGO. make special import prices on ROMANS, LILIUM HARRISII, NAR- CISSUS, HYACINTHS, TULIPS, VAL- LEY PIPS, and all other FORCING BULBS us know your wants and get our prices. QNION SEED= • OUR SPECIALTY. Grown from selected Onions and the purest stock in the United States. 1893 CROP 1893 Yellow Globe Danvers, "1 Y'ellow Flat Danvers, 1_ Write for Extra Early Red, j Prices. Wethersfield. J 60X SEED AND PLANT 60. San Francisco, Cal. J. J. ]VXO{SE>R, Versailles Nurseries, VERSAILLES, - FRANCE. Cable Address; MuSEn. Versailles. France. SPECIALTIES. Hardy Rhododendrons, Azaleas, Kalmias, Palms, Fruit Trees, Rose Trees., Jap- anese Maples, Ornamental Trees, Orchids, Perennials. Grand Choice of Extra Large Conifers. Catalogues sent on Application. A., IWIOSEJI*, Ag:t., 2223 Cottage Grove Ave., CHICAGO, ILL. TRv DREER'S Garden Seeds, Plants. Bulbs & Requisites. They are the best at the lowest prices. Trade List is- sued quarterly, mailed free to the trade only. HKNRY A. i)REER, Philadelphia, Pa. You will benefit the American Flo- rist by mentioning it every time you write an advertiser in these columns. BULBS. BULBS. We guarantee sound delivery. Fall '93 Importations. ^iATE SHIP B'OIi JULY-FreesiBS and Calochortus, Brodlieas, Frltil- | OCTOBER to APRIL — Auratums. Albums, larlus etc Rubruras. and, all othpr Japanese Bulbs. AUGUST and SKPTEMBEK— Cillas. Longiflo- Deciduous and other stoct. Cycads, Zam- rums. Australian Tree Fern t-tems and Aus- ias, etc. trallan Palm Seeds. Chinese Narcissus. I g^~ Send for our New Trade List giving full descrlpt'ons. etc. We can give you prici>s NET to points of destination that you will know to a penny what goods will cost you uelive ANTEE SAFE DELIVERY— accidents to carriers e-xoepted. liemember we GUAR- Callas, Callas, Callas, and Freesias. We control a large stock of 1 ship n.i will. If ORDERED EARLY, give extra favorable rates. Bulbs from .lapun (iltx-ct. ultlier via San Francisco, or via Suez; but we cannot assume any itums threaten to be scarce ajialn, especially larger sizes. H. H. BERGER & CO., SAN FRANCISCO, CAL GT. VAN WAVEREN & KRUYFF, GROWERS OF Huacinilis, luiios, Crocus, Daiiofliis. SASSENHEIM, Haarlem, HOLLAND. ZEST-A^BLISHEXJ ISSS. Choice Dutch Bulbs C. G. VAN TUBERGEN, JR.. XI^Ei.n^xxx, SIoll^x:>.d. For Fall Importation, catalogues free on application to his sole agents C. C. ABEL & CO., P. O. Box 920. New Y'ork. We Sell Bulbs! Special Prices on Application. 'Weetoer «» 13on Seed Merchants and Growers, 114 Chambers St., NEW YORK. Lily of the Valley Bulbs. THE «STA.I« BRAND SPECIALLY RECOMMENDED FOR LATE FORCING. We are now booking Import orders for shipment from Hamburg In October or November. REISS &, BRADY, 280 Washington Street, New York. G. J. MOPPATT, Manufacturer of PAPER BAGS AND ENVELOPES Sijecial attention given to Seed Bags and Catalogue Envelopes. NEnr HAVEW, comM. Colvi»xat>i0L FTarj^i, ST. GEORGES, HEK.1IUUA. The undersigned solicits ofifers for about 100 lbs. Freesia Seed (R. alba), for the whole, or in lots of 10 lbs. Also a few early white Roman Hyacinths, Gladiolus. Calia, Chinese Sacred Lily, Amaryllis Johnsonii bulbs and Canna roots; choice varieties. June and July delivery. fc. JEX. o'.^^axEss, Grower and E.xporter of Bermuda Bulbs. Please mention the American Florist every time you write to an advertiser. HULSEBOSCH BROS., BULB AND PLANT GROWERS, OVER VEEN, near Haarlem, HOLLAND. Per lllO lOOO Llllum Harrlsli,4to.>lnch In clrc 3.-2.2U $I9.U0 5 to T-lnch In clrc 3.00 2t.U0 7 to il-lnch In clrc 6.25 47.00 9 to 12-Inch In clrc 11.00 100.00 LtUum Longlfiorum 10 per cent dearer than Llllum Harrisil. Roman Hyacinths, extra selected 2..'>0 22.00 top roots 3.0U Z.'i.OO Naicls. TotusAlbus. extra selected ... l.UO 7.50 •• Grandlflorm.ext s'Icd ISO U.OO Fall Wholesale Catalogue now ready. Address A. HULSEBOSCH. p. 0. Box 3118. Warehouse 58 West Street, NEW YORK CITY. HenaniliusMaxiiiiliiianus This noble perennial herbaceous Sunflower grows to the height of ten (10) feet iu good rich soil, and blooms in the Fall, throwing grand spikes of its beautiful single flowers. Strong plants, »1 per do/,.; .*6 per 100. EDWIN LONSDALE, WYNDMOOR, near Chestnut Hill, PHILADELPHIA. Vaughan's Solid Stcd Trowel. Price, 50c.; by mail, 60c. VAUGHAN'S SEED STORE, NEW YORK, CHICAGO, S!6 Barclay Street. P- O. Box 688. LILIUM HARRISIL OTiglnal and largest growers of this Important bnlb. True Stock. Lowest Prices. Best Quality. F. R. PIERSON CO., EARBrTOWy-ON-HCDSON. NEW YORK, GlioiGG Lily ot t!i6 Valley Pips. Ernst Reimschneidar, Altona, Hamburg. , applica C. C. ABEL & CO., P. 0. Box 920, New York. Mention American Florist. 1 268 The American Florist. J>'h' 13' There is no trade worth reporting on now, and florists— like the other pro- fessions— after the rushing and profitable season just past, are all taking their well earned holidays at the seaside or in Europe. It is reported that the leading city rosierists, having made so much mone3- last Christmas and Easter, will return, after doing London, Paris, Berlin, Vienna, etc., via Suez Canal, Calcutta, Hong Kong and San Francisco, arriving in time to take in the convention and the Horticultural Congress. It was not in- tended that this should be made public because the said rosierists did not wish the retailers to know that they had been making any money, but as I wish to be- friend the retailers 1 give it away so that they may act accordingly next season and be able to take the trip themselves the following summer holidays. The day after writing my last notes a notice appeared in the papers to the effect that the fare to Chicago and back would be reduced to $12.4-5, and the day after this report was contradicted. It now appears that the C. P. R. and the G. T. R.are trying to arrive at some agreement on the question, and that the only hitch is whether the reduction shall apply to all trains or only to special excursions. It is probable that something will be done in a few days though. Many people are onh- waiting for the reduction before going to the Fair. The summer flower show (19th and 20th inst.) is the principal topic of con- versation in the trade just now. The regular meeting of the G. and F. Associa- tion, which in the ordinary course of events would have occurred on the ISth, has been "anti-poned" to the 11th in order to accommodate intending exhib- itors. There will be a good show in spite of so many plants having gone to the Fair. I have not heard who the judges are this year, but presume the great and only original Scott of Buffalo will be one and the genial F. G. Foster of Hamilton the other. E. Please write on your printed letter head when addressing our advertisers. If you have no printed letter head, then enclose your business card or bill head. Do YOU WANT a list of the leading park superintendents of America? You will find such a list in our trade directory and reference book. WHITE DOVES FOR FLORISTS. Largest end dnest stock In the L'nlted States. Write for prices to J. XCUS»BJUI<, 850 Montgomery St.. Jersey City, N. J. FOIt S.VI.K 15Y Messrs- F. 1-: .Mi'AlllstiT, 10.1 .Inn- sen. A, Horrmiinn, N. Steltens iirifl liee.l ,\; Kel or. .Now York: W.v. Krick. l!ro.>klvn. N. V. ; ll.lliivers lorf.-r ,\ Co.. F.rnsI KuMl.niinn uriO Miir-.lni.M / \ Co . 1 lilladel- phla. I'm; (■ lill,s;ii,i \ ><.riv 1 nnlMii N .1 M .Ml- Culloiluli ->onsuiid 11 V rni.lHll \ < ., . t \ 1 lower Kxcluini;e liri.l 1 Mrrlr lit. in Mll«nol , \M c. A. Kuehn. S. .Moonl \i .. . > . \. .,„,.• ,\ >,,ri- ( ■ Wii.. \ln : (■ .Struuas,1; Co. lUMl l.l - -.rlnnl^l W nsliliifl'. 1 11 r G. W. Currev ,\ > •• i.n.i i:.l,lKinli .\ ( o . \ i>.l.vlllo. Tonn.; T. W. Wood \ ^ons Kli-hiii,.ii.l, \', . r. .1. Virgin. New (irlciuis. 1. 11. : U. M. Loiin. llnlliil ). .\. v.; .1. A. Shumei's. Toronto, Ii > Till' l>iii.<.v tliHt bbiiiins in llii' I'all. I'luiits CHRYSANTHEMUMS. All til.' Icii.lliii; UlTHls furfut tlowprs; In tliuinli |..ilM, SI.IIU PIT 11*1; .«.,l«l per IIKHI. My dok'.-tUm. EDWIN LONSDALE, WYNDMOOR f lation: Chestnut Hill P. 0.. PHILA. .Ill rlilhi. \ It.'M.IInf 11, It. Innii I'.'lli \ Miirkcl Sl^. CHOICE SWEET PEAS Heine thcI.lice5tcro\vcisofLlu-:\liov.Miilhc\vmld the ti .ulo .TL- inviu-.l tos.Miil .1 list (ifthL-i. r.quirc incnts u,r1 sicnie low pricxs lor Fall dc-liviTy. SHERWOOD HALL NURSERY CO. Menio Park and San Francisco, Cal, CARNATIONS Rooted Cuttings all sold or planted out. FIELD GROWN PLANTS IN SEASON. Correspondence Solicited. C J. PENNOCK, The Pines, Chester Co., Ki;X>ETT SOIAKK, P.\. CARNATIONS ROOTED CUTTINGS of all the leading varieties. Will be ready January 1, 1893. B. T. LOMBABD, Wayland, Mass. FIELD GROWN CARNATIONS. Fine healthy plants for Winter Bloom. W. R. SHELMIRE, CHESTER CO.. AVONDALE, PA. Send for Circulnr. CARNATIONS. A SPECIALTY. Full stock of all the new aud leading varieties. Rooted Cuttings, Young flanis.ard Field i>rown Plants in season. Get our prices before purchas- ™^' GEO. HANCOCK. GRAND HAVEN, MICH GERANIUMS. Assorted v.Trieties, named, from ;3 and b-iuch pots, 10 cts. each; SS.UO per 100. SCOTCM PINKS(HardvV Large clumps from open jjround, SI. 20 per doz.; $10.00 per 100. 100 CALLAS, 5 and 0 years old, 10c. each. CASH WITH OKDEU. S. B FIELD. ROSELLE. N. J. E.G. HILL & CO., wiioiesaie Florists RICHMOND, INDIANA. HEADQUARTERS for WATER LILIES Now is the time to plant all tender and tropical varieties without risk and loss. Secure your stock early. Prices moderate. Send lor Catalogue. WM. TRICKER. ""KiyyVnK^' Asparagus Plumosus Nanus, from 4-inch pots, fine stock. rer linndre.l I'er llionsiind .. .. 1000 SMIl'-Vx 1.1 ^I'lirV |..-r llKl; ,«l> THEJO Miami Street, :«io.oo Vl at IIKXI rnlc. lnini'.'i,-lncli iiiila. at K.UO Oil per lotHI. . bock:, llAMIl-TON, OHIO. 1893. The -American Florist. 1 269 Glirnsantlieiiiums. Best for florists' use. New of 1S92. HARRY BALSLEY, EDWARD HATCH, GEO. W. CHILDS, MRS. ROBT. CRAIG. MR. HICKS ARNOLD, JOHN H. TAYLOR, ROSLYN, 1 Per 100, $5 00. 100 plr.nts, 10 to 20 choice standard varie- ties, our selection, JS3.00. 100 plants, best of '92 and standard sorts in equal quantity, our selection, $4.00. Miss Kate Brown, new early white, per 100 |5.00. The grand prize winner of the year, per dozen J4.00; per 100 |25 00. Prices of other new varieties on application. ^'''-' NATHAN SMITH & SON, 167 W. Maumee St., ADRIAN, MICH. GHRYSfllHTHEMUMS. Zli inch, $4 per 100. SMIIAX— 1st class, from 2".; Inch pots, $2.5C per 100; SM.OO per ] ,000. Samples free. Addreas J. O. :B«;1K'X'0-W, nSHKILL, N. Y. Swainsona galegifolia alba. Nice young- plants in 2_'4^in. pots, $3.00 per dozen. STOCK LIMITED. EDWIN LONSDALE, WYNDMOOR. near Chestnut Hill. PHILADELPHIA. Money Order Office. Station "G," Phlla. SMILAX PLANTS CHEAP. For tlie montli of July ouly. In order to make room I offer extra fine strong SMJLAX PLANTS, out of IMnoh pots, for »13 50 per 1000. (500 at 1000 rate): *1.50 per 100. Terms strictly Cash. Plants will be p«cked light, and sat- isfaction guaranteed. Samples will be sent on receipt of 10c. stamps. FRED SCHNEIDER, Wholesale Florist. Wyoming County, ATTICA, N. Y. A lar^e stock of stronfi well prown plants from 2^/i- inch pots, at *3.U0 per 100; S18.00 per loOU. PANSY PLANTS for fall. Choicest strains. CYCLAMENS, both 1 and 2 year bulbs. Prices on application. CLEMATIS, large flowering, for fall delivery. A very large stocit and assortment. Write for prices. 1 suit you both on plants and prices. F. A. BALLER, Bloomiugto 1, III. SMILAX. strong plants, froin 2j4^-inch pots, $2 00 per 100; jSlS.OO per lOOO. HEITE FLORAL CO., 712 Linwood Ave., KANSAS CITY, MO. Surplus Celery Plants at gl.OO per thousand. Grown by the largest grower in Ainerica. 300,000 WHITE PLUME, 1 300,00'> HARTWELL Perfection, I Now 300,000 GIANT GOLDEN HEART, I Ready. 300.000 GIANT PASCAL. J a"os:Ei-»jri. i3xjjvi5.Ij:e;-x-, 633 Pearl Street, Kalamazoo, Mich. Always mention the American Flo- rist when writing to advertisers. Asparagus plumosus STRONG 3-YEAR OLD ROOTS. Just the kind for making strings in a hurry. Large enough to divide up and still have big plants. $10.00 PER dozen; $75.00 PER HUNDRED. JOHN BURTON, Chestnut Hill, Philadelphia. THE BEST ARE THE CHEAPEST. SIZE is a strong point in Pansies; when you combine size, color, substance and torin they are pretty near right. By careful hybridization and selection I have accomplished this, and the Pansies I send out this Fall will be an agreeable surprise, even to for- mer customers. If you buy Pansies 1 would be pleased to correspond with you; they will be offered for sale from Aug. 20th to Dec. 1st, at 75c. per 100 or $S per 1000. Terms cash with order or C. O. D. No seed for sale. I..B.496. ALBERT M. HERR, Lancaster, Pa. ZIRNGIEBEL'S Giant Market and Giant Fancy are without question the most popular strains in cultivation up to date. New Seed ready now, in trade packages of either strain, at one dollar each. Denys Zirngiebel, NEEDHAM, MASS. PANSY SEED. PANSY Tbe Jennin;;s strain of large flowering and Fancy Pansies. new crop now ready. 8 pounds of seed and over 5'K),0(JU plaots were sold last season. This strain Is popular, and why? Because Florists can depend on getting only First Class Stock. 1 shall sell no other. My aim Is to supply the best Finest Mixed, all colors, trade pkt. 30U seeds 25c.; 1000 seeds 5Uc. ; 20l0 seedsSI.UO; per ounce Ifli.CO. Pure White (the finest) trade pkt 50c. and $1.00: Golden Yellow, dark eye. trade pkt. 5Uc. and $1,00. Send for price list for other varieties. Pansy Plants, ready September 1 to December 25, any size wanted, cold frame size fi5c. per 100 by mall: Jo.UO per lOliO by express: 5.000 $20. Large flowering plants $1.00 per 100: $8.00 per lUOO. Cash with order. ADDRESS E. B. JENNINGS, WHOLESALE PANSY GROWER, Lock box 25-1 SOUTHPORT, CONN. ROEMER'S SUPERB PRIZE PANSIES The finest strain of Pansies in tlie World. Introducer and Grower of all the lead- ing Novelties. Catalogue free on application. FRED.ROEMER, SEED GROWER, QUEDLIXBURG, GERalAXY. Phoenix rupicola. This useful and beautiful Date Palm in EXTRA FINE PLANTS, growing- in from 7 to lO-inch pots, from S3. 50 to S~.oO each, according to size. EDWIN LONSDALE, Wyndmoor, SESD FOR A COPY OK* OUI« TRADE DIRECTORY AMERICAN FLORIST CO.. CHICAGO The Best Strain of PANSIES Is what everybody i^ants and will find iu the lilAMONIK STK^IN. Thousands of amateurs and florists whom I annually supply with this Strain say it is the best. Its large and perfectly formed blooms, with thick and velvety petals of an endless varietj' of rich and delicate colors and tints, often in combinations, that if not seen would be difficult to believe ever existed in a pansy, distinguishes this strain above all others. I particularly invite a trial order from florists who have never dealt with me, feeling confident that a trial and comparison with other strains will re- sult in further trade to our mutual advantage. PRICES: All varieties uiixed, over 50 dis- tinct sorts and an endless variety, per % oz. «1.0i': per U oz. #1.75; i^er h.. oz. $3.50^ per oz. «6.00. TERMS: CASH WITH ORDER. MONEY ORDER OFFICE, AMHERST, MASS. Address L w. Goodell, PANSY PARK, DWIGHT, MASS. PANSIES. During the season we shall have plants of best German strain of Pansies, at lowest prices. BRAUER & RICHTER, Mccox^'EL.s^^r,I,E, ohio. EXTRA PANSY SEED. Mamuiotli Sunbeam Strain. A grand collection of giant flowering varieties, very large, of perfect form, and choice colors; carefully selected; receive high praise from my customers: bet- ter than ever; no finer strain ofl'ered anywhere. Every florist should sow of it. Trade pkt., 500 seeds, 25 cts.; a pitts. m cts.; t; pttts. $i.oo. JOHN *\ RUPP. Shiremanstown, Pa. CYCLAMEN GROWER, WANDSBEK-MARIENTHAL, near Hamburg, CirlBIEl.IVE.A.IV-X', Offers CYCLAMEN SEED, .SHOmT'S HY- BRIDS. First-class seed, are acknowledged to be unsurpassed by all authorities in Europe, at the fol- lowing prices. iDcludiDg postage: Bright darl£ red per 100 corms. 50 cts. 60 cts. ji cts, THE GREAT ANTI PEST. Por particulars, see next week, n. W. CARMAN, Gen-l Agt.. 291 Amity Street, FLUSHING, Queens Co., N. T. i27o The American Flor'Ist. J"h' /J, Society of Indiana Florists. The society met in Fairview Park, near Indianapolis, July 3, at 2 p. m. The attendance was satisfactory. Mr. Dor- ner read his annual address, which was full of good points and recommendations. The reports of the secretary and treas- urer and auditing committee were read and approved. Special thanks were voted the secretary and ladies ot the flower booths connected with the sixth chrysanthemum show. Excellent prog- ress was reported for the coming seventh annual floral festival in November. Sev- eral recommendations were filed for the committees' guidance. The premium committee was empowered to select all sub-committees. A proposition from the Indiana Horticultural Society in regard to holding a joint floral and fruit show was accepted. Several changes in the by-laws were ordered. The following resolutions were passed: "It is with sincere grief that we have learned of the death of the honored treas- urer of this society, Mr. F. C. Hunting- ton, and in testimony of our esteem and respect for our deceased brother, it is hereby ordered that an expression of our loss be entered on the minutes of this society, and a copy of this resolution be tendered the bereaved family." Mr. E. G. Gillett, secretary of the Cin- cinnati Florists' Club, was present on invitation and read a very interesting and timely paper on "The cut flower trade and the wants for the coming sea- son." The paper created a lively discus- sion and a vote of thanks was tendered the gentleman. The foUowingcommittee was appointed to work in conjunction witfi the Indian- apolis Florists' Club committee to make arrangements for the American Carna tion Society meeting; Messrs. Dorner, Hill and Hunt. Officers for the coming year were elected as follows: M. A. Hunt, Terre Haute, president; J. S. Stuart, Anderson, vice- president; Wm. G. Berterman, Indian- apolis, secretary; John Hartje, Indian- apolis, assistant secretary; J. T, Hunt- ington, Indianapolis, treasurer; executive committee — Henry Kieman, Indianapolis; W. W. Coles, Kokomo; Anthony Wie- gand, Indianapolis. The meeting was held under a tent in the shady part of Fairview Park, the use of the tent being kindly donated by our celebrated chrvsanthemum show decora- tor, Mr. J. E. Truemper. About 6 p. m. the ladies unpacked an elegant lunch and everyone enjoyed the same in the cool air. A bowling match on a small scale was one of the features after supper. The next annual meeting of the society will be held in January. Kills Mildew and Fungus Growth. What does? GRAPE DUST. Sold by Seedsmen. STOTT'S SYRINGE. Read advertisement in next week's issue HOW TO CROW CUT FLOWERS. A PRACTICAL TREATISE ON THE CULTIVATION OF THE ROSE, And Other Flowering Plcmts for Cut Flowers, sent to any aiMress •IPOU receipt of $2.O0. IVI. a. hunt, Xerre Hauie, Ind. IMPORTED ORCHIDS. Cattleya Mossiae just arrived in splendid condition. East Indian 0 chids have arrived. Among tliem will be a grand lot of Vanda Coeruiea. Cypripedium Insigne. collected in the original district from which all the choicest varieties have come. Cymbidium Eburneum. C. Mastersii, C. Devonianum. C. Gigan- teum. Also Dendrobium Nobile. D. Farmersii, D. Chrysotoxum. D. Thyrsillorum. D. Aureum, D. Densiflorum. D. Devonianum. D. Cambridgeanum and other Dendrobes. together with a small lot of Phajus Wallicti.i and Pleiones. Prices of the above on application. Of Established Orchids a fine selected stock of Cattleya Trianae. well established in 6-inch pots and will prodnce four to eight flowers each next winter, Manv verv choice varieties will be found among them. Single plants S2.50; 12 for $2.5.tXl; 100 for S173.00. Terms s'ixty days to buyers with satisfactory references, or -j per cent discount for cash. IG. FORSTERMAN, NEWTOWN, N. Y. Siebrecht&Wadlev, rose eill nurseries, New Rochelle, N. Y. Palms, ORCHIDS Roses, FRESH DRACAENA CANES NOW READY. The Finest Stock In tbe World. Thirty minutes from London. Our Mr. A Dlmmock will be pleased to interview buyers or reply to an; "' '" "'* talm at 206 Qreenwicta I OriAs Gbeaii as BRACKENRIDGE & CO., Ettlabithed 1854. Govanstown, Md. PRICE LIST FREK. 1,000,000 CANE STAKES CUTS!T^ Wood Engraving, w'> * Zine Etching, ' "=- Half=Tone, ^ -^- - Wax Engraving, Photo -Engraving, Designing. NIANZ & CO., '"■' cHici^i^u.^'"' ENGRAVERS. GflTflLOGUE PRINTING. ELECTROTYPING. Done with expert ability for Florists Nurserymen, Seedsmen. Write to J. Horace McFarland Co., HARKISBURO, PA. Cycas HsnO PInWOrC new crop in best white Ua|J«i nuncio, quality at $i.00 the tb.; 10 lb. lots, j;9 net. i P<)VP^ (Sago Palms), natural LCQICO prepared, equal to fresh cut in appearance, from 2S-in. upwards, at 4Cc., 45c., 50c., 60c., 75c. and $1.00 each, ac- cording to length. Metal Designs, ^:^, ^r^\^; latest French styles, from 50 cents net apiece upwards. DocI/ptQ of all styles, Plain and Fancy, UQOnCIO for School Commencements, Dinners, Receptions, Favors, etc. Supplies Of all kinds, ^uetPapert Wa.\ Paper, Foil, Immortelles, Letters, Wire Designs, Funeral Sheaves, Doves, etc. For prices consult our Trade Catalogue, mailed free. August Riiiker & Sons, 136 &138 W. 24lhSt., Unui Ynrl/ P. 0. Station E. HCff lUIKi H. BAYERSDORFER & CO., WHOLESALE FLORISTS' SUPPLIES ONLY, FHILASELFHIA, FA. MflRSGHUETZ & GO., Florists' Supplies, 23 & 25 N. 4th St.. PHILADELPHIA. PA. ScikI for Cal.ilos;vit; - Ernst Kaufmann & Co., Florists" SuDDiies. 113 NORTH 4.TH STREET, < — FHII.ADELPHIA, FA. WATER HYACINTHS. Mt^l.llll :i ^ I 'Iuil-*. mivea enouKh KlflBs to pny for 111 \ . ^ fnkiiKi-' of KlQBS on account of frost or 1.1 ■ ~.>rt h.' lari.'- U!*l growers In the country uw *i^i\^i^ "(.iissiT's l->lt«lit Zllir .loliilK" with rnthXMitl.sl.aUuji. Write for saniplu unci price list. J. M. GASSER, FLORIST, lOI KiH-Ild .Vvc. CLKVKI-.VNI), (). l.-.'.l * Kil Soiitll lllth .Vvc, New York. NATURAL GAS MADE GLASS. fur liosc lloiiwK, <:oii«er\iitfirIps. et<„ <■(<■. Look nt our Worlils i'lilr lO.vlilblt In Ilorllcul- turul BulklliiK. LOCKLflND" ,Clippef(\ '; '\ \ Sash Bars ^ ^ ARE ALWAYS SATISFACTORY. This cut represents our improved Clipper Bar for Butted Glass roof — putty to be used under glass only. GUTTER MaiERiaL, RlElGES, saSH, ET3. The finest CLEAR CYPRESS used. Write for circulars and estint,ite8. Mention American Florist. UOGKLflND LUMBER GO. fei^rrliOiUse^ Pipe and FittiniiS) Large quannties ot 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 easil3- put together by any one, very little instruction being needed. Hot- Water Heating, in its Economy and Superi- ority, will repay in a few seasons its cost. M.otion American Florist. L WOLFF MFG. CO., 93 to 117 W. Lake Street, CHICAGO. WiJlTE FOR ILMSTK.VTKI) CIKCri-.VK. a Standard" Flower Pots. As manufactured by us have carried off highest honors wherever shown and have stood the best test. They are used in all the leading floral establishments in the United States. For prices address The Whilldin Pottery Company, BRANCH WAREHOUSES: 713. 715. 7^7 & 7^9 Wharton St., Philadelphia, Pa. Kandnlph Ave. and Viiioii St.. Jersej- City, X. ,J. .lackson Ave. mid I'earstm .St., Loiij^ Island Cit.v, L'. I. STANDARD FLOWER POTS. Every user of Flower Pots should correspond with us before purchasing elsewhere, our facilities are unequalled. A. H. HEWS & CO., N. Cambridge, Mass. Standard Flower Pots. We wish to notify the trade that this .summer we have made great improvements in machinery and hSTe also discovered a better clay, so that we are now manuracturin); FLOWER POTS that can't be beat. We have the a.ssurance of a host of our customers, that our make are the best in the market. Bear in mind that freight rates are very low from this point, and we claim that our way of packing saves you freight charges. Send for circulars, or we will stud you Bgures on any quantity you want. SIPFLE, DOPFFEL & CO., SYRACUSE, N. Y. Always mention tlie American Flo- rist when writinp' to advertisers. Pli:.\se mention the American Flo- rist every time you write to an sHver- tiscr in these columns. jSgj The American Florist. 1273 ii« FAIRBANKS l.AL\ VM/Iil) ^. STEEL i|i>"MILLS Ip TOWERS more power La Are ^^A.KKANTEn to be as well made, of as good material, and to produce 1 other steel mill made. THE ECLIPSE WIND MILL the Original Self-regulating Wood Wheel. Pumps. Tanks, &.v. 8end furCataloKueandI*rices. Fairbanks, Morse&Co., Chicago, III. THE CHAMPION ftuiomatlc Ventllaior. The cheapest, easiest to operate, and by far the best macliine In the market. Don't buy a Venti- lator until you have seen my illustrated deecripttve circular, which will be sent you free, giving prices, etc. Also Champion Soil Pulverizer and Sifter. Address, ^, BJ« "WOlwI'*, Kox 114. SPRINGFIELD, O. HERE WE ARE AGAIN. Send on your orders for Sash Bars and Ven- tilating Sash. AU kinds on hand. PROMPT ATTENTION. Itemized I^stimates given, and cost of freight guaran eed. CORRESPONDENCE SOLICITEB. Clear Cypress, roni bottom gutter up s my specialty. Lyman Felheim, ERIE, PA. GLEArf DyPFiE55l THE PERFECT DRAINAGE BENCH TILE For circulars, etc., address W. P. Wight, Upland Green Houses, Send your business card. MADISON, N. J. STANDARD VENTILATING MACHINERY, THE LEADER OF THEM ALL. Before ordering you chinery write lor Catalogue Highest awards where- ever exhibited. Opens Sash as high at one end as at the other. With new device. EVERYTHING UNIFORM. E. HIPPARD, YOUNGSTOWN, OHIO. Diiensions of tUs Box ; 26 Inches long by IS Inches wide and 12 Inches high. Two aections BOSTON FLORIST LETTER CO. Manalacture THE BEST LETTERS IN THE MARKET, OUR NEW SCRIPT LETTER, $4.00 per 100. If. F. McCAKTHY, I Address 13 Green St., Treas. & Mangr. | Boston, Mass. Address all correspondence to 1 Music Hall Place. These Letters i Marsclmetz & Co., 35 N. 4th St., PhUa., t»a. A. Kolker * Sons, New York. F. E. McAllister, 32 Dey St., New York. A. p. I'erry & Co., 33 Warren St., Syracuse, New York. ' Ernst Kaafmaun & Co., 113 N. 4th St., I'hila. H. Bayersdorfer & Co., Philadelphia, Fa. A. C. Kendal. 115 Ontario St., Cleveland, O. J. A. Simmers, Toronto, Ont. Agent for Canada, E. H. Hunt, 79 Lake St., Chicago, 111. YFisconsiu Flower Exchange, 131 Mason St., Milwaukee, Wis. H. Sunderbruch, 4th and Walnut Sts., Cin- cinnati, O W. W^ood & Soi Richmond. Va. Jas. Tick's Sons, Bochester, N. Y. C. A. Kuehn. 1183 Pine St., St. Louis, Mo, D. B. Long, Buftalo, INew York. C. F. Huntington, Indianapolis, Ind. ' all the Wholesalers in Boston. J. N, Struck & Bro. Manufacturers of • CYPRESS • Greenlioise Material, LOUISVILLE, KY. Mention American Florist, STANDARD HOSE MENDER. The only Mender using ordi- nary galvanized wire No, 14, in- stead of expensive bands. Any person can handle it with per- fect ease. Thousands in use and all testify to its Wonder- ful Merits. Sample Box, by Mail, 50 cts. E. HIPPARD, Youngslown, Ohio. When writing to any of the adver- tisers on this page please mention the American Florist. 1274 The American Florist. J"'y >Jr New Orleans Horticultural Society. This society gave a grand banquet at the West End on Saturday evening, July 1. The dinner was given in honor of the success of the last exhibition and almost every member was present. The society has increased almost double since the last show. The dining room and table were prettily decorated with flowers and the national colors. Some of the boys were a little behind time, but the general effect of the table seemed to put a gloss on their faces. C. W. Eichling, the presi- dent, made an opening speech, which was received with great applause. He dwelt chiefly on the future of the society and the south, also thanking the mem- bers who did their best to make the exhibition a success. While dinner was going on one of the members gave some tine selections from the well known opera of Carmen, which seemed to give the din- ers a bon appetit. After dinner a haud- some gold-headed cane was presented to President Eichling. Presentations were also made to ex-President Joseph Miller, the pioneer of the society, and to John Eblen, the worthy treasurer. Speeches followed from C. W. Eichling, C. R. Panter, J. Eblen, J. H. Menard and C. Thomas. The dinner committee was composed of C. Thomas, J. II. Menard and C. Taube, to whom much credit is due. H. P. Japan Pear Stock. I would like to know whether the Japan pear stock is a success or not. Babylon, N. Y. P. H. Foster. We request subscribers to make remit- tance by draft or money order when re- newing subscriptions, and to keep a record of the numbers and dates of same. This is to guard against losses in the mails. When you arrive in Chicago make it a point to at once register your name and hotel in the book kept for the purpose at the headquarters of the Chicago Florist Club, 45 Lake st. «^ GLASS which is absolutely perfect tor modern greenhouse construction. ROCK BOTTOM PRICES. Send ror Esiimaie, Sallsfactioii Gnaranteed . 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No Paint can be made too cliiralile lor llie t;reenliouse, none too handsome for the homestead. We m.-ikc Paints BECAUSE WE KNOW HOW, and have facilitii-s to do it. Wc ship to nil t',.iilro.id St.ition.s and Boat Landings without rcpanl to (h*^t;nicf. and will make prices laid down at v..ur depot at ligiircs winch will pav von to patronize a cash market. For Greenhouses, Conservatories Or any other Structure. . . . HAMMOND'S PAINT AND SLUG SHOT WORKS, FIshkill-on-Hudson, N. Y. i8g3. The American Florist. i275 ESTABLISHED 1854. Qevine's Boiler Works. THE FLAT TOP TYPE Wrought Iron Hot Water Boilers FRANK DAN BLISH, Att'y. OFFICE, 189 STATE STREET. WORKS. 56th & WALLACE STREETS. OTTTOA.GO. KROESCHELL BROS. Greenhouse ^ Boiler, 5S Erio St., CHICAQO. When you write to any of the ad- vertisers in this paper please say that you saw the advertisement in the American Florist. FURMAN BOILERS Economical - Substantial - Saf e^ STYLES AND SIZES-BURNS HARD OR SOFT COAL. 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Members may remit the annual dues ($3.00) to the secretary or treasurer prior to the meeting, thus avoid- ing the crowd and relieving the oiHcers on the opening day. Badge for 1893 will be sent by mall to those who remit in advance of tlie meeting. Intending members can obtain any Information wanted by addressing the secretary. OFFICERS : Wm. R. Smith, Washington, D. C, president; Pbof. Wm. Tbelease, St. Louis, Mo., vice^resident; Wm. J. Stewart, 67 Bromfleld St., Boston, Mass, secretary; M. A. Hunt, Terre Haute, Ind., treasurer. CONTENTS. Society of American Florists 1277 St. I,ouis hotels 1277 The conveution hall 1277 Rates to St. I,ouis 1277 Chairmen St. Louis committees 1277 Summer treatment of decorative plants .... 1277 Summer bedding ad valorem 1278 The World's Fair . . 1278 Alocasia Watsouiana (illus) 1279 Three new plants 1279 Roses and mushrooms at Doylestown 1279 Carnations — Seasonable hints 1280 Miscellaneous seasonable hints 1280 Dractena Sanderiana (illus) 1281 Sub-tropical planting 1281 Philadelphia 1282 New York 1282 Boston 1282 Oreopanas Sanderiana (illus) 1283 Chicago 1283 Buffalo 1283 St. I Foliage white and green and very sub- stantial. Plant vigorous and easy to propagate. Oreopanax Sanderiana. A decorative foliage plant from Colombia. It belongs to the ivy family and in appearance cau be well compared to Aralia Sieboldi, but is more elegant. The leaves are trian gular, of great texture and substance andl it is believed that the plant will make a valuable market variety. These three novelties were exhibited by F. Sander & Co. at the World's Fair at Chicago. Roses and Mushrooms at Doylestown. Doylestown, Pa. is an old fashioned county town about twenty-six miles from Philadelphia. There are about 3000 in- habitants within its borders in its normal state. When the court sits or when con- ventions are in session, there are a good many more, however, for Doylestown is the county seat of Bucks county. The adjacent territory is a rich agricultural county dotted with little villages, which depend on Doylestown for railroad facili- ties, applejack, and a good many other things, great and small. But it is not its county fair, nor its prosperous farmers, that makes Doylestown interesting from, a florist's point of view. It is the mush- room industry that has made Doyles- town famous. Away back some ten years ago J. Y. Smith, a florist, and Allen H. Heist, a hotel keeper, both thought they saw something in raising the delicious esculent . Mr. Smith, who was connected with rail- roading before he became a farmer and florist, and whose head was always fuU of new ideas, used an abandoned silo for the mushrooms, and great were the crops he took from that same silo. Mr. Heist used a vault behind his applejack distill- ery and did well with the mushrooms also. In a year or two they had the whole countryside talking about the new de- parture in open mouthed wonder. Quite a few went into the thing with more or less success. The newspapers wrote it up on more than one occasion, and added still more to the fame of Doylestown as the mushroom center of Pensylvania. l9.SO The American Florist. July 20 To-day both the above parties are still actively engaged in growing mushrooms, at least Mr. Heist is, and Mr. Smith may be said to be doing it by proxy, for this summer he has rented his silo and barns to Mr. John E. Andre along -with the greenhouses, where he grew roses princi- pally. And speaking of Mr. Andre calls to mind that he, also, has made quite a success of mushroom growing during the past four years. He boarded over the spaces between his rose-houses about eight feet wide and about one hundred feet long between each, and grew the mushrooms therein. Two years ago he marketed 2600 poundsofmushrooms, and this past year with some added space of the same nature he cut 5200 pounds^ ust double. Mr. Andre states that the aver- age price realized last season was lower than that of the season before on account of the greater number in the business, and on account of the old growers having largely increased their out-put. The aver- age price realized last season was 50 cents per pound, which Mr. Andre considered still left a good fair margin of profit to the grower. Next winter with the Smith establishment which he has just rented he willhave 12,000 feet of additional sur- face for mushrooms. Mr. Andre was fore- man for Mr. Smith for six years before building his own greenhouses. He has been very successful at rose growing. All his roses go to Philadelphia, but he has to look to New York for his mushroom outlet. The roses he grows are mostly American Beauty, Bride, Mermet, and Niphetos. He has always been very suc- cessful with the Beauty, which says some thing for his skill as a rose grower, although he is too modest to imagine that he knows it all yet. With the 20,- 000 feet additional glass which he will have from the Smith place he will doubt- less be felt with his roses in the Philadel- phia market next winter more than ever. Among other mushroom growers about Doylestown, S. Edward Paschall has been a noted success. He runs a truck farm, and at one time was the editor of a country paper in Bucks county. Like all the newspaper editors he is chock-full of ideas. One of his ideas at present is that ■we ought to be able to make our own spawn in this county. Mr. John G. Gard- ner of Jobstown, N. J. avers that it can be done easy enough, but that it don't pay in competition with the imported article. However that may be Mr. Pas- chall made his own spawn last year, and this year he has taken the bull by the horns and has prepared quite a quantity with which to furnish others in addition to what he will need himself. In addition to the many growers about Doylestown, there are others of some extent near by whose existance is tracea- ble to the Doylestown influence. Among these may be mentioned the place of Dr. German at North Wales, and that of the Mushroom Culture Co. at I-ansdale. The Burpee Seed and Stock Farm is also a notable featureof Doylestown, and the trial grounds, etc., of Mr. Samuel Wilson at Mtchanicville a few miles from Doylestown are also worth going to sec. Altogether Doylestown is a great little town, and is well worth a visit by any florist who has a day to spare for a pleasant countrj' ramble, where he can blend amusement with instruction, while he fills hislungs with Buckscounty breezes and his inner man with draughts of the richest milk in the world. Philadelphia. G. C. Watson. Seasonable Hints. Greenhouses should always be built with a view to convenience. Not merely as to width and height of benches, but so arranged that the soil can be easily and quickly placed in them or removed therefrom. This is a matter which con- cerns not only carnation growers, but all owners of glass houses. We refer to it here because it is seldom alluded to in print, and not sufficiently taken into con- sideration when the houses are building. We have seen houses built on such a poor plan that it was necessary to remove some glass at various places on the roof near the gutter in order to get the soil to the benches from the outside, and then shovelled from bench to bench. Proba- bly this arrangement is more general than one would suppose, but certainlj' not to be commended. A large window is often placed at the end of the house through which the soil is wheeled over the benches and dumped where needed. This plan is no doubt expeditious, but is, we should think, very hard on the benches, particu- larly if they are a little old. I suppose every one likes his own plan best. That is our case exactly. It is really a fact how- ever, that situation and surroundings have much to do with the detail of green- house management. We are always the creatures of circumstances, and must not be too severe in our criticisms. Our own plan is to have a door at the end of each alley, either opening into the potting shed or out-door, or it may be both. When there are three alleys to a house the middle one is usually narrow, and no door is required; the benches can be reached from the side aisles. These latter are all twenty-two inches in the clear, which admits of a wheel-barrow of special make to run therein very freely. The compost heap being within conven- ient distance two men with barrows will move and place on the benches a very large quantity of soil in a daj-. They work together and help each other dump their barrows by lifting them bodily. If there is only one man at work the soil is shovelled on to the bench which takes longer of course. Manure is wheeled in in the same manner, and the soil not wanted as readily removed. Avondale, Pa. W. R. Shelmirk. Please mention the American Florist every time you write to an advertiser. Miscellaneous Seasonable Hints. When you tie up your new beds of smilax and asparagus (and they should be strung up soon after planting) don't use the common white string. In decor- ating it has to be removed, which much mars the beauty of the smilax. Use shoe- makers' dark green thread; it is strong and invisible. It is more expensive than white string such as grocers use, but cheaper in the end. You can buy it at any shoemaker's supply store. Cinerarias and primulas that are wanted in flower by Christmas should now be in 2-inch pots. There is no better place for them than a shaded frame with the sash tilted back and front, but a well ventilated, shaded house will do about as well, and a great advantage with the house is they are continually before your eyes and you don't run the risk of for- getting. There is a great and increasing demand for small ferneries for the dinner table. This greatly increased demand has made this class ot ferns very scarce. Buy them at once if you are not already supplied or you won't get them at all in the fall and winter. Don't put them in a close, warm house with too much shade, or by winter time they will have grown too long and soft. Give them shade and plenty of air and they will grow sufficiently fast. A small pandanus or Cocos Weddelliana are both good for the center of the fern dish if it is from S to 12 inches across; if much larger a small kentia or areca can be used. The best half dozen ferns for the purpose are: Davallia stricta. Onychium Japonicum, Pteris cretica, P. c. albo- lineata, Pteris magniiica, Pteris serrulata crisiata, Pteris adiantoides, Adiantum pubescens, Cyrtomium falcatum. For larger ferneries: Pteris tremula, P. ar- gyrea, Polystichum coreaceum, Lomaria ciliata, Blechnum occidentale and several other larger growers will do. Use spar- ingly Adiantumcuneatum. The continual order is: "Don't put any maidenhair in my fernery." Forone evening's use there is certainh' not'aing so beautiful as A. cuneatum, but it won't stand the tem- perature of the dining room. The first bulbs to arrive are the Roman hyacinths, and they will soon be here. No bulbs are benefitted bv being kept out of the soil for any length of time, still August is too early to box the Romans, for they would get too far advanced be- fore winter came. It is desirable to have a few as early as possible, so put some in flats at once and do the same every two weeks till the end of September, when the whole of them can be planted. I prefer to place the boxes outside, keeping them off the ground with some old boards, and after a thorough watering three inches of soil is all the covering they need. If weather coutmues dry they will need a good soaking every week. Neither hya- cinths, tulips or narcissus need a rich soil, such as you would prepare for lilies, etc. Any old soil will do if it is in the right condition. An old carnation or rose l)ed thrown out would bejust the ideal stuff for all of them. In too many places and even in some extensive places you see all kinds of boxes in use for forcing bulbs. An old soap box seems the favorite, but there is sure to be a great variety. They are often too deep and too broad, don't fit into the bench, will kill a man to carry them in (frozen perhaps), in fact they are a nuisance and nothing but a box made for the purpose should be used. There is no need of getting them made at a plan- ins' mill; you can make them as well on your own place and now is a good time. Overhaul your old boxes and make what vou will need for September and October, for remember you have much more time now than you will have then. The di- mensions of the box that suits me best (and 1 have made and used thousands of them) is 2 feet long, 13 inches wide out- side and 3 inches deep inside. This box will hold 50 Yon Sion or Paper White, GO Romans, GO of the larger sorts of tulins, or 72 of such tulips as La Reine or Yer- milion brilliant. Get your strips from the mill, sawed out for you (good sound lumber). The ends are cut into l-foot lengths 1 inch by 3 inches. The sides and bottom are 2 feet long and 3 inches by ' ■.• inch. .\ strip on each side and four on the bottom complete, the box and the strips at the bottom are wide enough apart to give good drainage, if that is of any consequence. It takes no time at all to saw into lengths and nail a few hun- dred of these boxes together, and the cost !S93 The American Florist. 1281 DRAC^NA SANDERIANA. of each is about 6 cents. If you send out plants in the spring for your local trade, either in pots or out, there is nothing more convenient than this size of flat, and if the boys don't bring them all home it won't "bust" you. William Scott. Buffalo, N. Y., July 17. Subtropical Planting. By subtropical planting is meant the use of large masses of plants of large size to give a tropical appearances to a lavyn or Jower garden. To give a good effect the beds must be large, the larger the better, and the soil must be rich, so as to insure a rapid growth. The best shape is oval or round if standing out on a lawn, but an irregularly shaped border as a back ground for a lawn or garden is very effective. It is a good plan to dig the bed out to the depth of about three feet, and fill the bottom with leaves or horse manure to make some bottom heat, then fill with light and very rich soil. Do not fill the bed too full; so that you can turn the hose into it and soak it when the plants are growing without the vyater running away from the center. For a large bed Musa ensete is a good center, Aralia papyrifera and Arundo donax variegata next, then cannas, Solanum robustum, dracEenas, wigandias, Eulalia gracillima, and zebrina, Grevillea robusta, Caladiumesculentum, alocasias, amaranthus in variety, salvias to give a little^color with their flowers, and edge with coleus. For a large border make aback ground of Arundo donax, which is hardy, and if well fed grows to a large size, Eulalia Japonica, Aralia spinosa, bamboos, and large cannas, then you can plant cannas, dracEenas, caladiums, solanums, yuccas, Bocconia cordata, aralias, grevilleas tritomas, Cyperus papyrus, eucalyptus, helianthus, Arundo donax variegata, wigandias, ricinus, nicotiana, salvias, coleus, etc. Palms can be used to advantage out of doors in summer, if kept partly shaded from the direct rays of the sun, and it im- proves them; they come in in the fall much better color and stronger andstifferforit. Our summer treatment of palms has been to plunge the pots to the rims in a bed of ashes, underneath trees, so as to give shade, and to apply the hose freely to foliage, taking carethat uoneof them got too wet at the roots, nor yet dried out. By putting the plants out early in June and bringing them in early in September they suffer no check, and it is surprising the growth that they make in summer and the almost perfect freedom from in- sect pests that they enjoy out of doors. Latanias, arecas, kentias, seaforthias ,and phoenix are much improved by their sum- mer's change of air, and where it is con- venient to place the plants out of doors in the shade some very fine effects can be produced. But if not well shaded and conveniently situated for watering, don't put them out. Crotons are very useful for bedding out as well as for greenhouse decoration, but are not, unless in a very warm and favored spot, to be depended on in a lati- tude north of Philadelphia. If the plants are wanted for greenhouse decoration in winter or for planting out after a winter's use it is best to take cuttings of strong leading shoots, not too hard, and strike in sand or cocoanut fibre in the cutting frame in strong bottom heat, keeping moist and close. As soon as rooted give air gradually. When rooted pot off in light soil, and keep in heat till established, then gradually harden off, giving more air, but still keep in a night temperature of 60°. In spring give more air and gradu- ally harden off till they will bear exposure before planting out, which should never be done till June. When planted out they should be sj ringed in dry weather when the sun is off them to keep down spider, and they must be kept moist at the root. It is a good plan to save the old stock plants to mass in the center of the bed, as the bare and leggy stem can be concealed by the better furnished young plants. For conservatory decoration in summer large crotons are very useful, and to make specimens is an easy matter by taking young plants and as soon as about eigh- teen inches high pinching back, and keep- ing growing as fast as possible in plenty of heat and moisture. With many of them it is not necessary to pinch at all, as they grow bushy naturally. Use a good fibrous loam with a liberal supply of sand to keep the soil open, and do not allow them to get dry at the roots, or you will be sure to lose the bottom leaves, and that spoils the plant. In order to get them well colored grow close to theglass, so as to give plenty of light; do not have them under the other plants, and then when they have no color say crotons are no good; give them a show. Shade moderately, but not heavily, and if for use out of doors gradually withdraw shade altogether. If not watched in syringing and watering spider and thrip is sure to appear. The first can be kept down by syringing and not allowing the plants to get dry at the root. For thrip dip the plant overhead in strong tobacco water, or else a solution of fir treeoil,but if the house is kept moist there is not much danger of either pest troubling you. There is a large number of varieties of crotons in cultivation, and they can all be traced as sports or seedlings of three or four species. The majority of all the varieties can be traced to Croton pictum. I shall not attempt to describe all the varieties but only speak of a few of the finest and most distinct, for many of them much resemble each other. C. angusti- folium; leaves long and narrow, dark green with mid-rib and margins bright yellow; species. C. Baron Frank Sielliere. Leaves very large and broad; bright green mid-rib and nerves white, very strong, and vigorous grower, one of the best varieties in culti- vation. C. Crown Prince. Strong vigorous grower, lanceolate leaves a foot long, bright green mid-rib and nerves yellow; sometimes marbled on surface of leaves. A strong upright grower. C. Earl of Derby, Trilobed foliage, suf- fused with red; stems and mid-rib yellow. C. gloriosum. Long narrow leaves, drooping habit. Ground color green, mid-rib creamy yellow, banded white down leaf, sometimes spotted white. A distinct and handsome species. C. illustris. A very distinct and hand- some variety; leaves briijht green, trilobed. Mid-rib yellow, sometimes the point of leaf bright yellow, a strong grower and very showy. C. chrysophyllum. Small leaf, golden yellow, useful for bedding out. C. Imperator; leaves pale green, very large marked and mottled creamy white; very strong grower. C. lancifolium, long narrow leaves, mid- rib, margin and veins pale yellow, chang- ing to pink. Strong upright growth. C. majesticum. Long leaves of droop- ing habit, color light green, ribbed yellow when young, changing with age to crim- son, and the green to olive. Other distinct varieties for planting out 1,8 202 The American Florist, July 20^ are C. maculatum , Disraeli, Youngi, Lord Cairns, Queen Victoria, tricolor, Veitchii, Hookerianum, recnrvifolium, eburneum, pictum, interruptum, etc. Hackensack, N. J. J as. S. Tapli.n. Philadelphia. Professor Thomas Meehan of Philadel- phia is one of the most learned botanists and horticulturists of this country. He is the editor of Meehan' s Monthly, a ]o\xr- nal devoted to horticultural topics and is also a prolific writer for magazines and newspapers. He still continues his re- searches in botanical science, in one par- ticular branch of which he has achieved an eminence unequalled in Europe or this country. Mr. Meehan is now serving his sixth term in common council, to which office he is re-elected unanimously, all parties uniting in placing him in nomina- tion. It was his interest in more small parks for the city that led Mr. Meehan, after much persuasion, to first allow his name to be used, and during his eleven years' term of office he has kept that ob- ject steadily in view, and the manj- breathing places added to the city plan during his term of office are mainly due to his efforts. His successful efforts in this direction excited the admiration of his fellow citizens and on July 4 in Vernon Park, a beautiful spot near his home, which, after a severe struggle, he suc- ceeded in having established as a park, he was presented with a handsome silver plaque in testimony of their appreciation of his establishing small parks in the sev- eral sections of the city. The plaque is a masterpiece of the silversmith's art. It is of solid silver, nineteen by twenty-four inches in size, mounted on dark blue vel- vet background, framed in carved ma- hogany, set in a polished mahogany shadow box, thirty-one by thirty-six inches and covered with plate glass. It presents in appearance the original parch- ment grant or charter to Wm. Penn. It has a silver copy of the Penn seal pen- dent and is surmounted by the coat of arms of the city, all in the same metal. In the central part of the top of the plaque is the following quotation from Penn's letter to his commissioners, dated September 30, 1681; "That it may be a Green Country Town and always wholesome." The following inscription fills the cen- ter of the plaque: "Presented to Thomas Meehan by his fellow citizens of Philadelphia in grateful acknowledgment of his services while a member of the Councils of Philadelphia, 1883-1892, in establishing small parks in the several sections of the city for the health and enjoyment of its citizens." In the four comers of the plaque are de- picted scenes from Penn Treaty, Stenton, Bartram and Venion Parks. This is a magnificent testimonial and is Evidence to Mr. Meehan that his efforts to beau- tify the city are recognized and appre- ciated. Messrs. Caldwell & Co., silver- smiths, are so well pleased with their work that they have obtained permission to exhibit it in their window and after wards at the World's Fair. Asters and gladiolus have been added to the summer stock, which is becoming a little better, as roses planted for cutting at this season are getting into shape. Robt. Craig is cutting some fair Albanys; this rose on account of its color is better for summer than La France, which bleaches considerabh' in hot weather. Marie Guillot is commencing to come in good size and form, Heacock and Becker are sending some good blooms of this va- riety. Carnations still hold out very well, the colors being mostly white and pink. Tea roses are now bringing from 2 to 3, while a few Beauties can still be had at from 15 to 20. Carnations 75 cents to 1. Sweet peas 25 to 30 cents a hun- dred. Asters 25 cents a bunch of 25 flowers, gladiolus $5 a hundred stalks, valley 4, pond lilies 50 cents a hundred. White hollyhocks .75 to 1.00. Balsams have made their appearance and bring 25 to 50 cents a hundred; adiantum .75 to 1.00, smilax 15, asparagus 50. R. H. Loncope, of Holmesburg, is add- ing another violet house. Violet growers are complaining that their stock of plants outside is not doing well, the weather being too hot and dry. There has been very little rain for some time. Firch & Hartley, two young men lately in the employment ol Myers & Santman, have gone into business for themselves and are erecting three houses in Spring Village. They intend growing roses and carnations. Messrs. Firch & Hartley are well versed in the business and their stock will no doubt be such as to find a ready sale. We wish them success. This local- ity is fast becoming a growers' center. Messrs. Lonsdale, Burton, Butler, Myers & Santman, and now Firch & Hartley are all within hailing distance of each other, and their success will no doubt bring more of the trade to this neigh- borhood. Are you going? is now the question of the hour, and is answered in various ways. Some come out with a flat no, others say it depends on certain contin- gencies. "Yes, I'm going," is heard from quite a few, and we suspect that when the time comes the delegation will present quite a respectable appearance in point of numbers. Those who have made up their minds should notify the committee at once, as it is very important that they should know how many are going. The illustration "after the hail storm,", in the last issue of the Florist, gives a very fair idea of the appearance of John Westcott'sorHabermehl Brothers' green- houses after the recent storm. The house committee had the alleys cleaned up the early part of the week and a number of the boys met there last Thursday night for practice. Two sides were selected, Messrs. Harris and Kift being captains. Harris' team, Messrs. Anderson, Brown, Beam, Westcott and Burton looked formidable, while Kift's bowlers, Messrs. Crawford, C. L. Allen of New York, who happened in, Geo. Craig, Nisbet and Campbell, played ball and won a match of two games by six pins. Campbell made three strikes in the last three frames of bis second game and won the match for his side. The gas had not been put in since the fire and the game was played by candle light, they being placed at intervals along the edges of the alleys. Charles Weathered and wife passed through Philadelphia on board the Co- lumbian express last Friday afternoon, bound for the World's Fair. Robert Craig has returned home after a five weeks absence in Chicago. K. New York. Never in the history of the flower trade has business been so dull as at present. Everything is at a complete standstill, withnot the least indication of any im- mediate improvement. The retail stores look deserted. Some of them make almost no attempt to have their windows at- tractive or even neat; others, although the whole decoration may consist of a vase of larkspur or a pan of pond-lilies merely always appear clean and pretty. The stock coming in consists of sweet peas by a very large majority. Somehow the impression got abroad among the growers last year that somebody was making money out of sweet peas. The result is what generally occurs in such cases. This year they have overdone it to such an extent that peas are coming in every day, mountains high, and there is no possibility of doing anything with them. The wholesalers are glad to get fifty cents per hundred bunches for them, twenty-five sprays to the bunch, and the quality is of the best, including all the newest and choicest varieties. Roses are improving in quality but the demand amounts to almost nothing as yet. Meteors are particularly fine and this variety is proving as never before its admirable summer blooming qualities. Carnations are coming from outdoors and the houses both, but in eithercasethe blooms are small. .\t the 34th street Market there is an enormous receipt every morning of candytuft, hollyhocks, corn- flowers, achillea, feverfew, larkspur, and lilies, the latter including auratum and longiflorum now as candidums are all finished. Longiflorums are sold as low as $1 per hundred blooms. The supply men say that the semi-an- nual summing up at July 1, shows that the first half of this year has been quite satisfactory in the amount of trade, and although the past week has been the dull- est of the year they look confidently for- ward to a brisk fall business. Those who handle forcing bulbs are preparing for a brisk lily campaign very shortlv. in fact some earlj- lots of Harrisii bulbs have already been received and delivered. There is but little doing in the flower line at present. The only thingthat seems to holdout well is funeral work, and some of the florists find considerable of it to do. It is profitable for them just now, for can- didum lilies, feverfew, white carnations, gypsophila, and sweet peas are ob- tainable in large quantities for but little money and the price of a funeral design remains as in winter, viz, all you can get out of the customer. Good roses are rather scarce and sell fairly well. Carnations and sweet peas are badly overstocked, .\mong the pret- tiest things in the florists' windows are the corn flowers and coreopsis and other garden productions which although cheap yet never appear coarse or common. There was a good display of garden flowers at the weekly horticultural show on the 15th inst. From \. A. Ilixon of Worcester came a collection of petunias the equal of which has never been seen here. Many of the binoms were grand. T. C. Thurlow's delphiniums were also fine. J. R. Leeson of Newton Centre sho wed a finely bloomed plan t of Cattleya Leopoldi which received a first-class cer- tificate of merit. The Gardener's and Florist's Club met on Julv 11. The matter of a club picnic was postponed on request of the committee in charge and in the matter of iSgj. The American Florist. 1283 OREOPANAX SANDERIANA. the floral contest at Chicago it was voted inexpedient to participate. Mr. and Mrs. H. H. Battles of Phila- delphia passed through Boston on their way to the New Hampshire mountains. They were in charge of that cunning little bit of humanity, Miss Grace Battles, famous from having a carnation named in her honor as well as for the sprightli- ness with which she carries the weight of her three summers. The sum of $100,000 has been appro- priated for a site for new city greenhouses, the old grounds having been devoted to an extension of the city hospital. There will "be another florist store on Boylston street soon. J. A. Penman of New Yorkisin town. Chicago. Last Thursday evening was one of the hottest of the season and it was doubted by many whether there would be a quorum at the meeting of the Florists' Club that occurred that night, but much to the sur- prise of these members there was quite a turn-out, and several members came loaded with business that required im- mediate action. President Hauswirth was appointed a committee of one to arrange for trans- portation from Chicaeo to the St. Louis convention and the officers of the associa- tion were instructed to arrange for some suitable entertainment of the visiting members of the S. A. F. while in the city in attendance at the Horticult- ural Congress, which occurs the week after the St. Louis convention. On the recommendation of the commit- tee in charge of the matter the pro- jected contest in the arrangement of flowers at the World's Fair in August was abandoned. It being noted that the register at club headquarters wasnot receivingthe signa- tures of all of the visitors to the city, the secretary was instructed to procure a duplicate register and have same placed in the Horticultural Building at the World's Fair. The register will there be in charge of a suitable person and each day the names registered in the World's Fair register will be mailed to club head- quarters and there added in by the secre- tary, while those that appear in the register at club headquarters will be for- warded to the party in charge at the World's Fair and by him added in to the World's Fair book. In this way it is ex- pected that the register of visitors will be alwavs complete, and that consulta- tion with either register will show just who is in the city and where they are stopping. Mr. Ludwig Schiller read a paper upon azaleas. There were several visitors present, namelv, Mr. A. Gilchrist of Toronto, Mr. Wm. Jenkins, representing Thos. W. VVeathered's Sons, of New York and Mr. Cole of Peoria. Each one favored the club with brief remarks, Mr. Gilchrist giving his impressions of the Horticult- ural Department of the World's Fair, which were well received by the club. It being the opinion of the members that the so-called display of horticulture in the Illinois State Building was a dis- grace to the horticulturists of the state, a committee was appointed to prepare a suitable resolution expressing the disap- probation of the club, and protesting against the display being allowed to stand as representative of Illinois horti- culture. It was decided by a unanimous vote to discontinue the monthly suppers during the hot weather. The Horticultural Society of Chicago held a meeting on the 12th inst. The pro- posed changes in the constitution and by- laws were adopted, and other routine business disposed of. All matters con- nected with the annual fall exhibition are in the hands of the executive committee, which reports everything in good shape. Messrs. Robert Craig and A. Blanc returned to Philadelphia on the 12thinst. after having been nearly a month at the Exposition. Business is better than last week; there is rather more stirring, and as stock in several lines is shortening, any increase in demand is felt at once. There is little change in prices, but they are less fluctu- ating. Carnations are lessening in sup- ply, but are still plentiful. Roses improve in quality; Beauties are of fair quality, but open very quickly; La France, while good in size, are badly bleached out by the sun, and Albany is preferred. Few growers here make any pretense at grow- ing summer roses for summer trade; one sees a few Guillots of indifferent quality, but good roses are very scarce, as a rule. Among cheaper stuff, sweet peas are still a terrible glut; during the past week they have been sold in thousand lots as low as $1 a thousand. They have suf- fered in quality, too, owing to the exces- sive heat, and there is very little sale for any color but pink. Cornflowers are very plentiful too, the typical blue being the only color desired. A few white holly- hocks (double) are sent in, but there is no call for them. Coreopsis is unsalable. Asters have made their appearance in limited quantities, and some nice pot plants are in the market. Lilium auratum is very plentiful and much of it very good; it appears that everyone is growing it. Although the best brings $8 to $10 a hundred, a good deal is sold for much lower, and, one would think, will scarcely pay for the bulbs. There is no sale for Lilium specio- sum, red or white; il cannot compete with auratum. There is no lack of longi- florum and Harrisii now. There was a great call for white flowers during the past week, owing to an extra amount of funeral work, due, no doubt, to the heavy death rate during the prolonged heat. Buffalo. Business all round is very flat, and there is an abundance of flowers to meet the light demand. Gloxinias of fine qual- ity are seen in several flower stores, and as its great adaptability for houseculture is well known here they sell well. Japan lilies, auratum, roseum and album are also abundant in town, and very useful they are. A few of the store keepers who have rather an abundance of help just now have drafted several of their hands to the greenhouses, where they are daub- ing on the paint in great style. It is that or a release, to use base ball parlance, and the painting is preferable. There was a fair attendance at the last meeting of the club, but some decisive business wastransacted. It was resolved to tender to the Chicago Florist Club a trophv to be competed for at the World's Fair for a floral design, but it is of no avail, as we have just heard the competition is dropped. It would certainly be a very poor time of year to get flowers suitable for fine designs. The most important, if not the most cheerful, action the club has taken lately was abandoning all preparations for a flower show this fall. There was hardly a dissenting voice, and we think the conclusion wise. Our annual exhibition has steadily improved in every respect, while the attendance has 1 284 The American Florist. J?ely 20^ steadily declined, and vre think as it's the World's Fair year we will give the public a rest, and revive it again with renewed energy next year. The men who are the backbone of the society and who have had to put their hands deep into their pockets to make up deficiences are feeling a little tired. The Rochester florists are coming here on the 25th to play the Buffalo boys a game of ball. What presumption for the villagers to dare to cross bats with the team that vanquished a nine that was selected from the entire United States. It is said the same umpire will not offici- ate that did at that national game. The absence of Mr. W. J. Palmer in Europe did not prevent Mr. Christenson,the pro- fessor and W. S. from paying a visit to his large place in the village of Lancaster, N. Y. Mr. Palmer came to this country in '57 from Cheltenham, Gloucester, Eng- land. He is the pioneer florist of this city and can amuse the younger generation greatly by telling of his early experiences when he first tied primroses on two bits of lath, some 30 years ago, and when you could see no more lath he called it a cross. Mr. Palmer has been very success- ful, and well earned a good long vaca- tion, but really his absence is a blessing in disguise, and he need not worry at all. We found W. J. P. Jun. in cowboy hat, roomy overalls and pitching right into work; he was surrounded by a small army of men and half grown boys. House after house is planted with Beau- ties, Brides, Meteors, Mermets, etc., and looking fine, in fact little remains to be done in that line, and before ihe old gen- tleman returns every inch of greenhouse will have a coat of paint, both outside and in, and the venerable W. J. will see his place looking as it never looked before. How few men are blessed with such a steady boy as "Billy." Most young men at his age are taken up with baseball, bicycle or Brooklyn handicap, or perhaps worse. We have just greatly enjoyed a brief chat with Mr.Kidclof the Sherwood Hall Nurseries, San Francisco. He was not to see us on business, but he took our breath away when he spoke of 60 acres of sweet peas. W. S. St. Louis. On Thursday, the 13th, the regular monthly meeting of the Florists' Club was held, and the attendance was the best since the spring season opened, showing conclusively that things are slackening up considerably. The committee having the show in charge reported to the club their proceed- ings regarding the securing of the hall, and Mr. Michel was chosen as a commit- tee of one to definitely close with the managers. Several special prizes have been offered for competition, but as yet the articles called for have not been speci- fied. Some discussion has been indulged in as to whether the money donated for a special prize should be offered as money or as a cup or medal of equal value, and the opinions are various. The matter of badges, which has been stirring the members more than anything else of late, was finally decided by the adoption of a button of white and blue enamel, with St. Louis Florists' Club worked on in gilt letters. The button is of fair size and the lettering can be read distinctly at some distance. This fact has lead several opponetits of the button to declare they would not be walking signboards, or something to that effect, and distinctly refuse to wear one. , Jt is unfortunate that everyone caunot be sat- isfied, but the next best thing is to go with the majoritj- gracefully in matters of this kind, and it is to be hoped that they will be worn by all members during the convention. Some sample cufs were shown, from which to select one to be offered in the bowling contest, but the opinion was that no choice be made until others had been submitted for approval, which will be done at the meeting of the Bowling Club Monday evening. The supply of flowers has fallen off somewhat during the week and several times there has been a scarcity of good white fiowers for funeral work, and it seems that nothing but white flowers will fill the bill, judging from the haste with which other colors are refused. This appears somewhat strange and peculiar, as yellow and even pink and red roses can be used with good effect. Some of the finest work done here has been in colored flowers, and perfect satisfaction has been the result. The contrast pre- sented by the two classes of work as they appeared side b\ side has been marked and called forth remarks from all prais- ing the originality and fearless, but withal delicate, handling of pronounced colors in this class of work. This fact can be taken advantage of by florists if they feel inclined to break away from the regular stereotyped work that is always seen. It will not only increase their resources, but will enable them to make much better work. R. F. T. SITUATIONS.WANTS. FOR SALE. Advertisements under this head will be Inserted at the rate of lU cents a line (seven words) each Inser- accompany order. Plant advs. not SITl'ATK>\ WAXTEIt-By two yoiinB men used to greenhouses; Denver preferred. State wa^eh. etc. T T, care American Florist. SITUATION WAXTED-By a competent florist and gardener; married; capable of jn-owlng flowers and early vepeiables; 15 years" experience. Best of references. Address X. care Joseph Schmidt. 44 North 3rd St.. Harrlsbur^-. I'a. iirrled iiiiin ..ti a J J, care American Florist, t'lilcano. SITUATION WANTEI)-By youHR man: S years experience In growing cut flowers and general greenhouse stock, first class designer and decorator. Keferences given. Address <;. B. K.. care Fred Engel. Farina. Fayette Co.. 111. WITUATION WAXTED-Gardener of executive O ability and experience In the management and propagation of all commercial requisites connected with floriculture — ornamental, the nurseries, etc.— wishes situation accordingly. Best of references. Ad- dress A Z. care American Florist. Chicago. W ANTED— A young florist (tie 1 greenhouse work; at oi El». KIKCHN 1 preferred): gen- W ANTKD— (iood second hand saddle tioller capable ' beating nlxiul l.SJKI feet ot glass. Address M- (iiLi.KTT. I.TU7 Sth Ave.. Wesi '1 n)y. N. V. W^ W^ . llliiHcluk'. III. W" Ki WANTKD-The I'aterson, N. .).. Park (■..miiilsHlnn- ers will receive applications fer I. and in- aolo to work from plans and run a propagating house for plants. In answering state wages expected, married or single, how long employed In the business and where laut employed. )R SAI,E-N<». ;i Hltcblngs Saddle UiWer In flrst- class condition. Address HKNRY CoHBETT. Mt. Sterling. Ky. ?0R SALK CHEAP— 25 feet of l4-tnch smokestack F' Olt SALK OK KENT— Greenhouse: reason. i»o health. An Al chance: 4U miles from Chicago. C. Sorr.EK. M''\ La Salle St.. Chicago jas. Daughertv. box 17, Madison. N. J. FOR SALK-New hotbed sash. Georgia Pine, un- glazed. :^xT. primed, f. o. b. $1.00 each. Cash with order. Daklington Bkos.. Morrlstown. Tenn. F(.)R RENT— Three greenhouses, well stocked, one acre land and dwelling. In llvest city in the south. Splendid chance for right party. Address ■ Sui'TH.' care American Florist, Chlcago. F OH SALE OH HENT-A well established florist business In western eltv. doing good business. J5U0 In cash or good security will secure It. Pf health. Addn ; American Florist. FOR SALE— The greenhouses, stock and good will of the old established florist business of the late T. C. Ingram. Terras reasonable. Address ALFUEB HA.M id Implements Included; ?I.30ficash; of good ground, lartre house; rent without *1U per month: il miles from heart of city. Mu.>jt FOR SALE— My retail florist business at SHT and SO W. Madison street. Chicago. Completely stocked with supplies and plants. Good horses, wagon and every thing that a first-class store needs. 42 ft. front- age of large show glass This Is do run-down business but one of tbe best paying In this city. Cause for sell- ing, too much other business. Appiv to T. J. CuuuKEV, 45 Lake St.. Flo'rists' Exchange. wishes to go trav C F P. erican Florist. Chicago. RARE OPPORTUNITY On account of ix)or health I am obtleed to sell my florist buf-lness. Best location. Opposite cemetery gate. Smartest business city In the state. Cars stop every thirty minutes and makeconnecttons wlthtralns to all parts of the United States, one-fourth cash, balance can remain on mortgage. Come and see It. Lul'lS H. Fox. 117 E. Fulton St.. (;ioversvllIe. N. Y. KAKE OPPOKTUNITY. Live business, known over four states as a successful place, elegantly located. live coimty seat. 21 acres, rich soli. 8 steam greenhouses. S-room dwelling, large barn, other buildings: own gas well.no cost for fuel; own water works, choice fruits. Good reasons. SVIII trade for Improved larm. Particulars cost nothing; write. Barnes* Garden, t>ox S4:». Independence. Kans. FOR SALE OR RENT. Hose (ind cut flower growing plant containing about .S5.U01*' square feet of glass: bouses heated by steam and hot water; all In good condition; well stocked with roses, ferns, palms, etc. only IS minutes ride from center of city. If you mean business, address FLORIST, care Chas. E. Prather. bouisville. K). WE.\THERKD BOILER No. 5; iiOO feet 4-incl» pipe. GLASS. .500 square feet, Kk'H double. POTS. 8 000 i'.iiich Standard. Whilldin make. 800 ll-iiich. Write for prices. S. B. riELD. Roselle. N. J. FOR SALE— HALF COST. Three greenhouses oOxrJ each, built in 'SS, on, large lot in town, with IJS sashes, new; frames, tools, pots, larpe winter select stock of carnations, bouvarclias. \-iolets. chr^'sautheraunis, asters, etc., eic; heated with Mevers' new hot water boiler- good local trade in town of 4,000; new depot. 6^ miles from Phila.; 1 year established stand in larg- est market in Phila." Partv has business in Scot- land. ?l,iKli) -^UVI down, rest on mort^Mge. FLORIST, care Moore & Simon. 149 N. 4th St.. Phila. FOR SftLE OR TO RENT. The following greenhouse property, situatetl on the outskirts ofSpringfield. the City of Houses; or will sell C.reenhouses. Stock and Fixtures and give ten years' lease of 2 acres land. Ten houses in all — 5 houses, 10 feet wide, 65 feet long; 4 houses, 18 feet wide, ti.'iifeet long; 1 house. 18 feet wide, 65 feet long. Steam plant) New double Florida Boiler, Stock in good condition, with a large and extra good home market. This is an opportunity i" a life-titne. as present owner has other interests to look after. If you are looking for a chance, apply at once to JM. T>. XVimTBJR. 0 Kim .Street, SI'KINGFIELU, MASS. rS93- The American Florist. 58s BRIDESMAID. it has proved itself a first-class rose Fine 3-incli plants at $9.00 per 100. Planters need have no fear of this rose sharing the fate of Waban, as Some of the larger growers are planting it freely. Meteor, Perle, Sunset, Gontier, Mermet, Bride, Hoste, Cusin,and other forcing Roses now ready for planting, from 3 -inch pots at usual prices. ROSES, FOR FORCING. LEADIKG VARIETIES. Order Pffow". BEAX)Y FOR SHIPMENT OCTOBEK ls^ Superb plants on own roots and budded on Manettl. General Descriptive Catalogue, also Wholesale Catalatrue free. Ellwanger & Barry, Mount Hope Nurseries, ROCHESTER, N. Y. SOME ROSES. 2i2-inch, o-liicU .Per 100 $450 $7 00 " 5 00 8 00 .. " 4 00 7 00 .. " 400 7.00 .. " 400 .. " 4 00 BROWN & CANFIELD, SPRINGFIELD, ILL. PERLES METEOR, ext.a. MERMETS BRIDE LA FRANCE ALBANY Please write, stating just how many BRIDESMAIDS you wish, and I will quote you a bargain. FRANK L. MOORE, . . . CHATHAM, NEW JERSEY. Hybrid Perpetual Roses, Worked low on the Manettl Stock, offer the best re- sults to the florist, blooming freely and giving plenty of cuttings for propagatlnR quickly. Fine plants for sale by the 100 or lOOO. at low rates. Price Lists to applicants. Address WILLIAM H. SPOONER, JAMAICA PLAIN, (Boston). MASS. THE ANCHORAGE ROSE GO. Offers a select lot of young Rose plants. Grown from imported stock. Free from disease. All the popular forcing varieties. SEND FOR PRICE LIST ANCHORAGE ROSE CO., Anchorage, Kv- WRITE FOR PRICES. ISiezxible Plox-^l Co., OSKALOOSA, IOWA. ROSES. ROSES. STRONG FIELD GROWN PLANTS; VARIETIES SUITABLE FOR FLORISTS' USE. LARGELY GEN. JACQUEMINOT, MRS. J. H. LAING, ULRICH BRUN- NER, MAGNA CHARTA, Pr. CAMILLE DE ROHAN, PAUL NEYRON, MARSHALL P. WILDER, ANNA DE DIESBACH, ALFRED COLOMB, ETC., ETC. A FULL ASSORTMENT OF MOSS AND HARDY CLIMBERS. A splendid stock, fine smooth bodies, strong two year heads. TREE ROSES. Our usual complete assortment of Trees, Shrubs, Bulbs, Plants, Etc. CORRESPONDENCE AND INSPECTION INVITED.^- THE STORRS R HARRISON GO., PAINESVILLE, OHIO. 30,000 FIRST QUALITY FORGING ROSES. Fully equal to those sold last year, and perfectly healthy in every respect. L V FRANCE, 3-lnch pots, Ri.OO per hundrefi:^i:«o^f, :Biooa3Ast>taLyg:. r»^. FORCING ROSES. «°°^.".*°*r;^;;r-^*//vcH pots. AMERICAN BEAUTY, bride, mermet, bridesmaid, meteob, PERLE, SITXSET, GONTIER, LA FRANCE S. nXao^'BAPS', Klce-wocxl^ TVc Fine healthy stock. Per 100 P. 1000 Perles. MermetB, The Bride. Sunset. Papa Gontier. Niphetos, Bon sllene. La France, Souv. d'un Ami. Duchess of Albany. Mad. Cusin. Mad. de Watlevtlle, from3-in. pots, $8.00575.00 S3IILAX, from 214-Inch pots 2.50 20.00 Lots of other Fine Stock. Send for new list. WOOD BROTHERS, Mention American Florist. TEAS »30-oo per looo HYBRIDS 40.00 per 1000 Healthy plants, in 3-incli pots. Also healthy plants of the Newest Chrysanthe- mums, and general greenhouse stock. Trade list on application. LOTTISVIIjIjE, IC"2". Mention the American Florist when writing to advertisers on this page. LA FRANCE, BRIDES, MERMETS, AND PERLES, strong. 3-lnch pots, at $7.00 per 100. LA FRANCE and ALBANY, from 2-Inch pots at $4.00 per 100. The above is good, clean stock, ready for planting. West Forest Park, ST. LOUIS, MO. BRIDES per 100 $4.00 $7.00 MEKMETS •• 4.00 7.00 PERLES •■ '.00 FOSTORIA FLORAI, CO., Fostoria, O, Sexid. *o«* &. Cor»y TRADE DIREGTORY AND REFERENCE BOOK. i>K,iCE aa.oo. AMERICAN FLORIST CO, p. O. Drawer 164. CHICAGO, ILL. 1286 The American Florist, July 20, Subscription $1.00 a Year. To Europe, $2.00. Advertisements, 10 Cents a Line, Agate; Inch. $1.40; Column, $1.^00. Cash with Order. No Special Position Gaaranteed. Discounts, 6 times, 5 per cent; 13 times, 10 percent; 26 times. 20 per cent; 52 times, 30 per cent. No reduction made for large space. Tb« AdvertlslnR Department of the American Florist Is for Florists, ^edsmen, and dealers In wares pertatnlns to those lines Only. Please to remember It. Orders for lets than one-half inch space not accepted. Address THE AMERICAN FLORIST CO., Chicago. Our Annual Convention Number. In our Convention Number for 1893, which will also be a Columbian Souvenir as well, we shall repeat the plan of iden- tification by portraits as inaugurated at the Convention in Washington last August. This plan solved the identifica- tion problem with such general satisfac- tion and was so generally made use of that we believe no explanation of its workings is now necessary. Are you a member of the Society of American Florists? If so, do you expect to be present at the Convention in St. Louis next August? If not now a mem- ber do you expect to join while at the St. Louis meeting? If so, and you were not represented among the portraits given in our Convention Number of 1892, please send us acabinet size photograph of your- self, being careful to write your name and address plainly on back of same. If you have no recent photograph, have one taken now, and send us a copy as soon as ready. If you intend to take your wife with you to the convention (and you ought to do so if possible) send us a copy of her photograph also, as our identifica- tion plan includes the ladies too. But do not send us photographs that must be returned. We have to cut them to get them into groups and of course the photos are spoiled thereby. This nurnber will contain in addition to the portraits and indexes to same, a com- plete guide, at dale, to the Horticultural Departrnent of the World's Columbian Exposition at Chicago, which will cer- tainly be visited by all members of the Convention after the adjournment of the St. Louis meeting. Diagrams of each section of the Horticultural display will be given and the location of each exhibit plainly indicated so it may be quickly located by any one. These will be acconi- panied by an alphabetical index to ex- hibitors and a classified list of exhibits, each referring to position on the diagrams; together with fine half tone plates of special features. Full details regarding the great Horti- cultural Congress will also be given in this number, and it will be such a "Colum- bian Souvenir" as you will want to pre- serve for all time. This is last call for photos for our convention number. All must be in hand by the 24-th inst. at the verv latest to be in time. We shall be unable to use any received after that date. If yours is not already mailed send it at once. Eberhart's Economic Entomology, recently received by us, is a very uselul little handbook of insects injurious to vegetation and the means of checking their ravages. It is simply written and will be found useful by any one cultivat- ing field or garden plants. Bound in stiff paper, 108 pages, copiously illustrated (Price 50 cents, A. Flanagan, Chicago). Ontario has issued a neatly printed catalogue of her iloricultural exhibit at the World's Fair that will certainly do mud to enhance the educational value of its display. It has also published similar catalogues of its displays in other depart- ments. When sending us newspapers contain- ing items you wish us to note please do not fail to distinctly mark the item so it can be easily found, as we can not spare the time to hunt through the mass of papers sent us for unmarked items. Do YOD WANT an alphabetical list of the chrysanthemums in commerce in America, withclass and a brief accurate description of each one, and synonyms noted? You will find such a list in our trade direct- ory and reference book. We request subscribers to make remit- tance by draft or money order when re- newing subscriptions, and to keep a record of the numbers and dates of same. This is to guard against losses in the mails. When you arrive in Chicago make it a point to at once register your name and hotel in the book kept for the purpose at the headquarters of the Chicago Florist Club, 45 Lake st. LILY BLOOMS. We will have a cood supply continually for three months. Auratum, Lancifo- lium. Album and Roseum. They ship well. Also pink and lavender Sweet Peas. WISCONSIN FLOWER EXCHANGE, i;U Mason St., -Milwaukee. Wis. FLORAL DESIGNS The Cut Flo-n-er Workers Friend. Fine boo of 11)0 p.Tges. Seud «3 50 for it, to J. HORACE McFARLAND, Harrlsburg, Pa. CUT lxllacl«>lplxl», E>a. We are the Peopled Who ? KOFFMAN. Where? WALDEN, Oranse Co., N. Y< SMILAX What? 2.5c. a string; 20c. a string by the hun- dred ; 18c. a string by the thousand. When ? ALL THE YEAR AROUND. Also Adiantum Cuneatum Fronds At $1*25 per TOO. And he pays the Express. HARDY CUT FERNS LAUREL FESTOONING, ETC. The only place in the world where you can Always get them, M. B. Hartford, 18 Clmpinan I'laco, B<»ST<)N. MASS. DO YOU USE FERNS? Finest .ilul Cle.-incst in the I..ind. Hardy Dagger Cut $1 per 1000. G. W. CURREY & CO. Give us .1 trial NASHVII.I.E, TENH. When writing to any of the advertisers on this page please mention the American Florist. THEY SAY "TspsRjiGus plumosus nanus at 50 cents a string, 8 to 12 feet in length, is the cheapest and best material for deco- rating, as it will stand longer and look better than any other green in this hot weather. OKDKK IN I.AKdK OK SMAI.I. <.»I'ANTITfi;s, |-K<>-»I W. H. ELLIOTT, Brighton, Mass. BRIDES AND MERMETS, 4 CENTS; PERLES, 3 CENTS. FIRST-CLASS STOCK. Sample sent on application. Telegraph and Telephone connections with all parts of U. S. j8g3. The American Florist, '287 E. H. HUNT, WHOLESaLBpLORIST 79 Lake Street, CHICAGO. Per 100 Perte, Nlphetos. Gontler S2.000K.W Brides. Mermets. La France 3.00® 4.00 Meteors 600 Carnations, short -50 *' lonK 1.00 Adlantum 1.00 Valley 3.00 .12.50@li;.00 Smliax.. — Ferns, common, 30c. per 100; f3.60 per 1000. KennlGOU Bros. 60. WHOLESALE GUT FLOWERS, 34 & 36 RANDOLPH STREET. C;^XC:!.A.C3r<=>, ZXaXi. ■\wisbE "woe-k: -A. SFECi.A.x,mr. A. L. RANDALL. Wholesale Florist and Dealer in FLORISTS' SUPPLIES, 126 Dearborn Street, CHICAGO. store Closes Nights 9 P. M.; Sunday 3 P. M. NILES CENTER FLORAL CO. Incorporated. \raOLESAI-E GROWERS OF CUT FLOWERSO! ALL KINDS and Dealers in nOHISTS' SUPPLIES. CHAS. AV. McKELLAK, Mgrr. In Chicago Cut Flower Exchange, 45 Lake St., CHICAGO. 2VI. or^soiv, » -J»* FLORIST, ee WABASH AVENUE, Telephone 4786. CHICAGO, ILL. T. J. OORBRlB^Sr, Wholesale and Commission 45 Lake St., CHICAGO, ILL. In Chicago Cut Flower Exchange. . . . A. G. PRINCE & CO., Wholesale and Commission FLORISTS, 45 LAKE STREET, In Chicago Cut Flower Exchange. CHICAGO. DAN'L B. LONG, COMMISSION • FLORIST, 495 Washington St., BUFFALO, N. Y. FORCING BULBS, FLORISTS' SUPPLIES, LONG'S FLORISTS' PHOTOGRAPHS. Lists, Terms, &c. on application. H. L SUNDERBRUGH, WHOLESALE FLORIST 4TH & WALNUT STREETS, ©yfiofeAaPe MarfteU. Cut Flowers. NEW YORK. July 18. Roses 1.00® 3.00 Beauty 5.00®16.00 Carnations 25® 1.00 Valley 3.00® 4.0O Lonirtflorum lilies 1.00 Sweet Peas, per lOO bunches .50 Adlantums 1.00 Smliax ^ 12.00®15.00 BOSTON, July 18. Koses 3.00® 4.00 Carnations 60® 1.00 Lily of the valley i OO Cornflower, Gypsophlla Adlantum Smliax Asparagus plumosus. . . 1. 00 12.50 60.00 PHILADELPHIA, JulV 18. Roses 2.00® 3.00 •■ Beauties 15.00®20.00 Carnations 75® 1.00 Asters 1.00 Sweetpeas 25® .30 .60 , 75® 1.00 Balsams...'. 25® .60 Adlantum 75® l.OO Smliax 15.00 Asparagus .SO. 00 Chicago, July 18. Roses, Perles, Gulllot, Nlphetos 2.00® 3.00 Albany, Bride 3.0O® 4.00 Beauties 8.00@10.00 Carnations 60® 100 SweetPeas 15® .25 Auratum 8.00®10.00 Gladiolus, longlflorum 0.00® 8.00 Cornflowers .20 Smliax ]2.00®15.O0 Peck & Sutherland, Successors to WM. J. STEWART, Gut Flowers I Florists' Supplies ^s WHOLESALE. 67 Bromfleld Street, BOSTON, MASS. WHOLESALE FLORISTS, JOBBERS IN . . . . FLORISTS' SUPPLIES, FLORISTS' VASES. METS, BRIDES, GONTIERS, CARNATIONS, ALWAYS ON HAND 1 Music Hall Place, BOSTON, MASS. HORTICULTURAL AUCnONEERS, Mention Amertcan Florist WELCH BROS., Wholesale Florists, wo. 2 BEACON STREET, NearTremont St., BOSTON, MASS. Mention American Florist. SEND FOR A COPY OI'* OUI«- TRADE DIRECTORY AMERICAN FLORIST CO.. CHICAGO When writing to any of the adver- tisers on this page please mention the American Florist. BURNS &: RAYNOR, 49 Wast 28th Str««t, WHOI.ESALE DEAI.EBS IN AND SHIFFEBS OF WALTER F. SHEEIDAN, WHOLESALE 32 West 30fh Street, NEW YORK. Rotei Shipped to all Points. Price list on applicatioA. HUNTER & FUBDT, WHOLESALE DEALERS IN Cut ^Flowers 51 W. SOth St., NEW YORK. FRANK D. HUNTER. JAMES PURDt, Formerly 112 W. 40tli St JAMES HAHT, WH0LE8BLE FLORIST, 117 W- 30th ST., NEW YORK. rhe Oldest Established Commission House in N. Y. LARGE SHIPPING TRADE. CAREFUL PACKINfl. THEO. ROEHBS, WHOLESALE FLORIST, 111 WEST 30th street, NEW YORK CITY. Egtabllshed 1879 MILLANG BROS., Wholesale Florists, 17 WEST 28TH STREET. BRANCH: Cut Flower Exchange, 408 E. 34th Street. MICHAEL A. HART, Wiioiesaiei Commission Florist 113 WEST 30TH STREET. the finest rose.s and carnations. Branch, at Cut Flower Exchange, 408 E. 34th St, EDWARD C. HORAN, 34 W. 29tli Street. NEW YORK, Wholesale Florist Careful Shipping to all parts of the country. Price list on application. o. A.. k:xjk^h:iv, (Successor to ELLISON & KUEHN), ^E^ WHOLESALE ^e«^ pr^ j; i — )T=? I ^3T 1122 I'llTE STH-EET, A complete line of Wire Deglgm. W. ELLISON, WHOLESALE Gut Flowers I Florists' Supplies 1402 PINE STEET, •>!■ St. UrOtJ-is, JVCo. 1288 The American Florist. July 20, Cricket. The Sherwood Hall Nursery Cricket Team, of Menlo Park, Cal., plaj'ed a cricket match with the San Jose "Wan- derers" on the 2nd inst., at their grounds near Palo Alto. A most successful game was played. The visiting "Wanderers" were most hospitably treated to refresh- ments under the magnificent oaks. An enjoj'able time was had by all. The gar- deners of Sherwood Hall are putting themselves to the fore as cricket players. Sec v. Paterson, N. J.— John R. Johnson who has been superintendent of the parks for the past _vtar has announced his intention to resign. The city will lose a good man in Mr. Johnson, for the parks have shown a wonderful improvement under his care. New Britain, Conn.— Steele Bros, flo- rists, lost a barn, horse, several cairiages and a lot of tools by fire on June 30. Loss $2,000 with but small insurance. Freesia refr. alba. READY NOW. Samples mailed free. Per 100 Per 1000 SELECT BULBS » .75 »5.00 EXTRA SELECT BULBS 1.00 8.50 W. W. BARNARD & CO., 6 and 8 North Clark Street, CHICAGO. We make special import prices on ROMANS, LILICM HARRISII, NAR- CISSUS, HYACINTHS, TULIP.«, VAL- LEY PIPS, and aU other FORCING HIjLBS Let lis know your wants and get our prices. Mention American Florist. (SE;JVX> for Catalogue of I JAPAN BULBS. SEEDS and SHRUBS, ARAUCARIAS, TREE FERNS, AUSTRA- LIAN PALM SEEDS, CALI- FORIA BULBS and SEEDS to H. H. BERGER A. CO., Establlshefl ls78. SAN FR.VNCISCO, CAL. We Sell Bulbs! Special Prices on Application. Seed Merchants and Growers. 114 Chambers St., miW TORE. G. J. MOPPATT, PAPER BAGS 'ANfENYELOPES SpeelHl attention given to Seed Bags and Catalogue Envelopes. NEQT HAVEN, COKIIV. Mention American Plorlgt. Colv«ixat>ia Farm, ST. (iEORGKS, ItER.MlinA. The undersigned solicits offers for alxiut 100 lbs. Freesia Seed (R. alba), for tlie whole, or in lots of 10 lbs. Also a few earlv white Roman Hvacinlhs, Gladiolus, Calla, Chinese Sacred Lily, Amarvllis Johnsonii bulbs and Canna roots; choice varieties. J line and July delivery. (Jroweriind Kxportor<.I Heniiinlii ItulbH. LILIUIVI HARRISII. OrlglDal and larffestKrowers of this Impurtantbnlb. Tme Stock. Lowent Prtcei. Best Quality. F. R. PIERSON CO.. TABBXTOWir-OM-HIJUSOM, NBW ¥OBK. VAUGHAN Gets there ! •■■•■•• JUST RECEIVED. -. Kirst early shipment of Kail * Bulbs in this country, consisting of ROMAN HYACINTHS, P. W. NARCISSUS, 0RNITH06ALUM, and OTHER FRENCH BULBS. CHINESE NARCISSUS. IF YOU WANT L. HARRISII EARLY, ORDER NOW. Vaughan's Seed Store, 148 W. Washington St., CHICAGO. 26 Barclay St., NEW YORK. GT. VAN WAVEREN & KRUYFF, GROWERS OF fmacinilis, TuiiDS. Crocus. Daiioflils, SASSENHEIM, Haarlem, HOLLAND. ESTJ^BLISHKm 1866. SELECT PANSY SEED )• Trade Pkts., 500 Seeds Each. ••• IVi-Pkt - 10c Bugnot, Cardinal, Cassier's Giant Delicala, Dark Purple. Deep Indigo Blu Emperor William, lUc English Face, - 12c Fawn Color, - 10c Fire King, - 24c Giant Black, - 40c Giant Beaconsfield, 40c Giant Pure Gold, 40c Giant Striped, ' 45c Giant Purple, - 40c Giant Three Spot, 40c Gold Margined, King of the Blacks, - 10c Light Blue, - - 10c Lord Beaconsfield, - 10c Pelargoniflora, - 12c Prince Bismark, - 12c Pure Yellow, - lOc Quadricolor, - - 10c Red Victoria. - 30c Rose Marbled. - - iOc RosK Morn, - - 24c Striped and Mottled, IOc Sno* Queen, - - IOc Violet Margined While, IOc BARGAIN OFFER! . -tx-inl oxides D0N;T BUY imED ^NSY SEEDS mTsS c! r'LIPnNCOTT^'s: Flower Seeds Exclusively, e 32 VARIETIES !i! ' -■•l.^i. i.-iiunl '. ,.7. I l.y 111. II. 1I-. ha,o'rn'B!^p«Ir'c $5.00 82S Stxih Htrrct Sn.. MI.\>'KAPOLI8, MINN. HULSEBOSCH BROS., BULB AND PLANT GROWERS, OVERVE£N. near Haarlem. HOLLAND Per 1(1(1 11100 r.niumUnrrlsll. 4to.'i-lnch In cire K.ao flll.WI 6 to Mnch In clrc :t.U) 24.00 7 to IMncli In clre S.'i'i 47.00 ;i to 12-lncli In clrc 11.00 100.00 Llllum I»n(rillorum 10 per cent denror than I.lllnm lliirrlsll. Uoman Hyacinths, extra selected 2.fi0 22.00 t.ip roots a. 00 26.00 ■ ■ ■ M Nnicls. Totus Al i.lltl.. i(i-.l 1,00 .i.'ii 1.: 11.00 A. HULSEBOSCH, p. 0. Box 3118. Warehouse 58 West Street, NEW YORK CITY. OUR SPECIALTY. rora selected Onions and the pnrest stock in the United States. 1893 CROP 1893 Yellow Globe Danvers, Yellow Flat Danvers, Extra Earlv Red, Wethersficld. GOX SEED AND PLANT GO. SAN FRANCISCO, CAL. rS93- The American Florist. .89 FIELD GROWN CARNATIONS. Fine healthy plants for Winter Bloom. W. R. SHELMIRE, CHESTER CO., AVONDAUE, PA. Send for Circular. CARNATIONS Rooted Cuttings all sold or planted out. FIELD GROWN PLANTS IN SEASON. Correspondence Solicited. C J. PENNOCK.The Pines, Chester Co., KENXETT SQCARE, PA. CARNATIONS ROOTED CUTTINGS of all the leading varieties. Will be ready January 1, 1893. R. T. LOMBARD, Wayland, Mass. CARNATIONS. A SPECIALTY. Full stock of all the new and leading varieties. Rooted Cuttings, Voung Plants, and Field ■ rown Plants in season. Get our prices before purchas- '°^' GEO. HANCOCK, GRAND HAVEN, MICH. Phoenix rupicola. This useful and beautiful Date Palm in EXTRA FINE PLANTS, growing iu from 7 to 10-inch pots, from $3.50 to $7.50 each, accordingto size. EDWIN LONSDALE, Wyndmoor, PHILADELPHIA. STATION "G," 'Chestnut Hill P. O.) TRv DREER'S Garden Seeds, Plants, Bulbs & Requisites. They are the best at the lowest prices. Trade List is- sued quarterly, mailed free to the trade only. HENKY A. DREER, Philadelphia, Fa. P. SEBIRE &,SONS, ITurserymen, TTSST, Calvados, PBANCE. A general assortment of Fruit Tree Stocks, such as Apple, Pear, Uyrobolan Plum, Mahaleb and Maz- zard Cherry, Angers Quince. Small Evergreens, For- est Trees, Ornamental Shrubs. Roses, etc. The largest stock in the country. Prices very low. Packing secured. Catalogue free. Send for quot- ations before placing your order elsewhere. Agents for U. S. America and Canada. C. C. ABEL & CO.. P. 0 Box 920, New York. Always mention the American Flo- rist when writing to advertisers. r»^^:ivsiE>{s. THE BEST ARE THE CHEAPEST. SIZE is a strong point in Pansies; when you combine size, color, substance and torm they are pretty near right. By careful hybridization and selection 1 have accomplished this, and the Pansies I send out this Fall will be an agreeable surprise, even to for- mer customers. If you buy Pansies 1 would be pleased to correspond with you; they will be offered for sale from Aug. 20th to Dec. 1st, at 75c. per 100 or $5 per lOOO. Terms cash with order or C. 0. D. No seed for sale. I..B.496. ALBERT M. HERR, LANCASTER, Pa. THE TOTTENHAM NURSERIES Lt'd, DEDEMSVAART, HOLLAND. (Old Firm A. M. C. JONAKIND CONINCK ) Hardy home-(rrown bulbs and flower roots, herbaceous plants, ferns, hydrangeas, aquatics, young fruit trees, rhododendrons, conifers, etc. lor fall taportntlon. Catalogue free on application to tlielr sole agents, tJ. C. x> -1=1-1^ T. dB3 aO.f I". O. 1=»«=«3K 920, XWo-vc- Tor-li. Fremium American PANSY . SEEDS. Grown by WM. TOOLE, Barabon, Wiscon- sin, has the largest collection in America. "GUIDE TO PANSY CULTURE," with catalogue describing 82 varieties and mixtures. Extra choice mixed lOc pkt.; trade pkt. 20c; "s-oz. 50c. Selected mixed, pkt. I5c; trade pkt. 30c; "s-oz. 75c. HESPERIAN PANSIES, pkt. 25c; trade pkt. 50c. WM. TOOLE, Pansy Specialist, B-VR.VBOO, WISCONSIN. ROEMER'S SUPERB PRIZE PANSIES The finest strain of Pansies In the World. Introducer and Grower of all the lead- ing Novelties. Catalogue free on application. FRED. ROEMER, SEED GROWER, QUEDLINKURG, GERMANY. PANSIES. During the season we shall have plants of best German strain of Pansies, at lowest prices. BRAUER & RICHTER', McCONNELS^^LLE, OHIO. PANSIES. Fresh Seed of my carefully selected strain of Pansies. Trade pkt. (1000 seeds), SOc. Plants ready in September. ADOLF STAHL, Johnstown, Pa. Association "Flora" BOSKOOP, HOLLAND NURSERIES. Roses, Clematis, Shrubs, Aza- leas, Palms, Herbaceous Plants, Bulbs, Etc. Catalogfue on Application. P. OUWERKERK, 206 Cambridge Ave., JERSEY CITY. N. J. Vaughans SolidSted Trowel. THE BEST, IN THE WOULD. Price, 50c.; by mail, eOc. VAUGHAN'S SEED STORE. NEW TORK. CHICAGO. 8e Barclay Street. P. O. Box 688. You will benefit the American Flo- rist by mentioning it every time you write an advertiser in these columns. ZIRNGIEBEL'S Giant Market and Giant Fancy are without question the most popular strains in cultivation up to date. New Seed ready now, in trade packages of either strain, at onedollar each. Denys Zirngiebel, NEEDHAM. MASS. PANSY SEED. PANSY The Jennings strain .jt large lloweiing and Fancy Pansies. new crop now ready. 8 pounds of seed and over wn.im plants were sold last season. This strain Is popular, and why? Because Florists can depend on getting only First Class Stock. 1 shall sell no other. My aim Is to supply the best Finest Mixed, all colors, trade pkt. :M0 seeds 36c. ; lUOO seeds SOc. ; 2000 seeds $1.00; Ser ounce SMO. Piu'e White (the finest) trade pkt 10. and Sl.OO: Golden Tellow. dark eye. trade pkt. SOc. and Sl.OO. Send for price list for other varieties. Pansy Plants, ready September 1 to December 25. any size wanted, cold frame size tSc. per 100 by mall : JS.OO per 1000 by express: 5.0U0 KO. Large flowering plants Sl.OO per lOOi JS.OO per 1000. Cash with order. ADDRESS E. B. JENNINGS, Wholesale Pansy Gkower, Lockbox254 SOUTHPOKT, CONN. EXTRA PANSY SEED. Mannmoth Sunbeam Strain. A ^and collection of giant flowering varieties, very large, of perfect form, and choice colors; carefully selected; receive high praise from my cuatomers: bet- ter than ever; no finer strain otTeredanj-whore. Every florist should sow of It. Trade pkt.. 5(X) eeeds, 25 cts. ; 3 pkts. tiO cts. ; 6 pkts. $1 .00. JOHN F. KUPF, Shiremanstown, Pa. g : For Forcing. PERLES, BRIDES, LA FRANCE, etc. per 100, $5.00; per 1000, $45 00. Special C. SOUPERT, 2V2-inch, per 100 $3.50; 3>^-inch, per I00|8.00. Fine stuff. ROMANS, HARRISII and FREESIA BULBS are now ready. VAUGHAN'S Inlernational Pansy Mixture, ready August 1, is a World Beater. J.C.VAUGHAN, 146 & 148 West PTTrP A ftH AVaghington Street, LiHIvAVXI-/. GREENHOUSe HEKTING. BY A. B. FOWLER. Bxplalnc fully all the best systems of heating ffreenhouses by both hot water and low-pressure steam. Tells you the points to consider in selecting an apparatus. How to adjust same to various loca- tions; gives the results of the latest sclentiBc ex- periments Shows how to compute the number or feet of pipe required for a given space; draft and other important matters. , , .„_ j It is highly commended by Mr. John Thorpe ana others. Postpaid, 75c. Sent on receipt of price. Address, CHICAGO. l29o The American Florist. July 20, Root Cuttings of Tecoma (Bignonia) Grandiflora. Your Philadelphia correspondent makes a singular statement in his letter in your issue of July 6. He says"Bignonia grand- iflora seems to be a branch variation of Bignonia radicans, as cuttings from the branches will come true, while root cut- tings from the same plant will produce only radicans." I am not aware that a sport cannot be increased by its root as well as by any other portion of it. Are not many of the sports of bouvardias increased in this way? At any rate Tecoma (Bignonia) grandiflora is a distinct species. Here in Germantown it has long been in cultivation under the name of the Chinese trumpet vine, and looking at Nicholson's Dictionary to-day, I see he says of it that it is from Japan and China. Radicans is a native of this state and southwaid. Furthermore we have many plants of it, all raised from roots, and all true, as their flowering at differ- ent times has proved. It is likely that your correspondent's experience, has been, unknowingly, with a grafted plant, and the root was really radicans. We do not graft our plants, but others may do so, as grandiflora is not the rampant grower radicans is. Joseph Meehan. Germantown Nurseries, Phila. Sandusky, 0.— Miss Louise, daughter ©■"Henry Matern,the florist, was married July 1, to Charles L.Ferguson, of Lorain, Ohio. Galena, III.— B. F. Vandervate has purchased his father's interest in the busi- ness and will continue the same under his own name. He is now building two new houses 16x80 and is rebuilding the old ones adding on the latest improvements. PREPARE NOW FOR OUR CONVENTION NUMBER AND COLUMBIAN SOUVENIR. CYCLAMEN GROWER, WANOSBEK -MARIENTHAL, near Hamburg, 9.'^';';". .^^''-^^''-N sKKi), siioi.nT's iiY- "wltdjied to l>o lllcs 111 Ki Mill.'. Ht the ful- lirlKlit iliirk red ' . . . pur IIW t Uoseof Mnrlentlml Katchen Stoldt, pure white White, with carmine eye. . CASH WITH OUDKIIS. »:Mir^A.x:. wtruny ■ I friji Inch pots. ut»-J.u() per lUI; WIK.OO per 1U(»J. PANSY I'LANTS for fall. Choicest Btralns. CVC'I.AMKNS, both 1 and 2 yenr bulbs. I'rici on applteiitlon. CLKHATIS. lurt-c llnvvirlni;. for full delivery, very larue stock iiml ,i,s,,riiii,-iit. Write lor prlcei Icansultyou iHilli .111 ),iuiiimiii.l prices. F. A. It.VI.I.KK. ItloululiiKton, III. You Must be Thinking Now about the pot-grown Strawberry Plants you will need for your trade this summer. We will have them in leading varieties after July 1, at $18.00 per 1000. J15.00 in large orders. We can ship at once. No waiting. Rogers' Nurseries, Eh'estVte Moorestown, N. J, Siebrecht&Wadlev, rose bill nurseries, NewRochelle.N.Y. Palms, ORCHIDS Roses, and .Pf©A7v r»lants, FRESH DRACAENA CANES NOW READY. The Finest Stock In the World. Thirty mlnntea from London, Onr Mr. A Dlmmock will be pleased to Interview bnyers or reply to any commnnlcatlon addressed to him at 206 Greenwich Street. New York City Established and Imported ORCHIDS. Ig. FORSTERMAN, A FEW ORCHIDS? They are ^'ery Cheap. They are Fasilr Grown. They .Sell Well. They always attract attention In store or (ireenhouse. BRACKENRIDGE & CO., .304 W. Madlaon St., HALTIMORK, MP. MflRlE LOUISE VIOLETS Field jjrown plants. Fine stock. PER HUNDRED $10.00 PER THOUSAND 80.00 50O at 1000 rate. p. O.boxf.2. NEW IIAMBVUGII. N. V. SMI LAX. First-class, from 2>^-inch pots, $2 50 per 100; 120 00 per lOOO. Sample free. Address J, Q. IBxirro-w, FISHKILL, N. Y. SMILAX PLANTS CHEAP. lor llie iiKMith of .Filly only. In orilcr til iiiiik.' luuiii 1 ofTcr c.xtm line strona SMll.AX ri,.Wrs.,int,,f J-liicl IS l,.r#I-i fit) per lUKI. i.-<«l ill IKil) riito; Wl.no per lim Terms nti-lctly t'lish. I'lnntu will be p'lck.'d lliilit. nnil »ut- iiiitceil. Saniplco will be sent on receipt I lUc. Wv FKED SCHNEIDER. Wholesale Florist. iiiiiK ( (Miiity. .ATTKA. N. Y. WATER HYACINTHS WI.OO 11 ri"IKS. 7-. ct•^. ii ,lo/eil. MRS. A. E. DAVIDSON. Terry. Hinds Co.. Miss. Mention the American Florist when writing to advertisers on this page. Giimsantneiiiuiiis. Best for tlorists' use. New of 1S92. HARRY BALSLEY, 1 EDWARD HATCH, GEO. W. CHILDS, I MRS. ROBT. CRAIG, \- Per 100, $5.00. MR. HICKS ARNOLD, JOHN H. TAYLOR, ROSLYN, 100 pl?.nts, 10 to 20 choice Standard varie- ties, our selection, $3.00. 100 plants, best of '92 and standard sorts in equal quantity, our selection, $4.00. Miss Kate Brown, new early white, per 100 $5.00. The grand prize winner of the year, per dozen $4.00; per 100 $25.00. Prices of other new varieties on application. Address ^^j^^N SMITH & SON, 167 W. Maumae St., ADRIAN, MICH. GflTflLOGUE PRINTING. ELEGTROTyPING. Done with expert ability for Florists Nurserymen, Seedsmen. Write to J. Horaca McFarland Ce., HABKISBCBO, PA. E.G. HILL & CO., wlioi6sai6Fiorisi.s RICHMOND. INDIANA. Swainsona galegifolia alba. Nice youni; pl.tnts in 2'4 in. pots, J3.00 per dozen. STOCK LIIWITED. EDWIN LONSDALE, WYNDMOOR. near Chestnut Hill. PHILADELPHIA. .Money Orilor clllice. Stntlcn ■■(;.■ riillii. HEADQUARTERS for WATER LILIES SKEns. TIDKRS AND ri..\NTS, ready for .shipment at all seasons and to all parts of the world. Don't fail to inspect onr Colurabiau Ex- hibit at the World's Fair. Illustrated Catalognc on applic.-ilioii. LS WM. TRICKER. °°K°rYc'»'K^ KOR SALE. THE CUTS USED IN ILLUSTRATING THIS PAPER. Write for prices ou any which you have seen in previous i and would like. • AMERICAN FLORIST CO. i893' The American Florist. 1291 Gape pinvuprq new crop in best white quality at $1.00 the tb. 10 H). lots, $9 net. PUP9C I DilVDC (Sago Palms), natural UJliaO LCaiGO prepared, equal to fresh cut in appearance, from 2S-in. upwards, at 40c., 45c., 50c., 60c., 75c. and $1.00 each, ac- cording to length. Metal Designs, SS e^c'.°i^^?he latest French styles, from 50 cents net apiece upwards. Pr^i^, 850 Montgomery St., Jersey City, N. J. C. Krlck, Brooklyn, N. T. ; H. Bayersdorler & Co., Ernst Kaufmann and Marechuetz & Co.. Philadelphia, Pa.; C. Kibsam & Sons. Trenton. N. J.; 3. M. McCuUough's Sons and B. P. CrltcheU & Co., Cincinnati, O.; J. C. Viiughan, Chicago, 111. ; Wisconsin Flower Exchange and Currle Bros.. Milwaukee, Wis.: C. A. Kuehn, S. Mount li Co.. C. Young & Sons Co., Wm. Ellison and Jordan floral Co., St. Louis, Mo.: Ed. S. Schmld. Washington, D. C; G. W. Currey & Co. and Eckhardt & Co.. Nashville. Tenn. : T. W. Wood ,.\t Sons, Rich- mond, Va.: -U. J. Virgin, New Orleans, La.: D. B. Long, Buffalo, N. T.; J. A. Simmers, Toronto, Ont. Celery Plants. 2,000,000 WHITE PLUME, Jl.25 per 1,000. Cash witli order. Samples mailed free upon application. DC. M. GROSSMAN, Wolcottville, Ind. Always mention the American Flo- rist when writing to advertisers. Asparagus plumosiis STRONG 3-YEAR OLD ROOTS. Just the kind for making strings in a hurry. Large enough to divide up and still have big plants. $10.00 PER dozen; $75.00 PER HUNDRED. JOHN BURTON, Chestnut Hill, Philadelphia. HOW TO CROW CUT FLOWERS. A PRACTICAL TREATISE ON THE CUIvXIVAXION OF THE ROSE, And Other Flowering Plants for Cut Flowers, sent to any address upon receipt of $2.00. M. a. HUNX, Xcrrc Haute, Ind. W.C.KRICK'S PATENT Florists' Letters, Etc. Highest A^^rl wher- ever exhibited. These Letters are made of the best im- mortelles, wired on wood or metal frames having holes drilled in them to insert toothpicks, by which to fasten them in the design. All infringe- ments prosecuted. 2-lnch Letters, $3 00 per 100. Postage, 15c. per 100. Before purchasing Bend for free sample and Catalogue and compare with any other letter In the _ market. W. C. KRICK, 1287 Broadway. BROOKLYN, N. Y. AgentB:— J. C. Vaughan. Chicago, 111.; H. Bat ERSDORFBB & CO., Phila.. Pa.; N. Steffbns. N. T.; AUG. ROLKER&SON8. N.T.; ED. S. SCHMH). Wash- ington, D. C. ; JAMES ViCK's Sons. Rochester N. Y.: T. W. Wood & Sons, Eichmond, Va.; J. A. Sim- mers, Toronto, Ont. BOSTON FLORIST LETTER CO., 13 Green Street, BOSTON, MASS. Address all correspondence to t Music Hall Place. Mauillactttre TIE BEST LETTERS IN TEE MARKET. sizes l)<-lnch and 2-lnch, $2.00 per 100. Patent fastener with each letter. With orders for 500 letters we glTe away a nicely stained and varnished box. See cut.ln next week's American Florist. Our letter la handled by all the wholesalers In Boston. agents: Marschuetz & Co.. 25 N. 4th St., Philadel- phia, Pa ; A. Rolker & Bonn. New York; F. K. Mc- Allister. 22 Dey St., N. Y.I Bmst Kaufmann & Co., 113 North Fourth Street, Philadelphia; H. Bayers- dorfer & Co., Philadelphia, Pa.; A. D. Perry & Co., 33 Warren Street, Syracuse, N. Y.; A. C. Kendal, 115 Ontario St., Cleveland. O.; B. H. Hunt, 79 Lake St., Chicago; Wisconsin Flower Exchange, 131 Mason St.. Milwaukee, Wis. ; H. Sunderbruch, 4th and Walnut Sts., Cincinnati. O.; T.W.Wood 4 Sons, 6th and Marshall Sts., Richmond, Va.; Jas. Vick's Sons, Kochester. N. Y : Dan'l B Long. Buffalo. N. v.: C. A. Kuehn, fit. Louis. F. C. Huntington & Co., Indianapolis. Ind. J. A. Simmers. Toronto, Ont.. Agt. lor Canada. CHOICE SWEET PEAS Being the largest growersoftheabove in theworld the trade are invited tosend a list oftheir require- ments and secure low prices for Fall delivery. SHERWOOD HALL NURSERY CO. Menlo Park and San Francisco, Cal, When you write to any of the ad- vertisers in this paper please say that you saw the advertisement in the American Florist. Auguste van Geert, Ghent, Belgium. (ESTAHLISHED 1808.) K. J. KUYK, SUCCESSOR. Special Culture for the Trade. ANDROMEDA JAPONICA, CROTONS, AMHURIUMS. DRAC/ENAS, ARALIA KERKHOVEANA. ERICAS. SIEBOLDII. EURYA LATIFOLIA, VEITCHII, Lilacs FOR FORCING ARAUCARIAS. metrosideros semp., ASPARAGUS PLU. NANUS, OPHIOPOGON Jaburan. I.v. aspidistra, orchids, azaleas. palms, bay trees, pandanus, camellias. rhododendrons, And lull strain of Rare Plants and Novelties. BULB FARMS at HILLEGOM, HOLLAND. LITTLE'S MTIPEST. Valuable Discovery of the 19th Century. SILVER MEDAL AWARDED BY THE CALIFORNIA STATE FAIR OF 1890. This preparation Is a sure destroyer of the Scale, Wooly Aphis and Insect Pests of any and all descriptions. It may be as freely used in the conservatory, garden and greenhouse as in the orchard or vine- yard. It is non-poisonous and harmless to vegetation when diluted and used according to directions. It mixes instantly with cold water in any proportion. It is Safe, Sure and Cheap. No fruit grower or florist should be without it. Send for Circulars and Price Iiist. R. W. CARMAN, General Agent, 291 AMITY Street, FLUSHIITG, Queens, Co., N. Y. When writing to any of the advertisers on this page please mention the American Florist. I 292 The American Florist. July 20, Toronto. The summer flower show comes ofF this week (19th and 20th), when there will be plenty of excitement among the pro- fession. It will be a positive windfall for your correspondent, who will endeavor not to take up more than six columns. How would the color of Verbena venosa be described is a question I never heard two people give the same answer to. Would Mr. F. Schuyler Mathews be kind enough to give us his definition and settle the business? It is a very pretty little bedding plant, but is particular about what company it keeps. George Mantou and the writer drove out behind the former's spirited steed to John H.Dunlop's establishment the other day and managed to get home with noth- ing worse than a broken shaft. John has his three new short-slope-to-the-south houses all planted, and theroses aredoing remarkably well and making great prog- ress in spite of the scientific calculations alleged to prove that the idea did not amount to much, which appeared in the Florist a few weeks ago. John is still a firm believer and has no doubt but that the coming winter will set all doubts at rest. The three new houses are 24-OxlS feet, with iron pipe posts to ridge and purlin, glass all double thick. The carna- tions in the open ground look wonderfully healthy and thrifty, a bed of his own special seedlings being extra strong. On our way out we called on Mr. A. Mc- Pherson (gardener to Col. Sweny) in order to take stock of his chrysanthe- mums, he being the principal prize taker at the show last year. It is a little early to judge what chrysanthemums will be b}' next November yet, but I thought them looking a little hard in the s*^em. Mac accounted for this by bad soil at first; however, he has the makings of some fine plants, with lots of care and attention. The fare to Chicago has at last been reduced to single fare ($12.4-5) for the round trip. Now everj' one go. E. CUTS! Wood Engraving, Zinc Etching, Half=Tone, Wax Engraving, Photo -Engraving, Designing. MANZ & GO., "^ cHicAdo"*'- ENGRAVERS. Mention Ameclcftn Florist. FLORISTS' HOSE, ? Fl HRKTQ' HHQF \ . Goodyear Rubber Store, , I2W.14THST. NEW YORK. I TKAUK MARKS COPVKIGHTS. SOLICITOR OF U. S. AND FOREIGN PATENTS, Atlantic llulldlns. WashluKton, U. U. (Send sketch or model for free cxaiutnatlon as to patentability.) TOTT'S YSTEM OF PRAYING AVES Plant sF K ILLMRIGHT LLS, INSECTSAND MILDEW CHARGED WITH KILLMRIGHT, CONNECTED WITH FAUCET READY FOR USE WORKS^' EQUALLY WELLWITH A GARDEN ENGINE. END FOR SroTfs Syringe CIRCULAR AND Testimonials. SlOTTGARDENllVlPLrMENT CELLW CONTAINS THE KILLMRIGHT Company 136 LibertyStNewYork. H. M. HOOKER COMPANY, 57 and 59 W. Randolpli Street, CHICAGO, NATURAL GAS MADE GLASS FOR GREENHOUSES. Write for latest prices • 64 Standard" Flower Pots. As manufactured by us have carried oflF highest honors wherever shown and have stood the best test. They are used in all the leading floral establishments in the United States. For prices address The Whilldin Pottery Company, BRANCH WAREHOUSES: 713. T^S- 71? & 7^9 WhartOH St., Philadelphia, Pa. Kandolph Ave. and Uulou St.i Jersey City, K. J. Jackson Ave. and Pearson St., Long: Island City, L. I. STANDARD FLOWER POTS. Every user of Flower Pots should correspond with us before purchasing elsewhere, our facilities are unequallea. A. H. HEWS & CO., N. Cambridge, Mass. Standard Flower Pots. We wiah to notify the trade that this summer we have made great improvements in machinery and have also discovered a better clay, so that we are now manufacturing FLOWER POTS that can't be beat. We have the assurance of a host of our customers, that our make are the best in the market. Bear in mind that freight rates are very low from this point, and we claim that our way of packing saves you freight charges. Send for circulars, or we will send you figures on any quantity you want. SIPFLE, DOPFFEL & CO., SYRACUSE, N. Y. Lawn Vases. THE LARGEST IN THE MARKET FOR THE MONEY. ITx-ai-lncli ....price JI.U). I7.\;i4-lncli, with base. i)rlee Jl.To. ai.v22 Inch price *I .ai. i0.v22-lnch, with base, price J2.25. Send for our price list of Standard Flower Pots, Plain and Fancy Vaaes, etc., etc. Terms cnHh f . o. b. HILFINGER BROS. POTTERY, Ft. Edward. N. Y. When writing to any of the adver- tisers on this page please mention the American Florist. When writing our advertisers please use one of your printed business letter beads or enclose your business card. r893- The American Florist. 1 293 WATER For Your GREEN HOUSE, ROSE HOUSE, NURSERY, Conservatory, Lawn, House.Carden, Stock _ ,,_ oranyotherpurpose. HriT-AIn Send for Illustrated Catalogue IIWI mil delamater-rider and pumping DeLAMATER-ERICSSON riipiur PUMPING tNblNt. ENGINE. a so simple and . run them They ater from shallow kiud of well. They be arranged for any kind of fuel- Capacity 1.500 to 30.000 gallons of water a day. according to size. The De Lamater Iron Works, 87 Soulh Fifth Avenue. NEW YORK, N. Y. THE CHAMPION Their operation Bafetbatacbild ■wiU streams flutomailG Ventilator. The cheapest, easiest to operate, and by far the best machine in the market. Don't buy a Venti- lator until you have seen my illustrated descriptive circular, which will be sent you free, giving prices, etc. Also Champion Soil Fulverizer and Sifter. Address, :S« R. "WOr^I'*, Kox 114. SPRINGFIELD, O. HERE WE ARE AGAIN. Send on your orders for Sash Bars and Ven- tilating Sash. All kinds on hand. PROMPT ATTENTION. Itetniz'*d Estimates given, and cost of freight guaran eed. CORRESPONDENCE SOLICITED. Clear Cypress, from bottom gutter up is my specialty. I Lyman Felheim, ERIE. PA. HAIL LOCK THE DOOR BEFORE THE HORSE IS STOLEN. DO IT NOW. JOHK G. ESLER, Ses'y F. H. A., SaddU River, H. \ Always mention the Amercan Flo- rist when writing to advertisers. STANDARD VENTILATING MACHINERY, Highest awards where- ever e.xhibited. Opens Sash as high at one end as at the other. With new device. EVERYTHING UNIFORM. E. HIPPARD, YOUNGSTOWN, OHIO. SMITH & WEBSTER, ==^^ IWIA^ICEJieS OB^i GREENHOUSE PIPE FOR HOT WATER AND STEAM, 103 I^Eikie Street, - OHIOA.OO. ir^H^. FRENCH GLASS conservatories, rose houses, Etc. Etc. Importers of PLATE and WINDOW GLASS. Manufacturers of BENT GLASS and FRENCH MIKKOKS. 131-133-135-137 FRANKLIN STREET, Note— Imported Glass Is used in the best grade of Greenhouse building. pjB-^v ^S'oseic:. J. N. Struck & Manufacturers of CYPRESS LOUISVILLE, KY. STANDARD HOSE MENDER. The only Mender using ordi- nary galvanized wire No. 14, in- stead of expensive bands. Any person can handle it with per- fect ease. Thousands in use and all testify to its Wonder- ful Merits. Sample Box, by Mail, 50 cts. E. HIPPARD, Youngstown, Ohio. THE WABASH WILL BE THE "FLORISTS LINE TO THE ST. LOUIS CONVENTION, as well as returning. write F. A. PALMER. Gen'l Pass. Agt., 301 Clark Street, CHICAGO. It is expected a party will be made up leaving Chicago about August 7. THE PERFECT DRAINAGE BENCH TILE For circulars, etc., address W. P. Wight, Upland Green Houses, Send your business card. MADISON, N. J. Mention American Florist. Estimate. Satisfaction Guaranteed. 65 Warren St., and 46, 48 & 50 CoUege Place, Pffe-cc- IToi-li. C!lty. 1 294 The American Florist. July 20, Cincinnati. The monthly meeting of the Cincinnati Florist Society was called to order by President Critchell Saturday evening, July 8. The attendance was only fair. We are very thankful to be able to report that ground has at last been broken and that in a short time the Jabez Elliott Floral Market will be ready for use. The society will then have its rooms in the building and we trust the members will not consider it too much of an effort to climb the stairs to the meetings. Wm. Sunderbruch, brother of "Harry," was married last week. His many friends ex- tend congratulations. Trade is very quiet and all the stores are taking a rest, very much against their will. Will and Chris Murphy started last Wednesday for a trip to California, re- turning by the way of Tacoma, National Park and Chicago. E. S. Johnston, with J. M. McCullough's Sons, will rusticate for a couple of weeks at Kanawha Falls, W. Va. We regret to announce the death of Mrs. Mack, wife of Ernest Mack, of Price Hill, which occurred on the morning of the 11th. Mr. Mack has the sympathy of a host ot friends. G. Base Ball. The Peter Henderson & Co. base ball club played the John Lewis Childs' club at Floral Park, N. Y., July 1. The latter club was victorious by a score of 6 to 4. G. B. R. Oklohoma City, O. T. — TheOklohoma Floral Co. has added a new house 16x75, making a total of 5,000 feet of glass. PiTTSBCRG, Pa— J. H. Harrell has started in business as a grower at Oak P. O., Pa., about 2I/2 miles from this city. His houses are of modern style and with all latest improvements. Forthe present he will confine himself to roses and bulbs. SCOLLAY'S IMPROVED 1 PUTTY BULB, TFor Glazing Sash, Etc. — ALSO THE — Patent-Plant Sprinkler For sale by your tieedsman, or sent, postpaid, for SI. 00. >OHN A. SGOLLAY, t^ 74 & 76 Myrtle Ave., BROOKLYN, N. Y. Send Stamp for Catalogrne. MAKE MONEY While You Sleep. stahFs excelsior fruit drier Evapornt.'" Frnit DAY and NKJIIT. CntnluKuo free upon uppH.-aUon. A.I.I rt»9 WILLIAM STAHL EVAPORATOR COMP'T, QumcT, nx. .MciiLlun American t'lorlst ™ lOGKLflND" Sash Bars y^ ^ ^ ARE ALWAYS SATISFACTORY. This cut represents our improved Clipper Bar for Butted Glass roof — putty to be used under glass only. GUTTER MaTERISL, RmGES, SaSH, ETC. The finest CLEAR CYPRESS used. Write for circulars and estimates. UOGKLflND LUMBER 60. JLrOcl«:la.n CIIUri.AK. IMPROYED GLAZISG. zinc ,l.)liits l.ir hiittliii; flii"" wllli.iiit InnB. N.i .■iikiiuL'. N.. flUllMk' <>1 f\i\.M. rnull.iUlv nlr tlflit. <.r|iM .,111 ..ilil wliuls. thtTcbj mivliik; fuol. Nu InpD. iiv.'.H .•niiiiuti irlRss to pav forthe /IncM. Nu lircakaKO it i;i!i-.^ ..n 71 Hint of frost or Ice. Some of the hirtr- ■>.| i:r. >\\t-i> In the country' are UBlntf "ilHsser s •itltiit Ziiif .loliita" »ith entire satisfaction. Wrllu for hiiniple anil prlci; list. J. M. GAS6ER, FLORIST, 101 lOiU'llil Ave.. CLEVKL.VNM, O. CD LJP=? Sash Lifteri'' Hinges will do tlie work and co«t you lens tlinn nny ittluT. Scml your name and address and we will iimll vim defK-rlptlon and jirlce. BAY STATE HARDWARE CO. 873 Freeport Street, BOSTON, MASS. i8g3- The American Florist. 1 295 CHAS B WEATHERED P , EDMUNp :SWEATHERED, Vice PnfSY and The ;'( M f^lCp « P O R AT E D TS33 — . ^^•'- ^ . r/irro-^)?^A'^'' Hot Water E^Gi/NEER^. , \j .- j.. . /$6To2400r/pqtAve. Jersey C/iy.//.J. \^/^/-c^'\Jj-o^-A^. r PAINT OR PUTTY. No Paint can be made too durable for the greenhouse, none too handsome for the homestead. We make Paints BECAUSE WE ENOW HOW, aud'have facilities to do it. We ship to all Railroad Stations andJEoat Landings without regard to distance, and will make prices laid down at your depot at figures which will pay you to patronize a cash market. For Greenhouses, Conservatories Or any other HAMMOND'S PAINT AND SLUG SHOT WORKS, FishkiH-on-Hudson, N. Y. KROESCHELL BROS. Greenhouse ^ Boiler, 41 to BB Erl« St., CHICAOO. Boilers made of the best of materl&l, shell, firebox ■heetB and heads of steel, water space all aronnd front, Bides and back). Write for information Always mention the American Flo- rist when writinfi: to advertisers. *God helps those who help themselves." And he uses THE aAT„.., DEPARTURE" VENTILATING APPLIANCE, helps himself and those who help him in his labors, and is there- fore doubly blessed. Send for price and description. J. D. CARMOPY, Evansville, Ind. Or call and see the man and macliiue at his greenhouse ottice, located on the la\vn west front of Horticultural Building, "World's Fail* grounds, Chicago, 111. , FOR WATER, AIR, STEAiH, ACID^ OILS, LIQUORS, GAS, SUCTION, And for any and every purpose for which a hose can be applied. Sizes, 5^-inch to 42 inches diameter. The making, vending or use of any Serviceable -wjiiiiBuaaB- Armored wire Bound Hose not of our manufac- SEBmflBTEaBALUWiiZEDJafelH*'^^^ ture is an infringement on one or more of our Patents. The rights secured to us render each individual dealeror user responsible for such unlawful use with all the consequences thereof. For yrices and discounts address WATERBURY RUBBER CO.. Sole Mt'rs and Owners of all the Sphincter Grip Armored Hose Patents, 49 Warren Street, New York. .T. C. VAUGHAN. Agent, CHICAGO. SUCCESSFUL GROWERS USE THE BEST VENTILATING APPLIANCES. The Champion Ventilating Apparatus cannot be equaled in point of CHEAPNESS, DURABILITY OR EFFICIENCY. C^^Clrcular I9 yours for the asking. Address AMERICAN KOAD MACHINE CO., . . . . Kennett Square, Pa. VICTOR SPRAY PUMP. The most wonderful pump ever invented. Re- quires no foot-rest or support. Send for prices. HENION & HUBBELL, 55 N. Clinton St., Chicago, III. The Summer Tours of the Michigan Central, "The Niagara Falls Route," are unrivalled in their vari- ety, picttiresqueness and comfort, em- bracing the best routes to Petoskey, Mackinac Island and Michigan Resorts, Niagara Falls, Thousand Islands and the St. Lawrence River, the Adirondacks, Green and White Mountains, Canadian Lakes and the New England Sea Coast. A copy will be sent upon application to MR. L. D. HEUSNER, City Pass'r and Ticket Agent, No. 67 CLARK STREET, CHICAGO. This is "THE FLORISTS LINE" to the World's Fair. 1 296 The American Florist. July 20 y Index to Advertisers. Anchorage Rose Co. . 12S5 12Si; BallerF A 12S0 Barnard W W & Co. . . IKS Bay State Hdw Co 12114 Bayersdorfer H & Co .12111 BergerU H & Co 128H Bonsall Jos E & Son . .12»1 Boston Letter Co — 121U Brackenrldge & Co. . . .12110 Brauer& Rlchter 12S9 Brown \ Canfleld 12S5 Bums&Raynor 1287 Burrow JG 12110 Burton John 121'1 Carman R W l-"'! Carmody J D . .1 V'.. ChandleeGeoF r;' ' CorbreyTJ 1',-. Co.x Seed & Plant Co. . l '.i^n CurreyGW&Co I'**; Davidson A E ISO De Lamater Iron WkBl21t3 DIllonJL 1285 DreerH A 12811 BlUottWH 128"; BUlsonWrn 128T Ellwanger^^ Barry.... 12S.5 Felhelm Lyman 12H3 FleldSB 12H4 Forstermann 1 12H0 Fostorla Floral Co.... 12s,i .12111 Lonsdale Edwin.. lafli 121X) Lord & Bumham Co. .121»; McCarthy N F& Co. ..1287 McFarland JH 12*; McFarland J H Co....r21iO MacBean AS 1285 ManzJ&Co 1-12 Marschuetz & Co 121'1 Michel Plant & Bulb .1292 Gasser J M Goodyear Rubber Store Grossman C M Gumey Heater Co. ...12m; Hall ABS'n 1218 Hammond Ben] 1 2H5 Hancock Geo 1289 Hart James 1287 HartMlchaelA 1287 Hart & Crouse 12m Hartford HE IM; Henlon \- nubbell....l216 Herr Albert M 12811 Hews AHiCo V:.a Hllflnger Bros 12H! HIllEG&Co 12HI HIppard E 121« HItchlngs & Co 121«; Hooker H M Co 12i« HoranEdwC 1287 Hulsebosch Bros 128.S HuntEH 1287 HuntM A 1285 121(1 Hunter & Purdy 1287 James RH 128'* Jennings E B 1281) Kaufmann Ernst & Col21ll Kemble Floral Co .... 1285 Kennlcott Bros 1287 KnappO R 121*1 KoflmanE :28i; Krlck W C r21il Kroeschell Bros 121(5 KuehnCA 1287 Kuyk K J. Lockland Lumber Co.. 12 Lombard RT.. Long Dan'I B.. Co latl" MlllangBroB 1287 Moffatf GJ 12SS Monlnger Jno C 121w; Moore Frank L 11^5 Niagara Falls Route. .121^5 Nllcs Centre Floral Col287 OlsonM 1287 Ouwerkerk P 12811 Peck & Sutherland. . . .1287 Pennock C J 12811 I'.-iiii.i. k Sam'l 8 12»1 ricr^ni, F RCo 1288 I'ri A i; JcCO 1287 ^Ml^k^■^ I'lty Mach Co.l21«; Klin. lull A L 1287 lU'fd Glass Co 121B Reed & Keller 121)2 RobertsDH 12!)i; RoehrsTheo 1287 RoemerFred 1289 Rogers Nurseries 121)0 Rolker A & Sons 121)1 Rupp John F 1289 Russell S J 1291 Sander* Co 1290 Schneider Fred 1290 Schulz Jacob 1285 ScoUay John A 1294 Sebire P&Sons 1289 Shelmlre WR 1289 SherldanWF 1287 Sherwood Hall Nur C01291 Slebrecht 4 Wadley. . . 12WI SIpfle. Dopftel & Co. . .1292 Situations, wants 1284 Smith Nathan 4 Son. .1290 Smith & Webster 121B Spooner Wm H 1285 Stahl Adolph 1289 StahlWm 121)4 StoldtC 12911 Storrs .S: Harrison Co. 1285 Stott Garden Imp Co. .1292 Struck J N & Bro 1293 Sunderbruch H L 1287 TessonRF 1285 Toole Wm 1289 Tottenham Nurseries. 12S9 Tricker Wm 1290 Van Home Grlflen & Co 1293 Van Waveren & Kruyfl .1288 Vaughan J C 1283 1289 Wabash R R . . . . 121B Waterbury Rubber Col295 Weathered's Sons T W121)5 Weeber&Don 1288 Welch Bros 1287 WhllldlnPotCo 1292 Wight W P 1293 WllksSMfgCo 1295 WlnterND 1284 Wisconsin Flower Ex.1286 Wolf BE 12ia WolflLMfgCo 1294 Wood Bros 1285 Zlrnglebel D 1289 WANTEO-IM MEDIATELY. Three underhelpers. Wages on application. Best of references required. Address E. G. HILL & CO.. Richmond. Ind. CLEAR CYPRESS BARS JOHN C. MONINGER, 297 Hawthorne Ave., CHICAGO. ILL. L A T 1 N G S A S H When you write to any of the ad- vertisers in this paper please say that you saw the advertisement in the American Florist. GREENHOUSE HEATING # VENTILATING Horticultural Architecture and Building. HITGHINGS & GO. Established 1844. 233 Mercer St. New York. FIVE PATTERNS OF BOILERS. NINTEEN SIZES. Perfect Sash Raising Apparatus. Rosehouses, Greenhouses, Etc., of Iron Frame Construction, Erected complete, or the Structural Iron Work shipped ready for erection. Iron Frame Benches with the "Perfect Drainage Bench Tile " or Slate Top- SENS 4 CII1NT8 POSTAGE FOR II.I.USTRATED CATALOGUE. LORD &. BURNHAM CO. Horticultural Architects and Builders, STEAM AND HOT WATER HEATING ENGINEERS. ^" ZW Flaps and estimates furuisliecl on application Front view of a portion of our exiilbit at the World's Fair. . . . SEND FOUR CENTS POSTAGE FOR ILLUSTRATED CATALOGUE. . . . LORD & BURNHAM CD., lrviii6ton-oii-HuJsoii, N, Y. STEAM -AND -HOT -WATER -HEATERS GREENHOUSE HEATING. >^\SQ^ *pf772er/ca/i ^o//er Coiiipam/: BOSTON, NEW YORK, CHICAGO, DENVER, SAN FRANCISC 195 Ft. Hill Square. 94 Center St. 34-36 Dearborn St. Mining Exchange Bldg. 80 Crocker BIdg. D. H. ROBERTS, 159 and 161 S. Fifth Avenue, - I»fI5W "VORSK, NATURAL GAS MADE GLASS, FOR ROSE HOUSES. CONSERVATORIES. ETC., ETC. t?:- I I< at our nOKl.lCS I \1IJ l:\IIIIiITlii lliirll.iillmal Itnllilini,-. PIIRNFY "°*'^^^^^ "^^^^''^ > Greenhouses. GURNEY HOT-WATER HEATER CO. 163 FRANKLIN ST.. BOSTON. EVANS' IMPROVED CHALLENGE VENTILATING APPARATUS Write f.ir Illnatrjitcil mtnlnitue. QUAKER CITY MACHINE WORKS. Richmond, Ind. AuiErica is "tbs Prnw 0/ the 1/essel; there may be 'mare comfort JJmidships, but we are the Erst to touch Unknowa Seas," Vol. VIII. CHICAGO AND NEW YORK. JULY 27. 1893. No. 269 f LHiii /AenmiiM) IFo=@isi!@ir Published every Thursday by THE AMERICAN FLOEIST COMPANY. 333 Dearborn Street, Cliicagfo. Subscription, SI. 00 a year. To Europe, $2.00. Address all comiuunicatious to AMERICAN FLORIST COMPANY, p. O. Drawer 164, CHICAGO. Eastern Ofiice : 67 Bromfleld St., Boston. The Ninth Annual Meeting OF THE SOCIETY OF MERICIIN FLORISTS WILL HE HEL1> AT ST. LOUIS. MO.. AUGUST 9. 10 AND 11. 1893. Members may remit the annual dues ($3.00) to the secretary or treasurer prior to the liieetlnK. thus avoid- ing the crowd and relieving the officers on the opening day. Badge for W.U will be sent by mail to those who remit in advance of tbe meeting. Intending members can obtain any Information wanted by addressing tlie secretary. OFFICERS : Wm. R. Smith, Washington, D. C. president; Prop. Wm. Trelease, St. Louis. Mo., vice-president; Wm. J. Stewart, 67 Bromfleld St.. Boston, Mass, secretary; M. A. Hunt, Terre Haute, Ind., treasurer. CONTENTS. From the east to St. Louis 1207 Chicago to St. Louis . . . . .' 1297 Society of American Florists 1297 Carnations— Seasonable hints 1298 Rhododendrons at the World's Fair (illus) . 1298 Wholesale methods In palms and ferns. . . .1298 Miscellaneous seasonable hints 1300 The World's Fair . . . . 1300 Aristolochia gigas var. Sturtevantii (illus) . . 1301 Hardy plants 1302 Rubbers 1302 Group of Ficus elastica (illus) 1303 An object lesson from Camden, N. J 130.3 Fraud which will vitiate assignment 1.303 Gloxinias at the World's Fair (illus) 1304 New York 1304 Philadelphia 1304 Toronto 1305 Boston 1306 Buffalo 1308 The seed trade 1310 Chicago 1310 St. Louis 1312 Baltimore 1314 Ailantus glandulosa 1316 Crude oil for fuel 1318 Meriden, Conn.— Wm. Woodley is erecting new houses to the extent of 4,000 feet of glass. Worcester, Mass.— A plant of Agave Taylorii on the grounds of Hon. Stephen Salisbury will be in bloom in a few days. This rare agave is a hybrid between A. ziminiflora and A. densi3ora and this will be the first instance of its blooming in this country. Mr. John Coulson, the gardener, is a specialist in agave culture. From New York and Boston to St. Louis, Chicago and Niagara Falls. A Splendid Excursion. The eastern members of the S. A. F. are to be congratulated on the arrangements made for their visit to the convention at St. Louis and the World's Columbian Exposition. The rates are much lower than could have been expected and the comfort and pleasure of traveling in a special train in the company of friends is a pleasant prospect as compared with the discomforts sure to be experienced by those who go to Chicago on the cheap second rate excursion trains which are being provided for the general public. Special Wagner cars will leave New York and Boston over the West Shore railroad and Hoosac Tunnel route on the afternoon of Monday, August 7, and con- nect at Rotterdam Junction. It is ex- pected that the delegates Irom Philadel- phia, Baltimore and Washington will join the New York party also. The route will be via Utica, Syracuse, Rochester, Buffalo, Niagara Falls, Hamilton and Detroit to St. Louis, and those wishing to join the party at either of these points can have accommodations reserved for them on application. The special low price tickets will be ^ood only on this train as far as St Louis yOSXet which they will be good on all first class trains over the Wabash railroad to Chicago and home up to August 31. Parties wishing to join the Boston del- egation should make application at once to W. J. Stewart, 67 BromBeld street, Boston, and those wishing to connect at New York or westward should apply to John Young, 20 West 24th street. New York. The special tickets cannot be pro- cured elsewhere. A prompt application will secure better accommodations than can be had at the last minute and will also facilitate the work of the committee. Chicago to St. Louis. While all arrangements are not yet per- fected we feel safe in saying that the rate and accommodations will be very satis- factorv. The matter is in the hands of Mr. P. J. Hauswirth, 318 Wabash avenue, Chicago, and by the time this appears he will probably be in a position to name rate, etc., to those who apply for information by mail. Society of American Florists. President Smith has appointed Mr. Patrick O'Mara a member of the Execu- tive Committee, to fill the place of Mr. Chas. Henderson, who has resigned Oi- account of inability to attend to the du- ties of the position. The committee on nomenclature of the Society of American Florists desires in- formation concerning the misapplication of names in the trade during the past year. All persons interested in securing a stable nomenclature of decorative plants are requested to send to the chair- man of the committee at once a list of synonyms that they have observed, indi- cating the place in which they were seen and, in the case of evident intention to mislead, the circumstances in each case. Address William Trelease, Chairman, Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, Mo. Chairmen of Committees of the St. Louis Florists Club for Convention. Reception: Wm. Trelease, Missouri Botanical Gardens. Ladies' Reception: Harry W. Chandler, Jr., 717 Olive St. Entertainment; J. W. Kunz, 706 Olive Street. Bowling: Fred Ostertag, 2334 Wash- ington Ave. Decoration: Henry Ostertag, 2334 Washington Ave. Badge: Julius Koenig, 6471 Florissant Ave. Pr;nting. Chas. Connon, 2742 Olive Street. Bureau of Information: J. M.Jordan, 706 Olive St. Hotels: Robert F.Tesson, West Forest Park. Superintendent Trade Display. E. H. Michel, Magnolia and Tower Grove Ave.'. St. Louis Hotels. Below are given the names and loca- tions of the hotels at which rates have been secured by the local committee for convention week, and the rate per day together with distance from convention hall and number each hotel can accommo- date. Hotel Barnum, 6th and Washington Aves. European plan, single, 75 to $1.50 double $1.50 to $2. Distance seven blocks. Can accomodate 50. The Belvedere, 13th and Washington Aves. American plan, single, $2 to $2.50; double, $1.50. Distance two blocks. Can accomodate 50 to 75. The Benton (gentlemen only), 8th and Pine Sts. European, $.75. Seven blocks. Accommodate 100. Continental Hotel, 4th and Elm Sts. European, $1. Distance sixteen blocks. Accommodate 75. Hurt's Hotel, Broadway and Chestnut Sts. European, single, $1; double, $1.50. Twelve blocks. Accommodate 200. LaClede Hotel, 6th and Chestnut Sts. A- Jean, $2 to $3. Eleven blocks. Ac- commodate 100. Lindell Hotel, 6th and Washington Ave. American, $2.50 and upwards. Nine blocks. 200. Merchants Hotel, 12th and Olive Sts. American, single, $2; double, $1.50. Three blocks. 50 to 75. 1298 The American Florist. J"iy27, Moser's Hotel, Pine St. between 8th and 9th Sts. European, single, $1; dou- ble, $1.50. Seven blocks. 50. Hotel Rozier, 13 th and Olive Sts. Euro- pean, single $1 to $3; double, $1.50. Two blocks. 75. Southern Hotel, 5th and Walnut Sts. American, $3. Fourteen blocks. 300. St. James Hotel, 5th and Walnut Sts. American, $2. Fourteen blocks. 200. 5^ Seasonable Hints. Insects and diseases are always season- able subjects for discussion. We have already alluded to the green fly or aphis and the red spider as affecting the carna- tion. These are probably the worst enemies the florist has to contend against under glass. At least they would be if allowed to have their own way. There are many other pests of minor import- ance, but which at times give us a great deal of trouble and loss. Thrip is a small jumping insect with which we are not familiar, never having been bothered with it; probably because we are particular to fumigate with tobacco regularly at least once a week. Tobacco smoke is the most effective remedy against it. Nicholson's Dic- tionary of Gardening gives descriptions and remedies. The "carnation twitter" is a small insect which is said to occasion a good deal of trouble at times. The leaves where attacked have a cankered and twisted appearance. This insect has also failed to come under our observation. The reader is referred to Peter Hender- son's Practical Floriculture for further information. We would say that we have had the ends of the shoots of the carnation to curl, but certainly not from any insect attack. If the plant was weakened from any cause, as for example when growing in too much shade, we have found this curl to appear and dis- appear on the removal of the cause. Mice are not insects to be sure, but they often do a great deal of damage to plants during winter. They seldom interfere with them before cold weather. As soon as the ground freezes the mice come into the houses and cut the buds and flowers badly it not checked. One should keep a sharp lookout for them and place on the benches a few pieces of meat or other suitable material well salted with strych- nine. This dose seldom has to be re- peated, and we find it more effectual than traps. The large field mice with the long tails are the fellows that do the most mischief and will destroy literally bushels of buds if allowed to do so. The smaller house mouse is equally a sinner, but he is easily suppressed with the same remedy. Snails are often very bothersome, but cleanliness goes a great way as a pre- ventive. They seldom trouble new houses. As the buildings become decayed and dirt accumulates they increase in numbers. Good cement floors not only in the alleys but over all the area covered by glass would we think largely prevent their increase. Their ravages are usually worse in the spring, when they climb the flower stalks to cat the petals of the flowers, of which they are very fond. They will destroy large quantities of bloom in this way in a very short time. Fortunately they are easily caught, and a little trouble and patience will keep them in check. Go round after night with a lantern when they will be found at work and can be impaled on a wire carried for the purpose. Other remedies are trapping them under pieces of lettuce, slices of turnip, potatoes or apoles, etc. These can be placed at various places on the benches and exam- ined in the morning. The snails crawl under them for shelter and may be taken out and killed. W. R. Shelmire. Avondale, Pa. Rhododendrons at the World's Fair. The accompanying engraving is from a photograph of Mr. Kelsey's display of rhododendrons in a tent on the island at the World's Fair. In this collection the varieties that at- tracted the most attention from visitors were album elegans,Mme. Cavalho, Lady Hillingdon — a new sort with a very large truss of flowers of pinkish white spotted with greenish yellow, Helen Waterer— delicate rosy pink petals with light cen- ter, Everestianum, Lady Stafford — light flowers with dark spots on each petal, John Walter — cherry red, and Delicatissi- mum pure white. Wholesale Methods in Palms and Ferns. One hundred and ten thousand feet of glass, and every foot earning money, is a sight worth going miles to see. The above florist's dream is to be found at Henry A. Dreer's establishment at River- ton, New Jersey. Outside in the large grounds surrounding the houses the same condition of affairs exists. Every avail- able foot of ground is filled up with "up to date" varieties of plants, and all in good condition. We feel we are safe in saying that this is not only the largest, but also themost successful.nursery of its kind in this countrj'. Palms and ferns are to be seen here by the million, in all stages of growth and in the greatest variety. Cocos Weddeliana is grown in large quantities, the annual sowing being some 100,000 seeds. "The demand for cocos," said Mr. Eisele, who kindly conducted us through the houses, "already large, is constantly increasing, thousands being used for din- ner table ferneries alone. A notable feature of this palm is that freezing the seed does not seem to afi'ect the germ. We received a consignment of seed last winter, which you can see came up very well, nearly, if not all, the seed germinat- ing, and yet it had withstood for two or three days a temperature of 28°. The seed comes from Brazil, and is probably gathered in mountainons districts, where they may have occasional frosts. It is quite different with the areca; if the seed of this species is subjected to a tempera- ture of 40° for any length of time it is sufficient to chill the seed to such an extent as to destroy the germ. "The last lot of palm seed received came in sealed tin lined cases, packed in a material that looked like sawdust; it was just a trifle moist, and started the seeds to swelling, so that they are now commencing to germinate, although they have only been planted since the first of |uly. There are 50,000 areca seeds in this lot and they look very promising. 1 hardly like to say what the result wr.iild have been in case of delay in the de'ivery." A liouse of kentias was now seen. Mr. Eisele said of these plants: "The home grown kentias are the best; they are more stocky and bushy than the im- ported." "You still import, do you not?" "Ves, more than ever, mostly kentias and latanias; we can never hold on to the young stock long enough to get it above a five or six-inch pot." "Is it is not cheaper to import the larger sizes than to grow them?" "No; they can be grown profitably here, but the demand has been so great for all kinds of palms, particularly the larger sizes, that we have to go to Euro- pean markets to supply it. There are two ways to get up a stock of large palms; one is to put a prohibitive price on the growing slock, and as the plants grow raise the figure until the required size is reached. The other is to fill a house or range of houses with selected stock which is not to be sold until it has attained the desired size." "This is certainlv a healthy state of affairs." "Yes it is; the men who make a spe- cialty of growing decorative plants should have no cause to complain with the condition of business; it looks to us as if it will take a long time to overstock the market." "\'ou have a great many latanias; are they home grown?" "All the smaller plants are, but those above 6-inch pots are imported; they have carried very well this season. Some importations reach us in bad condition, although lately they seem to understand packing better and there is not so much trouble. Belgian plants don't carry as well as those grown in England. In Belgium they hurry them up with bottom heat, and the result is a softer growth. When a plant is kept nearlj- a month in a box it needsto be in goodcondition when shipped, or it will soon show the effects of its journey." "What varieties of palms sell the best?" "Arecas and kentias are now the lead- ers; the latania held the van for a long time and there is more of it sold every year, but the demand for the others has increased to such an extent that they are now the most popular palms. Four houses in this large range, wi-! h is 100x130, are filled with arecas in the center and kentias in the side beds." "Do palms do as well on the ground as on benches?" "Y'es, better; these beds arc raised about ten inches from the ground, filled with ashes and bricked around, making a permanent job. All kinds of palms do well on these beds, excepting latanias; they are apt to make a top growth while the roots are dormant, and seem to grow best on tables." "How about scale and other insects? The plants seem very clean." "Yes, they are; we think we have solved the insect problem. In cleaning the palms of scale by hand, in the majority of cases, some scale is overlooked, or the leaves are damaged in the efforts ol the work- men in removing them. "Our plan is to hose the plants once a week with fresh tobacco water. We have a cistern or pit that holds about 3,500 gallons of water; into this at night is put one bale of stems and next morning the mixture is ready for use, and is pumped through our whole system of water pipes, and connection with the hose can be made in any house. We can have all the pressure \vc need; to-day it is about 60 pounds, which gives us a very good force of water. Wherever it seems to require it the man holds his hand back of a leaf and with his finger on the hose almost cuts away the insects by the force of this i8g3. The American Florist. 1299 RHODODENDRONS AT THE "WORLD'S FAIR. ■water. Tobacco water is ■very eiFective when fresh, but should be used the first day, as after that it seems to ferment and there is no virtue in it. "This entire range is filled with plants we have been growing on, and we will commence to sell out of them this fall. We have now the finest lot of arecas in ten-inch pots we have ever had, and were only able to get them by refusing all offers a year ago." They certainly are a fine looking lot of plants; those in the side beds are plunged in ashes to prevent the force of the water upsetting them. These are mainly ken- tias, and Mr. Eisele, as he passed his hand over the leaves, said "Hear the rat- tle? the imported plants don't sound like that." A lot of Corypha australis, planted three in a pot, looked very much like Rhapis flabelliformis; these should make fine decorative plants. Leaving this range we came to a house in which were 50,000 latanias in thumb pots, the result of one hundred pounds of seed, and a lot more still in the seed bed. "Here," said Mr. Eisele, "is a lot of palm seedlings of Livistona rotundifolia; we have never been able to get this vari- ety in any quantity before, as they hold it at a high figure on the other side. Out of 10,000 seeds we have at least 6,000 plants. "This," said Mr. Eisele, advancing into another house, "is where our ferns are started. The south side of this house is covered with burlap raised on a frame work six inches from the glass. By being raised, it makes the temperature at least 15° cooler than if it was on the surface of the glass. The north side is painted out- side with white lead and petroleum; we used a ton and a half of lead last season on all our houses. "One sowing of fern seed covers a table space of 4x100 fert; it is all sown in 6-inch pots. This is repeated six times a year. We have now over one million ferns in sight (Bostonian, take njfice) and have sent away over 50,000 since the first of July. When ready to trans- plant, the seedlings are divided into small clumps and put into shallow boxes, in which they are kept until ready for pot- ting. Outside there is now 10,000 square leet of frames filled with ferns in 2i^-inch pots; they do very w^ell out of doors at this season of the year. They are covered with sash painted and raised one foot above the frame to give plenty of air. They are put out about May 10. The demand for ferns has grown wonderfully. Thirteen years ago 10,000 would have been considered sufficient to glut the mar- ket; we thought then of giving one house entirely to ferns, but eventually gave only one side to them. Now during the winter season we often have to refuse orders on account of our stock running low." "Which varieties sell the best?" "There are at least twelve kinds that we grow in quantity: Adiantum cunea- tum; Onychiura Japonicum; Pteris serru- lata cristata; Pteris cretica alba lineata; P. cretica magnifica; Pteris trumula; P. palmata; P. adiantoides; Nephrolepsis exaltata; Davallia stricta; Cyrtomium falcatum; Polystichum capense. "Adiantum Farleyense is growing into favor as it grows cheaper. In propagat- ing this variety the crowns without roots that are left over in dividing up the plants are put in sand covered with sphagnum under a sash on a side bench, with a little bottom heat. The ventilat- ors of our fern houses are always open day and night during the summer and a little heat turned on at night to dry up the moisture." "Are there any new ferns that are likely to be of commercial value?" "Here is one, Pteris tremula Smithiana, a crested form of P. tremula, which looks well, and Pteris adiantoides, a variety with all the pinnte peculiarly crested, will also be a good one. "Here's something you don't often see, Doryopteris nobilis; we could only get three plants of this on the other side some time ago. It comes freely with us now from seed." Pandanus utilis was seen in quantity in another house. "This plant is not scarce with you at any rate." "No, we never had seed of this plant to come up as this batch did; before we potted over 35,000, but have only 15,000 left; there has been great demand for it." "Here is an infant industry," said Mr. 1300 The American Florist. Jjiiy 27, Eisele, stepping into a twin house, that is, two houses in which the dividing wall has been taken away and the gutter sup- ported on posts six feet high. One side of this house had a large bed down the center, in which was planted Araucaria excelsa. "This," said he "is the first house de- voted entirely to this purpose in this country. We believe we can grow this plant here as well as they can abroad, if not better. We shall take cuttings from these plants, which are put in the sand and root in about six months, and when the old plants break we get another batch, and so on until the plants are worn out." The glass on the house was painted and every third sash had been removed and a slat frame inserted, keeping the house cool." "Is this a good style of house?" "Yes, we like this way of building houses without partitions between very much. On the outside of this pair we have used galvanized, corrugated iron to cover the sides; it is three leet six inches high and three feet of glass above that to the sill. It is nailed to one thickness of boards, with a good quality of building paper between. We also have used corru- gated iron on the ends of some of our houses next the sheds and like it very much; it looks neat and clean. We are thinking of using it in place of boards on tables; it ought to answer the purpose and last longer. It costs three and a half cents a square foot. In frames outside were aspidistras. "There is not much money in the aspid- istra," said Mr. Eisele. "We plant them in these frames during the summer with ten inches of manure under them, and they make a very good growth. "Our ficus we grow in the same man- ner, striking one eye cuttings during the winter and planting them out here in May. They make fine plants by October, from fifteen to thirty inches high. The sash are taken off about the 15th of August, and they are hardened and get their color. About the 20th of September they are lifted and potted and the frames closed up for ten days. Inside of a month the pots are entirely filled with roots and ready for the winter campaign." "You have now tried steam and hot water under pressure; which system do you like the better?" "If we did not have so much steam we would not hesitate to put in the pressure system entirely; we like it a great deal better, and we are positive that it is the most economical. In our large range of six houses 100x26 each, all open together, the temperature at the end most remote from the boilers ( 156 feet) varied but three degrees. The sheds connectingsomeof the houses are magnificent in proportion; the main one is 230 feet long by 25 wide and a wing from this was 100 long by 30 wide. Out in the trial grounds everything was in "apple pie" order. A large section was planted with Clematis paniculata, which has had a great sale; it is an im- provement on C. Flammula. The canna field was an interesting sight. "What can you say about cannas?" "There's lots to say, the principle thing being that they are getting to be almost as bad as the chrysanthemums in the many varieties that are being sent out. There are too many yellows among the new ones. Charles Moore, I like. An- toine Barton is too near Nellie Vaughan. Bassctt's Red is the finest bronze foliage variety in cultivation; pity it hasn't a French flower. J. E. Bailey is another good new one, larger flower than N. Vaughan and more of a lemon color. Camille Bernardin is a good, large sal- mon. This one takes everybody's eye; it is called Edward Meig, like Bouvier, but more erect. "Another good yellow is Martin Cahu- zac. Perfection is not a bad one, bright yellow spotted with bronzy red. Of course these are first impressions; it is always hard to judge of a new thing. Charles Henderson we consider one of the very best dwarf crimsons, and we think it will become a great favorite. The canna is becoming a great favorite; we sold over 15,000 of Mmc. Crozy alone this season. This variety will become to cannas what Verschaffelti is to coleus." Too much praise cannot be given to Mr. Eisele, who has grown up with and managed this part of the business with such signal success. About a year ago the business was incorporated into a stock company, the heads of departments all becoming interested by taking shares of stock. The first year of this partner- ship has just closed, and the returns have been very satisfactory to all concerned. Mr. Dreer reports that it has been the largest year in the history of the firm. K. Miscellaneous Seasonable Hints. Lilium Harrisii will soon arrive, and should be got into pots at once. They will not flower any earlier because you pot them now, as they can be left out in the frame as late as you like. It is best to grow two sizes; five to seven inch bulbs or still smaller is the best size to grow for cutting, as they will average three to five flowers, and you don't waste as many buds when cutting for a bunch as you do with the larger size bulbs, on which you expect seven to ten flowers. The small bulbs should be planted in boxes. They are easy to handle, less ex- pense than pots and less attention is needed. The box I find useful is eighteen inches long, fifteen inches wide and five inches deep inside. This will hold fifteen, or if quite small, eighteen lilies. A few of the small bulbs can be grown in 4-inch pots and brought along at different times, as they are very useful for winter decora- tion. The great bulk of the large bulbs, seven to nine or larger, are grown for Easter. Tbese I grow in 6-inch pots, singly of course. The compost used for lilies should have no fresh animal manure in it; they don't like it, and if you use any manure let it be thoroughly decomposed. Bone meal is an excellent stimulant for them; a good light loam, without being gritty or sandy, is what they thrive in. In potting the bulbs when received I leave the top of the bulb even with the surface of the soil, which is two inches below the rim of the pot or box. After a good soak- ing fill up the pot or box to the top with some well rotted old hotbed or rotten refuse hops. This is a mulch and you don't have to be continually watering them. When they are taken into the houses in November or December turn the pot on its side and this loose covering will fall off or is very easily removed. Then the pot is filled up to the usual height with a dressing of loam and a liberal allowance of bone meal. There is very little labor or expense about this method. In fact the labor will be saved a dozen times in the watering. But the importance of this plan is that all those roots which are bound to spring out round the collar of the lily will have good stuff' to feed on by the late surfacing you have given them. Lilies will stand a high temperature the last few weeks before opening their buds. bht must be brought on quite slowly when first housed. Don't neglect to keep j'our cytisus well clipped back with the shears. They are growing fast now and will bear any amount of it. Now is the time to get them into neat, compact little heads. Those who did not have time to grow any chrysanthemums in pots, or what is better, have any nice plants to lift from a bench, can still have some beautiful and salable pots or pans of this Queen of the Autumn by putting in a few hundred cut- tings at once. Choose dwarf growing distinct colors. Ivory for a white and W. H. Lincoln for a yellow is grand for this purpose. It is not a day loo late. Keep cuttings saturated and cool as you can and when rooted plant in the pans. These pans you can get any size. The Id and 12-inch are best for this purjiose; they are five and six inches deep and look so much better than an ordinary pot, and so much easier to handle. A twelve- inch pan will hold one dozen of the young plants. They can be tied out when the blooms begin to crowd and are allowed only one perfect flower for each plant. These fine looking pans would be disqual ified at any flower show, but they are not disqualified for the market, and take well. Don't put these pans out of doors at any stage of their growth; they are far better under glass all the time. Buffalo, N. Y, Wm. Scott. The World's Fair. The best show now to be seen is the gloxinia display in the New York green- houses, of which mention is made in con- nection with the illustration in this issue. These greenhouses are attractive in every way and admirably cared ior. The tub- erous begonias which were making such a show have now met with a serious check; they have been attacked bv a dis- ease, presumably of fungoid origin, which suggests in appearance the pansy blight. It attacks both flowers and leaves, and if unchecked soon denudes the plant of both, leaving little more than a stump. All the flowers have been picked off in the New York greenhouse, the plants arc syringed in the afternoon and the house is being closed down early, everything being done to growtlie plantson rapidly, in the expectation of growing them out of the disease. As thev were very robust plants to begin with it is probable that this treatment will be effectual. This disease is not by any means new to begonia growers, and so far the only remedy recommended by experience is to grow the plants out of it. All the tuber- ous begonias at the Fair appear to be suffering from it, which is greatly to be regretted, as it will interlere with the large display expected when the members of the S. A. F. visit us. The house in which these plants arc seen has been very gay, containing two hundred gloxinias and five hundred begonias. The New York display will be enriched by several thousands of blooming lily of the valley while the visiting florists are here. Cold storage bulbs were received from Ernst Asmus last week. The little rose house is verj- flourishing, and there is no doubt that the progress of Senator M'.-Naughton, Mr. Craig's white I'erle, will be watched with inteicst. The growth and habit of the jjlant appears to be identical with I'erle, the flower a creamy white. Mrs. W. C. Whitney is also doing very well; both these varieties are blooming well. The house also con- tains Mme. Caroline Testout and Kaiserin Augusta Victoria. iSgs. The American Florist. 1301 ARISTOLOCHIA GIGAS VAR. STURTEVANTII. Tbe Hitchings greenhouses now contain plants, chiefly from the Pennsylvania ex- hibit, gloxiaias andcaladiums. The chief caladium exhibit, however, will be in the Horticultural Building. The noble dis- play of these plants loaned by Geo. W. Childs makes a show in itself; some of these plants are already in the large building, while others are yet in the de- partment greenhouses. Although there are other good caladiums there, Dreer having some excellent sorts, no other ex- hibit approaches Mr. Childs' either in size or beauty of plants. The display of foliage begonias from E. G. Hill & Co., Richmond, Ind., is now arranged in the south curtain, and is in many respects a remarkable exhibit. The leaves are of varying types, some show- ing the influence of rex, while in others the shape of the leaves suggests ricinifolia or manicata. They are, for the most part, Mr. Hill's hybrids, the result of careful studyand selection. Among those noted was Greyhound, leaves large, oblique, ovate, silver, veined with green; Maggie Mitchell, leaves acuminate, lobed, silver, veined in dark green; Seedling X, a very showy leaf, green, splashed and spotted with silver; Bertha McGregor, very strong growing, green and silver, crimson underneath; Mme. Montet, leaf oblique, cordate, dark green, bordered with ferruginous hairs, hairy stems and very strong growth; Mrs. A. G. Shepherd, leaves oblique, ovate-oblong, silver, with green center and margin; Ed. Kennedy, dark green, with broad band of silver and green margin, under surface red; M. Pavart, bright velvety green, with silver splashes between the veins and hairy margin; Robert George, leaves acuminate, lobed, silver, veined with green. These plants are arranged in a bank, with a hiacking of Caladium esculentum, and they are fine in effect. Among orchids there are some nice pieces of Chysis aurea in Pitcher & Manda's collection now in bloom, and some showy spikes of Mormodes par- dinum. As the plants go out of bloom they are replaced by others from the for- warding houses, and a continuous suc- cession will be kept up. The south court was to be devoted to aquatics and contains two good sized tanks, but only one of them is planted, in which is the exhibit of E. D. Sturtevant, Bordentown, N. J. It is thought that the other tank will be left vacaut all summer, which will be very unfortunate. Mr. Tricker's display, in the tank in front of the building, is now gay with the water poppy, which is flowering very abundantly. Over on the Wooded Island there is comparatively little change since last week. In the collections from Germany and Holland Montbretia crocosmiflora is bright with bloom, and buds are swelling On the Japanese anemones. The roses are showing the effect of the heat and blooms are but scattering on most vari- eties. The border of Rosa Wichuraiana surrounding the bed of Dawson's hybrids is covered with its little white single flowers, and its dark shining foliage is very handsome; its odd prostrate habit suggests usefulness in a variety of ways. The hollyhocks are still abundantly in bloom, though the foliage is rather burned in a good manv cases, and the sunflowers begin to make a show. The Japanese irises are over. The German stocks still keep in bloom. A number of tea roses in the German exhibit, in a slightly shaded position north of the main rose garden, are flowering more freely than those in that exposed locality and look very well. Cosmos is just cominsr into bloom; indeed there is no lack of flowering material and the island will be bright right up to the approach of frost. Aristolochia gigas var. Sturtevantii. An excellent illustration of this remark- able flower is presented in the present issue. The plant is now in flower in the Lord & Burnham houses at the World's Fair, containing a part of the New York state exhibit. It is a strong-growing vine, a native of Guatemala, and belongs to the same family as the Dutchman's pipe, but instead of little pipe like blooms it has enormous fantastic blossoms, pale green on the outside, and looking, before open, much like the body of a pelicain, whence the popular name of pelican flower. When open the flower is about twelve inches wide and eighteen inches long, with a tail-like appendage twenty to forty inches long. When open the out- side of the flower is cream color, the inside dark brown, mottled near the edges and having a very disagreeable odor. This variety originated with B. D. Sturtevant, of water-lily fame. Our Convention Number and Colum- bian Souvenir will be issued next week. 1302 The American Florist. July 2j Hardy Plants. A walk around the garden of hardy plants at Lincoln Park, Chicago, shows the following in bloom: Delphinium forraosum is now at its best. Nicotiana longiflora is in good bloom. Lychnis Haageana will bloom for five or six weeks more; it is a rich ver- milion scarlet, dwarf in growth and very floriferous, considered an excellent plant for the border. Lupinus Hart- wegii will soon be over. Helianthus multiflorus plenus will bloom all summer. Geum atrosanguineum will soon be past. Foxgloves and doronicums are just pass- ing out of bloom. Hemerocallis flava and fulva are now at their best. Achillea Egyptseca, yellow, is in fine bloom. Achillea The Pearl is also in good bloom. Aster corymbosa is just beginning. It is the earliest of the asters. Spirasa aruncus is about done. Campanula Van Houttei has been very handsome, but it is now about out of flower. Gaillardias are at their best. Calceolaria annua is making a good showing of bloom and will flower all summer. Ka:mpler's irises are at their best. Stevia eupatorium is just showing flower. Papaver ucnbrosum is at its best. CEnothera Druramondiiis showing flower and will bloom all summer if weather is not too hot; it is not as free as Frazerii. The Snowdrift poppy is in its prime, as is also Chrysanthemum cor- inatum Burridgeanum. Pentstemon bar- batus is in fine bloom and its tall spikes of scarlet flowers make it a very striking object. Cuphea silenoides is at its best, but it is not much valued here. Statice Suwarrowii is in its prime and will be fine for another month. Lobelia cardin- alis is beginning to show color. The "corn cockles" (agrostemma) make a pretty show and will be in good bloom for six weeks yet. Statice Lemonium is in bloom and will flower all summer. SpirjEa ulmaria is passingover. Armeria maritima Laucheana is in flower, but it scorches badly here and is unsatisfactory on that account. Agathaea coelestina (Kaulfussia amellioides) is a very pretty thing, but doesn't stand the sun wi.ll here. Gypsophila muralis is covered with its minute blossoms. Phloxes are in bloom and will be mentioned in detail next week. Platycodon Wahlenbergii is just beginning to bloom and will continue in flower for two months; it is perfectly hardy here. The tulip poppy and the antirrhinums are now at their best. Dracocephalum argunenseis just coming. The native Lilium superbum is in good bloom; it likes partial shade. QJnothera Frazerii is in good bloom; it likes a well- drained, sandy soil. Asclepias tuberosa is in full flower; it loves a dry situation. Asclepias incarnata is just beginning to bloom; it does best in a moist place. Lychnis chalcedonica has been in bloom ttiree weeks and is now nearly over; it is a grand thing here. Stenactis speciosa is about done; it comes in ahead of the asters and is well liked here. Gilia capi- tata has been in bloom for a month and is now nearly done. The Mikado poppy makes a striking blaze of color here and there. Rudbeckia hirta is just coming into bloom; its value lies in its blooming ahead of speciosa; it is a native of the western states. Aster amellus is just coming into flower, as arc lleliopsis la;vis and Coreopsis lanceolata, and the advance guard of the hollyhocks arc showing scattering flowers. The sweet Williams are past and the aquilegias too. Clematis Jackmanii is showing a few flowers and Pentstemon gentianoides is about equally advanced. Godetia Lady Albemarle don't do very well here, though a beautiful thing when situation is favor- able. CEnothera Drummondii nana is more compact and does better here tlau Drummondii. Rubbers. The untrained rubber, many feet skyward, takes its lofty flight When fostered by skillful care, she displays beauty instead of might, lu thy erect, majestic form, some would have the dwarf, others tall, But when grown into miniature trees then thy beauty pleases all. — By the bard of Kingsessing. W. K. Harris is a successful grower. He is not infallible, however, and has had his share of failures, but these have only spurred him on to greater efforts, and a visitor to his present establishment, with its dozens of well built modern houses full of choice saleable stock, can not but feel that he is on the grounds of a successful man. Mr. Harris confines himself to specialties, growing only such plants a? seem to be in demand, getting them up in good shape and quickly. Of late years he has devoted considerable time to the rubber, and it is safe to say that he can grow better plants and in shorter time than they are grown anywhere else in this country. The tree rubber now so popular was first introduced and in fact the tradt is now principally supplied from his place. Mr. Harris is always free to explain his methods of culture, and in a conversation with him a short time since he gave the history of his experiments with the rubber up to the present time. "I received my stock originally from W. C. Wilson, it was all F.elastica,but there was a number of varieties or variations among the plants received. As I grew them on I selected those having the broadest leaves with short thick stems, and plants in which the leaves seemed to grow close together." "How many variations of elastica have vou noticed?" "Well, I think I have seen about a dozen. There is one with a row of dots just inside the edge of the leaf, another is distinguished by its white sheath or leaf cover, which again is grey, or red, the latter being the color in the variety I grow. There is a great difference in the habit of the plants, some being too short, while others are inclined to shoot right up, with a long distance between the leaves. You have no doubt seen plants with short, narrow bottom leaves, while those above are broad and rich looking. Plants grown from cuttings often have this fault, if grown properly they would have broad handsome leaves from the pot tipwards." "You do not increase your stock from cuttings?" "No, nearly all our stock is taken from plants grown in pots for sale. To get one form of tree rubber we are obliged to stop the shoot or shoots of a plant in order to make it bushy, and in doing this we get our young stock." "Do you approve of putting out a lot of old plants that are unshapely and growing them to propagate from?" "No, I tried this at first, but foimd it did not pay, some of the old fellows are pretty sure to have scale on them, and when planted out in a lot together this increases very fast and before you know it has obtained such a hold that it is almost impossible to get rid of them. There is one thing about this pest, how- ever, if it is not brought to a place it will not come of itself. Certain conditions of heat and moisture or lack of them will breed greenfly, red spider, thrip and mealy bug, but you must buy vour scale and it is sure to cost a lot of money as well as vexation. If once in the house it becomes a fixture, and adds considerably to the expenses of the place. "It is easy to increase the rubber from one eye cuttings, with a leaf to them, but they do not make fine plants quickly; the bottom leaves are apt to be small, and as the plant grows, gaining strength, the new leaves become larger, giving it a top heavy look. In our stock the bot- tom leaves are invariably the largest and the plants have a symmetrical aud nat- ural appearance." "Your method of propagation is a form_ of layering, is it not?" "Yes, much the same; years ago thev used to layer an old plant by putting it through a hole in the middle of a table and layering the branches into pots of soil. Later on pots filled with soil and moss were tied around the brauches of the tree as it stood. Our plan is to use nothing but moss and to layer or cut only healthy young plants with strong shoots; these are cut where the wood is moderately hard, bending the plant down and drawing the knife towards you and upwards from the pot, making the incision about an inch or inch and a quar- ter deep into the center of the stem. Then take a piece of match stick and place it across the cut to keep it from healing together, which it will sometimes do without making roots. For binding on we usewhat iscommonly called clump moss; this ismuchbetter than sphagnum, which, when it becomes dry, sheds the water and is hard to get moist again. The clump moss is cut into pieces like cubes, which, when tied to the plant, with the grain of the moss running the same as the stem and having a flat top to catch the water, is always moist. The moss is bound on with fine soft brass wire, which we like better than string, and then staked to keep everything in position." "How long does it take them to root, or before they can be taken off?" "In about three to four weeks they can be removed and potted up, and in a couple of months we get our first salable size. The plants from which the layers or tops are taken will soon break, and from these we get one form of tree or branching rubber. "If they do not grow to be nice plants, as soon as they are large enough we layer or top them again, but it must not be done too often, if you care anything for the parent plant, as it weakens its growth." "You have another class of trees, have you not— those that branch naturally, that is, without the use of the knife? How do you manage to bring about this result?" "Oh, that is very easily done; the stock set aside for this form of rubberis selected from six months old plants; these are placed on a table by themselves, being watered and treated in the most natural manner possible. After .a while they be- gin to branch of themselves, just as we want them to, and inside of a year they grow to be handsome specimen plants with branches all around. I kept a few of these for the second season last year and they grew to be ten feet high, with from fifteen to twenty branches. The largest pair I had were sold to grace the exhibit of a dealer in India rubber goods at the World's Fair at Chicago. Good specimens of these tree rubbers have brought me as high as $39 a pair at auction." "No one else seems to be able to make ^Sgs The American Florist. 1303 GROUP OF PIOUS BLASTICA GROWN W. K. HARRIS, them break of themselves. How do you account for it?" "Well, I suppose they don't treat them naturally enough; they must be treated naturally, very naturally. All the plants except those I am propagating from I put outside during the summer, plunged in any loose material to keep from dry- ing out. It is necessary to shade them ■with slats for the first week or two, but afterwards they can have the full sun, which gives the leaves a rich dark green and a fine glossy appearance." K. Group of Ficus Elastica Grown by W. K. Harris. The two tall plants at the right and left of the group are five feet high and about one year old. They are for natural grown trees and will soon send out side shoots and assume their correct shape. The three plants on pedestals in the center, with the moss tied around the stems, are from four to six months old. They have been cut and the tops are now taking root into the moss. The two bushy specimens in the front of the group are about one year old and represent a six months growth on plants from which the tops have been rooted. K. An Object Lesson from Camden, N. J. Lord Rosebery, while travelling in India some years ago, was greatly struck with the fact that wherever he found a garden of any consequence he almost always found a Scot at the head of it. "Scotland seems to supply the worl with gardeners" was the remark he made when telling of this feature after his leturn to Great Britain. Robert Louis Stevenson refers to this ubiquitous habit of the race to wander into out of the way corners of the world by giving some graphic sketches of lonely characters inhabiting strange and unexpected parts of the earth in his "Silverado Squatters." Some of these sketches are very amusing. But, to a Philadelphian at lea«t, the last place one would expect to find a thriving Scotch florist would be Camden, New Jersey. In the common talk of the every-day citizen of the Quaker City, to be "as dead as Camden" signifies about the same as the Bostonian's "as dead as Chelsea." The pith of the latter remark will never be fully appreciated until one has stood on the"Brimstone corner" and heard my friend Elijah Wood talk in his emphatic way about the dull market on a cold winter morning. However, these reflections on the deadness of the town of Camden may be open to some modifi- cation. So thought the writer at least when he called the other day on James M. Thoirs on Market street, Camden, and found him busy gazing skyward from the middle of the street at a gang of operatives who were engaged in building for him a new si ore and dwelling with a greenhouse in the rear. In answer to an inquiry as to how in creation he ever came to land in such an out of the way place as Camden, Mr. Thoirs blamed it all on the American Florist. He had come to this country from Scotland in '81 and was then a young man of 24, blessed with little pelf. but good health and a good knowledge of gardening. He went to Utica, New York, and remained there five years in the employment of Mr. R. Campbell, the able superintendent of Forest Hills Ceme- tery. Mr. Thoirs credits Mr. Campbell's thorough training with what he knows of horticulture in this country, and attributes a good deal of his success to the same source. In 1888 he noticed an advertisement in the American Flo- rist of a place for sale in Camden, N. J. That's how he cameto locate in Camden. The commencement, five years ago, was a very modest one indeed, but by hard work, economy and strict integrity he got along, and now he is building a new store and dwelling with a greenhouse in the rear, as stated above. The store will be twenty feet wide by fifty feet deep and will be fitted up with all modern improvements, double bay windows, tiled flooring, glass cases and patent refrigerators. The greenhouse will be a span roof twenty feet wide and fifty-five feet deep, and will be used mostly for storing palms and other foliage plants for decoration. The cost of the improvements will be close on $10,000. In addition to his retailing, Mr. Thoirs grows considerable of his own flowers. He confines this latter mostly to prim- roses, lily of the valley, Romans and daf- fodils. He claims that the growing, although on a limited scale, pays him well. Mr. Thoirs is a prominent Mason and is connected with the Foresters and other organizations. It is safe to say that he now does the largest business of the kind in Camden, and his trade is increasing yearly as the people are finding out that they do not need to go to Philadelphia any more for their flowers and plants. This little story is an object lesson in more than one respect, first, as showing the Philadelpbians that Camden is begin- ning to look up, second, by demonstrat- ing anew the power of hard work and strict attention to business in compelling success; and last, but not least, it is a fresh illustration of the power which the American Florist has exerted for the benefit of the trade since the paper was founded eight or nine years ago. This influence may not always appear on the surface, but it is working and has been working all the time in hundreds of differ- ent ways. The S. A. F. and its organ, the A. F., have done more for the ad- vancement of the florist trade than most of us have any idea of, and the greatly improved standing of the trade in the community which has been apparent the past few years is directly traceable to their influence. Those not already mem- bers of 'the family" should lose no time in becoming so. G. C. Watson. Fraud Which Will Vitiate General As- signments. It is a well known principle of law that fraud will vitiate a general assignment for the benefit of creditors, but the trouble is to determine in a given case what is such fraud as will have that effect. Creditors have an interest in the property of their debtors. It has been called an equitable interest; it is the fund to which they look for the payment of the debts, and the law makes it so. Any alienation of property for the purpose of hindering, delaying, or defeating creditors in sub- jecting the property to the payment of the debts is fraudulent. So an assign- ment ostensibly for the benefit of cred- itors, but in reality intended to hinder, delay or defeat them, is fraudulent. 1304 The American Florist, July 27, While a person retains the control and possession of his property, whether he is solvent or insolvent, he has the legal right to dispose of it if he does so hon- estly. But any transfer to put the prop- erty bej'ond the reach of creditors, or to reserve benefits to himself, is fraudulent, hence the vital question is the intention, and this must be determined from all the circumstances. So long as a debtor re- tains control of his property he can legally prefer one creditor to another, where by statute preferences in assign- ments are not forbidden. Even if in- solvent he can pay to one the entire indebtedness, to another nothing, and such discrimination is legal. To vitiate a general assignment, says the Court of Appeals of Colorado, in a case just decided, where these principles have all been affirmed, there must be fraudulent intention, followed by irreg- ular and fraudulent disposition of the property, or a failure to convey all. In other words, there must be either a reser- vation of property, or such a disposition of it that the proceeds will inure in some way to the assignor. If made fully and in good faith it is not only a proper and legal application of assets, but an equita- ble one, preventing the sequestration and sacrifice of the estate by a few at the expense of the many, and, although it may operate to hinder and delay cred- itors, it is no ground for attachment. The fundamental principles are that the debtor must devote all his property ab- solutely to the payment of his debts; reserve no control for himself, must pro- vide for no benefit to himself other than what may result from the payment of his debts; impose no condition upon the right of the creditors to participate in the fund; authorize no delay__upon the part of the trustee. Where a failing debtor makes an assign- ment purporting to convey all his prop- erty for the benefit of creditors, but inten- tionally withholds a valuable part, the assignment is fraudulent and void, as between the assignor and attaching cred- itors, though the part be withheld for the purpose of applying it to other debts not secured by the assignment, and be actually so applied. But it will be other- wise if the property not mentioned or referred to in the deed of assignment, taken with that reserved therein, is less than the assignor is allowed to hold exempt from execution. The fact that an assignment is made subject to legal ex- emptions is not a badge of fraud. And the omission of property shown to be valueless is no evidence of fraud. The omission of any large amount of property requires the strongest and clearest proof to establish that it was the result of an honest mistake, and not of a fraudulent purpose. A voluntary assignment, not upon its face fraudulent in law, and containing no provision which raises a presumption of fraud in its execution, may nevertheless be subject to attack before the jury be- cause of some provision in the deed look- ing to the benefit of the debtor and to the detriment of the creditor, and where no inference of bad faith may be drawn from the instrument itself by testimony out- side of it. The giving of preferences in a general assignment violates no rule of the com- mon law. It is not a hindering, delaying or defrauding of other creditors, as these terms have been uniformly understood and interpreted. In many of the states, however, statutes have been enacted pre- venting or restricting it under prescribed penalties. Creditors who assent to and affirm an assignment, with knowledge of the facts, cannot assail its validity. Gloxmias at the World's Fair. We present in this issue a group of gloxinias, from a photograph taken in the model greenhouses occupied bva part of the New York state exhibit. They are two j-ear old bulbs and were started the first week in May, being put at once in the 6-inch pots in which they are now blooming. For a time at first they were stood under the benches in the depart- ment greenhouses until room was vacant on the benches, as the houses were very crowded at that time. The treatment was simple throughout, being the same as described more than once in the Flo- rist, by Mr. Wm. Scott and others. They were kept in a temperature averaging 65° to 70°, nearer the higher temperature, and have grown on rapidl_v. They have been well supplied with wster, keeping them always firm and plump. The flowers show three ty p°s of growth, erect, drooping and flattened or achimene- like. The coloring is remarkably rich and varied. In some of the spotted forms the dots assume odd forms like a printed fabric; some again are uniformly dotted, others oddly blotched. Some remarkable deep purples and cherry reds are among them, and some exquisite pure whites. There are no named sorts among them, but they show an unusually meritorious mixed strain, and they are admirably grown. These two year old bulbs are very greatly superior to the one year old in point of show; the younger ones make equally good blooms, but not nearly so many of them. New York. Very hot and dry weather has prevailed for some time and rain is greatly needed throughout this section. Stock planted outside requires constant watering and even then shows the effects of the dry spell. Sweet peas continue to be brought in to the city in enormous quantities but not as fine in quality as they were, most of them being short-stemmed and indicat- ing the approach of the end of the heavi- est crop. The first asters of the season are beginning to appear, the three colors pink, white and purple in about equal quantities. Roses are very poor as a rule. A bril- liant exception to the rule is the Meteor, which is coming from several growers in beautiful condition, as fresh and crisp looking as possible. Cusin is no longer pink, but is a deep red rose these days a'-.d nobody wants it with such a color. The blooms, too, are very small. There have never been so manj' American Beauties at this time of the year as at present. While nothing extra they are as good as could be expected, and are the only very large roses obtainable. Testout does not loom uf) as a great summer rose, but Augusta Victoria seems to have the rcf|uisite qualities and makes a better showing than the Bride. The Bridesmaid takes after its parent in being a very poor stunted bloom at this season. The Florist's Club will meet on Mon- day evening July 31 in place of the regu- lar August meeting, which would occur at the time when many of the members arc absent in St. Louis. The rate of fare and accommodations secured by the commit- tee on transportation for the combined trip to St. Louis and the World's Fair gives much satisfaction, and quite a num- ber who had decided to attend the World's Fair only have concluded that, since it can be done almost as cheaply and much more pleasurably they will take in the St. Louis convention too and thus have the society of the boys on the long ride. Round trip tickets good on the special train, going and good until August 31st returning, will be on sale at the meeting on July 31, or can be obtained from the Secretary, Mr. John Young, 20 W. 24th street, who will also reserve sleeping ac- commodations forthose who desire them. Jackson Dawson from Boston and W. R. Smith and John Saul from Washing- ton have been among the notable visitors in town the past week. President Smith is evidently thinking deeply on that annual address with which he will open the St. Louis convention and set the pace for his followers. He wears a look which indicates a feeling of deep responsibility equalled only by that which he bore on a certain memorable occasion when he took the bagpipes to the Soldier's Home. Louis Fremin, of Whitestone, Long Island, committed suicide by shooting early the morning of Sunday, the 23rd inst. Philadelphia. "Hot duel with flowers. Pennsylvania wins the World's Fair war of the cannas. New Y'ork left far behind." The above are the head lines of an ar- ticle on cannas at the World's Fair which appeared in a recent issue of a Philadel- phia paper. We quote further from the article, that each state had planted a bed 65 wide by 670 feet in length, all with cannas, and that some X WANTED-As woriilng foreman In a good place where roses, carnations, violets, bulbs, etc. are wanted in quantities. Have had charge of /V.OtXI feet of glass for the last four years. Can furnish flrst-class reference. Address FoKKMAN. care W. \V. Coles. Kokoiuo. Ind. SITUATION WANTED: (iardener of executive ability and experience In tlie management and propagation of all commercial requisites connected with floriculture— ornamental, the nurseries, etc.— wishes situation accordingly, Mest of reterences. Ad- dress A Z, care Ainerleiin Flurlst. Chicago. WANTED -K.vperienced llorist. f.M- private i.la.'i Will fiiniisli -Iwelling. K. T. W' W" hourd unci wMHlitn I'l'. .Menominee, Mich. TiyANTKIl -a»Kl l,-,-i p,-lii, |20od condllluM iin^l.iii, l,.|.,|i...,l III.' ol.lcat lin.l l..-at nuiM.Tk-»..l tairlit. lUljiliiiii. .\. hirers with releruni-es. I^: \ c, care Ameilcnn Khirlst. Chli^iif.i. W" lie well U]i In the l.ll^illl■.-^ .in.l lii.iil^ii ■nilutl.inB. Stilt.' "iiu.^- .■^ji.-.l...! \ .'s... XV.i;, 111-.-, i^.iri -!,■ -.nine. (Ihln. WANTKli A K...).l nil i.iiin.l i.iiinl..l .iiuii. f.i.wer r.ir retnll cut H.iw.t iiii.l ,iitiil..i;M,. Ini.l... A " ■■. piiHliliik' niiiM I.I evi.ell v .i|.,.ieiliile.l : Tin uthers neeil iiiii.ly. Stiite wiite.^. e.\i.eitc.l, «llli hi.iiBe in for seed and bulb . Williamspon. Pa. )li SALE CHKAI'- i'lfeet of 14-lnch smokestack mill :»rlni.h iH.ller fr.mt. Address M. Cm A \ Cole. Battle Creek. Mich. lU SAl.K-Tho rur .•^tlll.llshe(l liuNhic . . __ ^ ._ L'-\eellent neii:hlK^rli.j.jd. For panlculars.^address Is \ A. x. rAssMoiiE. Oxford, I>a. to procure a well S' SiOO cash regulred: In IfOK SALE-Th. r of theold esti T. C. iDKram. Ter Alfk FOU SAl.E--20horse locomotive steam lioller, U f eet lonu, 2t2^-ineli tubes, stejim ^'auiEe. water gaupe and all tlttincs. Ha... been tested st) pounds pressure. lTlce»lllUc"Sh. Address 1 E. '. O. bo.x 110, Burllninon. X. J. Fiilt SAI,E-.\t a sncrlflce: one of the b~st Hoilsfs busln.-sws ill |-iin;iilii. established over .SO yeai^; four t:reenti.ms.>^. \\\\\\ hot water heatlne: garden crop In hit;li v(:iti> 111 .11 II ivatlon: no opposition; satis- factory reiii-.iiis t.ir .-.■lli..^'. Address Thos. siN.r.Aiii .V >..v, Ingersoll. Ontarla, Canada. FOR SALE— My retail Horlet business at (W and SS« W. Madison street. Chicago. Completely stocked with supplies and plants. Good horses, wagon and every thing that a flrst-class store needs. 42 ft. front- age of large show glass. This Is no run-down business but one of the best paylug In this citv. Cause for sell Ing, too much other business. Apply to T. J. CORBKEV, 45 Lake St., Florists' Exchange. FOR RENT OR SALE-In a cltv of ;«.000, a private place (small acre), well stocked, on street car line, one house SOxlf.. 20 leet high, planted with Asparagus plumosns and smllax, one house for general stock 76xUi; dwelll '••■ " -■ ' ^ overdone. C Everything r _ for a married .. _„ per year for three years. Owner wislies to go trav- elling. Address care American Florist. Chicago. FOR SALE OR RE.N'T-A well established florist business In western cltv, doing good business. $500 In cash or good security will secure It. Poor health. Address Iiiha, care American Florist. ith simill capital to go right into E. McN'ALi.Y, Anchorage, Ky. RAKE OPPOKTUNITY. Live business, known over four states as a successful place, elegantly located, live county seat. 21 acres, rich soil, :i steam greenhouses, s-room dwelling, large barn, other buildings; own gas well.no cost for fuel; own water works, choice fruits, (iood reasons. Will trade for Improved larm. Particulars c.i^t 11. .thing: write. litl , K..\ . In.k^ FOR SALE OR RENT Rose and cut flower growing plant containing about T^SMl square feet of glass; houses heated by steam and hot water; all In good condition; well stocked with roses, ferns, palms, etc. Only IS minutes ride fmra center of city. If you mean business, nadress FLORIST. careChas. E. Prather. Louisville. K). WEATHERED BOILER No. 5; IKX) feet 4-iijch pipe, GLASS. ."iOO square feet, lfix24 double. POTS. SOCIO L'l^.inch Standard. Whilldin make. 800 Oiucli. Write for prices. S. B. riELD, Koselle. N. J. Stock for Sale. Greenhouses for Rent. 1 will sell my stock of plants and rent greenhouses, one of the oldest phices in Nashville, with about 5,000 feet of glass. Will rent low to a i^ood man. Apply to ALBERT BUCKW^LL. Hyde's Ferry Pike. Nashville, Tenn, FOR SflUE OR TO RENT. The I. ili,i\\ iii;^ >.;rcenhousc propertv. situated on thct.niKkiiK ut' Springfield, the City "of Houses; or will ^t_ll r.iccnhuuscs. Stock and Fixtures and pive ten years' lease of '-! acres laud. Ten houses in all— 5 houses. 10 feet wide, fJ5 feet long; 4 houses, 18 feet wide, 65 feet long; 1 house. ISieet wide, 65 feet long. Steam planti New double Florida Boiler. Stock in good condition, with a large and extra good home market. This is an opportunity i" a life-time, as present owner has other interests to look after. If you are looking for a chance, apply at ouce to 5 Kim .Street, SFKINtiriKLU, AIASS. i893- The American Florist. 1307 ROSES, FOR FORCING. LEADIHG VARIETIES. READY FOR SHIF31ENT OCTOBER Is^ Superb plants on own roots and budded on Mnnetti. General Descriptive Catalogue, also Wholesale Catalapue free. Ellwanger & Barry, Mount Hope Nurseries, ROCHESTER, N, Y. SOME ROSES. PERLES METEOR, extia MERMETS BRIDE LA FRANCE.... ALBANY 2^ii-inch, 3-lnch .Perioo $450 $7.00 " 5 00 8 00 .. " 4 00 .. " 4 00 7 00 7.00 7 00 7 GO " 4.00 BROWN & CANFIELD, SFBINGFIELD, ILL. Fine healthy stock. Per 100 P. 1000 Perles. Mermets, The Bride, Sunset, Papa Gentler, Niphetos, Bon silene. La France, Souv. d'un Ami. Duchess of Albany. Mad. Cusln, Mad. de Watteville, from a-ln. pots, 9«.00 175 00 SMILAX, from 2U-lnch pots 2.50 20 00 Lots of other Fine Stock. Send for new list. WOOD BROTHERS, Mention American Florist, strong, healthy plants, in four inch pots,. from SELECTED CUTTINGS. Perles, Mermets, Brides, Niphetos and Papa Gontier, S5.00 per hundred. Cash with order. JOHJV "WHITE?, Waverly Place, Elizabeth, N. J. LA FRANCE, BRIDES, MERMETS, AND PERLES, strong. 3-incli pots, at S7.00 per 100. LA FRANCE and Ar.BANY, from 2-lnch pots at $4.00 per 100. The above is good, clean stocit, ready for planting. West Forest Park, ST. LOUIS, MO. TEAS »30.oo per looo HYBRIDS 40.00 per looo Healthy plants, in 2-inch pots. Also healthy plants of the Newest Chrysanthe- mums, and general greenhouse stock. Trade list on application. XjOTJIS-VTIjI,E, IC"2". WRITE FOR PRICES. OSKAI.OOSA, IOWA. ROSES. ROSES. STRONG FIELD GROWN PLANTS; VARIETIES SUITABLE FOR FLORISTS' USE. LARGELY GEN. JACQUEMINOT, MRS. J. H. LAING, ULRICH BRUN- NER, MAGNA CHARTA, Pr. CAMILLE DE ROHAN, PAUL NEYRON, MARSHALL P. WILDER, ANNA DE DIESBACH, ALFRED COLOMB, ETC., ETC. A FULL ASSORTMENT OF MOSS AND HARDY CLIMBERS. A splendid stock, fine smooth bodies, strong two year heads. TREE ROSES. Our usual complete assortment of Trees, Shrubs, Bulbs, Plants, Etc. CORRESPONDENCE AND INSPECTION INVITED.'iirvi:vOiv, :BiooKi:a.st»ttrg;, r»o^. FORCING ROSES. AMERICAN BEAUTY, bride, mermet, bridesmaid, meteor, PERLE, sunset. GONTIER,' L.A FRANCE Forcing Roses. FINE STOCK, IN 3-INCH POTS. Perle, Mermet, Bride, Meteor and Bennett. THE ANCHORAGE ROSE GO. Offers a select lot of young Rose plants. Grown from imported stock. Free from disease. All the popular forcing varieties. send for PRICE LIST ANCHORAGE ROSE CO., Anchorage, Ky. This Year's Supply of FRANK L. MOORE, . . . CHATHAIVI, NEW JERSEY. Always mention the Amercan Flo RIST when writinc to advertisers. - You CAN never invest $2 to better ad- vantage than in a copy of our trade directorv and reference book. 1.308 The American Florist. July 2 J Subicrlplion $1.00 a Year. To Europe, $2.00. Advertisements, lo Cents a Line, Agate; Inch, Si. 40; Column, $14.00. Casli with Order. No Special Position Guaranteed. Discounts, 6 times, 5 per cent: 13 times, 10 per cent; 26 times, 20 per cent: 52 times, 30 per cent. No reduction made for large space. The AdTertlslnB Department of the American Florist Ib for Florists, ^edemen. and dealers In wares nertalning to those lines ONLY. Please to remember It. Orders (or less than one-half inch space not accepted. Advertisements must reach na by M.inday to secure Insertion In the Issue for the following Thursday. Address THE AMERICAN FLORIST CO.. Chicago. Buffalo. Buffalo is suffering sadly for want of rain; we have scarcely had enough in eight weeks to lay the dust. While sur- rounding towns in all directions have been favored with an occasional soaking we have been left out in the dry. This is telling very much on outside flowers, except where the hose can be kept at work, and that is not equal to a good rain. Sweet peas will soon be gone. Carnations that have been very plentiful here this summer will soon be scarce. Growers are very apt to neglect them when the price gets away down. They leave hundreds of blooms on the plants to wither, don't keep them syringed or watered and soon there is a collapse of the whole plant. It pays well to attend to them, for they are always very scarce in August and September. There is great excitement here over the comingbase ball gamewiththe Rochesttr boys this week. Richard Salter and his alleged ball tossers will arrive in this city via N. Y. C. R. R. early in the morningon a special vestibuled Wagner train. Poor fellows, they will go home under very different conditions from what they came. The writer had the honor of officiating as judge once again at the midsummer show at beaut^iful Toronto. In spite of the absence of much of the finest decor- ative stuff, which is now at Chicago, there was a good all round show. The Toronto men always seem well up in fine ferns. All old friends were found well, hearty and hospitable as ever. All florists who intend to build this summer and are within 200 miles of To ronto should see those grand new houses just built and planted by John H. Dunlop. There is not an ounce ot waste lumber in them, and they strike one as being about perfection, but there is not the sl'ghtest evidence to show they will grow roses any better than a new house of equal span. In spite of their fascinating ap- pearance I am pretty sure they will not be as light in the dark days as an equal span built at an angle of 43° to 45°. But there is one advantage about them; you can build as many as you want all at- tached without the slightest shade. A very good friend of the writer's is about to build two carnation houses, each 125x20; one will be equal span, the other short span to the south. The same soil will be used, the same temperature for both, and the same brains control the two; thit will be a test. A new house of a new pattern against an old house of another style is no fair test. The genial John is blessed with the same amount of vim, snap and energy as ever. W. S. Next week comes our Convention Number and Columbian Souvenir, and it will be a beauty. "JACO" ROSES the Year Around. We aro now Cutting THOUSANDS DAILY of * METEOR ROSES * The finest Crimson Summer Rose, equal to "Jacq" in color and far superiorin keeping qualities. Can supply it in quantity at all times. Prices on application. F. R. PIERSON COMPANY, TARRYTOWN-ON-HUDSON, NEW YORK. THEY SAY "TsPMflGUS plumosus nbnus at 50 cents a string, 8 to 12 feet in length, is the cheapest and best material for deco- rating, as it will stand longer and look better than any other green in this hot weather. OKUEK IN LAKGK OK SMALL OlIANTITIKS, IROM W. H. ELLIOTT, Brighton, Mass. FIELD GROWN CARNATIONS. Fine healthy plants for Winter Bloom. M. R. SHELMIRE, CHESTER CO.. AVONDALE, PA. Send for Circular. CARNATIONS. A SPECIALTY. Full stock of all the new and leading varieties. Rooted Cuttings, Young Plants, and Field i.rown Plants in season. Get our prices before purchas- '°^' GEO. HANCOCK, GRAND HAVEN, MICH. CARNATIONS Rooted Cuttings all sold or planted out. FIELD GROWN PLANTS IN SEASON. Correspondence Solicited. C J. PENNOCH. The Pines. Chester Co., KENNETT SOUAKK, PA. CARNATIONS THE LEADING VARIETIES. R. T. LOMBARD, Wayland, Mass. GflTflLOGUE PRINTING. ELECTROiyPING. Done with e.xpert ability for Florists Nurserymen, Seedsmen. Write to J. Horace McFarland Co., eARKISHURO. PA. CUT BLOOMS OF ASTERS, Carefully packed and shipped at short notice. Price, fl.OO per 100. Address J. G. BURROW, Fishklll. N. Y. CUT SJMIlwA.X:, 1.1 cts. per strlni; till N<.vi'iii1ht l»t. l.luiilUy llr»l-i-lu»», Specliil iillfMll derr. L.y wUr. J. E. BONSALL & SON. 308 Garfield Ave.. Salem, 0. Please mention the American Flo- rist every time you write any of the advertisers on this page. WHOLESALE FLORISTS E. CORNER 13th & Chestnut Sts., PHILADELPHIA. SAMUEL S. PENNOCK, Wholesale Florist REMOVED TO REAR OF 42 S. 16th ST.. THE SMILAX KING! Who? KOFFMAN, Whprp 1 WALDEN, HUCIC ; Orange Co., N.Y. •»' SMILAX 2.")c. a string; 20c. a.strinKliv the hun- (livd ; 18c. a string by tlif thousand. W Il6n ? ALL THE YK .\U AHOUSD. And lu' pays tho Express. HARDY CUT FERNS LAUREL FESTOONING, ETC. The only phue in llie wurld where you can Always K^'t tliein, M. BJ. Mart*orcl, IS CliiliniiMii I'liKT, ItOSTON. M.\SS. CYCAS LEAVES. ASPARAGUS VIIVE, AURATUM LILIES, Is large, li-l us supply _\-uu. WISCONSIN FLOWER EXCHANGE, 1:11 Mhhiiii St., .Alllnaiik.'P. Win. iS% The American Florist, 1309 E. H. HUNT, Wholesale Plorist 79 Lake Street, CHICAGO. Per 100 Perle. Nlphetos. Gontler J2.00(5)$3.U0 Brides. Mermets. La France 3.00® 4.00 Meteors 6.00 Carnations, short .50 long 1.00 Adlantirm 1.00 Valley 3.00 Smlla.Y.. 12.50010.00 Ferns, common, 30c. per 100; S2 !J0 per 1000. Kennlcowi Bros. 60. WHOLESALE GUT FLOWERS, 34 &. 36 Randolph street, c;nic;.A.<3rO, xuxj. A. L. RANDALL. Wholesale Florist and Dealer in FLORISTS' SUPPLIES, 126 Dearborn Street, CHICAGO. store Closes Nights 9 P. M.; Sunday 3 P. M. NILES CENTER FLORAL CO. Incorporated. TVHOLESALE GROWERS OF GUT FLOWERS 01 ALL KINDS and Dealers in FLORISTS' SUPPLIES. CHAS. W. McKELLAK, Mgfr. In Chicago Cut Flower Exchange. 45 Lake St., CHICAGO. iM. or^sojv, » J»^ FLORIST. ee WABASH AVENUE, Telephone 4786. CHICAGO, ILL. T. J. OOI«BR:B'V, Wholesale and Commission F^L- CZDI=R I ^nr, 43 Lake St., CHICAGO, ILL. Jn Chicago Cut Flower E-vchange. . . . A. G. PRINCE & CO., Wholesale and Commission KLORISTS, 45 LAKE STREET, In Chicago Cut Flower Exchange. CHICAGO. DAN'L B. LONG, COMMISSION • FLORIST, 495 Washington St., BUFFALO, N. Y. FORCING BUL,B8, FtOKISTS' SUPPLIES, LONG'S FLORISTS' PHOTOGRAPHS. Lists, Terms, &c. on application, H. L SUNDERBRUCK, WHOLESALE FLORIST 4TH & Walnut Streets, Cut Flowers. NEW ToRK.July25. Roses . 1.00® 3.00 Beauty 5.00®15.00 Carnations 2,t@ .50 Valley 3.00® 4.00 Sweet Peas, per lOO bunches .50 Asters 1.00 Adlantums 1.00 Smllax 16.00 Boston. July 25. Roses 3.00® 4.0 Carnations 3.5® 1.00 Lily of the valley 3.00® 4 00 Peas.perlOOO 25® .35 Coreopsis, cornflower Asters Adlantum Smllax. Asparagus plumosus 1.00 1.00 12.60 60.00 FHILAJ>ELPHIA, July 25. 2.00® 3.00 15.00®20.00 •■ Meteors U 00 Carnations 76® 1.00 Asters 1.00 Sweetpeas 25® ..30 Balsams.. Adlantum. . Smllax Asparagus.. 75® 1. 00 16.00 .^O.OO CHICAGO, July 25. Roses, Perles, GuUIot, Nlphetos 2.00® 3.00 Albany, Bride 3.00® 4.00 ■' Meteor 5.00 Beauties 8.00@10.00 Carnations 50® l.OO Sweet Peas .16 Auratum 8.0f®10.00 Gladiolus, longlflorum 6.00® 8.00 CornHowers .20 Asters l.OO Hollyhocks, white l.OO Valley 1.00® 3.00 Smllax 12.U0®16.00 Peck & Sutherland, Successors to WU. J. STEWART, Gut Flowers! Florists' Supplies -^ WHOLESALE. ^^ 67 Bromfield Street, BOSTOHI, MASS. WHOLESALE FLORISTS, METS, BRIDES, GONTIERS, CARNATIONS, ALWAYS ON HAND 1 IVIusic Hall Place, BOSTON, MASS. HORTICULTURAL AUCHONEEES. JOBBERS IN . . . . FLORISTS' SUPPLIES, FLORISTS' VASES. WELCH BROS., Wholesale Florists, wo. 2 BEACON STREET, Near Tremont St., BOSTON, MASS. Mention American Florist. SURPLUS OF BEDDING ROSES. From 2, 2% and 3 iuch Pots, Niphetos, Perle, Sunset, Mermet, Bride, I^a France, Albany, Am, Beaut}', IMeteor, Mad. Hoste, White I_,a. France, M, Neil and Srailax. Low prices given on application. Samples sent free by mail. JuSEPH HEINU Jacksonville, III. When writing to any of the adver- tisers on this page please mention the American Florist. BURNS & RAYNOH. 49 West 28th Street, WHOLESALE SEALERS IN Aim SHIPPERS OF WALTER F. SHERIDAN, WHOLESALE 32 West 30th Street. NEW YORK. Roses Sh1pp<«d to all Points. Price list on application. EUNTEB & FURDY, WHOLESALE DEALERS IN Cut ^Flowers 51 W. 30th St., NEW YORK. FRANK D. HUNTER. JAMES PtJRDY, Formerly 112 W. 40th 8t JAMES HART, WH0LE8BLE FLORIST, 117 W. 30th St.. new YORK. The Oldest Established Commission House in N. Y. LARGE SHIPPING TRADE, CAREFUL PACKINO. THEO. ROEHBS, WHOLESALE FLORIST, 111 West 30th street, NEW YORK CITY. Established 1879 MILLANG BROS., Wholesale Florists, 77 WEST 28th STREET, BRANCH: Cut Flower Exchange, 408 E. 34Hi Street. MICHAEL A. HART, Wliolesalei Commission Florist 113 WEST 30TH STREET. • • • ♦ivBj'VB' iro:B«K:. THE FINEST ROSES AND CARNATIONS. Branch, at Cut Flower Exchange, 408 E, 34th St. EDWARD C. HORAN, 34 W. 29th Street, NEW YORK, Wholesale Florist Careful Sliipplngr to all parts of the country. Price list on application. o. A.. k:xje>h:iv, (Successor to ELLISON & KCBHN), ^^WHOLESALEI 1122 mTE STE,EET, A complete line of Wire Designs. W. ELLISON, WHOLESALE Cut Flowers I Florists' Supplies 1402 PINE STEET, 1310 The American Florist. July 27, Jfte 3aec{ UTac^s. AM. SEED TRADE ASSOCIATION. J. C. Vauohan, Chicago, president: A. L. Don. New rork. secretary and treasurer. The eleventh annual meeting at Chicago. August U to It!. Ib^l. Applica- tions for membership should be addressed to Wm. MeKgatt. chairman membership committee. Wethers. field Conn. Seed Trade Association. Eastern members expecting to attend the annual meeting in Chicago aie cor- dially invited to join the Society of Ameri- can Florists excursion which leaves New York and Boston on Monday August 7, and attend the convention of the society at St. Louis before proceeding to Chicago. A good time is assured. Wm. J. Stewart, Sec'y. S. A. F. Mr. Frank T. Emerson is making a trip through the east. Miss Florence Vaughan of Chicago, is visiting friends in New York. Mr. J. CoMONT, representing Carters of London, is expected to arrive at New York the present week. Mr. Warren Rawson, of Arlington, Mass, father of the well known seedsman, died on July 22, at the age of 72. The Northrup, Braslan & Goodwin Co., of Minneapolis, are overhauling and generally remodelling their retail store. Elgin, III.— The assets of the Ricker Nursery Co., recently assigned, are now said to be $26,000 instead of $60,000 as at first reported. Mr. Alonzo B. Garretson, the well known seedsman of Flushing, N. Y., died on July 17. His death was due to rheu- matism which he contracted during the w^ar. Quite a number of the eastern seeds- men propose to accompany the S. A. F. excursionists to St. Louis, going thence to Chicago to attend the meeting of the Seed Trade Association. New York.— The early arrivals of Roman hyacinths appear to be of fine quality. Lilium Ilarrisii are somewhat inferior. Quite a let of Romans and Chinese narcissus are being received from Bermuda. If the bulbs turn out success- fully, Bermuda will prove a formidable rival for the European growers of these bulbs. Visited Chicago: F. R. Pierson, Frank S. Piatt, Prof. Dr. L. Wittmack, Beriin. Chicago. Last week business was fair consider- ing the season; in fact, in spite of hot weather trade has been, so tar, rather better than thesummeraverage. Flowers are generally plentiful, excepting carna- tions, which are now scarce, but if the drouth continues we are likely to see a deficiency in outdoor blooms. Roses con- tinue about the same as last week; Beau- ties are increasing in quantity, but a good many from young stock are short- stemmed. Perlcs are very good, still many roses are rather small. Meteor is small, and opens very quickly, but it is the only rose of its color to be liad. Sweet peas are still plentiful, and the demand is falling oflT; people do not seem to want them. They average $l.,'i() a thousand. Asters are limited in quantity; the white ones sell quickly, but there is Roman Hyacinths, P. W. Narcissus, Harrisii, Freesia, ETC. • ■ ■ • ■ ■ ■ ROSES JP'O^ FOJgCItVO. PERLES, BRIDES, LA FRANCE, ETC., ptr 100 .*,5.0(>; per 1000 .*4.'i.OO. Special C. SOUPERT, 2'4-inch, fine stuff, per 1(10 *3 50; :!>.j-m. SIH)I.I)T'.S IIY- KKIIIS. Flr»l-.l;,s?. » I, iiiv ,1, krinnkdiied to be linsurpiiswil l>y nil ,iiilh,.rlll.'.H In l';iir..|,v, ut tliu fol- luwlnt' |ii!i'.-^, ItMliiilhii.' ]lut*tll^J^.■; BrlKhi 'I.I Ik Mcl per IIW conns. 5(1 ct«. Always mention the American Flo- rist when writing to advertisers. (S:^IVr> for Catalogue of JAPAN BULBS. SEEDS and SHRUBS, ARAUCARIAS, TREE FERNS, AUSTRA- LIAN PALM SEEDS, CALI- FORIA BULBS and SEEDS to H. H. BERGER A. CO., Estnljllshetl 1ST8. S.VN FKANCISCO, VAX.. HEADQUARTERS for WATER LILIES SEEDS. TUBERS AND PLANTS, ready for shipineut at all seasons and to all parts of the world. Don't fail to inspect our Columbian Ex- hibit at the World's Fair. Illustrated Catalogue on application. WM. TRICKEK. °°KIw\c'rk.^ THAT VOU CAN GET 20 CANE STAKES FOR I GENT A foot iu kiigtli bv simplv iisiiij::: a sharp s.i\v ou a bundle of our best, BRACKENRIDGE & CO., 304 W. Mailisoii St., IS.VI.TI MOKK, :Mn. ROSE STOCK. rcr 100 We have 250 Pearls, 4-in |6.oo too Mermets, 4-in 6 00 Brides, 3-in 5.00 Brides, 4-in 6.00 POHLMAN BROS.. 512 N Cla k St., Chicago, or Morton Grove, III. I. ilium .\uratuni. Spec. Riibnim, Spec. .Mbuiu Longi florum, etc. Order now. Callas, Callas, at lowest rates: Fresli Cut Cycas leaves, prices and sizes to suit all. I-'resh im- ported Cycfls, lowest prices. Camellias, I'teonias, Japan Maples, and for general Japanese stock seeds. Kenieniber we pnarnntec sovind delivery, still goods travel al ..wii.rs risk, .\pplv to Nursery and Greenh uses. 303 to 312 Wayne Street, .S,\N 1 l:.\N(l>.l o, i-.vi.. WATER HYACINTHS. Wi.OO it ilii>:i'n: Sf4.l)l) II liniicired. w.vTKit roriMKs, -,r, ct». » .lozen. MRS. A. E. DAVIDSON. Terry, Hinds Co.. Miss. iSgj. The American Florist. 1311 BULBS FOR FLORISTS' USE, THE FINEST QUflLITY. THE MOST POPULAR PRICES. THE MOST LIBERAL TERMS. ^\Sr& A^VTant ^^OUI^ OTracie, Z. DE FOREST ELY. CATALOGUE FREE TO ALL ON APPLICATION. SEND LIST OF YOUR WANTS FOR SPECIAL PRICES. NOW READY. Per 100. LILIUIVI HARRISII, 4 to 5 $ 2.50 6 to 7 3.00 7 to 9 5.50 9 to 12 10.00 LILIUVI CANDIDUIW, Selected 3.00 WHITE CALLA (Dry Bulbs, 7.00 " " Extra Selected 10.00 Per 1,000. $20.00 25.00 50.00 90.00 25.00 NOW READY. Per 100. WHITE ROMAN HYACINTHS, 11 x 12 $2.00 12x15 2.50 PAPER WHITE NARCISSUS 1 00 " " " GrandiQora FREESIA REFRACTA ALBA, Extra Selected... LILY OF VALLEY, (ourextraBerlio Pips now in cold storage and for immediate delivery ) 1.25 1.00 Per 1,000. $16.00 21.00 7.50 10.00 7.00 12.00 Finest stock of DUTCH HYAClNTHa, TULIPS, VON SION NARCISSUS. SPIRAEA, etc., ready in September. Address- g. DE FOREST ELY & CO., Wholesale Bulbs, Growers and Importers, p. 0. BOX 1176. TELEPHONE -•' ■REGISTERED CABLE ADDRESS, DE FOREST. PHILA. Freesia refr. alba. READY NOW. Sample SELECT BULBS EXTRA SELECT BULBS lailed free. Per 100 Per 1000 ...» .75 S5.00 ... 1.00 8.50 W. W. BARNARD & CO., 6 and 8 North Clark Street, CHICAGO. We make special import prices ou ROMANS, LILIUM HARRISII, NAR- CISSUS, HYACINTHS, TULIPS, VAL- LEY PIPS, and aU other FORCING BULBS Let us know your wants and get our prices. Mention American Florist. HULSEBOSCH BROS., BULB AND PLANT GROWERS, OVERVEEN. near Haarlem, HOLLAND. Per 100 1000 LlUum Harrlsli, 4 to 5-lncl] In clrc $2.20 $19.00 5 to 7-lncli In clrc 3.00 24.00 7 to a-inch In clrc 6.25 47.00 9 to 12-lnch In clrc 11.00 100.00 LlUum Lonpitlorum 10 per cent dearer than LlUum Harrisil. Roman Hyacinths, extra selected 2.50 22.00 top roots 3.00 25.00 Naicis. TotusAlbuB, extra selected — 1.00 7.50 Grandlflor'm.ext. s'lc'd 1,30 11.00 Fall Wholesale Catalogue now ready. Address A. HULSEBOSCH, P. 0. Box 3118. Warehouse 58 West Street, NEW YORK CITY. GHoice Lily ol tli6 Yalleu Pips. Ernst Reimschneidar, Altona, Hamburg. applica C. C. ABEL & CO.. P. 0. Box 920. New York. Mention American Florist. G. J. MOPPATT, Manufacturer PAPER BAGS AND ENVELOPES special attentiou given to Seed Bags and Catalogue Envelopes. WElZir HAVEW, COWW. Mention American Florist. Uiy 0UI16 Valley Bulbs. OSVAR KNOf-FFSL CO., Erfurt, Germany. Seed growers to H. H. the Emperor of Germany. Very BEST Hamburg and Berlin quali- ties. 3 years old. for forcing. >©^For particulars apply to C. B. RICHARD &, CO., Agents, 61 Broadway, NEAV YOKK. Always mention the American Flo- rist when writing to advertisers. ONION SEED= • OUR SPECIALTY. Grown from selected Onions and the I purest stock in the United States. 1893 CROP 1893 Yellow Globe Danvers, 1 Yellow Flat Danvers, I Write for Extra Early Red, f Prices. Wethersfield. J 60X SEED AND PLANT 60. San Francisco, cal. Mention American Florist, Choice Dutch Bulbs AND NEW VARIETIES OF ATTRACTIVE BULBOUS PLANTS, GROWN BY C. G. VAN TUBERGEIM, JR., pplicatlon nv York. For Fall Importation, catalogues free on i to his sole agents C. C. ABEL & CO., P. O. Box 920. N We Sell Bulbs! Special Prices on Application. Seed Merchants and Growers, 114 Chambers St., NEW YORK. When you write to any of the ad- vertisers in this paper please say that you saw the advertisement in the American Florist. 1312 The Americax Florist. July 27, St. Louis. Trade during the past week appears to be somewhat better, owing probably to the slackening up of receipts. Funeral work is the standby of the trade at this season. The stock coming in is very good for this time of the year, some Mer- mets noted being exceptionally well col- ored. Outside of Perles, Niphetos, Mer- mets and Woottons the stock of roses amounts to very little. There is a good supply of outdoor flowers which go fairly well. At the regular meeting of the bowling club on Monday evening a cup was selected to be competed for at the contest in August, although the conditions have not as yet been fully decided upon. So far very few teams have signified a desire to compete and it is hoped that all able to do so will come prepared to bowl. Information regarding the proposed con- test can be had by writing the secretary, Mr. Chas. Young, 140G Olive street. The exhibition committee have during the past week closed with the Exposition managers for the use of the (Irand Music Hall for the chrysanthemum show, upon very favorable terms. Within twenty- four hours of the closing a representative of an opera troupe appeared upon the scene asking for the same dates at an increased figure. He was referred to the chairman of the committee, who after seeing the lay of the land called his col- leagues together and they came to the conclusion that if the opera company were willing to pay for the dates they could have them, the club taking the succeeding week. The sum asked for making the change of dates is $400. As yet the answer has not been returned, but is expected shortly. It is to be hoped the change will be made, as the weather at that time of the year is as liable to be pleasant the latter as well as the former part of the month, and the plants can be had in just as good shape as a week earlier. R. F. T. You can't afford to do business with- out a copy of our trade directory and reference book. Swainsona galegifolia aiba. Nice yount; plants in 2'4'in. pots, ;J3.00 per dozen. STOCK LIMITED. EDWIN LONSDALE, WYNDMOOR. near Chestnut Hill. PHILADELPHIA. Money onler litnce. station "C " I'lulii. A larce stot^k of stronc well jrrown plants from 'J' i- Incli pots, lit *-4.oo per imi; #IK.I)I) per lOOll. I'ANSY l"I,ANTS for fall. Choicest strains. CYCLAMKNS, both 1 and 2 year bulbs. Trices on application. CLKMATIS. larRc (lowcrlnK. for fall delivery. A very larKe Block and assortment. Wrlt« for prices. llBto III. Vaughan's Solid Steel Trowel. THE BEST,^-T~;,^_,^ '""^-^^ NEVER IN THE Wl -nD^^B ^ WEARS WORLD, ^a-^*^ ^g OUT. Price, 50c.; by mail, eoc, VAUGHAN'S SEED STORE, NEW YORK. CHICAOO, 8e Barclay Street. P, O. Box 688. Celery Plants. 2,000,000 WHITI: I'LUMli, |;i.25 por 1,000. Cash with order. Samples mailed free upon application. C. M. GROSSMAN, Wolcottville, Ind. TUBEROUS ROOTED BEGONIA PLANTS. STRONG, YOUNG POT GROWN PLANTS. Ready to bloom. Will make fine plants for fall sales. In 4colors. Price, $12. OOperlOO. F. R. PIERSON COMPANY, TARRYTOWN-ON-HUDSON, N. Y. ^^ f\\ * Now about the pot-grown Strawberry Plants you will need I "U for your trade this summer. We will have them in leading ]Y/|gl^.^ \^C\ varieties after July 1, at StS.OO per 1000. |15.00 in -large I I U\J L UC orders. We can ship at once. No waiting. Thinking Rogers' Nurseries, "ilfil^. Moorestown, N. J. Siebrecht&Watllev, HOZE Elll NURSERIES, New Rochelle, N. Y. Palms, ORCHIDS Roses, FRESH DRACAENA CANES NOW READY. The Finest Stock In the World. Thirty mtnates from London. Onr Mr. A Dlmmock will be pleased to Interview buyers or reply to any communication addressed to him at ZM Greenwich Street. New York City Established and Imported ORCHIDS. Ig. FORSTERMAN, Association "Flora*' BOSKOOP, HOLLAND NURSERIES. Roses, Clematis, Shrubs, Aza- leas, Palms, Herbaceous Plants, Bulbs, Etc. Cataloe;ue on Application. p. OUWERKERK, a06 riiinhriiltfe A» .IKRSKY CITV, N. J. E.G. HILL & CO., Wli0i6§ai6 Florists RICHMOND. INDIANA. CHOICE SWEET PEAS HcioK tlicl.Ti;:i".tr.l..\v, t.,,.|:li. iil.ovriiillR-woTld the trade Ml eiTivil.-.l tosiiid :i list <.ltlicir r.iiuirc- mcnts .i.id secure low prices for F.-ill delivery. SHERWOOD HALL NURSERY CO. Menlo fark and San Francisco, Cal. Please mention the American Florist cvcrv time you write to an advertiser. Auguste van Geert, Ghent, Belgium. (KST.VIJLISHKD 1S08.) K. J. KUYK, SrC'CKSSOR. Special Culture for ihe Trade. ANDROMEDA JAPONICA. CROTONS, ANIHURIUMS. DRAC/ENAS. ARALIA KERKHOVEANA. ERICAS. SIEBOLDII. EURYA LATIFOLIA. VEiTCHii. Lilacs FOR FORCING ARAUCARIAS. metrosideros semp.. ASPARAGUS PLU. NANUS, OPHIOPOGON Jaburan. f.v aspidistra, orchids, Azaleas. palms, bay trees. pandanus. camellias. rhododenorovs. And full strain of Rare Plants and Novelties BULB FARMS ^^ HILLEGOM, HOLLAND. ^S^Ask for catalogue and prices, if not already* (ESTABLISIIE 1K.30). Ediiiond Van Coppenoiie NURSERYMAN, MelRELBEKE, NEAR GHENT, BELGIUM. Great Culture of Aspidistra. Araucaria Excelsa. PER 100. Azalea Indica (20,C00 disposible). at $20. 25 and 30 riR 1000. Begonia Tuberous, Best Sorts. 200.C0T year y. at $18 Dracaena. Ferns. Ficus Elastica, Glo»inia, - - $22 Hydrangea Paniculata. Laurus Nobilis (Sweet Bays), Many thousand pairs from all sizes, in Crowns and I'jrauiids. Lilium, Palms, enormous choice in all kinds at reduced prices. Rhododendron Hybr. Spiraea Japonica. Price list ou application; also to luy agents. C O. A.^BML,. KKKR, I'hIlHilelphin. !■». When writing to any of the adver- tisers on this page please mention the American Florist. iSgj. The American Florist. 1313 Albert M. Herr, L. B. 4.96. ilancaster, T?a., ....A.^.g.^.^l.if..^..'..__.i59 3 Fellow Florists, Greeting:- To those of you ■whom I do not get to see at the convention, I beg to announce that my Pansies Tiirill soon be ready for sale; they will be nice, stocky, little plants grown from seed of my own raising* I have, through careful selection and hybridization produced a strain of pansies that my customers tell me are the finest in the country. The price, quality considered, is very reasonable, 75 cts. per 100 or |5.00 per 1000. Try at least a hundred for comparison with other strains you grow. In Carnations, I will have a large stock of the best sorts only. They will be grown so as to produce good, healthy cuttings; these cuttings will be well rooted and offered to the trade at a fair price. I will be pleased to correspond with you any time you wish to talk carnation cuttings, and think I can offer some induce- ments to deal with me. My Smilax is all sold for this season and it may seem rather far fetched to talk about some that will be ready next Feb., but it is well to know that you can get good little plants for $6.00 per 1,000 then. I will also handle miscellaneous stock for my father, D. K. Herr, all of which will be advertised in due season. Look for my name among the advertisers when in need of stock. Respectfully yours, L. B. 496 ALBERT M. HERR. Terms cash with order or C. 0. D. 1314 The American Florist. July 27 Baltimore. Here is a list of prices from the black- board at the Exchange, bj- which it will be seen that some things are still handled in quantities to justify putting prices on them. Perles $3 per hundred, La France $3 to $4, Mcrmet $3 to $4, Brides $3 to $4, carnations 50 cents per hundred, hollyhocks 50 cents per hundred, sweet peas 30 cents per hundred, smilax 20 cents per string. The lowest rate yet secured to St. Louis and back via Chicago is $37.50, and if that were all the cost of the trip no doubt we would muster a crowd at the conven- tion, but running expenses would easily double that, and then there is the time consumed, the greatest expense of all, so we may be glad if represented by only a very moderate minority of the club. The weather remains sultry and the soil is getting very dry; as a natural conse- quence outdoor flowers are falling off in quality though the supply is still good. Mack. Minneapolis, Minn.— Mr. R. J. Men- denhall has returned from the Pacific coast in improved health and spirits. Coshocton, 0.— M. J. Schott is prepar- ing to build a new house 11x61. He reports business as excellent this season. CoNNERSViLLE, Ind.— C. A. Rieman has put in a new 25-horse power boiler. He expects to add several new houses this season. PoTTSTOWN, Pa.— Edwin Wickersham & Son is the title of a new firm here. They have built two houses, each 20x100, and will add others later. When writing our advertisers please use one of your printed business letter heads or enclose your business card. SMILAX. Per 100 Per 1000 From 2J^-inch pots f3.00 |25.00 " 2-inch pots 2.50 20.00 " Thumbs -2.00 15.00 Also a limited quantity of PANDANUS UTILIS and LATANIA BORBONICA, strong plants, from •1-iuch pots. Price on application. NATHAN SMITH & SON, 167 W. Maumee St., Adrian, Mich. 25,000 Smilax Plants FOR THE MONTH OF AUGUST. In order to make room 1 offer extra nne stronij SMII.AX rl^/VNTS.out ot2-lnoli pots, for »ia 150 oer mw. (fOO at lOIK) ratel; Wl.f.O per 100 Terms strictly Caah. Plants will be packed lliiht. and bbI- Isfacllon liiiaranteed. Samples will be sent on receipt of lUc. stamps. FRED SCHNEIDER, Wholesale Florist, Wyoiliiiig County, ATTICA. N. Y. SMILAX. First-class, from 2;^-incli pots, $2.50 per 100; |20.00 per 1000. Sample free. AddreM J. O. ^^ASnTO-W, nSHKILL. N. Y. MIRIE LOUISE VIOLETS Field srown plants. Fine stock. PER HUNDRED $10 OO PER THOUSAND 80.00 r>iiO :it lOuO rate. P.O. box 02. M:W IIAMUIKGII, N. Y. i*r^^v:ivars of^ Asparagus plumosus STRONG 3-YEAR OLD ROOTS. Just tlie kind for making strings in a hurry. Large enough to divide up and still have big plants. $10.00 PER dozen; $75.00 PER HUNDRED. JOHN BURTON, Chestnut Hill, Philadelphia. THE BEST ARE THE CHEAPEST. SIZE is a strong point in Pansies; when you combine size, color, substance and form they are pretty near right. By careful hybridization and selection 1 have accomplished this, and the Pansies I send out this Fall will be an agreeable surprise, even to for- mer customers. If you buy Pansies I would be pleased to correspond with you; they will be offered for sale from Aug. 20th to Dec. 1st, at 75c. per 100 or ?5 per 1000. Terms cash with order or CO. D. No seed for sale. I.. B. 496. ALBERT M. HERR. LANCASTER, Pa. ZIRNGIEBEL'S Giant Market and Giant Fancy are without question the most popular strains in cultivation up to date. New Seed ready now, in trade packages of either strain, at one dollar each. Denys Zirngiebel, NEEDHAM, MASS. PANSY SEED. PANSY SettlDK only First CIbbs Stock. 1 shall sell no other, ly aim la to supply the best Mnest Mixed, all colors, trade pkt. liUO seeds 26c. ; 1U(» seeds 50c. : axx) seeds »1.00; per ounce Jti.OO. Pure White (the anest) trade pkt 6(le. and fl.UO: Golden Yellow, dark eye. trade pkt. 50c. and yi.OO. Send for price list lor other varieties. Pansy Plants, ready SeptembtT I to December 25. any size wanted, cold frame size t'^M-. per KM hv mall; f.T.UO per IWJO by express: S.OIJO Wi. i nri;.- tluwrrlng plante W.OOper 10O;SS.U(lperlUOO. Cii^li «llli ,.r.lir. ADDRESS E. B. JENNINGS, WH0LEH.\I>E I'ANSV GKOWElt. Ixjck box 254 SOUTHPORT, CONN. ROEMER'S SUPERB PRIZE PANSIES The flnest stniln of INirisles In the World. Introducer and Grower of all the lead- ing Novelties. Catalogue free on application. FRED. ROEMER, SEED GROWER. yUKI}MMtlTH<;. (iKKSIANY. Phoenix rupicola. This useful and beautiful Date Palm in EXTRA FINE PLANTS, growing in from 7 to 10-inch pots, fromS;i..')0 to 37.50 each, accordiugto size. EDWIN LONSDALE, Wyndmoor, EXTRA PANSY SEED. >I:iiiiiiiolh Siinlxani slrulii. JOHN F. ItUl'l', ••Shirt Premium American PANSY . SEEDS. Grown by WM. TOOLE, Baraboo, Wiscon- sin, has the largest collection in America. "GUIDE TO PANSY CULTURE," with catalogue describing 82 varieties and mi.xtures. Extra choice mixed 10c pkt.; trade pkt. 20c; 's-oz.50c. Selected mixed, pkt. l5c; trade pkt. 30c; ^s-oz. 75c. HESPERIAN PANSIES. pkt. 25c; trade pkt. 50c. WM. TOOLE, Pansy Specialist, ISARAUOO, WISCON.SIX. PANSIES. During the season we shall have plants of best German strain of Pansies, at lowest prices. BRAUER & RICHTER, MoCONNELSVII.I.K, OHIO. PANSIES! PANSIES! Pansies grown from extra selected seed, flowers of immense size and fine color, arc cheap at tJSc. per 100 and 85 per 1,000 fine plants, for sale from Sept 1 to Dec 1. Terms cash, money order office, Lancaster, Pa. ELMER J. WEAVER. Ronka, Lane Co., Pa. PANSIES. Fresh Seed of my carefully selected strain of Pansies. Trade pkt. (1000 seeds), 5oc. Plants ready in September. ADOLF STAHL, Johnstown, Pa. PANSIES WORTH RAISING. Uusiirpa^cd for brilliance- of color.s and designs, and of vigorous growth, selling at an enormous rate in the market of New York (a,s high as 5000 plants per day in the proper season, at an average price of 6c. to 7c. per plant at wholesale). No florist should he without them, and the sooner he sets them the bellrr he will lie olT. NEW CROP SEED, raised bv me with great care, mav be had id $1.00 per package of about l.'OOO seeds; 5 packages (about '.; oz.) for $4.00. — c -vsii WITH <>ki»i:k. — Plants mav be had later. HERE IS A CHANCE. C^^fl.. SOXj'X'.A.'CT, lid) <;raiit Avenue JEKSKV CITY, N. J. rSgj. The a mer i ca n F l orist. 1315 HsnO FInU/OrC new crop in best white Ua|JC nUnCldi quality at $1.00 the ».; 10 lb. lots, %9 net. HVPSIC I PDVPC (Sago Palms), natural UJbQO LCaiCO prepared, equal to fresh cut in appearance, from 28-in. upwards, at 4Cc., 45c., 50c., 60c., 75c. and fl.OO each, ac- cording to length. Metal Desips,sSe'?/.?n^?h^e latest French styles, from 50 cents net apiece upwards. Docl/pto of all styles, Plain and Fancy, UaOIVUlO for School Commencements, Dinners, Receptions, Favors, etc. Supplies Of all kinds, -rp^s: Wax Paper, Foil, Immortelles, Letters, Wire Designs, Funeral Sheaves, Doves, etc. For prices consult our Trade Catalogue, mailed free. August Riilker & Sons, 136 & 138 W. 24lh St., P. 0. Station E. New York. WHITE DOVES FOR FLORISTS. K '^5^^^^^jJ Largest and finest stock In the United ^ ^^^^t^^JB States. Write for prices to s. J. sscjscsBi^r^, 850 Montgomery St., Jersey City, N. J. FOB SALE BY Messrs. F. B. McAllister, A. Her- rmann. N. Steflens and Reed & Keller, New York; W. C. Krlck. Brooklyn. N. Y. ; H. Bayersdorfer & Co., Ernst Kauf mann and Marachuetz & Co.. Philadelphia, Pa. ; C. Rlbsam & Sons, Trenton, N. J.; .J, M. McCullough's Sons and B. P. Crltchell & Co., Cincinnati, O.; J. C. Vaughan, Chicago, III.; Wisconsin Flower Exchange Mention American Florist. H. BAYERSDOEFER & CO., WHOLESALE FLORISTS' SUPPLIES ONLY, FHILADELFUIA, FA. MflRSGflUETZ & 60., Florists' SuDDiies, 23 & 25 N. 4th St., PHILADELPHIA. PA. Send for Catalogue ^m^m^ Ernst Kaufmann & Co., Fiorisis' SuDDiies, 113 NORTH 4th Street, < FHILADELFBIA, FA. Kills Mildew and Fungus Growth. W^hat does? GRAPE DUST. Sold by Seedsmen. H. M. HOOKER COMPANY, 57 and 59 W. Randolph Street, CHICAGO, NATURAL GAS MADE GLASS FOR GREENHOUSES. Writ© for latest prices 0 rRENun GLnSS conservatories, RoIe houses, Etc. Etc. Importers of PLATE and AVINDOW GLASS. Manufacturers of BENT GLASS and FKENCH MIKKOKS. 131-133-135-137 FRANKLIN STREET, Note — Imported Glass Is used in the best grade of Greenhouse building. KiBw -s-oseic. The Summer Tours of the Michigan Central, "The Niagara Falls Route," are unrivalled in their vari- ety, picturesqueness and comfort, era- bracing the best routes to Petoskey, Mackinac Island and Michigan Resorts, Niagara Falls, Thousand Islands and the St. Lawrence River, the Adirondacks, Green and White Mountains, Canadian Lakes and the New England Sea Coast. A copy will be sent upon application to MR. L. D. HEUSNER, Oty Pass'r and Ticket Agent, No. 67 CLARK STREET, CHICAGO. This is "THE FLORISTS LIME" to the World's Fair. CUTS! Wood Engraving, Zinc Etching, Half=Tone, ^ ' Wax Engraving, Photo -Engraving, Designing. MAN:Z & GO., '*^ cmcAGof*^'' ENGRAVERS. Mentlnn American Florist. THE WABASH WILL BE THE 'TLORISTS LINE TO THE ST. LOUIS CONVENTION, as well as returning. Write F. fl. PALMER, Gen'l Pass. Agt., SOI Clark Street, CHICAGO. It is expected a party will be made up leaving Chicago about August 7. THE GREAT ANTI PEST. For particulars, see next week. R. W. CARMAN, Gen-l Agt., 291 Amity Street. FLUSHING. Queens Co., N. Y. TO TAKE PLACE OF WIND MILLS HOT AIR PUMPING ENGINES A Windmill Is unreliable because it de- pends upon the elements for its power ; hydraulic rams also depend upon fav- orableconditions and waste as much water as they se- cure. Steam pumps require skill and hand pumps de- mand labor and time. The DE LflMATER-RIOtR [R DE L/IMATER-ERICSSON Hot=Air Pumping Engines are especially designed for pumping water, and from shallow streams or any kind of well. They are simple, safe and reliable, require no steam and have no valves. They require very little heat to operate them, and can be arranged lor any kind of fuel. Send for lUusfratedcatalogue to The DEUMATER IRON WORKS, 87 South Fifth Av., NEW YORK, N. Y. KROESCHELL BROS. Greenhouse 41 to BB Err* St., CHICAQO, Boilers made of the be«t of materlsl, shell, Oreboz sheets and beads of steel, water spaoe all around front, sides and back). Write for Information TRADE MARKS. COPYRIGHTS. to solicitor of u. s. and foreign patents Atlantic Building, AYashington, D. C. (Send sketch or model for free examination ai patentabllit.v.) Always mention the American Flo- rist when writing to advertisers. 1.3 1«i The American Florist, July 2J^ Ailantus glandulosa. Superintendent W. R. Smith or the Washington Botanic Garden says that Ailantus glandulosa is of all trees the tree for narrow streets. Its large fcJliace- ous development keeps it vigorous and healthy. The only objection to it is the unpleasant fragrance of the flowers. This can be entirely avoided by treating the tree as a pollard, as is the custom in Paris. It never flowers, because of the pruning. The law made by congress against its being planted in Washington was owing to the influerce, we believe, of a well written article by Mr. Downing. Don Piatt was, perhaps, the last to dare the law and plant one of these trees in the aristocratic quarter of Washington. His keen sarcasm, which found expression in his paper known as The Capitol, pre- vented the authorities from iuterfering vyith him, presuraab^'. Society of American Florists. Members whose dues for 1892 re- main unpaid are reminded that arrear- ages must be paid up before they will be entitled to any of the privileges of mem- bership for current year. All parties desiring space in the trade exhibit should make prompt application to Mr. E. H.Michel, Magnolia and Tower Grove Aves., St. Louis, who is superin- tendent of this department. Those wishing to secure hotel accom- modations in advance should address Mr. R. F. Tesson, West Forest Park, St. Louis. Wm, J. Stewart, Sec'y- Lancaster, Pa.— Geo. W. Schroyer is replacing one of his old houses by a modern structure 125x40. EVANS' IMPROVED CHALLENGE VENTILATING APPARATUS Write for Illuatrnted CntolOKue. QUAKER CITY MACHINE WORKS. Richmond, Ind. 'FLORISTS' HOSl^' I Made bv K. W. licit, member uf tbe Su- ♦ ^ cletv uf Ainerlcnn Florists. f , Goodyear Rubber Store, . I2W.14THST. NEW YORK. I Lawn Vases. THE LARGEST IN THE MARKET FOR THE MONEY. 17.\20-lncli . price »1.00. 17xS4-lncli. with biiso, price J1.75. 20x22 Inch price SI. 50. 20x22-lnch, with base, price S;.25. Send for our price list of Standard Flower Pols, Plain and Kan. y Viisr^. it.,, etc, Tenns caob I, o. b, HILFINGER BROS, POTTERY. Ft. Edward. N. Y. IMPROVED GLAZIHG. Keeps out cold winds, thereby saving fuel. No Inpn, saves enough glass lo pay for the zincs. No breakage of glass on account of frost or ice. Some of the larg- est growers In the country are using "GHSser s I'atent Zinc Joints" %vltli entire satisfaction. Write for sample and price lint. J. M. GAS6ER. FLORIST. 101 KncIUI Ave.. CLKVKLANI>, O. 15i» & nil South I'ilth Ave.. New York. NATURAL. GAS MADE GUASS, for Kose llK>iiHf*K. ConHervatorles. eti-.. etc. Lu1 ACIIINK CO., .... Kcniiitt Square I'a. ■a^ GLASS ^ which is absolutely perfect frr modern greenhouse construction. ROCK BOTTOM PRICES. seiiil tor Eslimate, Satisfaction (juaraDteed REED GLft88 CO. 65 WABRGIT STREET and 46, 48, & 50 COLI.EGE PLACE, NEW YORK CITY. GREEN-HOUSE HEATING, MYERS & CO. 1518 & 1520 S. 9th St.. PHILADELPHIA. Send forciitalOKUeand STOTT'S DISTRIBUTOR f -r ■;■ -*'^'^^ Read Advertisement in next week's issu LORD & BURNHAM CO. Horticultural Architects and Builders, STEAM AND HOT WATER HEATING ENGINEERS. re^ riHiiR anil i-HtiniHte8 funiislipd on M|i|>li<'ation Front view of a portion of our exhiljit at the ^Vo^ld•9 Fair. SEND FOUR CENTS POSTAGE FOR ILLUSTRATED CATALOGUE. . . . LORD & BURNHtM CO,, lnlngton-on-Hudson, N. Y. JOHN A, SCOLLAY. 74 & 76 MYRTLE AVE., GREENHOUSE HEATING Ventilating Apparatus. Patentee and Manufacturer of HOT WATER BOILERS, GREENHOUSE PIPE, PIPE FITTINGS, VALVES, TANKS, ETC. n^Estimateg uf cost eiven, and Illustrated Cat- alogue furnished on application. "God helps those who help themselves." And he ,houses THE .^^^ DEPARTURE" (MEAT SAW) VENTILATING APPLIANCE, helps himself and those who help him in his labors, and is there- fore doubly blessed. Send for price and description. J. D. CARMODY, Evansville, Ind. Or call and see the man and in;i<'lii front of Hortii'ultural Hu iit his greenliouse olllof. ii)iuf.'. Drawer I«4. t'HICACiO, H.l,. CZ5LJr=? Sash Lifter^*' Hinges BAY STATE HARDWARE CO. 87!} Frceport Street, BOSTON, MASS. rSgc The American Florist. 1319 CHAS B WEATHERED PRr = T EDMUNP ^WEATHERED, Vice Pat irtcORigORATED Te93 -^ M 4v* iV'^" farHiBitfMmiiaBimBEraffHiBiamnraMiniiraangHBiram^ :'r7'- c^^^ta^O^^ ^H .Canal gt HoRTJf rAcro^vfl^^'' Hot Water Ey^^GI/SEER5. />'a Roche & SUhl 1301* Lockland Lumber Co.. 1316 Lombard KT 1308 IxjngDanl B \Wi McCarthy N F 4 Co ... 1 :i09 McFarland JH 1319 McFarland J H Co....l;iUH MacBean AS 1307 Manz J 4Co 1315 Marschuetz & Co 1315 Michel Plant & Bulb .1311 Co Mlllang Bros. .Miller Geo W 13irr MoffattGJ 1311 MonlngerJnoC 1:120 Moore Frank L 1.10? Myers* Co 1318 Niagara Falls Route. l:;l:'i NUes Centre Floral Col.M.i Olson M 1 Ml Ouwerkerk P l:U2 Peck & Sutherland. . . . v.m Pennock C J liiUS Pennock SamI S ....1308 PlersonFRCo. \:m i:«8 1312 Poelilman Bros 1310 Prince A G & Co l:Ml Quaker City Mach Co. 1316 Randall A L 1309 Heed Glass Co 1318 Relmschnelder Ernst. 1311 Renters J 1312 Richards C B & Co .. 1311 Roberts i)H 1316 RoehrsT. eo i:i09 Roemer Fred I3I4 Rogers N arserles. . 1312 RoIkerA&Sons Rupp John F 1314 Russell S J 1315 Sander A Co 1312 Schneider Fred 1314 Schulz Jacob 1:«)7 Scollay John A 13I,h Shelmlre W R V-W SherldanWF V.W Sherwood Ilall NurCol:;l2 Slebrechtft Wadley...l:il2 Slpfle. Dopffel & Co... 1311'. Situations. want«. \'-'*y< Smith Nathan & Son. .1314 Smith & Webster 13IK Steffens N. StoldtC 1310 Storrs & Harrison Co. 1307 Stott Garden Imp Co. .1318 StruckJN&Bro 1317 Sunderbruch H L 1309 Tesson R F 1307 Toole Wm 1314 Trtoker Wm 1310 Van Coppenolle Bd., .1312 Van Home GrllTen & Co .131,') TubergenCG Ji Vaugban J C. . 1310 1312 Wabash BR.... \:n:> Weathered-8 Sons T W 1319 Weaver Elmer J 1314 Weeber&Don 1311 Welch Bros i;«)9 Whllldln Pot Co .1316 White John 1307 WlghtW P 1317 WI&sSMfgCo 1319 WlntcrND 1306 Wisconsin Flower Bx.i:<08 Wolf BE 1.317 WolffLMfgCo 1316 The American Florist and Gardening together to one address for $1.75. Send orders to the American Florist Co. AT 10 C'KNT.S PER STKINli. R. DAVIS <£ SONS, Morrison, ill. CLEAR I GoodelHII Mass Af?ri Col CYPRESS SASH BARS JOHN C. MONINGER, 297 Hawihorne Aye., CHICAGO. ILL. STEAM -AND -HOT -WATER -HEATERS GREENHOUSE HEATING ^ ISO ^ ^772 en can S^o//er Co7?2pa7?j/. BOSTON, NEW YORK, CHICAGO, DENVER, SAN FRANCISC 195 Ft. Hill Square. 94 Center St. 34-36 Dearborn St. Mining Exchange Bldg. 80 Crocker Bidg. VICTOR SPRAY PUMP. The most wonderful pump ever invented. Re- quires no fool-rest or support. Scud for jirices. HENION & HUBBELL, 55 N. Clinton St.. Chicago, III. LOCK TIIR DOOR BEFORE THE HORSK IS STOLKN. DO IT NOW. JOHr G. ESLER, Sei'y 1. H. A., Stddle River, M. '. HAIL